^^^ That all works in places where there is a concentration of alumni who can gather. But there are no other, to my knowledge, alums of my alma mater living anywhere near me. However, last June I received a call from the VP for Advancement. She knew I always make my gift in June and expressed the hope I would do so again. So it was clearly a fundraising call, but we also had a very nice general conversation. It's the first time that has happened in the many decades since I graduated. Sure, I've been called during phone-a-thons, but always by a student or other alum. The call from the VP worked. I wasn't asked to increase my gift, but I did.

^^^ Speaking of Brady Lam not getting many minutes, Ollie Jones didn't play at all. I can't imagine it was for lack of effort on defense in practice. Do you know if he was sick or injured?

Yep, quite the surprising result in Crenshaw. Defensively it seemed that Jackets were coming from nowhere to double and triple team whichever Tiger was holding on to the ball for more than two seconds, resulting in turnovers. Jackets were also quicker on both ends. Coach Merkle said in the post-game interview that he likes the team's depth and quickness (or he might have said speed). Anyway, no laurels to be rested on. Every game is a new game. I hope the Jackets play as well on Saturday vs Roanoke.

In other ODAC action:

Bridgewater over Shenandoah
Roanoke over Guilford
VWU over EMU
Lynchburg over Randolph
W&L over Averett

I find the Bridgewater win a bit surprising. Not sure why. It was a close game and they were the home team.

After putting up big numbers (121 vs Pfeiffer and 122 vs Greensboro) Guilford gets held to 79.

The VWU win seems surprisingly close, especially being a home game for the Marlins.

^^^ Thanks. It's likely that a number of the games played by some teams were against non-D3 schools. I didn't look at each school's individual schedule. Still, 44-14 is pretty good.

There have been several posts on the ODAC men's board about the combined non-conference record of all 12 men's teams, which is quite good. I just did a calculation of the same thing for the 12 ODAC women's teams and. if I added it up correctly, they are a combined 50-18, which is better than the men.

I watched some of the Guilford/Greensboro game last night. The game was played at the UNC Greensboro coliseum and the video quality, which came via Flo Sports, was the best I've seen. Really crisp and clear. I suspect this has to do with superior equipment at UNCG, which would confirm what people have said that streaming quality itself is not controllable with just the Flo platform.

I watched some of the Guilford/Greensboro game last night. Guilford's new coach has certainly brought a different style of play to the Quakers. While it's not a full-on System style, it's very close. They work a little more to find shots than a true System team, but don't waste too much time. Back court defense is more similar to what I've witnessed with Greenville, half-court defense a little less so, but still plenty of pressure.

And what is it with schools that start with "G" (Grinnell, Greenville, Guilford) and this style of play?

The game was played at the UNC Greensboro coliseum and the video quality, which came via Flo Sports, was the best I've seen. Really crisp and clear. I suspect this has to do with superior equipment at UNCG, which would confirm what people have said that streaming quality itself is not controllable with just the Flo platform.

Not just the future of D3. https://www.womenscollegeflagfootball.com/teams

^^^ While they didn't make that specific observation, my read on what Rob Witham and Marty Wilson were describing on the field certainly made me wonder about defensive adaptations.

^^^ I was in and out of that Millikin/Webster game. (Several other games of interest going on simultaneously.) At one point in the first half I checked in and MU was up 25-21. The next time I checked it was 40-21. I suspect that's what broke the Gorloks. They seemed to claw back, but couldn't get their deficit into single digits until the final bucket.

I could only listen to RMC at John Carroll, but I have a feeling it was even uglier to the eyes than it was to the ears. Tough way to end an otherwise excellent season.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving.

^^^Just looked at the Pfeiffer schedule. They beat Lynchburg by six points, lost to H-SC by 13.

In addition to today's game vs Guilford, which is likely to be a high scoring affair, Pfeiffer will also play VWU on Saturday and Averett at the end of December. Though not ODAC, they also have two games scheduled with CNU, plus a couple of exhibitions vs D1 schools (Longwood and High Point). If nothing else, they should have a solid D3 non-conference NPI.