FB: Southern Athletic Association

[albatross]

Hendrix doesn't have a powerhouse match-up in Week 1, but it does have an in-state rivalry game with Lyon College (NAIA). The two schools compete for the "Scotzilla Trophy," which we won last year. The series is 2-0 Hendrix.

The trophy is unique, quirky, and fits in D3 sports. It's a concept formed by marrying Lyon's mascot (the Scots) and Godzilla, a subject on which Hendrix's president (Dr. William Tsutsui) is the world's leading academic expert.

Trophy picture attached...

And of course, the celebratory picture...(with Dr. Tsutsui getting to hold the trophy with Coach Buck!)

[Ron Boerger]

Week 1 schedule:

Millsaps at Belhaven (Thursday night)
Berry at Maryville TN
Kenyon at Sewanee
Centre at Hanover
BSC at LaGrange
Austin at (NAIA) Bacone
(NAIA) Lyon at Hendrix
Rhodes at Willamette
Trinity at Redlands

[albatross]

Lot of good opportunities for the conference here. Good out-of-conference teams (Maryville, Redlands), scholarship programs (Bacone, Lyon), and other regional teams the conference needs to start beating if we want to better shape going forward (Belhaven, Lagrange)...

Week 1 schedule:

Millsaps at Belhaven (Thursday night)
Berry at Maryville TN
Kenyon at Sewanee
Centre at Hanover
BSC at LaGrange
Austin at (NAIA) Bacone
(NAIA) Lyon at Hendrix
Rhodes at Willamette
Trinity at Redlands

[albatross]

Hendrix has some players from the Houston area and even more from Texas in general. They're collecting donations at the gates and concourses at the Battle for Scotzilla this weekend...

http://hendrixwarriors.com/news/2017/8/31/football-assistance-for-students-affected-by-hurricane-harvey-and-campus-relief-response.aspx?path=football

[awadelewis]

Week 1 results:
Belhaven 42 - Millsaps 37
Berry 31 - Maryville 24
Sewanee 45 -Kenyon 20
Centre 27  - Hanover 14
B-SC 29 - LaGrange 25
Austin 31 - Bacone 8
Hendrix 56 -Lyon 28
Rhodes 45 - Willamette 42
Redlands 32 - Trinity 7

Close road wins for Berry, B-SC, Centre, and Rhodes to start the season.   Millsaps drops the cross-town game with Belhaven.   Redlands appears to not had any problems with beating Trinity.   Sewanee breaks a long winless streak by beating Kenyon.   

[awadelewis]

An interesting fact from this year's schedule of games:  Sewanee's contest with Berry in the first weekend of October will the be the first time in the long history of Sewanee football that a game will be played under the lights at Harris-McGee Field.

[BerryViking92]

Great win for Berry on Saturday over Maryville.  I think we may have a rivalry on our hands.  The weather was awful, but the crowd was good as was the atmosphere.  I think the Maryville kid playing the bagpipe is quite cool.  The two teams seem pretty close to evenly matched, which made for an exciting game.  Maryville will do just fine in it's conference, which had an absolutely horrid weekend.

Berry defense looked really good.  I was concerned about the kicking game, but it also looked good.  Special team errors were costly and need to be addressed. Collins was a stud running the ball.

[albatross]

Great win for Berry on Saturday over Maryville.  I think we may have a rivalry on our hands.  The weather was awful, but the crowd was good as was the atmosphere.  I think the Maryville kid playing the bagpipe is quite cool. 

the bagpiper should join forces with the Berry drumline! 

[BerryViking92]

No doubt!

[Scots13]

I'm not sure if the bagpiper is a student or not, but we had a guy in our class that received a hefty amount of financial aid due to his piping skills. He could lay it down.
We used to have Knoxville Pipes and Drums perform before the Homecoming game and it was a sight to see. Precision does not do it justice.
I haven't been to, or online streamed, commencement in a couple years, but they have performed there are well.

MC used to have a marching band back in the day that would wear kilts.  Now we have a pep band with a bass guitar . For all the emphasis the College places on the arts and a multi-million dollar concert venue (Clayton Center for the Arts), you'd think they'd have the interest/capabilities to have an actual marching band. If you want to see a small college band that does it right, look at Huntingdon. Don't need a big band...maybe 20 people.

[jknezek]

I'm not sure if the bagpiper is a student or not, but we had a guy in our class that received a hefty amount of financial aid due to his piping skills. He could lay it down.
We used to have Knoxville Pipes and Drums perform before the Homecoming game and it was a sight to see. Precision does not do it justice.
I haven't been to, or online streamed, commencement in a couple years, but they have performed there are well.

MC used to have a marching band back in the day that would wear kilts.  Now we have a pep band with a bass guitar . For all the emphasis the College places on the arts and a multi-million dollar concert venue (Clayton Center for the Arts), you'd think they'd have the interest/capabilities to have an actual marching band. If you want to see a small college band that does it right, look at Huntingdon. Don't need a big band...maybe 20 people.

Hasanova and I were admiring Huntingdon's band this weekend. Between the pre-game march, the halftime show, and the music throughout the game, they do an excellent job and it is huge. BSC has a small band that also does well. I'm surprised that both still also pipe in cheap music during the game. Let the band have it! It's why they are there.

Carnegie Mellon also has bagpipes. When my sister went, mid to late 90s, I used to enjoy listening to them. A very neat novelty but I'm not sure I'd want to be hearing them on a regular basis.

[Scots13]

Unlike Justin Beiber, they grow on you.

[GillCJ1]

I'm not sure if the bagpiper is a student or not, but we had a guy in our class that received a hefty amount of financial aid due to his piping skills. He could lay it down.
We used to have Knoxville Pipes and Drums perform before the Homecoming game and it was a sight to see. Precision does not do it justice.
I haven't been to, or online streamed, commencement in a couple years, but they have performed there are well.

MC used to have a marching band back in the day that would wear kilts.  Now we have a pep band with a bass guitar . For all the emphasis the College places on the arts and a multi-million dollar concert venue (Clayton Center for the Arts), you'd think they'd have the interest/capabilities to have an actual marching band. If you want to see a small college band that does it right, look at Huntingdon. Don't need a big band...maybe 20 people.

This is one of my main gripes with the UMHB gameday experience.  I think our group refers to themselves as a "Spirit" band.  They go out on the field during pre-game and at HT, but there is very little marching going on.  Mostly just swaying while the majorettes and Sader Belles do most of the moving around.  They aren't a huge band, but they have more than enough people to actually dress up in uniforms and march around.  I'm probably an outlier with my disappointment though, since I spent several years marching in very large bands in both high school and college (undergrad at Georgia Tech - I went to UMHB for my Masters).

[Scots13]

I think it's a huge issue with D3 programs in the Southeast where football is king. You go from high school games on Friday nights with the band, cheerleaders/dance team, some times majorettes getting everyone in the groove to Saturdays with nothing but the team on the field and a CD player. It is absolutely embarrassing that Maryville cannot find a student to sing the National Anthem in lieu of playing some overplayed CD.  Lack of effort in my book. Hell, Huntingdon's band played the National Anthem last year and the game was in Maryville!

I've said this to many people over the last few years, but it shouldn't be hard to get 25-30 kids that played in their high school band to play on Saturdays. Make it a work study or give the kids a few financial aid dollars.  I'd be in favor of inviting local high school bands to come play instead of not having one at all.

Just found online that Huntingdon's band is The Marching Scarlet and Grey and gives $11,500 to band members and $11,000 to color guard and majorettes. http://www.huntingdon.edu/academics/academic-programs/programs-of-study/music-and-music-education/the-marching-scarlet-grey/
Well done.

[Kelly Boggs]

GillCJ1,

From my understanding when UMHB was attempting to field a marching band in years past, the numbers in the band were very small.

You would know better than me, but my understanding is that marching practice/preparation takes up a lot of time during the week. Since UMHB does not have a band program, per se, few kids seemed willing to commit to the necessary time investment required to have a good halftime show. So, there was an attempt/experiment to have a band that only plays, but does not march - i.e. spirit band. It has been my observation that the numbers in the band have grown each year. The kids playing add to the game atmosphere and they seem to have a lot of fun.

The reality seems to be that if a kid is serious about being in a marching band he/she is going to go to a much larger school with a serious marching band.

I, for one, like seeing the band grow each year - the kids have fun - and the music they play during the game adds to the atmosphere. Prior, like I said, they were few in number and the marching - with so few - just seemed to be lacking. Just my two cents worth - if it's worth that much.