MBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Sam Johnson]

Quick report from Appleton:
1) The burgers at the Wooden Nickel in downtown Appleton are as good as Schooners'.

2) The floor at Alexander is good, the lighting fair, and the chandeliers are small and unimpressive.

3) When I walked in and saw the "end zone" bleachers for the first time, I thought I was in a movie set for "Chariots of Fire." I don't know where LU got them, but they have to be at least 50 years old. Wooden and the scafolding (sp?) is very thin. I assume they will support a lot of weight but I wouldn't bet on it.

4) The parking is nonexistent except for maybe 30 unreserved parallel spaces. I can't understand why LU doesn't simply pave the grass area that surrounds the circle driveway that leads to and out of Alexander. I guess LU likes to get their money's worth out of their maintenance crews to mow the grass.

5) Appleton is a neat town with a lot of big old homes. I assume it's a fairly wealthy city.

6) My prediction is that Keelan A'ovich is going to have a monster game vs. LU.

7) If Wessels doesn't play, and the latest is that he won't, I agree with Titan Q that Augie will be at a big disadvantage. That's a big blow for Augie, but they do have some depth at guard. Hope Kolze is on the travelling team as I think he will be needed.

Ya know? I don't know why they've never paved the grass either...I'm betting its b/c 90% of the time, the parking we have in the gym lot or across the road is more than adequate and they don't want to ruin the "feel" of Alex.  I'm sure any improvements to the gym which are (hopefully) forthcoming will include a change in the parking.  

Glad you like Alex and The Nickel...I swear Debbie should be paying the MWC/LU fans like me in free beer for all the business we're sending her way!  

[oldreporter]

Hey, I know of few of the IWU fans I talked to at the Whitewater game metioned the lack of our school song... IWU's website is currently down and I'm getting ready to head out... could someone get a copy and make some copies and bring them up???

Go IWU, Go Augie!

Let's make sure that no one else posts of quiet titan fans...

[Gregory Sager]

I was out for a couple of days and in catching up with the board, I find this vicious attack on my character, so I figure that someone will come to my defense quickly.  Five pages later, I still can find no one saying, "How could anyone be so mean to Joe Hakes?"   

My first thought was that Hoops Fan came down with a sudden case of prikkelitis. Unfortunately, you have no way of knowing how many chins Hoops Fan has.

Good luck to Augie and Wesleyan this weekend.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I was out for a couple of days and in catching up with the board, I find this vicious attack on my character, so I figure that someone will come to my defense quickly.  Five pages later, I still can find no one saying, "How could anyone be so mean to Joe Hakes?"   

My first thought was that Hoops Fan came down with a sudden case of prikkelitis. Unfortunately, you have no way of knowing how many chins Hoops Fan has.

Good luck to Augie and Wesleyan this weekend.

for a few moments there I was up to twelve, but I'm back to my normal 1, now.  Thanks for your concern.

[Jim Matson]

Sam, now that you've become a CCIW regular, don't be shy when the season is over.

[joehakes]

Hoopsfan,

Just let me know which school it is and I will see what I can do to help. 

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

There's not much you can do to help us.  The only way we're getting back on top is dumb luck.

[Greek Tragedy]

Let's make sure that no one else posts of quiet titan fans...

Guilty as charged. 

Just no singing that "I Feel Pretty" song!

Sam, now that you've become a CCIW regular, don't be shy when the season is over.

Fat chance...he wasn't a regular on his own board until about January! lol.    You get those pick em results done yet?   

[Sam Johnson]

Sam, now that you've become a CCIW regular, don't be shy when the season is over.

Ooooh...i've been officially invited to the party! 

Sam, now that you've become a CCIW regular, don't be shy when the season is over.

Fat chance...he wasn't a regular on his own board until about January! lol. You get those pick em results done yet?

Hey now, that was an unfortunate episode.  For the 2 years prior and from Jan on this year I've been on...well...way too much considering I should be working. 

Maybe I should make up so Pick 'Em results and have them magically appear. 

[Jim Matson]

Pick 'em results?  I wasn't in it this year.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

Pick 'em results?  I wasn't in it this year.

I think he was referring to Sammy J on that one.

[diehardfan]

Awww, Joe, it was past tense... we all know he didn't mean it... I think...

Sam, now that you've become a CCIW regular, don't be shy when the season is over.

Ooooh...i've been officially invited to the party! 

See, this is why you're my vice president. 

[Gregory Sager]

The CCIW's current D3 tournament record stands at 99-51 through last weekend. Augustana, which garnered the first CCIW victory in the D3 dance with a 67-64 triumph over Knox on opening night of the inaugural tourney in 1975, gets first dibs at win #100 this evening against Puget Sound.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

What's their record without all those third place game wins?

[Gregory Sager]

Augie's, or the CCIW's?