D3 Championship Belt

Just Bill · February 09, 2007, 04:19:58 PM

I feel a strange sense of pride that I've sucked all of you people into debating the rules of this ridiculous competition. If you can't improve yourself, the next best option is to pull others down to your level.

Mission accomplished!

Mr. Ypsi · February 09, 2007, 05:11:29 PM

I'm heartbroken. On the ODAC board, Pat called 'the belt thing' 'a little silly'.

Here I thought it was VERY silly!

diehardfan · February 09, 2007, 05:21:21 PM

What I love about our Hoopsville host friend is that he got all excited about it... and then Pat thoroughly shot it down.... sounds about right.

3rd and Forth year provisionals are okay.... I guess. But there is a bit of "does someone beating down ali who is wearing proper gloves with brass knuckles in a parking lot" sorta similarities to the issue, IMHO.... especially when the provisional school was a scholarship school.

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · February 09, 2007, 05:26:53 PM

Ali could take a punch; brass knuckles or no, he'd knock the sucka out!

Dave 'd-mac' McHugh · February 09, 2007, 06:29:13 PM

Hey... I'm still excited about it!!! Was going to mentioned it this week... including the incrediable work by Sager to work back a few years!!!

smedindy · February 09, 2007, 10:57:08 PM

I think I mentioned it earlier, but back in the day, the local high schools in the county did a similar thing with a 'county keg' and it was all in good fun.

sludge · February 10, 2007, 10:41:44 PM

Guilford beat Bridgewater (Va.), I the belt goes to Guilford. Unless somebody has a rule against that.

Just Bill · February 11, 2007, 10:00:16 AM

As reported earlier, Guilford strips the D-III Championship Belt^TM back from Bridgewater 74-52. The Belt^TM is getting passed around faster than Paris Hilton's phone number. Guilford earns the Belt^TM for the second time this year.

Nov. 17-Nov. 27 - Virginia Wesleyan
Nov. 27-Jan. 2 - Averett
Jan. 2-Jan. 7 - Guilford
Jan. 7-Jan. 27 - Virginia Wesleyan
Jan. 27-Jan. 28 - Emory & Henry
Jan. 28-Feb. 7 - Randolph-Macon
Feb. 7-Feb. 10 - Bridgewater (Va.)
Feb. 10-Current - Guilford

Next Championship Belt match: Guilford at Eastern Mennonite, Sunday.

David Collinge · February 11, 2007, 11:17:16 AM

Quote from: Just Bill on February 11, 2007, 10:00:16 AM
Next Championship Belt match: Guilford at Eastern Mennonite, Sunday.

Since Just Bill has glued all of the baubles and geegaws on the Belt^TM, it seems like an exceptionaly "worldly" prize to be contested by teams of Quakers and Mennonites.

Ralph Turner · February 11, 2007, 02:17:18 PM

Quote from: David Collinge on February 11, 2007, 11:17:16 AM
Quote from: Just Bill on February 11, 2007, 10:00:16 AM
Next Championship Belt match: Guilford at Eastern Mennonite, Sunday.

Since Just Bill has glued all of the baubles and geegaws on the Belt^TM, it seems like an exceptionaly "worldly" prize to be contested by teams of Quakers and Mennonites.

Maybe extra incentive to get rid of it?

Gregory Sager · February 12, 2007, 08:01:55 AM

Quote from: Dave "d-mac" McHugh on February 09, 2007, 06:29:13 PM
Hey... I'm still excited about it!!! Was going to mentioned it this week... including the incrediable work by Sager to work back a few years!!!

It was worth it just to have the laugh about Lakeland pilfering the Belt from the hands of the UWSP Goliaths ... or to watch the Marquess of Ypsilanti smack his velvet gloves across the chops of the Transylvania Vampires by unilaterally declaring Transy to be ineligible to hold the Belt back when they were a provisional.

Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on February 09, 2007, 05:11:29 PM
I'm heartbroken. On the ODAC board, Pat called 'the belt thing' 'a little silly'.

Here I thought it was VERY silly!

Pat didn't like the Hoopsville Hex, either. He's got a blind spot when it comes to silly board fodder.

Quote from: David Collinge on February 11, 2007, 11:17:16 AM
Quote from: Just Bill on February 11, 2007, 10:00:16 AM
Next Championship Belt match: Guilford at Eastern Mennonite, Sunday.

Since Just Bill has glued all of the baubles and geegaws on the Belt^TM, it seems like an exceptionaly "worldly" prize to be contested by teams of Quakers and Mennonites.

The Quakers have reached consensus in meeting that Belt honor is not as odious as hat honor. As for the Mennonites, they've decided that if Just Bill constructs a Belt for D3 women's basketball as well, and one of the Mennonite schools should happen to possess it, they will alter it into a head covering.

Just Bill · February 12, 2007, 08:58:52 AM

Guilford retains the D-III Championship Belt^TM by winning the Holy War 84-75 over Eastern Mennoninte. (Where exactly is Western Mennonite?)

Next Championship Belt^TM match: Washington & Lee at Guilford, Wednesday.

Greek Tragedy · February 12, 2007, 04:23:07 PM

Quote from: Just Bill on February 12, 2007, 08:58:52 AM
Guilford retains the D-III Championship Belt^TM by winning the Holy War 84-75 over Eastern Mennoninte. (Where exactly is Western Mennonite?)

Next Championship Belt^TM match: Washington & Lee at Guilford, Wednesday.

That's almost pay-per-view worthy!

diehardfan · February 12, 2007, 04:29:12 PM

Quote from: Dave "d-mac" McHugh on February 09, 2007, 06:29:13 PM
Hey... I'm still excited about it!!! Was going to mentioned it this week... including the incrediable work by Sager to work back a few years!!!

I haven't gotten a chance to listen to this weeks show yet (though I did listen to about 4 hrs of hoopsville while cleaning my house yesterday) but I'm just going to guess you mentioned it despite Pat's protestations... And that also sounds about right.

Quote from: Gregory Sager on February 12, 2007, 08:01:55 AM
Pat didn't like the Hoopsville Hex, either. He's got a blind spot when it comes to silly board fodder.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Pat the one who took the pictures of the Hoopsville curse shirt that I made Dave?

Gregory Sager · February 13, 2007, 12:56:52 AM

Quote from: diehardfan on February 12, 2007, 04:29:12 PM
Quote from: Gregory Sager on February 12, 2007, 08:01:55 AM
Pat didn't like the Hoopsville Hex, either. He's got a blind spot when it comes to silly board fodder.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Pat the one who took the pictures of the Hoopsville curse shirt that I made Dave?

Pat may have a blind spot when it comes to silly board fodder, but he's also media-savvy enough to know a good promotional photo op when he sees one.