D3 Championship Belt

[Mr. Ypsi]

Hope 65  Calvin 61

I like Holland, The Belt^Tm likes Holland.  The Belt^Tm also likes the NCAA Tournament and will be there, baubles, geegaws and sporan shined and ready for its journey to the Super 8 Motel in Roanoke, Virginia.


The Belt's^Tm first post-season title tilt will be next Friday at DeVos Fieldhouse in the prestigious MIAA Tournament, fitting its the 25th annual tournament.


"Storm" up a creek

Memo to The Belt^TM: the Comfort Inn in Salem is MUCH nicer, and only 4-5 blocks from the Salem Civic Center.

They also include a quite good breakfast, unless you are looking to tighten the belt on The Belt^TM.  (Just kidding, your exultancy, but you probably do get tempted with awfully fattening extravaganzas.)

[David Collinge]

Has the Holder^TM at the end of the regular season ever successfully defended throughout the postseason?

[sac]

Has the Holder^TM at the end of the regular season ever successfully defended throughout the postseason?

Lets casually change the subject shall we.......

[sac]

Trine 82  Hope 77

With that the Thunder capture The Belt^Tm after 3 tries.  They'll take the Alma Scots on Saturday in front of about 2500 or more empty seats at DeVos Fieldhouse.  Winner carries The Belt^Tm into the NCAA Tournament.





This one's for DaveCollinge, straight from Hope's campus student center


PS as a Hope fan it was a lot of fun to have The Belt^Tm at Hope so much this year.  Hope to see it Holland again sometime.

PS  also gratifying we didn't lose it to Calvin.

[David Collinge]

Nirvana!

[Gregory Sager]

Hope should change its motto from Spera in Deo to Condimenta Nimia.

[pg04]

Trine, the definition of a transitional champion, loses to Alma tonight.

[Gregory Sager]

... and, once again, The Sporran^TM takes its place at the front of The Belt^TM.

[sac]

Alma 62  Trine 54

That's right folks, Alma!!! will be carrying The Belt^Tm into the NCAA Tournament.  Looks like Trine is the first one day holder of the The Belt^Tm since Augsburg in 2013.


2015-2016 The Belt^Tm  with Sporran^Tm
3-21-15  UW-Stevens Point
11-21-15  Hope
1-13-16  Alma
2-6-16  Hope
2-26-16  Trine
2-27-16  Alma

[sac]

The Scots of Alma won both of their first two NCAA tournament games and will continue to possess The Belt^Tm into the Sweet 16.  Alma will take on St. Norbert in a rematch of a December game that had no The Belt^Tm implications whatsoever at the time.




A Green Knight

[sac]

Alma continues to hold The Belt^Tm and will play Benedictine for the honor of lugging it to Salem.

Google thinks this is the Benedictine mascot


......that is a Raven from the other Benedictine in Kansas, which is also news to me.



This is actually the Benedictine mascot, an apparently wayward Eagle


Google also gave me this tonight, so Google might be drunk......


That is a well placed belt buckle ...........did I say that out loud?

[sac]

Inspired by the presence of The Belt^TM  the Benedictine Ravens Eagles shoot 1042% from the 3 point line to capture the most sought after accessory in the history of mankind.  They'll carry that puppy all the way to Salem, Va.


The Belt^Tm spent what will be all but two weeks of this season floating around the great State of Michigan and this nations oldest athletics conference between Hope and Alma with a brief over night'er in the hands of our Trine friends from Angola, Indiana.  Until we meet again oh great one, thanks for spending the Winter with us.

2015-2016 The Belt^Tm  with Sporran^Tm
3-21-15  UW-Stevens Point
11-21-15  Hope
1-13-16  Alma
2-6-16  Hope
2-26-16  Trine
2-27-16  Alma
3-12-16  Benedictine

[magicman]

The Benedictine Eagles take hold of The Belt^TM for the first time in their history and will parade It^TM in all the pomp and circumstance The Belt^TM deserves when they march into the Salem Civic Center next weekend.

[Gregory Sager]

Is this the first time that The Belt^TM has been placed into the hands of a NACC team?

[sac]

The minions say yes.