WBB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[peachbasket]

M&G - I believe WW addressed the agitation with the Bennies fans, it was "undies in a bundle".
I always get agitated with that.
Lets hope Mel can have another quiet night/afternoon on Saturday, and the Cobbers can solve Carleton's match-up zone!!

[Maroon&Gold]

Lets hope Mel can have another quiet night/afternoon on Saturday, and the Cobbers can solve Carleton's match-up zone!!

I hear that. Last time they ran quite a bit of a box and one with Christianson hounding Keeley, and that gave the Cobbs some trouble, but I know that the coaching staff has been putting some new wrinkles in the offense should that situation occur again.  Saturday is going to be a dogfight, but I think that the Cobbers will be ready to come out and play.

[Willy Wonka]

I know the changes as well as you do. I was simply pointing out nothing is assured — except the AQ, which the Bennies obviously will not get. They couldn't TCB and are now at the mercy of the notoriously fickle selection committee. They wait "on the bubble," as the front page story said — unless you wish to dispute the phrasing of that point as well.

March, or Feb. as the case may be, is crazy. Perhaps crazy enough to keep the Bennies at home. Seems simple enough to understand when I type it...

Also, just to clarify - Heikenen did not get a chance to take a final shot last night so she did not miss "the game-winner."  She never got her hands on the ball - Lincoln got the ball on a scramble.  I believe I mentioned Noreen and Kempe's performances.  Learn to read.  Carleton played good defense in the second half but the Blazers missed plenty of wide open shots that were not due to Carleton defense.

Heike didn't get a shot to end regulation? I was told she missed that gamewinner.

As for my learning to read...you said "only" in all caps. Last time I checked, that means one, with your added emphasis. Did you contradict yourself before, or are you now?

If Carleton didn't play good defense to account for the horrid shooting, are you saying the Bennies just choked ala Darius Washington Jr. against Louisville? I hope Durbin made them walk the streets of St. Joes later that night as DDubbs father did after his cocky attitude crashed and burned.

peach - Consider blazerball wedgied!

[Maroon&Gold]

In one of the worst turns of events ever, I am now unable to attend the MIAC championship game tomorrow in Moorhead.  With the snow today school has been cancelled, which the Varsity GBB game is cancelled, and so is my JV girls game.   

Obviously the only time to reschedule this late in the season is tomorrow with the JV at 1:00.  So instead of wathcing Cobbs play for a spot in the national tournament, I will be pulling my hair out coaching 8th, 9th and 10th grade girls..... you've got to be f#@*$ng kidding me

[SOLID]

In one of the worst turns of events ever, I am now unable to attend the MIAC championship game tomorrow in Moorhead.  With the snow today school has been cancelled, which the Varsity GBB game is cancelled, and so is my JV girls game.   

Obviously the only time to reschedule this late in the season is tomorrow with the JV at 1:00.  So instead of wathcing Cobbs play for a spot in the national tournament, I will be pulling my hair out coaching 8th, 9th and 10th grade girls..... you've got to be f#@*$ng kidding me

Hey don't forget that you also get to show off you well rounded talents by also keeping stats, providing athletic training and Psychological counseling to both hs girls and coaches alike.

[LA RAMS]

What snowstorm??   Hopefully this won't affect tomorrow's MIAC Chamipionship game.

Congrats to Megan Vig on being named a finalist for the Jostens Award.

[renaisscoach]

Kinda been slack in the posting dept. here. Too busy in my old age!!! We were in Mass. last weekend to take in my daughter's final regular season game in the NEWMAC conference. Her team, she's actually the asst., is in the semi's in Springfield this weekend. That's where the D3 finals are held. A decided advantage should the top seed, Springfield, hang on that long.

Anyway-seems that Tammy's mixture of young and old are blending as the season draws down. Hope they can capture one more "W" and secure a spot in the NCAA's.

My thinking is the Bennies are in. With the expanded tourney, I truly believe it's a given. I hope so;the more MIAC teams, the better.

A good weekend to all and "Springs a comin!!!"

[Willy Wonka]

M&G - That's weak sauce! Almost as weak as my having to go to cover section wrassling from 10am-9pm. Ugh!

Does Vig being named a finalist for Jostens make her the front-runner for the MVP now, no matter what our inane ramblings might say?

Viggeriffic - What's up with your sister's elbow pad dealie? Is that because of an injury, or is it an AI-type fashion statement?

[gunk]

 :)Congratulations to the Cobbers!!!  A great season with a strong finish.
Now if the Bennies can get the get the call to the Nationals, MIAC will be well represented. I will be very disappointed if Ben's doesn't go.

The Nationals - GO MIAC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[buf]

After being down by 11pts at halftime, Concordia comes back outscoring Carleton by 20 in the 2nd half for a nine point victory.

[peachbasket]

WAY TO GO COBBERS!  YOU WILL DO THE CONFERENCE PROUD, I KNOW IT!
I would once again like to add:  MEL FOR MVP!!!!!!
WW - Would it be a huge wedgie if the bennies don't get in?
Pairings are announce tomorrow, this should be fun!

[SOLID]

WAY TO GO COBBS!!!!!

[blazerball]

Congrats to the Cobbers!  It had to end sometime for the Knights - congrats to Megan Vig on a great career.  Now on to the tourney talk...

Much to Wonka's dismay, it would appear that the Blazers will be getting an at-large berth.  There have not been enough upsets in others regions and other conferences to keep CSB out.  GAC and Carleton are both done since CSB's region record and Quality of Win Index will be higher than them both and enough to give them a berth.  We will know who gets in tomorrow night but the pairings will not be announced until Monday.

There will be eight teams from the west and here are my picks --- in no particular order --- CSB, Concordia, Simpson, Luther, Pacific Lutheran, Puget Sound, Chapman, and Cal Luther.  I predict the first round sites next Friday will be at Pacific Lutheran and probably Simpson depending on what happens in the IIAC title game tonight.

[LA RAMS]

What a disappointing end to a roller coaster season for my Knights.  Hard to believe they could manage to piss away an 11-point halftime advantage and an even bigger advantage on the boards.  Give credit to Concordia, though, as they've stepped up as a team when they've had to all season long.  It does seem a bit odd that they would win it this year without Mandy when you would have figured that last year was their year to do it. 

With today's loss, I would more or less have to concede that the Knights' season is pretty much over.  There is an outside shot but I'm not holding my breath.  I would imagine that CSB is also safely in.  I hope the Cobbers and Blazers represent the MIAC well and I have no doubt they will........

I would just like to add that a wonderful 4-year career has likely come to an end for one of the best players ever to don a Carleton uniform.  It seems like it was just yesterday that Megan Vig was the new kid on the block surrounded by a bevy of experience.  This year, she took a bunch of newcomers under her wing and, in her typical unselfish way, led them from the brink of disaster all the way to the MIAC Championship game.  Megan, thanks for the ride.  It was fun.   

[Maroon&Gold]

Great win by the Cobbs today, I am glad that they bailed me out and gave me a chance to hopefully take in another game this year.   Sounds like an interesting first half at Memorial, was anyone there?? What exactly was the switch from the first half to the second half??  Anyway great game, I think LA Rams summed it up, this is a TEAM in the greatest sense of the word. They have played as a team all year long and it sounds like they did it again today.

Great win Cobbers and best of luck in the Tourney.

Enjoy this experience, it is special and it doesn't happen every year.