Top 25 talk

[Pat Coleman]

do you think there will be a D3 prediction page for the bracket for the tournament like in football. I know they have one in D1?? It would probably take a lot of work to do though

Not entirely sure what you mean but I'll address both scenarios that jump to mind:

Will we predict who makes the tournament field? Yes, about 95% sure we will. Not sure how we'll get the mechanics of it done but we'll try. My Sunday hours and the new Selection Monday release time make it challenging.

Will we have a contest for users to predict the tournament outcome? Yes.

[Greek Tragedy]

do you think there will be a D3 prediction page for the bracket for the tournament like in football. I know they have one in D1?? It would probably take a lot of work to do though

I'm sure those "predictions" could easily be posted on the 2005-2006 Men's basketball tourney board.

[Pat Coleman]

It isn't the mechanics of putting them on the site, it's the time it will take me to make accurate projections. I work until 1:30 a.m. on Monday morning, so I have to be done before I leave for work ... except I am not sure if games will be done by then.

[diehardfan]

#3 Augustana    60 
Wheaton (Ill.)     64

I can hear diehardfan yelling and screaming from California, "WAHOO!" or something like, "I used to go there and give cookies to the players!!!" 

Wow!!!  What was that? I just thought I saw an e-cookie going across the monitor screen!

Miraculously (given my computer skills!) I just intercepted it!  It was e-delicious!

And here we all thought that April was just some harmless coed who moved to Cali after graduation to do something nature-y ... while all along she's been an NSA operative specializing in cybernetic surveillance.

Two years ago when I picked her up on the way to Salem, she did bring her computer, which weighed about 1,000 pounds, and we threw it in the trunk.  I thought it was strange that she brought that thing along!  Maybe it was to do "work" for the NSA while in Salem.  She also flew back, so maybe she had to do a detour to Washington, D.C. to upload her "findings". 

How do I miss this stuff? First that kimchi cookie random tangent somewhere, and now this... that's it, I'm never leaving my computer again.

Sorry I've been so busy, I love you too guys. 

Incidenally, I gave cookies to those guys in January, thanks to work I now have a laptop, and the NSA has a much bigger budget than the non-profit I work for. 

[Mr. Ypsi]

April,

WHAT?!!  You leave your computer?!

Pat, I think you should cut her off!

[diehardfan]

Tough night in the CCIW:

#7 Illinois Wesleyan  66
Wheaton                 69

Tough how? 

Hoopsfan, I have no idea what's going on with the CCIW... if you wanted me to rank these teams, I wouldn't be able to do it.

Cause I'm sitting here and I think... would I put Augie first? No... IWU? No... NCC? Naa... Elmhurst? Uhm??

Some of it has to be them beating up on eachother... but some of it is all this weird emotional stuff... it's almost like this is the girls league (only I am allowed to make comments like this... every else makes them at their own peril! )

Mostly I'm just trying to figure out who gave the other three votes for Wheaton in the poll in CCIW chat.  (I was kidding... mostly because Wheaton needs a lot of things to fall into place to make the tourney, not because I think we wouldn't have a shot considering how things are going! but who are all these serious people??) 

[diehardfan]

April,

WHAT?!!  You leave your computer?!

Pat, I think you should cut her off!

Dear lord yes... work and life have me EXTREMELY busy right now... I've been trying to catch up tonight (make it through all the multiregional boards, but that's it) and it was at the expense of packing for another business trip I'm taking tomorrow.  If it wasn't for the front page and glances at the scoreboard, I'd have no idea what was going on around the nation.

Ah.. to sleep in my own bed... for a normal number of hours... what a sweet thought. 

[Mr. Ypsi]

What?!  You don't have a laptop and WiFi?!  There are times when you cannot be connected?!

Only teasing - sorry you are working so hard.  I'm spoiled - I only have (depending on semester) about 18-24 hours a week that I'm scheduled to work.  Don't misunderstand - I work 45-50 hours a week, but most are when I choose to do it (often 6pm to 2am).  And contrary to the perpetually 'linked' generations, I treasure the time that I am absolutely unreachable (I do NOT own a cell phone, and never plan to, nor do I have a PDA, laptop, etc.)  The only 'Blackberries' I own go on my pancakes.  Undoubtedly this makes me a 'geezer', but I'm quite content with that status.  When I'm off, I'm off (unless I WANT to be on).

[David Collinge]

What?!  You don't have a laptop and WiFi?!  There are times when you cannot be connected?!

Only teasing - sorry you are working so hard.  I'm spoiled - I only have (depending on semester) about 18-24 hours a week that I'm scheduled to work.  Don't misunderstand - I work 45-50 hours a week, but most are when I choose to do it (often 6pm to 2am).  And contrary to the perpetually 'linked' generations, I treasure the time that I am absolutely unreachable (I do NOT own a cell phone, and never plan to, nor do I have a PDA, laptop, etc.)  The only 'Blackberries' I own go on my pancakes.  Undoubtedly this makes me a 'geezer', but I'm quite content with that status.  When I'm off, I'm off (unless I WANT to be on).

This speech from the third most frequent poster in D3Sports.com history.
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(Signed, the 14th most frequent poster in D3Sports.com history.  )

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I'm not sure any of us have a right to speak about time spent on or off this site.  We really just have to forget the fact that half our social interaction revolves around basketball that 80% of the country doesn't even know exists.

There, I said it, and we never have to speak of it again.  It's a fantasy world and everyone else doesn't have a clue what they're missing.  I'm sure this is perfectly normal, in fact preferable, behavior for same adults.

[Titan Q]

Forgive me if this has been asked and posted...

Anyone know how many times in the history of the D3hoops.com poll one conference has had 4 teams in?  The CCIW currently has #9 Augustana, #10 Illinois Wesleyan, #21 North Central, and #25 Elmhurst.  I'm guessing we have had 4 WIAC teams a few times?

Thought it'd be worth a mention on Hoopsville tonight.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Q,

David has been compiling all the stats about past polls, but the icon says he's off line at the moment - hope you reach him in time!

[Ralph Turner]

On the women's side, the ASC has 4 this week...
McM, Hardin-Simmons and Howard Payne on the West (3 out of 8 )
Miss College on the East (1 out of 7)

Not quite as impressive, but interesting.

[Jon]

My profile clearly indicates my bias, but I would be interested in hearing any discussion on the two 20-win teams not receiving Top 25 votes, Lakeland (20-5) and Alvernia (20-4).

Okay, maybe I don't care so much to hear the Lakeland angle, but if I'm gonna throw something out there I gotta be fair to all schools that meet the criteria.

We really just have to forget the fact that half our social interaction revolves around basketball that 80% of the country doesn't even know exists.

Unfortunately for most of the country I think that percentage may even be a bit low.

[Pat Coleman]

I discussed Alvernia with a couple of voters this week and if a home game against Montclair State (12-11) is the best non-conference win and there are losses to F&M and Albright (zero votes) then it was really hard to make a case for them.