Quote from: jumbomumbo on March 15, 2025, 01:04:22 PMTrinity 83-57 over catholic
Emory 77-72 over Wesleyan

Mumbo nailed the Trinity score pretty close but has struggling with predicting Wesleyan all year. Wesleyan consistently outperforms Mumbo's models. That being said,
Trinity 74-68 over Wesleyan to advance to the National championship likely against NYU.

Loved Coach Reilly calling a timeout with 0.8 seconds left in OT up 3 after Emory coach had already drawn up a play and players took the court. No idea what was changed but def screwed w the mind of Emory coach and I'd say it worked out well.

Trinity 83-57 over catholic
Emory 77-72 over Wesleyan

Mumbo's half-a**ed predictions because the model is heartbroken about the Jumbo's loss.

WPI 69-65 over Wesleyan. If anyone can guard Wesleyan, it is WPI and Trinity. They absolutely shut down tufts stars, and run a really precise offense. Engineers get a big one.

Trinity 77-70 over WNE. WNE played Trin very close (70-67) at the beginning of the year and both of these teams have only gotten better.
The trin home crowd and toughness wears the Golden Bears down over time. Trin has a one possession lead before the foul game ensues and Vetter clutches up at the line.

Quote from: WPI89 on March 14, 2025, 08:44:11 AMI feel like I should stay away after my dopey question about the brackets, but quick question: Will Wes be sold out this evening?

It was sold out for a regular season game vs Tufts and for the nescac semi's and finals. So you can bet on it

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Quote from: ephoops on March 11, 2025, 12:20:56 PMMy daughter played lax at Midd.  Tufts fans (and parents) were by far the worst in NESCAC (and second only to Salisbury nationally).

So she happened to think that the fans were worst at two of the only schools that really compete with Midd in that sport? Shocking! These boards have become way too much of a place to complain about player/fan behavior...and it always happens to be in big games. I'll give you a hint from the student perspective: none of them care. It is simply part of sports these days. In fact, I think most elite, competitive athletes enjoy it.

If Tufts students are really that much worse than at other schools, then maybe all that says is that a lot of their teams are competing in important games, they like sports, and in terms of NESCAC, that they're a larger school. Honestly I think having a rowdy student section is great for college sports, let's stop beating the same drum, painting it in a negative light.

Right. If you want to hear real student section chirps go to a Providence vs Georgetown basketball game, or any d1 rivalry for that matter

Quote from: ephoops on March 11, 2025, 12:20:56 PMMy daughter played lax at Midd.  Tufts fans (and parents) were by far the worst in NESCAC (and second only to Salisbury nationally).

Having played for tufts for 4 years I can honestly tell you it was an empty gym in 90% of games, sure we may get a bad rap for the big games but if you're an away team this is what you should get up for. Redlands did and they brought it to us

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Quote from: olddog on March 10, 2025, 07:46:51 PMTuffSit,

Thanks for your take...

What was said during the game to generate that reaction from the U of R players ?

Nice post

Where I was sitting across the way from them, so I couldn't quite hear. But it seemed like the crowd (looked like football guys, they were big guys) were just being loud and from what I could tell were somewhat taunting a few UR players. Curry and Gates were catching it the most, but they were interacting back with the crowd. I thought it was good natured ribbing, I saw that during the NESCAC tournament with Alex Lee, and he pointed towards them once and that was it. But the game was emotional, guys hitting shots to save their careers, diving on the floor, fouls everywhere, it was physical. And when you get to a point where it all climaxes at the end like that, the emotional toll just comes out with what happened at the end. The UR guys were excited and showed it, and the Tufts fans just saw their friends hearts ripped out. I think it was all pretty perfectly understandable.

Can always count on TuftsSit to tell it how it is and for Mumbo to stir the pot a little bit

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Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on March 09, 2025, 07:58:10 PMUltimately they'll let it go because they're going to stop things to review the time anyway.  Once that decision is made, nothing after the bucket counts, so even if Redlands was on the floor before the whistle, it wouldn't matter in the end.

Do you mind explaining this further?  How do we know the officials were going to stop the game before the whistle? 

It's a game winning shot near the end of the game; isn't standard procedure at this point to make sure the time is right?  It makes total sense that Tufts is trying to get the ball in and score, but I can't imagine any ref letting a tournament game like that without checking.

They did not do this otherwise 0.5-0.6 would have been added.

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Quote from: D3boarder on March 09, 2025, 01:46:31 PMObviously bad sportsmanship from the Redlands side, but I feel like we're blowing it a bit out of proportion here. Just last week Trinity did the exact same thing to the Wesleyan fans and no one on here seemed to think it was a big deal. Losing to a team that acts like that makes the loss sting even more. Want to shut a team like that up? Win the game

I was at the Wesleyan Trinity game, it was nothing more than banter. The Wesleyan students were giving it to the Trinity players the entire game, nothing bad but heckling the entire game. After the game a few Trinity players went over to the student body, and stuck their shirts out. It lasted maybe 10 seconds. Was not a big deal at all.

I don't disagree. Perhaps Redlands was a bit more egregious but my point still stands. If we're completely ok with what Trinity did then we also need to be ok with what Redlands did. Personally, I'm not a fan of it in any scenario. But after a long game of being heckled by the student section you can't blame the players for trying to get a bit of payback.

Sure. But when you start gesturing to your groin and telling the student section to suck it, there needs to be consequences.

Agree, and in the Wesleyan/Trinity game that stuff did not happen.

The trin thing was chill as a tufts fan i found it funny and they quickly dispersed

Quote from: toad22 on March 09, 2025, 01:03:22 PMNothing excuses taunting of fans or parents by Redlands players. That should not happen, ever. Without making excuses for Redlands, I have personal knowledge of the verbal behavior of the group of Jumbo fans in question when Williams played Tufts. They are the most graphic, profane fans currently in the league. The visiting team hears them clearly from across the court. I do wish Tufts would police that a bit. It is in very poor taste. I actually like Tufts (even you Jumbo!), but this is an aspect of Jumboland that could use improvement.

Fan behavior in the NESCAC has varied over the years. Once, maybe 7-8 years ago at Wesleyan, the football team sat behind the Williams bench and got so profane and disgusting that complaints were made that made all the way to the top and the Wesleyan president had to apologize to the Williams president. In the 1990s, it was commonplace for profane drunk students to be kicked out of games all over the league.

I'd argue you haven't been to many Trinity games. At the end of the day, fans can do what they want to do, players can't act like that. Also - Wesleyan fans haven't been friendly this year. When your team is a legit national championship contender, fans raise to the occasion too.

Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on March 09, 2025, 12:25:26 PMSame thing happened in the CCIW title game - player traveled celebrating the win before the horn.  No call.

Although I thought perhaps the clock started a little slow at Tufts.  I was surprised he had enough time to even get to the rim.  It's funny that they'll review how much time was left on the clock, but rarely to they review whether the clock started on time to begin with.  Seems like both are important when we're talking tenths, right?

They should have absolutely stopped the clock to review at least the time remaining as there was 0.6 seconds when it went in, clock said 0.3. They should have went to the booth and allowed tufts at least a chance with 0.6.... No idea if they can review for players on the court but definitely a triple gut punch way to go out with the double buzzer beaters and bad officiating.

Quote from: nescac1 on March 09, 2025, 12:06:38 PMThat's crazy re: the rushing the court.  Simply can't allow that with time on the clock.  Is there a video?

https://x.com/goredlands/status/1898749042236219863?s=46&t=SZlB54ZVjq_pDOXze7o4Tw

Here you go!

Update: here's a better one, as there are clearly more than 5 Redlands players on the court as tufts inbound pass is in the air. Those refs should be ashamed of themselves. Also a Redlands player clearly had his foot on the line for 4 free throws and they just simply will never call that but rules are rules. In the last clip you can see the beginning of the taunting which conveniently cut out about 45 seconds short

https://x.com/cadencenter/status/1898555547810767228?s=46&t=SZlB54ZVjq_pDOXze7o4Tw

Quote from: Greek Tragedy on March 09, 2025, 11:59:45 AMInteresting. Other teams have complained about Bridgeland-led teams in the past? Not a great look for him then.

Especially considering it should have cost them a technical foul when 12 players rushed the court with time on the clock and tufts searching for a shot. Safe to say those refs seasons also ended last night, no shot they deserve to ref a sweet 16 game

Quote from: Greek Tragedy on March 09, 2025, 11:32:14 AMI don't know. Seems like Eric Bridgeland is a pretty well respected guy, especially after his years building the Whitman program. I can't imagine he would let his players act like that all the time. Never seen them play before. West coast, past my bedtime.

My best judgement is it is past his control, those kids will do what they want