MBB: MAC Freedom League

[naismith]

This just in. Wilkes coach Jerry Rickrode didn't miss the Scranton game because of illness. It turns out he was suspended by the school for inappropriate actions caused during his argument with Chris Shovlin. Now I wonder if CS was suspended by Rickrode or the school?


End of an era?

NEPA,

Interesting......

Can't answer your question. I assume Coach JR suspended CS.
I had heard CS had apologized to the team.

Don't know of JR's status.
Methinks the Coach is vastly underappreciated by some 'key' admin people.

Your source??   If you can....

JMHO.

Naismith

[NEPAFAN]

Mr. Naismith (Sir James)



info comes from two reporters from local papers/rags and they are always dead-on accurate.

[saratoga]

Who is the AD at Wilkes...Charlie Finley or Al Davis??? Talk about a team starting to resemble the old A's & current Raiders. Not the best time for this nonsense to happen ( not that there ever is ), but with high school seniors getting down to decision time...mom & dad may not be real amused with this stuff at Wilkes.

[roundmound]

I think I know the same two reporters, NEPA, and I find this very hard to believe about Wilkes suspending JR. Do you know any more details?

[naismith]

"Mr. Naismith (Sir James)"

NEPA,

That's more like it!!

Takining notes CJ?



Naismith

[fanfromafar]

I follow this board on an alomost daily basis.  Love the normally intelligent conversation, insights, etc.  Rarely put in my two cents...BUT...

This "stuff"  being talked about on this board regarding Wilkes is 100 % hearsay. 

FACT: Student athletes get disciplined / suspended as the need arises ALL OVER THE COUNTRY (check Penn State women vs Indiana).  Lessons are learned.  Life goes on.

But for this conversation to devolve into speculation regarding the suspension of Coach Rickrode is absolutely outlandish.  As many have remarked in recent posts, Wilkes basketball was nowhere prior to the arrival of JR--can we please give the man the respect he is due and not just spew whatever nastiness the rumour mill churns out on this forum?  Particularly comments that are completely unsubstantiated.

Gossip,rumour, inuendo and jealousy have no place in a good-natured, fair, competitive and respectful forum such as this.  Please leave the speculation and character assasination for the National Enquirer.

[cold_case]

Perhaps you should concern yourself with your own team.
Constantine? St. Rose? Now we know who steered him to Wilkes.

[naismith]

Perhaps you should concern yourself with your own team.
Constantine? St. Rose? Now we know who steered him to Wilkes.

CC,

I'm nominating you for an online "EMMY" . Yes, Karen Haag was the Lady Colonels head coach a few years back. And doing nicely at St. Rose I see.  A pleasure to have her posting at the D3 Freedom League forum.
I think her remarks speak for themselves.

By the way, there were a few other suspensions of players by Coach JR over the years.

Many of his past players still revere Coach.....keeping in constant contact......had having very successful careers post-Wilkes. As a Coach, I think JR tries to win but also develop 'character' in his players. 

Of course, that is another side of the story far removed from the wins and losses. JR hasn't done bad in that category. ....W-L's ---of course.... JR is only #2 among acitve DIII coaches in W-L percentage both active and all-time.

A "Legend in Our Mist" and some just can't see it.

Naismith

[Warren Thompson]

A "Legend in Our Mist" and some just can't see it.

Naismith

It's always difficult to see "legends" in the fog, isn't it? .... 

[Leo The Lion]

King's game was PPD today. Did Shovlin play for Wilkes today?

And for all you math wizards out there?  What happens if Lyco and Wilkes wins out, King's only loses to Wilkes, and Scranton only loses to Lyco.  We'll have four teams at 8-4, how will that seeding work?

[cold_case]

If it ends up the way you posted, Wilkes would get the top spot since the first tie-breaker is head-to-head and they beat King's twice, while the other teams involved all split with one another.
The remaining three spots would be King's, Scranton and Lycoming.
King's gets second over Scranton. Both teams split their two games, each would have swept DeSales and split with Lycoming, so the next tie-breaker would be the sixth place team, in this case, Drew. King's swept Drew and Scranton split with them, giving them the No. 2 spot.
Scranton gets third because they would have swept DeSales while Lyco split with them.
That was the old tie-breaking procedure. If it's the same, then you have your four seeds.
However, if they use the scoring differential between all four teams, then it would really get messy.

[Section J Guy]

Yes, we want details on the latest Wilkes saga.


1st place Royals....

[saratoga]

Great win on the road for the Royals...now they finish at home & control their own destiny. On another topic...the UofS plays in Doylestown where light snow began around 2:30 & when we got back to Scranton, not a snow-flake had fallen. Yet I see Kings cancelled their game with Drew due to the potential of snowfall, but 5 blocks away at Wilkes the temps. were balmy enough for FDU to roll into town??? And both FDU & the canceled Drewbies would be traveling the same path into W-B??? Weather my butt, JP probably had half his team under 21 busted the night before by the beer squad. No suspensions are forthcoming, but all classes held at the Stegmaier Brewery are now cancelled until further notice.

[Leo The Lion]

Toga,

I'm thinking this was Drew's doing, since NJ was expected to get a heavier snowfall than NEPA.  The reason FDU played was because their game started at 3. King's game was schedule to start at 6, which means Drew wouldn't have left WB till 8 and probably wouldn't have arrived home till 10. 

[saratoga]

I'm sure you're right Leo...just busting a little.