FB: Southern Athletic Association

Ron Boerger · September 30, 2023, 04:22:32 PM

Quote from: tigerguy on September 30, 2023, 03:05:38 PM
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL D3 COMMUNICATION DIRECTORS: Please, for the love of God, tell your camera men to watch the game through the lens for those viewing and not for themselves. Missed like 3 TDs so far! I can't tell if we're getting burnt or if these are just amazing throws.

That 52-yarder ties the Trinity all-division record.

tigerguy · September 30, 2023, 04:27:08 PM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on September 30, 2023, 04:20:30 PM

You don't kick a FG because of the possibility of a block, return for TD, and then an onside. One TD doesn't hurt you with a nine-point lead and 35 seconds to play (and no timeouts) no matter what kind of crazy play they pull out of their *** going for two. I was wondering why you're handing the ball off instead of just taking a knee given the chance of something crazy happening on the handoff or a tackle.

I was pretty shook after that simple run up the gut made it 29-13. Fortunately our men and our coaches are made of sterner stuff, because it took a lot to come back after repeatedly taking on those gut punches in the first 22+ minutes.

After I typed my message out, I had the same clock - damage control definitely takes priority there. I guess with the knee vs. run you're hoping to just run a few seconds off. Coming back from down 16 after all the punches they were taking took some heart. Similar to getting down a quick two TDs to Centre last year, but I wasn't as worried in that game. Berry didn't look like they'd let up enough for us to get back in it.

Ron Boerger · September 30, 2023, 05:03:40 PM

On another note, Sewanee gets a hard-fought 20-19 win at Hendrix to go to 3-1. That's already the most wins in a season since 2018 and I can see them picking up a couple more, which would be the best since 2011. Congrats to the Mountain Tigers - Andy McCollum has done a heck of a job so far.

awadelewis · September 30, 2023, 05:54:57 PM

I lost the feed from Hendrix in the middle of the 2Q so didn't get to see the entire game. I'm thinking we will be competitive in four of our remaining 6. Any wins Sewanee picks up in the rest of the season will have to happen on the road as the rest of our home schedule has us playing B-SC, Berry, and Trinity with away games at Rhodes, Centre, and Southwestern.

The big thing program-wise is that we've got a bunch of freshmen out on the field this year getting experience.

Both Trinity and Berry should win-out the rest of their schedules. It that happens, hoping that Berry is in the running for a Pool C bid.

Ron Boerger · September 30, 2023, 06:06:44 PM

Quote from: awadelewis on September 30, 2023, 05:54:57 PM
I lost the feed from Hendrix in the middle of the 2Q so didn't get to see the entire game. I'm thinking we will be competitive in four of our remaining 6. Any wins Sewanee picks up in the rest of the season will have to happen on the road as the rest of our home schedule has us playing B-SC, Berry, and Trinity with away games at Rhodes, Centre, and Southwestern.

The big thing program-wise is that we've got a bunch of freshmen out on the field this year getting experience.

Both Trinity and Berry should win-out the rest of their schedules. It that happens, hoping that Berry is in the running for a Pool C bid.

B-SC is apparently down a QB - either that or they started someone who went 0-5 last week and so far this week is 5-13 for 48 yards to shake things up - so if that continues a W there isn't outside the realm of possibility. And funny things happen.

I only picked up a little of the first half and the fourth quarter but the HX announcers couldn't complement your defense enough!

Berry's SOS isn't going to be the best - Huntingdon and LaGrange will basically cancel each other out so they'll end up around .500. They'll be in the running but it depends on who else will be left.

tigerguy · September 30, 2023, 07:40:03 PM

Hansen Ratings as of now puts Berry's chances at a paltry .8%. https://hansenratings.github.io/2023%20Season%20Simulation.html

They were 14th in his overall ratings prior to this week, and I'm sure their output against Trinity won't drop that much, if at all. But yes, their SOS is not great. Hopefully Huntington can get regionally ranked to help them out.

BSCpanthers · October 01, 2023, 10:16:58 AM

We has an anemic offense with our 2nd year starter, rumor I heard was Tommy John surgery, I have not confirmed that, for Matt. This week we started our 2nd string, and it went as well as you'd expect, unfortunately. We are struggling more than we thought we would after some transferred out last season, it really hurts watching our guys play and not get the results they are used to. But BSC will rise again, and we aren't done yet this season.

Ron Boerger · October 02, 2023, 08:27:34 AM

Quote from: tigerguy on September 30, 2023, 07:40:03 PM
Hansen Ratings as of now puts Berry's chances at a paltry .8%. https://hansenratings.github.io/2023%20Season%20Simulation.html

They were 14th in his overall ratings prior to this week, and I'm sure their output against Trinity won't drop that much, if at all. But yes, their SOS is not great. Hopefully Huntington can get regionally ranked to help them out.

He hasn't updated this set with Saturday's results yet (as of this writing it says "through games of 9/24" and Berry's Pool A chances still show as 37.5%). I would imagine the Pool C chance to be a bit higher but not much. In the "predictive rankings," which have been updated, they went from 14 to 15 (conversely, Trinity improved from 6 to 5).

Ron Boerger · October 02, 2023, 05:04:41 PM

Nice post-game interviews by JB of Inside the D3FB Huddle with Trinity's Harris Good, Tyler Huettel, and Coach Urban.

Not going to spoil all of it, but according to Coach Urban, Trinity had some travel issues which resulted in them not getting to their hotel until after midnight, which might help account for some of the slow start.

Riley Zayas · October 02, 2023, 05:50:14 PM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on October 02, 2023, 05:04:41 PM
Nice post-game interviews by JB of Inside the D3FB Huddle with Trinity's Harris Good, Tyler Huettel, and Coach Urban.

Not going to spoil all of it, but according to Coach Urban, Trinity had some travel issues which resulted in them not getting to their hotel until after midnight, which might help account for some of the slow start.

Quote that stuck out to me from Urban..."We've played some really great programs this year. That's the best team we've played."

I wouldn't disagree. If Berry plays like that against UMHB or SJU, they'd certainly have a chance to win it. The Vikings are for real and could make the SAA very interesting for years to come.

Pat Coleman · October 02, 2023, 06:02:07 PM

I hope this is true. I think Division III football is more interesting with a team from Georgia or Alabama that is a contender.

BSCpanthers · October 02, 2023, 06:08:40 PM

The ASC, ODAC and USAC are only getting one team this year. If Berry's only loss is to Trinity, and Trinity wins out, which I expect them to do, Berry should be in the playoffs.

FLALTX · October 02, 2023, 06:14:07 PM

Being at all three games, they are equal to this years SJU and UMHB teams. Very disciplined and VERY fast on both sides of the ball.

Pat Coleman · October 02, 2023, 06:25:19 PM

This all may be true, but a non-conference schedule of Huntingdon and LaGrange might not be enough to separate them from other at-large teams when you only have four at-large bids.

BSCpanthers · October 02, 2023, 07:33:38 PM

Quote from: Pat Coleman on October 02, 2023, 06:25:19 PM
This all may be true, but a non-conference schedule of Huntingdon and LaGrange might not be enough to separate them from other at-large teams when you only have four at-large bids.

Huntingdon will end up winning the USAC and only have one loss, that being to Berry. Makes an easy travel to bring Huntingdon back to Berry for the first round.