MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[woosterbooster]

I'd be surprised if you didn't like The Hunt for Red October.  Good story, excellent cast.  It's by far the best of the Clancy movies (the others do get too "actiony", even Patriot Games which is good until the last half hour), although maybe not the best book.  I like Without Remorse.

I agree with you on The Enemy Below.  Don't think I've seen Destination Tokyo, will look it up.  What's the one with James Garner, where he swims from a sub into a Japanese base and blows it up?

Ok, I'll give you another one...

[Mr. Ypsi]

David,

You've surely seen Das Boot?!  And it couldn't make your top 3?

[David Collinge]

What's the one with James Garner, where he swims from a sub into a Japanese base and blows it up?

Uhm, Murphy's Romance?  No, in that one he blows up Sally Field, not an airfield.   I think you mean Up Periscope.

Chuck, actually I haven't seen Das Boot.  I don't know why; so many films, so little time.  I'm working my way through the Bergman and Ozu catalogues right now.

I suppose everyone else is getting tired of this sidebar.  If you are, just whistle.  You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve?  You just put your lips together and blow.

8)

[Mr. Ypsi]

David,

I understand.  I'm not really much of a movie fan (my wife gets frustrated that [often] 15 minutes into a rented movie I'll wander off to read, check out d3hoops, or whatever.

But DO watch Das Boot - a definite winner.

[wooscotsfan]

In the event of a tiebreaker that  cannot be broken, the NCAC Final Four will be held in Zanesville, OH.

Sac -- lol, Wooster would love that scenario!

Zanesville is Kyle Witucky's hometown so the Scots would have a nice local contingent and a "neutral homecourt"! 

[smedindy]

Ah, submarine movies are all wet! 

Give me the Caine Mutiny any day of the week - by the way where in blazes are those strawberries??? 

[David Collinge]

The mess boys ate them!  There is no key! 

[Gregory Sager]

DC -

You've never seen The Hunt for Red October?  Submarine movies aren't among your genres?  It's the best of them, IMHO, followed by Run Silent, Run Deep.

I made a quip about The Hunt For Red October on the MIAC board last week. Someone asked why Carleton waited until the last minute to send in the end of the bench in a blowout win over St. Olaf, and a Carleton fan replied that it was because Knights coach Guy Kalland always sticks to a sub chart. Someone else asked, "What's a sub chart?", and I jumped in and replied, "It's what Scott Glenn used to track down Sean Connery in The Hunt For Red October."

Crickets chirped.

The moral of the story is: Know your audience. Movie trivia doesn't work in the MIAC room. It's more of a make-crazy-bets and a crack-wise-about-the-local-pro-sports-teams kinda room.

[earlhamalum]

Ah, submarine movies are all wet! 

Actually... you can't spell  JEWETT... without WET

Let's go EC.   

BILLY_PILGRAM....this is going to be one heck of a weekend... thanks for letting me come up to Chicago... to visit.... We should think about going to a U. of CBasketball game while I'm here... I did start my NCAA career at U of C.  I mean back in the days I believe they were part of the BIG TEN.. Well the big 11 now. .

[Pat Coleman]

I made a quip about The Hunt For Red October on the MIAC board last week. Someone asked why Carleton waited until the last minute to send in the end of the bench in a blowout win over St. Olaf, and a Carleton fan replied that it was because Knights coach Guy Kalland always sticks to a sub chart. Someone else asked, "What's a sub chart?", and I jumped in and replied, "It's what Scott Glenn used to track down Sean Connery in The Hunt For Red October."

Crickets chirped.

Shome thingsh in here don't react well to bulletsh.

[Gregory Sager]

We should think about going to a U. of CBasketball game while I'm here... I did start my NCAA career at U of C.

I was there tonight to see a game, Brandeis @ Chicago. Great crowd for the U of C, too. It was Beach Night. They had a halftime limbo contest. Even the Chicago coaches wore luau shirts.

As the t-shirts say, the University of Chicago may indeed be "where fun goes to die." But at least tonight they were making an effort to disprove it.

[ScotsFan]

CMU helped everyone out in the GL Region last night losing to Case.  That should take them out of the running to be ranked #1 in the initial GL Regional Poll in Feb.

[David Collinge]

Halftime at Meadville:

Allegheny 35
Wittenberg 26

Wittenberg leads the nation in scoring defense, at 52.6 ppg, but except for a 5-minute lull in mid-half, the Gators have had their way offensively, leading by as many as 13 points.  Dan Russ sat out twelve minutes of the first half with 2 fouls. 

McCloskey and Babe lead the Gators with 12 and 11, respectively.  Borchers tops the Tiger Beat with 13 on 6 of 8 shooting.  Witt shot just 35% (despite Borchers) and missed all ten three point attempts.  Gheny is shooting a phenomenal 52% (14/27) and 5/8 (63%) from the arc. 

[wally_wabash]

Halftime in C'ville:

Kenyon 34
Wabash 40

Wabash has led for the majority of the half and has been up by as many as 13.  A late rally by the Lords cut the lead to six.  Wabash's Andrew Zimmer was helped off the floor at halftime with an apparent ankle injury.  We'll see how serious this is after halftime.

[earlhamalum]

Earlham- 40
Oberlin-   34
       
Half-time

B. Miller 18 points 6 rebounds
Jewett   11 points 3 rebounds
LaRon Henry had a quiet first half with 4