MBB: American Southwest Conference

[Mr. Ypsi]

Pat, do you have an actual rule that the winner is #1, or has it just always happened?  (I think it has always been unanimous in bball and fball - and I can't think of any winner I wouldn't have voted #1, but the final poll in baseball in 2010 had IWU #1 but NOT unanimously [and, quite honestly, I likewise might not have voted IWU #1, and I have green blood!])

[Pat Coleman]

Only once has a D3hoops.com voter asked to vote the champion not No. 1, and I requested he reconsider. Baseball is a different animal and while I would have asked voters reconsider there, too, neither Jim nor I overruled them.

[crufootball]

Any guesses as to where UMHB would be ranked if they lose to Amherst? Just for the sake of discussion, what if they lose by less than 10 and greater than 10?

[Pat Coleman]

2 ... and if they get blown out, not sure. I could then see North Central perhaps being 2 and UMHB 3, but beating St. Thomas keeps UMHB from falling below 2.

[Toby Taff]

Pat. I assume you'll be in Atlanta? If nothing changes between now and then, I'll be there and would love to actually get to meet you and say hi.

[lefrakenstein]

Good to see that the ASC board is abuzz with excitement about this weekend's game. Do posters here think there is likely to be a large contingent of Cru fans making their way to Atlanta?

[Ralph Turner]

Welcome to the ASC Boards, lefrakenstein.

(Forgive me, but is that pronounced "stine", with a long i, or "steen", with a long e.)   

There might be several to come.  At least Atlanta is easy to get to from Belton.

[crufootball]

Good to see that the ASC board is abuzz with excitement about this weekend's game. Do posters here think there is likely to be a large contingent of Cru fans making their way to Atlanta?

Not sure if you saw the hoopsville piece, where this was mentioned, but there is at least 270 students going to the game because the school chartered 4 buses to take them to the game and even has a wait list for spots. I believe I also heard that the band and cheer leaders will be making the trip so the Cru should have a pretty good contingent.

[lefrakenstein]

Good to see that the ASC board is abuzz with excitement about this weekend's game. Do posters here think there is likely to be a large contingent of Cru fans making their way to Atlanta?

Not sure if you saw the hoopsville piece, where this was mentioned, but there is at least 270 students going to the game because the school chartered 4 buses to take them to the game and even has a wait list for spots. I believe I also heard that the band and cheer leaders will be making the trip so the Cru should have a pretty good contingent.

Wow, that's impressive. That will be quite a UMHB presence. In the past I know that Amherst has not charted buses for students to attend the Final Four, but I've always assumed that was because the Final Four was held during our Spring Break. So maybe they'll send buses this time. I remember speaking to an alumni in Salem in '07 who mentioned that he had offered to help pay a significant portions of the cost for transporting students, but the school declined. Maybe this time they will take him up on it.

Can't wait for the game. I'd love to say hello to any other posters who will be in attendance.

And thanks Ralph. I've always considered it to be pronounced 'stine' with the long I, like the Mary Shelley (or Mel Brooks) character. The name is supposed to be a portmanteau of 'LeFrak', the name of Amherst's gym, and 'Frankenstein'.

[Ralph Turner]

And thanks Ralph. I've always considered it to be pronounced 'stine' with the long I, like the Mary Shelley (or Mel Brooks) character. The name is supposed to be a portmanteau of 'LeFrak', the name of Amherst's gym, and 'Frankenstein'.

Ahhh. Please remember that the Gene Wilder character was insistent on the pronounciation as "steen".

A truly brilliant cinematic creation!

(I actually like Madeline Kahn's character, Elizabeth. But that is for another message board.     )

[Andy Archibald]

From the way people are talking on social medial it sounds like there will be a good turn out from UMHB. Of course the students are going on busses plus a number of students going who could not make the busses. And a few Alumni friends and I are making the trip as well!

We are very excited and can't wait for Sunday!

[lefrakenstein]

And thanks Ralph. I've always considered it to be pronounced 'stine' with the long I, like the Mary Shelley (or Mel Brooks) character. The name is supposed to be a portmanteau of 'LeFrak', the name of Amherst's gym, and 'Frankenstein'.

Ahhh. Please remember that the Gene Wilder character was insistent on the pronounciation as "steen".

A truly brilliant cinematic creation!

(I actually like Madeline Kahn's character, Elizabeth. But that is for another message board.     )

Hahaha, good point, I had forgotten about that.

[Toby Taff]

Welcome to the ASC Boards, lefrakenstein.

(Forgive me, but is that pronounced "stine", with a long i, or "steen", with a long e.)   

There might be several to come.  At least Atlanta is easy to get to from Belton.

Ralph, German pronunciation rules say in an ei/ie construction the second vowel is pronounced as a long vowel.

[mcmfan]

Ralph,

Even Dr. Frankenstein decides to pronounce the last syllable of his name with a long I by the end of the movie!

[Warren Thompson]

Ralph, Kahn's character was superb, but what also sticks in my mind is Frau Bluecher's [Cloris Leachman's] response about her relationship with Dr. Frankenstein the Elder : "Yesssssssss, he vas my boyfriend!"