FB: Southern Athletic Association

[BSCpanthers]

I see back Shufford playing for BSC. 

YES HE IS, and looked great tonight.

Big win over Lagrange, 42-17.

We will see you guys in Montgomery next weekend!!!

[Ron Boerger]

I guess it was a slow day in the Twitterverse for @SECNetwork.   I'm sure nobody at Sewanee was terribly thrilled about the level of snark on display.   

https://twitter.com/SECNetwork/status/1434169426190999552

[evacuee]

What is the deal with Shufford?

He and their big receiver, #1, were both shockingly absent from their game in Little Rock last spring.  It really, really made a difference.

The coach makes no mention of Shufford in his 2021 fall preseason remarks, and names the players that will be carrying the ball by committee.

Shufford shows up last night and dominates. 

Since BSC fans seem to be the most regular participants here, I figure someone can fill in the holes.  I know there was some kind of provision made for last year's seniors to get another year of eligibility, but I don't know the specifics.  It just all seems so weird.

I just got back from a few days evacuated in Birmingham, by the way.  Toured the very nice campus, and like the way Birmingham blends new and old world living between city hall and UAB.  Looks like y'all are on a pretty good path, but I read that population is falling.  I did enjoy my stay, and hope that the school's and city's best days are ahead.  Good luck to the Panthers except on November 6th.

[BSCpanthers]

Shuff and Rew were both in COVID protocol last spring for the championship weekend games, and yes, they were both highly missed.

Not sure about Rew, but Shuff had shopped around to see if he could find a higher level for his "free" season, as far as I know, he came up empty and returned to BSC.  I didn't realize he was back until about 2-3 weeks ago. He ran for 192 yards last night.  It was a good night to be a running back for BSC, Fleming had 5 carries and picked up 110 yards as well.

As far as Birmingham losing population, it's just because more people are moving out of the city and into the surrounding towns.  The Birmingham metro area is made up of like 20 different smaller cities, all competing against each other for businesses and growth.  The city is making a push and the downtown area is having a rebirth of growth on its own.  I would expect the next census will show that growth back into the city. 

[Pat Coleman]

The coach makes no mention of Shufford in his 2021 fall preseason remarks, and names the players that will be carrying the ball by committee.

(For anyone wondering how he was not on our preseason All-America team ... this basically covers that, right?)

[Hawks88]

He must have shown up after the team picture was taken. If you go to the roster page on their website he isn't in it.

[Ron Boerger]

Here's an article from a Alabama-based website where Coach White knew Shufford was coming back, at least whenever the interview took place (the article is dated August 20th, as opposed to the B-SC preview dated August 11th):  https://alabamanewscenter.com/2021/08/20/birmingham-southern-football/

[awadelewis]

Coach Rundle was the guest this week with our AD in our Ath. Dept's  "Coffee With the Coach" podcast.  https://sewaneetigers.com/news/2021/9/6/coffee-with-the-coach-head-football-coach-travis-rundle.aspx

It's broadcast live each Monday at 9am CT via Facebook Live.   Next Monday's will be interesting as our Vice Chancellor/President will be the guest.

[awadelewis]

Sewanee and Hendrix to play a non-conference game in Conway in place of their bye week.

Press release from the Mountain: https://sewaneetigers.com/news/2021/9/8/football-announces-non-conference-date-with-hendrix.aspx

[Ron Boerger]

Speaking of Hendrix, sorry to see that they have gone to a pay-per-view (or season pass) model for their broadcasts.    The game was supposed to start an hour ago but there are no live stats or updates posted on either school's twitter.

In early action Centre is having their way with Maryville (TN), leading 20-0 mid 2Q, and Rhodes is up at Franklin 13-7 in the first with the Grizzlies driving. 

[Ron Boerger]

Centre all over Maryville, 40-14 late.
Rhodes up 8 on Franklin late in the third and just recovered a fumble at midfield.
Berry not having any trouble with LaGrange up 23-0 as the first half draws to a close.
Sewanee down big early 2H against W&L, 35-0.
Still radio (internet?) silence from Hendrix with no score or update to be found anywhere.

I'll be heading to SA shortly to watch Trinity take on Macalester.

[jknezek]

W&L rolling over Sewanee early in the 4th.  45-0.  Sewanee is playing their first game and very much look like it. Struggles in every phase. Just not a good team right now, not even by Sewanee standards.

[awadelewis]

W&L rolling over Sewanee early in the 4th.  45-0.  Sewanee is playing their first game and very much look like it. Struggles in every phase. Just not a good team right now, not even by Sewanee standards.

I had internet problems throughout most of the game and the few plays I was able to catch convinced me that wasn't a bad thing.  Disappointed, as I had hopes that we would be a little more competitive on the field this year.   

[jknezek]

W&L rolling over Sewanee early in the 4th.  45-0.  Sewanee is playing their first game and very much look like it. Struggles in every phase. Just not a good team right now, not even by Sewanee standards.

I had internet problems throughout most of the game and the few plays I was able to catch convinced me that wasn't a bad thing.  Disappointed, as I had hopes that we would be a little more competitive on the field this year.

They will need to get better fast. I think W&L will have a good year, they looked pretty good just losing at CNU last week, but they aren't a dominant D3 team by any stretch. What they did to Sewanee, and Sewanee did to themselves, was not pretty. Could be a long year for the Tigers.

[Ron Boerger]

Trinity leads Macalester 22-0 after one quarter.  Total yards - TU 273, Mac 7.