MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[David Collinge]

Folks, as sac politely suggested, you're going to be hard-pressed to find anyone in this room who cares a whit about Defiance.  However, there's lots of Defiance talk going on in the appropriate thread, which is here:  MBB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Thanks for stopping by.

(Although I am duly impressed by someone who can correctly spell 'hiccough!' )

[Gregory Sager]

I've gotten behind in my taking notice of the NCAC Players of the Week, so I'd like to both congratulate and apologize to Hiram's Glenn Campbell, who won the award on Dec. 21 for his 17-point performance against Bluffton.

Not to worry, as in spite of your momentary lapse in recognizing his achievement he's still been gettin' cards and letters from people he don't even know, and offers comin' over the phone.

[David Collinge]

I've gotten behind in my taking notice of the NCAC Players of the Week, so I'd like to both congratulate and apologize to Hiram's Glenn Campbell, who won the award on Dec. 21 for his 17-point performance against Bluffton.

Not to worry, as in spite of your momentary lapse in recognizing his achievement he's still been gettin' cards and letters from people he don't even know, and offers comin' over the phone.

Yes, and because of Glenn's achievement, if and when his teammate Alan Sheppard wins the award, he won't be the first man in (this) space.   

No shortage of great fun to be had with Hiram's roster, thanks to some parents who were either clueless or very mean-spirited.

[Gregory Sager]

I've gotten behind in my taking notice of the NCAC Players of the Week, so I'd like to both congratulate and apologize to Hiram's Glenn Campbell, who won the award on Dec. 21 for his 17-point performance against Bluffton.

Not to worry, as in spite of your momentary lapse in recognizing his achievement he's still been gettin' cards and letters from people he don't even know, and offers comin' over the phone.

Yes, and because of Glenn's achievement, if and when his teammate Alan Sheppard wins the award, he won't be the first man in (this) space.   

No shortage of great fun to be had with Hiram's roster, thanks to some parents who were either clueless or very mean-spirited.

Kind of appropriate, since Ohio's most famous son was born Hiram Ulysses Grant but changed it when he enrolled at the U.S. Military Academy, because his congressman got Grant's name wrong when submitting his sponsoring paperwork. He acceded to having his name changed to Ulysses S. Grant and made it permanent, since he didn't want to be teased by his West Point classmates about bearing the initials HUG with which his parents had burdened him.

[David Collinge]

Three conference games coming up this week:

Tuesday:
Allegheny (1-0) at Kenyon (0-2), 7pm -- Live Everything

Wednesday:
Oberlin (0-2) at Denison (2-0), 7:30pm -- Live Stats
Ohio Wesleyan (0-2) at Wittenberg (1-1), 7:30pm -- Live Everything

If ever there was a must-win game for the Bishops, this is the one.

[smedindy]

I've gotten behind in my taking notice of the NCAC Players of the Week, so I'd like to both congratulate and apologize to Hiram's Glenn Campbell, who won the award on Dec. 21 for his 17-point performance against Bluffton.

Not to worry, as in spite of your momentary lapse in recognizing his achievement he's still been gettin' cards and letters from people he don't even know, and offers comin' over the phone.

After the season I bet Campbell will need a small vacation...

[smedindy]

Three conference games coming up this week:

Tuesday:
Allegheny (1-0) at Kenyon (0-2), 7pm -- Live Everything

Wednesday:
Oberlin (0-2) at Denison (2-0), 7:30pm -- Live Stats
Ohio Wesleyan (0-2) at Wittenberg (1-1), 7:30pm -- Live Everything

If ever there was a must-win game for the Bishops, this is the one.

Is the Hiram / Allegheny trip to Indiana this weekend?

[David Collinge]

Is the Hiram / Allegheny trip to Indiana this weekend?

Yes, for both the men and the women.  With Earlham leaving the conference, this may be the last Big Trip_TM we'll see; there's none on the schedule next season if I remember correctly.

[wally_wabash]

Just peeked at next season's schedule...looks like a full double round robin.  Symmetry does my heart good.  Easy move for the league to make...it's a shame the football schedule isn't as easy to consolidate. 

And speaking of must-wins...Add Kenyon and Wabash to OWU to the list of teams that need to break through in conference play this week(end).  How much pressure gets put on these teams if they slip to 0-3?  I hope to not have to find out.  Hiram is up first for Wabash on Friday night...Allegheny on Saturday afternoon. 

[David Collinge]

Belated congratulations to Kenyon's Dave Knapke, who passed the career 1,000 point level back in December against Grove City.  Dave becomes just the 14th Lord (and the second in two years) to reach 1,000 career points and 600 career rebounds.  Congratulations, Dave!

[Gregory Sager]

I've gotten behind in my taking notice of the NCAC Players of the Week, so I'd like to both congratulate and apologize to Hiram's Glenn Campbell, who won the award on Dec. 21 for his 17-point performance against Bluffton.

Not to worry, as in spite of your momentary lapse in recognizing his achievement he's still been gettin' cards and letters from people he don't even know, and offers comin' over the phone.

After the season I bet Campbell will need a small vacation...

... unfortunately, it may not come to pass at that time that it will look like rain.

[smedindy]

Just peeked at next season's schedule...looks like a full double round robin.  Symmetry does my heart good.  Easy move for the league to make...it's a shame the football schedule isn't as easy to consolidate. 

And speaking of must-wins...Add Kenyon and Wabash to OWU to the list of teams that need to break through in conference play this week(end).  How much pressure gets put on these teams if they slip to 0-3?  I hope to not have to find out.  Hiram is up first for Wabash on Friday night...Allegheny on Saturday afternoon. 

If the LGs fall to Hiram then the Gheny matchup will be double dog huge.

An 0-4 start may consign the LGs to a scramble for the best available road matchup in the NCAC tourney. Ick.

[jweingardt12]

Hey guys, I run the WOO 91 Sports Blog for the College of Wooster. Up now is the broadcast schedule for January: http://woo91sports.wordpress.com/

Thanks,

Jason

[cave2bens]

Folks, as sac politely suggested, you're going to be hard-pressed to find anyone in this room who cares a whit about Defiance.  However, there's lots of Defiance talk going on in the appropriate thread, which is here:  MBB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Thanks for stopping by.

(Although I am duly impressed by someone who can correctly spell 'hiccough!' )

Summarily smitten but unbowed, some do give a whit due to geographic proximity and potential, post season matches.  Regret the violation of gatekeeper sensibilities and holy sanctity of the NCAC board due to a reasoned and timely response to an inquiry rather than offering a perfunctory dismissal to a relative newcomer.  "Sac's" point has validity if reliant on a "geographically (and geologically) challenged" NCAA on which this site depends. 

I do appreciate the compliment - Webster's and rote were tools of the trade in both Crawfordsville and subsequently at an undisclosed locale on the Maumee Lacustrine Plain in the late 1960s-early 1970s - and well before the onset of cyber-laziness and Wikipedia plagiarism. 

From a literal (and littoral) aspect, the "undisclosed locale" was more a part of the Great Lakes Region than any NCAC site.  Oberlin qualified as undeveloped, riparian potential, but I'll spare y'all a limnological dissertation.   

In defense of "Bogeyman," perhaps he was unaware of NCAA regional designations?  Their logic hasn't been impeccable. 

Stopped back, reclaimed a misplaced VISA, and happily retreat back to a lurker's lair to await 'Bash football, Denison's spring rugby season, OWU lacrosse, and abusing DePauw.  Enjoy the remainder of the season, and profound apologies for parking in an unmarked, red zone.  Slainte. 

 

[David Collinge]

I'm not the gatekeeper, I'm the keymaster. 

Are you the gatekeeper?