The "Let's Go Dancing" chant was one of the best of all time.  My daughter, Samatha, was two when we had the privilege of living in Burgh Hall as Resident Directors. She just turned 40 and still remembers those games.

Quote from: Gregory Sager on June 12, 2019, 11:40:50 AM

Quote from: lmitzel on June 11, 2019, 11:46:28 PM
Honestly, I think it's mine, too. But Veggie Tangen might have been the one I had the most fun with. I went with his real name the first time around, but said screw it this past year and called him Veggie partially because I wanted to see how long it would take before Clark turned to me to ask what the hell I was doing. 

Of course, I encouraged you -- and the several other P.A. announcers and PBP broadcasters who asked me about him -- to call him "Veggie". After all, it's what he preferred to be called. He liked the nickname.

The funny thing is that "Vegard" is the ultimate trendy name in Norway. It's an old Viking name that went out of use for hundreds of years, and then, just before the turn of the millennium, it suddenly became popular again in Norway to give baby boys that name. I wouldn't be surprised if he knows a whole bunch of guys his age back home in Oslo who have the same name. I'd be shocked if any of them go by "Veggie", though. For one thing, the 'g' in "Vegard" is a hard 'g', as opposed to the 'g's in "Veggie"; Norwegian, like the other Scandinavian languages, lacks the 'j' sound. For another, the word "veggie" has no meaning in Norwegian; they refer to vegetables as grønnsaker.

I hear that due to the popularity of d3Boards in Sweden the new trendy name for boys is Geggie.  True homage to the Norse Bard of the Boards.

Quote from: Titan Q on February 23, 2019, 06:17:54 PM
At St. John's?
- UW-Stevens Point
- Concordia (WI)
- Northwestern (MN)
- St. John's

Concordia WI lost in the NACC semis.  Aurora vs. Illinois Tech in the finals on Sunday.

Quote from: Gregory Sager on January 29, 2019, 10:38:36 AM

Quote from: joehakes on January 29, 2019, 09:43:39 AM
One thing that I definitely can say is that starting one's college coaching career with a side assignment as the RD in Burgh Hall, there was no way to go but up professionally!  You can all thank me for the moderating influence that I had on Greg when he was an impressionable young man. One of my prouder achievements.

You've been putting that on your résumé for years, haven't you, Joe?

It's lead to every opportunity I've had!

One thing that I definitely can say is that starting one's college coaching career with a side assignment as the RD in Burgh Hall, there was no way to go but up professionally!  You can all thank me for the moderating influence that I had on Greg when he was an impressionable young man. One of my prouder achievements.

Quote from: Gregory Sager on January 28, 2019, 08:16:17 PM

Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on January 28, 2019, 07:59:30 PM
Anyone recall CCIW basketball games getting called off before for temperature alone?  (If MIAA games are being postponed, I haven't heard it.)

This is a first since I've been around. Snow postponements? Sure, they're nothing new. Postponement due to frigid weather? Nope.

Greg.were you living in Burgh Hall in '84 during a cold snap that was actually worse than what is forecast for tomorrow?  I had a resident come down to the RD apartment to tell me his room was cold.  I asked him if that might be expected with a -80 wind chill factor. He said he wan't sure.  I don't remember his name, but he might not either any more.

Quote from: Gregory Sager on December 28, 2018, 10:28:23 PM
Sure, if Wes Craven is the middle school's principal.

Wheaton grad Wes Craven.  My dad taught his required Bible class there.  He often wondered if he was not quite the right influence on young Wes.

Quote from: Gregory Sager on December 28, 2018, 07:29:27 PM

Quote from: John Gleich on December 28, 2018, 07:08:51 PM

Quote from: Gregory Sager on December 28, 2018, 05:59:08 PM
Mark, I can name a whole bunch of CCIW players from bygone eras who qualified as swingmen.
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Most athletic, etc...
...

If Dennis Prikkel was still posting here, he could probably name CCIW swingmen that date back to the leather-pads-and-silk-shorts era.

I've never met Dennis Prikkel, but I thought you were going to refer to him as one of these swing men...

From how he's been deceived in the past, I was a bit confused...!

If Joe Hakes was reading this, he'd no doubt post a chin joke right here about Dennis and swingmen.

Quote from: duckfan41 on December 28, 2018, 07:14:05 PM

Quote from: AndOne on December 28, 2018, 05:47:44 PM
Greg,

You're referring to fabulously talented professional players. I don't think the same situation has existed in the D3 ranks for anywhere near as long. 🤔

I would offer up Tim McCrary in this conversation.

McCrary had good floor skills, but I don't think that he ever played guard.

He's also a very recent player, as far as this conversation goes.

Don't want to disapoint you, Greg. Prikkel's only "swing ability" would be from his multitudinous chins. 

Too easy.

Quote from: Gregory Sager on December 15, 2018, 10:43:47 AM

Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on December 14, 2018, 11:31:35 PM

Quote from: markerickson on December 14, 2018, 11:11:24 PM
I remember sitting next to Sager in the bleachers decades ago who "taunted" Calvin players during pre-game warmpus.  He told the Calvin players they were pre-destined to lose the game.  That was a legit comment, and also amusing.  NPC won the game.

I can easily imagine that, having met him perhaps 18(?) years ago at King (the MIAA-CCIW challenge).  Today, I can't imagine him doing that - whether it is his maturation or NPU being 3+ decades beyond a dynasty is an open question.

That supposed maturation is really the only open question here, Chuck. I had ceased trying to be a thorn in anybody's side with regard to yelling stuff from the stands back when Bosko was still the coach, long before North Park's men's basketball program went into decline.

Quote from: augie77 on December 14, 2018, 11:41:24 PM
I recall attending an Augustana at North Park game in the late 1970s or early 1980s.  There was an obnoxious student leading cheers (insults) from the North Park bleachers.  Who would that have been?   

Coulda been me, as I definitely fit the description. But it might've been one of my predecessors. Neither the "Hail North Park!" cheer (which is still used by contemporary NPU students, albeit only at soccer matches) nor the "Winning Team, Losing Team" cheer (which ceased to be a part of the North Park student section repertoire after I stopped doing it) began with me. I inherited the task of Obnoxious Yelling Guy from Dave Fafara, and I'm not sure who had passed it down to Dave. Despire the cessation of "Winning Team, Losing Team" (which the NPC administration and alumni absolutely hated), there were plenty of students who took up the mantle after me. Goop McGillis (not his real name) may have been the most inspired of all of us Obnoxious Yelling Guys, as he's the one who coined "Yo, Baby", which has been a staple of North Park student sections for thirty years now.

Was that the game when the Calvin coach punted the ball over the bleachers?  Not a tall order in the Crackerbox, but excellent form.  I was the PA guy at NP in those days and it was really fun to work with the crowd back then led by Chief Viking Sager.

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Quote from: HAMBO on September 01, 2018, 03:13:30 PM
Joe, do not worry.  Your friends, like myself, will always be in your corner. 

Thanks, always good to have friends.

Quote from: Gregory Sager on August 22, 2018, 10:51:18 AM
This didn't get mentioned last week when the press release came out, but Chris Martin is stepping down next spring as CCIW commissioner after 17 years on the job. Chris has served as our first full-time commish, as his two predecessors, Jack Swartz and Merle Chapman, basically did the job on the side while serving as administrators at their schools (Wheaton and Millikin, respectively).

Joe, are you going to be the one to coax Dennis Prikkel out of retirement to take the job?

I wouldn't want to lose the friends I have in the CCIW. 

The Loop is pretty lively after hours. I know because I can watch it out of my window. We live in New East Lakeshore that most people would include as the Loop. It also is a pretty safe place.  We enjoy walking around in the evening, and my wife walks a mile up Michigan Avenue to go to work each day.  I take the L to Bronzeville for my job.  Determining the viability of an area by how many bars there are seems to be a fairly limited perspective.

I can remember Naperville as a very small town with a Swedish smorgasbord as the only restaurant "downtown."  That whole area has changed as has where we are.  If you are old enough to remember the old S curve on Lake Shore Drive, that's where we are. Now tons of restaurants, Millennium and Maggie Daly Parks, as well as Grant Park, the Art Institute, architectural boat tours and the new Chicago Architecture Foundation center, all within a 10 minute walk. It would be less if I didn't need a cane. Pretty good area, to my mind.  If people think it's too dangerous to be there, that's their loss.

Interesting discussion on the HOF. No short list of inaugural classes or whose turn it is next will satisfy everyone. (The idea of satisfying everyone on this board is pretty amusing.)  Having all who deserve to go in initially would be a very large class and would dilute the impact. Again, this all theoretical at this point but for the first two years, the conference could hold 2-3 events, each inducting who would all be considered the first class. This would be a somewhat complicated system but if the three events, say, were at different venues, fall, winter and spring, it might work. The physical housing of a "Hall" is probably not important and could be done with a virtual presence.

I think that this would be a good idea, but most likely an undoable task.  Perhaps if the CCIW Chatsters wanted to pony up some money to support the effort, the commissioner might consider it. After saying that, having money influence politics,which applies here, is not a good idea, so scratch that.

OT: I have been in the hospital (and rehab), since 12/23 with a pretty serious condition.  The nurses, doctors, and therapists have worked miracles to get me back to an acceptable level of health. I am going home on Monday after 58 days gone. Looking forward to opening Christmas presents. My wife is a rock star.

The reason I bring this up is to say that part of my recovery was reading this board. Laughter is good for the soul.

BTW:  Mel Peterson (WC, late '50's) should be a lock.

Quote from: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on December 05, 2017, 11:34:17 AM

Quote from: AndOne on December 04, 2017, 06:44:56 PM
Regarding a topic which, between the CCIW football and basketball boards, we have seen quite a bit of discussion about recently..............

Heard from a friend who is both a graduate of, and former athlete at, frequent CCIW opponent Benedictine, that the BU Board will soon meet to discuss/decide on moving forward with the process of formally moving from D3 to D2.
If BU decides to move, I wonder how long the process takes. Could force several CCIW teams to begin finding another non-conference opponent. Especially for teams like NCC who plays BU in basketball each year. Not looking forward to giving up that nice quick 2.9 mile trip up Chicago/Maple Ave. 

You could also have just read what I posted on the soccer boards ... or the NACC basketball board. LOL

Yes, Benedictine Board is meeting this week and on the agenda is whether to file paperwork to transition to DII. Any school interested has to complete the paperwork by early January if they want to start the process the next academic year. Then DII/NCAA has to accept or decline the application. If accepted, the process is exactly the same as any program coming to DIII. It starts a four-year process and each year means something else. Screw one of those years up and you repeat the year.

From what I have been told, no one is sure what the Board is thinking. They have not given any hints as to which direction they are leaning. I think there are many within the department who do not want to leave DIII - but that is just my gut talking. Some have told me the president wants a feather in his cap. Others said that there are alums willing to help foot the significant additional to the athletic budget (including making sure facilities are up to snuff).

Several DIIIs have done this in our history. Some have failed miserably and come back to the fold. Others have just flat out disappeared.

Actually the process is a bit different for membership in DII as opposed to DIII.  The DIII process is one year of Exploratory Membership followed by four years of Provisional Membership. The DII process is two years of Candidacy status followed by at least one year of Provisional Membership.  The institution has to demonstrate that they are ready to become full DII members at that point, or the Provisional status is prolonged.  This would have to do with funding, athletically related financial aid, possibly facilities, etc.

Another key difference is that an incoming DII aspirant has to be sponsored by a DII member institution or conference. In this case, it seems like the GLVC would be that sponsor.  It would make sense that a sponsoring conference would be part of that decision to assess the new member's readiness after Year One of the Provisional status.  Schools leaving DIII for a scholarship division are out as DIII members once they award athletically related financial aid, which can put them in limbo for a while.  A schedule made up of DII's, NAIA members and DIII's who would still compete with them would need to be put together for a while.

Ypsi,

In most cases where a no-Sunday play policy is in place there is some sort of clause regarding special circumstances that covers delays like injuries, overtimes and weather delays. 

In Wheaton's situation that won't come into play most likely because of agreements made with the city to be able to install lights in an area that can be defined as residential for people not affiliated with the college. This happens all the time with the addition of lights or new field construction. This goes back a few days to the discussion on landlocked campuses. You would be amazed at the rancor of people who live near a college athletic facility that might have the lights on 3-4 nights a year past a certain time. It is one of the hardest things to navigate in the zoning approval process.

The fact that the lady protested the lights by taking her dog out on someone else's private property, on a turf field in the middle of a long lasting and at times pretty intense lightning storm sort of showcase the level of rational approach to the whole thing.