MBB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[OxyFan21]

Oxy did lose 3 of its last 4, but all of those games were close.  129-123 vs. Redlands, 62-55 @ CMS, and 67-63 @ Pomona in OT.  If you take a look at their entire season, they did not steamroll through the schedule as they did in '02-'03.  The first time through the schedule, we beat CMS and Pomona by a combined 5 points. 

As we saw in '03, anything can happen in the post-season.   I bet nobody in here predicted the Elite 8 run that year for the Tigers even though they were undefeated in SCIAC. 

I think that the Tigers will take this reprieve from the NCAA and run with it.  Yes, I am suprised that the game is in Eagle Rock, but I was also suprised when our football team had to travel to Linfield. <-----sometimes, the committee just makes strange, but very calculated financial decisions.  Which, I guess, makes it not so strange.  We are on an island, and I think in this case, it helped.  I'd hate for the Tigers or CMS to have to travel far in Round 1.  Remember, in our little fishbowl, a trip a few hrs down the highway is considered far.

BTW, welcome back Fosheezie. 

[OxyFan21]

Eye of the Tiger,
I got a peek of your guys' ref shirts...I like them very much!

[WestCoastWhiner]

Blackhawk-whalesaving-blowupthedamstosavethesalmon-parkawearing-UPSfan,

Amazing that you are even on this thread.  Kind of like a guy from UConn going on the thread and talking crap to the Davidson fans before they play them in the 1st round. 

Book your flight.  No SCIAC team has a chance at UPS.  Oxy's backcourt is too young and CMS can't beat Pacific (which granted, will be legit in a few years, but isn't yet).  Look at it like a nice, easy game for your varsity to tune you up for beasts you will face in the next round.  The SCIAC teams won't roll over but they won't be a very difficult W for you. 

[dj_hyphen]

they did not steamroll through the schedule as they did in '02-'03. 

again, I have to point out that if I remember right, Oxy won 2 games over PP that year by a combined 3 points or something miniscule like that.  Someone check the record books if they remember differently...I could be wrong...but they definitely didn't "steamroll," which I've seen mentioned here a few times.


and someone explain to me how having Oxy host instead of CMS is a money issue....I would assume that, despite being completely idiotic, the committee had Oxy host cause they deemed them the higher seed

[Browneagle64]

Oxy fans, quick question, does anyone know if any tickets might be sold the day of the game? Or are tickets sold just on the days that some of you guys noted?

Anywho's, sure will be fun once thursday rolls around. And yes, Oxy's gym should be well enough to accommodate at least up to 1,800 screaming fans. Last time a first round game was played there the school decided to pull down the seats on both sides of the court and was just an awesome view of bright organne and black.....

Here's to waiting for thursday....Go tigers

[Loggerville]

Blackhawk-whalesaving-blowupthedamstosavethesalmon-parkawearing-UPSfan,

Amazing that you are even on this thread.  Kind of like a guy from UConn going on the thread and talking crap to the Davidson fans before they play them in the 1st round. 

Book your flight.  No SCIAC team has a chance at UPS.  Oxy's backcourt is too young and CMS can't beat Pacific (which granted, will be legit in a few years, but isn't yet).  Look at it like a nice, easy game for your varsity to tune you up for beasts you will face in the next round.  The SCIAC teams won't roll over but they won't be a very difficult W for you. 

As anyone who spends some time on the NWC board knows, Blackhawk never misses a chance to assert the greatness of the Loggers....and rightly so given the run of the past three years.  Here's to hoping WCW is correct - and I have to think she/he is.

- Lattesipping-treehugging-Volvodriving-hemploving-GreenPeacehangingoffthebridgesupporting UPS Logger Fan

[OXY Oswald]

Oxy fans, quick question, does anyone know if any tickets might be sold the day of the game? Or are tickets sold just on the days that some of you guys noted?

The tickets go on sale today in the Athletic office.  I would assume that there will be tickets on sale the night of the game, but that is depending on availability of course. 

Since you're in the area I'd say snatch your ticket up now, I am.

[diehardfan]

So uh... this is when I start some shameless begging.  8)

Free diehardfan cookies, in a variety of your choice, plus a reimbursementof the cost of the ticket, to the first person who buys me a ticket to thursday's game so I don't have to be stressed out for the two hour drive Thursday evening. Please someone?   I'm sure one of my non-SCIAC friends will be willing to back me up and state that my cookies are famous across the d3hoops.com land. 

Surely some college aged Oxy guy will be willing to take me up on this offer?

[Tom Brady]

Fosheezie-  Was the little crack about Thousand Oaks and the initials (GD)<------- supposed to be about Cal Lu's assistant coach?  Just wondering if you had it out for the guy for one reason or another.

[Stags4Life]

Why does everyone seem to think neither of the SCIAC teams have a chance against UPS.  Forget the history for one sec, I know it is hard to, but I think the winner of the CMS-Oxy game will give UPS a fight and I do think UPS will lose.  Oxy has shown the capability to defeat a top 5 team in the nation and CMS, with the SCIAC's top defense, can play with anyone in Division 3 and beat them.

I do think CMS will defeat Oxy so I will speak as though CMS will play UPS.  CMS has been constantly improving all season.  I do not think you can look at that loss at Pacific and say they will lose.  CMS did not know its identity back then.  They know now.  They have the SCIAC MVP and 2 more first teamers and it will be tought for a team to shut all three of them down at once.  And with the Stag Defense, every game will come down to the wire and in my opinion, the Stag Defense will pull it out for CMS in the end against UPS just as it has for CMS all year long. 

Someone please provide some confidence in the SCIAC and do not admit defeat to the "graet" Loggers so soon, because you will be mad you didn't support your SCIAC come Saturday night.

--Stags4Life

[OxyFan21]

Click on the link for Hoopsville on the front page.  Listen to the whole thing from last night...But, if you want to listen to Coach Newhall, click on Part 2 of the archive.  Very interesting discussion last night.

[pomonaalum]

It's too bad that the two SCIAC teams are playing in the 1st round, but good to have 2 SCIAC teams in a sport other than baseball.  Will be interesting to see how far the 1st round winner goes.  Of course, no one gave P-P a chance when they went in and shocked Trinity on the road a few years ago, either...

[OxyFan21]

It's too bad that the two SCIAC teams are playing in the 1st round, but good to have 2 SCIAC teams in a sport other than baseball.  Will be interesting to see how far the 1st round winner goes.  Of course, no one gave P-P a chance when they went in and shocked Trinity on the road a few years ago, either...

Nobody gave Oxy a chance in '03 either, especially when they traveld to Storm Lake.

[OxyFan21]

Hey Eye of Da Tiger,

They blocked us from using Myspace at work, so I'm going to respond to you here.  You bet I'll be listening, along with another Oxy alum from the Class of 2000.  If you guys start screaming something like "Leo's tacotruck, Leo's tacotruck", you'll hear me laughing all the way from St. Louis.  Craig Dunkin, voice of the Tigers will probably have a chuckle too.  I'm sure that chant has never been heard at a game before.  I'll be listening! 

[OxyFan21]

"I was at a second-round game (from a bye-home-away bracket) at Occidental a couple of years ago, and it was special." -David Collinge, from the NCAA Tournament Board. 

Hope you don't mind DC, but I was reading the other boards and wanted to post your comment on this board.  I was at that game in March 2003, shortly before I moved from L.A. to St. Louis.  It was my last memory of Oxy and a great one at that.  The "broken ankles" chant ranks up there in my memory.

Let's make it another special night Tiger fans!