Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Fripp52]

D3_DPUFan, I sent the instructions to email ESPN to all the DPU football parents (actually, I sent it to Gerry Dick who sent it on since he already had the email list).  If nothing else, maybe we will get a significant mention during Gameday.  We will see.  Thanks for posting it.

[FBCleatus]

D3_DPUFan, my apology sir, Was not meant as a pot shot.  It was not a commentary of DePauw or anyone else.  I could not begin to tell you what people do with their play calling.  I started by saying they were all great young men.

Just seems to be in this era of video-Madden-X Box-fine em for being too physical football - If you are not chunking it/you are not playing football. It seems there is more to being a QB than throwing. Sorry if I offended anyone!  No doubt whoever is named 1st/2nd/3rd/ or fourth team will be deserving. Not very many of these young men who are playing for the 'Love' do not deserve. Heck give them all an award!

[D3_DPUFan]

D3_DPUFan, my apology sir, Was not meant as a pot shot.  It was not a commentary of DePauw or anyone else.  I could not begin to tell you what people do with their play calling.  I started by saying they were all great young men.

Just seems to be in this era of video-Madden-X Box-fine em for being too physical football - If you are not chunking it/you are not playing football. It seems there is more to being a QB than throwing. Sorry if I offended anyone!  No doubt whoever is named 1st/2nd/3rd/ or fourth team will be deserving. Not very many of these young men who are playing for the 'Love' do not deserve. Heck give them all an award!

No problems...on to bigger and better things...like a football game this weekend!

[D3_DPUFan]

D3_DPUFan, I sent the instructions to email ESPN to all the DPU football parents (actually, I sent it to Gerry Dick who sent it on since he already had the email list).  If nothing else, maybe we will get a significant mention during Gameday.  We will see.  Thanks for posting it.

Great...there's been a lot of effort an emails/messages, etc. directed toward Bristol, CT...we'll see what, if anything, comes of it...

[Patriot_Pride]

Great...there's been a lot of effort an emails/messages, etc. directed toward Bristol, CT...we'll see what, if anything, comes of it...

We know first hand how to get recognition from ESPN and Sports Center... simply have 15 laterals against you.

[D3_DPUFan]

We know first hand how to get recognition from ESPN and Sports Center... simply have 15 laterals against you.

THAT is beautiful...

[Shoreman]

Millsaps vs. Sewanee photos link
http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/thumbpage.aspx?e=5559223

[rooski]

Boy, you guys are great!!! I just wish we were gathered around a tailgate instead of a computer monitor. But I also wish Tyler O. could have played the entire season. No doubt he would have figured heavily in the recent dialogue. And the thing is, we could do this about most any position on the field.

As I've said before - I'm not an expert, but I love this game and our young men who play it!

Looks like great weather for the game Saturday at DePauw. I hope the game is as good as last year's and that the Roo's can give the Tigers all they can handle.

[rooski]

My Christmas gift to all my fellow D3-SCAC message boarders is to pass this most excellent story along to all of you ... in three parts for your reading enjoyment.  The Christmas spirit lives...

...Ladies and gentlemen, it just doesn't get any better than this.  Coach Hogan and Grapevine Faith players, parents and fans ... I SALUTE YOU.

May God Bless You All this season and in 2009.

One of my favorite posts since I've been following this board was this one from TigerDad last Dec, 24th. He provided three links for this terrific high school "football" story. If you got to read them you will remember that it was much more!

Today's Star-Telegram in Fort Worth has a "one year later" follow-up at this link:
           http://www.star-telegram.com/highschools/story/1734436.html

It does not say so here, but a few months ago I also read that there is a movie in the works about this whole story. If you missed this last December I encourage you to go back to TigerDad's post and try the original links. - Thanks again "TD"!

[Wes Anderson]

Not a lot of good news in the region ranking today.  DePauw still 10th.  I know what I posted a couple days ago, but now I think DePauw might just be the first team out. (EDIT: or even further out than that......)

Kean (if they beat Montclair St)
Springfield (although they don't have a very good win)
UMHB
W&J
Wheaton
St. Thomas

That's 6.  You might exchange Coe with Springfield at your own leisure, but either way, DePauw isn't on the board at #10 in the south.  I think the other 5 are pretty solid, barring Wheaton losing to IWU or St. Thomas losing to Bethel.

Is a Monon win enough to pass a Kean or a Coe?  I still don't know.  I'm not really confident about it, I know that much.

[Schwami]

Wes, maybe it would be enough to move ahead of W&J, who is barely ahead of DPU in the rankings.  It would also help DPU if Thomas More loses to MSJ.  A win over a regionally ranked opponent in the final game of the season is bound to make an impression.  At least, I'm counting on it too, for Wabash's sake 

[Tacttm1]

I'll chime in with a few random bullet points:

1) Chris Graves has been a very pleasant surprise...and you are right about him leading the team quitely and putting up numbers without much fanfare.  After the last game and all the crowds had gone, it was a poignant sight to watch him just riding in the back of the campus golf cart, heading back to his room, no throngs or high fives, just a ride back.  (can't picture that at LSU or Ole Miss, for the starting QB)

2) QB stats can be real misleading.

3) I am about sick of the short throw to the Back 2 or 3 yards behind the line.

4) Millsaps Kicker Russolino has made the October Fred Mitchell Award list and has set some serious records thus far in his 3 years, per the Milsaps Website.  With 1 more year to go, he will propbably have just about all the kicking records for the school.

5) Frank's point about 'perspective' was spot-on.  I can't add anything to it, so I won't try.

6) The increasing parity in the SCAC has made things a lot more interesting.


That's it for now!

[D3_DPUFan]

Bring College GameDay to the Monon Bell Game - The Petition Site

www.thepetitionsite.com

Students, alumni and friends of Wabash College and DePauw University trying to convince ESPN to host College GameDay at the 116th edition of the Monon Bell Classic.

[Ron Boerger]

Bring College GameDay to the Monon Bell Game - The Petition Site

www.thepetitionsite.com

Students, alumni and friends of Wabash College and DePauw University trying to convince ESPN to host College GameDay at the 116th edition of the Monon Bell Classic.

The actual link to the petition is:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/monon-bell

[D3_DPUFan]

Thanks for the help side, Ron...