2012 Division III NCAA Tournament

[magicman]

Mr Y,

I caught that ever tough sarcasm. But I knew someone would come after you for it.

[Mr. Ypsi]

KS, that I can live with.  When I get in trouble is when I'm joking and everyone thinks I'm serious!

[Mr. Ypsi]

Ralph, I kinda remember that UDallas was legitimately selected as the final pool B; but a 13-12(?) team getting selected 'at large' really caused an uproar against pool B in general from a lot of left out pool C fans!  Now they can get off the hook from a pool B that may NOT have been legitimately selected (or at least not wisely).

[Greek Tragedy]

It's the NCAA tourney, so I'll put this post in the NCAA tourney board.

I LOVE candid pictures like the one on the front of the website showing the Coast Guard player holding the ball (by the side line, or is he throwing the ball in?) and the student section just heckling the guy.  Amazing how close they are to him!  I just get a good laugh looking at all the fans, their reactions and stuff like (also, on those "game winning shot" pics-not necessarily looking at the shot itself, but the fans' reactions, sometimes some of them not even watching it, playing on their cell phones, looking at other people, picking their nose etc) and of course, I check to see if there are any good looking women at the game! lol. 

[Pat Coleman]

Yeah.

And I looked at that and wondered why security wasn't keeping them the proper distance away from the sidelines.

Last time I was at Trinity, they had a fan ejected during the game.

[Ralph Turner]

Ralph, I kinda remember that UDallas was legitimately selected as the final pool B; but a 13-12(?) team getting selected 'at large' really caused an uproar against pool B in general from a lot of left out pool C fans!  Now they can get off the hook from a pool B that may NOT have been legitimately selected (or at least not wisely).

The Handbook allocated 36 Pool A, 6 Pool B and 6 Pool C bids.

That was when the AMCC, the NEAC, the North Atlantic Conference and the Presidents AC got Pool B bids, and the Northern Illinois-Iowa and Lake Michigan Conferences were in Pool A.

Don't we love the change in the bid allocation ratio to 1:6.5!

[Gregory Sager]

I LOVE candid pictures like the one on the front of the website showing the Coast Guard player holding the ball (by the side line, or is he throwing the ball in?) and the student section just heckling the guy.  Amazing how close they are to him!  I just get a good laugh looking at all the fans, their reactions and stuff

I thought the same thing. The unknown photographer who took that picture snapped a great one!

John Jay finished tied for 6th in the ever-tough CUNYAC before winning the AQ.  On the other hand, Moravian may replace U Dallas as the 'avatar' of 'Bumblin' Bs'!

YES! 

Not picking on you Mr Ypsi, but I think that UDallas was a little deceptive and needs to be replaced as the "avatar". 

I can't believe that you two are discussing whether Moravian or UDallas ought to be the avatar of the Bumblin' Bs. If Moravian and/or UDallas is the avatar of Pool B bumblitude, then Cazenovia is freakin' Vishnu himself.

[Ralph Turner]

  +1, GS!

[smedindy]

Yeah.

And I looked at that and wondered why security wasn't keeping them the proper distance away from the sidelines.

Last time I was at Trinity, they had a fan ejected during the game.

It reminded me of the old Penn State gym...

[theBroadcaster]

For extensive live coverage of Brandeis basketball in the NCAA tournament, click on over to www.wbrs.org. WBRS, 100.1FM Waltham, will be both in NJ with the women and at home with the men!  Here's the broadcast schedule for tonight:

5PM- Taped interview with Brian Meehan, head coach of the Mens squad
5:20- Womens Pregame
5:30- Womens basketball vs. Southern Maine @ Kean University
    * Brian Raab, Ravi Kotecha, and Zach Aronow on the call
    * Taped interview with Stephen Hill, mens center at half-time
7:45-Mens Pregame
8:00PM-Mens basketball vs. Lasell College @ Red Auerbach Arena
    * Steven Gross, Ben Gellman-Chomsky, and Ian Guss on the call

[Knightstalker]

Yeah.

And I looked at that and wondered why security wasn't keeping them the proper distance away from the sidelines.

Last time I was at Trinity, they had a fan ejected during the game.

I didn't think they were allowed to be that close.  At NJCU and other NJAC venues if the stands are that close to the court the schools will not let fans sit in the first row, or will not open the stands completely.

[formerbant10]

Yeah.

And I looked at that and wondered why security wasn't keeping them the proper distance away from the sidelines.

Last time I was at Trinity, they had a fan ejected during the game.

I didn't think they were allowed to be that close.  At NJCU and other NJAC venues if the stands are that close to the court the schools will not let fans sit in the first row, or will not open the stands completely.

For most Trin games, those stands are not used and the benches are on that side.  When the attendance is expected to be larger than normal the bleachers are brought out and the benches moved to the other side.  They may not have anticipated such a crowd as most games there only see about 400 people total. 

Either way, Coast Guard handled it very well and played a helluva game.

[monsoon]

Fans were that close in the old Holland Civic Center, too; DeVos has a bit more space.

[pbrooks3]

Pat, is Dave McHugh still going to be on the audio call from Centre tonight if he hasn't gotten snowed out of Danville?

[Yalt]

Here's an odd piece of trivia that I wish I'd posted with Greg Sager's "tidbits of information" a few pages back.  Twin press releases:



CHICAGO -- The University of Chicago women's basketball team will travel to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point where it will take on the University of St. Thomas (Minn.) in the opening round of the 2008 NCAA Division III Tournament Friday, Mar. 7 at 6 p.m.

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CHICAGO -- The University of Chicago men's basketball team will travel to the University of St. Thomas (Minn.) where it will take on the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in the opening round of the 2008 NCAA Division III Tournament Friday, Mar. 7 at 6 p.m.



Men go to A to play B; women go to B to play A.  What are the odds of that?