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Quote from: Greek Tragedy on December 26, 2016, 10:14:58 AM
Thanks for the update, Darryl! A nice way to start off the D3hoops morning.

I agree. +1 Darryl.  :)
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Quote from: nescac1 on December 23, 2016, 11:37:40 AMBabson has not played any Midwest teams, so there is no way to compare them to a Midwest team based on any kind of reliable statistic.

Babson's taking on a fairly decent U of Chicago team on Saturday afternoon in the Ratner Center. I'm psyched about seeing this one in person.
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Greek Tragedy

That seems like an interesting trip. That far for just one game...
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C'mon, the old Tom wouldn't have thought twice about doing it!

(Of course, the old Tom was a carefree bachelor who didn't face any domestic consequences for hopping in a car and spending the better part of a day away from home in order to watch a game in which he had no rooting interest. ;))
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Quote from: Greek Tragedy on December 26, 2016, 11:33:09 PM
That seems like an interesting trip. That far for just one game...

I believe I read on another board that there was an alum that funded this trip.
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Quote from: Gregory Sager on December 27, 2016, 12:07:08 AM
C'mon, the old Tom wouldn't have thought twice about doing it!

(Of course, the old Tom was a carefree bachelor who didn't face any domestic consequences for hopping in a car and spending the better part of a day away from home in order to watch a game in which he had no rooting interest. ;))

You make a very good point. Ironically, my wife is trying to broker a deal to head to nearby Wausau (a half hour from Stevens Point) to visit the waterpark in exchange for the Pointer game against either NCC or Augustana! Not sure the hotel bill is worth the trip.

And, although seeing Babson would be nice, if I had a choice, I'd probably go over to Wisconsin Dells to see 4 games that involve 2 WIAC teams, and Lawrence and Central.
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Quote from: Pat Coleman on December 27, 2016, 08:57:04 AM
Quote from: Greek Tragedy on December 26, 2016, 11:33:09 PM
That seems like an interesting trip. That far for just one game...

I believe I read on another board that there was an alum that funded this trip.

It was in an Around the Nation column!  Yes, there is a Chicago-based Babson alum who helps fund the trip as a way of exposing the team to the city.
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Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on December 27, 2016, 07:08:20 PM
Quote from: Pat Coleman on December 27, 2016, 08:57:04 AM
Quote from: Greek Tragedy on December 26, 2016, 11:33:09 PM
That seems like an interesting trip. That far for just one game...

I believe I read on another board that there was an alum that funded this trip.

It was in an Around the Nation column!  Yes, there is a Chicago-based Babson alum who helps fund the trip as a way of exposing the team to the city.

Sounds like a great idea.  Look for the Illinois Wesleyan Titans to be playing games in Dallas somewhere down the road!

Pat Coleman

Quote from: Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) on December 27, 2016, 07:08:20 PM
Quote from: Pat Coleman on December 27, 2016, 08:57:04 AM
Quote from: Greek Tragedy on December 26, 2016, 11:33:09 PM
That seems like an interesting trip. That far for just one game...

I believe I read on another board that there was an alum that funded this trip.

It was in an Around the Nation column!  Yes, there is a Chicago-based Babson alum who helps fund the trip as a way of exposing the team to the city.

That! :) Yes.
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Quote from: Greek Tragedy on December 27, 2016, 11:06:33 AM
Quote from: Gregory Sager on December 27, 2016, 12:07:08 AM
C'mon, the old Tom wouldn't have thought twice about doing it!

(Of course, the old Tom was a carefree bachelor who didn't face any domestic consequences for hopping in a car and spending the better part of a day away from home in order to watch a game in which he had no rooting interest. ;))

You make a very good point. Ironically, my wife is trying to broker a deal to head to nearby Wausau (a half hour from Stevens Point) to visit the waterpark in exchange for the Pointer game against either NCC or Augustana! Not sure the hotel bill is worth the trip.

And, although seeing Babson would be nice, if I had a choice, I'd probably go over to Wisconsin Dells to see 4 games that involve 2 WIAC teams, and Lawrence and Central.

For what it's worth, that water park is pretty fun. 'Course we had a Groupon, such helped.
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Greek Tragedy

We've been up there several times. I'll have to see if I can find a current groupon too!
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Phew! I get tied up with football and travel, not to mention Christmas and trying to spend time with the family, and I don't stay caught up... my mistake. Wow. That took longer than it should have. LOL

In Vegas and REALLY looking forward to seeing Salisbury, Ramapo, Hardin-Simmons (or is it Mary Hardin-Simmons?) on the men's side (along with the others). Should be some good games, I hope.

I have thought long and hard about the Top 25 in the last few weeks... these holiday tournaments have not made it any easier. I am just not sure any team truly is the best or the Top 25... I think you could make easy arguments fro 50 or so teams to be on the poll. We have gotten to a point in Division III where it is really difficult to truly gauge teams on the men's side. That is not a bad thing at all. We have parity and a lot of teams are good which makes all games fun and not predictable. However, it does make you wonder if a voter like myself has to change with the times. I think I have to some degree. Twice in the last year I have not removed my number one vote after a loss. Multiple times I have not moved a team downward for a loss. Many, many times I have not moved lower teams down for losses to higher teams and sometimes even moved teams up after losses. The Top2 5 is FAR more fluid than it has been in a long, long time (and nearly like a flood-ravaged river compared to the women's poll) and that makes it not only fun for fans of Division III, but a serious exercise in due diligence for voters. The next poll is going to be very, very interesting.
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Quote from: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on December 28, 2016, 01:31:37 AM
Phew! I get tied up with football and travel, not to mention Christmas and trying to spend time with the family, and I don't stay caught up... my mistake. Wow. That took longer than it should have. LOL

In Vegas and REALLY looking forward to seeing Salisbury, Ramapo, Hardin-Simmons (or is it Mary Hardin-Simmons?) on the men's side (along with the others). Should be some good games, I hope.

I have thought long and hard about the Top 25 in the last few weeks... these holiday tournaments have not made it any easier. I am just not sure any team truly is the best or the Top 25... I think you could make easy arguments fro 50 or so teams to be on the poll. We have gotten to a point in Division III where it is really difficult to truly gauge teams on the men's side. That is not a bad thing at all. We have parity and a lot of teams are good which makes all games fun and not predictable. However, it does make you wonder if a voter like myself has to change with the times. I think I have to some degree. Twice in the last year I have not removed my number one vote after a loss. Multiple times I have not moved a team downward for a loss. Many, many times I have not moved lower teams down for losses to higher teams and sometimes even moved teams up after losses. The Top2 5 is FAR more fluid than it has been in a long, long time (and nearly like a flood-ravaged river compared to the women's poll) and that makes it not only fun for fans of Division III, but a serious exercise in due diligence for voters. The next poll is going to be very, very interesting.

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Previously unbeaten and #5 Salisbury falls to still unbeaten but not yet ranked Ramapo, 66-65.  The two teams combined for enough bricks for Trump to build his wall - 84 rebounds is a ton of missed shots.  With both teams coming in undefeated, I'd assume great defense, except that both teams shot UNDER 50% from the charity stripe!  Unless the zebras decided to allow defense on FTs, it appears that both teams were severely offensively impaired tonite (or maybe just severely offensive :o).