FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Gray Fox]

just saying nobody here calls it Austin.  Its Austin College or AC.  I just wonder where dropping the College part came from b/c it seems to happen on other media outlets as well.

I believe it is technically called The Colorado College.

[jekelish]

Just real quick regarding Austin/Austin College/AC...the official Austin College stance is just that, it's Austin College.  The reasoning behind this is mainly driven by the fact that we want to distinguish ourselves from Austin, TX, and clear up any confusion people may have.  We are not anywhere near Austin, but if you just say "Austin" that's automatically what people assume.

It's not a huge deal for me either way, but just wanted to pipe in what the official stance, as far as I've been told and heard anyway, is at Austin College.

[Gray Fox]

The poll thing ... yeah, it's even money or better that none of the pollsters have actually seen Millsaps this year (one of the joys in being located in the widespread SCAC) so all they have to go on are stats and past results.   Like all polls there's a lot of inertia to overcome.  Fair or not, Millsaps probably won't sniff the top 25 unless they defeat Trinity. 

Re the snow thing ... right now I'd be happy for a day when the high wasn't in the 90's/upper 80's.  Maybe next weekend, they are saying.  Needless to say snow has become increasingly rare here in Far South Oklahoma. 

Don't worry about that.  Two or three years ago Occidental was low in the rankings.  This helped them play the underdog role in the playoffs.  Before that, Redlands played St. Johns tough  as an underdog.  Recognition will come during playoff time.

[Pat Coleman]

We are not anywhere near Austin, but if you just say "Austin" that's automatically what people assume.

Not sure why "Austin College" makes that any different.

[jekelish]

I don't see how it does either Pat, I'm just stating what the college prefers...it's why it always says "Austin College" on our jerseys instead of just "Austin," and it's why all of our press releases from every department MUST say "Austin College" rather than just Austin. 

[FerricMajor82]

Wait, let me get this straight, Austin College isn't in Austin?  Ha!
And by the way, it's not Millsaps, it is "The Millsaps Methodist College of 1890 located near the ghetto, adjacent to C.S.'s, "The Best Burgers in Town, Honest."

Sorry, I just had to do it. 
-1 for me.

[Chronological Order]

Frank: I entirely agree. Millsaps has a loss and from a national standpoint, I totally see why they're unranked at the moment. I think it will actually do wonders for the team, and the conference.
For years all anyone has heard about in the SCAC is Trinity, but now there is competition. All bias aside, I think it's wonderful for the conference! Millsaps has given Trinity a reason to work harder, and shown other SCAC teams it can be done. Those combined, there's a breeding ground for competition in the SCAC that will do nothing but enhance the conference on a national level, and definately prepare the SCAC winner for the national playoffs. So, regardless of who you root for, we can all just hope that the SCAC starts to garner more national attention, and maybe soon enough, we'll be talking about 2 or 3 SCAC teams that can compete with any of the top25 (...best teams... not just the polls) !

Ferric: The middle of the field was dirt with grass sprouts, and the perimeter was grass about 3" tall. It wasn't so much bad as it was inconsistent... if that makes sense.

Funny, I don't remember you ever playing in Greencastle. I know that year Ferric had about five tackles in the trenches that game compared to your career (according to the SCAC website) zero tackles. So I think his opinion about the field conditions hold a little more water.

[frank_ezelle]

I've read that last post several times and I can't make heads or tails of it.  I've never played in Greencastle but I think I could accurately report on the condition of the field or I could accurately relay a report if I got it from one of the players or the coaches.  Does one have to have some career tackles to determine the height of grass or the lack of grass in the center of a field?

[oldmoose]

Things used to be simple in the SCAC when we could call each school by the first name.  Millsaps, Trinity, DePauw, Rhodes, Southwestern, Centre, Sewanee, Oglethorpe, Hendrix, and ooops Rose-Hulman.   Well, we got tired of having to use a double name for Rose and kicked them out of the conference.  But then we got Austin College, Colorado College, and Birmingham-Southern whom we have to call by the full name....makes life harder.  We tried to get Austin to go for with the first name...but to no avail.   

I listened to the audio of the Trinity - Birmingham-Southern game online.  (Video didn't work.)  The announcer kept referring to BSC as just "Birmingham."  I guess we all get a little lazy and truncate long names into something easier to say.  It's funny how UAB has been trying to get national broadcasters (ESPN, etc.) to say "UAB" and they persist in saying "Alabama-Birmingham."

[KentATM]

We are not anywhere near Austin, but if you just say "Austin" that's automatically what people assume.

Not sure why "Austin College" makes that any different.

well, its kind of like when a person goes by Mary Anne instead of just Mary.  Thats what she wants to be called so that what you should call her.

Oh, and I'm not trying to rip ya'll.   Its not your fault its getting written incorrectly elsewhere.  If you always saw it written as Austin College, odds are thats what you would say. (just like you would call her Mary Anne)

again, its not a big thing.  just a minor annoyance. 

sorry to come in here and be whiny off the bat.    

[DPU3619]

Wait, let me get this straight, Austin College isn't in Austin?  Ha!

For the sake of embarassment, it took me until about February of this year to finally figure out that Austin College was, in fact, not in Austin.

[roocru]

Austin College faces a double whammy in Texas !!     The typical conversation goes like this:

(Person 1)  Where do you go to college?
(AC student) Austin College.
(Person 1) Oh, You're a longhorn!
(AC student) No.
(Person 1) Oh, You go to school in Nacogdoches!
(AC student) Austin College is in Sherman.
(Person 1)  Where is Sherman?  or   Never heard of it!

I wish I had a dollar for everytime I have been in that conservation loop!!!!!   

You have to learn to live through it and just educate the masses.   

[Pat Coleman]

We are not anywhere near Austin, but if you just say "Austin" that's automatically what people assume.

Not sure why "Austin College" makes that any different.

well, its kind of like when a person goes by Mary Anne instead of just Mary.  Thats what she wants to be called so that what you should call her.

Oh, and I'm not trying to rip ya'll.   Its not your fault its getting written incorrectly elsewhere.  If you always saw it written as Austin College, odds are thats what you would say. (just like you would call her Mary Anne)

again, its not a big thing.  just a minor annoyance. 

sorry to come in here and be whiny off the bat.    

No offense, but Catholic wants to be known as "The Catholic University of America" and Trinity (Conn.) wants to be known as "Trinity College" and Washington U. wants to be known as "Washington University in St. Louis" but they're not getting them either.

Our policy, like the AP's, is fairly simple. If "College" or "University" is needed to distinguish two schools, we'll use it. Otherwise, nobody gets that in their name on our site.

Sure saves a lot of room in the database, too.

[roocru]

Pat,

No problem.  Just relating the issues we face down here in Texas!!!

[Pat Coleman]

I listened to the audio of the Trinity - Birmingham-Southern game online.  (Video didn't work.)  The announcer kept referring to BSC as just "Birmingham."  I guess we all get a little lazy and truncate long names into something easier to say.  It's funny how UAB has been trying to get national broadcasters (ESPN, etc.) to say "UAB" and they persist in saying "Alabama-Birmingham."

Probably because "UAB" isn't very descriptive and doesn't tell the listener anything about what the school is.