Quote from: quicksilver on May 29, 2013, 10:49:15 PM

Quote from: ephman on May 29, 2013, 05:49:37 PM

Quote from: quicksilver on May 29, 2013, 02:12:42 PM

Quote from: ephman on May 28, 2013, 11:17:43 PM

regular season champs have always been recognized, but going to the NCAAs didnt start until the 93-94 (i assume that is when the conference tourney started as well).  the ECAC was the only outlet following the regular season.  as i stated previously, colby was the top dog.  hancock (matt hancock) from colby was the national player of the year in 1989, without playing in the NCAA tourney, and made the second cut of the celtics.  look him up.  and my eph teams were the first eph teams to be ranked.....it's funny that you youngsters think NESCAC started in the 21st century.....

Well, if a regular season NESCAC champ was crowned before 2001, it would be bizarre since several NESCAC members did not even play each other during the regular season prior to 2001 . . . NESCAC set rules for its members -- chiefly things like regulating post-season play -- prior to the 21st century but did not become a playing conference until 2000 and even later for some sports like basketball . .

you have no idea what you are talking about. just because NESCAC teams werent playing in the NCAAs doesnt mean they didnt play each other during the regular season, or crown a champion.  you obviously didnt play, and are just talking out of your tookus... and i would appreciate if you could write something intelligible...

Wow - try using the Internet before you post unadulterated BS -- there was no "regular season" NESCAC champion before 2001. Period. You have an active imagination but that's about it. If some NESCAC school was declaring itself to be a champion when the NESCAc schools did not even all play each other, then that would be pathetic. Don't make stuff up and think you can make it true by being an aggressive jerk.

hahaha... once again, i played in NESCAC. did you?  just because your beloved "internets" doesn't acknowledge a truth doesn't mean said truth doesn't exist. additionally, we, the ephs, played everybody in conference every year that i played. the idea that there was not a NESCAC "champion" is nonsensical.  that's like suggesting there was no BIG TEN champion before their conference tournament was established..... 

Quote from: AmherstStudent05 on May 28, 2013, 12:05:50 AM

Quote from: ephman on May 26, 2013, 02:55:52 PM
Just want to add to the discussion of the "best" teams.  as a former eph player, i can say that my eph team during the late 80s/early 90s was a formidable one.  additionally, colby (with matt hancock/whitmore) has to go down as one of the best in NESCAC history.  back in the day when you couldnt go to NCAAs......

Thanks for sharing your perspective, ephman.  I only started following NESCAC basketball in the 2001-02 season, and, unfortunately, I really know very little about NESCAC basketball history prior to 2000-2001.  Were regular season conference champions recognized in the years before the NESCAC Tournament? Were there all-conference teams?  If so, is any of this information available online anywhere (nescac.com appears only to go as far back as 2000-01 -- the dawn of the modern NESCAC era as I like to think of it)?

I like to think that Amherst's current two-year run has been impressive, but there may be many comparable (or better) undefeated streaks in the rather long history of the NESCAC.

yram graf was a baller, you should know him amherststudent... hahahaha

Quote from: quicksilver on May 29, 2013, 02:12:42 PM

Quote from: ephman on May 28, 2013, 11:17:43 PM

regular season champs have always been recognized, but going to the NCAAs didnt start until the 93-94 (i assume that is when the conference tourney started as well).  the ECAC was the only outlet following the regular season.  as i stated previously, colby was the top dog.  hancock (matt hancock) from colby was the national player of the year in 1989, without playing in the NCAA tourney, and made the second cut of the celtics.  look him up.  and my eph teams were the first eph teams to be ranked.....it's funny that you youngsters think NESCAC started in the 21st century.....

Well, if a regular season NESCAC champ was crowned before 2001, it would be bizarre since several NESCAC members did not even play each other during the regular season prior to 2001 . . . NESCAC set rules for its members -- chiefly things like regulating post-season play -- prior to the 21st century but did not become a playing conference until 2000 and even later for some sports like basketball . .

you have no idea what you are talking about. just because NESCAC teams werent playing in the NCAAs doesnt mean they didnt play each other during the regular season, or crown a champion.  you obviously didnt play, and are just talking out of your tookus... and i would appreciate if you could write something intelligible...

Quote from: AmherstStudent05 on May 28, 2013, 12:05:50 AM

Quote from: ephman on May 26, 2013, 02:55:52 PM
Just want to add to the discussion of the "best" teams.  as a former eph player, i can say that my eph team during the late 80s/early 90s was a formidable one.  additionally, colby (with matt hancock/whitmore) has to go down as one of the best in NESCAC history.  back in the day when you couldnt go to NCAAs......

Thanks for sharing your perspective, ephman.  I only started following NESCAC basketball in the 2001-02 season, and, unfortunately, I really know very little about NESCAC basketball history prior to 2000-2001.  Were regular season conference champions recognized in the years before the NESCAC Tournament? Were there all-conference teams?  If so, is any of this information available online anywhere (nescac.com appears only to go as far back as 2000-01 -- the dawn of the modern NESCAC era as I like to think of it)?

I like to think that Amherst's current two-year run has been impressive, but there may be many comparable (or better) undefeated streaks in the rather long history of the NESCAC.

regular season champs have always been recognized, but going to the NCAAs didnt start until the 93-94 (i assume that is when the conference tourney started as well).  the ECAC was the only outlet following the regular season.  as i stated previously, colby was the top dog.  hancock (matt hancock) from colby was the national player of the year in 1989, without playing in the NCAA tourney, and made the second cut of the celtics.  look him up.  and my eph teams were the first eph teams to be ranked.....it's funny that you youngsters think NESCAC started in the 21st century.....

Just want to add to the discussion of the "best" teams.  as a former eph player, i can say that my eph team during the late 80s/early 90s was a formidable one.  additionally, colby (with matt hancock/whitmore) has to go down as one of the best in NESCAC history.  back in the day when you couldnt go to NCAAs......