FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

frank_ezelle · December 20, 2007, 02:15:44 PM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on December 18, 2007, 11:13:39 PM
BTW, congrats to Frank Ezelle who should be getting a nice check from ESPN for his photo displayed in conjunction with the contest above!

Too bad ESPN screwed up the caption, getting some very basic facts wrong. At least they spelled Frank's name right!

HA--the check from ESPN must be lost in the mail. I didn't even know they were using the photo until I saw that the play was on the top 100 list. At least the check from Sports Illustrated came but it is still stuck on my refrigerator--I need to look and see when that check expires.

(When I was talking to the lady from SI on the Sunday after the game she said, "Now we are only going to use a small version of your photo and our fee for an eighth of a page or less is $125. How does that fit with your normal scale?" I laughed and said, "It fits well since I usually give the photos to the students for free." That's not very savvy, but at least I didn't say, "Sure, I'll pay you $125 if you'll print one of my photos.")

Ralph Turner · December 20, 2007, 02:16:59 PM

I was particularly peeved that Trinity fell as far as it did in the Top 25!

I think that TU should have been Top 12 at least and Millsaps Top 20. The South went 3/5/8/14/16/17/19.

As for Wabash, in a playoff-type environment (Monon Bell), the SCAC #3 beat the #2 seed in the North Region! AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!

Ron Boerger · December 20, 2007, 05:24:41 PM

Well, Ralph, unfortunately until the SCAC wins a playoff game of any type I doubt we'll see the kind of respect needed to get those results - and as long as it's Trinity playing UMHB those will be hard to come by. 16 seems about right for a two-loss team that lost in the first round.

And I was overjoyed to see W&J come in at 17.

etg · December 21, 2007, 06:56:43 PM

(El Tea Gray---re: Trinity QB ?)

Kindly see calallenhighschool.net/Chsfbshrine06.html; look for pictures and comments about West (red uniform) #1.

D3_DPUFan · December 21, 2007, 10:31:03 PM

QuoteAs for Wabash, in a playoff-type environment (Monon Bell), the SCAC #3 beat the #2 seed in the North Region! AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!

Short term solution for DePauw...get in a weak conference like Wabash, beat a bunch of nobodies and get a bid...

D3_DPUFan · December 21, 2007, 10:38:38 PM

QuoteAs for Wabash, in a playoff-type environment (Monon Bell), the SCAC #3 beat the #2 seed in the North Region! AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!

...it was interesting to see how much DPU physically dominated Wabash....and not just on the line of scrimmage. LG's DB's were especially soft...but I must say the band aids on the noses of players and coaches were really intimidating...

Ralph Turner · December 21, 2007, 10:39:29 PM

Quote from: D3_DPUFan on December 21, 2007, 10:31:03 PM
QuoteAs for Wabash, in a playoff-type environment (Monon Bell), the SCAC #3 beat the #2 seed in the North Region! AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!

Short term solution for DePauw...get in a weak conference like Wabash, beat a bunch of nobodies and get a bid...

+1

The NCAC might accept DePauw, if DPU wanted to play on the terms of the NCAC.

D3_DPUFan · December 21, 2007, 11:01:46 PM

QuoteThe NCAC might accept DePauw, if DPU wanted to play on the terms of the NCAC.

...and that would be....

?

DPU3619 · December 21, 2007, 11:08:10 PM

Quote from: D3_DPUFan on December 21, 2007, 10:31:03 PM
Short term solution for DePauw...get in a weak conference like Wabash, beat a bunch of nobodies and get a bid...

In fairness to them, this year wasn't exactly the stereotypical year in the NCAC. Usually the other top tier teams put up a bit more of a fight than they did this year. Witt still wasn't that bad, but Wooster was.

I'm as big of a DPU fan as you'll find around here, but it isn't like they miss the playoffs every year because they keep losing to Mount Union here. Trinity's been a great football team... so on and so forth and the like, but if you can't beat 'em one time in a decade, I'm not so sure that Wabash playing cupcakes is the problem.

Ralph Turner · December 21, 2007, 11:09:37 PM

Quote from: D3_DPUFan on December 21, 2007, 11:01:46 PM
QuoteThe NCAC might accept DePauw, if DPU wanted to play on the terms of the NCAC.

...and that would be....?

That is the subject of the D-III/D-IV discussions of the Future of D-III message board!

D3_DPUFan · December 21, 2007, 11:13:18 PM

QuoteIn fairness to them, this year wasn't exactly the stereotypical year in the NCAC. Usually the other top tier teams put up a bit more of a fight than they did this year. Witt still wasn't that bad, but Wooster was.

I'm as big of a DPU fan as you'll find around here, but it isn't like they miss the playoffs every year because they keep losing to Mount Union here. Trinity's been a great football team... so on and so forth and the like, but if you can't beat 'em one time in a decade, I'm not so sure that Wabash playing cupcakes is the problem.

DePuaw needs to take care of its own business---understood. But are you saying DPU would not have made the playoffs this season if they were in the NCAC?

DPU3619 · December 21, 2007, 11:26:32 PM

Nope. Not saying that at all. Don't believe I made even the slightest inclination towards that.

But, there have been couple of years in this decade where I think this conference gave DePauw the better chance and they didn't do it.

If DePauw would have had to go through the murderer's row of Wabash, Witt, and Wooster for the past 5 or 6 years, they would not have faired nearly as well. This year, sure. But I think this was an atypical year. It may continue into a trend if Wooster doesn't get their rear end in gear. Wabash may put a nice long run together depending on how the coaching search turns out.

The Observation Deck · December 21, 2007, 11:41:28 PM

They would also get the Nurturer's Row of Hiram, Kenyon and Oberlin.

D3_DPUFan · December 22, 2007, 09:05:16 AM

QuoteIf DePauw would have had to go through the murderer's row of Wabash, Witt, and Wooster for the past 5 or 6 years, they would not have faired nearly as well.

You give disrespect to the Yankees.

DePauw of course plays Wabash each year and I would add Trinity and Millsaps, especially on the road, as more challenging.

Ron Boerger · December 22, 2007, 10:35:48 AM

Let's be honest: until last year the SCAC was basically a one-horse race with DePauw being the strongest contender (Centre and Rhodes had their shots too). Now we have Millsaps up there and I guarantee you that B-SC is going to be a factor. They won't be eligible for a championship for three more years but pretty sure they will be knocking some people off (and impacting pool C chances) if not next year then the year after. Next year is going to be interesting.

And in other news the 'Mississippi Miracle' has made it to the semis of the Pontiac/ESPN Game Changing Play of the Year competition. You can vote here:

http://www.pontiac.com/ncaa

and/or

http://mobileapp.espn.go.com/wireless/espn/redesign/affiliateSponsorPontiacGC?markupType=XHTML&src=featured&cId=null

(they don't seem to have changed the latter yet).

The other teams left are App State, Alabama, and Auburn.

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