FB: Southern Athletic Association

[awadelewis]

Will do. W&L's offense is going to be tough to stop. JHU took advantage of the defense. Be interesting to see how the defense stacks up against a different offense.

Good seeing y'all today.   Wish the results was different. :-)

Don't know about our kids... two weeks in a row we've had teams down multiple touchdowns and we let them back in the game.

[jknezek]

Will do. W&L's offense is going to be tough to stop. JHU took advantage of the defense. Be interesting to see how the defense stacks up against a different offense.

Good seeing y'all today.   Wish the results was different. :-)

Don't know about our kids... two weeks in a row we've had teams down multiple touchdowns and we let them back in the game.

Well. My pregame thoughts weren't worth much as we barely moved the ball on you. Good luck the rest of the season.

[BerryViking92]

Good win Saturday for Berry over Lagrange.  Most points we have scored in a game (in our brief history). 2-0.  One to Rhodes.

[paparcc]

Good win Saturday for Berry over Lagrange.  Most points we have scored in a game (in our brief history). 2-0.  One to Rhodes.

Both Maryville and LaGrange were good wins.  But can't continue to give up 35 pts per game and expect to win.  9 of the top 10 ranked teams are giving up 14 or less per game.

[BerryViking92]

paparcc:   very true.  I was certainly troubled by our defense in the first half against Maryville.  Certainly, there is room for improvement.  However, I will note our year to year improvement against these two teams.  The last tow seasons, we lost to Maryville something like 41-14.  And the last two games against Lagrange both went into overtime.  This is evidence of marked improvement.

We are a senior heavy team, seniors with a lot of experience.  If we are going to win the conference, etc we need to do so this year.   

Time will tell...

[awadelewis]

Am very interested in seeing how Berry does this week with Rhodes as I've not seen or heard a lot about what Rhodes is bringing to the table this year.    Good gauge on how far the Vikings have come and will go this year.

Will admit to pulling a bit for Millsaps this week against Chicago...  a Majors win will be a good setup for next week's game in Jackson with Hendrix.

... and conference games have already started? How did we already get three weeks into the season?

[BerryViking92]

Great 2nd half & Berry is 3-0!

[Scots13]

Sewanee is 0-3 with scores of 21-17, 21-17, and 21-16. That's rough.

[jknezek]

Sewanee is 0-3 with scores of 21-17, 21-17, and 21-16. That's rough.

What I saw from them this year looked better than what I've seen in the past. First Year QB looks good but he took a lot of hard shots against W&L. The lines looked better. Especially defensive line. I think someone could throw on them easier than run, but hard to tell from W&L game. Regardless, they may take lumps this year but it seems like they have some pieces to build around going forward.

[awadelewis]

Youth and inexperience was really evident with how things went last Saturday on the Mountain against B-SC.   Two of the Panthers scores came after turnovers by our offense.   The other two games was conditioning issues.... our defense just couldn't stay up with W&L in the 4th quarter of that game.

Our other weak point is a traditional one for us: secondary play.  Not looking forward to going up against some of the more pass-happy teams in the middle of our schedule.

[BerryViking92]

Good win for Berry yesterday, the largest margin of victory in our brief history.  4-0.  The games only get bigger, starting on Saturday.

[BerryCollegeFan]

Good win for Berry yesterday, the largest margin of victory in our brief history.  4-0.  The games only get bigger, starting on Saturday.

I was surprised at the number of freshmen that Sewanee played.  Some pretty good athletes that made some good plays.  But their inexperience made their results inconsistent and eventually took its toll on the scoreboard.

Berry needs work in the secondary and has times when the offense bogs down.  IMO, if they want to make that next step they will need to improve there.

[awadelewis]

Sets up an interesting game on Saturday with Hendrix on the road at B-SC.    Has all of the trappings of a "trap game" about it (sorry,  couldn't resist), esp. if the Warriors are looking ahead to hosting Berry the following week.

[jknezek]

Sets up an interesting game on Saturday with Hendrix on the road at B-SC.    Has all of the trappings of a "trap game" about it (sorry,  couldn't resist), esp. if the Warriors are looking ahead to hosting Berry the following week.

If the weather and family hold I will be there tailgating on the hill with the old RV. Looking forward to seeing Hendrix.

[Clark Kent]

Berry needs work in the secondary and has times when the offense bogs down.  IMO, if they want to make that next step they will need to improve there.

That was never more evident that last night.  WashU was 35 of 48 passing (73%), and on the 2 TD passes there wasn't a DB within 10 yds of the receiver.  But it wasn't just the secondary.  This game was lost on the line of scrimmage and WashU dominated the LOS.  WashU is disciplined, physical and aggressive whereas Berry is not.  Teams play the way they practice.