MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[wally_wabash]

Why not John Carroll? 

- They were the champions of one of the tougher conferences in the nation
- They open at home against a team that is only in the tournament because an extra Pool B slot opened up at the last minute, then play what most people consider to be a pretty soft 25-2 team.  JCU is essentially cruising into the Salacious 16. 
- The third game for JCU will be against whoever survives the Woo/Transy/Cap/Centre meatgrinder and that game will almost certainly be played on a neutral floor.
- The final step on the way to Salem for JCU will be against whoever survives the Eastern portion of this region, none of which are currently ranked in the top 25. 

So really, it would appear that the biggest obstacle between JCU and Salem is Wooster who is a traditional tournament underacheiver and may not even make it to a potential game vs. JCU.  Really, I think the one team JCU doesn't want to see in this region is Capital who beat the Streaks twice this season.  JCU is anything but a longshot to make it to Salem. 

[pennstghs]

John Carroll is not the conference champion-they received a Pool C berth-but after your theory is stated i guess they could be considered. I dont have much knowledge about the East teams, so who knows

[diehardfan]

We're collecting previews for each team in the tourney on one of the multiregional boards. If I get them by friday I may even be able to stick them in one document for people to peruse. A fun little tourney resource of sorts. Could someone here do one for Wooster? Since there are a zillion Wooster fans, I'm assuming this is possible. Thanks!

http://www.d3sports.com/post/index.php?topic=5147.0

[ScotsFan]

John Carroll is not the conference champion-they received a Pool C berth-but after your theory is stated i guess they could be considered. I dont have much knowledge about the East teams, so who knows

JCU was actually Co-champs with Cap in the regular season.  The reason Cap hosted the tournament is because they won the tiebreaker.

[wooscotsfan]

Transy's Coach Brian Lane obviously did not want to give Wooster any bulletin board material so he said plenty of nice things about the Scots when the Daily Record sportswriter called for his comments.

Read the full story and Coach Lane's comments here: http://www.the-daily-record.com/news/article/1666632

[Mr. Ypsi]

Why not John Carroll? 

- They were the champions of one of the tougher conferences in the nation

Augie was the regular season and tournament champion of THE toughest conference in the nation this year.  They are now gone.

There's a reaon they call it March Madness!

[wooscotsfan]

David, I thought about that when I was filling out my bracket. It's probably more about distances. If the four teams will be Williams, Rochester, Wooster and JCU, then the only option for a flight-free location is Rochester (or possibly JCU).

Williams to Rochester ~260 miles
Williams to JCU ~495 miles
Williams to Wooster ~555 miles
Rochester to Wooster ~310 miles
Rochester to JCU ~250 miles
JCU to Wooster ~60 miles

The presence of Williams shifts the sectional up north into NY. If, for example, Brockport were to get through, Wooster is a possibility. The presence of St. Lawrence probably eliminates Wooster, but keeps JCU in the hunt for hosting.

Yes, if St. Lawrence gets through the first 2 rounds, the sectional will almost certainly be hosted in either the Rochester area or the Cleveland area (JCU or Lake Erie).

I ran the mapquest directions from Canton, NY (St. Lawrence) to Wooster, OH and got 512.6 miles.    Is there some road in rural NY that could be shortened by 13 miles?

A few years ago, Potsdam State made the trip all the way to Wooster for a NCAA tourney game and Potsdam is a greater distance than St. Lawrence.  However, it was only a 2nd round game (not a sectional) and it occurred because Potsdam pulled a road upset in Erie, Pa two days earlier vs. Penn St. Behrend.  Potsdam never went home after their 1st round win -- they just took their bus from Erie, PA on down to Wooster.

So, Wooster needs Brockport State to win two games this weekend if they want any shot at hosting a sectional.  As DC noted, Go Golden Eagles!

First things first though, Wooster needs to take care of its own draw starting with Transy tomorrow night.

GO SCOTS!!

[diehardfan]

Transy's Coach Brian Lane obviously did not want to give Wooster any bulletin board material so he said plenty of nice things about the Scots when the Daily Record sportswriter called for his comments.

Read the full story and Coach Lane's comments here: http://www.the-daily-record.com/news/article/1666632

LOL! if you've listened to the Hoopsville broadcast interview archive, you'd know right away how affable Coach Lane comes off. But, since he reads the board (as per the interview) it's very possible he didn't want to give the NCAC posting board bulletin board material either!

[Li'l Giant]

But, since he reads the board (as per the interview) it's very possible he didn't want to give the NCAC posting board bulletin board material either!

So he's not going to weigh in on the subs vs. sandwich debate? Weak.

[diehardfan]

But, since he reads the board (as per the interview) it's very possible he didn't want to give the NCAC posting board bulletin board material either!

So he's not going to weigh in on the subs vs. sandwich debate? Weak.

If it's not a whole grain, dark, nutty sorta bread, gotta go for the sub. 

Let's not have any more coaches posting... I got freaked out enough by the Cal Tech coach coming on the board to reprimand me for a dumb post, thanks. 

[Li'l Giant]

Let's not have any more coaches posting... I got freaked out enough by the Cal Tech coach coming on the board to reprimand me for a dumb post, thanks.

Seriously? What's the story with that?

[diehardfan]

Well, you could just read the last page of the SCIAC board Or not!

[David Collinge]

Well, you could just read the last page of the SCIAC board Or not!

My vote would be "not;" there's a lot of ugliness there, and April was valiantly trying to make peace when she got snared; the real villain got away.  I'd suggest leaving it alone.

[JK]

Six Killed in Bluffton baseball bus crash... this is just awful.   Our thoughts and prayers to all in the Bluffton Family:

http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/6522208

[BigRedAlum]

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE BIG RED!! 

THE GALS JUST CRUSHED HOPE 82-66!!!!1

CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE THEM A LITTLE RESPECT!!!!

SEE YA HOPE!!!!!!  RANKED 5TH AND PICKED TO RETURN TO THE FINAL FOUR!!!

BYE BYE

GOOD LUCK TO THE SCOTS!!!