D3 Championship Belt

[magicman]

If all Concordia's hold The Belt^TM, what happens when two Concordia's play each other?

Concordia(MI) at Concordia(WI), tonight


If the lights flicker and things go dark, hold on to your baubles.

Well my lights did flicker several times and they finally went out about 10:45  Friday night. However I don't think it was the Concordia (MI) at Concordia (WI) game that did it. I'm pretty sure it was the effects of the Concordia-Chicago at Concordia (Neb) contest (9 PM EST start) that blew some breakers as it occured just as the nonD3 Nebraska variety was putting the finishing touches on the D3 Chicago variety with a pair of free throws to make the final score 75-71. It must have been a fairly large electical conflagration as the scorekeepers from Concordia-Chicago had all kinds of problems filling out the final stats. They show the final score as 75-71. Yet the line score and play by play show the final as 75-74. Just in case none of those were right they give you a box score showing Concordia (Neb) with 75 points and Concordia-Chicago with 68 points. I'm just glad that none of the 4 Concordias that were on the floor last night actually were in possession of The Belt^TM or the shock waves could have been more widespread. As it was I felt the effects all the way over here in Northern New York. Thankfully my lights were only out for several minutes, during which time I yelled at Mrs. magicman to lock her jewelry box in the safe.

[sac]

Bethel 74 Carelton 73

Carleton's 3 at the buzzer to tie just falls off the rim, tip-in for the final points.  Taylor Hall with a legendary The Belt^TM performance finishes with 37.


Bethel takes The Belt^TM to Collegeville, MN and St. John's on Wed. 

+k forever if someone can get a photo of John Gagliardi with The Belt^TM

[AO]

Bethel 74 Carelton 73

Carleton's 3 at the buzzer to tie just falls off the rim, tip-in for the final points.  Taylor with a legendary The Belt^TM performance finishes with 37.


Bethel takes The Belt^TM to Collegeville, MN and St. John's and Wed. 

+k forever if someone can get a photo John Gagliardi with The Belt^TM

Gagliardi has belt experience.

[Ralph Turner]

I am confused.  That is a good photo of Gagliardi with The Belt^TM, but AO craves "smites".

Do I applaud his karma or smite his karma?

[Gregory Sager]

Ralph, I bet he'd be tickled pink if he could get it to -888 and just have it sort of hover there.

[sac]

Johnnies got The Belt^Tm, Johnnies got The Belt^Tm

Uh...no


wrong again



Close enough

St. John's topped Bethel 89-82 they'll take The Belt^Tm to Minneapolis on Monday and Augsburg College.

[sac]

Augsburg 106 St. John's 87
http://athletics.augsburg.edu/boxscore.aspx?path=mbball&id=11155

In a blatant attempt to capitalize on the euphoria of Baltimore's Super Bowl victory the Augsburg SID declared the Auggies 'shot the lights out' Monday night.

Dan Kornbaum who may possess one of the greatest surnames in The Belt^TM history and clearly should be playing for the Cobbers scored 27.

Transportation at Augusburg is a little more advanced than most places, I hear tuition is outrageous.


Next The Belt^Tm contest is Wed. when Carleton attempts to take it for a 2nd time.



This is what I get when I google Auggies.......its not what I expected either.



This is awesome.....

[Just Bill]

106 might be the highest score ever put up in a Belt^TM claiming game. I'll have to check the archives.

TO THE BELT^TM CAVE!

[Greek Tragedy]

Well, that didn't last long. The Belt^TM returns to familiar territory as Carleton retakes It^TM 63-58.

The Knights travel to Macalester to take on the Scots!

[SUMMIT!!!!!]

out of curiousity...what happnens to The Belt if it ends the regular season in the possession of a team that does not make postseason play?  For example, what if Macalester takes The Belt from Carleton and goes on an EXTREMELY unlikely season-ending win streak to retain posssession at the close of the regular season. Mac can not make the MIAC Playoffs, much less the NCAA field. In this Bizaro univerese hypothetical....does Mac keep The Belt untill November? or are there rules in place to prevent this from happening?

[sac]

Just Bill smiles and laughs maniacally.

[Just Bill]

out of curiousity...what happnens to The Belt if it ends the regular season in the possession of a team that does not make postseason play?  For example, what if Macalester takes The Belt from Carleton and goes on an EXTREMELY unlikely season-ending win streak to retain posssession at the close of the regular season. Mac can not make the MIAC Playoffs, much less the NCAA field. In this Bizaro univerese hypothetical....does Mac keep The Belt untill November? or are there rules in place to prevent this from happening?

The Belt^TM has neither to time nor the inclination to worry about the results of some other inferior competition to determine a "champion". The Belt^TM stands alone in its glory and is retained only by those who rightly wrest it from the grasp of a fallen enemy. To suggest the Belt^TM must comply with the rules laid forth by any other entity is an afront to they very baubles and gewgaws that make the Belt^TM the legendary object of desire it has become.

I'm sorry, what was your question?

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

out of curiousity...what happnens to The Belt if it ends the regular season in the possession of a team that does not make postseason play?  For example, what if Macalester takes The Belt from Carleton and goes on an EXTREMELY unlikely season-ending win streak to retain posssession at the close of the regular season. Mac can not make the MIAC Playoffs, much less the NCAA field. In this Bizaro univerese hypothetical....does Mac keep The Belt untill November? or are there rules in place to prevent this from happening?

This is the result we hope for every year.  The Belt has not yet deigned to allow it.

[Just Bill]

Send in the weasels.

[Greek Tragedy]

out of curiousity...what happnens to The Belt if it ends the regular season in the possession of a team that does not make postseason play?  For example, what if Macalester takes The Belt from Carleton and goes on an EXTREMELY unlikely season-ending win streak to retain posssession at the close of the regular season. Mac can not make the MIAC Playoffs, much less the NCAA field. In this Bizaro univerese hypothetical....does Mac keep The Belt untill November? or are there rules in place to prevent this from happening?

This is the result we hope for every year.  The Belt has not yet deigned to allow it.

I actually never hope for that.