MBB: Great Northeast Athletic Conference

[hoopdreams032]

DWC is also playing Dartmouth in Hanover this year. Does anyone know if they have a strong freshmen class coming in? Playing 2 D1 schools tells me they must have a couple of ringers coming in.

[Pat Coleman]

Playing two D-I schools tells me they must need a two paydays.

[hoopdreams032]

True. But why would Dartmouth want to play a D3 team that has gone 24-143 over the last 7 years?

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

True. But why would Dartmouth want to play a D3 team that has gone 24-143 over the last 7 years?

They had somebody back out of a game and DWC doesn't care about losing 144-23 to a bunch of walk-ons.

[Pat Coleman]

It's not uncommon at the Division III level for even a bad team to play a Division I opponent.

It's fun for the kids to play in a bigger building, against D-I athletes. Someone can probably come out of the night with a story to tell their kids about the night they scored 20 points against Dartmouth.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

It's not uncommon at the Division III level for even a bad team to play a Division I opponent.

It's fun for the kids to play in a bigger building, against D-I athletes. Someone can probably come out of the night with a story to tell their kids about the night they scored 20 points against Dartmouth.

Right, but we still need a reason for Dartmouth to agree to the game.

[Pat Coleman]

I thought you'd addressed that. I was providing an alternate explanation to your doom and gloom "doesn't care about losing to a bunch of walk-ons" scenario.

[GnacAlum55]

How much do you think they will get paid for games like that?   
Is it enough to make it worth it?

[Pat Coleman]

It's now been more than a decade since I worked in an athletic department, but in the mid-90s, the school I worked at got $3,000 for one game and $5,000 for another.

Funded uniforms every few years and other things.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I thought you'd addressed that.

I was anxious to see if you would have further insight as to why Dartmouth might have scheduled the game.  It seems like someone could come up with a reason beyond "we had an open date," but I am not that person.

[UnsungHero11]

Word on the street is D-Web brought in 18 new recruits....seems as though its the same thing each year with them, as they start re-building again. I'm sure playing two D1 teams isn't the answer to their problems either!

[t33white]

dw is probably playing dartmouth because daniel webster graduated from dartmouth. 

[UnsungHero11]

any idea who the top teams in the league are this year?

[GnacAlum55]

I was looking at UNH's schedule and saw that they play Suffolk.

http://www.unhwildcats.com/index.cfm?id=4CAF5583-AE8F-18BE-D8A98C578E288705

Is this a new trend in the GNAC?

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

I think it may be a new trend for UNH.