MBB: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association

[almcguirejr]

Congratulations to Oakland University for springboarding from an exhibition victory over Hope College to a berth in the NCAA Div 1 tourney! 

I don't know why the Big 10 schools are so scared to take on the MIAA......

I watched Michigan Sunday.    They should fear Alma.

[GoKnights68]

Congratulations to Oakland University for springboarding from an exhibition victory over Hope College to a berth in the NCAA Div 1 tourney! 

I don't know why the Big 10 schools are so scared to take on the MIAA......

I watched Michigan Sunday.    They should fear Alma.

I think Stu Douglass would be a good match-up for some of the MIAA PGs, don't ya think?

[almcguirejr]

David Kool led WMU past CMU today.  He had 26, 24 of those coming in the second half.  Almost every basket he made was after contact he is a great scorer.

[oldknight]

David Kool led WMU past CMU today.  He had 26, 24 of those coming in the second half.  Almost every basket he made was after contact he is a great scorer.

I went to University Center last Thursday to watch WMU take on Ball State for WMU's senior day. Kool looks pretty good in Western's black and brown but I was reminded again how this year's MAC player of the year would have looked even better in Maroon and Gold. Da' ya' think David coulda' been MVP in the MIAA?

[pointlem]

David Kool led WMU past CMU today.  He had 26, 24 of those coming in the second half.  Almost every basket he made was after contact he is a great scorer.

I went to University Center last Thursday to watch WMU take on Ball State for WMU's senior day. Kool looks pretty good in Western's black and brown but I was reminded again how this year's MAC player of the year would have looked even better in Maroon and Gold. Da' ya' think David coulda' been MVP in the MIAA?

If I'm right (someone check me, I may be wrong) that his sister went to Hope, I'd instead wonder how he might have looked in blue and orange.

And, btw, OldKnight, I've really enjoyed and appreciated your informational tidbits, opinion, and good humor this season . . . and that from Sac and many others.  Thanks for making this board a pleasure to read.

[almcguirejr]

David Kool led WMU past CMU today.  He had 26, 24 of those coming in the second half.  Almost every basket he made was after contact he is a great scorer.

I went to University Center last Thursday to watch WMU take on Ball State for WMU's senior day. Kool looks pretty good in Western's black and brown but I was reminded again how this year's MAC player of the year would have looked even better in Maroon and Gold. Da' ya' think David coulda' been MVP in the MIAA?

As a Bronco Alum I have to set the record straight that our colors are brown and gold. 

[GoKnights68]

David Kool led WMU past CMU today.  He had 26, 24 of those coming in the second half.  Almost every basket he made was after contact he is a great scorer.

I went to University Center last Thursday to watch WMU take on Ball State for WMU's senior day. Kool looks pretty good in Western's black and brown but I was reminded again how this year's MAC player of the year would have looked even better in Maroon and Gold. Da' ya' think David coulda' been MVP in the MIAA?

If I'm right (someone check me, I may be wrong) that his sister went to Hope, I'd instead wonder how he might have looked in blue and orange.

And, btw, OldKnight, I've really enjoyed and appreciated your informational tidbits, opinion, and good humor this season . . . and that from Sac and many others.  Thanks for making this board a pleasure to read.

Did Hope ever attempt to recruit David, though?  I know Calvin did somewhat.

Anyone want clarify if they know how much Calvin did?  I am just curious...

[oldknight]

David Kool led WMU past CMU today.  He had 26, 24 of those coming in the second half.  Almost every basket he made was after contact he is a great scorer.

I went to University Center last Thursday to watch WMU take on Ball State for WMU's senior day. Kool looks pretty good in Western's black and brown but I was reminded again how this year's MAC player of the year would have looked even better in Maroon and Gold. Da' ya' think David coulda' been MVP in the MIAA?

As a Bronco Alum I have to set the record straight that our colors are brown and gold.  

Technically you're right ("Onward for the brown and gold" is part of the traditional fight song) but my son is a recent WMU grad and has told me of the unhappiness of school traditionalists (almcguirejr? ) with what appears to be a guerilla movement to change the colors. I've been in the school bookstore and you see an awful lot of garb with black and brown, colors my son prefers. In fact, my son actually has clothing containing both black and brown along with the WMU logo. When I was at last week's game, the Bronco team colors (the trim on the white home uniforms) sure looked a lot more like black and brown than brown and gold. Here's a link to a Western Herald article on the issue:

http://www.westernherald.com/opinion/wmu%E2%80%99s-school-colors-brown-and-gold-should-reflect-in-its-athletics-and-student-body/

[sac]

Maybe I'm remembering wrong but I thought Kool committed pretty early to the Broncos.  I'm not sure there was much recruitment after he committed........and before his knee injury he was getting Big 10 attention I think.

I think I remember seeing him at the Hope/Calvin game at DeVos his Sr. year.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Ay first glance, I thought the Freep had gone 'April Fools' early this year.  This morning's paper announced that a woman had been hired as head football coach at Calvin College.

Upon further review, I realized it said Calvin Coolidge (a HS in DC)!  Still, as far as they had found, it was the first time a woman was ever HC for a male football team (at least at the hs level or above).

[northb]

Ay first glance, I thought the Freep had gone 'April Fools' early this year.  This morning's paper announced that a woman had been hired as head football coach at Calvin College.

Upon further review, I realized it said Calvin Coolidge (a HS in DC)!  Still, as far as they had found, it was the first time a woman was ever HC for a male football team (at least at the hs level or above).

You got Blindsided!

[hoopdreams]

Prior to David's injury he not only was being recruited by several Big ten schools (MSU not one of them seriously), you could add UNC, Georgia Tech and some other BIG TIME schools that were looking at him, although one will never know how serious.  I remember David saying that one main reason he chose WMU besides the obvious was the fact their recruitment of him never wavered  during or after the knee injury.  He was still a top priority when everyone else pulled away until they knew he knee and performance didn't suffer.

I am still amazed at his ability to create space in the paint for his shots and his ability to be so productive when he is almost always the least "athletic" player on the floor.  Truly incredible.

[Erm Schmigget]

Ay first glance, I thought the Freep had gone 'April Fools' early this year.  This morning's paper announced that a woman had been hired as head football coach at Calvin College.

Upon further review, I realized it said Calvin Coolidge (a HS in DC)!  Still, as far as they had found, it was the first time a woman was ever HC for a male football team (at least at the hs level or above).

You got Blindsided!

Is their mascot the Wildcats?   

[almcguirejr]

David Kool led WMU past CMU today.  He had 26, 24 of those coming in the second half.  Almost every basket he made was after contact he is a great scorer.

I went to University Center last Thursday to watch WMU take on Ball State for WMU's senior day. Kool looks pretty good in Western's black and brown but I was reminded again how this year's MAC player of the year would have looked even better in Maroon and Gold. Da' ya' think David coulda' been MVP in the MIAA?

As a Bronco Alum I have to set the record straight that our colors are brown and gold.  

Technically you're right ("Onward for the brown and gold" is part of the traditional fight song) but my son is a recent WMU grad and has told me of the unhappiness of school traditionalists (almcguirejr? ) with what appears to be a guerilla movement to change the colors. I've been in the school bookstore and you see an awful lot of garb with black and brown, colors my son prefers. In fact, my son actually has clothing containing both black and brown along with the WMU logo. When I was at last week's game, the Bronco team colors (the trim on the white home uniforms) sure looked a lot more like black and brown than brown and gold. Here's a link to a Western Herald article on the issue:

http://www.westernherald.com/opinion/wmu%E2%80%99s-school-colors-brown-and-gold-should-reflect-in-its-athletics-and-student-body/

Thanks for the link.  I'm sure someone in marketing told them you can sell more stuff in black than brown

[KnightSlappy]

Calvin's 2010-2011 Schedule is up.

http://www.calvin.edu/sports/mens/basketball/schedule.htm

Heidelberg, Ohio Weleyan, and Grace make up the Calvin Tipoff Tourney, so that's at least one regional game, maybe two (pairings are not up).

Over Christmas break, they'll head to Elmhurst with Elmhurst and Benedictine (and one more?). Elmhurst should be in-region, Benedictine is not (although it was a few years ago, wasn't it? maybe not). Benedictine is 205 miles per the NCAA calculation, but Bing says it's possible (but not recommended) to do it in 196.8 miles.

Then it's on to the MIAA season with Hope as the opening opponent again.

NAIA opponents include Trinity, Aquinas, Davenport (before the tip-off tourney!), and the GRSHOF Tournament.