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We do scrimmage Trinity, and play Elder, and it is evident now that Elder is above St. X and BG this year - well above them. We will have to play a great game to win against Elder, but I believe it can be done.

How would YOUR team fare against Elder? nicker:

To you it may just be a glorified practice, but to the fans of the two schools and more importantly to the coaches and players of both schools, it is a game; no different than a regular season game between the two schools would be. What would be the purpose of a regular season game between the schools? Nothing more or nothing less that indicating which team was better. I got the exact same result watching the scrimmage game, which was played under game rules. Clock, refs, kicking, punting, etc. Only difference is it doesn't show up on the W-L record, which to me is pretty irrelevant. Trinity had the better team hands down last year and this year. In 2010 it was a one TD win by Trinity indicating the squads were pretty close to one another.

Yeah, but you are not in the vocal minority. You are smart and understand what is important. The loud folks, do not. All we hear about is the greatness of Highlands. Playing T in the preseason allows those local yokles to hold on to the undefeated seasons and overall records. To many, beating T in the regular season validates an undefeated season. You can't have it both ways. You can't tout a scrimmage like a regular season game, get crushed, win the next 15 and call it an undefeated season. That's part of what annoys those not in the Fort. Either it is just a scrimmage and should never be used to bolster a strength of schedule argument, or it is a loss.