MBB: Landmark Conference

[Pat Coleman]

The Landmark is a new conference and when D3Scoreboard/Presto provides us with the ability to post our schedules we will update schools with their 2007-08 affiliations.

[ChicagoHopeNut]

The Landmark is a new conference and when D3Scoreboard/Presto provides us with the ability to post our schedules we will update schools with their 2007-08 affiliations.

Great, thanks for the information.

[HopeConvert]

The floor was installed in the summer of 1992, I believe. It could use some resurfacing. Too many baseball clinics held on it, I think.

That's not my recollection. I was there in '92 and I think it was still the original floor with that funky material. The new one wasn't until '94 or '95. I think - could easily be wrong.

[HopeConvert]

The Landmark is a new conference and when D3Scoreboard/Presto provides us with the ability to post our schedules we will update schools with their 2007-08 affiliations.

Great, thanks for the information.

DCHN - I'll be living in DC this spring (directing the honors program) and plan to regularly attend CUA games. We'll have to drive up there together.

[Pat Coleman]

The floor was installed in the summer of 1992, I believe. It could use some resurfacing. Too many baseball clinics held on it, I think.

That's not my recollection. I was there in '92 and I think it was still the original floor with that funky material. The new one wasn't until '94 or '95. I think - could easily be wrong.

Yeah, no, it was installed between my sophomore and junior years, the summer of 1992. 100% confident of this.

[muchacho]

Catholic has played preseason games against American in the past, but their schedule has no mention of any steps up against DI or DII competition before the season starts. Anybody know if there are any of those games this season?

[HopeConvert]

The floor was installed in the summer of 1992, I believe. It could use some resurfacing. Too many baseball clinics held on it, I think.

That's not my recollection. I was there in '92 and I think it was still the original floor with that funky material. The new one wasn't until '94 or '95. I think - could easily be wrong.

Yeah, no, it was installed between my sophomore and junior years, the summer of 1992. 100% confident of this.

I'm happily corrected. I do seem to remember playing on the wood floor, so that would make sense I guess.

[diplomaniac1]

Folks -

I am normally a poster in the Centennial Conference room. However, I found this link on the Conference website to an article in The Baltimore Sun containing pre-season previews more than just the Maryland members of the Centennial Conference. So, I am also posting it and sharing in the rooms of several other conferences: AMCC, CAC, and Landmark.

The link follows below:

//http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/basketball/mens/bal-sp.smallcaps06nov06,0,2462025.story?page=2

Enjoy! Bring on the season. Good luck to all teams. Regards to all.

Eric

[Matt Letourneau]

Alright, Sox won the World Series, Pats are rolling, and I guess its time for me to be back posting about basketball.

I'm sure everyone missed me.  Thanks, you're too kind.

Anyway, its quite a different universe this year, isn't it?  New conference, lots of new players.  Looking forward to it.

No big D1 exhibitions for the Cards this year.  I think it makes sense--this is a YOUNG, YOUNG team and they'll need every second to learn how to play together and gel.

If ever there is to be a rebuilding year for Catholic, this is yet.  Haven't seen one since I've been around (almost 10 years ago...wow, I'm old).  But this is what happens when a team loses its coach and doesn't hire one for many months.  But no matter, I'm excited about the talent level on the Cardinals, its just that its concentrated among young players so expectations need to be realistic.

Long term, I think this team is going to be very, very good---able to live up to the tradition of excellence that Catholic has established.  This year? No idea, lets play the games and see.

I've seen the new floor and it looks awesome.  Much-needed update to the Cardinals logo is carried out on the floor.  Fitting for a new era of basketball.

Have to say, not really missing the CAC scene.  I think Landmark has the potential to be just as good, and eventually better than the CAC was and should make things a more level playing field outside of basketball.   You'd have to think that CUA-Scranton will be the 'marquee' rivalry in the league to start out with, but over time others will develop I'm sure.  Of course, in the CAC, Catholic was pretty much everyone's top rival, but...that's what success does.

So here's to a good season.  And welcome back, Pat.  Now we're practically neighbors up the Toll Road (and Greenway for me).

[Pat Coleman]

Long way to DuFour. 

[bballfan112]

Hard to believe that no preseason all-americans were chosen from the Landmark Conference. I know Scranton returns two first-team all-league players in Bicknell and Arnold, and Juniata does too with Brian Cannon.

Any thoughts on this?

[Pat Coleman]

Hard to believe that no preseason all-americans were chosen from the Landmark Conference. I know Scranton returns two first-team all-league players in Bicknell and Arnold, and Juniata does too with Brian Cannon.

Any thoughts on this?

There are 42 conferences and 25 preseason All-American slots.

[bballfan112]

Pat,
Good Point! I just wondered what people thought and if there's any worthy candidates in the Landmark.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

There are certainly some good players in the Landmark... but I would have a hard time arguing a few them over those already selected.

[cardinal3007]

New to the board and really looking forward to a great season of CUA hoops good luck to all the new schools in the conference Catholics bigs will surprise this year...