2013 Division III NCAA Tournament

Ralph Turner · April 07, 2013, 01:46:56 PM

Quote from: hopefan on April 07, 2013, 01:19:36 PM
Ralph, you desrve all the excitement of this championship game with your dedication to the ASC and D3 sports ... wish you could have been in Atlanta to enjoy all the glitz... 8 points at half is not overwhelming....

Thanks hopefan.

It is kinda lonely in this part of D3. Very few D3 fans understand this part of the country. I am glad that Pat Coleman did Tour de Texas several years ago.

I posted that the "stars" aligned for UMHB to make it this far. They caught Whitworth early (third round). Coach DeWeese had already played (and lost) at Whitworth in November so the trip and the gym were not "new" to UMHB. UMHB got to "sneak up" on Whitworth as a previously beaten underdog. UMHB caught the Elite 8 and Final Four on a geographically neutral site; everyone was far from home. Usually the ASC team is the only who has flown beyond the second round.

UMHB has a playoff history so there is no "gee wow' we are in the playoffs effect to overcome" Coach DeWeese was the coach that I always wanted to beat most.

hopefan · April 07, 2013, 01:52:20 PM

Quote from: gordonmann on April 07, 2013, 01:46:41 PM
A bank of lights just went out here. We'll see if they delay the restart of the game coming out of the time out. <Minor delay but not Superbowl redux)

The other coaches included Steve Moore of Wooster, Mark Edwards of Washington U. and Mark Slessinger of New Orleans (an Assistant at Aurora).

Gordon.. no these coaches were introduced as D1 coaches coming from D3... not D3 current coaches...not Mark Edwards etc...

gordonmann · April 07, 2013, 01:54:45 PM

Not true unless Steve Moore took another job.

hopefan · April 07, 2013, 01:57:19 PM

Well, don't know Coach Moore on sight, but I'll guarantee you Mark Edwards wasn't in the group I saw... wonder if we're talking the same group?

gordonmann · April 07, 2013, 01:59:37 PM

Yeah, maybe not. You were right on Edwards. He was interviewed at the time I was typing.

hopefan · April 07, 2013, 02:06:37 PM

If MHB keeps taking it to the basket, and if they can start making free throws, they can stay in this game....

hopefan · April 07, 2013, 02:08:05 PM

Orr, Allen, Todd 44 of 51 MHB points...

hopefan · April 07, 2013, 02:16:40 PM

But with 4 minutes left, and MHB starting to force up bad shots, I'm afraid it's over.....

Ralph Turner · April 07, 2013, 02:22:08 PM

The fat lady is clearing her throat.

BUBeaverFan · April 07, 2013, 10:14:21 PM

UT-Arlington arena 2 miles from Cowboy Stadium. 7,000 seating capacity sounds like a good option for DIII, DII championships in 2014. I know Salem is set to host but it seemed like a good thing this year to have all three together.

Ralph Turner · April 07, 2013, 10:33:56 PM

Quote from: BUBeaverFan on April 07, 2013, 10:14:21 PM
UT-Arlington arena 2 miles from Cowboy Stadium. 7,000 seating capacity sounds like a good option for DIII, DII championships in 2014. I know Salem is set to host but it seemed like a good thing this year to have all three together.

The new arena is better than Texas Hall, where you literally played on a stage of an auditorium.

http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2006/12/unbeaten-ut-dallas-tops-d-i-school

I still don't like detracting from Salem and the really long drawn out schedule. We lost some momentum.

Why do we need our championship experience "validated' at the venue of another classification? Lacrosse is one thing. Hoops is different.

Pat Coleman · April 07, 2013, 10:36:13 PM

Mark Edwards was in the halftime group but the camera lingered so lovingly on that Bo Ryan guy that Edwards wasn't really seen.

ronk · April 08, 2013, 12:44:10 AM

Quote from: hopefan on April 07, 2013, 01:42:07 PM
Trivia.. Dan Bonner, broadcasting the game on CBS sports went to my HS (Avonworth HS in the suburbs of Pittsburgh)... heck, I may have been his hero, as I was a senior on a 20-3 team when he was an 8th grader.... he went on to play at Virginia, I went on to play at RPI!!!

I saw Dan Bonner play in the Dapper Dan(was it named for Dan Bonner?) game his senior year; I also saw Magic Johnson in the same game, but don't remember if it was the same year; probably still have the program around the house somewhere.

AO · April 08, 2013, 09:35:12 AM

Quote from: Ralph Turner on April 07, 2013, 10:33:56 PM
Quote from: BUBeaverFan on April 07, 2013, 10:14:21 PM
UT-Arlington arena 2 miles from Cowboy Stadium. 7,000 seating capacity sounds like a good option for DIII, DII championships in 2014. I know Salem is set to host but it seemed like a good thing this year to have all three together.
The new arena is better than Texas Hall, where you literally played on a stage of an auditorium.

http://www.d3hoops.com/notables/2006/12/unbeaten-ut-dallas-tops-d-i-school

I still don't like detracting from Salem and the really long drawn out schedule. We lost some momentum.

Why do we need our championship experience "validated' at the venue of another classification? Lacrosse is one thing. Hoops is different.

If validation means double the Salem attendance and potentially better television coverage, validate away.

I don't understand the D1 hate. If D3 is about the student-athlete experience, every D3 student I've met loves the D1 game and would be more than happy to share in some of their spotlight.

Greek Tragedy · April 08, 2013, 09:57:06 AM

I wouldn't be opposed to having all the championships together, but the D3 Final 4 and championship game has to be played the same weekend. I didn't like the Elite8 and Final Four played one weekend and thw Final a different weekend. Most importantly and probably the biggest complaint, it can't drag on so long.

BTW, where was the game played, whats the capacity and what was the attendence like? Atmosphere?