MBB: Colonial States Athletic Conference

[Pat Coleman]

There are only three seasons of college sports.

Thats my point.  Up here we are passionate more than anywhere else in the country!  Especially around the Philly area.   We play, practice, and immersed in our sports all year round despite the boundaries of the school calender.   

And the rules of the NCAA?

[Pat Coleman]

Perhaps it's time to revive the Eastern States Athletic Conference name?

[Jon]

Chair,

My recommendation would be to avoid the pills at all cost.

That Cabrini/Neumann match-up on Monday gets bigger all the time.  Does GMC stroll confidently into Alumnae Hall today?  I gotta tab that one and Vern @ Neumann as co-games of the week as road winners within the last week turn around to host.  The PAC's version of the Home & Home.

[WolfPAC]

Perhaps it's time to revive the Eastern States Athletic Conference name?

I hear you Pat.   ESAC again ? ? or EPAC...  just the little NIT's...

Maybe Cabrini can just join the NAIA again and bring Dzik back to give out more money for athletics and academics and forget about  the 4,321 different compliance laws in the D3 cookbook.  Why don't you run for president of Cabrini and hire a strong AD with committment to athletics?

Cabrini played schools in the KC and Iowa days of the District 19 championships in the NAIA with the names of XAVIER & COPPIN ST. and actually beat them even though they were not D1 schools back then.  This is what put Cabrini on the map.  I like your comments.
So...if Cabrini, Immaculata, or GMC decide to leave the PAC or Noname conference then what ? ?

Glorified intramurals.

[WolfPAC]

Jon,

The Cavs fans are hoping for the Vern to pull this out.  Don't let us down.
Hard to play in that box though.   Go coach Miller.  Too bad this game was not at the Vern.

Jon, any predictions, any injury updates or news effecting the outcomes?
If the Vern throws some crazy defense at the Knights and shoots well they should have no problems.  (slow them down)

Would be nice to see the Cavs play at the Vern again this year. 

[Ralph Turner]

Perhaps it's time to revive the Eastern States Athletic Conference name?

Well, I learned something with that one.

I googled it and found 23 references with a bunch of familiar faces.  Imagine the images that name conjures with the ongoing D-III/D-IV discussions.

[chairman]

It might be tough to get a game as an NAIA school in PA.

[WolfPAC]

Jon,

Looks like the Vern came through with good zone defense and slowing down the tempo on the Knights.   King failed out and I thought there was an upset in the making. Seemed like they took away the inside game and the 3's did not cut it despite Patrick.

The Cavs squeaked it out to be in a good position for Monday.  It should be a war.  I hope Herenda has a good game plan.

[lefty2]

The ESAC?  Would they have to admit Frostburg State?

How about the New-Pen League?  They could get Bic as a major corporate sponsor and move the conference offices to the Keystone campus in LaPlume.

[mailsy]

Things are tightening up in the PAC.  Good win for GMC over IU.  Cavs win a little shaky.  But still a win.  Monday could be make or break for some teams.

[chairman]

Get this. A sweep at 1300 Eagle Road. Women hold on for a 3 point win (first two-game winning streak in four years) and the men give up a late free throw to let Marywood within 40.

The Pacers have slid pretty hard since "making" the playoffs four years ago. Their big kid went for 23 and 11, but they will either need the league to come back to them to even get to .500.

Fourteen different Eastern players scored on a really nice senior day.

The matrix closes in further with Gwynedd finishing dinner this afternoon.

[Jon]

Got home from a matinée showing of There Will Be Blood in time to catch the last 5-plus minutes of regulation and the overtime period from Aston.

Two nights ago I was salty at the men's team for dulling the glow of our women's team earning win #350 overall and #200 in the PAC for Coach Calabria with a win at GMC.  Couldn't have scripted a better way to do it than in the greatest women's rivalry in the conference. 

By the time I finished and posted that story I had toned it down about 10 degrees.  When Hitchens hit the 3 to tie on Saturday I could feel the blood beginning to boil again.

I was in the midst of family at Mom in laws, so screaming was out of the question.  I wasn't sure why our defense left a shooter (Hitchens) to double on a post player who had the ball at 15 feet in a 3-point game with under 20 seconds.  Even if the big dude hits the J, you're still up one and about to get fouled.  AHHHH.

Then the camera stopped panning as Washington left the frame for a potential game-tying layup.  All I could do was read the fans, and judging by their reaction it wasn't good for the guests.  Charge.  Wipe off the bucket.  Overtime.

Fortunately the Crusaders jumped out to a 10-point lead in overtime and held on the avenge last Saturday's home loss.

Glad we could help the Cavs today.  You're on your own on Monday.

2008 PAC MB Matrix

[WolfPAC]

Got home from a matinée showing of There Will Be Blood in time to catch the last 5-plus minutes of regulation and the overtime period from Aston.

Two nights ago I was salty at the men's team for dulling the glow of our women's team earning win #350 overall and #200 in the PAC for Coach Calabria with a win at GMC.  Couldn't have scripted a better way to do it than in the greatest women's rivalry in the conference. 

By the time I finished and posted that story I had toned it down about 10 degrees.  When Hitchens hit the 3 to tie on Saturday I could feel the blood beginning to boil again.

I was in the midst of family at Mom in laws, so screaming was out of the question.  I wasn't sure why our defense left a shooter (Hitchens) to double on a post player who had the ball at 15 feet in a 3-point game with under 20 seconds.  Even if the big dude hits the J, you're still up one and about to get fouled.  AHHHH.

Then the camera stopped panning as Washington left the frame for a potential game-tying layup.  All I could do was read the fans, and judging by their reaction it wasn't good for the guests.  Charge.  Wipe off the bucket.  Overtime.

Fortunately the Crusaders jumped out to a 10-point lead in overtime and held on the avenge last Saturday's home loss.

Glad we could help the Cavs today.  You're on your own on Monday.

2008 PAC MB Matrix

Jon,  you could not have described the feeling any better.  Monday should be an interesting evening for most everyone regarding moving the needle.

The matrix.....thanks again!   The Cavs may need your help against EU depending on how the matrix pans out.  It would be ironic if the Vern helped the Cavs out then met them in the playoffs only to drop the game because of some crazy situation but I don't think that will happen.  Seems like it all comes out in the wash somehow.     I am sure Cavs fans are just hoping to get into the playoffs after the past 2 years.   (karma for the Vern)

[Jon]

Okay sportsfans, I had a little extra time today so I did some format changes to the Matrix.  I tried to make it more readable.

Wins are now highlighted in yellow and losses in gray.  HOME GAMES are all caps and bold while road games are preceded by the @ symbol.  I moved games left down to the standings table and spaced things out a bit more.

2008 PAC MB Matrix

[Jon]

Too bad we're not up to high definition webcasting via satellite yet.  Monday would be a great day for fans to put their feet up in front of a big screen and have all three games accessible via picture in picture in picture.

Misericordia @ Alvernia
Immaculata @ Eastern
Neumann @ Cabrini

Implications abound.  We're looking at a few staunch road tests for the Macs and the Eagles to close the season as well.  I'm saying we'll had a lot of effort over the past week solve nothing.