MBB: Great South Athletic Conference

[mattgrubb]

The Housewright Stopper is in shape and ready to go for the game this year.  He has guaranteed House will not have more than 7 points!

[GSAC Killer]

Housewright will have 30!! By the way a draft will be conducted to determine the teams!!

Coach Placeres will have the first pick since his team won it last year!!

Coach Watts will be in charge of the other team- THE LOSING TEAM!!!!

[mattgrubb]

there will be no draft, it is simply a matter of recruiting your team, you can have house, i have the homewrecker

my tentative squad
Me
Homewrecker
Tummel/Tummel
Tom Gallaher
Bradley Blair
Jacob Deal
Teaun ( the best PG from the class of 06)
Tim Leroy
Jeremy Burgess

[MCScotsFan]

I think y'all need to get the word out about the alumni game. I realize you play for the school and for old time's sake and fun--it just needs a little more oomph for the 'crowd' to be brought in. There's not much that can be done about thing that bugged me themost about last year's game but a game isn't the same without an announcer. Even it wasn't done in seriousness and just hit some highlights... I like to hear the echo in Boydson Baird gym when they say something like, "RAUL Pla-cer-es for THREE!!"  or some comments about some of these alumni and what they brought to the college when they were there. Too much, I'm sure, but it would add a lot to the atmosphere of the game, IMO.
And now, back to my mourning that I will only get to go to LaGrange for football this year. They have the best damn BBQ place in the world!

[GSAC Killer]

Watts and the Killer will organize it much better this year. We will be playing our alumni game before one of the Scots official regular season games instead of the usual Pre-Season scrimmage.

Hopefully we can generate enough money so that the Scots can have a blast in Florida this year. We will also take the game more seriously than we did last year. It will be big time!! I promise!!

[MCScotsFan]

Even it wasn't done in seriousness and just hit some highlights... I like to hear the echo in Boydson Baird gym when they say something like, "RAUL Pla-cer-es for THREE!!"  or some comments about some of these alumni and what they brought to the college when they were there. Too much, I'm sure, but it would add a lot to the atmosphere of the game, IMO.

This should have said "Even IF it wasn't done in seriousness".

Killer, it was good this past year but hard to follow. I think each player should be announced, year of grad. so we all know who is who. Of course, I do know you and Watts (who doesn't?! LOL) but some of those other guys? Nope and I've heard about them so it would be good to put a name with a face. Y'all do age too, ya know?!  LOL
If there is anything I can do to help in any way, shape or form just send me a message. I think it would be fun to figure out a way for the fans to help the cause ($$) if they'd like (and maybe in some fun sort of way too).

Now, back to your regularly scheduled GSAC b-ball...

The off season lasts too darn long...

[mattgrubb]

we are trying to find a way to raise as much money as possible for the program, but you have to remember this is still a side show
I think having it before a real game could be successful if enough people know about it.
Unfortunately, we cannot raise a post player for next season with this alumni game.
I think the best way to make this thing successful is to spread the word.  we need alums like Tim Leroy, Scott Mcdaniel, Kelvin Richardson, pat heldman and the likes and their teammates to come out in order to make this thing successful.  So if anyone knows any of these guys or knows how to get in touch with them that will help tremendously.

[wilburt]

In the spirit of friendship I would like to offer the following suggestion to Mr. Grubb and Mr. Killer.

Why not have your alumni game during Homecoming Weekend sometime before the football game (ie Friday night)?  You will have alumni already there for the weekend so you have a built in audience.  So all you have to do is add it among the list of activities for Homecoming Weekend. Plus, football Homecomings should be after the October 15th - the start of practice date.  We used to do the same thing at Fisk when the Bulldogs had a football team back in the day.

Just a suggestion but I think a good one...

[mattgrubb]

that is a great idea Wilburt and we appreciate the suggestion.  They did that when i was a freshman at MC and it was somewhat successful.  I remember the problem then was the alumni were already 3 beers into it by tip off at 8.  I think that is probably the best way to get out of town alums there, but we will ultimately have  to do what RDL lets us.

Also, we wanted to extend an invitation to GSAC posters on this board to play in the game.  Seeing Coach Haynes post up wilburt (literally) would be amuzing.  Or see wilburt rain some threes in the killers face.

[coachwgh]

here is a story about a kid with a dream...http://www.lagrange.edu/athletics/basketball/news-LawrenceNBA.htm

On the alumni game thing...we do ours on homecoming weekend before the football game so our alumni aren't "3 beers into it before tip-off" but you have to be careful not to do it too early or hangovers will slow the game down.  This year our homecoming game is at 6:00 so it makes for a much easier day to get everything in.  We will have a red/white intersquad game then the alumni game to follow that.  Last season homecoming was before Oct. 15 so we didn't get to do the intersquad game. 

I got no money for your alumni game but I have to be honest it sounds like fun.  I would bring a lot to the team I played on due to the fact for the last 7 years I have been developing a scouting report against most of the players that will participate.  Of course we all know how well those scouting reports have worked out...

[mattgrubb]

Coach,
that story has to be awesome for your program. 
I would pay money for those scouting reports on Raul and Walden so i could use them against them in our game.  Apparently, our alumni are a little more rowdy than your alums. I think if we tipped off at noon our guys would already be three beers into it.  They will adjust drinking time around tip off time.

[wilburt]

Apparently, our alumni are a little more rowdy than your alums.

My, my, my... What can one say to that?

BTW, I gave up playing basketball years ago.  I have taken up golf instead.  The principle is still the same - to put a ball into a hole!

[mattgrubb]

i am headed that direction but for now i still find basketball a little more economical and it has less time commitment.  If we could start a GSAC golf message board i certainly could use the pointers though b/c at 30 i plan on taking up golf full time.
If i could only learn to knock it in from deep in golf.  Also another advantage to golf is if i take 72 shots in one game, people would be like wow, instead of "that guy doesn't pass"

I see the transition coming soon and I can even see the killer and i heading down to Lagrange to take on Haynes and Isenhour in a golf outing.  That would be one time where Lagrange would end up on top
Haynes/Isenhour 95
Killer/Grubb          71

[GSAC Killer]

Latest info on a fighting scot.. The great Jeff Miracle Shot McCord has got engaged!!

[mattgrubb]

Man Down, Man Down!!!!!!!