WBB: Landmark Conference

[ronk]

Actually... Cabrini has been in the Atlantic Region for a few years now... they moved the same year Catholic and half of the Landmark got put back in the Mid-Atlantic. Last season was the first with the new regional set-up, this is the second.

And the women's committee was hit or miss with their pods being creative. Some of them were very nice, some others disappointing.

It sounds like they took the part about no one who has a team involved being part of the call to the extreme. There were up to three coaches or more off the call at any one time even during bracketing (Committee Chair basically barely took part the entire night). Whereas the men didn't have one coach come off the call because none of them were involved. This is the extreme in both cases and I think it needs to be looked into. I completely understand not worrying about someone getting an unfair advantage when it comes to their own team... but to have half the committee forced off the call seems a bit too much.

Yes, because theoretically, everyone could be involved and forced off the call in a given year.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Actually, no in theory. Half of the committees are administrators and they don't carry the same rules as coaches from what I have been told. I know there was a situation last year with Randolph-Macon. I do NOT believe Jeff Burns (committee chair) was forced to remove himself if they were an at-large or during bracketing if they were involved. I believe this is the case because it is felt administrators have a more neutral point of view if they are serving on NCAA committees in the first place. They may be from a team, but they certainly have more experience and training in being bigger thinkers than just being hyper-focused on their own team. However, I do know Jeff took measures to make sure things were on the up and up and should a decision arise that could involved RMC, he chose not to participate or be a vote in the decision (per my administrators point).

Also, some administrators are actually conference commissioners... so I think the chances of having everyone off the call is not possible.

One idea I thought was in play in the past is have a second person from each RAC be the assistant representative of the region. Should the RAC chair have to be removed because their team is in "play," then have the second person step into their roll and proceed. They would have to remain up to speed on a lot of things, so this may make it too complicated to basically have a 16-person national committee, but it's an idea.

[ronk]

And then there were 2:

My quote from Oct 29, 2015:

Preseason poll is out; Royals r 16th in others receiving votes. They scrimmage #5 NYU Saturday. Don't think there will be 40 teams ahead of them in the poll by the end of the season.

[San Juan]

Congratulations to Payonk(poy),Mann (roy),Roman (first team)and especially to coach Woodruff named(coy) in the Landmark conference.Great job Lady Royals keep it going!!!!!

[saratoga]

Congratulations again to the Lady Royals as they continue to roll.

Only questionable call in an otherwise flawless season is why the game is at 5:00 today rather than 7:00 like so many other schools have set their championship games??

I think it should be pretty apparent by now for anyone watching that the Royals are a much better draw for evening games.

Should they be fortunate enough to win today & host again next weekend, let's hope the
Sat. game is set for 7:00 if the Lady Royals are playing for a Final Four berth.

Otherwise, then can have the "other" two teams play at noon on Parade day for all I care.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Scranton must have asked for the earlier time for some reason. It pretty is stated in the handbook it is to be 7pm game time. However, it is a bit of a looser definition in the women's handbook than the men's handbook. But I am pretty sure the NCAA and committee didn't ask for that time.

[San Juan]

Dave what are the chances the Lady Royals host next week?My thoughts are they will but what are your thoughts?

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

Actually really good... at first I thought Tufts would get it because both are #1s regionally ranked teams and I thought Tufts was a better pick... BUT CNU can't get to Tufts without a flight... so I am going with Scranton now.

[San Juan]

Thanks Dave big weekend in Scranton this weekend with the St Patrick's day parade you will easily see at least 50 to 100 thousand people in Scranton this weekend 3rd largest parade in the country behind Boston and New York.

[Dave 'd-mac' McHugh]

They do it before St. Patrick's Day?

[San Juan]

Yes it is this weekend and all the bars open at 9 am wild weekend in Scranton.

[NEPAFAN]

San Juan happy you didn't travel to Ohio?

[ronk]

San Juan happy you didn't travel to Ohio?

He wouldn't have missed the 10-3 lead that Scranton had.

[San Juan]

I thought hard about going but I decided why go!As you know I am a big supporter of the UofS basketball programs!

[San Juan]

Scranton host yes!!!!!!For fans coming to Scranton I advise you to call for a hotel immediately rather then wait.There will be alot of people in the city this weekend and they take up alot of hotels.If you can't find one in Scranton. Hotel location are avaliable in Montage Moutain in Moosic Clark Summit or Dickson City.The 2 that are within walking distance is Radison (old train station beautiful)Hilton right around the corner.Many great eaterys to