FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

Ron Boerger · October 06, 2007, 08:55:33 PM

I see Jeremiah Marks did not play for DPU again this week - but Curtis Moore was more than an adequate replacement (27 carries, 182 yards, two TD's).

Ron Boerger · October 06, 2007, 08:56:58 PM

Question: Can anyone in the SCAC stop Millsaps?
Yes: 23 (69.7%)
No: 10 (30.3%)

Total Voters: 33

KentATM · October 07, 2007, 01:07:00 AM

AC looks like they can be in any game as long as they take care of the ball.

They took Sewanee's mistakes and made them pay. Can't ask for more than that. (and they actually threw a TD for once!)

HunterT · October 07, 2007, 01:26:19 AM

I have to comment on the poll, I think its too early to have this up there. With some key matchups this week, I think we need one more week to get a little bit clearer picture.

Love the idea, like where we're going with it, but just too early.

Major Rev · October 07, 2007, 03:34:05 PM

Oh, I disagree that it's too early, but this week's games made it a good bit more interesting! Of course it's too early to "know", but we just get to find out what kind of smart prognosticators we are! I think my vote for Trinity is solid, but you folk from Rhodes and Depauw would beg to differ, I'm sure.

Will be interesting to see where Trinity goes from here. Some BIG tests coming up for them. Taking care of the ball was obviously THE question for them in Memphis.

frank_ezelle · October 07, 2007, 04:52:41 PM

Quote from: Wes Anderson (DPU3619) on October 06, 2007, 06:38:30 PM
Well, this has been a wierd day.

Despite the win, DePauw can't win the conference now because of the Trinity loss.

DePauw can be co-champions if Millsaps wins all but the Trinity game and DePauw wins out, but that would give Millsaps the NCAA bid. They can also win if Millsaps loses two. If you had seen the game at Millsaps Saturday you would know that this is a possibility even though Millsaps is certainly capable of winning the rest of their games.

The game with Centre was very much undecided in the 4th quarter with Centre having the ball and only trailing by 15-7. While Centre had less than 200 yards total offense in the game, they did put together a nice drive when they scored near the end of the first half so I was glad to see Millsaps put up some insurance points towards the end of the game.

As for Trinity, they still control their own destiny. Win out and they get the automatic bid. In a way their loss at Rhodes didn't hurt their NCAA Playoff bid too much because they were going to probably have to win at Millsaps anyway. It does make their game at DePauw a must win, but that might have been the case anyway if they wanted to avoid a 3-way tie for first.

DPULefty22 · October 07, 2007, 04:57:27 PM

Just so we're clear... BSC is to be reckoned with. Not in the future. Not a year or two from now. Right this minute. DPU probably thought they'd roll on Saturday. That obviously didn't end up being the case. I don't care that BSC is 85% freshman - most of their kids on the offensive side of the ball would be contributing at any other SCAC school, and I dare say I'd take their QB (Thigpen) over any other QB in the conference not named Joseph or Dick. They appear to be extremely well coached, too.

And speaking of Spud... that kid has some guts. My understanding is that he called every play of the game-winning drive, including a pump-and-go route on a third-and-four that ended up putting the Tigers into BSC territory. The game as a whole wasn't his finest performance, but he showed a ton of poise on the final drive. Sophomore QBs aren't supposed to have that kind of nerve.

I realize the SCAC's attention is on the fall of the Texas Tigers (as it probably should be - I seriously did not believe that score when I first saw it), but you folks following that one missed a hell of a good football game in Birmingham on Saturday.

etg · October 07, 2007, 05:17:15 PM

(El Tea Gray--re: Two quotes for the Trinity Tigers from an old guy.)

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Franklin D. Roosevelt, March 4, 1933
During his first Inagural Address; regarding the then Great Depression.

"Beware The Wounded Tiger" Book by Geoff Taylor, 1971
Based on 7 Americans who served with the RAF during WWII; in particular their action in March 1944 when the Command lost 100 planes in an attack on Nuremberg.

INQBScout · October 07, 2007, 05:59:31 PM

QuoteJust so we're clear... BSC is to be reckoned with. Not in the future. Not a year or two from now. Right this minute. DPU probably thought they'd roll on Saturday. That obviously didn't end up being the case. I don't care that BSC is 85% freshman - most of their kids on the offensive side of the ball would be contributing at any other SCAC school, and I dare say I'd take their QB (Thigpen) over any other QB in the conference not named Joseph or Dick. They appear to be extremely well coached, too.

And speaking of Spud... that kid has some guts. My understanding is that he called every play of the game-winning drive, including a pump-and-go route on a third-and-four that ended up putting the Tigers into BSC territory. The game as a whole wasn't his finest performance, but he showed a ton of poise on the final drive. Sophomore QBs aren't supposed to have that kind of nerve.

I realize the SCAC's attention is on the fall of the Texas Tigers (as it probably should be - I seriously did not believe that score when I first saw it), but you folks following that one missed a hell of a good football game in Birmingham on Saturday.

Agreed on all points----

And huge props to BCS. Nice players, super support (Birmingham News reported attendance at Saturday's DePauw game at 12,000) and all the makings for a really strong DIII program...

And how about the overall strength of the SCAC???

Millsaps, Trinity and Depauw---say hello to BCS, a Sewanee team with a new coach and new attitude, Rhodes, etc....really, in my opion, shaping up to be a nice group of teams...

INQBScout · October 07, 2007, 06:01:06 PM

Quote(El Tea Gray--re: Two quotes for the Trinity Tigers from an old guy.)

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Franklin D. Roosevelt, March 4, 1933
During his first Inagural Address; regarding the then Great Depression.

"Beware The Wounded Tiger" Book by Geoff Taylor, 1971
Based on 7 Americans who served with the RAF during WWII; in particular their action in March 1944 when the Command lost 100 planes in an attack on Nuremberg.

Classic---well done etg!

HunterT · October 07, 2007, 06:15:34 PM

Quote from: INQBScout on October 07, 2007, 05:59:31 PM
QuoteAnd how about the overall strength of the SCAC???

Millsaps, Trinity and Depauw---say hello to BCS, a Sewanee team with a new coach and new attitude, Rhodes, etc....really, in my opion, shaping up to be a nice group of teams...

Couldn't agree more. I've been saying it since I was playing, the SCAC is one of the most, if not THE most competitive conference in D3 just because anybody can win on any day. I know arguments will follow that statement for the next few days, but it's true. Big plays, guys stepping up, others not stepping up, everything changes each week in this conference which is what makes it so much fun to follow.

I will say it's taken a while to get to this point (read as "the conference formerly known as Trinity"), but the talent level and competition between the schools is rising, and it's making for a great atmosphere every week.

INQBScout · October 07, 2007, 06:35:46 PM

QuoteCouldn't agree more. I've been saying it since I was playing, the SCAC is one of the most, if not THE most competitive conference in D3 just because anybody can win on any day. I know arguments will follow that statement for the next few days, but it's true. Big plays, guys stepping up, others not stepping up, everything changes each week in this conference which is what makes it so much fun to follow.

I will say it's taken a while to get to this point (read as "the conference formerly known as Trinity"), but the talent level and competition between the schools is rising, and it's making for a great atmosphere every week.

Agreed---and the diverse geography of the schools adds an element...

KentATM · October 07, 2007, 07:37:00 PM

was BSCs game against LaGrange against their JV?

and 12,000 people were at that game? if they are drawing that then I dont see them staying DIII for very long. Too much money to be made.

KentATM · October 07, 2007, 07:48:50 PM

actually, what are the average attendances at SCAC (and I guess DIII at large)?

Perhaps my perception is skewed by bad attendance AC games have had since the team has been in the dregs the last 15 years.

It drives me batty the amount of money they could be making for the school (or the charities they choose) w/simple things like upgrading the concession stands options. (although I'm sure nobody would go if we had to pay anything to get into the games.)

Basically, I'd like to know where the AC athlete department stands vs other SCAC schools. What do we need to improve?

DPU3619 · October 07, 2007, 07:57:02 PM

Quote from: frank_ezelle on October 07, 2007, 04:52:41 PM

DePauw can be co-champions if Millsaps wins all but the Trinity game and DePauw wins out, but that would give Millsaps the NCAA bid. They can also win if Millsaps loses two. If you had seen the game at Millsaps Saturday you would know that this is a possibility even though Millsaps is certainly capable of winning the rest of their games.

No, no Frank, I certainly understand that. I suppose "can't" was the wrong word choice. I should have selected "highly, highly unlikely".

If, by some chance, DePauw finishes 9-1, I've got to think they're in the dance either way. Being a conference co-champion doesn't guarantee you that you're going to the post-season. Going 9-1 with wins over Trinity and Wabash probably does, though. I don't know if DePauw will win out, but if they do, they should be playing the week after Monon.

I don't think Millsaps will lose two more, either. They've got: @ Sewanee, vs. Trinity, @ Colorado, & vs. BSU left. I gotta think they're good for 3-1 in that stretch.