Selection Monday

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

I guess I'm the only one following this tourney.

No. You're just the only one annoying everyone else about it.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

No. You're just the only one annoying everyone else about it.

Hey, wait a minute. My daughter played Division III soccer (Marywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania), and my son ran Division II cross country (St. Anselm, Manchester, New Hampshire). Scrapper1 is not annoying me. I guess some Forum members feel that there is a "black hole" between high school basketball, and Division I basketball.

These young men, and women, work hard to play the sport they love, as do the officials who work their games. Let's give them all some respect.

Note: I also have a daughter who played basketball, until she was injured, on her medical school team (St. George's Medical School, University of London, London, United Kingdom). She described it as being like a Divison III sport here in the United States.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Hey, wait a minute. My daughter played Division III soccer (Marywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania), and my son ran Division II cross country (St. Anselm, Manchester, New Hampshire). Scrapper1 is not annoying me. I guess some Forum members feel that there is a "black hole" between high school basketball, and Division I basketball.

These young men, and women, work hard to play the sport they love, as do the officials who work their games. Let's give them all some respect.

Note: I also have a daughter who played basketball, until she was injured, on her medical school team (St. George's Medical School, University of London, London, United Kingdom). She described it as being like a Divison III sport here in the United States.

Relax Billy.

Hard as it is for you to believe, some of us don't have daughters and still follow D3 and D2 basketball pretty closely. And if you don't find Scrappy annoying... can you send me some of whatever it is you're smoking?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Hey, wait a minute. My daughter played Division III soccer (Marywood University, Scranton, Pennsylvania), and my son ran Division II cross country (St. Anselm, Manchester, New Hampshire). Scrapper1 is not annoying me. I guess some Forum members feel that there is a "black hole" between high school basketball, and Division I basketball.

These young men, and women, work hard to play the sport they love, as do the officials who work their games. Let's give them all some respect.

Note: I also have a daughter who played basketball, until she was injured, on her medical school team (St. George's Medical School, University of London, London, United Kingdom). She described it as being like a Divison III sport here in the United States.

I am a proud graduate of Juniata College, who made the women's hoops tourney for the first time I can remember. Juniata is a volleyball powerhouse and that's about it.

[Mark Padgett]

I can't wait for the big matchup between Whatsamatta U. and Solid State! The winner plays the winner of the game between Frankfort Undergraduate College of Kentucky and Sam Houston Institute of Texas!

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

The winner plays the winner of the game between Frankfort Undergraduate College of Kentucky and Sam Houston Institute of Texas!

Do you pronounce the capital of Kentucky Louis-ville, or Louie-ville?

[DonInKansas]

Originally Posted by Mark Padgett

The winner plays the winner of the game between Frankfort Undergraduate College of Kentucky and Sam Houston Institute of Texas!

As one who lives about 2 hours from Friends University of Central Kansas, I don't find this funny.

[rockyroad]

Interesting that the Men's bracket had two teams with first round bye's, and they were both in the West Region. Only one team had a bye on the Women's side...Scrapper, do you know why? Also, once again one of our Northwest Conference women's teams is in the round of 16. This time it's George Fox University from Newberg, OR. On the Men's side, it's Whitworth out of Spokane, WA.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Interesting that the Men's bracket had two teams with first round bye's, and they were both in the West Region. Only one team had a bye on the Women's side...Scrapper, do you know why?

The men actually have 5 bye teams. This year they were Hope, Whitworth, Amherst, Plattsburgh State, and UMASS - Dartmouth. Here's a brief explanation from D3hoops.com :

Who goes to the tournament?

For the men: Fifty-nine teams go to the 2008 tournament — 38 conference champions, 17 runners-up from those conferences (Pool C) and 4 teams who are not in those 37 conferences (Pool B).

For the women: Sixty-three teams go to the tournament — 39 conference champions, 21 runners-up from those conferences (Pool C) and three teams who are not in those 39 conferences (Pool B). (This is official for 2008.) More women's teams go to the tournament because there are more women's basketball programs in Division III.

BTW, Coast Guard (from a small 7-team conference) beat a bye team, #10-ranked UMASS-Dartmouth, in the second round in Dartmouth. Coast Guard is on a pretty unbelievable roll. They're on a 12-game winning streak. They picked the right time to get hot. They have #13-ranked Rochester next.

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Note: I also have a daughter who played basketball, until she was injured, on her medical school team (St. George's Medical School, University of London, London, United Kingdom). She described it as being like a Divison III sport here in the United States.

Did they compete against other medical schools? If so, I may have picked the wrong one!

[Texas Aggie]

You're just the only one annoying everyone else about it.

There's no reason to be a jerk. You can always ignore the thread.

Grow up.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by Texas Aggie

There's no reason to be a jerk. You can always ignore the thread.

Grow up.

Obviously, you haven't noticed it, but Dan and Skippy have been yanking each other's chains since Skippy first appeared on this forum. Neither of them will ever admit it, but they know, like and respect each other.

Or alternatively, you can put 'em both down as both being jerks who deserve what they get. That'll work too. Your choice.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Obviously, you haven't noticed it, but Dan and Skippy have been yanking each other's chains since Skippy first appeared on this forum.

I don't yank his chain. I merely make factual comments about his follicular difficulties.

Neither of them will ever admit it, but they know, like and respect each other.

Yes. No. Hell no!

Or alternatively, you can put 'em both down as both being jerks who deserve what they get. That'll work too. Your choice.

Shut up.

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

I don't yank his chain. I merely make factual comments about his follicular difficulties.

Yank this

Yes. No. Hell no!

Screw. You.

Shut up.

Yeah! What the annoying little twerp said... . (you back from your cow ride yet Tex?)

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Obviously, you haven't noticed it, but Dan and Skippy have been yanking each other's chains since Skippy first appeared on this forum. Neither of them will ever admit it, but they know, like and respect each other.

Or alternatively, you can put 'em both down as both being jerks who deserve what they get. That'll work too. Your choice.

If I get to vote, Dan was rude. Film at 11! But, at least he's not governor of New Yawk.