FB: Southern Athletic Association

[BSCpanthers]

BSC is beating Millsaps 35-7 at the half.  Millsaps TD came off a tipped pass pick 6.  This is the kind of win we needed to help sure up that Pool C bid.

[Ron Boerger]

BSC is beating Millsaps 35-7 at the half.  Millsaps TD came off a tipped pass pick 6.  This is the kind of win we needed to help sure up that Pool C bid.

Margin of victory really isn't a thing for Pool C, especially against a team like Millsaps.

Lots of blowouts in the SAA today but the eye-opener is the waxing Centre is putting on Berry, 42-14 after three quarters.  If they get back into the regional rankings that would help BSC more than doing Sewanee.

[BSCpanthers]

Final in Jackson was 49-7.  No matter what happens with the selection committee, that is one heck of a season for BSC. 

[umhb2001]

BSC Has to get in. I can't imagine they wouldn't. If they do, they could come to Texas where we would have a SAA vs ASC first round if HSU also gets in.

[albatross]

Minor point here but good to see Hendrix rally with two solid wins to close out the season. They knew they were capable of more and sent the seniors out on a high note.

Centre with a solid season-ending win as well. Now we wait until 5:30 EST...

[BSCpanthers]

I expect Hendrix to be back competing for the conference title next season.  Seems like y'all had a lot of injuries and were playing with a freshman QB.  Rhodes is getting better, Centre and Berry will still be Centre and Berry, next season should be wide open.

[D3Navy]

Trinity and BSC in - excellent.

Trinity facing UMHB first - less excellent.

Should be a good game with lots of fans from both sides!

[BSCpanthers]

Trinity at UMHB, Huntingdon at BSC.  We could see a rematch of BSC at Trinity.  But let's get past round 1 first.

[tigerguy]

Don't really understand why Trinity doesn't get a first round home game but BSC does. I understand cost and travel issues, but why should a conference runner up ever get placed in a better position than the conference winner?

[jknezek]

Don't really understand why Trinity doesn't get a first round home game but BSC does. I understand cost and travel issues, but why should a conference runner up ever get placed in a better position than the conference winner?

Because of cost and travel issues.

[BSCpanthers]

Whoever wins our game will be headed to Texas the next weekend.  Like I said earlier somewhere, if you want to win it all, you're going to have to beat them eventually, doesn't matter when you play them.

[Ron Boerger]

Yeah, well this has been Trinity's fall so far:

(1) volleyball, top in the region earned a hosting bid.  No can do, costs too much, off to New Jersey with you.
(2) men's soccer,  top in the region, earned a hosting bid.   No can do, the women have priority and the NCAA doesn't allow both men to women to host the same weekend.   Off to Washington state with you.
(3) women's soccer, the most lightly regarded of the bunch (top in the region but #17 in the country), earned a hosting bid and miracle of miracles the NCAA let them host.  And they won both rounds.
(4) and now football, ranked #2 in the region earned a hosting bid.   No can do, costs too much, you get to go to the #1 team in the region while the team you beat gets to host.

Yes, I know it's all money.  But for God's sake just once I'd like to see the NCAA tell a team on the east coast just once they're the ones that are going have to suck it up and take one for the NCAA.

[crufootball]

Yeah, well this has been Trinity's fall so far:

(1) volleyball, top in the region earned a hosting bid.  No can do, costs too much, off to New Jersey with you.
(2) men's soccer,  top in the region, earned a hosting bid.   No can do, the women have priority and the NCAA doesn't allow both men to women to host the same weekend.   Off to Washington state with you.
(3) women's soccer, the most lightly regarded of the bunch (top in the region but #17 in the country), earned a hosting bid and miracle of miracles the NCAA let them host.  And they won both rounds.
(4) and now football, ranked #2 in the region earned a hosting bid.   No can do, costs too much, you get to go to the #1 team in the region while the team you beat gets to host.

Yes, I know it's all money.  But for God's sake just once I'd like to see the NCAA tell a team on the east coast just once they're the ones that are going have to suck it up and take one for the NCAA.

I think that is the most frustrating part, we hear that they worked as hard as they can to make a fair bracket....unless they can save money doing other wise... and the same regions are where those costs are always saved.

[SW1]

Their cost saving on flights should just be called Southern cost savings rule. Never does it affect any region but this one and that is a fact. If UMHB and Trinity were ranked number 1 and number 2 they would still make them play to save a dollar. Can't remember a year UMHB hasn't had to play a murderer's row to get through the playoffs. East play patsies because they are within driving distance but they always seem to still favor them.

[jknezek]

Their cost saving on flights should just be called Southern cost savings rule. Never does it affect any region but this one and that is a fact. If UMHB and Trinity were ranked number 1 and number 2 they would still make them play to save a dollar. Can't remember a year UMHB hasn't had to play a murderer's row to get through the playoffs. East play patsies because they are within driving distance but they always seem to still favor them.

It also affects the SCIAC and NWC teams. And it's not all Southern teams, lots of teams in VA and NC for example have no issues. It's an ISLAND problem. The Deep South and West Coast teams are islands for D3 football, and, generally speaking, islands for most sports. The solution is to have more D3 teams in that area or head to a different division. Unfortunately with 3.18% allotment of funds, money is finite. Double unfortunate is it is likely to get worse, not better, if the P5 decide to take their basketball tournament and do it themselves to keep the money.