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[repete]

Sounds like it is reviewable by NCAA. That call was universally ripped by all who saw it ... except the officials, of course

SJU coach said he expects next week's suspension to be lifted.

Glad you had a chance to tailgate despite car woes. Did you neglect to plug the engine warmer in???

[Ron Boerger]

Sounds like it is reviewable by NCAA. That call was universally ripped by all who saw it ... except the officials, of course

SJU coach said he expects next week's suspension to be lifted.

Glad you had a chance to tailgate despite car woes. Did you neglect to plug the engine warmer in???

OMG it was such a cluster.  If not for Pat literally saving the day I might not have even got to the game.  And when I got back the car was totally dead - Avis after asking if I would mind waiting until 10AM Sunday for a fix got an earful and finally sent a tow truck.  I didn't get to my MSP hotel until just now.

But back to the game - regardless of the suspension, it was in our hands and we didn't get it done.  Congratulations on a hard-earned win - incredible character coming back from 17 down in the fourth - and will hope to see you in the playoffs (where it will be in the 30s instead of the 90s since you'd have HFA).

[OzJohnnie]

I missed what happened to Horn on the run. Was it a bad hit?

Tough loss for the Trinity boys.  They owned the first half and it didn't look pretty.  I won't be looking forward to a rematch if we have one in the post season.  I reckon your guys will be looking to get back the one that got away.

I came here looking to see what happened to Horn.  it didn't look to me like he got hit at all. Barely a touch it seemed.  Did he fall oddly?  Regardless, it was lucky for us because that guy was throwing darts.  I'm wondering who got the first team all-American now.  It's hard to imagine a QB throwing better.

[Pat Coleman]

Braxton Plunk, Mount Union, was our first team preseason QB.

[BSCpanthers]

Anyone have an update on Tucker?  Hope his injury wasn't to bad. 

[Ron Boerger]

Anyone have an update on Tucker?  Hope his injury wasn't to bad. 

I don't have anything concrete but it wouldn't surprise if he was held out this week, given that Trinity's only route to the playoffs now is a Pool A bid.  That's just me spitballing based on what I saw at the game, he will want to play if it's at all possible.  A damned shame regardless because he was absolutely on fire throwing the ball; according to TU SID his 352 yards (on 28 of 33, no interceptions, 2TDs) was a career high.

The Week 1 d3football.com Top 25 is out and the voters showed a great deal of respect for yesterday's results, elevating SJU to 4 ahead of Trinity at 5, moving HSU to 6, and placing UMHB at 12.   The margin between 5 and 6 is only a few points so next week's results will have a lot to do with where Trinity and HSU end up relative to each other in Week 2.

[Ron Boerger]

From what I understand, D3football.com (Pat Coleman), Around the D3FB Huddle (the Mayor, Frank Rossi) and Dave Campbell's Texas Football (Cory Hogue) will all be in attendance Saturday in San Antonio and I'm sure True to the Cru's Riley Zayas, too. Hopefully the newish press box is up to the task , tho Frank will no doubt be roaming the sidelines - dress for the heat, Frank!  Gametime temperature is expected near 100, cooling to the low 90s by game's end.

[Riley Zayas]

From what I understand, D3football.com (Pat Coleman), Around the D3FB Huddle (the Mayor, Frank Rossi) and Dave Campbell's Texas Football (Cory Hogue) will all be in attendance Saturday in San Antonio and I'm sure True to the Cru's Riley Zayas, too. Hopefully the newish press box is up to the task , tho Frank will no doubt be roaming the sidelines - dress for the heat, Frank!  Gametime temperature is expected near 100, cooling to the low 90s by game's end.

Haha, yes! All of the national media is going to be in town. And of course I'll be there too. This is going be a great game, though the quarterback situation for both teams will make it interesting. That press box is nice! I love covering games down at Trinity. Hoping for a large crowd.

[Ron Boerger]

The ATN Podcast is out and has a lot of coverage of SJU-Trinity including an interview of Coach Urban that provides a great deal of context about that second half.

[tigerguy]

The ATN Podcast is out and has a lot of coverage of SJU-Trinity including an interview of Coach Urban that provides a great deal of context about that second half.

I obviously appreciate Urban taking the blame, but I think he played it the right way. In Division 3, the kicking game is never as  automatic as other divisions, and St. John's hadn't been able to stop Trinity's passing attack all game. Tucker choosing to run for it and not slide (or to not just immediately go down) was just an unfortunate choice, but he will learn from it.

Trinity's kicker Tyler Huettel was an all american punter at St. Olaf, but was 0-2 on his field goals during his time there. He was 0-3 on his field goals for Trinity last year in limited action. That being said, he looked solid on Satruday. 1/1 on his lone field goal, 4/4 on his PATs, and based on his kickoffs through the back of the end zone, he has a heck of a leg for D3. Hopelly he is a guy Urban can trust down the road in similar scenarios, or maybe he hasn't been great in practice, which would align with his poor (although limited) field goal stats we have on him from the last two years.

I also liked Urban's supporting words for the backup QB Ryan Back, who appears to have a cannon for an arm. I didn't know we had lost that many guys on defense throughout the game. Based on what Urban said, it sounds like we were down our starting DB's and safety at various points based on whatever was going through the team. Urban suggested it might have been a bad food situation, which can obviously wreak havoc on the stomach and ultimately on their hydration in a game played in hot temperatures.

[D3Navy]

Any updates on the Trinity Tigers? Tucker Horn's/secondary's health?  Harmel's suspension?  Status of BJ Stewart?

Some very impactful determinations waiting to be made.

[Pat Coleman]

I haven't heard anything official, but I wouldn't be surprised if Harmel's ejection was pretty quickly overturned.

[D3Navy]

I haven't heard anything official, but I wouldn't be surprised if Harmel's ejection was pretty quickly overturned.

Thanks, Pat.

[Ron Boerger]

SAA PoTWs announced:

• Offense:  Josh Rogers, Jr., Berry:  194 yds and 2 TDs on 11 carries (long of 65) in the 67-34 blowout of Huntingdon.
• Defense:  Thomas Ladner, Sr., B-SC:  13 tackles (11 solo), 1.5 TFL, 1 PBU, and a QBH in a 20-19 win over McMurry.
• Special Teams:  Hunter Coleman, Soph., Berry:  Blocked 3 punts resulting in a safety, a scoop and score, and gaining the ball at the McMurry 2.

[Ron Boerger]

Trinity QB Tucker Horn has been nominated for the National Football Foundation's Campbell Trophy.