BB: NCAC: North Coast Athletic Conference

[BigRed]

Coin Flip wouldn't be fair at all.

I've heard from my son who plays at Denison from an assistant that their will be a cross-over weekend next year.  The 1 in the East will play the 4 from the West, 2 vs 3 etc...  That way they could maybe balance out the two division. 

Looks like Denison took care of business from the number 1 seed from the East last night.  Would of been an interesting season if they did round robin again to see what teams would actually come from each division. 

Long year for Denison, hoping we can turn it around for next year and for 3 more years to come. 

[EttaFan1]

I noticed Allegheney and Wooster split on Sunday setting up a very important double header today.  Lots of eyes on this one!

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Yup either team has to win both games to avoid the dreaded coin flip to see who gets in the tournament.

[BigRed]

Why aren't they playing today?  Its georgous out,

Maybe if they have a coin flip we could go back to non-divisons that would be a great way to point to the east this year to go back to round robin. 

[Bishopleftiesdad]

THe problem with round robin is the distance between Alleghenny and Wabash/DePauw. Quite a distance for make up games. Not sure Oberlin and Hiram are all that hot about facing western teams.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Kenyon has clinched the top seed for the East. Looks like OWU will be playing them in the first round.

One of my sons and friends and former team mates plays for Kenyon. It would be neat if they could pitch against each other. Probably wont happen but it would still be neat.

[woosterbooster]

THe problem with round robin is the distance between Alleghenny and Wabash/DePauw. Quite a distance for make up games. Not sure Oberlin and Hiram are all that hot about facing western teams.

In past years, I'd argue that Oberlin and Kenyon would probably rather face the western teams than have to deal with four games each against Wooster and Allegheny.  Not anymore.  Allegheny blazed the trail to mediocrity and Wooster has meekly followed.  The NCAC East is now, no doubt, the weak sister.

I see Wooster and Allegheny as pretty even.  Maybe in a given game, the Scots are 55%-45%.  That means that the most likely outcome tomorrow is a split.  I wonder when and where they'll do this toss?  Tomorrow night at the NCAC office?

I just don't see a division-less NCAC.  Too much travel, not just for Allegheny and the Indiana teams, but for everybody.  It's ok in basketball, where if you make the trip you're going to play the game 99.9% of the time.  But given the fickleness of spring weather in the north, the whole thing becomes a crapshoot that could get very ugly.

[EttaFan1]

Allegehney takes game one today 3-1, putting Wooster in a "mut win to force the coin toss" situation in game two.

High Drama!

[old scot]

Woo goes down in game 1,  4-1. Leading 9-7 in game 2 after 7.

Coin toss?? Tales never fails!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Wooster wins 9-8. Get ready for the coin flip.

[Bishopleftiesdad]

Wooster's streak continues, They win the coin flip and will play Depauw in the first game of the tournament. Kenyon and OWU face off in the second.

Will Wooster start Stidham? Will Depauw start Ross?

Who will go for Kenyon, Krahn, or Dierke? OWU? Cooper or Skarsten?

[old scot]

Coin toss stinks, feel for the guys from Allegheny. Someone needs to win it on the field. One game , winner take all.

Was it heads or tails??/

[Bishopleftiesdad]

They did not say in the article. Oh well we will what changes next year brings. Would have liked to see a one more game to decide it.

[ScotsFan]

Coin toss stinks, feel for the guys from Allegheny. Someone needs to win it on the field. One game , winner take all.

Was it heads or tails??/

According to todays article in the Daily Record, it was tails:

And by virtue of a coin flip that wound up "tails" favoring the Scots, they are headed to Chillicothe to take on DePauw in the first round of the NCAC tournament on Thursday at 4 p.m.

Is there a reason why they couldn't have just played a one game playoff to see who got to go?  I mean, a coin toss???  What a horrible way to have your season come to an end for Allegheny?!   

[old scot]

Woo goes down in game 1,  4-1. Leading 9-7 in game 2 after 7.

Coin toss?? Tales never fails!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess tails never fails. Scots had the luck. That being said, a coin flip is no way to determine who should advance.
Maybe next year we can play rock, paper, scissors.

Anyways, good luck to Wooster. The team needs to elevate their game if they want to make it to the NCaa Regionals.