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[Ryan Stoppable]

That made me curious. There may be "40 million alums", but there were about 3.2 million fans at all Division III men's and women's games combined last year, and a lot of those are the same people (like me) getting multiple counted.

ETA: And the "40 million" is probably several times too high as well, come to think of it. But never let the facts get in a way of a good ridiculous allegation, am I right?

[smedindy]

Since you are an 'alum' via CASE standards if you passed one credit, and many D-3 colleges have adult, executive, or non-degree granting classes then, um....that's still a crazy number. That's about 94,000 alumni of record per school.

We could look through the VSE reports to see how many 'alumni of record' there are for the D-3 schools that submit. Not all do. In my 2014 printed guide, I found just three UW schools that did (Eau Claire, River Falls and Stout). UW-EC alumni of record is 79,657. His beloved Dick Stockton has just over 44,000 alumni of record.


Where you will get the large numbers of alumni of record are at the Research / Doctoral institutions. Johns Hopkins has 161,636 alumni of record. Wash U. 128,963. NYU has 489,110 (!) But frankly, how many masters or doctoral students OR alumni at these large institutions know or care about their D-3 teams? Illinois Tech has 67,000 alumni of record. I would bet most of them don't even realize they have a hoops team that's D-3. Being a doctoral or even a masters student at these institutions is a whole 'nuther world, yet they count as alumnni just the same. Usually it's about 1/3 to 1/2 of the alums are undergrad alums at these schools.

Pat, since you "took over the league" have you stopped your job search? 

[pg04]

Looks like he's spelling better there at least. Ramblings of a blithering idiot.

RACIST!

[Mr. Ypsi]

Looks like he's spelling better there at least. Ramblings of a blithering idiot.

RACIST!

Ya just gotta understand DC's humor - he was responding to you in character for "Mr. Stockiton (aka, Stocktmton, etc.)".

[pg04]

I know! I was trying to play the game!  But it's impossible to tell    I should have put a smiley below.

[David Collinge]

But never let the facts get in a way of a good ridiculous allegation, am I right?

RACIST! YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO SUPPRESS DISCUSSION!

[David Collinge]

Looks like he's spelling better there at least. Ramblings of a blithering idiot.

RACIST!

Ya just gotta understand DC's humor - he was responding to you in character for "Mr. Stockiton (aka, Stocktmton, etc.)".

I CAN PROVE IT

[pg04]

It seems like his (re?)appearance coincides with me asking about him to begin with and the ensuing conversation. So if I'm any to blame, I'm sorry. 

[iwumichigander]

Looks like he's spelling better there at least. Ramblings of a blithering idiot.

RACIST!

Ya just gotta understand DC's humor - he was responding to you in character for "Mr. Stockiton (aka, Stocktmton, etc.)".

I CAN PROVE IT

u guys rearly sumptum pricking on DC

[iwumichigander]

It seems like his (re?)appearance coincides with me asking about him to begin with and the ensuing conversation. So if I'm any to blame, I'm sorry. 

pretty sure he still lurks the boards;  as I recall he even created a new id and came back after Pat cut him off; which did not last long before Pat shut him down again

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

It seems like his (re?)appearance coincides with me asking about him to begin with and the ensuing conversation. So if I'm any to blame, I'm sorry. 

No... just timing... because if you notice his tweets they date back to December some time. I actually responded to him on air without realizing it was him and mainly because I had made a dumb slip of the tongue per some team and he apparently got mad at me. In hindsight, I should have ignored him... but again, didn't realize it was him. I also didn't notice most of those tweets because you will notice his hashtags run into the next word keeping them, luckily, from popping up on my TweetDeck.

That being said... this guy gets my blood boiling to no end. There is nothing more insulting than what he is throwing around... I better stop typing before my emotions take over, actually.

[pg04]

It seems like his (re?)appearance coincides with me asking about him to begin with and the ensuing conversation. So if I'm any to blame, I'm sorry. 

No... just timing... because if you notice his tweets they date back to December some time. I actually responded to him on air without realizing it was him and mainly because I had made a dumb slip of the tongue per some team and he apparently got mad at me. In hindsight, I should have ignored him... but again, didn't realize it was him. I also didn't notice most of those tweets because you will notice his hashtags run into the next word keeping them, luckily, from popping up on my TweetDeck.

That being said... this guy gets my blood boiling to no end. There is nothing more insulting than what he is throwing around... I better stop typing before my emotions take over, actually.

Apparently his caps lock button is perpetually broken also. Sorry you (and Pat) have to be brunt of these FALSE accusations. Especially when you run all of D3! 

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

SMH... he doesn't get how awesome it would be if I could actually run Division III LOL.

[David Collinge]

SMH... he doesn't get how awesome it would be if I could actually run Division III LOL.

You're a true fan, Dave. If it were me, I'd just pocket the millions. Seriopusly.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Yeah... good call. I think I may cut and run after the season. Serioupusly.