Quote from: Kuiper on Today at 08:28:11 PM

Quote from: Freddyfud on Today at 07:13:06 PMBeen meaning to ask for awhile.  Is there a reason Friday nights seem to have many region X contests?  And are there any good ones tonight?

The SCAC is the Region X conference that regularly plays on Fridays. They are a big conference (12 schools this year), so there are always a lot of games. 

The reason they play on Fridays is because Texas is really big and most teams aren't close enough to each other to allow for mid-week games.  Moreover, in many cases they are too far away to easily play games two days in a row considering travel time between locations. As a result, they play Friday-Sunday games in the SCAC.  For example, last weekend Texas Lutheran played at Colorado College on Friday, presumably flying out of San Antonio airport (3 hours if they got a direct flight, longer if they stop in Dallas), and then flew back to Dallas on Saturday to play University of Dallas on Sunday, before completing the trip from Dallas to San Antonio.  Tonight, Hendrix plays at University of St. Thomas in Houston, which is about a 7-8 hour drive, and then has a four hour drive to Shreveport on Saturday to play Centenary on Sunday early afternoon before making the 3.5 hour drive back to Hendrix on Sunday after the game. 

There are also occasional ASC games on Fridays, but it's not very common because those schools will never play on Sunday for religious reasons so it either has to be a one-off game or a Friday-Saturday pairing (meaning it will only work if the schools are reasonably close together).

They happen in the NWC every so often too because every school has a travel/hosting partner.  If all four schools are close together, they choose Friday-Sunday, or if one pair has to travel far, they sometimes choose Friday-Sunday to get that day off in-between.  The most common pattern, however, is Saturday-Sunday.

Tonight, Hendrix v. St. Thomas might be the most interesting game since they are tied for 5th in the SCAC.  St. Thomas is coming off 2 losses and Hendrix is coming off 2 wins.  Colorado College at Austin College also might be interesting.  Austin knocked off St. Thomas last weekend, but then was crushed by Centenary.  Maybe they get up for the big opponents?

Makes sense thank you.  Caught the last 20 minutes of the UST vs Hendrix game. Pitch was immaculate.  Is Texas is holding out on some of the best natural grass playing surfaces in the country?

It's good that they are doing it this way because they'll quickly realize no one will want to pay to watch the postseason. Appreciate the free regular season now before they decide to change it.

Quote from: Ejay on Today at 10:46:48 PMD1 #5 Indiana (9-3-1) beats D3 Hanover (9-3-2), 8-0.

That's it???

Colorado College 1 - Austin 1

Colorado College ties it up in the 87th minute!  After out-shooting Austin 32-6, they finally got one past the GK (who has 11 saves)

UPDATE:  Final:  Colorado College 1 - Austin College 1

Colorado College was calm and composed.  They weren't taking panic shots.  Austin is just really good at desperation defense and their GK made some great saves.  That said, Colorado College REALLY misses Curtis Hale.  They don't have that guy who can get you a goal against a team that is parking the bus just by lobbing the ball into him in the box.

FINAL:  Centenary 2 - Ozarks 0

Fairly simple game for Centenary, which scored in each half to coast to victory.

FINAL:  Texas Lutheran 1 - McMurry 0

TLU outshot McMurry 20-2, but only got a goal in the 69th minute.  That was all they needed however.

FINAL:  LeTourneau 6 - Dallas 0

LeTourneau blew up a 1-0 game at the half, scoring 5 in the second half against winless Dallas

D1 #5 Indiana (9-3-1) beats D3 Hanover (9-3-2), 8-0.

Quote from: BTXCru18 on Today at 09:42:11 PMAnd just as you were saying Kuiper... SCAC is wild tonight.

Austin College 1 - Colorado College 0 12' left in first half
Hendrix 1 - UST 0 at half

and 1 more for good measure

Schreiner 1 - Concordia 0 at half

FINAL:  Hendrix 1 - St. Thomas 0

St. Thomas outshot Hendrix 17-3, but a combination of strong Hendrix goalkeeping and poor shooting made a 27th minute Hendrix goal stand up.  And Hendrix keeps moving up the standings and St. Thomas keeps dropping.

FINAL:  Schreiner 2 - Concordia TX 0

Schreiner only won 3 games all season coming into this game and Concordia just came back from a dramatic 1-1 tie against Colorado College.  So, naturally, Schreiner wins 2-0.  They did have help because Concordia went down a man due to a red card in the 61st minute, but Schreiner was already up 1-0 at that point and added an insurance goal in the 87th that you could probably attribute to Concordia chasing the game down a man.  The SCAC conference standings is getting jumbled tonight!  I'll update after the Colorado College - Austin game.

And just as you were saying Kuiper... SCAC is wild tonight.

Austin College 1 - Colorado College 0 12' left in first half
Hendrix 1 - UST 0 at half

and 1 more for good measure

Schreiner 1 - Concordia 0 at half

I have read the last couple pages and want to respond to a couple items; the issue of players (QBs or other positions) that "deserve to play" or "would have played" if it weren't for a better player (D1 transfer or anyone else for that matter) are playing with fire......as a former coach that was fortunate to coach in two Stagg Bowls and 4 consecutive semifinals or better I learned the hard way that starting/playing time for all positions needs to be/should be determined based on whether or not that player could start in the Stagg Bowl against North Central/Mount Union and perform at a level high enough to help his team win the National Championship.  That level of qualitative player analysis doesn't add weight to a player's year in school or whether or not "he's a good guy and put in his time"......Both Erdmann and Syverson, while transfers, were heavily recruited by SJU prior to their one year attempts at the FBS.  Neither one of those two was a 1 year "hired gun" as somewhat insinuated by the people questioning SJU's QB room.  I would also point out one of the most obvious issues of college football at all levels in 2025......NO ONE wants to be the backup QB on any roster, EVERYONE believes they are good enough to be the starter.  Few are willing to work and develop and those that do are star performers.


On the issue of running game production vs throwing the ball 50x game.........offensive line architecture and their performance determines the balance or lack of it for an offense.  Last season's line with a healthy Caden Wheeler would have significantly altered the passing emphasis with Aaron needing to throw 50x game late in the season.

Just wondering...does UWW have any receivers taller than 5'9"? 

Like watching Gulliver's Travels

Quote from: Freddyfud on Today at 07:13:06 PMBeen meaning to ask for awhile.  Is there a reason Friday nights seem to have many region X contests?  And are there any good ones tonight?

The SCAC is the Region X conference that regularly plays on Fridays. They are a big conference (12 schools this year), so there are always a lot of games. 

The reason they play on Fridays is because Texas is really big and most teams aren't close enough to each other to allow for mid-week games.  Moreover, in many cases they are too far away to easily play games two days in a row considering travel time between locations. As a result, they play Friday-Sunday games in the SCAC.  For example, last weekend Texas Lutheran played at Colorado College on Friday, presumably flying out of San Antonio airport (3 hours if they got a direct flight, longer if they stop in Dallas), and then flew back to Dallas on Saturday to play University of Dallas on Sunday, before completing the trip from Dallas to San Antonio.  Tonight, Hendrix plays at University of St. Thomas in Houston, which is about a 7-8 hour drive, and then has a four hour drive to Shreveport on Saturday to play Centenary on Sunday early afternoon before making the 3.5 hour drive back to Hendrix on Sunday after the game. 

There are also occasional ASC games on Fridays, but it's not very common because those schools will never play on Sunday for religious reasons so it either has to be a one-off game or a Friday-Saturday pairing (meaning it will only work if the schools are reasonably close together).

They happen in the NWC every so often too because every school has a travel/hosting partner.  If all four schools are close together, they choose Friday-Sunday, or if one pair has to travel far, they sometimes choose Friday-Sunday to get that day off in-between.  The most common pattern, however, is Saturday-Sunday.

Tonight, Hendrix v. St. Thomas might be the most interesting game since they are tied for 5th in the SCAC.  St. Thomas is coming off 2 losses and Hendrix is coming off 2 wins.  Colorado College at Austin College also might be interesting.  Austin knocked off St. Thomas last weekend, but then was crushed by Centenary.  Maybe they get up for the big opponents?