MBB: MAC Freedom League

[Leo The Lion]

To all the Monarch Faithful out there:

http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18351728&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=416049&rfi=6

Landon Gabriel has his first head coaching job.

[ColonelJohn4Life]

A while back, I posted this fictitious conversation responding to bill on the MAC Women's board:

Yes, Drew hasn't scheduled FDU, nor will they. Drew, apparently thinking themselves "too good" for FDU (except on the field/court, where we now regularly beat them
will no longer schedule FDU in ANY sport. This is a directive straight from Connie the athletic diector...

Bill - classic.

I've heard something similar about Wilkes / Kings on the guy's side, only it went like this:
Scranton AD, or representative thereof:  "Hey, despite our move to the Landmine, you guys still wanna get together for a non-conference game?"
Wilkes - King's representative: "Stick it, Purple.  We'd rather play Baptist Bible.  Twice."

**Disclaimer - I like Baptist Bible, just using them as an example.

Someone's listening.  The Wilkes schedule is out.  Scranton's not on it.  But Baptist Bible is.  Twice.  Atta boy...

[cold_case]

Was checking the "daily dose" and found a funny line about Wilkes, circa 1999-2000.
It read: "Remember when Wilkes used to schedule like a top 10 team? Yeah, us either. That was kind of a rare event."

What was even funnier back then was in 1998 when Wilkes hosted the Sectional (Sweet 16/Elite 8), and a certain board moderator went ape doody about it. To be tactful, let's just say he was more than eager to voice his displeasure about the host site, feeling a school from DC should have gained the nod.
And what was most hilarious of all was that Wilkes won it and advanced to the Final Four.

[Pat Coleman]

That's funny, because there was no message board in March 1998. Nice theory, though.

[ColonelJohn4Life]

Catholic and Hunter fans can gripe about '98, and I'll gripe about '96.  In the end, both host teams ended up going to the Final 4.  Ehhh...

CC - I think that 2000 schedule involved hosting William Paterson in Horace Jenkins's Senior year.  It was going to be a matchup of 2 of the best players in D3, Jenkins vs. Jannuzzi.  In the end, Dave gets hurt, and John Boylan leads Wilkes to a W.  Memories...

[cold_case]

Pat, I didn't say it was posted on the board back then. What I said was I remember someone going ballistic when the host site was announced and that person made it known he was none too happy the week leading up to the tourney.

[Warren Thompson]

CJ4L:

We're in the warm-weather doldrums, so here's something for your Wilkes trivia collection: on 03 March 1951 Temple's Bill "The Owl Without a Vowel" Mlkvy scored a then-NCAA record 73 points v. the Colonels. (The record was broken in 1954 when Furman's Frank Selvy hit 100 v. Newberry.)

[Pat Coleman]

Pat, I didn't say it was posted on the board back then. What I said was I remember someone going ballistic when the host site was announced and that person made it known he was none too happy the week leading up to the tourney.

Well, given the substantial home court advantage that Wilkes had it is only appropriate that they won both their games by substantial margins.

Oh wait.

CJ -- I'm OK with Wilkes getting the makeup call for 1996. As the years have gone by and I have observed more and more decisions being made I can see where that would've been done.

[ycpfinal4]

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#54

[ColonelJohn4Life]

A sincere congrats to our guy, Mattie, on the birth of his first child.  I feel that I echo the sentiments of the entire MAC Freedom message board when I say that we're all equally as scared that there's another Burdett to contend with, as we are of the phrase "Uncle Adam."

We should set gambling lines on the kid's first words.  I'll take "incorrigible" at 1,000 to 1.  "Scranton still sucks" is in at 100:1, and "burlap" is the favorite at 3:2.  A profanity-laced tirade about DeSales is in at 1,000,000:1

[timeout]

any word on Wilkes this year?  who is looking good?  Who is coming back?

[timeout]

any word on Wilkes this year?  who is coming back - who did they get??  Shovlin?

[ColonelJohn4Life]

Hey, it'd be great to have Shovlin back, but that's his call.  If he comes back, I hope he's ready to be coached.  The last thing I'd want, as a fan, is a defacto team captain fighting with the coach.

But seriously, practices have started, any word from anyone in the 570 yet??

[naismith]

Wilkes 2007-8

Time will tell.
Lost Dan Adams to graduation.
I think John Kelly left as well.
No Shovlin sighting

Recruited two additional guards- Ruby-- DeRojas
Both can shoot and score.

Everyone else is back.
DeFeo, Kline, Kresge and Gabe looks like nice frontline.
Operation Overload at guard.

Guess they will fight it out in practice.....

We all have high hopes this time of the year.

Give u more later.

Naismith

 

[cold_case]

Shovlin won't be back at Wilkes, according to a newspaper article from last month. Trouble followed the young man again and apparently Wilkes has said "No Mas."

Also, Scranton scrimmages at King's this Saturday at 1. Should be a physical one to watch.