FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[MACCENTRE43]

My mom, tough stubborn old goat that she is, is hunkering down in Santa Fe, TX.  We rode out Alicia there in 83.  She should be fine as long as they're able to dodge any tornados.  She refused to come up to CS.  They are predicting Cat 1 winds in College Station in the morning.  Nothing but some gusts here and there as of midnight.

I hope  I don't have to go down looking for her tomorrow afternoon.

Now for the really bad news.  We have a beach house down on the extreme west end of Galveston (near San Luis Pass).  I'm thinking it might be completely gone right now. 

Good luck Tex.  Keeping all those folks in TX in my prayers.

[Ron Boerger]

DPU just scored on a 49-yard strike from Spud Dick to Alex Coors to tie Anderson at 10 with 8:02 to play in the first half ... then blocks an Anderson punt attempt, Chris Gasbarra recovers and returns it for six to take their first lead of the game 17-10.

Maryville (TN) takes a 7-0 lead over Centre on a short TD pass, 0:36 to play in the first quarter.

[wabashcpa]

Wes must have let Coach Walker know that in order to win Pick 'ems this week, he really needed DePauw to start scoring some points!  Apparently they got the message!

[Ron Boerger]

Wes must have let Coach Walker know that in order to win Pick 'ems this week, he really needed DePauw to start scoring some points!  Apparently they got the message!

And the beat (down?) goes on ... Spud Dick passes to Bryan Mulligan for 24 yds and DPU now leads 24-10, 3:29 left in the half.

And speaking of beatdowns I just clicked the Colorado College live stats link - they still have the season-ending 68-6 drubbing by Millsaps on that page.   Ouch.

[Ron Boerger]

Depauw turns back an Anderson threat with two consecutive sacks, gets the ball back on their 30 with less than a minute remaining in the half, Dick completes 6 of 7 passes in 49 seconds to get the Tigers back in the end zone before the end of the half.  31-10 DPU at halftime. 

Centre still trails 7-0 and is having a great deal of difficulty doing anything on the offensive side of the ball.

Austin has rallied to tie their game with McMurry at 14 late in the fourth quarter .. they're in OT as the Indians missed a 29-yd FGA as time expired.  AC wins the toss and elects to go on defense, McMurry will have the wind.

[Ron Boerger]

1st OT:
McMurry:  false start, 3yd run, pass inc, pass inc, pass inc, AC ball on McM 25.
AC:  9 yd gain, fumble, on to 2nd OT.  McM announcers say the fumble call was questionable. 

2nd OT:
AC:  19-yd run (1st down), 4 yd run, 2 yd run, touchdown, PAT good, 21-14 AC.
McMurry:   run no gain, pass inc, time out McM, 12-yd pass, first down, run no gain, 3yd pass, pass inc, pass inc, Austin College wins

[Ron Boerger]

Doesn't look like the thin air is impacting CC's current opponent any more than it did Millsaps.  Occidental is up 14-0 midway through the first quarter.

[DPU3619]

Wes must have let Coach Walker know that in order to win Pick 'ems this week, he really needed DePauw to start scoring some points!  Apparently they got the message!

Must have gotten my text that I sent after the first quarter.  I was none too pleased.  

Spud's having a great day.  Defense is playing well after those first couple of series.  Seems to be going fairly well.  I'm satisfied.  4 turnovers isn't great, though.  Still, good to get those first game jitters out of the way. 

Also, hope everybody's making it out of Ike OK.  Got to work and saw some of the video coming down from network.  Pretty nasty stuff.

Just scored again as I was typing that.  Ellis went in from 2 yds out.   45-10 - which makes them cover!!!

[wabashcpa]

Not so fast!!

Anderson TD makes it 45-17 in the 4th.

But wait - DePauw answers - 52-17.

[jekelish]

1st OT:
McMurry:  false start, 3yd run, pass inc, pass inc, pass inc, AC ball on McM 25.
AC:  9 yd gain, fumble, on to 2nd OT.  McM announcers say the fumble call was questionable. 

2nd OT:
AC:  19-yd run (1st down), 4 yd run, 2 yd run, touchdown, PAT good, 21-14 AC.
McMurry:   run no gain, pass inc, time out McM, 12-yd pass, first down, run no gain, 3yd pass, pass inc, pass inc, Austin College wins

Ron - the fumble call was definitely questionable, to the point where I'd say it was an awful call.  It was pretty clear to everyone in the stadium that the ground forced the fumble after the play was pretty much dead.  It doesn't matter in the end, as AC gets the big win in pretty crappy conditions.  Game ball has to go to Zach Mamot, who scored to tie things up at 14 and cap off a 20 play, 98 yard drive (finished with a pretty awesome leap into the endzone), and who carried it all three times in the second overtime and scored from two yards out.

[wabashcpa]

It's final - DePauw 52, Anderson 17.

[DPU3619]

Oxy rolling Colorado 34-0 at half.

Live stats STILL have the Millsaps final, which Oxy is exactly halfway to reaching.  Perhaps it's an omen.

Also, really enjoying the Sewanee video/audio crew.  Doing a fine job.  They tell me W & L is up 17-6 in the 4th.

[Ralph Turner]

Millsaps is beating Belhaven by 7 at the half.  My buffering cut out the score when the announcer gave it

[wabashcpa]

Some more finals...

Maryville 20
Centre 17

Wash & Lee 24
Sewanee 12

Occidental 41
Colorado College 0 (ouch!)

Rhodes @ Louisiana College ----- postponed

[Ralph Turner]

Millsaps 14, Belhaven 14 3:50 3Q.

Millsaps to receive the KO.