And then there were two .......

Oneonta and Cortland atop conference. While Cortland idled by weather Tuesday, Oneonta avenges week-old 21pt home loss to Oswego with OT 81-77 win over homestanding Lakers! Return engagement as close as close can be. Oswego by 42-41 at half. Each side by five in the second half ...72-72 in regulation. Oswego by five early in OT. N. Cortez jumper puts RDragons in 78-77 lead at 0:51. H. Herlihy and P. Evans FTs clinchers.
   Oneontans C. LaClair 17pts (7x14fg, 11reb, 4assts, 42'); N. Cohen 17pts (7x18fg, 7reb, 32'); S. Booth 17pts (7x10fg, 17'); D. Knox 10pts (4x7fg). Lakers A. Foster 21pts (8x12fg, 7reb, 41'); S. Bradley 19pts (7x11fg, 4x7 3s); D. Judd 14pts, 15reb, 7tovers, 42'); G. McLane 11reb

Canton 89, New Paltz 76

SUNYAC leaders: Oneonta 7-1, 9-6; Cortland 7-1, 11-4; Oswego 6-2, 12-3; Plattsburgh 5-2, 8-5

Quote from: saratoga on Today at 11:03:15 AMWow...
Other than all that, how did you enjoy the play Mrs. Lincoln? 

Great comeback for Rochester but certainly appears Brandeis grabbed defeat from the jaws of victory.

True that. I guess, though, that the Brandeis home victory over the Emory women on Friday will still be a highlight of the season.  Not only was it a victory over a top 25 team and a victory over a top 50 Massey ranked team, it also snapped a 14 game losing streak to the Eagles.  I certainly wasn't expecting the Brandeis women to end up getting Top 25 votes anytime this season either-- that was a bonus.   I should be grateful as a fan for what I did get this weekend.   

For now, I am looking forward to seeing if the NYU women break WashU's 81 game consecutive winning streak, and if so, if NYU become the first DIII women's basketball team to break John Wooden's UCLA men's basketball 88 game consecutive winning streak.  In my Brandeis student days from 1987 to 1991, 88 was the magic number in college basketball to break.  If that happens, then I will see about the UConn women's basketball winning streaks of 90 and 111. 

Anyway, that was me letting out some steam.  Let's see what happens this weekend.     

I will be watching this weekend's action on FloCollege-- I may watch the NYU at WashU game live on the bedroom Roku TV, and put the Brandeis women at UChicago on the computer. 

Yeah. I don't think there is a D3 soccer equivalent. Indiana is a byproduct of the massive shift in D1 athletics, especially football and basketball, and a fantastic coaching hire. The ingredients required for this kind of rags to riches shift, impossibly fast roster turnover, traditional power becoming irrelevant by dollars, and a coach that learned what Calipari struggled to learn... strong, proven men all over the playing surface are better than outstanding young talented boys.

But without the earthquake of changes to how FBS football works, it doesn't happen like this. I'm not saying Indiana couldn't have improved, I'm saying the lightning shift doesn't happen without the transfer portal, the importance of dollars, and a brilliant coach.

If FBS programs have any sense, the value for proven 20+ year old players should have just blown past the value for flashy 5 star incoming freshman. Honestly, the G5 has become AAA. They should be able to recruit better young players now, but they are going to get picked clean for any of them that actually develop after a year or two.

Quote from: Greek Tragedy on Today at 10:16:04 AMI don't know the timeline, but was Maker available when Amherst hired Sears?

Many people thought it was either going to be Maker or Aaron Toomey, who was of course the best player in Amherst history and was the interim when Dave Hixon went on sabbatical, and eventually retired.

Wow...
Other than all that, how did you enjoy the play Mrs. Lincoln? 

Great comeback for Rochester but certainly appears Brandeis grabbed defeat from the jaws of victory.

Rounds 1-50:  https://www.d3boards.com/index.php?msg=2153340

Round 51
201. Ronk - Sean Seymour - Salve Regina*
202. FCGG - Amar Ndiaye - Lehman*
203. Greek - Zay Brown - Monmouth*
204. NCF - Miles Hettinger - UW-Platteville

Round 52
205. NCF - Jackson Niego - Illinois Wesleyan
206. Greek - Liam Joyce - Randolph-Macon
207. FCGG - Zion Watt - Tufts
208. Ronk - Ricardo Dixon - Lehman*

Round 53
209. Ronk - Luke Ellspermann - Wabash*
210. FCGG - Logan Baumgartner - UW-Stevens Point*
211. Greek - Jude Huseby - Hood*
212. NCF - Soren Richardson - Wheaton, Il*

Round 54
213. NCF - AJ Johnson - Carthage
214. Greek - Tate Landis - York (Pa)
215. FCGG - Googie Seidman - Catholic
216. Ronk - Jernard Sykes II - Webster*

Round 55
217. Ronk - Will Stuckey - St Norbert
218. FCGG - Oscar Edelman - Wesleyan
219. Greek - Gavin Sarvis - Loras*
220. NCF - Spencer Hall- Emory

Round 56
221. NCF - Miles Primas - Montclair State
222. Greek - Deacon Judd - Oswego St*
223. FCGG - Ethan Ward - Chris Newport
224. Ronk - Jamison Lynam - Arcadia*

Round 57
225. Ronk - Nas Johnson - Arcadia*
226. FCGG - Marcus Morgan - Roanoke
227. Greek - Shea Fitzgerald - Vassar*
228. NCF - Eli Wolff - Gustavus Adolphus

Round 58
229. NCF - JJ Semanko - Augsburg*
230. Greek - Jaylen Savage - Nazareth*
231. FCGG - Thomas Ferdinando - Babson*
232. Ronk - Jack McMullen - Salve Regina*

Round 59
233. Ronk - Josh Parks - Arcadia*
234. FCGG - Caden Bateman - Whitworth*
235. Greek - Phil Dotson - Rhodes*
236. NCF - Josh Whack - Wabash*

Round 60
237. NCF - Colton Stowers - Wabash*
238. Greek - Cam Brown - Redlands
239. FCGG - Yogi Oliff - Wash U
240. Ronk - Ryan Cassels - Montclair St

Round 61
241. Ronk - Ahmad Robertson - Montclair St
242. FCGG - Kentrell Evans - Farmingdale St*
243. Greek - James Frye - C-M-S
244. NCF - Kunga Tsering - Montclair St.

Round 62
245. NCF - Cam Weekly - Mount Union*
246. Greek - Zach Fenn Trinity (TX)*
247. FCGG
248. Ronk

Round 63
249. Ronk
250. FCGG
251. Greek
252. NCF

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Quote from: Patrick Coleman on Yesterday at 04:36:48 PMIn instances like this, there's probably an interview with the university president and key trustees. Since that hire is a promotion from within, though, that makes it interesting.

I like to think of AD Brian Polian asking an interview question, then scurrying around to the other side of the desk and responding as Coach Brian Polian, for an hour or so. 

Wearing at Tuxedo like in Stepbrothers.

well of course, I mean JCU is a member of the ultra-fancy NCAC now

But what stands out about IU is that they have been historically bad in a highly visible conference. I grew up in Ann Arbor. IU and Northwestern were, by far, the two most booked teams for homecoming games.

It's not just that they had a few down years and crawled back out of the muck. The last time this team won 9 games was in the 60s. Vanderbilt is the only other team in the ballpark, in terms of historically bad.

It's a great topic, but I don't think you're going to find a like-for-like in any sport. The closest thing I think of in the NFL is a hypothetical where the Jets somehow go from - whatever that is -- to winning a Super Bowl.

Leicester City doesn't really work and I don't feel like typing out why.

Miracle on Ice in 80 has a very close vibe, in that the US was getting absolutely wrecked in its exhibition games leading into the Olympics. And the US hadn't won gold for 20 years... And they hadn't been particularly competitive since that win on the international stage.

But looking at the D3 champions, as you've already done... You'd need something like a bottom dwelling NESCAC, NJAC, Centennial or UAA team to come out of nowhere to becomes a national contender/champion and we just haven't seen that. (Unless I'm missing something.)

When I look at teams like Bethany, E-town and San Diego... I don't have time to dig into their history, but I highly doubt they were rags-to-riches stories.

Rounds 1-50:  https://www.d3boards.com/index.php?msg=2153340

Round 51
201. Ronk - Sean Seymour - Salve Regina*
202. FCGG - Amar Ndiaye - Lehman*
203. Greek - Zay Brown - Monmouth*
204. NCF - Miles Hettinger - UW-Platteville

Round 52
205. NCF - Jackson Niego - Illinois Wesleyan
206. Greek - Liam Joyce - Randolph-Macon
207. FCGG - Zion Watt - Tufts
208. Ronk - Ricardo Dixon - Lehman*

Round 53
209. Ronk - Luke Ellspermann - Wabash*
210. FCGG - Logan Baumgartner - UW-Stevens Point*
211. Greek - Jude Huseby - Hood*
212. NCF - Soren Richardson - Wheaton, Il*

Round 54
213. NCF - AJ Johnson - Carthage
214. Greek - Tate Landis - York (Pa)
215. FCGG - Googie Seidman - Catholic
216. Ronk - Jernard Sykes II - Webster*

Round 55
217. Ronk - Will Stuckey - St Norbert
218. FCGG - Oscar Edelman - Wesleyan
219. Greek - Gavin Sarvis - Loras*
220. NCF - Spencer Hall- Emory

Round 56
221. NCF - Miles Primas - Montclair State
222. Greek - Deacon Judd - Oswego St*
223. FCGG - Ethan Ward - Chris Newport
224. Ronk - Jamison Lynam - Arcadia*

Round 57
225. Ronk - Nas Johnson - Arcadia*
226. FCGG - Marcus Morgan - Roanoke
227. Greek - Shea Fitzgerald - Vassar*
228. NCF - Eli Wolff - Gustavus Adolphus

Round 58
229. NCF - JJ Semanko - Augsburg*
230. Greek - Jaylen Savage - Nazareth*
231. FCGG - Thomas Ferdinando - Babson*
232. Ronk - Jack McMullen - Salve Regina*

Round 59
233. Ronk - Josh Parks - Arcadia*
234. FCGG - Caden Bateman - Whitworth*
235. Greek - Phil Dotson - Rhodes*
236. NCF - Josh Whack - Wabash*

Round 60
237. NCF - Colton Stowers - Wabash*
238. Greek - Cam Brown - Redlands
239. FCGG - Yogi Oliff - Wash U
240. Ronk - Ryan Cassels - Montclair St

Round 61
241. Ronk - Ahmad Robertson - Montclair St
242. FCGG - Kentrell Evans - Farmingdale St*
243. Greek - James Frye - C-M-S
244. NCF - Kunga Tsering - Montclair St.

Round 62
245. NCF - Cam Weekly - Mount Union
246. Greek
247. FCGG
248. Ronk

Round 63
249. Ronk
250. FCGG
251. Greek
252. NCF