SLIAC

[hopefan]

Furbug  -  I found a  concession stand at BC in the student union next door - close enough for half time or between games.....

[jdoug2]

Fontbonne pulls out a tough ot win over Webster. Lauren said she had a decent game.

[furbug]

jdoug, I thought Lauren played a very good game. You would have been proud of her.

Dynasty22, do you think that the huge crowd you expect for the Maryville vs. Blackburn game on 2/24 will fall off a lot after Maryville's streak has already been broken on 2/18 by Webster? 

[hopefan]

Webster really handed it away last night, and Fontbonne is to be congratulated for taking it.... Once in a blue moon, I put my old coaching hat on...  last night, I wish I had been put on the Webster bench, -  well the new coach will learn.........

Wow.. Blackburn had a big letdown last night - big 2nd half comeback to squeak by Eureka...

The results pretty much lock up the 4 SLIAC tourney slots - now the only question is who comes in 4th....

[NO RESPECT]

Hopefan, Blackburn did not deserve to win last night, as they played the worst game of their conference season. They were outrebounded 48 to 24 and they missed 12 free throws. What save them was their pressure defense, holding Eureka to only 24 points in the 2nd half. They also caused Eureka to turn the ball over 34 times. I really feel like the players were looking past Eureka, and thinking about Webster on Saturday. Great Job by Eureka.
As for 4th place, I feel that if you want to win the conference, you have to go through Maryville, so if you get them in the first round of the 2nd round of the conference tournament, you still have to beat them.

[theoneandonly]

Good point coach dubb. I dont feel like Maryville is invinceable anymore though. like i said before they have been very close to being beat three times this year. Get those girls on back on track and were looking for an upset on the 24th.. BUT obviously since were not wanting them to look too forward like you said they posisbly did yesterday.. how about you go do work at Webster. 

Dynasty although i doubt it will happen since webster hasnt played the greatest this year, if Maryville does happen to lose their winning streak before the Blackburn game i really hope you guys still plan to go out because the crazies that once ran the school obviously have faded off. I know there are still a few around but that was an atmosphere unlike any other in the conference. Any of the crazies going to be helping you out with the Blackout?

[thenatural13]

Dynasty certainly does have the help of 1 good old fashion crazy. It was our idea to get rowdy and shake things up at the dome. Should we expect to see you there One and only? Also the girls at Blackburn are playing pretty good. Expect them to put up a damn good game against Maryville! see you all there!

[furbug]

Also the girls at Blackburn are playing pretty good.

girls? Are they only 13 years old? 

[dynasty22]

Furbug – Regardless if Webster puts Maryvilles streak to an end or not, the BC faithful will still be out there in full support of our teams.  We would love to be the ones to put an end to it but even if we aren't, we will just help Maryville start a new streak and that is of a losing one
One and only – You can count on us still being at the game on the 24th regardless of what happens before hand. It's set in stone and we are more then ready for the game to come...we have already been preparing for it.  I am one of the few Crazies still remaining but I will still have one that is all about this as much as I am if not more! We are both taking charge of it all and gathering everyone up we can in support of the games.

I can't wait for the games and the 24th can't come soon enough!
Go Beavers!

[hopefan]

hopefan's definition of useable and non useable terms for the gender of players  on Sliac teams on these pages

Gentlemen   -   ladies    no, I've not referred to any of the teams as gentlemen's teams so the offsetting term ladies should not be used

Male  -  female   nope, haven't ever referred to any of the teams as male teams, though there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it

boys  -  girls   nope never referred to Sliac teams as Boy's teams  

guys - gals   seems reasonable -  'the guys on the team, the gals on the team'

Men's - Women's    Seems the best

of course, in lockerroom etc chat, I may have used other venaculer to describe players of a particular sex on a team, and those descriptions in some cases have other comparable words to describe the opposite sex, but we won't go there...

[Hoosier Titan]

Thoughts from a CCIW-based lurker:  I've always wondered about the use of "Lady (Whatever)" for teams.  Why should IWU's team be the "Lady Titans," for example?  Weren't there Titans of each gender? And whoever said that being a "lady" was good thing for a basketball player? 

[furbug]

Gentlemen   -   ladies    no, I've not referred to any of the teams as gentlemen's teams so the offsetting term ladies should not be used

guys or gals   seems reasonable -  'the guys on the team, the gals on the team'

Guys and gals seems acceptable as far as I am concerned. Interesting your comparison on the ladies and gentlemen. Whereas I would never refer to the men as gentlemen, I have referred to the Webster team as the Lady Gorloks. That still seems OK to me.
The term "gentlemen" is so widely overused anyway. It is not unusual to hear a TV commentator refer to a robbery or something similar, and say something like, "The gentlemen had guns drawn, etc., etc." I mean - really - "gentlemen??"  Events such as those might well qualify for the use of the other vernacular you describe.

[furbug]

Furbug – Regardless if Webster puts Maryvilles streak to an end or not, the BC faithful will still be out there in full support of our teams.  We would love to be the ones to put an end to it but even if we aren't, we will just help Maryville start a new streak and that is of a losing one

OK, dynasty22, Both teams can do Maryville in as far as I am concerned - and, as I have said on here before, I have always enjoyed the student spirit at Blackburn, if that is what you mean by "the crazies".  8)

[hopefan]

contenders vs non contenders on Saturday, but certainly Webster is capable of challenging Blackburn, and Fontbonne can't rest vs Greenville.  Maryville should be fine vs Eureka and Westmin should handle Mac....

[sully309]

I have to agree with coach dubb about the Blackburn/Eureka game on Wed. The Blackburn team that showed up in Eureka that night would have no shot at coming close to beating Maryville. They may not have deserved to win, but Eureka didn't exactly grab the bull by the horns either.  Eureka played well in the first half, but EC didn't take full advantage of the situation...that being a disinterested Beaver team. Eureka was up 33-23 at halftime, but that proved to not be a big enough lead.

The Red Devils panicked against the press several times to give Blackburn some life in the second half. A 12-0 BC run tied the game with 8 minutes to go.  Blackburn took its first lead since 1-0 with just 2:30 left. As it turned out, Eureka had 34 turnovers and lost to a team tied for 2nd place by 3 points. I'm not sure if that's good or bad...

Let's hope all this premature hype about the Maryville game doesn't affect the Blackburn players in any games. Despite Hopefan unofficially closing the books on the playoff race, BC still needs to win at either Webster or Prin or hope Prin loses somewhere else to clinch a spot. If BC loses at WU, PC and then to Maryville and Prin runs the table, Principia gets in.

As for the Red Devils, that's now 8 losses by single digits against only 1 victory this season.  They came back last night to defeat a down Lincoln Christian squad 62-45. Lauren Snopek had a fantastic game setting career-highs in points (18) and assists (10) in the same game, which is difficult when you think about it. Kim Downs also tied Eureka's single game steals record with 11. It will most likely be a much different story Saturday when Maryville comes to town, but I'm sure I will look stunning in my pink shirt and tie anyway  .