MBB: MAC Freedom League

[diehardfan]

I've met people who've met DieHard, but I've never met her myself.  In the "6 degrees of April" game, I'm solidly in that 2nd circle.  Regardless, Warren offers the invite... she's in.

And has it been nearly 2 years (to the day?) since the most recent Summit at Napoli?  2 years already... yikes.  PS-IV needs to happen.

It has been two years... at least. I lived in NOVA for almost a year and a half after college and you never had one... and I've been in Cali for 10 months.

At least on the basketaball board, I wouldn't be at all surprised if there could be a six degrees of April game at all... or if it wouldn't take most people much less times than six. Since I've met almost all the d3hoops.com staff, all the HOFers but Coach C, and I've lived on the east coast (the MAC leagues saved my eyes, let me tell you, the CAC was sometimes painful to watch!), and the west coast, and in the midwest since I started posting, and have attended numerous basketball games in each, and always make a point to meet as many fellow fans as possible... Geeze, I really get around, don't I.  

If the Pizza summit is held between Christmas and new years, I might be able to attend anyway. I'm also going home at random points to help my baby sister get ready for her wedding (being the maid of honor and 3000 miles away is a little stressful logistically!) and other nonsense, so there may be an off chance that I'll be in town. If I ever resettle back in the homeland, I'd love to be a regular attender.

[mattie]

Well with the Pittston Salmanella (er Tomato) Festival in full swing, it is time for the Burdett Clan as we are known, to once again grace the pages of D3Hoops.  Incidentally to those who don't know, my hometown of Pittston is the Quality Tomato Capital of the World, brought to you by a city where maybe five people are capable of growing even a respectable tomato.  the rest go to Papa John's and Domino's to pass off to the losers that frequent those establishments.
And the salmanella refers to an incident around 1985 where 12 people were hospitalized with poisoning from a rouge bunch of mozzarella sticks.  On a side note, my sister was one of them and happened to run into an ex boyfriend when she was dropping off her specimen at the Nesbitt Hospital.  But enough about that.
The Burdetts are always up for a Pizza Summit, but with band and football season two weeks away, we go away until around Thanksgiving so it may have to pass until then.
Finally as a reporter for the company putting out the 50 Greatest games in Scranton, I would put my vote in for a wiffle ball game I participated in around 1984.  The score was about 35-33 and the lead switched maybe 10 times in a six inning game.  don't think it will make the list but it is worth a shot.
A real list would be if the Sunday Dispatch in Pittston did a 50 greatest Seton Catholic Sports Moments, the topper being when Karim Twyman of GAR blocked a shot off the old scoreboard in the corner, knocking out the power in the building.  It was incredible to see at the height of GAR basketball.
Most of this is just for the enjoyment of the locals, and I am sure Colonel John is laughing about all this.  I am still waiting for my invitation to your wedding so you know where to send it.
Take care.

[ColonelJohn4Life]

Mattie,
Umm, yeah, that invite... must have... ummm... [turns head and whistles] To answer your question, though I didn't attend, I remember the game in question.  I'll humbly submit the 1997 Girls basketball District Championship game.  Seton lost the game, but they tried, dammit!  War Eagle!

Everyone else,
Great news, I officially got married 2 weeks ago, and had a lovely honeymoon.

And the Burdetts are out until after Thanksgiving... no problem.  What are the chances of a Pizza Summit in SWB somewhere on Wednesday, Nov 29th.  Get pizza from 5-7ish, and then catch Lycoming at Wilkes at 8.

If not, January 10th, Wilkes at King's, same plan applies.  It's a quick 20 minutes from Old Forge to the Scandlon Gymnasium.  Just a thought.

[Coach C]

CJ4L -

Thanks for the props.

Papa John's?

NFW

C

[NEPAFAN]

Elizabethtown Men Defeat TSV-Munich 90-61 in Final Game of Germany Trip
Aug 24, 2006
Press Release posted by Elizabethtown
MUNICH, Bavaria, Germany --- The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team won its final game in Germany Sunday with a 90-61 defeat of host club TSV-München Ost.

Luke Ledyard (Frederick, MD/Gov. Thomas Johnson) led Elizabethtown in scoring with 25 points in the game, and Michael Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) added 21 points for the Blue Jays.

TSV-Munich East is coached by Bill Bessior, a 1985 alumnus of the University of Scranton and son of former Scranton head coach Bob Bessior

[gordonmann]

Wilkes:

Welcome aboard.  Here's the information we have on the MAC's new allignment as of earlier this spring.  Keep in mind this takes affect in 2007-2008, not this season.

MAC-Commonwealth

Albright
Elizabethtown
Lebanon Valley
Lycoming
Messiah
Widener

MAC-Freedom

Arcadia
Delaware Valley
DeSales
FDU-Florham
King's
Manhattanville
Scranton
Wilkes


There's a chance another team or two will be added to the MAC-Commonwealth side.  Alvernia has been mentioned in that capacity before.  Of course, there's also a chance that one of the MAC teams could leave, too.

You can read more about the conference changes here -- http://www.d3hoops.com/dailydose/index.php?paged=2

[ColonelJohn4Life]

Redshirt.  They're saving him for a big 2009 season.   

  No, honestly, I have no idea.  I just know that this isn't good...

[diehardfan]

I'm just guessing here, but since it's supposed to be for personal reasons, I'm not sure he'd want the reasons posted on a basketball chat board for all to read.

[Warren Thompson]

Just why should we know this (assuming it's true, to begin with)? If the man has had private difficulties, let them stay private. He's entitled to that much decency.

[bill]

Moderators-
Look, I'm in no way a Wilkes fan, but can we please get the above post about the Wilkes player deleted? This is all heresay, and it doesn't belong here.

[Warren Thompson]

Amen, Bill ....

[diehardfan]

I can't believe I tried to stop that before it happened, and it still happened anyway. 

[Warren Thompson]

I can't believe I tried to stop that before it happened, and it still happened anyway. 

dhf: Unfortunately, we often tilt at windmills ... and with predictable results. Never underestimate the ability of some to do the very worst thing.

[Section J Guy]

Unfortunatly when you have message boards, this type of stuff is going to get posted. I would imagine it will be a topic of discussion/speculation all season long.


Worse things are going on in basketball right now, see the Duquesne basketball situation.

[Pat Coleman]

Hey, guys, why wouldn't you report that post to me so I could get it deleted faster? Sheesh.