FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

PA_wesleyfan · October 28, 2007, 12:49:54 PM

Tex

Go to the front page , go to the col fb page, in the right corner are videos, Click all videos ad then watch the video, then it lets you vote.

It is winning by 100 votes

PA_wesleyfan · October 28, 2007, 02:09:29 PM

That's the thing about the play. It can be written up as a hook and ladder but then all bets are off. Now I suspect teams will have to spend a few minutes to defend that play!!!!!!

Tex · October 28, 2007, 02:39:56 PM

Read the quotes. Milsaps coach talks about how a few of his players just "gave up" on the last play. Trinity coach talks about how they drew up the idea of the play with 8 seconds to go. "keep white shirts behind the ball at all times".

This stuff gets a lot of mileage in all sorts of ways. It draws the eyes of potential recruits from all over. Maybe that one play doesn't make them want to go to Trinity but it might cause a few of the more interested ones to log into the school's website and start to investigate. That's huge stuff potentially.

My son and I watched it about 10 times last night when we got home from the Aggie game. He's an O-lineman and Trinity has been his top D3 choice for a while now. He's still holding out for some potential athletic money in the higher divisions, but you never know what's going to happen. He's about finished up his application to Trinity so that shows me he's pretty interested. I put his highlights from last season up on Youtube and believe it or not, he's gotten some college coaches call him after looking at them. interesting mix of schools from d-2 to Ivy League. Youtube rocks.

One of his teammates is going the binding decision route with Trinity. D-Lineman. Good size, great strength (350+ bench, 550+ squat) and quickness (4.9 40).

INQBScout · October 28, 2007, 03:12:47 PM

QuoteAC is going to sock DePauw in the mouth.

How'd that work out for ya?

Ralph Turner · October 28, 2007, 03:20:39 PM

Quote from: Tex on October 28, 2007, 02:39:56 PM
Read the quotes. Milsaps coach talks about how a few of his players just "gave up" on the last play. Trinity coach talks about how they drew up the idea of the play with 8 seconds to go. "keep white shirts behind the ball at all times".

This stuff gets a lot of mileage in all sorts of ways. It draws the eyes of potential recruits from all over. Maybe that one play doesn't make them want to go to Trinity but it might cause a few of the more interested ones to log into the school's website and start to investigate. That's huge stuff potentially.

My son and I watched it about 10 times last night when we got home from the Aggie game. He's an O-lineman and Trinity has been his top D3 choice for a while now. He's still holding out for some potential athletic money in the higher divisions, but you never know what's going to happen. He's about finished up his application to Trinity so that shows me he's pretty interested. I put his highlights from last season up on Youtube and believe it or not, he's gotten some college coaches call him after looking at them. interesting mix of schools from d-2 to Ivy League. Youtube rocks.

One of his teammates is going the binding decision route with Trinity. D-Lineman. Good size, great strength (350+ bench, 550+ squat) and quickness (4.9 40).

Unsolicited opinion...

Go for the grades, if your son can get a decent financial package from a D3 or an Ivy

D-1 football is semi-pro...the coach owns your body! $:-\$

Tex · October 28, 2007, 03:24:43 PM

Agreed, the allure of DIII is that you devote about as much time to the sport as he has in a big 5A program here in TX. He's got a friend that went D-2 this season and his time is spoken for pretty much from breakfast till bed.

The scholarship of Mom and Dad needs to be the smallest of the three (academic, athletic, mom/dad).

Trinity is probably more attractive to him versus Ivy because of distance from home. Ivy doesn't profess to offer any academic money, only need-based. I make a bit too much to get him a lot of need-based money. (I count my blessings daily). I just hope the kid continues to play when he gets to college. Selfish reason is that I love the game and love to watch him play. But, organized college sports tend to help "keep an eye" on your kid while he's away from home. I know these guys can still step in it if they're so inclined, but having a coaching staff being around your kid for several hours a day is nothing but a good thing.

INQBScout · October 28, 2007, 03:26:15 PM

What are your thoughts on the strength of the SCAC----top to bottom? How does the conference stack up with others around the country? Lots of crazy scores, i.e. Rhodes beating Trinity by 2 TD's....Centre shutting out Rhodes yesterday...seems to be alot of balance...not really any weak sisters...perspective anyone???

Tex · October 28, 2007, 03:32:55 PM

Quote from: INQBScout on October 28, 2007, 03:26:15 PM
What are your thoughts on the strength of the SCAC----top to bottom? How does the conference stack up with others around the country? Lots of crazy scores, i.e. Rhodes beating Trinity by 2 TD's....Centre shutting out Rhodes yesterday...seems to be alot of balance...not really any weak sisters...perspective anyone???

From my limited perspective, just commenting on the game of football in general, even the best teams in a conference have bad days. The "best" teams in a conference are generally the ones that don't have too many bad days in a season.

Just looking at box scores, it appears Milsaps and Trinity seem to be the better two teams. Each that has had a bad day or two. One thing for sure, a little parity makes for much more interesting league.

One thing that has me interested in the SCAC is the fact that all of the schools seem to have the same focus on academics. It's interesting to watch the games when you know all the kids on the field are being challenged in the classroom daily.

Ron Boerger · October 28, 2007, 04:39:19 PM

Here is the link for anyone who still has not voted on the ESPN "Game Changing Play" of the week.

Tex · October 28, 2007, 04:50:14 PM

Those announcers are great. They really add to what is a great clip.

HunterT · October 28, 2007, 04:53:21 PM

QBScout, the SCAC is a great conference top to bottom. I think what Tex said about having "bad days" is true, the better teams have less bad days, the middle teams go back and forth (i.e. Rhodes beating Trinity, then getting shut out at Centre) We didn't play our best ball yesterday, and everybody in the D3 world knows it.

The SCAC is special because no game is a gimme, you have to go out and play every day, every down, every second, as I've seen on ESPN now about 15,000 times. Still amazed by that.

Ron Boerger · October 28, 2007, 04:57:07 PM

And adding to what Hunter just said are the joys of travel. The SCAC requires more travel than any other D3 conference with teams spanning eight states and three time zones (Danville is EST, Colorado Springs MST). Home field advantage is huge.

HunterT · October 28, 2007, 05:16:24 PM

Man I hated traveling in our Conference. Not only do you face 7 or 8 hour bus rides sometimes, or hours waiting in an airport since the schools can't afford personal flights, but something else that I think is overlooked. I may be going off the radar here (especially given this weeks events) but the visitor locker rooms at some of the schools are pitiful.

Millsaps: walking to the field through the Majors fans and down the bleachers.
Trinity: in the blazing heat of Texas, in a building that's too small and having to walk through the bushes to get to the field.
Depauw: The locker room is smaller than my dorm room, and located right next to the concessions, so people are everywhere.
Sewanee: good locker room, but about a half mile walk away from the field, and up 4 flights of stairs. I kept singing "over the river and through the woods" as I walked to the field.
Centre: Getting dressed across the street from the field (a street that is in use during games) in a building that also houses a pool i believe. At least it always smelled like a pool.
Colorado College: Small rooms with slick tile floors. We held pre game meetings and got dresses in classrooms with desks.

These are the only ones I went to in the conference, and they aren't the best situation for teams coming to visit. It gives a HUGE advantage to the home team IMO.

I'm sure Rhodes wasn't much better to some of the guys that came there, but I have no stance on it obviously.

Just one of my intangibles that probably only a kicker would notice.

INQBScout · October 28, 2007, 06:09:43 PM

QuoteThe SCAC is special because no game is a gimme

QuoteAnd adding to what Hunter just said are the joys of travel. The SCAC requires more travel than any other D3 conference with teams spanning eight states and three time zones (Danville is EST, Colorado Springs MST). Home field advantage is huge.

agreed---the combination of good competition along with the challenges of travel make the league a real test...

Tex · October 28, 2007, 08:46:47 PM

Maybe the travel prepares you for the playoffs a little?

Interesting perspective on the visiting lockerooms. Funny.