2012 Division III NCAA Tournament

[Pat Coleman]

... and not just rip him here. Where he can't explain his thoughts.

Highly unlikely that he can't see what's going on here, of course. Don't be silly.

I'm sure you've pointed it out to him, in fact.

[fcnews]

We will wait and see Pat. From your list above it appears we could use someone in the midwest/south to turn into a frequent fan. If I was Mr. Burwell reading these posts I would have a sour taste in my mouth for my efforts.

We here in STL will continue to cultivate any contacts we can. Fawning? Hmmm.

[fcnews]

Your DARN right I have sent him an email. I tried to let him know this site exists. And I encouraged him to respond if he felt it was warranted. We're not in a closet here. This is a public forum isn't it?

If Mr. Burwell would possibly add this site to his "Bookmarks" maybe he could get a better feel for Division III sports in general. Surely you don't have a problem with that.

[Pat Coleman]

Nope, glad to hear of it. It's an open forum and we don't allow anonymous posting for a reason -- so people will know they have to stand by their posts.

I encouraged him to respond if he felt it was warranted.

... here. Where he can't explain his thoughts.

So ... is it that he can't explain his thoughts here or that you told him he should?

[hopefan]

The amusing thing is, The front page of the St Louis Post today was an article wailing about the fact that St.Louis has no one to root for this weekend- no Mizzou schools, no Illinois schools made the tourney - the article turned to rooting against Rivals, for teams with individuals or coaches connected to them from the area, for the underdog etc etc

NARY a word about rooting for the local D3 school playing for a national championship- not even in jest

[fcnews]

I have know idea if he will even elect to pull this site up. I am also not in a position to tell someone like Bryan Burwell what he should or should not do. I simply made him aware of the site and the comments made about his sportswriting skills. Plain and simple.

Your jabs are beginning to wear on me. I don't recall making this discussion personal. You have. I was just trying to defend a local writer that I admire.

[sac]

I just read that article and I didn't find it condescending to D3 at all, he was merely painting the picture of what D3 is.

Well done Brian.

[fpc85]

where can i read kindred's piece? if it isn't online can someone send it to me.

[Greek Tragedy]

Link to column from St. Louis Post-Dispatch about WashU's victory.

Nicely put about D3 championships in general.

Oops..wrong one [edit]

[Mr. Ypsi]

where can i read kindred's piece? if it isn't online can someone send it to me.

Titan Q has the link on p. 995 of CCIW Chat.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Hey did I miss the announcement about the Salem Hospitality Package give-away?

[fpc85]

where can i read kindred's piece? if it isn't online can someone send it to me.

Titan Q has the link on p. 995 of CCIW Chat.

thanks

[Pat Coleman]

A winner was chosen and has been contacted, to my understanding.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

A winner was chosen and has been contacted, to my understanding.

So there's no Publishers Clearinghouse style announcement video we should be expecting?

[Pat Coleman]

I don't think so but we might catch up with them in Salem.