FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[HunterT]

BSC does nothing, punts, rhodes does nothing, punts. BSC fumbles on the return, rhodes recovers. 1st and 10 lynx on their 37.

big run, medium pass. suddenly rhodes on the 20, 1st and 10.

[HunterT]

4th and 4 on the 14 yd line. Timeout BSC.

FG attempt from Catalanotto. GOOD!!!

10-7 Rhodes!!!

[HunterT]

final score, Rhodes 10-7 over BSC.

They better learn that they're playing tackle football and not pee wee. Rhodes didn't fnid a way to win this one, BSC found a way to lose. That might be the ugliest game i've seen, and i didn't even see it.

I'm not sure what sparked the boys to pull it together in the 4th quarter, but in 2 games so far this season, they've only played a total of 3 quarters or real football. With a combined record of 0-12 against varsity teams, BSC and LaGrange are not the strongest opponents. Rhodes better get their stuff together soon or it's going to be a long season.

[MajorAlum80]

Sounds like an ugly game at Austin.  22-10 Millsaps still.  Millsaps has missed 3 field goals and can't take advantage of the short field that they keep getting.   

[DPULefty22]

All Tigers today in Greencastle. 38-7 the final, as the Tigers got 24 third-quarter points to pull away. Spud Dick throws for 3 TD, Jeremiah Marks rushes for 160+ yards, and the DePauw defense comes up with SEVEN INTs, tying a school record.

I realize there's such a thing as cautious optimism, but through two games this DePauw team looks head and shoulders above last year's bunch. They're +11 in the turnover margin through two games and the offensive line is dominating (only one Centre sack today, and it came with the second-stringers in).

[consultant]

Oh, it's not that ugly.  Millsaps leads 36-10 with 8 minutes to go in the 4th.  Now to be sure, the Millsaps' kicking game is ugly, but boy the Millsaps' kicking game has never been pretty.  Nice effort by Millsaps on the road today.  It's a very good win.

[Ron Boerger]

AC's hung in for three quarters but two Millsaps quick scores have broken the game open.  It's 36-10 with under nine minutes to play.

I am perplexed at the lack of play for Andy Braly, who played the second quarter and was the only AC QB to get anything going all day through the air.  But in any case, it's been a dominating performance by Millsaps.  Without a few ill-timed Millsaps fumbles/ints this game would have been out of hand much earlier.

Nice day for Juan Joseph, who just left the game.   32-44 for 355 yds and there were some drops that could have put him over 400 yards on the day. 

[Jawbreaker]

Final in Sherman, TX

Majors 43 -- 'Roos 10

[DPU3619]

I realize there's such a thing as cautious optimism, but through two games this DePauw team looks head and shoulders above last year's bunch.

Very well stated, my friend.  Don't sleep on 'em.  They're a good football team.  This defense has a chance to be GREAT.  And they will only continue to get better.  Robby Long has his guys in a scheme that is really working.   Very speedy and very sound (so far).

That offense is getting back to where it was a couple of years ago.  Marks went for 26 and like 120 or thereabouts in THE FIRST HALF.  The O-line was dominant all day long.  Spud's improvment is like night and day.  Showed great touch on the deep balls all afternoon long.  Throw in some very talented young receivers to go with it, and it's making for a greatly improved football team.

[Ron Boerger]

Sewanee made a game of it before falling at Colorado College, 36-26.

[Ralph Turner]

Ron, roocru, Josh B, and Big C...

It was good to see all of you.

[DPU3619]

One other thing I wanted to mention.  Tigers with a new uni look this season.  Gold pants have black piping down the side which looks very nice.  They've also made the move to gold helmets which are quite sharp.  You can see them in the pic in this game story if you want.

http://www.depauw.edu/ath/football/index.asp?id=20025

[Ron Boerger]

Must be new uni year or something as East Texas Baptist and Trinity also have spiffy new unis.

Wow - interesting results this weekend.  The DPU - Millsaps game next week in two weeks should be a barn-burner. 

[Chronological Order]

It will be interesting to see how Millsaps does at DePauw (and no, I'm not overlooking Rhodes). Millsaps has not won at DePauw since 1994 and they haven't beaten them at their place since DePauw joined the conference. Here are the scores since their last win in Greencastle:

1999 Millsaps 10- DePauw 41
2001 Millsaps 7  - DePauw 32
2003 Millsaps 34- DePauw 55
2005 Millsaps 14- DePauw 51

DePauw was always tough place to play because a) They are always a very good football team b) Field is not the best in the conference (only Centre being worse) c) In my opinion, from when I played, probably the worst/smallest visitor locker room in the country (1 Toilet/ 5 Shower heads for 52 guys doesn't add up too well). It may not seem like a big deal, but it can get you annoyed before the game even starts. However, with Coach DuBose in charge, I think he he will get those boys focused so that the game is closer than the recent average of 45-16 drumming of Millsaps.

[Ron Boerger]

Hunter, you'll be interested to know that Joey Jones (coach at B-SC) has picked Rhodes to finish "second or third" in the SCAC based on the team's performance today.  Interesting stat of the day as alluded to by Hunter was this (from the BSC game summary):   Rhodes College led BSC with 322 yards of offense to 77 yards despite losing three fumbles on the afternoon.

Another SCAC tidbit:  Colorado College TE Nolan Swett, who had 109 yards receiving today, became the all-time leader at CC with his 22nd TD catch.  QB Jon McDonald was 25-31 for 310 yards and three TDs, suffering two INTs in only his second start.  It's the first 2-0 start in the Springs since '94, the first four-game winning streak since '93.