MBB: American Southwest Conference

[Ralph Turner]

at UOz 86, LeTU 83.

[#1ascfanman]

LeT. over Ozarks-Incorrect
LC over Tyler-Correct!!!!!!
HPU over TLU-Correct
Sul Ross over SU-Correct
Miss over Dallas-Correct
UMHB over HSU-Incorrect
McM over CUA-Upset pick!!!!-Correct

Brings me to 20-14 Not bad so far

Way to go Wildcats on the ROAD!!!!!

[mcm_sid]

I have been kicking an idea around for the past couple of days... about hosting an online talk show about ASC sports...  However, I would like to see if there is any interest... if so, please let me know... I have the resources and some ideas.  It would be free to listen to, of course, and I could accept callers and receive some of your thoughts....  Thanks.

I think it's a good idea. I'm sure SIDs could be of help with information and call-ins. Obviously the day-to-day job would keep us from really helping a lot. But if you want to let me know what you were thinking, let me know. I'll definitely cheer you on and help you in anyway I can.

robarts.kyle@mcm.edu

In fact, we just set up a deal locally in which we will get a 20-minute segment to talk about our local college athletics programs (Abilene Christian University (d2), HSU and McM) on Abilene's local ESPN Radio affiliate.

[Ralph Turner]

Kyle, I hope that you "podcast" the broadcasts.

[mcm_sid]

We're going to try and figure out a way to do that.

[#1ascfanman]

I can't understand how my LC squad goes to UT Tyler and wins and then gets beat 20 at Dallas.  Is Dallas that good?  Who has seen them play and can you give me a report on them?  THis is really turning out to be the craziest year yet in the ASC.  UMHB loses two in a row and ETBu loses in OT to Ozarks who now has climbed themselves back in it with two huge wins at home.  They come down our way next!!!

Thursday:
LeT. over Ozarks-Incorrect
LC over Tyler-Correct!!!!!!
HPU over TLU-Correct
Sul Ross over SU-Correct
Miss over Dallas-Correct
UMHB over HSU-Incorrect
McM over CUA-Upset pick!!!!-Correct

Brings me to 20-14 Not bad so far

Way to go Wildcats on the ROAD!!!!!

Saturday:

Saturday:
CUA over HSU-Incorrect
Sull Ross over TLU-Correct
ETBU over Ozarks-Incorrect
Schreiner over HPU-Incorrect
MC over Tyler-Correct
UMHB over MCM-Incorrect
LC over Dallas-Incorrect

Brings me down to 22-19 on the season.

[Ralph Turner]

#1ascfanman, I took a look at your pick'ems and thought, what a brave (or foolish) soul you are this season!!  The conference is topsy-turvy!  

Here is a "games behind" version of the standings, with the games behind meaning how far out of the 4th spot the teams are with conference games remaining being the second number.

2007-08 ASC East Division Men's Basketball Standings
   Conference Only    
   W-L    Win %    
Mississippi College    8-2    0.800   -   10 games
Texas-Dallas            6-3      0.667    -    11 games
East Texas Baptist    5-4    0.556    -    11 games

Texas-Tyler            5-5      0.500   *  10 games incl 2 with LeTU
LeTourneau            5-5      0.500    *   10 games incl 2 with UT-Tyler
Louisiana College    4-5    0.444     1GB  11 games 
UOzarks                3-6      0.333    2 GB  11 games

UT-T and LeTU are tied for 4th.


2007-08 ASC West Division Men's Basketball Standings
   Conference Only    l
   W-L    Win %    
Mary Hardin-Baylor    8-2    0.800    -  11 games
Hardin-Simmons         6-4    0.600    -   11 games
Howard Payne          6-5    0.545     -   10 games
Concordia-Austin     5-5    0.500      -   11 games

Sul Ross State           5-6     0.455   0.5 GB  10 games including 2 with CUA
Schreiner                 4-6    0.400    1 GB    11 games
McMurry                   3-7    0.300    2  GB    11 games
Texas Lutheran          1-9        0.100   4 GB    11 games remaining

[golden_dome]

Ralph, earlier it looked like the East Division would be much stronger than than the West this year but they are very close I think. If the tournament were today, some very talented teams would be left out. UTT, LeTourneau, Ozarks and McMurry would be home.

UTT played a great game yesterday against MC and almost pulled it off without Weasby. Pretty much the same team as last year, but Coach Bizot has them in position to reach the tourney after going 5-15 in the league last year. If Weasby gets healthy to add some scoring, they could be a team to watch in February.

Ralph, huge win for you guys yesterday. Just a couple games out and plenty of time left.

[Ralph Turner]

Thanks, Chris!

Okay, crunch time...

Whom does #1 ASC-East Mississippi College least want to face on a neutral floor in the first round of the ASC tourney?   

[thejungle]

What a time for McMurry to start putting things together.  They played some truly great basketball this week, beating both the number one and number two teams in the west.

And today, to finish that five day stretch:  Another really tough game versus now number two HSU.

For McMurry to get into the conference tournament they're going to have to go near perfect at home and sneak out a couple of road wins...What an amazing road win it would be if they could steal one away from the Cowboys!

[Ralph Turner]

As I posted on the in-game boards, there seemed to be a fracas at the end of the game.

The HSU announcer mentioned that Coach Howard and a McMurry coach were having to be restrained.  Then he described Coach Howard "celebrating" with the HSU fans.

I hope that we can see a video of this.

[mcmfan]

Ralph, "fracas" might be something of an understatement.  We all seem to agree that the refs are horrible, but I think they really lost control of this game.  The players on both sides got away with things that they missed.  At the end, it looked like a HSU player literally threw one of our players on the floor just as the buzzer sounded; the refs disappeared.  One of our players then took a swipe at a HSU player.  Coach Holmes, outraged, got in our player's face immediately and pulled him off the court.  The "fracas" broke out when the players lined up to shake hands.  Suddenly, it was a mob of people pushing each other.  The next thing I saw, HSU Coach Howard was trying to join the fight, with several HSU staffers and one policeman wrestling him back.  I could believe the police having to restrain players or fans after an emotional game, but I've never seen a policeman having to restrain a coach -- especially since his team got the win.  Aren't coaches supposed to be an example of good sportsmanship to their players, even in situations of extreme stress?  I'm told that some of the words coming out of his mouth would have gotten a teacher at HSU fired if he used them in class, but I was too far away to hear them.  It was not an edifying end to the game.

[dballa]

The Abilene paper mentioned Howard and Garza(McM's assistant) were having words.  I'm wondering if Garza used the same poor choice of words as well?  It's a shame such a hard fought game ends that way but that's what happens in rivalry games.

Too bad both coaches weren't out there playing as well maybe they wouldn't have had the energy to even speak one word.

[Ralph Turner]

The Abilene paper mentioned Howard and Garza(McM's assistant) were having words.  I'm wondering if Garza used the same poor choice of words as well?  It's a shame such a hard fought game ends that way but that's what happens in rivalry games.

Too bad both coaches weren't out there playing as well maybe they wouldn't have had the energy to even speak one word.

I imagine that everyone in attendance would have heard Coach Garza as easily as it is reported that the spectators heard Coach Howard. 

[fanstand]

I have tried to go over in my head what the heck happened, last night after the ball game.  It was ugly. I saw it unfold but was shocked at how the HSU coach reacted to whatever was going on. If him and Coach Garza exchanged words, there was NO reason for the violent actions by him. I saw a lot of very disturbing actions by fans and players from HSU, I could read what they were saying from the floor and it was not nice. The Mcm player was wrong in throwing the ball, but Coach Holmes had that situation handled.  You won, be a grown up, exit the floor. Show some restraint.