MBB: Landmark Conference

[mailsy]

Congrats to Scranton.  Good luck next week against Middlebury.  Maybe Cabrini against Scranton in the Elite 8? 

[D.B. Cooper]

High fives to Scranton for being the 1st Landmark team to make the Sweet 16. I don't know if it has been corrected yet but an earlier poster thought that this year the Royals were the initial Landmark team to win any NCAA game, however 2 years ago the Merchant Marines beat a talented Wesley Wolves team at King's Point, only the fall short in the second round. I doubt that tha MMA has much of a presence on this board & wanted to see that they got due credit.

[ronk]

 Team victory for the Royals tonight, outscoring the NCAA opposition 108-59 over the last 53 mins. Playing back-to-back as part of the conference action may have been a difference tonight as Becker didn't have the energy of the previous night.
  Hosting the sectional:  seeding-wise it should be Cabrini; geographically, it should be Scranton.
  Special shout-out to the Lady Royals for making the trek both nites to support their brethern.
  Dylan Bulger sighting: the former Drew 6-11 center was found in the Staten Island box score tonite.
  Personal accomplishment:  made it back to Montgomery County, MD in 4 1/2 hours from northern NJ without paying a toll; pregame scouting helps.

[cold_case]

High fives to Scranton for being the 1st Landmark team to make the Sweet 16. I don't know if it has been corrected yet but an earlier poster thought that this year the Royals were the initial Landmark team to win any NCAA game, however 2 years ago the Merchant Marines beat a talented Wesley Wolves team at King's Point, only the fall short in the second round. I doubt that tha MMA has much of a presence on this board & wanted to see that they got due credit.

Yes, you are correct. Thank God you set me straight ......... finally!

[onetinsoldier]

Team victory for the Royals tonight, outscoring the NCAA opposition 108-59 over the last 53 mins. Playing back-to-back as part of the conference action may have been a difference tonight as Becker didn't have the energy of the previous night.
  Hosting the sectional:  seeding-wise it should be Cabrini; geographically, it should be Scranton.
  Special shout-out to the Lady Royals for making the trek both nites to support their brethern.
  Dylan Bulger sighting: the former Drew 6-11 center was found in the Staten Island box score tonite.
  Personal accomplishment:  made it back to Montgomery County, MD in 4 1/2 hours from northern NJ without paying a toll; pregame scouting helps.

howd you go? 287 to 202 to 95, then other non toll roads in md?

[NEPAFAN]

Scranton is going to Vermont. A bit further than Jersey.

[Bucket]

Scranton is going to Vermont. A bit further than Jersey.

But much prettier. 

[Pat Coleman]

Not too high since past Scranton teams were usually way ahead. BTW, this is the Landmark's first-ever NCAA men's victory and nothing posted on the front page about it.

Yes there is.

Scranton rallied from an 18-point deficit and beat Messiah in overtime 70-67. Royals coach Carl Danzig, who earned his 200th career victory, said, "This has to be the largest comeback I've ever been involved in."

http://www.d3hoops.com/playoffs/men/2012/first-round-wrapup

Can't give it more prominence than that considering all that went on yesterday but it's mentioned in our nightly wrapup with a link to the game story, like with just about everything else.

No, I read that. There just wasn't mention of it being the conference's first NCAA triumph. No biggie....

Gotcha. That's true -- I mean, the conference has only been around for a few years, so that's not a particularly telling stat, even for this Landmark grad.

[ronk]

Team victory for the Royals tonight, outscoring the NCAA opposition 108-59 over the last 53 mins. Playing back-to-back as part of the conference action may have been a difference tonight as Becker didn't have the energy of the previous night.
  Hosting the sectional:  seeding-wise it should be Cabrini; geographically, it should be Scranton.
  Special shout-out to the Lady Royals for making the trek both nites to support their brethern.
  Dylan Bulger sighting: the former Drew 6-11 center was found in the Staten Island box score tonite.
  Personal accomplishment:  made it back to Montgomery County, MD in 4 1/2 hours from northern NJ without paying a toll; pregame scouting helps.

Yes

howd you go? 287 to 202 to 95, then other non toll roads in md?

[NEPAFAN]

Coach Danzig is going to be on Hoopsville shortly. Dave, the chat function isn't working for me on your Ustream site....



On edit:


Just heard the interview, good stuff Dave. Danzig said he and the team don't care what other people thing of his program and they have been underestimated all year.

Also like the tease on possible expansion???

[cold_case]

Coach Danzig is going to be on Hoopsville shortly. Dave, the chat function isn't working for me on your Ustream site....

On edit:
Just heard the interview, good stuff Dave. Danzig said he and the team don't care what other people thing of his program and they have been underestimated all year.
Also like the tease on possible expansion???

Franklin and Marshall: Hosts because Amherst's men can't. In even numbered years, the men have hosting priority in the first weekend of the tournament, women in the second. So although Amherst would be the expected host, they are not available to do so. F&M, the second-ranked team in the final non-secret regional ranking, got the nod ahead of MIT, the third-ranked team in that week's Northeast ranking.

Then I hear someone saying "they overloaded two brackets so we won't have a strong final four in regards to whom everyone really wants to see there."

And, who does the selection committee want to see there year in and year out? The above is obvious.
Why don't the court jesters that comprise regional selection committees do the honorable thing and all step down. You're justifying is a disgrace and your bias and hatred is just plain disgusting. You find a way to get F&M hosting -- AGAIN.
These are NCAA games. You want schools to travel like Division I, then play all the games on neutral sites. Oh, that's right. if that happens, we won't have a strong final four in regards to whom everyone wants to really see there. Sounds fishy.
People don't like having their intelligence questioned. And that's a non-secret.

[onetinsoldier]

Coach Danzig is going to be on Hoopsville shortly. Dave, the chat function isn't working for me on your Ustream site....

On edit:
Just heard the interview, good stuff Dave. Danzig said he and the team don't care what other people thing of his program and they have been underestimated all year.
Also like the tease on possible expansion???

Franklin and Marshall: Hosts because Amherst's men can't. In even numbered years, the men have hosting priority in the first weekend of the tournament, women in the second. So although Amherst would be the expected host, they are not available to do so. F&M, the second-ranked team in the final non-secret regional ranking, got the nod ahead of MIT, the third-ranked team in that week's Northeast ranking.

Then I hear someone saying "they overloaded two brackets so we won't have a strong final four in regards to whom everyone really wants to see there."

And, who does the selection committee want to see there year in and year out? The above is obvious.
Why don't the court jesters that comprise regional selection committees do the honorable thing and all step down. You're justifying is a disgrace and your bias and hatred is just plain disgusting. You find a way to get F&M hosting -- AGAIN.
These are NCAA games. You want schools to travel like Division I, then play all the games on neutral sites. Oh, that's right. if that happens, we won't have a strong final four in regards to whom everyone wants to really see there. Sounds fishy.
People don't like having their intelligence questioned. And that's a non-secret.

Hi CC, i really cant agree more.  The Centennial board had this conversation last week.  There is a glaring hole in this playoff system: what happens when both the Men's and Women's teams have the right to host the same weekend?  And honestly, isnt the easiest solution to just make the Women Thursday/Saturday? 

I understand that finding 16 neutral sites would be a nightmare, and with some of the atmospheres last week moving the first weekend to neutral sites just wouldnt work.  but the NCAA cant find four neutral sites annually to host Regionals?  The reward for a great season should be a playoff trip, and maybe hosting a first weekend pod.  It should not be a clear path to the final four.  I'm not assuming a Scranton loss here, but at the end of the day the Final Four in the Cabrini/Middlebury region might have been decided by a womens game between babson and Amherst.  How does that make any sense?

[cold_case]

Coach Danzig is going to be on Hoopsville shortly. Dave, the chat function isn't working for me on your Ustream site....

On edit:
Just heard the interview, good stuff Dave. Danzig said he and the team don't care what other people thing of his program and they have been underestimated all year.
Also like the tease on possible expansion???

Franklin and Marshall: Hosts because Amherst's men can't. In even numbered years, the men have hosting priority in the first weekend of the tournament, women in the second. So although Amherst would be the expected host, they are not available to do so. F&M, the second-ranked team in the final non-secret regional ranking, got the nod ahead of MIT, the third-ranked team in that week's Northeast ranking.

Then I hear someone saying "they overloaded two brackets so we won't have a strong final four in regards to whom everyone really wants to see there."

And, who does the selection committee want to see there year in and year out? The above is obvious.
Why don't the court jesters that comprise regional selection committees do the honorable thing and all step down. You're justifying is a disgrace and your bias and hatred is just plain disgusting. You find a way to get F&M hosting -- AGAIN.
These are NCAA games. You want schools to travel like Division I, then play all the games on neutral sites. Oh, that's right. if that happens, we won't have a strong final four in regards to whom everyone wants to really see there. Sounds fishy.
People don't like having their intelligence questioned. And that's a non-secret.

Hi CC, i really cant agree more.  The Centennial board had this conversation last week.  There is a glaring hole in this playoff system: what happens when both the Men's and Women's teams have the right to host the same weekend?  And honestly, isnt the easiest solution to just make the Women Thursday/Saturday? 

I understand that finding 16 neutral sites would be a nightmare, and with some of the atmospheres last week moving the first weekend to neutral sites just wouldnt work.  but the NCAA cant find four neutral sites annually to host Regionals?  The reward for a great season should be a playoff trip, and maybe hosting a first weekend pod.  It should not be a clear path to the final four.  I'm not assuming a Scranton loss here, but at the end of the day the Final Four in the Cabrini/Middlebury region might have been decided by a womens game between babson and Amherst.  How does that make any sense?

How about a reward to teams with staying power? You know, the one's that are consistently in the NCAA's? It's called respect.
Neutral sites can be had. If Scranton were to be the host team, there is King's and Wilkes right down the road who would surely open their doors. All schools would.
In regards to your Thursday and Saturday games, forget it. You know as well as I that the clowns in the center ring will use the excuse, it would be too much money for schools to stay two nights.
However, you did open the door also slammed it on the jesters because women can play Saturday and Sunday afternoon.
But, doesn't that make too much sense?
I'm sure the insane clown posse would say, "Well, they have to get back to school on Monday."

[Reserved Seat]

Over the years there seems to be a bias against F&M.  Why would the committee now want F&M 'protected' in the region?

[cold_case]

A bias towards F&M?