FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Ron Boerger]

Espn showed it as a bonus play of the day

and called Trinity "Mike Dubose' team."   

[smedindy]

I guess I'm stunned that Millspas didn't take the delay and just do something that would have eaten seven seconds, like punt it as high in the air as they could. Wow. That was a once-in-a-lifetime play!

[Ron Boerger]

My last post on this:    here's the high-quality video courtesy of ESPN.com:

http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3083220&categoryId=2564308&n8pe6c=2

Good night, all!

[Major Rev]

Oh, yeah, ESPN loves it.  I've seen it four times by 11:50 pm!

Congratulations, Trinity.

[Tex]

Holy Lateral Batman.  Just a sad way to lose a game for Milsaps  Never give up, never give up, never give up.

[MajorAlum80]

Man, oh man.  Freeze the video at 1:21/1:22.  I don't think there is any doubt that Millsaps thought the play was over. 

[Tex]

Maybe a first, but Trinity is one of the four "options" to vote on with ESPN's game changing game of the week (or something like that).  Vote early, vote often.  They'll announce the winner at next thur's televised game.  

[HunterT]

I've now watched that play a few times, and there is no doubt in my mind that it is the best play ever captured on video in all of NCAA. forget Cal/Stanford, forget doug flutie, Trinity and Millsaps should be the Play of the Century or anything. That's ridiculous.

I will vote for them for play of the week. there's no contest.

[DPU3619]

That's quite likely the most ridiculous thing I've seen in quite some time.

[DePauwDad]

hmm.  I think I'll take my chances on the diplomacy and rock it John Bolton style and say AC is going to sock DePauw in the mouth.

Of course, thats just a friendly love tap compared to what we are gonna bring for Trinity.

I am pleased to say that KentATM is partially correct that the DePauw/AC game was sock in the mouth football. Profs to AC for bringinging a classy fan base and a disciplined team. In a game like this, often tempers can flare, but both teams kept smashing away while exhibiting sportsmanship. I understand the desire for the spread game, but I love this kind of pad cracking football. The turf was just damp enough to allow maximum traction and the hits just kept coming. Anyone who saw this game compared to the two losses can see that having a healthy squad makes DePauw a much more difficult opponent.

Congrats to Trinity for never quitting. What an exciting finish.

[evacuee]

There can never be enough said about that play.  I have two little girls, and between their mother and them, they roll their eyes every time I mention Trinity football.  No more.  Even they wouldn't stop talking about it hours later unprovoked.  That said...

Millsaps seemed to be the superior squad and Trinity managed to keep pace.  There were many moments in which the Tigers looked like they were going to fall out of it,  but they got some huge, huge interceptions and hung tough on third down with their backs to the wall several times.  The Trinity defensive effort was unbelievable.

In other areas, Trinity really didn't play very well.  Barmore was too fired up to start the game and rifled the ball where he shouldn't have.  The Tigers had big problems fielding punts.  They couldn't cover their own kickoffs for anything.  I really thought they could have run more with two backs.  Millsaps was getting a whole lot of pressure with three lineman and sitting back playing pass all the way.   Barmore was clearly hurt in his leg, but tucked it constantly (that kid has guts, and he kept calling me sir after the game when my girls got his autograph). 

It was ugly with penalties and turnovers, but there were a couple of plays that signal great football game.  On a 2nd and 10 in the 2nd quarter, Joseph threw a laser of a curl route to an open receiver.  At the last possible moment, the Trinity defender nailed the receiver and forced him to drop the ball.  Two good teams going at it, everyone does what they're supposed to do, and one kid makes the play.  Millsaps receivers were clearly intimidated by half time.  The other was in the 3rd quarter.  On third and 23 Barmore rifled a beautiful ball into the seam to an open Chris Coleman with enough for the first down and a lot more.  At the last second, the free safety got his hand in there and knocked it away.  I love seeing great plays by the defense. 

All that said, it was just one of those days in which you were lucky to be a part of it.  And my girls learned a life lesson yesterday-

Never quit.

[B/L Tiger]

I haven't posted here in a while, and I will not proceed with posting pro Trinity comments after such a win so as to seem like a fair weather poster/fan; but I had to pass along what a friend of mine tonight, after watching numerous Sportscenter clips, coined to be what I feel should be the name of today's final  play in Jackson; not the Miracle in Mississippi (or Mississippi Miracle), but rather the Major Travesty.

[willystyle]

It's a 5-6 hour drive to Jackson.  In retrospect, I should have made it, but hindsight - as Coach Dubose knows - is 20/20.  You know it's a special moment in Trinity/SCAC/D-III football history when this TU/UGA alum is getting a dozen "holy s---" and "way to go Trinity" text messages and voicemails from the inebriated red-clad masses in Jacksonville and St. Simons last night.  I'll have half the lawyers in Atlanta voting on ESPN by Monday afternoon.

The Georgia folks, by the way, LOVE the notion of Mike Dubose losing a football game.  Doesn't seem to matter what level the game is on.

I, for one, am happy to see Millsaps playing so well this season (and ranked in the top 25 no less).  It is always a red-letter game for the Tigers, and I think the Majors' success the last two seasons made this one a whole lot sweeter.

[PA_wesleyfan]

http://www.lcfootball.com/

similar play to trinity's that won an ESPY

[Tex]

I went to try and "vote" on ESPN, but can't figure out where.  Anyone got the link?