MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[Toph]

JCU is on break, but my guess is the band will be there.  I don't know that they've missed a playoff game in the last few trips to the dance.  I think they might even go to the Final Four when JCU hasn't gone!

As for how things shake out with the tickets, I don't know anything about it. 

[David Collinge]

Yes, the JCU pep band has been at the last two JCU-less Final Fours, and are a crowd favorite in Salem.  Of course, there's plenty of room for them in the Salem Civic Center, which holds more than 1150 non-band members! 

[WooMix]

This is from the Wooster website about tickets

NCAA Div. III Tournament Ticket Information: There will be a split session of Friday's games at St. John Fisher in Rochester, N.Y. Wooster has been allotted 450 tickets and they will be on sale at the Physical Education Center Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

[David Collinge]

You just beat me, Mix! 

I'll see ya'll at 11am Wednesday.  I'm not sure where the 450 figure comes from; it might be what's left after parents and other important people are accounted for.

[ricco1]

For all the out of town fans,make sure you have a ticket for the final because no one gets in without a ticket,not even the players parents.I know a players father who didn't get to see the game last year at Fisher.Once they hit their seating capacity thats it.

[Li'l Giant]

Once they hit their seating capacity thats it.

The local fire marshal will be pleased.

[wooscotsfan]

For Wooster to get the win on Friday, they need to contain John Carroll's three key Seniors:

Brandon Mimes - OAC First Team Selection
6'5" Post -- 20.6 points/gm;  10.5 boards/gm; 50% FG Shooting; 49 Blocks

Terry Walsh - OAC Second Team Selection
6'3" Wing -- 16.4 ppg; 6.2 boards/gm; 66 three pointers made (39%); 80%FT

Pete Moran - OAC Honorable Mention
6'0" Point -- 10.2 ppg; 2.8 boards/gm; 146 Assists (~5/game); 80% FT

Another key for the Scots will be taking good care of the ball when John Carroll runs their full court press.  John Carroll averages over 8 steals per game as they rotate 10-12 players to keep up the defensive pressure.

GO SCOTS!

[sac]

I would add........not get frustrated by JCU's style of play.

[woosterbooster]

Last night I spoke with a relative who lives in the Atlanta area.  She told me that the bus carrying the Bluffton baseball team actually had its tragic fall at a left exit off of I75, which I hadn't known.  I checked out an article on CNN this morning which gave a little more information. 

Apparently the bus was travelling in the far left lane, the HOV (high-occupancy vehicle) lane.  A left exit ramp began running parallel to the HOV lane.  The bus driver must have thought that the highway was just widening, that this new lane was now the HOV lane, and mistakenly took it.  I can now somewhat more understand his error.

This from the CNN article:

The bus, which was being driven by a fresh driver during an overnight trip, drove up a left-side exit on Interstate 75 just north of downtown and crossed a multilane highway overpass before crashing though a guardrail and plunging onto the highway below, said National Transportation Safety Board Member Kitty Higgins.

"We know that there have been numerous accidents at Exit 252 for Northside Drive," Higgins said, referring to the accident site, where a high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane and an exit lane run side by side.

"We are also interested in the history of the HOV lane and exit ramp design and will be looking at the signage, highway markings and other motorist warning devices that were available before exiting at that particular spot."

I really hope that after this investigation something is done to make sure that there are no more disasters at this (or any other similar) location.

[FisherDynasty]

Any predictions on the upcoming games? I have made mine in a previous post.

[jcu_fan]

Your wishes are granted on both counts... the JCU Band is travelling, but since we're competing with spring break too, we won't be too much bigger than 15 people, so regardless of where they put us, we won't take up that much space.

Lake Erie actually put us on the floor for the game last weekend, so we didn't take any seats away.  I liked that arrangement.

Also, yes, the band will be going to Salem for the final four regardless of this weekend's outcome.  Our third year as the Official Pep Band of the DIII championships.  We have a blast doing that gig.  It'll be doubly sweet for us if we get to cheer on the Blue Streaks, but I can understand if folks on this particular board aren't sharing that sentiment.

On that note, though, just wanted to say how much I'm looking forward to this weekend.  The two games last week almost gave me a heart attack, and I have a feeling, based on our past history that that's not going to change this weekend either.  I continue to be impressed with the consistant strength of Wooster's program, and the devoted while respectful fanbase you have.

[AndersDY]

I continue to be impressed with the consistant strength of Wooster's program, and the devoted while respectful fanbase you have.

jcu_fan making sure to stay on Woo fans' good sides: setting the record straight that he is definitely NOT a Witt fan 

[jcu_fan]

Nah... Witt's got a Carroll grad on their coaching staff... (Artie 'A-Train' Taylor.)  I was pulling for them at the final's last year.

I just wanted to post that previous post because, well, we ran in to a few bad apples at the last Wooster game.   (Drunk fan and his sons wanted to start a fist fight with our Clarinet player... honestly.  Who takes on the clarinet section?)  But we realize that's certainly not representative of the true Wooster fan base.  Apart from that one guy and his two kids, I've got nothing but good things to say about our trips to Wooster.

[AndersDY]

Nah... Witt's got a Carroll grad on their coaching staff... (Artie 'A-Train' Taylor.)  I was pulling for them at the final's last year.

I just wanted to post that previous post because, well, we ran in to a few bad apples at the last Wooster game.   (Drunk fan and his sons wanted to start a fist fight with our Clarinet player... honestly.  Who takes on the clarinet section?)  But we realize that's certainly not representative of the true Wooster fan base.  Apart from that one guy and his two kids, I've got nothing but good things to say about our trips to Wooster.

Uh oh, watch out for those woodwinds, they knew to stay away from us tough guys with the sticks and mallets at least. In Springfield they just take on the whole band, and they send the football team to do it...

[diehardfan]

(Drunk fan and his sons wanted to start a fist fight with our Clarinet player... honestly.  Who takes on the clarinet section?) 

Seriously. They can't even defend themselves with their instruments. Doesn't everyone know how hard it is to find a good reed?