FB: Southern Athletic Association

[Shoreman]

Rhodes drives and scores the go ahead touchdown pass 14-10. 23 seconds left.

[Ron Boerger]

No miracles in SA today as Trinity probably knocks Millsaps out of the Pool B/C picture with the 35-24 win.  Mason Blaschke goes the entire way with 221 yards rushing on 23 carries and 188 yards and two touchdowns passing on 14-of-19.  No turnovers either way.

Garrett Pinciotti ended up with 312 yards and 2 TDs on 23-of-49 passing.

[Shoreman]

Rhodes gets the W. Game ends with Tigers on the Rhodes 7.

Great game on the Mountain. Rhodes wins back the Cup in the fog.

[etg]

(El Tea Gray--re: 5 year reunion of "Miricle in Mississippi"--10/27/07)


Bonzo, I was at today's game and really liked what I saw.

Trinity Tigers are 3-1 in the Old SCAC---for whatever that means.


                                                                               

[Ralph Turner]

(El Tea Gray--re: 5 year reunion of "Miricle in Mississippi"--10/27/07)


Bonzo, I was at today's game and really liked what I saw.

Trinity Tigers are 3-1 in the Old SCAC---for whatever that means.
                                                                               

Can we say that the SAA/SCAC championship still runs thru San Antonio?

[awadelewis]

So does Trinity beating Millsaps eliminate any chance the SAA/SCAC have of getting a team into the playoffs this season?

[Ralph Turner]

So does Trinity beating Millsaps eliminate any chance the SAA/SCAC have of getting a team into the playoffs this season?

I think so.

[jknezek]

So does Trinity beating Millsaps eliminate any chance the SAA/SCAC have of getting a team into the playoffs this season?

Most likely yes. There are some really good 1 loss "c" candidates in the other regions, and I think the best "c" in the south right now is 2 loss La College. Two loss teams Millsaps and Centre have lost to much weaker opponents. Three loss teams like B-SC and Trinity are not going to make the table.

The best hope the SAA has of getting a team on the table is if La College loses to Hardin-Simmons last week of the season leaving the ASC with no 2 loss teams. Then Centre, Huntingdon, and Millsaps, provided they all win out, will probably be top of the board for the South Region. Which one goes first? I would say Huntingdon since they hold a H2H over Millsaps who holds the H2H over Centre. Plus one of Huntingdon's losses is to Wesley, a stronger loss than either of the SAA teams.

[Ron Boerger]

Birmingham-Southern still has a chance to throw a monkey wrench into the hopes of both Millsaps and Centre, but with both games on the road and the team on a three-game losing streak after the 5-0 start you have to wonder what's going on there.  The Panthers have played their best on the road (win at Huntingdon, good effort in the L at Wesley, stifling defensive effort at Rhodes) so perhaps they can regain their winning form on the season-ending road trips. 

[cush]

Speaking of Huntingdon, I thought Birmingham Southern and Huntingdon was suppose to be a big rival game but looks like they aren't playing in 2013.

[Major Rev]

I thought Trinity, and particularly Blaschke, played a superb game on Saturday.  They protected their QB from the Millsaps pass rush, and when flushed Blaschke turned it into big plays.  And I thought Trinity's defense was well-prepared.  Pinciotti had enough time to get off quick passes, but Trinity's defensive backfield seemed to be well-coordinated with the time that Pinciotti was going to have, and they were a blanket covering outlet receivers.  Congratulations to Trinity on a well-played game.

All roads lead through San Antonio for the SCAC/SAA bragging rights?  The folks at Centre and Millsaps might disagree over the last decade. 

But the folks in Belton don't really care who shows up to play.  Until somebody takes that game from the Cru in the playoffs, nobody else cares either.

I would have been interested in seeing a SCAC in East and West divisions, but we're beyond that conversation at this point.  And until the SCAC and SAA build up to AQs, the discussion over where the road goes through, IMHO, is like lap dogs squabbling over crumbs under the table.  A little pointed, but true ...

[Shoreman]

Another stab at predictions in the inaugural SAA season:

Birmingham Southern @ Centre, Colonels by 10.       
      
Trinity (Tex.) @ Sewanee, Banged up Tigers coming off a tough loss to Rhodes. Tigers take their finale by 7.      
      
Austin @ Millsaps , Majors by 17

Does anyone know do the affiliate SAA members begin play next season along with Berry and Hendrix? If so is this the end of the SAA/SCAC games?   

[cush]

Next season the SAA will have 7 football school's with hendrix and berry starting programs while the scac will have 4 football school's. Washington U and chicago enter the SAA in 2015. There might be some cross over games but not conference wide after this season.   

[Hawks88]

Speaking of Huntingdon, I thought Birmingham Southern and Huntingdon was suppose to be a big rival game but looks like they aren't playing in 2013.

I have heard that too. Apparently with Huntingdon going into the USAC and the expanded SAA schedule they couldn't work out the same open dates. Aren't both conferences going to be at an odd number of teams for the near future? I would hope that the conferences could work together to give the two teams a common open date and keep the series going.

[cush]

I don't know why BSC and HC can't play the first game of the season.