FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[DPU3619]

You have just witnessed the trademarked "Bonzo Reverse Inside Double Whammy" maneuver.

I think Trinity actually runs that play.   

[Ron Boerger]

You have just witnessed the trademarked "Bonzo Reverse Inside Double Whammy" maneuver.

I think Trinity actually runs that play.   

Unfortunately it usually results in a two-yard loss.          

[TigerDad]

First of all, please pardon the length of this post ... I've copied the SCAC YTD Stats and distilled it down to the many head-to-head comparisons between Millsaps and Trinity.  After this weekend, I'll remove the data and leave the link to the SCAC stats page.  Also, my apologies in advance to all the other fine teams and players in the conference ... the purpose here is just to show the MC/TU leaders in key categories.

Especially in the passing stats, it's clear that something will have to give this week ... both teams average +300 yards on offense, but give up less than half that number.  I will withhold further comment for now, but suffice to say that it looks like this game will be quite a match-up!

2007 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Statistics as of October 20, 2007
http://www.scac-online.org/football/CONFLDRS.HTM

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TEAM STATISTICS
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SCORING OFFENSE          G   TD  XP 2XP DXP  FG Saf  Pts   Avg
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1. Millsaps College....  7   36  31   0   0   5   1  264  37.7
2. Trinity University..  7   30  27   0   0   9   0  234  33.4

SCORING DEFENSE          G   TD  XP 2XP DXP  FG Saf  Pts   Avg
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1. Millsaps College....  7    9   9   0   0   5   0   78  11.1
2. Trinity University..  7   12  12   0   0   5   0   99  14.1

PASS OFFENSE             G   Att  Cmp Int  Pct.  Yds  Avg TD Yds/G
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1. Millsaps College....  7   325  215   4  66.2 2337  7.2 25 333.9
2. Trinity University..  7   235  155   4  66.0 2156  9.2 15 308.0

PASS DEFENSE             G   Att  Cmp Int  Pct.  Yds  Avg TD Yds/G
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1. Millsaps College....  7   217   94  11  43.3  962  4.4  5 137.4
3. Trinity University..  7   215  119   7  55.3 1178  5.5  9 168.3

TOTAL OFFENSE            G  Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G
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1. Millsaps College....  7   800 2337   549  3137   5.7 34 448.1
2. Trinity University..  7   953 2156   499  3109   6.2 30 444.1

TOTAL DEFENSE            G  Rush Pass Plys Yards  Avg  TD Yds/G
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1. Millsaps College....  7   548  962  449  1510  3.4   9 215.7
2. Trinity University..  7   622 1178  429  1800  4.2  10 257.1

PASS EFFICIENCY          G   Att  Cmp   Pct  Int  Yds TD Effic
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1. Trinity University..  7   235  155  .660    4 2156 15 160.7
2. Millsaps College....  7   325  215  .662    4 2337 25 149.5

PASS DEF EFFICIENCY      G   Att  Cmp  Int  Pct.  Yds TD Effic
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1. Millsaps College....  7   217   94   11  43.3  962  5  78.0
3. Trinity University..  7   215  119    7  55.3 1178  9 108.7

FIRST DOWNS              G  Rush Pass Pen Total
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1. Millsaps College....  7    49  110  12   171
2. Trinity University..  7    54   92   7   153

OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS       G  Rush Pass Pen Total
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1. Millsaps College....  7    27   42  11    80
2. Trinity University..  7    44   56   8   108

SACKS BY                 G  Sacks Yards
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3. Millsaps College....  7     22   117
4. Trinity University..  7     20   103

4TH-DN CONVERSIONS       G  Conv  Att   Pct
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1. Trinity University..  7     9   12  75.0
3. Millsaps College....  7     9   13  69.2

RED ZONE OFFENSE         G  RedZone Percent TDs  R/P  FG-AT Fumb/Int/Downs/Other
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1. Trinity University..  7   31-35     88.6  24 13/11  7-7     1/  0/  1/  2
7. Millsaps College....  7   28-42     66.7  25  7/18  3-10    4/  1/  2/  0

RED ZONE DEFENSE         G  RedZone Percent TDs  R/P  FG-AT Fumb/Int/Downs/Other
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1. Trinity University..  7   11-18     61.1   6  1/5   5-8     1/  1/  2/  0
6. Millsaps College....  7   11-15     73.3   7  3/4   4-4     2/  0/  2/  0

3RD-DN CONVERSIONS       G  Conv  Att   Pct
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1. Trinity University..  7    55  106  51.9
3. Millsaps College....  7    51  110  46.4

OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT       G  Conv  Att   Pct
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1. Millsaps College....  7    29  113  25.7
3. Trinity University..  7    32   99  32.3

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
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PASSING AVG/GAME        Team Cl  G Att Cmp Int  Pct.  Yds TD Avg/G
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1. Juan Joseph......... MC   JR  6 278 183   2  65.8 2037 20 339.5
2. Blake Barmore....... TU   SR  7 209 138   4  66.0 2022 14 288.9

TOTAL OFFENSE           Team Cl  G Rush Pass Plays Total Yds/G
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1. Juan Joseph......... MC   JR  6  -14 2037   300  2023 337.2
2. Blake Barmore....... TU   SR  7   62 2022   267  2084 297.7

PASS EFFICIENCY         Team Cl  G Att Cmp Int  Pct.  Yds TD  Eff.
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1. Blake Barmore....... TU   SR  7 209 138   4  66.0 2022 14 165.6
2. Juan Joseph......... MC   JR  6 278 183   2  65.8 2037 20 149.7

SCORING (TDs)           Team Cl  G  TD Rush Pass Ret PAT Pts Pts/G
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1. Chris Baer.......... TU   JR  7   9    8    1   0   0  54   7.7
7. Eric McCarty........ MC   JR  7   5    0    5   0   0  30   4.3

SCORING (KICK)          Team Cl  G   PATs    FGs   Pts Pts/G
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1. Peter Licalzi....... TU   SR  7  26-29    9-11   53   7.6
6. Taylor Russolin..... MC   FR  6  12-14    4-6    24   4.0

FIELD GOALS             Team Cl  G   FG  FGA  Pct.  FG/G
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1. Peter Licalzi....... TU   SR  7    9   11  81.8  1.29
5. Taylor Russolin..... MC   FR  6    4    6  66.7  0.67

FIELD GOAL PCT          Team Cl  G   FG  FGA Long  Pct.
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2. Peter Licalzi....... TU   SR  7    9   11   42  81.8
3. Taylor Russolin..... MC   FR  6    4    6   38  66.7

PASSES DEFENDED         Team Cl  G Brup  Int Total Avg/G
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1. Shaun Irchirl....... TU   SR  7   10    2    12  1.71
3. Marcus Harris....... MC   JR  7    8    1     9  1.29
    Jonathan Brooks..... MC   JR  7    5    4     9  1.29
8. Ray Kline........... MC   SR  7    6    1     7  1.00


Looking forward to listening/watching on Saturday ... GO TIGERS.

[Pat Coleman]

First of all, please pardon the length of this post ... I've copied the SCAC YTD Stats and distilled it down to the many head-to-head comparisons between Millsaps and Trinity.  After this weekend, I'll remove the data and leave the link to the SCAC stats page.

It wouldn't be a big deal if you left it up, in my opinion. No harm.

[frank_ezelle]

First of all, please pardon the length of this post ... I've copied the SCAC YTD Stats and distilled it down to the many head-to-head comparisons between Millsaps and Trinity.  After this weekend, I'll remove the data and leave the link to the SCAC stats page.

It wouldn't be a big deal if you left it up, in my opinion. No harm.

I agree with Pat and there's no need to apologize for doing a heck of a lot of work for the rest of us on the message board.  Thanks, and the numbers back up what we all seem to think--namely that it will be a heck of a game.  At the moment, the forecast is for sunny and 71 degrees on Saturday.  It's the Millsaps Homecoming so that will add to the crowd and I'm sure that plenty of Trinity folks will be in the stands, doing their best to cheer their team to a reversal of last year's results.  It should be a great day for football.

[Ralph Turner]

+1 Tiger Dad and thanks!

[KentATM]

Kent aren't you jumping a little ahead? AC has to get past Depauw first.

Well I have no issues w/DePauw.  I also doubt a loss to AC would ruin their yaer.  However AC taking out Trinity very likely would. 

But if you like, AC will take out take out both Tigers with a swift Kangaroo combo kick punch to the gut.

[HunterT]

Kent aren't you jumping a little ahead? AC has to get past Depauw first.

Well I have no issues w/DePauw.  I also doubt a loss to AC would ruin their yaer.  However AC taking out Trinity very likely would. 

But if you like, AC will take out take out both Tigers with a swift Kangaroo combo kick punch to the gut.

I think that resembles the "Bonzo Inside Reverse Double Whammy" right? 

I also have to give lots of credit to the AC fans from this past weekend. The ones that made the trip were 1) more than I expected to make the trip, and 2) very enthusiastic when compared to the Rhodes homecoming crowd. They were great fun to watch and cheer along side. And also after the game I was walking through the parents and team to get back to the tailgate and heard nothing but positive comments about the game and how it was a shame that it turned out the way it did. NO complaints about the playing, officials, or about Rhodes in general. I was very impressed.

+1 to the Austin College fans and team

[HunterT]

TigerDad -

Thanks for the stats. Great comparison.

I think it shows though that Millsaps has a slight team advantage while Trinity has the individual advantage. If the Majors can shut down the few individuals that stand out, it could be a long day for Trinity.

And I think the slight team advantage coupled with home field advantage and a large and loud group of fans give the edge to the Majors. Should be a great one.

[frank_ezelle]

A NOTE ABOUT THE MILLSAPS WEBSITE:

With this being Homecoming Weekend and also the weekend of the biggest game of the year, I suspect that some people may go to the Millsaps website for information.  At the moment the website is down and I won't be surprised if it is down all week. 

They have the same internet provider as my company had (US Wireless Online), and two weeks ago our service just stopped.  The word we heard was that US Wireless is in deep financial trouble and AT&T pulled the plugs on our T1 lines.  The bottom line is that we only got internet service back by getting hooked up to another provider and I fear that Millsaps may find itself in the same situation.

Hope that info helps for anyone trying to get on the Millsaps website, or to email anyone at Millsaps, or if you are expecting someone from Millsaps to email you. 

[Ron Boerger]

Anyone having delusions of the loser of Trinity-Millsaps getting a Pool C bid need only look at the first set of NCAA Regional Rankings to be dissuaded of that notion.  Millsaps is 7, Trinity 8, and whomever loses will be unranked after Saturday. 

[DPU3619]

Anyone having delusions of the loser of Trinity-Millsaps getting a Pool C bid need only look at the first set of NCAA Regional Rankings to be dissuaded of that notion.  Millsaps is 7, Trinity 8, and whomever loses will be unranked after Saturday. 

Bummer. 

Not particularly surprised by that, but still, bummer.

[frank_ezelle]

Anyone having delusions of the loser of Trinity-Millsaps getting a Pool C bid need only look at the first set of NCAA Regional Rankings to be dissuaded of that notion.  Millsaps is 7, Trinity 8, and whomever loses will be unranked after Saturday. 

I'm not totally surprised.  It makes me wonder where Millsaps and Trinity would currently be ranked if Millsaps had beaten MC and Trinity had beaten Rhodes.  At best, maybe 5 and 6 instead of 7 and 8?  If that's the case, then I wonder if the loser this weekend would have been ranked high enough in the South at 9-1 to get an at-large berth?  It's a moot point now--the only way an SCAC team is going to get into the playoffs this year is to win the AQ.

[HunterT]

I hate that we keep going back to week 1, but the Millsaps loss really hurt them in my opinion. They're coming off a great year, and expectations were high. Then a 1 point loss and interesting player usage and suddenly questions arose and things were off. Now they're back on track, and I think they deserve to be higher than 7 in the region.

that being said, I agree that there won't be a Pool C bid from the SCAC. Maybe if Trinity had beaten Rhodes... but like you said frank, it's a moot point.

In other news, I can't really decide about a couple of the other games this weekend. I have no clue who's going to win the CC/BSC game because it's in Birmingham. I think that CC is the better team, but not by much, and that's a long road trip and a very different climate than what they've been practicing in all week.

The Rhodes/Centre game has me questioning too. I think Rhodes will win, let me just say that first. But it's the road trip that has me worried. Centre is not the best field, nor do they have the best visitor locker rooms (third worst IMO to Depauw and Trinity), but Rhodes hasn't been their best on the road this year. I think the Lynx players know that and are determined to fix it this week though. But it could be a nail biter.

[frank_ezelle]

Based on recent history, if the Rhodes-Centre game is a nail biter, then it will be Rhodes who finds a way to win in the closing seconds.  I've seen both these teams, but I think Rhodes is playing much better than the team that played at Millsaps.  This seems to be a tossup with Centre's home field advantage being the deciding factor in my choice of Centre for the win. 

Going only be recent scores, I agree on the call that BSC gets a close win over CC.  It appears that BSC is playing well, especially for a 1st year team, and CC has the long road trip plus the hangover of two "what if" losses at home.

You didn't mention the 4th game, namely Austin at DePauw.  Like the above two games, I might as well just flip a coin to pick my winner.  DePauw has the home field and they are 5-2 with the only losses being to Millsaps and Trinity.  It also seems like they may be getting a little healthier, so I'll go with DePauw on this one but I expect Austin to make this a close game if they hold on to the ball reasonably well.

And of course, I pick Millsaps over Trinity.  It looks to me like there will be 4 really good games in the SCAC this week and I hope the fans of all the teams get out and support the coaches and the players.