FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[tmerton]

One of my friends has a nephew who plays on the OL for Millsaps (James Antonini from Santa Rosa, CA).  I talked to him about the game this morning; he said his brother (the player's father) was at the Trinity game - and that he was also at the 1982 Cal-Stanford game where "The Play" occurred.  He said his brother has to be the only person who actually attended both games.

The Play

[Ralph Turner]

3-D Re-enactment of "The Play".

This computer generated re-enactment confirms that the controversial lateral occurred before the Cal player's knee hit the ground.

[tmerton]

3-D Re-enactment of "The Play".

This computer generated re-enactment confirms that the controversial lateral occurred before the Cal player's knee hit the ground.

That might convince some Aggies, Ralph - but I don't think anyone from Stanford's going to fall for it.

Tmerton (a T-sip)

[KentATM]

you will be at AC this weekend Frank?  I may have to stop by and say hello then.

[TigerDad]

Thanks, Frank.  You are THE MAN.  I know Millsaps appreciates your tireless work on their behalf.  So do we, in fact.

[D3Navy]

Thought some folks might be interested that a brief story about the lateral play made it into the USS Kitty Hawk's daily newspaper.  It was great, as a TU alum, to see it out here while underway near Japan.  It took awhile given bandwidth constraints, but I finally got a look at the video - remarkable.  Quite a display of athleticism by the TU ballhandlers on the play. 

Two more games - gotta stay focused.

Tom

[tmerton]

Thought some folks might be interested that a brief story about the lateral play made it into the USS Kitty Hawk's daily newspaper.  It was great, as a TU alum, to see it out here while underway near Japan.  It took awhile given bandwidth constraints, but I finally got a look at the video - remarkable.  Quite a display of athleticism by the TU ballhandlers on the play. 

Two more games - gotta stay focused.

Tom

The Kitty Hawk is still at sea?   I spent six months in 1969 following it around the Gulf of Tonkin on plane guard detail.  I did more radio checks with "Pawtucket" (since you no longer use such code names, that's presumably no longer classified info) than I can count.  Seems to me that sucker ought to be about ready for museum status - like my second ship, the Midway (CVA-41), which ya'll can now visit at its permanent moorings in San Diego (for a price much less than I had to pay to spend time on it).

Good sailing out there. +k

[D3Navy]

tmerton,

She will be decommissioned next summer and relieved by USS George Washington as the carrier forward-deployed to Japan.  She's in great shape and planes are landing above me as I type this.  We'll be in Hong Kong later this month for a brief port call.  I just wish the connectivity was a bit better so I could listen to/watch the games!

Warm regards, Tom

[Tex]

D3Navy, thank you for your service.  Stay safe. 

[HunterT]

ok enough about last week. it was great, and good publicity and great games all around the SCAC (except in Danville).

Now, there are a couple games this week that are going on, in case we forgot.

any input on this saturday's games?

If Rhodes shows up, they will give Depauw a harder time that people think. And Depauw has struggled on the road this year. Marks may be back, but he's facing the hardest defense that he'll face this year. The Rhodes offense can't throw 5 total picks this week, but the Depauw defense was exploited against Trinity and against Colorado. I see a good game, provided both teams show up.

Birmingham-Southern has it's best shot all season to pick up a win this week at Sewanee. These are the two lowest teams in the conference, but BSC has given teams a scare so far, and Sewanee has not. I see BSC taking this one, but in a close game.

Millsaps has to take their tired, worn down, frustrated bodies into the cold of Colorado, which is not the comfort of the South if you didn't notice. I'd like to hear other inputs on this game, I'm very intruiged by it and the possible outcome.

Trinity is at home against a Centre team that has not been up to strength with past teams. With Trinity coming off last week's win, they could come in over-confident. I don't see that happening, but it could. The Sports-Illustrated pictures clouding their vision and Centre jumps out early. You never know...

[DPU3619]

If Rhodes shows up, they will give Depauw a harder time that people think. And Depauw has struggled on the road this year. Marks may be back, but he's facing the hardest defense that he'll face this year. The Rhodes offense can't throw 5 total picks this week, but the Depauw defense was exploited against Trinity and against Colorado. I see a good game, provided both teams show up.

The "If Rhodes shows up" seems to be a pretty big key, Hunter.  There doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason to it, either.  Does DPU see the team that beat Trinity or the team that saw LaGrange play them to a TD and Austin play them to 4?

Millsaps, Trinity, and Rhodes all have similar rushing defense numbers.  Marks didn't run in the Millsaps game and went for 20 carries on 77 yards against TU, with most of that coming in the first half.  He didn't get much in the second half (5 carries) after DPU opened up the playbook.

You are correct in saying that DePauw has struggled on the road, but they've struggled everywhere between the opener and last week when they were finally healthy again.  I have absolutely no idea how they'll play on Saturday.  I think it might be the first roadie they've played with their running back at full strength.  I'm not too sure he was at his best for the Colorado game, from what I was told.  Didn't hear that from him, so I dunno.

A factor you haven't mentioned that has bothered this DPU team at times in the recent past is that once they're out of the race in the conference, they occasionally let one get away in the weeks leading up to Monon (see '06 @ Centre, '03 vs. Centre, @ RHIT.)  Are they going to be in Memphis on Saturday, or are they going through the motions for the LG's? 

[Ron Boerger]

Millsaps at Colorado College:  There are some similarities between the CC offensive attack and Trinity's in that both feature a highly mobile QB.   The CC Tigers have a better running attack and a big TE (Nolan Swett, 13 catches/184 yds last week and D3fb.com Team of the Week) who Millsaps will have difficulty covering due to his size.  Ross Alisiani is their leading receiver (both have over 700 yards on 50+ catches).  CC's defense is suspect - only Birmingham-Southern is giving up more points - and weak against the run.   It will be cool but not cold on Saturday with a high of 60 so that should not be a factor.   I can't see Millsaps being anything other than focused to ensure that they still have their shot at the playoffs.  There are a lot of 9-1 teams out there that could still end up 8-2 and while it's still a long-shot they could back in even should Trinity win out.

Centre at Trinity:  I worry about the continuing hullabaloo from last week.   Coach Mohr has a challenge in front of him but I think he's up to it.     Centre is dead last in total offense so unless Trinity turns the ball over (which has happened at times this year, right Hunter?) it will be difficult for them to score against a defense that held Millsaps 100+/- yards under their average on the road. 

DePauw at Rhodes:  Two teams that I have had a very hard time figuring out.  Wes did a better job that I can on this one and I have no idea.  I think every time I have picked a Rhodes game I got it wrong, so let's say DPU.

Birmingham-Southern at Sewanee:  Sewanee has actually played decently at home, with the exception of the Millsaps game, while B-SC has not done well on the road.   Go with the home team. 

[HunterT]

DePauw at Rhodes:  Two teams that I have had a very hard time figuring out.  Wes did a better job that I can on this one and I have no idea.  I think every time I have picked a Rhodes game I got it wrong, so let's say DPU. 

ouch. that hurts.

I will say though that almost every time i've picked against Rhodes in the past, they pull something out. I'm calling a 16 lateral play with only 1 second remaining from the 38 yard line for the Lynx victory.

How you like dem apples TU?

[HunterT]

Wes are you making the trip to Memphis this week?

[DPU3619]

Wes are you making the trip to Memphis this week?

Afraid not, sir.  My work schedule is very weekend intensive, so I don't get to do much traveling.

Sounds like I need a new job, doesn't it?