The Undefeated and the Winless

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

So, yeah, I'm now rooting for all the winless teams.  In fact, if Earlham or Franciscan played my Titans, I think I'd actually root for the other guys (as humiliating as that would be).

I'm quite happy my Grizzlies have made it through their 2 games with Earlham for the year and won't be the ones to fall to the Quakers.

[magicman]

So, yeah, I'm now rooting for all the winless teams.  In fact, if Earlham or Franciscan played my Titans, I think I'd actually root for the other guys (as humiliating as that would be).

If PointSpecial believes that, then I've got a bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to sell him!

Oh all right - I went a bit too far!  I NEVER root against my Titans.  But out of sympathy, I would mourn less than if they lost to a 4-19 team!

I can accept that. But then you'd have to read the disparaging posts from Titan Q, iwu70, and Greg, ripping the Titans for losing to a 4-19 team. And if it was a winless team it would be even worse!!

You apparently don't read CCIW Chat much, Mr. Prestidigitator. Yes, Titan Q would tell it like it is and give us a terse three-sentence summary of how awful his alma mater's team looked in losing to a 4-19 team. But iwu70? The words "ripping the Titans" are definitely not in his vocabulary. Instead, he'd talk about the IWU women's team's victory that day ... or bring up some IWU flashback from the Nixon administration ... or give us one of his classic five-paragraph synopses of the glories of the IWU junior varsity.

He doesn't drink the green kool-ade. He filled his pool with it and swims in it.

It's midnite, I'm just back in town from watching Middlebury manhandle my Cardinals, ( although they hung in there for about 30 minutes) and I'm just reading your post. You are so correct, especially about iwu70. I've been laughing for 3 solid minutes. Plus k.

And I read the CCIW Chat daily. How else would I know that A.  you're a "Posting Legend" and B.  Butterscotch pudding was served on board the Titanic the night it went down.

[FCGrizzliesGrad]

Earlham nearly gets off the winless list leading Bluffton by 12 at halftime and by 16 with less than 11 minutes left. Bluffton takes the lead with 17 seconds left but Earlham scores with 7 seconds left to lead by 1. Bluffton gets the basket with a second left and hold off the Quakers 73-72.

[magicman]

Updated lists through 1-25:

Undefeated

Middlebury  17-0                                          magicman                      Next: Hosts Williams 1-28



Winless
   
Principia      0-17                                       hopefan                          Next: At Lindenwood (Ill.) USCAA  1-28
Earlham       0-18                                                                             Next : Hosts Anderson 1-28
Elmira          0-17                                                                            Next: Hosts St. John Fisher 1-27
Franciscan   0-17                                                                             Next: Hosts Medaille 1-28
Berry           0-17                                                                             Next: Host Rust 1-28
Martin Luther   0-15                                                                         Next: Hosts Northwestern (Minn.) 1-27


Undefeated vs D3 Only (with a loss to a non D3)

Hope  17-1 overall  10-0 vs D3                                                           Next: Hosts Alma on 1-28



Winless vs D3 Only (with a win against non D3)

Maranatha Baptist  2-12 overall   0-9 vs D3                                          Next: Hosts Rockford 1-28

[magicman]

Tonights results:

Principia stays winless losing to Greenville 95-71

Maranatha Baptist stays winless vs D3 losing to Lakeland 94-65

[smedindy]

On the bright side, it looks like Principia has 10 players now.

[hopefan]

On the bright side, it looks like Principia has 10 players now.

One of the added players is Stanley Beal... he started last year and is a pretty decent player... he's averaged about 10 points a game since his return, but it hasn't been enough to come close to a win for Prin....

[magicman]

Updated lists     Results for Jan. 27th and 28th:

Undefeated

Middlebury 18-0 defeated Williams 80-79                                   Next: At Keene State  January 31st


Undefeated against D3 (with a loss to non D3)

Hope 18-1 defeated Alma 104-77                                                Next: At Adrian February 1st


Winless

Principia 0-18 lost to Lindenwood (Ill) USCAA  93-69                                Next: Host MacMurry on January 31st

Earlham 0-19 lost to Anderson 83-57                                                      Next: At Translyvania February 1st

Elmira 0-19 lost to St. John Fisher 65-52 on 1-27                                     Next: At Hamilton January 31st
                  lost to Nazareth 90-78 on 1-28

Franciscan  lost to Medaille 85-48                                                            Next:Hosts Pitt-Greensburg on February 1st

Berry 1-17 Defeated Rust 93-90 in overtime    and drops off the winless list      Poster Rust College can't be happy about that

Martin Luther 0-17   lost to Northwestern (Minn) 95-56 on 1-27                  Next: At Bethany Lutheran January 31st
                              lost to Crown 85-76 on 1-28


Winless vs D3 Only (with a win against non D3)

Maranatha Baptist 2-13 overall 0-10 vs D3 lost to Rockford 72-65              Next: At Wisconsin Lutheran January 31st

[hopefan]

Berry 1-17 Defeated Rust 93-90 in overtime    and drops off the winless list      Poster Rust College can't be happy about that

Poster Rust College was busy celebrating his Ladies' Rust win over Berry, 48-44, and trying to figure out how to improve on their 8-12 record.... when I spoke to him in December, he was the Ladies' head coach....

Rust men's decline has surprised me... lots of athleticism, but some consistently poor decision making and fundamentals....

[smedindy]

Down goes Middlebury, and there are no purely undefeated teams left in D-1!

[Hugenerd]

Down goes Middlebury, and there are no purely undefeated teams left in D-1!

D-1?

[smedindy]

D'oh!

[hopefan]

BUT, there is one team that has not yet been defeated by a D3 team

[Flying Dutch Fan]

BUT, there is one team that has not yet been defeated by a D3 team

Yes, and I'm the one guy (at least the first one for sure)  who picked them

[magicman]

Updated lists    Results from Jan. 29th through Feb. 2nd:

Undefeated

Middlebury 18-1        Lost  at Keene State 77-76 on  January 31st            No more undefeated teams left in D III


Undefeated against D3 (with a loss to non D3)

Hope 19-1            Won at Adrian 64-47                                                   Next: At Albion February 4th


Winless

Principia 0-20      Lost to   Lost to MacMurry 84-79 on Jan. 31st                    Next: At Spalding on Feb.4th
                          Lost to Lincoln Christian (NCCAA)  94-82 on Feb.2nd 
                                                                                                                                                   
Earlham 0-20     Lost to Translyvania 89-76 on Feb 1st                                                  Next: At Hanover Feb. 4th

Elmira 0-20        Lost to Hamilton 53-48 on Jan. 31st                                                    Next: At Stevens Feb. 3rd
                 
Franciscan 0-19  Lost to Pitt-Greensburg 86-52 on Feb. 1st                                             Next: At Hilbert Feb. 4th

Martin Luther 0-18  Lost at Bethany Lutheran 83-66 on Jan. 31st                                    Next: Hosts Minnesota Morris Feb.3rd
                             


Winless vs D3 Only (with a win against non D3)

Maranatha Baptist 2-15 overall 0-12 vs D3   Lost to Wisconsin Lutheran 72-66 on Jan. 31st       Next: Hosts Faith Baptist Bible Feb 4th
                                                                Lost to Concordia (Wis.) 74-46 on Feb. 2nd                          (NCCAA  Record 9-11)