MBB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[diehardfan]

Wheaton has broadcasted all home games on a video stream from their website www.wetn.org for at least two years... probably longer. It's great feature for alumni... helps us stay in touch to the game (and for those rich alumni out there, which obviously doesn't include me, I bet that translates into $). I had honestly not thought of it from a recruiting / parental standpoint.... good insight!

I know basically nothing about the Wheaton bb recruiting process (though I got to see the fb recruiting process first hand through my little bro) but I would suspect that our coaches, who recruit players from all over the country (we actually have a guy from overseas on our roster) this helps the parents let go of their prodigy a little more easily.

I don't know about anyone else but I'd pay for the privilege you describe above. I have some friends who went to Texas Tech and they pay money to watch streaming video of sporting events. My recollection is that it is 10 bucks a month. I'd shell that out.

For the good games, I would too. But of course, the Wheaton games are free. And it's a good thing cause our current student broadcasters are brutal, bless their heart.

[imderekpoe]

- I liked the student turnout, didn't like that they were sitting on their hands for most of the game.  Come on guys...get on your feet and yell.  A lot.   

That is a real shame.  I made my only visit to Chadwick last year.  The 'bash faithful were loud and boisterous from beginning to end at a game which was a 35-point blowout loss to Wooster and was never competitive in the 2nd half.  On the drive back to Columbus we talked about how great the crowd was and how good it is to see them not give up on their team.  Sorry that it doesn't seem to be that way this year.

[ScotsFan]

In case anyone is interested, I noticed that Wooster's Basketball homepage had a video link that captures a bit of the electric atmosphere last night at Timken.  For anyone that couldn't attend or missed the live video webcast, here is a link:

Video Link

It also happens to end with a nice Brandon Johnson dunk after a  pretty sweet behind the back pass from Devin Fulk.

[jscwittfan]

Hey, it's Tigerup07, but I'm at jscwittfan's house watching the superbowl and too lazy to login under my name...
Was at the game yesterday, a few comments:

Wooster student section:
DC - you were right on - the biggest problem was not the cheer (although it was in bad taste) but the lack of response from the 5 or so "Staff" members guarding them. Apparently they were not employed by the FCC.
Also I would like to point out (for my own personal sense of gratification, arrogance and big-headedness) that the witt student section was quite sportsmanlike, cheering for good things, booing maybe a bit for the bad, and sitting quietly in response to the poor cheers from woo. Made me proud that we've come so far from last year's awful exhibition from the witt students at home. Also, we were rather inventive... after the "s*** on witt" cheer we appropriately responded with "poo on woo". Made me laugh

Second
Reffing was probably best I've seen in NCAC. A few missed calls, but after the travesty that the JV game was, I was happier than ever that the calling was so good.

Third
Can't wait to go back to Wooster

Tigerup07

[David Collinge]

Also, we were rather inventive... after the "s*** on witt" cheer we appropriately responded with "poo on woo". Made me laugh

That made me laugh, too.

The video clip is very interesting.  Fulk drains his brilliant driving layup, but then Bowen comes back with that huge, huge three.  I turned to sac at that point and said "that's a dagger."  Then Johnson loses his dribble, falls down, and Witt takes it up the floor.  At this point I'm yelling and gesticulating that Johnson needs to get up and go play defense instead of sulking about his turnover.  But it was this sulking that left him in position to take that pass from Fulk and jam the ball, which produced the loudest roar I think I've ever heard in that gymnasium. 

After the clip ends, Borchers gets fouled and goes one for two from the line.  He was just 3 for 6 from the stripe last night; he used to be automatic, but this season he's only ("only") at 80%.  Wooster, down one with the ball and less than a minute left, is in a perfect position to win it, and I'll bet at least 3000 people there thought that's what was going to happen.  But alas, even Super-Cooperman must trip over his cape from time to time, and instead it was Gregg Hill (who may also be from Krypton) who stepped up and won the game with his clock-killing jumper at 0:10 and his two icy free throws at 0:04.

What a game. 

[Superfoot Wallace]

Once was a member (cough! leader cough!) of a cheering section that used the refrain,  "thats all right - thats okay - youll be working for us one day!"

Another favorite that cleared Hinkle Fieldhouse was chanting "the ref beats his wife!"  Upon readmittance amended the cheer to "the ref partakes in dubious behaviors!"

When the Carmelites would take their keychains out and shake them, signifying mommy and daddys money buying them nice cars, our student section replied with the old WallStreet Journal to the nose during announcement of their players.

Some of it was classless to be sure, but some of it was downright ingenious.

Any out there know the dollar nine cheer.

signed,
bigfatgatforthedirtymac

[jscwittfan]

When the Carmelites would take their keychains out and shake them, signifying mommy and daddys money buying them nice cars

Is that what that is? At Witt we use that for football on third down on defense to signify "this is a key play

Tigerup07

[Superfoot Wallace]

They also used credit cards, just didnt make much noise.  Seeing as how I was the first (one of?) to utter the words Red Swarm in Meadville, might want to think about that, especially since there has been a Carmelite under center for Witt in the past.

signed,
KidintheHall

[Li'l Giant]

"thats all right - thats okay - youll be working for us one day!"

Blech. I always hated hearing other Wabash students yelling that one out. My absolute least favorite cheer. Even the foul, profane ones bother me less.

[Superfoot Wallace]

"thats all right - thats okay - youll be working for us one day!"

Blech. I always hated hearing other Wabash students yelling that one out. My absolute least favorite cheer. Even the foul, profane ones bother me less.

Only works if its being chanted at rich folk and landed gentry.  Loses its appeal if given another context.

signed,
Loxley

[David Collinge]

Only works if its being chanted at rich folk and landed gentry.  Loses its appeal if given another context.

signed,
Loxley

LOL.  That's worth a karma point, Robin of Sherwood. 

[kiltedbryan]

Watching that video, I could feel the inside of that gym.  Wow.  What a crowd.  I will have to make it up to Wooster for the NCAC final if these two meet again for that (and if Wooster holds onto hosting privileges!).

On cheers:  I've made my peference known that some Wooster student cheers would go to a far off place and die a quiet, unremarkable death.  I like wit (not Witt), in my cheers.  One year for the Denison-Wooster football game, some band members did an arrangement of the jingle from those old Big Red Gum commericals and we sang it at them during the game.  I thought that was funny.  Another football game, Case brought this really obnoxious air horn that they blared a chord from their sideline anytime they scored/had a great play.  By mid-game, our band would respond by playing a really loud, obnoxious chord back at them...then we kept taking the chord up a half step because we felt it was nice to point out that the air horn could only play one chord over and over.

[pennstghs]

First, congrats to earlhamalum for the colts win in the super bowl-can't think of a team that is more deserving.

Second, the refereeing was partially fair and from what i saw yes there were missed calls maybe but they went both ways so that wasn't a factor.

Third, now to the real business. I think it is a statement game Wednesday night at home vs OWU. The bishops will be down with Chojnacki down, and Witt needs to recover and not have a hangover after the Wooster game. Also the revenge factor will be a key component.

Lastly, games like last night are perfect examples of what makes this rivarly relish and great year after year. Maybe one of these days we will be watching live video feed on CSTV or ESPNU......

[tigerup07]

First, congrats to earlhamalum for the colts win in the super bowl-can't think of a team that is more deserving.

Ok time for me to be a bitter Cleveland fan but I think I can think of a team that is at least as deserving as the Colts... the Browns. Or at least the Brown's fans. Last NFL Championship: 1964 (before it was even called the Super Bowl). In an ironic twist of fate, the last time the Colts won a Super Bowl before today, they were in Baltimore, which is where Art Modell took all the Cleveland players (I still hold that he did not take the team, just the players, staff and management) and then won a Super Bowl. Maybe that's a sign that it's getting closer? Hopefully.

But about the upcoming Witt-OWU game, I think it will be a different situation now with Chojnacki out. Number one, I think the Tigers have learned team play since the first meeting (judging at least by the Wooster game this weekend) and how to close a game.

For any of you interested in hearing the game, Rob Lehner, the usual color man will be replaced by yours truly. I'm making the leap from women's to men's color commentary. Hopefully the good things I've been hearing about the Witt broadcasts will continue to be heard!

[earlhamalum]

Okay I feel for you Cleveland fan's because i can think of the early 90's as a colts fan when we SUCKED and we got a little bit of hope in the mid- 90's with CAPTAIN come back, but the COLTS are nothing less then a class act.   I am now almost the happiest INDY person in the world at this current moment.    (currently driving back to the hotel) from one of the oddest/funniest/most expensive evenings of my life.   

10 dollars a beer.   A Grant and a few to many Franklin's later turned out to be a Super Bowl Championship.  Tigerup07 for the sake of fan's every where I hope you're team makes it Sooner then later, because I have a feeling that in Super Bowl 55 beer will be $22.25.

Headed back to the Good old mid-west tomorrow!  I mean honestly i kind of miss the 5 degree weather.  I've heard the hype of the great weather in South Florida and I believe it, because it didn't rain on my parade!! 

GO COLTs........................................................... and earlham!

thanks[ pennstghs... good thing we both like Florida Bowls in 07/color]