FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[BashBacker#16]

Wes,

Love the confidence.  I think that last team on your schedule is decent, especially at their place.  Nowhere near a Trinity nor a Milsaps though.

Did Marks graduate?

[Ron Boerger]

Wasn't Wes saying it was Trinity that would be 9-1, not DPU?  The back-to-back games at Colorado College and then BSC are going to be tough.  BSC challenged some teams in their initial effort and they are going to be a solid unit next season. 

That Millsaps game in SA is going to be nothing but intense.  Having to hear about "the play" for a year and knowing they have a chance to finally stop the Trinity home D3 regular season streak is just gonna add fuel to the fire.

BTW we ended up losing about 20 shingles Tuesday.  Hopefully the guy gets the repairs done before the NEXT front comes thru tomorrow, tho the gusts will only be 40mph, not 60mph as they were. 

[DPU3619]

Yes, I was actually referring to the Trinity Tigers, BB.  DPUFan asked for predictions on Trinity's schedule, and I provided one.

As far as DePauw goes, they've got a very tough row to hoe in 2008.  @ Trinity, @ Millsaps, @ Wabash and that's just the start. Does good Rhodes or bad Rhodes come to Greencastle?  What does Birmingham do next year? 

You saw about two games worth of what DePauw could do at 100% in 2007.  The blew out Anderson in the opener and beat the #9 team in the country at the end of the year.  They've got plenty to build on.

Could go a lot of different ways for DePauw depending on how good the recruiting class is.  Rumor is that they've just about got the running back problem solved.  Thanks for your help though, BB!  Shouldn't you be busy with your coaching search?  Surely you don't have time to troll the SCAC board looking for bulletin board material.

EDIT:

I think that last team on your schedule is decent, especially at their place. 

Also, I would expect you to know by now that the record for the home team in a Bell game is 52-49-8.  Speaking of, DePauw has won 4 of 6 at your place.

[BashBacker#16]

Wes,

My bad, read that as DPU prediction.

4 of 6...yikes, that may be a tricky snapshot though...Creighton was 3-1 with his only home Bell loss to Billy Lynch in '03.   I'd rather say DPU has lost the last 3 of 4 at Wabash.   

Coaching Search should be about complete.  Breaking news:  Our baseball coach was offered but is pondering the offer...   

[DPU3619]

Well, you've confused the heck out of me, bubba.  Not sure which game you thought you guys won, but the LGs have only won 2 home Bell games since 2000, those coming in the blowout of 2002 and the mud bowl of 2006. 

In games played in Crawfordsville (that happens in even numbered years, counting backwards), Wabash won in 06.  DePauw won in 04.  Wabash won in 02.  DePauw won in 2000, 98, and 96.  I count 4 out of 6 for the Old Gold.

Hard for me to see your 3 out of 4 in there.  3 2 out of 3 is correct, though.  Now if you want to talk Greencastle as the site, that's a different story.  Wabash has 6 of the last 9 played at Blackstock.

All that said, it ain't going be worth a darned thing on the 15th of November when your new coach brings what I expect to be the 9-0 Little Giants into the Bell game.

Probably a good idea if your baseball coach doesn't take the gig, too.  He can't beat DePauw if his life depended on it.

[Pat Coleman]

Probably a good idea if your baseball coach doesn't take the gig, too.  He can't beat DePauw if his life depended on it.

OK, I cringe at a lot of the DePauw/Wabash back and forth but I found this line funny.

[wally_wabash]

Probably a good idea if your baseball coach doesn't take the gig, too.  He can't beat DePauw if his life depended on it.

OK, I cringe at a lot of the DePauw/Wabash back and forth but I found this line funny.

That one stings...Wabash hasn't beaten DPU on a baseball diamond since I was a student.   

[DPU3619]

I kid, I kid.  All meant in jest.

[Pat Coleman]

Oh, see, I thought he was suggesting your baseball coach coach the football team.

[DPU3619]

Oh, see, I thought he was suggesting your baseball coach coach the football team.

No, no.  It's either 15 or 16 in a row for Tiger baseball, I think.

[BashBacker#16]

Wes - good one brother.  Can you tell I was not a Math major?  Ha.

...back to our coaching search...

[D3_DPUFan]

You saw about two games worth of what DePauw could do at 100% in 2007.  The blew out Anderson in the opener and beat the #9 team in the country at the end of the year.  They've got plenty to build on.

Wes---
I would add Centre (game3) to that list. Tigers rolled 38-7 with starters playing 3 quarters. I believe that was the game in which Marks got hurt.

[Werner99]

FYI- It appears that a VP from Trinity,  Michael Fischer, is one of the finalists to be president at DPU:

http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=20865

Can anyone offer any insights on Mr. Fischer?  How interactive was he with students?  How strong of a leader is he?

[Ralph Turner]

FYI- It appears that a VP from Trinity,  Michael Fischer, is one of the finalists to be president at DPU:

http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=20865

Can anyone offer any insights on Mr. Fischer?  How interactive was he with students?  How strong of a leader is he?

Will he bring Coach Mohr along with him to improve the quality of the football team?          8)

[INQBScout]

Wes---
I would add Centre (game3) to that list. Tigers rolled 38-7 with starters playing 3 quarters. I believe that was the game in which Marks got hurt.

I was at that game and DePauw's offense really had their way with a defense I didn't think was all that bad...seemed to have some talent at linebacker and in the defensive backfield.