MBB: USA South Conference

[cnufan]

DAMN!!! AU missed the front end of a 1 and 1, then MC has the ball and plenty of time and throws it away!!

[cnufan]

MC couldnt get the three to fall at the buzzer.

[narch]

sounds like au is going to pull this out with a big steal by stevens and a ft on the other end...sounded like mcdonalds shot was off the front of the rim - au beat mc 3 times this season...never thought that would happen - congrats to the cougars and good luck in the finals

on to baseball and spring sports for monarch fans

[narch]

goose - thanks for the updates, bro

[cnufan]

Narch-
   Anytime. Love the friendly banter!! Good luck with the spring season. I know our baseball comes down there pretty soon for a fun three-game set. We open conference tomorrow with Averett.

[narch]

looks like i was wrong on both semi's...cnu CRUSHING ncwc...captains/cougars...should be interesting - i'll go with the cougars in a close one

[daniel]

This was my first post because I have not seen CNU play since last year, but I will say that Romeo has not missed a beat, what a good article in the daily press, it really hit it on the nail. NCW, they came out strong but they only have two kids that can play, both of the guards,  both with there socks pulled up. The first half they did a great job,  2nd half they could not throw it in the ocean. I would love to be more critical of CNU like I used to be but with these  kids you get a reality check. I love going to CNU Freeman Center (the school everyone loves to hate) but I will tell you I was the first one to say I thought they would have a down year, but for all the bashers, sorry, this community is behind them, they overacheived, and I am so glad this school is in my community and has such a wonderful backing, you guys may think I'm bias, damn right, go to a game, see if your community backs your school like my city does, Paul Trible knows what he is doing, he has elevated our student athletes and still brought in the best, I love Paul, Go CNU,

[Swish3]

Um, nice predictions, narch.  You can officially move on to checkers and scrabble.

Wow, what a game by Jeremy Romeo!  It was nip and tuck until CNU went on a huge run, spurred on by Juliet's main squeeze.  Daniel was right, the atmosphere was awesome and it was great to see the Captains rebound from a dismal weekend.  Congrats guys....one more to go!

NC Wesleyan's team is nothing but thugs.  I think it was #2 that refused to shake hands at center court prior to the tip.  Gee, no wonder Lennie Hall scores some points....he shoots the damn ball on almost every possession.  He was a cocky little punk from the jump, too.  Oh well, they got what they deserved....a big ass whipping!

GO CAPS!

[narch]

Um, nice predictions, narch.  You can officially move on to checkers and scrabble.

you're right...i couldn't have been more wrong, but no thanks on the checkers and scrabble (although i do appreciate the offer to play with you, i'm afraid you'd be very humbled by my analytical abilities and your verbal skills...well, they aren't a match for me...i prefer to actually be challenged if i'm going to play games like that )...i'll just move on to baseball, softball, lax, tennis and golf...realistically the monarchs could have a conference championship in every sport (although lax will be difficult with an opening game loss to gc) and 2 national championships

here is the question - if cnu were to win the usasac, does au have any chance of a bid in an expanded tournament? - i haven't done much research on their qowi, but i imagine it's relatively low because so many of the usasac teams had poor regional records - i think they were at around a 9 qowi last week, and the wins against su and mc didn't help that much, so i'm sure they are a longshot, but 20-8 overall and 16-6 in region are pretty nice win totals - i doubt there is a pool c for them, but they certainly would have a better chance than cnu if they were to lose in the finals

[ballgame]

Narch, Methodist is a class program.....Coach Mc your AD would not have it any other way.   Your guys will be back--everyone cannot be winners on the court--but looks like the Monarchs have some real winners off the court.  Look forward to your post next year.    Was sincerely disappointed in some of the things NCW did before and during the game.....the first half was about as good as it gets--quality basketball.  But some of the antics they did on the court really took away from the quality of a otherwise exciting contest -- was totally uncalled for. 

Anyway, good luck Caps.....bring it home.   

[leroy]

here is the question - if cnu were to win the usasac, does au have any chance of a bid in an expanded tournament? - i haven't done much research on their qowi, but i imagine it's relatively low because so many of the usasac teams had poor regional records - i think they were at around a 9 qowi last week, and the wins against su and mc didn't help that much, so i'm sure they are a longshot, but 20-8 overall and 16-6 in region are pretty nice win totals - i doubt there is a pool c for them, but they certainly would have a better chance than cnu if they were to lose in the finals

From what I've heard the loser of today's final has a 0% chance of a pool C bid (despite the extra bids this year).  It will be winner take all. 

PERDICT- AU in a close one.

[narch]

Narch, Methodist is a class program.....

ballgame - thanks...i know coach mac and the entire athletic staff strive to run a quality total athletic program on and off the field - the guys deserve a lot of the credit, too - you would be hard pressed to find higher quality individuals than the seniors on the team, and i think they've set an example for the underclassmen as an example was set by those before them - i feel much the same about cnu (although some captains fans are less than desireable )

[cnufan]

CNU 41, Averett 40 HALF

[cnufan]

OT BABY!!! CNU up 84-81 with 104 left.

DONTA gets fouled with eight tenths of a second left, drains all three to force OT!!

[cnufan]

87-86 CNU with 30 secs left in OT.