MBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Gregory Sager]

Now the Orioles, on the other hand.... mmm... You got me there! Nothing beats a lighted baseball field for an evening game...

I can think of one ... a non-lighted field for an afternoon game.

Especially if it's played at the corner of Clark and Addison.

As one Cubs fan said when the light towers started going up at Wrigley Field in the late eighties, "If God had wanted us to play baseball at night, we would've been born with flashlights atop our heads."

[wheatonfanaddict]

Congratulations are in order for the strong showing of the CCIW in this weeks Top 25 poll.

You gotta love this conference!

[diehardfan]

Now the Orioles, on the other hand.... mmm... You got me there! Nothing beats a lighted baseball field for an evening game...

I can think of one ... a non-lighted field for an afternoon game.

Especially if it's played at the corner of Clark and Addison.

As one Cubs fan said when the light towers started going up at Wrigley Field in the late eighties, "If God had wanted us to play baseball at night, we would've been born with flashlights atop our heads."

You're about as wrong on this one as you were about your random, completely false assertion on the CCIW football board that the Bears did not, in fact, steal their team colors from Wheaton.

[Gregory Sager]

The article also praised Luke Majewski, a junior who has played jv the last 2 years and played only 19 minutes before Saturday. Bosko praised his work ethic and what he does for the team. Hood and Thompson were also mentioned a lot being the only 2 seniors. 

This reminds me: Why did Wheaton's game crew give NPU's Mike Ventura 14 minutes of playing time in the box score of Saturday's game? Ventura, who hasn't seen any varsity tick since the mid-December game at Judson, was only on the floor Saturday for the shootaround and the pregame and halftime layup lines.

[Gregory Sager]

I think there were about 25-30 Carlson Crazy's at the game saturday.

Thirty to forty Crazies would be my guess. All told, there were probably sixty or so NPU students -- which is more than have made the trip the past couple of years. NPU alumni, on the other hand, were minimally represented in King Arena on Saturday night. As troubling as the sometimes-wavering attendance of the NPU students has been, the absence of the alumni troubles me almost as much. Just like the students, they have to be won over by the current Vikings regime as well.

[Gregory Sager]

Now the Orioles, on the other hand.... mmm... You got me there! Nothing beats a lighted baseball field for an evening game...

I can think of one ... a non-lighted field for an afternoon game.

Especially if it's played at the corner of Clark and Addison.

As one Cubs fan said when the light towers started going up at Wrigley Field in the late eighties, "If God had wanted us to play baseball at night, we would've been born with flashlights atop our heads."

You're about as wrong on this one as you were about your random, completely false assertion on the CCIW football board that the Bears did not, in fact, steal their team colors from Wheaton.

I figured you'd come back with something headache-inducing along those lines, which is why I took an Advil before you even posted.

[Gregory Sager]

Praise for Majewski?---I'm sure Bosko is proud of a player who played 6 minutes and had 4 fouls, no points and no rebounds---Quite a contribution---That says more about the coach than it says about the player

Yes, it does. It says that the coach believes in praising his players for their hard work and dedication even if it doesn't show up in the box score.

[diehardfan]

Now the Orioles, on the other hand.... mmm... You got me there! Nothing beats a lighted baseball field for an evening game...

I can think of one ... a non-lighted field for an afternoon game.

Especially if it's played at the corner of Clark and Addison.

As one Cubs fan said when the light towers started going up at Wrigley Field in the late eighties, "If God had wanted us to play baseball at night, we would've been born with flashlights atop our heads."

You're about as wrong on this one as you were about your random, completely false assertion on the CCIW football board that the Bears did not, in fact, steal their team colors from Wheaton.

I figured you'd come back with something headache-inducing along those lines, which is why I took an Advil before you even posted.

(makes a note to invest in Advil stock before her next post to Greg)

The fact that it's headache-inducing doesn't make me any less right. In fact, it probably makes me more right because I was so right that you're oversized, overanalytical brain couldn't compute and overloaded.  

[AndOne]

Other news that might interest you---I inquired, and according to what is broadcast as IWU policy, it appears you CAN designate your contribution to go toward the athletic dept. I would be glad to point out where you can find said policy should your research not reveal that point of information.    

As an alum, I can donate money to IWU's general fund and check a box indicating what department I'd like my money to support -- for example,  "Athletics" is an option.  From there, the money eventually goes into the overall Athletics pot and helps support all programs, but you certainly don't see the direct affects of your contribution.  As an annual donor to IWU, I'm very familiar with how it all works.  I just have my donation go into the annual fund and hope it helps somebody, somehow.  (If I could have my money go towards getting Marketing professor Fred Hoyt a better coat than the old U. of Chicago letterman's jacket he breaks out everytime IWU faces the Maroons, I'd designate it there...but that is not an option either.)

What you cannot do is give to an athletic program individually.  If I call IWU tomorrow and tell them I'd like to give $1000 towards helping the men's basketball team take a trip to Hawaii in 2008-09, they will tell me that it is not possible.  All I can do is ask that my $1000 is allocated to athletics, where again, it will eventually be dispersed across all IWU athletic programs.  (I know someone who inquired into giving a nice sum last year to help a program take a trip, which is why I use that example -- the money is still in that person's pocket however because it could not go directly to the program he wanted to support.)

Your suggestion that there is a group of athletics donors who influence hiring decisions is "comical" to me because one of the biggest complaints of IWU alums who follow one (or more) of the athletic programs is that they cannot give money directly to women's soccer or men's basketball or football or the sport of their choice.  By the way, I don't think IWU's practice is wrong, or a bad thing.  It makes a lot sense and is very equitalbe.  But to hear you say "the $ of the local alums must have carried more weight in Dennie Bridges' decision" made me laugh out-loud.  I'm pretty close to the men's basketball program and also in the loop on the way things work at IWU, and that picture you are painting of the good ole boys down at the barber shop strong-arming the A.D. just aint the way it is.

Q-----

I know this might come as a shock, but you are actually agreeing, at least in part, with me.

If you will again read my quote it states "I inquired, and according to what is broadcast as IWU policy, it appears you CAN designate your contribution to go toward the athletic dept."

You follow that with the statement "I can donate money.........................and check a box indicating what dept I'd like my money to support----for example,  Athletics is an option."

Seems like thats just what I said.   

IWU and its high standards notwithstanding, I still have difficulty believing that at least a few monied alums do AT TIMES have at least some degree of influence upon major decisions within the athletic dept. I never said they control the dept to the point of more or less running things. I'd even go so far as to say there are times when the AD actually solicits an opinion from the alums known to be the biggest supporters of the athletic dept.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   

[AndOne]

AndOne:

You cannot shut up, can you? You put your foot in your mouth and now your tap dancing to Titan Q - the only facts that can be facts is if you know the facts.

You don't know the "complete" facts so it is factual opinions - who to believe anything anyone says on the board, since it is a chat board, far from "garbage"

OurHouse---------

First of all let me congratulate you on your command of the English language.
Your clear, concise statements implicitly convey a picture of exactly what you are talking about.   

For instance your notation that "the only facts that can be facts is if you know the facts" makes complete sense------IF you are Yogi Berra! ("If you don't have it, thats why you need it.") 

I'm also dazzled by your indication that "you don't know the complete facts so it is factual opinions." Factual opinions------

And, true to your heritage on this board, you once again use the word "garbage."
NOW THATS THE OUR HOUSE WE ALL KNOW AND LOVE!!!!!!!!

It wouldn't be a true OurHouse-ism if "garbage" wasn't mentioned at least once!
You certainly do like to refer to just about everyone as "garbage."

I'll close with a reference to my post #8753 to you of 1/25/07:

"Actually, if Teddy did turn you inside out, he'd be doing you a favor------because then your head would finally be free of your ass!!!!!"

Well----it looks like he hasn't had time to get to you yet----because your head is obviously still in the same place!

[ecdubb420]

Ryan Burks clearly watched Chris Martin last year as he has adapted the Reggie Miller leg sweep when taking outside shots in an attempt to get a call in the late stretches of the game.  Martin was the master of this and also got the call for two years doing this move.  Burks on the other hand does not get the call doing the exact same move.  This is a pretty good example of a reputation call.  As I've said during the broadcast many time, Ryan will get those calls next year, but as a sophomore who has played in only 9 conference games, this is not going to happen quite yet.
Any one know the record for consecutive free throws?  Ryan has not missed one since he bricked his first two attempts against carthage (at the time making him 4-6 from the stripe).  He is currently 53-55 making 49 straight!!!! 

[mr_b]

Any one know the record for consecutive free throws?  Ryan has not missed one since he bricked his first two attempts against carthage (at the time making him 4-6 from the stripe).  He is currently 53-55 making 49 straight!!!! 

According to the most recent DIII record book on the ncaa.org website (http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/basketball/m_basketball_records_book/2003/p083-096.pdf), Mike Michelson of Coast Guard sank 59 consecutive free throws over a period of 13 games in 1990.  Wesleyan's own Korey Coon is listed as the career leader with 70 free throws made in a row, spread out over the 1998-1999 seasons.

[mr_b]

A second glance at the record book shows a guy named Rob Rittgers from UC San Diego was 30-for-30 from the line in a single game versus Menlo in 1998. 

How did Mr. Rittgers manage such a feat?  He also holds the record for "Most points scored with no time elapsing": the Menlo bench was assessed 12 technical fouls, so Rittger took, and made, 24 free throws.

I can't imagine what that contest must have been like.

[rknuppel]

I was just looking at the CCIW Conference only stats and was blown away at Ruch's performance to date.  With 4-5 games to go - he is the early favorite for CCIW MOP in my opinion.  Take a look at this:

Points
Ruch 5th - 17.4 PPG

Rebounding:
Ruch 1st - 8.9 RPG

FG%
Ruch 1st - .698

Assists
Ruch 14th - 1.78 APG

FT%
Ruch 2nd - .875

Steals
Ruch 2nd - 1.78 SPG

Blocks
Ruch 1st - 1.56 BPG

Now I know I'm going to get a lot of 'Freeman is better' comments here.  But in terms of CCIW stats - Freeman is currently only better in the points category.  Plus I got to believe that if Elmhurst can hang onto the 1st or 2nd spot in the league - Ruch is great shape to take this as a sophomore.  I realize it's pretty early to determine the MOP but I was just blown away by his numbers.  1.78 steals per game?  Nearly an 88% FT shooter?  He's 6'9!

Glad he's on my fantasy team!

[devildog29]

rknuppel, I think it's true most on here would say they would rather start building their team with Freeman instead of Ruch.  However, it's also pretty widely accepted that the MOP will generally come from the team who wins the conference.  That's certainly been the MO for a while now.  If Elmhurst does indeed win the conference, or even tie for the conference, Ruch will probably have as good a shot as anyone.