2011 Final Four

[Roughrider]

Final Four Audio Scorecard (Pat, if you're "listening")

Women's Games
Southern Maine--Hardin Simmons:  audio very good.

Hope--Scranton:  unable to get link to work.  Kept getting audio commercials for d3 mens games, including Lincoln game, and Wittenberg sectional game.

Men's Games
Wittenberg--Amherst:  link worked, listened to game.  Audio quality very poor.  First announcer's sound was OK.  Second announcer sounded like microphone was in a coffee can, under a pillow, barely understandable (lot of resonance and bass).  If you can, have your audio engineer do a microphone check before tomorrow's final.

IWU--Va Wes:  so far unable to get link to work.  Keep getting past Bowdoin--Southern Maine game.

Anyone else have similar problems, or better luck than I had?  I'd like to "hear".  Thanks for any more "feedback".

Roughrider

[buf]

I listened to parts of all the games.

The only trouble I had was the sound going out a couple times during the pregame of the 1st women's game.  And early in the game, the video went out for 30sec or so.

Otherwise everything worked great!

[Greek Tragedy]

Congrats to both Wittenberg and Virginia Wesleyan.  Good luck to both teams tomorrow night.

[aw11]

I Watched the Witt game tonight thanks to D3hoops.  You guy to a great job.  However, I am a Witt fan and you guy didn't have a good (or correct) insight into the game.  It's not about the BIG TWO it's about the BIG THREE.  Kenny Brady, Kenny Brady, Kenny Brady.  Brady was criticized for shouting the ball when Dan and Dane where both in the game, but that happened a year long.  Then Pat said that Witt didn't want Dan and Dane on the court at the same time because of the Lord Jeffs 3pt shooters. It was implied that we (Witt) could only have one on the court at a time against a team that was shooting like the Lord Jeffs' and that was why we had Hemenway playing.  That is just not the case and if you watch Witt at all this season (which if you are not a Witt fan why would you) you would know that Dan and Dane are two of the best defensive player in D3. In fact Witt stopped the Lord Jeffs run because of the defensive play by Dan and Dane.
 
I guess my point is that I LOVE D3 Hoops and D3 FOOTBALL and know that you guys do too but, I was disappointed in the broadcasters knowledge of the team(s) playing.  And more important you guys acted liked (or maybe sounded like) you know so much about these teams and your listener had no idea that at times you where way off base.  However, I want to thank you for everything you guys do for D3! 

[Greek Tragedy]

That is just not the case and if you watch Witt at all this season (which if you are not a Witt fan why would you)

I saw the WIAC tourney final of Stout vs. Whitewater, I saw the Whitewater regional that included Whitewater, Carroll, Ill. Wes., and DePauw.  I saw the Lawrence sectional that involved Lawrence, Ill. Wes., Augustana and Puget Sound.  I saw the big early season battle that involved Lawrence vs. #2 preseason Oshkosh.  I went down to WLC and saw Concordia (of Wisconsin) vs. Eau Claire and then traveled to MSOE to see them play Lawrence and then to Sheboygan to see Lakeland vs. Stevens Point all in one day.  I saw two games involving NAIA teams in the Clarke Holiday Tournament.  Last year I saw Ripon vs. Grinnell, among others.   Can you guess who I'm a fan of?  I'm a Stevens Point Pointer fan.  I wouldn't need to be a fan of Wittenberg to see them play.   

Regarding your previous post.  Like everyone, we aren't all experts of every team.  Sorry that the d3hoopsters couldn't have done a better job in your eyes. 

[John Gleich]

I saw...

That's quite a track record there OS...  Are you aspiring to be the next April?   


EDIT: btw, don't get me wrong... I'm jealous, I wish I could have seen all those games!

[superwittfan313]

OK, first, thanks to d3hoops for supplying the video feed. Second, during the Wittenberg game your secondary announcer was the most biased announcer I have ever listened to. Every time Amherst made a big play he was screaming and yelling about how amazing it was... every time Wittenberg had a big play he pointed out how it could have been better... while, I might be exagerating a little bit, seriously, it was the most biased game calling I have ever heard. Totally annoying. Next year, let's make sure we get some neutral game calling.

Really though, I did appreciate the feed. Good work. Looking forward to tomorrow when Wittenberg wins the national championship.

[diehardfan]

I saw...

That's quite a track record there OS...  Are you aspiring to be the next April?   

More like the old April. This April only saw 16 teams this year.

[patcummings]

OK, first, thanks to d3hoops for supplying the video feed. Second, during the Wittenberg game your secondary announcer was the most biased announcer I have ever listened to. Every time Amherst made a big play he was screaming and yelling about how amazing it was... every time Wittenberg had a big play he pointed out how it could have been better... while, I might be exagerating a little bit, seriously, it was the most biased game calling I have ever heard. Totally annoying. Next year, let's make sure we get some neutral game calling.

Really though, I did appreciate the feed. Good work. Looking forward to tomorrow when Wittenberg wins the national championship.

Superwittfan - it certainly doesn't look like you or many Witt fans have visited our site much, at least from a posting standpoint...but I can assure that neither broadcaster had a bias the Amherst/Witt game.  I think you heard more bias from your own biased viewpoint than any existed.  It's been known to happen before.

That secondary announcer is the editor and publisher of this website, a Catholic University graduate, and the reason you were able to watch the game with audio.  Spend some more time here and you will learn more about how we cover D3.

[Greek Tragedy]

More like the old April. This April only saw 16 teams this year.

How many games would that be then?  Unfortunately, I probably saw more games that didn't involve my beloved Pointers.  Obviously I wasn't trying to brag and no one could compete with the old April! I was just trying to point out that you don't have to be a fan of either team you're watching! She's out in Siberia, I mean, California, so seeing 16 teams is A LOT! 

Hope all is well out in Salem for you April, along with all the rest of the d3hoopsters...

Here's a nugget for you:  My friend sends me a text message that said, "I'm going to the (D1) Final Four, B!tches".  It didn't make me jealous at all.  I sent him an email later and said I would've been more excited had it been the D3 Final Four.  Go figure. 

[Pat Coleman]

I Watched the Witt game tonight thanks to D3hoops.  You guy to a great job.  However, I am a Witt fan and you guy didn't have a good (or correct) insight into the game.  It's not about the BIG TWO it's about the BIG THREE.  Kenny Brady, Kenny Brady, Kenny Brady.  Brady was criticized for shouting the ball when Dan and Dane where both in the game, but that happened a year long.  Then Pat said that Witt didn't want Dan and Dane on the court at the same time because of the Lord Jeffs 3pt shooters. It was implied that we (Witt) could only have one on the court at a time against a team that was shooting like the Lord Jeffs' and that was why we had Hemenway playing.  That is just not the case and if you watch Witt at all this season (which if you are not a Witt fan why would you) you would know that Dan and Dane are two of the best defensive player in D3. In fact Witt stopped the Lord Jeffs run because of the defensive play by Dan and Dane.
 
I guess my point is that I LOVE D3 Hoops and D3 FOOTBALL and know that you guys do too but, I was disappointed in the broadcasters knowledge of the team(s) playing.  And more important you guys acted liked (or maybe sounded like) you know so much about these teams and your listener had no idea that at times you where way off base.  However, I want to thank you for everything you guys do for D3! 

I would be interested to hear why you thought that Borchers and Russ were not on the floor at the same time during that significant stretch. I see you were eager to criticize my suggestion but did not offer an alternate theory.

[Pat Coleman]

OK, first, thanks to d3hoops for supplying the video feed. Second, during the Wittenberg game your secondary announcer was the most biased announcer I have ever listened to. Every time Amherst made a big play he was screaming and yelling about how amazing it was... every time Wittenberg had a big play he pointed out how it could have been better... while, I might be exagerating a little bit, seriously, it was the most biased game calling I have ever heard. Totally annoying. Next year, let's make sure we get some neutral game calling.

Dunno why you would think that. I had no readon to favor Amherst over Wittenberg. In fact, since I'm interested in the credibility of our poll, one would think (if you are indeed thinking) that I would be favoring Wittenberg if anyone.

It's not being biased. It's EXACTLY neutral. However, you're so biased for your own team that I don't think you can tell the difference.

[Greek Tragedy]

More like the old April. This April only saw 16 teams this year.

Let's see.  Not counting women's games.

Stevens Point
Cardinal Stritch
Mid-America Nazarene
Grace College
Lakeland
Edgewood
MSOE
Concordia (Wis.)
Ripon
Lawrence
Illinois Wesleyan
Carroll College
DePauw
Puget Sound
Augustana
Eau Claire
Oshkosh
Stout
Whitewater
La Crosse
River Falls

I think that's all of them.


Best teams (not named Stevens Point):

1. IWU
2. Lawrence
3. Stout
4. Puget Sound
5. Whitewater

Best Games:

1. Sectional Semi-final  IWU vs. Lawrence
2. Stout at Point (2 OTs)
3. Regional Final IWU at Whitewater

Worst Game: 

Concordia vs. Eau Claire at the WLC tourney  (ouch!)

[Knightstalker]

This was a bad year for me seeing games, I only got to see about half of NJCU's games this past season and I literally live around the corner from the J-MAC.  It is those wednesday night EDB rehearsals, have to get the band to change that next winter.  I actually saw more road games than home games this year.  Most of the games the Stalkerette came with me, nothing better than going to a game with your four year old and having a hotdog at halftime for dinner.  Her favorite color is green and NJCU colors are green and gold and she has been going to games since she was a month old, coincidence?

[smedindy]

Many people think that things are biased when they are neutral, because they are reporting on this going against the team they are rooting for. Same in sports and politics.