2011 Final Four

[hopefan]

well shoot hoops, my daughter and son in law are in KC - she  works for Johnson County  -  next time I go over for a visit, maybe we can get together for lunch or some such!!!!   Is the NAIA tourney still in KC - if so, do you go?

[Mr. Ypsi]

I was just scanning the poll above - only 10 of 50 voters are still alive.  5 for IWU, 3 for Witt, 1 each for Va Wes and Amherst.

In my mind, that distribution of votes is also roughly the odds of winning this weekend.

[Roughrider]

I actually prefer my game broadcast to the "radio-like" rather than the way that televison has taken the audio portion of the telecast.

I don't know if younger posters will understand that distinction, but my dearly departed father and I would listen to numerous sporting events on the radio..."Field of Dreams" type stuff..."You wanna have a catch?"

Ralph, I couldn't agree with you more.  I've always felt that it's the radio broadcaster's job to paint a picture of the action in the listener's mind.  I'll probably listen to a radio-style broadcast if I can find a link.  Do you know if D3hoops.com will have a link to a radio broadcast Friday or Saturday?

I may be dating myself, but I remember listening to the radio drama "The Shadow", with Lamont Cranston, between games of major-league doubleheaders, back in the day when such doubleheaders were a common thing on Sundays.  "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?  The Shadow knows."

As much as I love radio though, I did have the absolute thrill of being an amateur television sportscaster for local high school events on our local public access station for several years, working with video-classroom-course students as my color commentators and camera operators.  Quite a change from my day job, and a life-long fantasy.

Roughrider

[Ralph Turner]

Roughrider, then you understand the quality of audio commentary that I like in the my video/television productions.

I love seeing the play myself.  I love watching the game and listening to the radio announcer simultaneously.

[Pat Coleman]

I actually prefer my game broadcast to the "radio-like" rather than the way that televison has taken the audio portion of the telecast.

I don't know if younger posters will understand that distinction, but my dearly departed father and I would listen to numerous sporting events on the radio..."Field of Dreams" type stuff..."You wanna have a catch?"

Ralph, I couldn't agree with you more.  I've always felt that it's the radio broadcaster's job to paint a picture of the action in the listener's mind.  I'll probably listen to a radio-style broadcast if I can find a link.  Do you know if D3hoops.com will have a link to a radio broadcast Friday or Saturday?

Yep, as always we'll have audio from both Final Fours broadcast online.

[TigerFan_1973]

Is there a poll on the DIII final four anywhere on these boards?

I need somewhere to cast my vote for the Tigers.   

Thanks.

[woosterbooster]

Just in case anyone's chomping at the bit for these basketball games to get going and needs to listen to SOME DIII action, the Wooster-Rowan baseball game is being audio webcast right now (7 PM) here:

http://www.wooster.edu/interactive/

This is the number 1 ranked team against number 5.

[TigerFan_1973]

Thanks for the poll.  I have duly recorded my vote.

Can somebody post off the top of their head what conferences the other 3 teams besides Witt are from?  I will look it up in the meantime to see if there are any other discussion boards the final four is being discussed on.

Thanks also for the baseball post.  I like a good game even without a rooting interest.

[TigerFan_1973]

I actually prefer my game broadcast to the "radio-like" rather than the way that televison has taken the audio portion of the telecast.

I don't know if younger posters will understand that distinction, but my dearly departed father and I would listen to numerous sporting events on the radio..."Field of Dreams" type stuff..."You wanna have a catch?"

Ralph, I couldn't agree with you more.  I've always felt that it's the radio broadcaster's job to paint a picture of the action in the listener's mind.  I'll probably listen to a radio-style broadcast if I can find a link.  Do you know if D3hoops.com will have a link to a radio broadcast Friday or Saturday?

I may be dating myself, but I remember listening to the radio drama "The Shadow", with Lamont Cranston, between games of major-league doubleheaders, back in the day when such doubleheaders were a common thing on Sundays.  "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?  The Shadow knows."

As much as I love radio though, I did have the absolute thrill of being an amateur television sportscaster for local high school events on our local public access station for several years, working with video-classroom-course students as my color commentators and camera operators.  Quite a change from my day job, and a life-long fantasy.

Roughrider

I like the radio broadcasts as well.  TV has too many replays and features going on to concentrate on the game.

Fox seems to show a replay between every pitch on a baseball game for example.

However, I would like to see a little feature every now and then showing the academic transcript of a DI player or team.  Now, that would be interesting.

[Pat Coleman]

Thanks for the poll.  I have duly recorded my vote.

Can somebody post off the top of their head what conferences the other 3 teams besides Witt are from?  I will look it up in the meantime to see if there are any other discussion boards the final four is being discussed on.

Thanks also for the baseball post.  I like a good game even without a rooting interest.

Amherst: NESCAC (Northeast region)
Ill. Wesleyan: CCIW (Midwest)
Va. Wesleyan: ODAC (South)

[Warren Thompson]

Examining at the transcripts of certain D1 players might not be a pleasant experience.

E.g., the NCAA is currently taking a look at two Memphis basketballers who have "diplomas" from Lutheran Christian Academy in Philadelphia, an outfit that, despite the name, has no evident denominational affiliation, is uncertified as a high school, has no campus of its own, apparently features one full-time staffer (he's the basketball coach), and has no class-attendance policy. Playing hoops seems to be the only requirement for matriculation and passing grades.

A good many D1 coaches want no part of players who "graduate" from this "school," despite their on-court abilities. Others, apparently, aren't so choosy.

More details can be had by a Google search for "Lutheran Christian Academy."

[Knightstalker]

Examining at the transcripts of certain D1 players might not be a pleasant experience.

E.g., the NCAA is currently taking a look at two Memphis basketballers who have "diplomas" from Lutheran Christian Academy in Philadelphia, an outfit that, despite the name, has no evident denominational affiliation, is uncertified as a high school, has no campus of its own, apparently features one full-time staffer (he's the basketball coach), and has no class-attendance policy. Playing hoops seems to be the only requirement for matriculation and passing grades.

A good many D1 coaches want no part of players who "graduate" from this "school," despite their on-court abilities. Others, apparently, aren't so choosy.

More details can be had by a Google search for "Lutheran Christian Academy."

The NY Times ran a series of articles on these so called "Prep Schools" a week or two ago, very interesting.  Real prep schools that have excellent reputations are being hurt by these schools.

[hugenerd]

I was just watching ESPN and tonight's Outside the Lines documented the DIII national tournament.  Lincoln and Illinois Wesleyen were the main teams followed in the piece.  If anyone is up early, the piece is rebroadcast at 6:40 and 7:40 am EST tomorrow.

[Llamaguy]

I was just watching ESPN and tonight's Outside the Lines documented the DIII national tournament.  Lincoln and Illinois Wesleyen were the main teams followed in the piece.  If anyone is up early, the piece is rebroadcast at 6:40 and 7:40 am tomorrow.

Ditto! Definitely a good watch and good representation of all the good that DIII sports has to offer.
Also cudos to a familiar voice calling the final play of the VWU Lincoln game and a behind the scenes look and listen at the one and only Pat Cummings, doing what he do! Thanks to you guys for getting all DIII sports the ESPN coverage that you do!!!!

[Pat Coleman]

Thanks.

They took a lot of data from us and we invested a lot of time in helping them out. Would have been nice to get a little more exposure out of it.