David
Thanks for the Hiram update. A double digit season in the win column is looking less likely than ever....by the way we used to have some 'battles' with the Big Red, I remember a couple of overtimes...great games often decided who got to face Witt or Wooster in the first round

I have never been a big Witt fan, after watching them beat my Terriers consistently like a drum over the years, however, Witt is really getting shafted in my mind if they don't make the tourney.

The way this tourney is set up, is just, well, perplexing. If these conferences do not qualify for automatic bids, please tell me why there needs to be a separate Pool for them?

Eliminate this POOL business, select the best remaining teams from the non-conference winners and have the regular season count for the league champs.

Do the D-I big time football people run this in their off season?

Witt 72 Hiram 49...sigh.

tough end to a decent season for a young Terriers squad. so close, yet so far from that 4-5 game. now if the program wants to take some steps forward we need to finish better than #7. Next year we must: start winning home games and non-conference games to gain that "winning mindset."

One has to go back to the '00-'01 team that went 14-11 (the Terriers first season in the NCAC) to find a double digit in the left hand column

Let's hope we work hard in the off season and perhpas next year at this time we might make it to the weekend.

5 way tie and the Terriers seem to have an edge. If Hiram is able to gain wins at home Wed against Allegheny and at Dension on Saturday, that would put them at 8-8.

Now my understanding of tie-breakers is limited, but if it comes down to head-to-head, Hiram would have the advantage over both Earlham and Wabash, via their narrow wins in the beginning of Jan.

Big week. Go Terriers!

Charlie was a great player, just think how many more points he would have put up if he hit from the charity stripe at a higher percentage?

something sounded off about that, thanks for clearing it up David!

just curious...has a team ever finished first in a region and not met the seating requirements ?

glad to hear the Terriers played hard, which is to be expected. Moral victories won't get us a home game in the tourney though...

Yes I know our facilities at Hiram are not the best,and Price certainly has some issues with lighting. We have made substantial improvements to the overall athletic facilities with the addition of the Coleman Sports Center, which opened in 2005.

http://admission.hiram.edu/visit/virtualtour/buildings/coleman.html

As someone who only really follows the NCAC in D-III, could someone explain to me the rise of Lake Erie as a powerhouse the last few seasons? When I was at Hiram, they played in the community center's gym.

I take it things have grown??

Sounded like an incredible game. Witt-Wooster is fun for the whole conference.

The Terriers handled the pressure to hang on for a much needed win. We need to get through a tough week (Wooster, Witt) and win the last two games (Allegheny H, Denison A). Should be interesting.

In NAIA news, Walsh goes down to arch-rival Malone yesterday with the help of a Mount Union transfer!

As a Hiram fan its tough to add anything to a debate regarding a need of tickets.

This is such a big game, any chance it could ever be played at a neutral site say Akron, OSU? Now that would be fun, right? Just a thought...

WOW! What a welcome! I will post some thoughts on the Terriers more often. Hiram's enrollment usually hovers around 900-1,000, but it has grown recently.
Coach Fleming has added new life in the program. Insiders tell me that many wish he would have suceeded Steve Minton (SUNY-Geneseo) long ago.
To host a tournament game is quit a step. If this happens I may drive up for the game from North Carolina.

I am at the mercy of SIDs, the few newspapers that cover the NCAC and word of mouth living here in the south. I love reading the board, and I promise to make a better effort posting.

As a recent alum, I remember the Terriers going on quit a run, or at least putting forth a good effort in their first season of NCAC play. I think the team went 14-11 that year and finsihed sixth, maybe through tiebreakers. I have been telling people for years Hiram could be a great program, yes the school is small, but we all know thats not all that important in bball. Football, though, seems to be a different story.

Big game Saturday! Thanks again for the warm welcome...

Long time reader, rare poster, but finally my Terriers have given me something to talk about this season! A four OT win last week and a 28 point comeback last night! The Gators led at half 53-25, which could have been worse had it not been for a late three at the end of the half. How many times do we see that shift mo?

Keep up the good work Terriers, nice road win.