2014 D3 Season: National Perspective

[Mr.Right]

On good video I do not think it is much a difference. Messiah's video I can get a general idea but the video dude tends to not zoom in but rather show us the whole build up and you can see formations and styles better but not the actual players on the far side or even some of the action. Babson's video or any NSN video feed I can get a good idea. Brandeis video is awful but I love being behind the benches as I can get a good laugh out of Coven and a screaming Margolis

[Mr.Right]

Some of your NIT match ups would look much more intriguing to me. I wonder if it would mimic the NIT and Nescac and UAA teams would not show up to play the minnows

[PaulNewman]

On good video I do not think it is much a difference. Messiah's video I can get a general idea but the video dude tends to not zoom in but rather show us the whole build up and you can see formations and styles better but not the actual players on the far side or even some of the action. Babson's video or any NSN video feed I can get a good idea. Brandeis video is awful but I love being behind the benches as I can get a good laugh out of Coven and a screaming Margolis

Well, we disagree on this one.  Every time I see a game live I am still surprised by how much different it is and how much better I think the teams and play are.  For me, it like how I felt the first time I saw a college hockey game live instead of on television.

[gustiefan04]

And eliminating the AQ isn't going to happen unless the NCAA goes into major budget cutting mode and cuts the field by more than half.

In the existing format a first round bye is quite a prize, eliminating nearly half the number of teams before you ever have to play a game. Seems like enough of an advantage to me.

I agree with you on live vs video Mr Right. The speed of play and the overall movement is lost in most instances when watching on video.

[Mr.Right]

Yea I agree Live is preferable but with 35* and wind projected for the whole East Coast I am more than happy watching on video. That being said I hope we do not have technical difficulties due to weather

[Mr.Right]

And eliminating the AQ isn't going to happen unless the NCAA goes into major budget cutting mode and cuts the field by more than half.

In the existing format a first round bye is quite a prize, eliminating nearly half the number of teams before you ever have to play a game. Seems like enough of an advantage to me.

I agree with you on live vs video Mr Right. The speed of play and the overall movement is lost in most instances when watching on video.

Well they are going to keep all the AQ's in the next 2-3 years and eliminate all but 3 or 4 Pool C's due to budget. Making for a really un level playing field and massive emphasis on winning conference tournaments. This is how it was before 2004

[GarbageGoals33]

Conferences should get rid of their conference tournaments if that is the case and reward the regular season champion with the right to play in the NCAA tournament....

[Off Pitch]

Or have all conferences play tournaments making them de facto NCAA tournament games.

[Mr.Right]

Most schools in a conference would never agree to that. Can you imagine the schools in Messiah's conference agreeing to allow regular season champion get in.

[KICKIN95]

I agree with Mr Right as well.  I think the only two sport I actually prefer to see live vs TV are soccer and hockey.  I may get a ton of different views on this one but, for the pure purpose of watching a match and taking out the "excitement of being there" factor soccer and hockey are it.  My first professional hockey game left me in awe, the speed and power was simply amazing.  Soccer was much of the same. Baseball is a snooze fest live, football and basketball are so much less exciting I have actually turned down pro tickets quite a few time already this season because of that very reason. Now back to tourney talk... 

[PaulNewman]

KICKIN, you're actually agreeing with NCAC.

Anyway, how about a detailed scouting report on Wartburg?  What are their strengths?  Do you see them having a good chance against a Wheaton?

[Cheesehead Henry]

There are a couple of Wartburg faithful on here somewhere I think. I was hoping to here from some of them too!

[gustiefan04]

My bad as well NCAC. I agree live is much better.

[gustiefan04]

I watched the 2nd half of the iiac final and OT and thought wartburg was the more dangerous side in that match. The play was pretty even, but wartburg had more clear cut scoring changes. I can think of a few shots off the post as well as a couple point blank shots turned away by the Loras gk.

[Durantula]

Wartburg has a big man up top who distributes as well as scores. They have surrounded him with small fast attackers who run off him any chance they get. For this reason Wartburg is quite effective at sitting in and counter attacking when they need to. They did this vs Loras when they were up one and had a point blank shot blocked that should have put them up 3-1. A red-head in the middle plays the whole game and is a true enforcer. They also have a big man in the back who was effective at turning away the majority of Loras's long boots.