MBB: MAC Freedom League

[Clutch]

if I am correct have not been there for a few years, the PA system there is terrible as well without enough room at the end of one of the baselines, I could be mistaken, perhaps you could let us know if you attend live Mailsy.
Very sad for student athletes , working parents, and fans who cannot see the game live. Agreed.

[CCHoopster]

Is this contest even going to be close? Could be over in the first half. No disrespect to Eastern. Also, if I were Eastern no way I would want to move the game to Cabrini. Why go from your home court advantage (gym size ect....) to a really tough place to play against a national power. Would be nice to see Eastern get after it and compete, just not sure if their program is at the level needed to contest a team like Cabrini. Safe travels to all going.

[Clutch]

agreed CC, and since this is a rivalry game of intensity, you never know what can happen....

[Clutch]

In all honesty, if Moss plays big minutes, no way EU can win this one.....

[chairman]

The ticket sale was announced in advance to both constituencies, and there are going to be a good number of Cabrini people in the stands. The reason for doing the presale was to eliminate people standing outside the gym during the game. Nothing wrong with those people per se, but it became a security nightmare in 2011 as a lot of the people who were locked out (there were warnings given that the game would sell out, but people still showed up at 7:30 thinking they would get in.)
The proceeds from the ticket sales are being donated to World Vision to aid in Typhoon relief.
The court is regulation sized, but it is a tight squeeze to get 500+ people into the game. That being said, it is a competition and both schools want to have their home games.
You make building a gym sound like changing your shoes or buying a different style of uniforms. There is more to it than that (Money is an issue, but space is an issue as well. Eastern's campus is larger than Cabrini's, but a lot of the space cannot be built on because of it's proximity to water or inaccessibility for vehicles.)
Eastern brought in a new president this year, and all in the athletic department have high hopes that a new athletic  facility will be high on his priority list. A little discontent will not hurt in helping the board/ president to see need.
If Cabrini would agree to go to a neutral site every year, I am pretty confident that Eastern would agree.
Eastern will have a livestream on a big screen in an adjacent gym.

[Clutch]

hear you chairman that's what Naddlehoffer said too before he left....apologize if I misspelled his name.  He also had high hopes that the program and facilities would be taken to a new level, sure do hope it happens soon.  Rumor had it that the EU security gaurds could not handle the crowd in 2011 and they had to call the Cabrini public safety guys over.  It is getting old though. 

[Clutch]

I think mailsy said the presale was sold out in less than 20 minutes lol......

[bill]

Congrats to Coach Marion and the Devils, getting an OT win against Staten Island....

[bill]

Nice NESCAC win tonight for FDU over Trinity...

[bill]

FDU completes the weekend with a win over Union! Jon Flete named tournament MVP....great job!

[mailsy]

Some trip for DeSales!  Then pick up a win at St. Mary's.

[bill]

Wow - nice  out of conference win for DeSales...should be a nice matchup when we see them again (hopefully at full strength next time

FDU finishes strong before the break, road wins at Kings and Drew. 

Conference race should be interesting - as usual.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

FYI... tonight on Hoopsville we talk to DeSales MBB coach Scott Coval talks about the team's 11-hour trip to #9 St. Mary's Sunday (should have taken four) and then their big win on Monday without their best player.

You can watch the show TONIGHT starting at 7 PM EST: http://www.d3hoops.com/hoopsville/archives/2013-14/dec12

[Clutch]

impressive feat indeed.

[kate]

Fantastic win for Del Val tonight beating Hobart 74/73 in the Franklin & Marshall tourney in Lancaster!  F & M has the best video feed & announcers!