McFan

Aren't we in Columbus?

Yes indeed. If not I've been doing a lot of flight and hotel info in the wrong city.

 

 

The tournament as one of the greatest sporting events but having the announcement this close always makes flights $$$$. Especially from a small airport to a small airport.

Yeah, cheapest flight I see is $500 not counting rental car and hotel. Sorry, gotta pass this up.

 

I agree. I'm usually quick to make the trip, but it's really pricey. Not ruling it out. Let's all suck it up and do it!!!

 

I didn't even see close to $500. Considering driving.

The tournament as one of the greatest sporting events but having the announcement this close always makes flights $$$$. Especially from a small airport to a small airport.

When are game times announced.

Three-Pete.

They've been to at least one other Womens Championship game so not sure I'd read into it. But support from the Golubs of any kind would be nice.

What was the ticket announcement last night? I was scooting out the back door and couldn't hear it. It doesn't look like you can order online at this point.

I felt like Brown's T was done to also light a fire, and it definitely worked. On the flip side, when UVM was losing momentum, didn't understand why their coach opted to get T'ed

The UVM coach also got a bad one in Binghamton. I forget specifics but a close game around 3 minutes left as I recall.

And now it is settled. COY.

 

If you were blindly told the following:

 

1. Team was not picked to win the conference, with the preseason #1 being a solid #1 ; and

2. The team's coach had to integrate 9 new players to the "team culture"; and

3. The team was replacing it's starting PG; and

4. The team would lose its best offensive player and, more importantly, the player is a Captain (the "glue guy") for a month in the middle of the season, and frankly...even earlier, from a mental perspective; and

5. The team rattled off 12 conference wins in a row, 13 overall in a row, and lost it's only conference game by 3 points; and

6. Only three of their first 9 conference games were at home; and

7. They've outscored their conference opponents by double digits; and

8. They clinched at least a share of the Conference Championship...

 

...would you not think that Coach did a bang up job, locked in for Coach of the Year?!

 

Clearly just an opinion, there is no question in my mind that Will Brown just sealed the COY award.

Will Brown has built our program from nothing...truly. He may not have gaudy "win" totals, but he's secured a share of the Conference Title (post-season or otherwise, e.g. regular season) in 4 of 14 years. I will take a 3.5 Championship rate any day of the week...a rate that is 2.75 if you don't consider the first three dumpster fire seasons he had with a barely DI squad to coach.

He's averaged, over the past 5 years, 19.4 Wins and 13 Losses. Lot's of schools wish they could sniff those numbers, including one up the Hudson River.

 

I would tend to agree but I'll bet you'd get a valid argument from UVM if they somehow win/tie for the regular season title.

I think he's done a fantastic job this year. As a guy who has had his complaints about WB's style at times I think he's grown as a coach too. Although the quick hook reared it's head a bit last night I would say he's controlled that a bit. He's also let teams push the ball at times (my old argument of if we score we win).

The tourney wins are what held him up the last five years because if we are being honest 19 wins is good but there are a lot of gimmies in this conference every year, especially the last couple. The departure of mid/top teams BU and NE changed things a bit.

But yes my vote for COY.

I am UVM jinx . Watching in person this loss

50-50 w 2:47 left.

Up 13 w/ 3+ left and announcer says we really needed that basket. It kind of ended it but did we really "need" that basket (Sanders 3).

 

Ray Sanders gets really, really lazy at times. It's mind boggling.

Half the team is asleep right now. Sam is having a tough game.

 

He is but at the same time he has 14,11, and 4.

Sorry 18,13, and 4

It's odd how this plays out again and again. Good news is so far the end result has been positive.

Maybe somewhere in between the two styles? I'd like to keep pushing until we are up by 30 and then relax.

 

 

One Bid Wonders story on Greig Stire's nickname: The Barber

Good stuff. I've always thought of him as a version of Blake Metcalf that can hit free throws. I guess he's a version of Blake Metcalf that can hit free throws and give a mean haircut.

 

and he can jump!!!

 

He has more dunks this season than Blake did in his career (no offense to Blake).

Unfortunately the stat sheets seem to be missing a few plays in the last minute and can't resolve this

http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=81994&a=1

 

Baker in for Sanders at 1:20

Sanders in for Baker at :59

 

but at 0:02 Baker makes foul shots, commits a foul, and subs in

 

 

 

My 2 cents. He took him out while UNH was shooting FT's. Assuming for rebounding purposes. Possibly thought they were going to make one and intentionally miss one and wanted the rebounding? I'm not sure if he intended to call a TO (we didn't have one) and put him back in but I would have preferred he was in there for the inbound play after they made the FT.

I'm glad we bit the bullet on that one.

 

Anyone know what Herrion said to Brown at the conclusion of the game. Herrion looked a little animated.

Pretty sure it had to do w/ Herrion shouting instructions as Baker was shooting free throws. Brown said something to him at the time. One of the unwritten rules. Fans can shout but it's a bit bush when the opposing coach shouts instructions in a dead quite gym as the player is about to shoot.

 

 

Tough place to play for sure but we are undefeated when I'm there (1-0) and I'll be there tonight.

Your streak goes to 2-0!

Tough place to play for sure but we are undefeated when I'm there (1-0) and I'll be there tonight.

 

 

ESPN 3 is a wireless stream to computer with a lot of choices of what to watch. You have to have ESPN on tv to get the stream.

Got it thanks. I'd been watching on the iPad but on my guide for TW it showed as scheduled on channel 399 so I got a little excited. A little easier to watch the big screen while running on a treadmill.

If you have a roku, apple tv or your tv has app you can watch it through the watch espn app on the tv big screen.

 

I think I can on the TV, now to figure it out. I don't get the most out of my devices.

ESPN 3 is a wireless stream to computer with a lot of choices of what to watch. You have to have ESPN on tv to get the stream.

Got it thanks. I'd been watching on the iPad but on my guide for TW it showed as scheduled on channel 399 so I got a little excited. A little easier to watch the big screen while running on a treadmill.

Do you I know TW Chanel? Says 399 but nothing there, just radio.

I thought this was to be on TV?