2021 NCAA Tournament

[jknezek]

McDonald, I think has become a late game nightmare for the Generals. He has another gear right now and Generals are struggling

[Gregory Sager]

As much as I like these announcers in Beantown, one just let slip the statement, "Conn College is trying to end Tufts' season prematurely," reminding me why I'm rooting for the Camels.

[Falconer]

Congratulations to W&L for a very impressive, fairly officiated victory over Messiah. They are the best team I have seen this season.

[Gregory Sager]

... aaand W&L goes through. 3-1 final in VA. Generals are Greensboro-bound.

[jknezek]

And the Generals hold on for a deserved 3-1 win and their first trip to the Final Four! Huge breakthrough win against a marquee program. The first 2 goals were well taken. The PK on both ends was correct. Messiah played with possession but W&L took their chances well and defended beautifully until the last 10 minutes. Couple chances given up as Messiah pushed everything forward, but overall a worthy win.

[Falconer]

As much as I like these announcers in Beantown, one just let slip the statement, "Conn College is trying to end Tufts' season prematurely," reminding me why I'm rooting for the Camels.

Conn is doing their best to make the world safe for democracy.   

[blooter442]

WOW...I have to admit that Conn. winning at home in the regular season vs. Tufts but then losing at home by the same margin in the NESCAC final made me question the Camels' mentality. After coming down from one goal twice against Tufts, they led by three, and when it looked like they might implode, they held it together. Fair enough, Camels, you proved me wrong.

[Gregory Sager]

It'll be camels and not elephants in Greensboro two weeks from now.

Tufts finally flirted with disaster one time too many.

[Hopkins92]

Wow. Just... Crazy couple of games this afternoon, especially up in Boston. That was one of the most entertaining games I've watched in years.

[Saint of Old]

The king is dead...Long live the king.


Crazy that two Champions and 15 championships between them got ousted within 2 minutes.

This is why we love the game.

[Hopkins92]

It'll be camels and not elephants in Greensboro two weeks from now.

Tufts finally flirted with disaster one time too many.

But... We will have Mammoths!

[blooter442]

Tufts finally flirted with disaster one time too many.

Yes. You can get away with it a number of times – thinking back to Tufts 2016 grinding their way to the title – but you are playing against the odds if you think you'll get away with it every time. I felt they were relying a lot on Lauta this year and, while a top goalkeeper is important for any side  that wants to be successful to have, you can't expect him to bail you out all the time. Ultimately, if you concede 5 goals, you can't expect to win the game.

[Hopkins92]

As much as I like these announcers in Beantown, one just let slip the statement, "Conn College is trying to end Tufts' season prematurely," reminding me why I'm rooting for the Camels.

I know you are giving them props, and this is a very funny callout...

I just want to underscore how great a job these guys did, overall. The PbP guy showed as much enthusiasm in his voice for Camel goals/chances as he did for Tufts and they were both very even-keeled when it came to calling out fouls for both teams. That is really rare for "home town" announcing crews, even at the professional level.

Kudos to them. And the overall production is pretty solid. Some issues with the camera being low-to-the-field so stuff on the far side is hard to see. But what can you do.

(I also think they got a new camera person down in W&L. A lot less stationary camera with the ball not on the screen.)

[Gregory Sager]

It'll be camels and not elephants in Greensboro two weeks from now.

Tufts finally flirted with disaster one time too many.

But... We will have Mammoths!

Good point. Same taxonomic family, very different fanbases.

[Gregory Sager]

As much as I like these announcers in Beantown, one just let slip the statement, "Conn College is trying to end Tufts' season prematurely," reminding me why I'm rooting for the Camels.

I know you are giving them props, and this is a very funny callout...

I just want to underscore how great a job these guys did, overall. The PbP guy showed as much enthusiasm in his voice for Camel goals/chances as he did for Tufts and they were both very even-keeled when it came to calling out fouls for both teams. That is really rare for "home town" announcing crews, even at the professional level.

Yep. That's one of the reasons why I liked them: they were fair and honest, which, to me, is job #1 as a broadcaster. I was impressed with their expertise, and I liked their enthusiasm, but even if you're a homer you should be calling it like it is and giving credit (or blame) where credit (or blame) is due regardless of the kit colors of the player involved.

Even though I called them out for it, I don't really blame them for the "prematurely" comment. I don't think that it was made out of arrogance. It's very understandable for a student who has basically seen his school's soccer team function as a Walnut & Bronze trophy factory throughout his student days. I remember that I had the same mentality vis-a-vis basketball when I was a North Park student back in the days when the Vikings cut down the nets five times in ten seasons. You don't mean to come off as entitled, you just get used to what you've experienced as a student fan.

Kudos to them. And the overall production is pretty solid. Some issues with the camera being low-to-the-field so stuff on the far side is hard to see. But what can you do.

Agreed. Low-angle games can be hard to watch. But at least they have replay ... I can envy them that.