MBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Titan Q]

In a JV game earlier, Mike Marietti, the 6'8" freshman from Providence Catholic, was outstanding. He can shoot (I think he was 8/9 from the FT line), block shots and is a monster defensive rebounder. Most IWU observers are predicting that he will be an impact player.

Marietti should be right in the middle of the competition to replace Kevin Reed at the 5 next year.  I think it will come down to Nick Anderson or Marietti.

[Titan Q]

Updated look at Pool C - http://www.d3boards.com/index.php?topic=4232.4335

[NCF]

C'mon, Matt ... you picked a Wesleyan alum and a Wheaton alum. Try harder. Doesn't Stunning Wayne Dunning go to any MU basketball games? After all, his kid's a running back for the Big Blue gridders.

Just because you have a kid on a team, doesn't mean you have any interest in other sports. If they're playing a hated rival or for the conference championship, maybe.

You clearly don't know who Stunning Wayne Dunning is, NCF.

Wayne Dunning was the CCIW's Most Outstanding Player in 1982-83 as a forward for the Big Blue basketball team. Dunning was a three-time All-CCIW first-teamer who ended his Millikin career with 1,456 points scored and 866 rebounds. He was one of the best basketball players I've ever seen in this league.

Just because you have a kid on a team, doesn't mean that you didn't play a different sport for that same school.

But that's not what your post states.

All I did was mention Stunning Wayne Dunning. You're the one who assumed that he had never played basketball for Millikin. Given the fact that Matt Nadelhoffer mentioned two former CCIW basketball stars (Bryan Crabtree and Tom Dykstra) that he would've liked to have had suit up for the Big Blue last night, I thought it was pretty self-evident that Wayne Dunning was also a former CCIW basketball star. I merely mentioned his son Sean because his presence on the MU football team indicates that Wayne's still in touch with his alma mater and might still attend basketball games.

That was 30 yrs. ago-ancient history:).

Matt's father-in-law, Tom Dykstra, is at least a dozen years older than Wayne Dunning. He played for Wheaton from 1966-67 thru 1969-70.

I think you're kinda missing the point of the joke, NCF. Matt was making a light-hearted, wishful-thinking joke about CCIW players of old suiting up for his team -- presumably in vintage condition. I simply suggested, in the same light-hearted vein, that he should direct his wishful thinking towards a Big Blue star of yesteryear, rather than at guys who played for Millikin's rivals.

Wait a minute here-u make jokes?

[NCF]

In a JV game earlier, Mike Marietti, the 6'8" freshman from Providence Catholic, was outstanding. He can shoot (I think he was 8/9 from the FT line), block shots and is a monster defensive rebounder. Most IWU observers are predicting that he will be an impact player.

Marietti should be right in the middle of the competition to replace Kevin Reed at the 5 next year.  I think it will come down to Nick Anderson or Marietti.

Provi rocks!

[kiko]

Greg, what you basically did was say 'here, let me show you why the joke he wasn't as good as I could have made it'.  At least, that's how it read to me.

If the dude wants to namecheck his father in law and an ex-Titan as a way to demonstrate what he'd need to keep pace with the Titans rather than a couple of MU alums, what difference does it make?  I think it actually pays more respect to the Titans if he mentions one of their all-time greats.

[Pat Coleman]

Greg, what you basically did was say 'here, let me show you why the joke he wasn't as good as I could have made it'.  At least, that's how it read to me.

If the dude wants to namecheck his father in law and an ex-Titan as a way to demonstrate what he'd need to keep pace with the Titans rather than a couple of MU alums, what difference does it make?  I think it actually pays more respect to the Titans if he mentions one of their all-time greats.

I can't believe we're still talking about this.

[Gregory Sager]

C'mon, Matt ... you picked a Wesleyan alum and a Wheaton alum. Try harder. Doesn't Stunning Wayne Dunning go to any MU basketball games? After all, his kid's a running back for the Big Blue gridders.

Just because you have a kid on a team, doesn't mean you have any interest in other sports. If they're playing a hated rival or for the conference championship, maybe.

You clearly don't know who Stunning Wayne Dunning is, NCF.

Wayne Dunning was the CCIW's Most Outstanding Player in 1982-83 as a forward for the Big Blue basketball team. Dunning was a three-time All-CCIW first-teamer who ended his Millikin career with 1,456 points scored and 866 rebounds. He was one of the best basketball players I've ever seen in this league.

Just because you have a kid on a team, doesn't mean that you didn't play a different sport for that same school.

But that's not what your post states.

All I did was mention Stunning Wayne Dunning. You're the one who assumed that he had never played basketball for Millikin. Given the fact that Matt Nadelhoffer mentioned two former CCIW basketball stars (Bryan Crabtree and Tom Dykstra) that he would've liked to have had suit up for the Big Blue last night, I thought it was pretty self-evident that Wayne Dunning was also a former CCIW basketball star. I merely mentioned his son Sean because his presence on the MU football team indicates that Wayne's still in touch with his alma mater and might still attend basketball games.

That was 30 yrs. ago-ancient history:).

Matt's father-in-law, Tom Dykstra, is at least a dozen years older than Wayne Dunning. He played for Wheaton from 1966-67 thru 1969-70.

I think you're kinda missing the point of the joke, NCF. Matt was making a light-hearted, wishful-thinking joke about CCIW players of old suiting up for his team -- presumably in vintage condition. I simply suggested, in the same light-hearted vein, that he should direct his wishful thinking towards a Big Blue star of yesteryear, rather than at guys who played for Millikin's rivals.

Wait a minute here-u make jokes?

Well, nobody said that they had to be good jokes. Am I right?

Greg, what you basically did was say 'here, let me show you why the joke he wasn't as good as I could have made it'.  At least, that's how it read to me.

Yep. Your tortured grammar aside, that's pretty much spot-on.

If the dude wants to namecheck his father in law and an ex-Titan as a way to demonstrate what he'd need to keep pace with the Titans rather than a couple of MU alums, what difference does it make?

None whatsoever. And what difference did his original tweet make? None whatsoever. And what difference did your response to my response to NCF make? None whatsoever.

I think it actually pays more respect to the Titans if he mentions one of their all-time greats.

... which is obviously why Bob felt the need to share it with us.

So how does that fit in with Matt also naming Tom Dykstra, who is most definitely not a Wesleyan alumnus? Are you implying that Matt forgot that Tom Dykstra played for Wheaton instead of IWU? Or is this just a case of Matt looking like a suck-up towards his wife's father?

Greg, what you basically did was say 'here, let me show you why the joke he wasn't as good as I could have made it'.  At least, that's how it read to me.

If the dude wants to namecheck his father in law and an ex-Titan as a way to demonstrate what he'd need to keep pace with the Titans rather than a couple of MU alums, what difference does it make?  I think it actually pays more respect to the Titans if he mentions one of their all-time greats.

I can't believe we're still talking about this.

Wet blanket.

[Titan Q]

... which is obviously why Bob felt the need to share it with us.

Me posting Nadelhoffer's tweet had nothing to do with the reference to Bryan Crabtree.  I simply thought it was funny.  Just like I thought the following tweet, that had nothing to do with IWU, was funny:

Tweet of the Year candidate...


Matt Nadelhoffer ‏@CoachNgoBIGBLUE
I wish I could just play Schauer in one on one tomorrow at the Griz.... #newera

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

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[TitansIWU]

FYI CCIW folks... Titan Q will be joining me on Hoopsville tonight. The show can is on the air from 7-9 PM EST... Bob will probably be on around 8:30 or a little later (of course you should watch the whole show ). If you miss any of part of the show, the archive will be available as quickly after we get off the air as possible. And below is other important information.

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[newCCIWfan]

C'mon, Matt ... you picked a Wesleyan alum and a Wheaton alum. Try harder. Doesn't Stunning Wayne Dunning go to any MU basketball games? After all, his kid's a running back for the Big Blue gridders.

Just because you have a kid on a team, doesn't mean you have any interest in other sports. If they're playing a hated rival or for the conference championship, maybe.

You clearly don't know who Stunning Wayne Dunning is, NCF.

Wayne Dunning was the CCIW's Most Outstanding Player in 1982-83 as a forward for the Big Blue basketball team. Dunning was a three-time All-CCIW first-teamer who ended his Millikin career with 1,456 points scored and 866 rebounds. He was one of the best basketball players I've ever seen in this league.

Just because you have a kid on a team, doesn't mean that you didn't play a different sport for that same school.

But that's not what your post states.

All I did was mention Stunning Wayne Dunning. You're the one who assumed that he had never played basketball for Millikin. Given the fact that Matt Nadelhoffer mentioned two former CCIW basketball stars (Bryan Crabtree and Tom Dykstra) that he would've liked to have had suit up for the Big Blue last night, I thought it was pretty self-evident that Wayne Dunning was also a former CCIW basketball star. I merely mentioned his son Sean because his presence on the MU football team indicates that Wayne's still in touch with his alma mater and might still attend basketball games.

That was 30 yrs. ago-ancient history:).

Matt's father-in-law, Tom Dykstra, is at least a dozen years older than Wayne Dunning. He played for Wheaton from 1966-67 thru 1969-70.

I think you're kinda missing the point of the joke, NCF. Matt was making a light-hearted, wishful-thinking joke about CCIW players of old suiting up for his team -- presumably in vintage condition. I simply suggested, in the same light-hearted vein, that he should direct his wishful thinking towards a Big Blue star of yesteryear, rather than at guys who played for Millikin's rivals.

I think the reason Nadelhoffer referenced those two particular CCIW greats is because I believe that both were in attendance at last nights game.

[Titan Q]

I think the reason Nadelhoffer referenced those two particular CCIW greats is because I believe that both were in attendance at last nights game.

Correct - both were in the building.  And, of course, one is a long-time very good friend, and the other is his father-in-law. 

[Gregory Sager]

C'mon, Matt ... you picked a Wesleyan alum and a Wheaton alum. Try harder. Doesn't Stunning Wayne Dunning go to any MU basketball games? After all, his kid's a running back for the Big Blue gridders.

Just because you have a kid on a team, doesn't mean you have any interest in other sports. If they're playing a hated rival or for the conference championship, maybe.

You clearly don't know who Stunning Wayne Dunning is, NCF.

Wayne Dunning was the CCIW's Most Outstanding Player in 1982-83 as a forward for the Big Blue basketball team. Dunning was a three-time All-CCIW first-teamer who ended his Millikin career with 1,456 points scored and 866 rebounds. He was one of the best basketball players I've ever seen in this league.

Just because you have a kid on a team, doesn't mean that you didn't play a different sport for that same school.

But that's not what your post states.

All I did was mention Stunning Wayne Dunning. You're the one who assumed that he had never played basketball for Millikin. Given the fact that Matt Nadelhoffer mentioned two former CCIW basketball stars (Bryan Crabtree and Tom Dykstra) that he would've liked to have had suit up for the Big Blue last night, I thought it was pretty self-evident that Wayne Dunning was also a former CCIW basketball star. I merely mentioned his son Sean because his presence on the MU football team indicates that Wayne's still in touch with his alma mater and might still attend basketball games.

That was 30 yrs. ago-ancient history:).

Matt's father-in-law, Tom Dykstra, is at least a dozen years older than Wayne Dunning. He played for Wheaton from 1966-67 thru 1969-70.

I think you're kinda missing the point of the joke, NCF. Matt was making a light-hearted, wishful-thinking joke about CCIW players of old suiting up for his team -- presumably in vintage condition. I simply suggested, in the same light-hearted vein, that he should direct his wishful thinking towards a Big Blue star of yesteryear, rather than at guys who played for Millikin's rivals.

I think the reason Nadelhoffer referenced those two particular CCIW greats is because I believe that both were in attendance at last nights game.

... which was the entire impetus of my joke:

Doesn't Stunning Wayne Dunning go to any MU basketball games?

[NCF]

C'mon, Matt ... you picked a Wesleyan alum and a Wheaton alum. Try harder. Doesn't Stunning Wayne Dunning go to any MU basketball games? After all, his kid's a running back for the Big Blue gridders.

Just because you have a kid on a team, doesn't mean you have any interest in other sports. If they're playing a hated rival or for the conference championship, maybe.

You clearly don't know who Stunning Wayne Dunning is, NCF.

Wayne Dunning was the CCIW's Most Outstanding Player in 1982-83 as a forward for the Big Blue basketball team. Dunning was a three-time All-CCIW first-teamer who ended his Millikin career with 1,456 points scored and 866 rebounds. He was one of the best basketball players I've ever seen in this league.

Just because you have a kid on a team, doesn't mean that you didn't play a different sport for that same school.

But that's not what your post states.

All I did was mention Stunning Wayne Dunning. You're the one who assumed that he had never played basketball for Millikin. Given the fact that Matt Nadelhoffer mentioned two former CCIW basketball stars (Bryan Crabtree and Tom Dykstra) that he would've liked to have had suit up for the Big Blue last night, I thought it was pretty self-evident that Wayne Dunning was also a former CCIW basketball star. I merely mentioned his son Sean because his presence on the MU football team indicates that Wayne's still in touch with his alma mater and might still attend basketball games.

That was 30 yrs. ago-ancient history:).

Matt's father-in-law, Tom Dykstra, is at least a dozen years older than Wayne Dunning. He played for Wheaton from 1966-67 thru 1969-70.

I think you're kinda missing the point of the joke, NCF. Matt was making a light-hearted, wishful-thinking joke about CCIW players of old suiting up for his team -- presumably in vintage condition. I simply suggested, in the same light-hearted vein, that he should direct his wishful thinking towards a Big Blue star of yesteryear, rather than at guys who played for Millikin's rivals.

Wait a minute here-u make jokes?

Well, nobody said that they had to be good jokes. Am I right?

Greg, what you basically did was say 'here, let me show you why the joke he wasn't as good as I could have made it'.  At least, that's how it read to me.

Yep. Your tortured grammar aside, that's pretty much spot-on.

If the dude wants to namecheck his father in law and an ex-Titan as a way to demonstrate what he'd need to keep pace with the Titans rather than a couple of MU alums, what difference does it make?

None whatsoever. And what difference did his original tweet make? None whatsoever. And what difference did your response to my response to NCF make? None whatsoever.

I think it actually pays more respect to the Titans if he mentions one of their all-time greats.

... which is obviously why Bob felt the need to share it with us.

So how does that fit in with Matt also naming Tom Dykstra, who is most definitely not a Wesleyan alumnus? Are you implying that Matt forgot that Tom Dykstra played for Wheaton instead of IWU? Or is this just a case of Matt looking like a suck-up towards his wife's father?

Greg, what you basically did was say 'here, let me show you why the joke he wasn't as good as I could have made it'.  At least, that's how it read to me.

If the dude wants to namecheck his father in law and an ex-Titan as a way to demonstrate what he'd need to keep pace with the Titans rather than a couple of MU alums, what difference does it make?  I think it actually pays more respect to the Titans if he mentions one of their all-time greats.

I can't believe we're still talking about this.

Wet blanket.

Now that's funny

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

FYI CCIW folks... Titan Q will be joining me on Hoopsville tonight. The show can is on the air from 7-9 PM EST... Bob will probably be on around 8:30 or a little later (of course you should watch the whole show ). If you miss any of part of the show, the archive will be available as quickly after we get off the air as possible. And below is other important information.

Website: www.d3hoopsville.com
Twitter: @d3hoopsville and #hoopsville
Facebook: www.facebook.com/Hoopsville
Email: hoopsville@d3hoops.com

Rule #1 in boosting ratings, never say when the guest will be on!!!!! 

As a TV news/sports producer... I would agree. But having watched numbers live and looking back, telling people to watch an entire show for a guest has never worked to keep ratings or viewers.