I just saw the 12-13 bball schedules up for LaGrange men/women. No traditional dbl headers to speak of. I hope this USAS thing works out better than the first year schedules did....

That article on the first white guy at Fisk is incorrect. They had a white guy in '03. Logically he was supposed to be their shooter but he really wasn't very good.

Their head coach must be staying at La Quinta Inns if he can make a sales pitch for that gym...

You are right scottiedoug but probably only 10% of the region saw him. His numbers are not enough to support his value. You have to see guys like him to understand that he can guard/play multiple position, makes more guarded mid-range pull-ups than anyone and does several things at an above average level. Also the top level ODAC, SCAC and ASC teams have a Milt plus a guy geting 18/9/3.  Doesn't March fire you up about talking basketball....

I went to check out Senior Day at LC on Saturday. I have been very proud of Blake Craft, the one senior this year. He has given a lot to LC and will be a quality coach one day.
It was nice seeing Lambert get #600 Saturday. I saw #400 when I was scouting, #500 was against me in the conference tournament at our place so I told him to let me know when he expects #700 so I could be there. He hasn't had a losing season in 26 years. That is amazing.
I have only seen the Panthers a couple of times this year and no one else in the conference besides Maryville. The tournament seems to be pretty open from the looks of everyone's season.

Scottiedoug, yeah 12 would be ideal but 10 works(I'm assuming Covenant because I don't think the USA South likes Huntingdon). If you get 2 with each on your side and a single with the other side it leaves 12 nons to pick up but compared to what the gsac has been doing that is nothing. The odd number does rule out travel partner scenarios, since a single that rotates in every 2 years just isn't fair. Also the #1 concern for this league is money. It would be great to play everyone twice but that is just too much travel expense for 90% of these schools. With CNU leaving I like the make up of this league. The middle should always be very competitive. The champ will still travel every first round of the national tournament and an at large will have to be 19-3 in region or better.

The move by CNU sets up nicely for the GSAC merger. Alleviates travel concerns for the extreme north or south. Hopefully it opens up a spot for Covenant in a couple years. I feel for the people at Huntingdon but they are still too much of a geographical outlier. Since I am now out of the loop, who is the favorite for POY in the last year of men's GSAC?

On my lunch break looking for all the informed, intelligent GSAC posters. I guess they have all jumped ship over to the USASAC board already.  I'll check back later.

Happy New Year! 
Well it is almost time for, as they say in the GSAC, to separate the men from the boys...It is time for conference games...all 8 of them! It should be like most years with Maryville still on top LaGrange/Piedmont right behind and Covenant/Huntingdon picking up a couple of home wins. I hope to see the home games in LaGrange but probably not as many as I would like. The last year of the GSAC as we know it. I hear REM playing in the background and also I still hear a bass beat from Fisk's gym...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Going to check out the LaGrange Lady Panthers tonight @ Emory.  Over/Under is 171

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I am not sure if this link works but for Grubb's sake, I hope it does...

Congrats to EWatt.  I don't know 2 things; what kind of importance they place on defense in Iceland and what will lie ahead for him in professional basketball.  I do know one thing; they better be ready to guard him because he has spent his whole basketball career putting up points. 
It is good to see the big three taking their talents to the usasac.  It is a move that had to be done for men's AQ's.  I hate to see anyone left out, you know I have a big heart, but it was not the responsibility of any of the defectors to bring along Covenant or Huntingdon.  I would guess that Covenant could get an invitation after they are full D3 members and if other things shake out with current usasac members.  The GSAC is done.  The only thing that could save it would be if the women's colleges decided to all take up residence there and hold on to the name.  The GSAC was formed with a less than perfect plan and it looks as if it has met its demise in a less than perfect fashion.  Definitely worthy of a "We had a good run boys."

I think during this next season we should start compiling a best of the GSAC list.  You know maybe 8 items because 10 would be too many...

Well, there are many things that I will miss about not coaching at LaGrange and having you guys take it easy on me on this board is definitely one of them.  Its not first, that would be working with Mark Isenhour, but it is in the top 25. 
There are things to look forward to though.  Like, not driving a bus back from Holly Springs, MS at 1am.  I will miss dearly, Ms. Annies buffet in Holly Springs.  If you ever travel with a team to Rust College, please go eat at Annie's!  The chicken is juicy, the vegetables are buttery, the cakes are moist and she has a picture on the wall with Steven Segal, which you can't top. 
One thing I hate about leaving is that my record gets plastered all over now, but I guess that's like a Tiger Woods mistress photo; I did it, now I got to live with it.  Sure I would have liked to have won more games and had taller post players and a better schedule and a newer gym and a bigger budget but who wouldn't.  One thing I did have was an awesome opportunity to connect with some special young adults.  One of my favorite things about the summer is wedding season.  No, contrary to popular belief  it is not because I have an abnormal foundness of wedding gowns, but because it is great to get that invitation in the mail for a former player's wedding.  Watching one of those guys step in to marriage and knowing that all that running, lifting and vocal abuse I put them through will be nothing compared to what their wives will put them through, puts a smile on my face. 
I wish everyone on this GSAC board the very best.  I will be around, possibly more than ever and if you feel like you are running low on coachwgh  just follow me on Twitter. @coachwgh
By the way; I was the white guy who could jump in high school and juco but Jacoob Tucker is amazing!

For some reason I feel like you guys like me and my Panthers.  I am sorry that we couldn't pull it out at Huntingdon.  The tournament is in LaGrange next season so all meals will have to wait until then.  Huntingdon did a really great job as a host and Mike Pugh does a wonderful job with his kids. 

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