Empire 8

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magicman

Hey Pep,

Congratulations on winning the Empire 8 regular season and Conference Championship.  Good luck in the NCAA tournament. Happy for you. 8-)

AUPepBand

Quote from: magicman on February 23, 2019, 06:09:14 PM
Hey Pep,

Congratulations on winning the Empire 8 regular season and Conference Championship.  Good luck in the NCAA tournament. Happy for you. 8-)

Thanks, magicman....perhaps we'll meet in the NCAAs if the Cardinals get an at-large. The snowball is melting in Mayberry. The sap is running. How sweet it is!

On Saxon Warriors!

On Saxon Warriors! On to Victory!
...Fight, fight for Alfred, A-L-F, R-E-D!

thebear

I think with how cheap the NCAA is for first and second round that the Saxons will wind up at either U of R or Oswego, as that's a short bus ride, and a fast trip home on Saturday night, of course they could wind up in some place like Scranton, which isn't any farther than Oswego...
"Just the Facts, Ma'am, Just the Facts"
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Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)

Quote from: thebear on February 23, 2019, 06:28:52 PM
I think with how cheap the NCAA is for first and second round that the Saxons will wind up at either U of R or Oswego, as that's a short bus ride, and a fast trip home on Saturday night, of course they could wind up in some place like Scranton, which isn't any farther than Oswego...

The committee tries to get four regions to each site, which is much easier to do in the eastern part of the country.  I could see them at Swarthmore or even Randolph-Macon, Christopher Newport or somewhere in Ohio.  500 miles is a pretty wide radius and Alfred is well positioned.
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Bartman

Quote from: AUPepBand on February 23, 2019, 06:16:57 PM
Quote from: magicman on February 23, 2019, 06:09:14 PM
Hey Pep,

Congratulations on winning the Empire 8 regular season and Conference Championship.  Good luck in the NCAA tournament. Happy for you. 8-)

Thanks, magicman....perhaps we'll meet in the NCAAs if the Cardinals get an at-large. The snowball is melting in Mayberry. The sap is running. How sweet it is!


Congrats to Pep and his Saxon Warriors! Good luck in the NCAAs!

On Saxon Warriors!
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With Age Comes Wisdom?

Been a real long time since one my of posts has been on this board but just have to give a "shout out" to AU Pep... always a class act who has his team in the dance!  Congratulations!!  Perhaps an Oswego, Rochester, Alfred , Scranton pod??

AUPepBand

Quote from: With Age Comes Wisdom? on February 24, 2019, 07:31:17 PM
Been a real long time since one my of posts has been on this board but just have to give a "shout out" to AU Pep... always a class act who has his team in the dance!  Congratulations!!  Perhaps an Oswego, Rochester, Alfred , Scranton pod??

Thanks, With Age! Will just wait and see. No matter where the Saxons go, the fans will follow.

So excited for these kids...hard workers every one of them...see them in the library when they're not in the gym. After AU graduated its two bigs last year, Pep asked Coach Phillips if he was getting some big boys to replace them. Boy, did he! The freshmen Twin Towers have been a pleasant surprise and a couple "big" reasons the Saxons are where they are, thanks to the leadership and hunger of our four seniors.

On Saxon Warriors!
On Saxon Warriors! On to Victory!
...Fight, fight for Alfred, A-L-F, R-E-D!

AUPepBand

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Quote from: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on February 20, 2019, 11:13:27 PM
Alfred actually has a snowball's chance in hell of being ranked. The at-large chances are ... none.

Hmmmmm....

Final Regional Rankings
   East              
1    Oswego State    22-5    22-5    3
2    Rochester    20-5    20-5    1
3    Plattsburgh State    20-6    20-6    2
     No at-large bids below here.
4    Brockport    17-11    17-11    5
5    Alfred    21-4    23-4    --
6    Skidmore    19-6    19-7    4
7    St. John Fisher    18-9    18-9    --
8    Hobart    17-11    17-11    --

On Saxon Warriors!
On Saxon Warriors! On to Victory!
...Fight, fight for Alfred, A-L-F, R-E-D!

Bartman

Quote from: AUPepBand on February 27, 2019, 05:02:46 PM
Quote from: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on February 20, 2019, 11:13:27 PM
Alfred actually has a snowball's chance in hell of being ranked. The at-large chances are ... none.

Hmmmmm....

Final Regional Rankings
   East              
1    Oswego State    22-5    22-5    3
2    Rochester    20-5    20-5    1
3    Plattsburgh State    20-6    20-6    2
     No at-large bids below here.
4    Brockport    17-11    17-11    5
5    Alfred    21-4    23-4    --
6    Skidmore    19-6    19-7    4
7    St. John Fisher    18-9    18-9    --
8    Hobart    17-11    17-11    --

On Saxon Warriors!
Pep....here's hoping the Saxon Warriors keep surprising the experts!
Glad to see Hobart creep into the rankings...good luck to Skidmore , they could surprise as well!
Go E8 and LL!
"I never graduated from Iowa, but I was only there for two terms - Truman's and Eisenhower's."
Alex Karras
"When it's third and ten, you can take the milk drinkers and I'll take the whiskey drinkers every time."
Max McGee
"I love football. I really love football, As far as I'm concerned, it's the second best thing in the world".
Joe Namath

AUPepBand

Quote from: Bartman on February 27, 2019, 05:19:52 PM
Quote from: AUPepBand on February 27, 2019, 05:02:46 PM
Quote from: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on February 20, 2019, 11:13:27 PM
Alfred actually has a snowball's chance in hell of being ranked. The at-large chances are ... none.

Hmmmmm....

Final Regional Rankings
   East              
1    Oswego State    22-5    22-5    3
2    Rochester    20-5    20-5    1
3    Plattsburgh State    20-6    20-6    2
     No at-large bids below here.
4    Brockport    17-11    17-11    5
5    Alfred    21-4    23-4    --
6    Skidmore    19-6    19-7    4
7    St. John Fisher    18-9    18-9    --
8    Hobart    17-11    17-11    --

On Saxon Warriors!
Pep....here's hoping the Saxon Warriors keep surprising the experts!
Glad to see Hobart creep into the rankings...good luck to Skidmore , they could surprise as well!
Go E8 and LL!

Uncharted waters for the Saxons...just hoping, unlike Wile E. Coyote, they can catch those Roadrunners. Then maybe they can cage the Falcons or ground the Captains, whichever survives. No expectations, really, just hoping AU can well represent the E8 and Upstate NY.

Remember some great games in the old Men's Gym against ICAC foes Hobart, Clarkson, SLU, Union, RIT, then in McLane Center in its infancy in the early 70s.

On Saxon Warriors!
On Saxon Warriors! On to Victory!
...Fight, fight for Alfred, A-L-F, R-E-D!

AUPepBand

Bartman:

Does Hobart do the ECAC thing? In years past, the ECAC sent AU deep into the woods of Pennsylvania....didn't fare well for the Saxons.
On Saxon Warriors! On to Victory!
...Fight, fight for Alfred, A-L-F, R-E-D!

ronk

No Hobart in the ECAC tourney which starts tonight.

Bartman

Quote from: AUPepBand on February 27, 2019, 05:58:14 PM
Bartman:

Does Hobart do the ECAC thing? In years past, the ECAC sent AU deep into the woods of Pennsylvania....didn't fare well for the Saxons.
NCAA or bust
"I never graduated from Iowa, but I was only there for two terms - Truman's and Eisenhower's."
Alex Karras
"When it's third and ten, you can take the milk drinkers and I'll take the whiskey drinkers every time."
Max McGee
"I love football. I really love football, As far as I'm concerned, it's the second best thing in the world".
Joe Namath

AUPepBand

Quote from: Bartman on February 28, 2019, 10:07:54 AM
Quote from: AUPepBand on February 27, 2019, 05:58:14 PM
Bartman:

Does Hobart do the ECAC thing? In years past, the ECAC sent AU deep into the woods of Pennsylvania....didn't fare well for the Saxons.
NCAA or bust

Pep hasn't been a real fan of the ECAC thing....not enough Upstate NY teams participate to make it worthwhile. Trips to Pennsylvania have been less than dandy. But hoping a trip to Virginia will be fruitful!


On Saxon Warriors!
On Saxon Warriors! On to Victory!
...Fight, fight for Alfred, A-L-F, R-E-D!