Empire 8

[hawks1323]

Booyah Folks!

I am extremely proud and encouraged by the Hawks so far this conference season. They were given the toughest opening Empire 8 schedule and they have risen to the occasion. They have been extremely competetive so far this season. The Hawks had both Alfred and Utica on the ropes and had the chance to win both games. For the first time since Paul Culpo reign at Hartwick, Rob Kornaker had to coach Fisher inorder to pull out the win. So another words, the Hawks have competed for all but one half so far this conference season.

What is rather impressive is the Hawks have been able to compete at the E8 level with majority of Freshmen and transfer student with no previous E8 experience on the roster. The talent level of the Hawks is dramatically increased. This speaks highly of Paul Culpo'a ability to recruit at the E8 level of basketball, especially given the constraints he is put under by the current nature of Hartwick.

The Hawks will only get better with time and player experience, I am looking forward to the next several years of Hawk basketball. Providing everyone stays at Hartwick for the next several years, Hartwick will once again be an elite E8 and reginal team.

As for this remainder of this season, look for the Hawks to continue to be very competetive and pull of some upsets!

Adios, I have a life outside of D3hoops.com. Do you?

[dewcrew88]

Booyah Folks!

I am extremely proud and encouraged by the Hawks so far this conference season. They were given the toughest opening Empire 8 schedule and they have risen to the occasion. They have been extremely competetive so far this season. The Hawks had both Alfred and Utica on the ropes and had the chance to win both games. For the first time since Paul Culpo reign at Hartwick, Rob Kornaker had to coach Fisher inorder to pull out the win. So another words, the Hawks have competed for all but one half so far this conference season.

What is rather impressive is the Hawks have been able to compete at the E8 level with majority of Freshmen and transfer student with no previous E8 experience on the roster. The talent level of the Hawks is dramatically increased. This speaks highly of Paul Culpo'a ability to recruit at the E8 level of basketball, especially given the constraints he is put under by the current nature of Hartwick.

The Hawks will only get better with time and player experience, I am looking forward to the next several years of Hawk basketball. Providing everyone stays at Hartwick for the next several years, Hartwick will once again be an elite E8 and reginal team.

As for this remainder of this season, look for the Hawks to continue to be very competetive and pull of some upsets!

Adios, I have a life outside of D3hoops.com. Do you?

Do you see where that competiviteness has gotten Hartwick? 0-3 in the Empire 8! No different than before.

[gobombers15]

Adios, I have a life outside of D3hoops.com. Do you?

This coming from the guy who once admitted he thinks of Hartwick Hawks basketball as he lays in bed at night...undoubtedly alone.

[clearconceit]

You know Hawk, just when I am ready to root for you, you talk too much.  I do think you can beat Ithaca and Elmira and it is obvious that you have gotten under the skin of most of the posters here, especially the Ithaca crew.  I mean they can't ever give you any props... but then you go on here and go nuts.  Try to win a game or 2 in the league will you!
As for your game versus Ithaca (which has taken on giant implications due to gobombers vow to never post again if Hartwick beats Ithaca) I almost want to see it more than Utica this weekend.
My predictions are 2 easy games for Utica this weekend.
30 versus Elmira
20 versus Ithaca



Peace

[fisheralum91]

Hawk,
Is there anything else to say other than Hartwick is competitive- ooooo look out!
You were sasying early in the season that they were going to be force to be reckoned with.  All they are is a FARCE!

[gobombers15]

You know Hawk, just when I am ready to root for you, you talk too much. I do think you can beat Ithaca and Elmira and it is obvious that you have gotten under the skin of most of the posters here, especially the Ithaca crew. I mean they can't ever give you any props... but then you go on here and go nuts. Try to win a game or 2 in the league will you!
As for your game versus Ithaca (which has taken on giant implications due to gobombers vow to never post again if Hartwick beats Ithaca) I almost want to see it more than Utica this weekend.
My predictions are 2 easy games for Utica this weekend.
30 versus Elmira
20 versus Ithaca



Peace

Clear, I believed I posted something to the effect that I'd never post again if either Hartwick won more than "5 or 6 games in conference" as one person predicted or if Hartwick made the E8 tourney as MadHawk implied. If you can find where I said otherwise, feel free to show me and I'd admit my mistake, but I still stand by my assertion that the Bombers should win that game by anywhere from 9-15 points. It's just a bad matchup for Hartwick.

[JQV]

Saying a team is 'competitive' is like saying a girl has 'a nice personality.'

And that guy is saying it about his own team. 

[the bird man]

big weekend for Fisher with 2 crosstown rivals in as many days. Hopefully the Cardinals can take care of business and come away with 2 wins...

Can we put some stuff to bed...Mad hawk, Hartwick is improved but still not very good...Clear, Utica is a good team, not 30 points better than anyone in the conference, and definatly not 20 better than Ithaca. When you are struggling to beat Hartwick, you really have to take a break on the talk of winning by 20-30.

Hopefully that will be the last that we hear about it....

[hoopfan17]

I hope Hartwick beats Ithaca this weekend so gobombers can get off his high horse and realize that Ithaca just isn't that good.  I don't see where you think it's a bad match up for Hartwick, maybe you can explain it to me?  I've been reading all the posts trying to keep my mouth shut, but I realized that everytime one of you guys is playing Hartwick I know the night before the game you are sitting in your rooms doing a little good luck dance and pray.  I'm waiting for Hartwick to win, not so much because I think they deserve it, but more because I can't wait to read these damn posts!

[gobombers15]

Hoopfan, I need to get off my high horse? Where did I say the Bombers are a good team? Why let the truth get in the way of your story, right? I've said all along the Bombers are an average team whose only goal should be to make the E8 tourney and hope to pull an upset and sneak into the NCAA's.

Or am I on my "high horse" because I don't think Hartwick is that good? Well, their 0-3 conference record tends to agree with me. Or maybe I'm on a high horse because I remind SOME of the Utica fans that they can't talk trash when they haven't beaten anyone on the road in years. Or maybe you just don't like people who call it as they see it.

In the words of the immortal Puff Daddy/P-Diddy/Diddy, "you ain't gotta like me/you just mad cuz I tell it how it is/and you tell it how it might be."

Sorry about that, living in this "Chocolate City" is really getting to me.

[fisheralum91]

GB15 - you live in Hershery P.a.?

[hawks1323]

Booyah Folks!

It's trivia Thursday.

What Empire 8 team has been the only team to lose to Hartwick in the past two seasons?

A. Fisher
B. Elmira
C. Utica
D. Alfred
E. Nazareth
F. RIT
E. Ithaca
















Answer: E (What is Ithaca)

Folks, thanks for playing triva by MadHawk. Have a nice day!

[dewcrew88]

Booyah Folks!

It's trivia Thursday.

What Empire 8 team has been the only team to lose to Hartwick in the past two seasons?

A. Fisher
B. Elmira
C. Utica
D. Alfred
E. Nazareth
F. RIT
E. Ithaca

Answer: E (What is Ithaca)

Folks, thanks for playing triva by MadHawk. Have a nice day!

That two E's for answers had to be a joke, right? Or is it a case of knowing your alphabet up to F and having to go back around?

[fisheralum91]

Budcrew,
Don't worry, I'm sure that his gpa is good enough to keep hime around for at least 1 more semester!

[hawks1323]

Booyah Folks!  ---The Corrected Version---

It's trivia Thursday.

What Empire 8 team has been the only team to lose to Hartwick in the past two seasons?

A. Fisher
B. Elmira
C. Utica
D. Alfred
E. Nazareth
F. RIT
G. Ithaca
















Answer: G (What is Ithaca)

Folks, thanks for playing triva by MadHawk. Have a nice day!