MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[fpc85]

Thanks for the site.....Wooster looks tough! It shapes up to be an excellent game. Both teams are deep and talented. Edge to the Jeffs. (Amherst fans that I am:))

[David Collinge]

To answer some of the burning questions from last night's game:

Elapsed time from the whistling of the technical foul to the sinking of the last associated foul shot: 7 minutes, 43 seconds.
Elapsed time between whistles on the five-second call on Tom Port at the end of regulation: 5.397 seconds

I'm not sure where you came up with a timing to three significant digits (perhaps a video replay?), but in any case this is a precise illustration of why I tend to respect referees and try to be hesitant about complaining about them.  I would have gone to my deathbed swearing that the were no more than 4 seconds between those whistles. 

[fpc85]

To answer some of the burning questions from last night's game:

Elapsed time from the whistling of the technical foul to the sinking of the last associated foul shot: 7 minutes, 43 seconds.
Elapsed time between whistles on the five-second call on Tom Port at the end of regulation: 5.397 seconds

I'm not sure where you came up with a timing to three significant digits (perhaps a video replay?), but in any case this is a precise illustration of why I tend to respect referees and try to be hesitant about complaining about them.  I would have gone to my deathbed swearing that the were no more than 4 seconds between those whistles. 

Actually it is 4 sig. figs. 

[David Collinge]

Oh well.  It's been a long time since college; plus in law school they forcibly remove whatever scientific knowledge you ever had--that's what they mean by "thinking like a lawyer." 

[woosterbooster]

Actually it is 4 sig. figs. 

Actually, four significent figures would be those of Julie Newmar, Anita Ekberg, Marilyn Monroe, and Jayne Mansfield.

[David Collinge]

Actually it is 4 sig. figs. 

Actually, four significent figures would be those of Julie Newmar, Anita Ekberg, Marilyn Monroe, and Jayne Mansfield.

I can't think of Anita Ekberg without thinking of From Russia With Love, where Karim Bey shoots the Bulgarian assasin Krilencu immediately after he crawls out of Anita's mouth in the wall-sized ad for Call Me Bwana.  Probably the most shameless bit of self-promotion this side of Federico Fellini, Bwana was a box office disaster for the producing team of Broccoli/Saltzman.

[David Collinge]

As a devoted fan of the D3 Men's Final Four, I think it's something we all should experience at least once.  I had a blast cheering on Wittenberg last year, and of course for me it will be even more fun pulling for the Scots this weekend.  I'd be happy if the NCAC could make this into an annual tradition.  How about Ohio Wesleyan in '08? 

[David Collinge]

From Wooster website:

» NCAA Div. III Tournament Ticket Information: Wooster's allotment of tickets for the "Final Four" will be sold at the Physical Education Center from noon to 6 p.m. on Monday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday. They can also be purchased on-site in Salem, Va. The ticket package is $20 for adults and $10 for students.

[Li'l Giant]

I'd be happy if the NCAC could make this into an annual tradition.  How about Ohio Wesleyan in '08? 

Let me know when it gets to Wabash's turn so I can do my vacation letter. 

[WooMix]

From Wooster website:

» NCAA Div. III Tournament Ticket Information: Wooster's allotment of tickets for the "Final Four" will be sold at the Physical Education Center from noon to 6 p.m. on Monday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday. They can also be purchased on-site in Salem, Va. The ticket package is $20 for adults and $10 for students.

Is there any chance that the games might be sold out in which case I have to call my contacts in Wooster?  Or I'll be fine if I just show up at the box office in Salem on Friday?

[David Collinge]

From Wooster website:

» NCAA Div. III Tournament Ticket Information: Wooster's allotment of tickets for the "Final Four" will be sold at the Physical Education Center from noon to 6 p.m. on Monday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday. They can also be purchased on-site in Salem, Va. The ticket package is $20 for adults and $10 for students.

Is there any chance that the games might be sold out in which case I have to call my contacts in Wooster?  Or I'll be fine if I just show up at the box office in Salem on Friday?

I would say the chances of a sellout of the Wooster section are remote.  You should know, however, that all seats are reserved (at least that's how it's been in the past), so if you want your choice of seats, the earlier you purchase the better.  If you can't buy them at Wooster, you can buy them in advance by contacting the Salem Civic Center.  There's more information available at the Championship website here: http://odac.bridgewater.edu/hoopchamp/ 

There will surely be tickets available at the door, as I'd be flabbergasted if either Amherst or Wash U. come close to selling their allotment.  Plus, unlike the sectionals, I don't think all tickets are allocated; I think there's some reserved for walk-up sales.  (It's probably in the Handbook, but having been in the Handbook 14,296 times in the past two weeks, I just don't feel like opening it up again tonight. )  I attended the last two Final Fours on non-allocated tickets.

Wooster and Amherst play in the early game Friday (6pm), so make your travel plans accordingly.

[Pat Coleman]

The audio editing software allows me to pinpoint the first split-second of each whistle and measure the distance in between.

Thanks on the anthem, folks. I enjoyed it, though a little nervous. Used to do that kind of thing like four or five times a season but it's only been twice in three years.

[sac]

There will surely be tickets available at the door, as I'd be flabbergasted if either Amherst or Wash U. come close to selling their allotment.  Plus, unlike the sectionals, I don't think all tickets are allocated; I think there's some reserved for walk-up sales.  (It's probably in the Handbook, but having been in the Handbook 14,296 times in the past two weeks, I just don't feel like opening it up again tonight. )  I attended the last two Final Fours on non-allocated tickets.

Washington had around 100 fans in Stevens Point, 8 hour drive and with the women also in the final four I seriously doubt WashU will selll their allotment.

I was told had Hope won we'd have received 300 tickets to start with which apparently is the standard. 

[imderekpoe]

I visited the 4 team websites this morning and compiled their stats into one file.

Its available here in Excel format
http://www.jtaswell.com/D3BB/2007_FinalFour_Stats.xls

And here in html
http://www.jtaswell.com/D3BB/2007_FinalFour_Stats.htm

[woosterbooster]

Well, that was disappointing.  After being no worse than the tenth person in line to get tickets at Wooster, I found that all the lower level seats that Wooster was allotted are already gone or being held for player's families.  They don't seem to have been given much of an allottment at all.  A call to Salem produced the same result, they have nothing in the lower level in the Wooster section or in the adjacent section.