Great Lakes Region

Mr. Ypsi · January 27, 2012, 07:21:14 PM

^ And been 'cursed' ever since?!

I was at the Frog Island Jazz Festival (Ypsilanti) on the day of IIRC the 28th of the 35 - the jazz shut down for a moment when someone in the audience announced the score because the band couldn't be heard over the cheering!

(We needed a break anyway - it was 104 degrees that day!)

sac · January 27, 2012, 08:03:41 PM

Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on January 27, 2012, 07:21:14 PM
^ And been 'cursed' ever since?!

I was at the Frog Island Jazz Festival (Ypsilanti) on the day of IIRC the 28th of the 35 - the jazz shut down for a moment when someone in the audience announced the score because the band couldn't be heard over the cheering! (We needed a break anyway - it was 104 degrees that day!)

104 in May? my eyebrow cocketh in your direction

Mr. Ypsi · January 27, 2012, 08:14:20 PM

Quote from: sac on January 27, 2012, 08:03:41 PM
Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on January 27, 2012, 07:21:14 PM
^ And been 'cursed' ever since?!

I was at the Frog Island Jazz Festival (Ypsilanti) on the day of IIRC the 28th of the 35 - the jazz shut down for a moment when someone in the audience announced the score because the band couldn't be heard over the cheering! (We needed a break anyway - it was 104 degrees that day!)

104 in May? my eyebrow cocketh in your direction

Problems of an aging memory? The Jazz Festival was always mid-to-late June, which unless there were a lot of rain-outs, should take it past the 35-5 start. I guess it may have just been giddiness over their position - perhaps it was their 38th rather than 28th win?! (I'm not even sure about the heat - the 104 degree Jazz Festival might have been 1988, when we had something like 9 days over 100 and 36 or so over 90. But it WAS hot and the cheers drowned out the band - that much I'm confident of!

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sac · February 01, 2012, 02:25:45 AM

Important Great Lakes games Wed night include.

Hope @ Adrian

OWU @ Witt
Wabash @ DePauw

ScotsFan · February 01, 2012, 01:48:02 PM

Quote from: sac on February 01, 2012, 02:25:45 AM
Important Great Lakes games Wed night include.

Hope @ Adrian

OWU @ Witt
Wabash @ DePauw

I'm definitely pulling for the Bishops and I'll probably be pulling for Wabash to give DePauw their 5th conference loss seeing as how Wabash is coming to Wooster this weekend to give the Scots a chance to avenge their loss back in December to Wabash in C'ville.

Also, don't overlook Wooster @ Denison. Outside of a head scratching home loss to Allegheny, the Big Red have been playing some pretty good basketball of late beating OWU at home and almost knocking off DePauw at home and giving Witt a pretty good game down in Springfield. Oh, and they just beat Wabash in C'ville as well. Wooster definitely can't go into tonight's game looking ahead to Saturday's showdown with Wabash.

WAlum · February 01, 2012, 02:48:32 PM

The NCAC race could become VERY crazy tonight with an OWU win. A Wittenberg win would almost surely give the Tigers a minimum of a share of the regular season championship. DePauw or Wabash will be eliminated from title contention tonight.

wooscotsfan · February 01, 2012, 09:34:22 PM

Quote from: WAlum on February 01, 2012, 02:48:32 PM
The NCAC race could become VERY crazy tonight with an OWU win. A Wittenberg win would almost surely give the Tigers a minimum of a share of the regular season championship. DePauw or Wabash will be eliminated from title contention tonight.

Wittenberg won tonight and so did Wooster which keeps the Scots two games back with 5 games to play. As the cliche goes, "it is not over until the fat lady sings."

Wittenberg has 3 tough games remaining so anything can still happen. Witt still plays AT Wabash, AT DePauw and hosts Wooster with none of those 3 games a sure victory. So in a worst case scenario for the Tigers, Witt could still finish with 4 losses and if Wooster ran the table (a very tall task since they have road games left at OWU and at Witt), Wooster would defend their NCAC title. The next 2+ weeks should be interesting in the NCAC title race.

monsoon · February 01, 2012, 09:50:23 PM

Final:
Hope 64
Adrian 47

KnightSlappy · February 02, 2012, 08:53:33 AM

Bethany and Thiel both lost last night in PrAC play.

WAlum · February 02, 2012, 10:45:53 AM

What teams might get at large bids from the Great Lakes Region if they don't win their league tourney. (as of today)
NCAC - Witt and Wooster, maybe Wabash or OWU
MIAA - Hope
OAC - John Carroll and Marietta
PRAC - None

KnightSlappy · February 02, 2012, 10:50:39 AM

Quote from: WAlum on February 02, 2012, 10:45:53 AM
What teams might get at large bids from the Great Lakes Region if they don't win their league tourney. (as of today)
NCAC - Witt and Wooster, maybe Wabash or OWU
MIAA - Hope
OAC - John Carroll and Marietta
PRAC - None

Way too much OAC love there. Bethany would be bubble, neither JCU nor Marietta would be in. Not even close really.

WAlum · February 02, 2012, 10:55:16 AM

John Carroll is 15-4. I know their strength of schedule isnt the best but they could win out basically and put themselves in a good position. Are you thinking the OAC is a one bid league? Bethanys SOS is horrendus.

KnightSlappy · February 02, 2012, 11:40:02 AM

Quote from: WAlum on February 02, 2012, 10:55:16 AM
John Carroll is 15-4. I know their strength of schedule isnt the best but they could win out basically and put themselves in a good position. Are you thinking the OAC is a one bid league? Bethanys SOS is horrendus.

Can't really count their wins versus non-D3. It's in-region D3 games that really carry the weight, so from the committee's perspective, they're 13-4.

OAC is almost certainly a one bid league. Bethany does have a horrid SOS, but John Carroll's right now is a less than stellar 0.482. It's not impossible that JCU gets in the conversation, but there's a long line of teams with similar winning percentages and similar-to-better SOS.

ScotsFan · February 02, 2012, 12:47:47 PM

Quote from: KnightSlappy on February 02, 2012, 11:40:02 AM
Quote from: WAlum on February 02, 2012, 10:55:16 AM
John Carroll is 15-4. I know their strength of schedule isnt the best but they could win out basically and put themselves in a good position. Are you thinking the OAC is a one bid league? Bethanys SOS is horrendus.

Can't really count their wins versus non-D3. It's in-region D3 games that really carry the weight, so from the committee's perspective, they're 13-4.

OAC is almost certainly a one bid league. Bethany does have a horrid SOS, but John Carroll's right now is a less than stellar 0.482. It's not impossible that JCU gets in the conversation, but there's a long line of teams with similar winning percentages and similar-to-better SOS.

I agree with KS. The OAC is down this year. JCU might be the only team I would say has a shot (albeit small) of garnering a Pool C bid and for them to do that, I would say they would HAVE to win out in the regular season at the very least. I don't think Marietta has a strong enough resume to put them in the conversation for a C. IMO, right now, the only conference that is deserving of multiple bids in the GL Region is the NCAC.

sac · February 02, 2012, 02:30:24 PM

I'm actually expecting the NCAC to get 3 bids. However there is the possibility they cannabalize themselves out of that 3rd bid.

.700 winning percentage in in-region games seems to be at or near the annual cut-off for the at-large births. While I'm not high on the OAC getting a 2nd bid either, there is that possibility if someone finishes on a strong run and loses in the OAC tournament championship. The problem for the OAC team, whoever it is, is going to be strength of schedule and other metrics. They just won't look very good.

I was meaning to go through and list the in-region records like I have in the past but a major computer blowup has delayed that.

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