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BSCpanthers · September 10, 2022, 09:43:31 AM

Home opener with Huntingdon coming to Birmingham. We will know in about 12 hours where these two team are. Here's to hoping the rain holds off and we have a big crowd to cheer on our Panthers!!!!

albatross · September 10, 2022, 11:06:14 AM

wow I had a lot of posts to catch up on! excited for this week in SAA play. Wheaton-Trinity is definitely the type of marquee game that should happen more often.

Ron Boerger · September 10, 2022, 02:20:37 PM

Looking like it might be another long season in Conway. Midway through the first quarter Hendrix trails WashU 16-0 (2TDs and a safety) and have -6 total yards after their two series.

Edit: 23-0 with still 5 minutes left in the opening stanza. Yeesh.

awadelewis · September 10, 2022, 03:27:09 PM

Things going like I expected on The Mountain with W-L leading Sewanee 38- 0 with under a minute left in the game. W&L won it honest but it was one of the worst officiated games I've seen in a while. From what I saw, W&L is going to have a tough time against passing teams this season.

Ron Boerger · September 10, 2022, 06:58:25 PM

Not great news for Trinity to start the game as co-captain WR Austin Bertness walks out for the toss in shorts. His sure hands will be missed tonight.

tigerguy · September 10, 2022, 07:07:33 PM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on September 10, 2022, 06:58:25 PM
Not great news for Trinity to start the game as co-captain WR Austin Bertness walks out for the toss in shorts. His sure hands will be missed tonight.

Ouch this hurts. Big end zone target for the Tigers.

tigerguy · September 10, 2022, 07:52:11 PM

7-7 at half. Tigers have left at least 10 points on the field with a missed field goal and going for it on Wheaton's 4 yard line. They have contained Weeks completely on the ground; in the air, not so much. He has had two long receptions out of the back field - including a 40ish yarder at the end of the first half for a TD. Some penalties and containment issues on the QB have also hurt the Tigers. Sloppy Sloppy

My bias is showing, but I think the Tigers should be firmly in control of this game right now. Hopefully we start cruising in the second half.

Ron Boerger · September 10, 2022, 08:00:33 PM

Quote from: tigerguy on September 10, 2022, 07:52:11 PM
7-7 at half. Tigers have left at least 10 points on the field with a missed field goal and going for it on Wheaton's 4 yard line. They have contained Weeks completely on the ground; in the air, not so much. He has had two long receptions out of the back field - including a 40ish yarder at the end of the first half for a TD. Some penalties and containment issues on the QB have also hurt the Tigers. Sloppy Sloppy

My bias is showing, but I think the Tigers should be firmly in control of this game right now. Hopefully we start cruising in the second half.

The only time Wheaton stopped Trinity in the first half was the last drive thanks to the sack at their 4 and the resulting conservative play calls. Not sure why the live stats aren't working but Trinity had to have more than 200 yards offense in the first half. But that TD at the end of the half had to raise Thunder spirits.

tigerguy · September 10, 2022, 08:05:49 PM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on September 10, 2022, 08:00:33 PM
Quote from: tigerguy on September 10, 2022, 07:52:11 PM
7-7 at half. Tigers have left at least 10 points on the field with a missed field goal and going for it on Wheaton's 4 yard line. They have contained Weeks completely on the ground; in the air, not so much. He has had two long receptions out of the back field - including a 40ish yarder at the end of the first half for a TD. Some penalties and containment issues on the QB have also hurt the Tigers. Sloppy Sloppy

My bias is showing, but I think the Tigers should be firmly in control of this game right now. Hopefully we start cruising in the second half.

The only time Wheaton stopped Trinity in the first half was the last drive thanks to the sack at their 4 and the resulting conservative play calls. Not sure why the live stats aren't working but Trinity had to have more than 200 yards offense in the first half. But that TD at the end of the half had to raise Thunder spirits.

They finally updated. Tigers had 232 yards to Wheaton's 168. Both teams not doing much on the ground. Trinity has 28 yards rushing at 1.9 per rush; Wheaton has 39 yards at 2.8 per rush - 31 came on one scramble by the qb.

tigerguy · September 10, 2022, 09:32:30 PM

Ugly win but we'll take it. Won't usually score only 17 points on 400 yards of offense. The two INTs were very bizarre.

tigerguy · September 10, 2022, 10:42:52 PM

Quote from: Pat Coleman on August 16, 2022, 01:19:46 PM
Quote from: tigerguy on August 15, 2022, 09:18:42 PM

One of those five is Tyler Huettel, the All American punter that transferred to Trinity from St. Olaf this summer. (credit to Ron for reporting this). What I'm interested to see is who actually ends up being the starting punter.

Same. If I could have been sure he would be the starting punter, Huettel would have been our first-team pick.

Through two games, its been the Eli Gehman show. I know special teams are different, but I wonder how often an all american transfers schools and then rarely, if ever, sees the field at his new school.

awadelewis · September 10, 2022, 11:32:02 PM

In other scores, Centre beat Maryville 20-10 and Huntingdon beam B-SC, 38-35.

Ron Boerger · September 10, 2022, 11:57:51 PM

Quote from: tigerguy on September 10, 2022, 09:32:30 PM
Ugly win but we'll take it. Won't usually score only 17 points on 400 yards of offense. The two INTs were very bizarre.

Tucker wasn't on his A game tonight. The missed fourth down pass early wasn't close, nor were the two INTs. Whatever the Thunder did in the second half got him to pull the ball down and run it, and then the TU game plan seemed to focus on running as the game progressed. The team you thought would pass ran a lot and the team you thought would run ended up passing.

Interesting that Wheaton listed another QB as their probable starter tonight, I believe Jeremiah Tucker. Will Bowers is a grad transfer from Liberty who in three years got into one game but compiled no stats. Other than the fumble he was an effective QB.

BSCpanthers · September 11, 2022, 01:08:35 AM

Just got home from the BSC-Huntingdon game. For the first time in 4 years, Huntingdon took home the Wesley Cup, 38-35. It was a back and forth game with Huntingdon getting the last score to take the victory. It was a great crowd, BSC really needs to add on to our stadium.

Congrats to Huntingdon, it's one hurt, but you guys earned it.

Ralph Turner · September 11, 2022, 01:55:54 AM

Quote from: BSCpanthers on September 11, 2022, 01:08:35 AM
Just got home from the BSC-Huntingdon game. For the first time in 4 years, Huntingdon took home the Wesley Cup, 38-35. It was a back and forth game with Huntingdon getting the last score to take the victory. It was a great crowd, BSC really needs to add on to our stadium.

Congrats to Huntingdon, it's one hurt, but you guys earned it.

If I remember the stadium, there is "no room" on the "visitor's side" to add seating.