FB: Southern Athletic Association

Ron Boerger · October 20, 2012, 04:57:18 PM

Centre kicks a field goal to go up 31-14 with 2:54 remaining.

Sewanee wins 31-19, at least one Tiger team will win today. Congrats!

Millsaps up big at Rhodes, 33-13 with the Lynx threatening midway through the third.

awadelewis · October 20, 2012, 05:32:19 PM

Wow... Didn't expect our guys to be able to run the ball as well as they did today against B-SC.

Shoreman · October 20, 2012, 07:31:25 PM

Great win for the Tigers!

Major Rev · October 21, 2012, 06:04:44 PM

Really surprised there's not more chatter here about the SAA games this week. Centre takes a nice win, and Sewanee really plays to potential and knocks a contender down a notch.

The Millsaps passing game really came to play against Rhodes - Pinciotti throws for about 450 and 6 TDs with no interceptions - to 14 different receivers! There won't be many QBs that beat that perfomance from Saturday.

Wondered how healthy everyone is at this stage of the game. Injuries over the last few weeks can make or break a playoff team, and we have several possibilities out of the SAA/SCAC.

jknezek · October 21, 2012, 06:38:47 PM

Quote from: Major Rev on October 21, 2012, 06:04:44 PM
Really surprised there's not more chatter here about the SAA games this week. Centre takes a nice win, and Sewanee really plays to potential and knocks a contender down a notch.

The Millsaps passing game really came to play against Rhodes - Pinciotti throws for about 450 and 6 TDs with no interceptions - to 14 different receivers! There won't be many QBs that beat that perfomance from Saturday.

Wondered how healthy everyone is at this stage of the game. Injuries over the last few weeks can make or break a playoff team, and we have several possibilities out of the SAA/SCAC.

Actually there are very few possibilities for the SAA/SCAC to get any bid. There is no AQ for the SAA this year, meaning all the teams default to Pool B for first selection. Wesley or Huntingdon is the odds on favorite to earn that spot, depending on the outcome of their game this weekend and the winner finishing out the season. Huntingdon owns a h2h against Millsaps, and the winner of the game will obviously hold a h2h over the other team.

After Pool B, any remaining candidates from B are moved into the "C" pool. The "C" pool very rarely takes a 2 loss team. Of the SCAC/SAA teams, the only 1 loss team remaining is Millsaps, who will have a good case for making the playoffs if they win out. Two loss Centre would be a very long shot, anyone with 3 losses is almost certainly out.

PrayingColonel · October 22, 2012, 12:45:28 PM

Centre played their best game of the season Saturday. It was a tremendous team effort. The kind of effort you need to beat a good team like Trinity. It did appear that Trinity is a little down this year, but I do not want to take anything away from the Colonels. I think the Trinity question will be answered when they play Millsaps.
The Colonels make the long trip to Texas this week to face Austin. Hopefully they play as well this week as last week.

Shoreman · October 23, 2012, 07:02:22 AM

SAA week 9 predictions:

Centre travels to   Austin. Centre too much for the Kangaroos, by 17


Rhodes @ Sewanee Battle for the Edmund Orgill Trophy since 1954, overall series dates back to 1899 (oldest in the South). Tigers make it two wins in a row, winning at Rhodes last year. Tigers by 7.

Millsaps @ Trinity (Tex.) Trin Tigers too much at home win by 17.

DGPugh · October 23, 2012, 11:04:21 AM

Shoreman- with respect, i believe you meant to say "oldest among the SAA or remaining SCAC schools" (but not oldest in the South)

Auburn started their rivalry with UGA in 1892, at Piedmont Park in the ATL, and they have played 115 games in that time

having spent my final 4 yrs of didactic schooling in Athens, and having worked on and off for AU for the past 20 plus yrs, this bit of history is ingrained to deeply into my brain to let it go........sorry

keep the faith

jknezek · October 23, 2012, 11:47:27 AM

Quote from: Shoreman on October 23, 2012, 07:02:22 AM
SAA week 9 predictions:

Centre travels to   Austin. Centre too much for the Kangaroos, by 17


Rhodes @ Sewanee Battle for the Edmund Orgill Trophy since 1954, overall series dates back to 1899 (oldest in the South). Tigers make it two wins in a row, winning at Rhodes last year. Tigers by 7.
Millsaps @ Trinity (Tex.) Trin Tigers too much at home win by 17.

Kind of an interesting comment. W&L played Centre first in 1897. Hasn't been played every year since, but certainly predates the above. W&L also played H-SC in 1899, again, not played every year since, but most of them. And of course the first W&L vs Sewanee game was in 1892, although the series did not resume again until 1939.

Have Sewanee and Rhodes played every year since 1899? Answered my own question. According to Sports Illustrated it is the "longest consecutively played game south of the Mason Dixon line". So yes, it has been played every year. I'm not sure "oldest in the south" is correct, but "longest consecutively played" is a better description.

Auburn and Georgia started early, as DGPugh points out, but they missed 1893, 1898, 1897, 1917, 1918, and 1943 according to Wikipedia.

DGPugh · October 23, 2012, 12:04:43 PM

http://saa-sports.com/sports/fball/2012-13/releases/20120820oavpvm
neat article
it calls 'Rhodes-Sewanee tilt "the longest consecutively played football game below the Mason-Dixon (since 1899)'

that is neat, as it appears to be continuous. AU & UGA have taken a couple of breaks from each other, and only played 115 times. (i wish they would take a break this yr....glad Huntingdon is having a good season)

killing time, fighting a cold, but i got to go get on the tractor and put out some winter grazing.....
keep the faith

Major Rev · October 23, 2012, 03:05:36 PM

Quote from: jknezek on October 21, 2012, 06:38:47 PM
Quote from: Major Rev on October 21, 2012, 06:04:44 PM
Really surprised there's not more chatter here about the SAA games this week. Centre takes a nice win, and Sewanee really plays to potential and knocks a contender down a notch.

The Millsaps passing game really came to play against Rhodes - Pinciotti throws for about 450 and 6 TDs with no interceptions - to 14 different receivers! There won't be many QBs that beat that perfomance from Saturday.

Wondered how healthy everyone is at this stage of the game. Injuries over the last few weeks can make or break a playoff team, and we have several possibilities out of the SAA/SCAC.

Actually there are very few possibilities for the SAA/SCAC to get any bid. There is no AQ for the SAA this year, meaning all the teams default to Pool B for first selection. Wesley or Huntingdon is the odds on favorite to earn that spot, depending on the outcome of their game this weekend and the winner finishing out the season. Huntingdon owns a h2h against Millsaps, and the winner of the game will obviously hold a h2h over the other team.

After Pool B, any remaining candidates from B are moved into the "C" pool. The "C" pool very rarely takes a 2 loss team. Of the SCAC/SAA teams, the only 1 loss team remaining is Millsaps, who will have a good case for making the playoffs if they win out. Two loss Centre would be a very long shot, anyone with 3 losses is almost certainly out.

You sum it up quite well here. A one-loss Millsaps might have a shot, but it's probably a long one. They'd better really take care of business over the last three games. No doubt Trinity and BSC in particular, as well as Austin, would love to play the role of spoiler.

I'm not very familiar with how the maps work out, and will check into some of those considerations.

NOW, back to part of the earlier post ... how are INJURIES affecting teams at this point? I see a lot of padless jerseys on the Saturday sidelines ...

Major Rev · October 23, 2012, 04:06:06 PM

Quote from: Shoreman on October 23, 2012, 07:02:22 AM
SAA week 9 predictions:

Centre travels to   Austin. Centre too much for the Kangaroos, by 17


Rhodes @ Sewanee Battle for the Edmund Orgill Trophy since 1954, overall series dates back to 1899 (oldest in the South). Tigers make it two wins in a row, winning at Rhodes last year. Tigers by 7.

Millsaps @ Trinity (Tex.) Trin Tigers too much at home win by 17.

I think you hit the Centre/Austin game on the nose - Centre by 17.

But I think Sewanee's Tigers are 14 better than Rhodes.

But of course, I can't buy that last one - Millsaps by 13.

Ron Boerger · October 24, 2012, 10:57:00 AM

Trinity will have a good shot on Saturday but only if they can hold onto the ball. It should be a lovely fall afternoon with highs forecast in the mid-60s and a bit of a breeze out of the northeast.

Edit: Nice ATR story today on Millsaps coach Aaron Pelch.

Major Rev · October 24, 2012, 12:17:17 PM

I'm with you, Ron. This should be a GREAT game to watch! Makes me want to drive to San Antonio. I've only seen one game at Trinity - during Millsaps 1975 semifinal playoff season.

I think protecting the QB will also be at issue for Trinity. McKyssack had a rough game in Jackson that included some bruised ribs, and Millsaps' D-line is even better this year.

On the other hand, Millsaps will have to take advantage of its red-zone chances, a problem during the Huntingdon game, as well as run the ball, which the Majors have been able to do adequately enough through the season, to provide a more balanced offensive game.

I want to echo what Kyle had in his article about the closeness of the team. I'm around them on a weekly basis, and it's a family feel - brothers linked in a common effort. It's a real pleasure to watch them work and play as a team.

tigerguy · October 24, 2012, 01:14:51 PM

Not really sure how close the TU/Millsaps game will be this weekend. Mckissic got hurt last week on a blindsided sack to the point where he didn't go back into the game. The backup QB Blaschke, who at times has been good, threw 3 picks. Mckissic is a MUCH better all-around quarterback, so if Blaschke gets the start due to Mckissic's injury, we could see some shakey offense from the Tigers.