Daily Archives: March 7, 2008

Franklin vs. Centre

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Due to technical problems that randomly have put a stop to my broadcast… I will try and give you updates through this until we can solved the problem.

At the half – Centre 34, Franklin 27

Franklin and Centre have been trading shot after shot from inside and outside. The gym is packed with mostly Centre fans, but it isn’t affecting Franklin who is playing very well. I will get you stats as soon as I can, but both teams are playing very well. It is a complete opposite of the first game which Heidelberg controlled from the five minute point on.

Centre keeps hitting three point shots – including one at the end of the half – that seem like daggers, but Franklin keeps answering.

Will bring you the stats as soon as I can!

It’s Madness I Tell You (Friday Games)

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I pride myself in being objective, but yesterday, I just couldn’t help myself.

I was broadcasting Coast Guard-Trinity from high atop courtside, and in the excitement of the moment, during one timeout, I started bopping up and down, like a jumping bean. My broadcast partner (a Coast Guard lieutenant) teased me about it, as did the columnist for one of the local papers, but I didn’t really care.

If you’re a fan, that’s what today is all about. If you’re going to a game, enjoy the madness. If you’re following one of the games today at home, you can do it too (so what if you’ll look a little silly).

I’m in charge of the scoreboard today, and I’ll be trying to file reports here from time to time, while prepping for my next game. If you wanna chime in on what you see or hear, feel free to do so here.

On the Road: Danville, KY

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Well, every March, many of us at D3hoops.com hit the road (and sometimes the air) to bring you as many games from as many places during the NCAA Tournaments as possible.

Tonight, I am sitting in a hotel on the outskirts of Morgantown, WV, having already traveled a little over three hours from Baltimore. Tomorrow, I will spend another six or so hours on the road as I make my way to Danville, KY and Centre College.

I am truly looking forward to seeing this “pod” of games at Centre. I haven’t seen any of these teams/schools during a basketball season and I will admit I kind of “volunteered” to Pat that I would make the trip (not realizing at the time it would take more than 9 hours to drive).

I am certainly familiar with most of the teams. Ohio Wesleyan was actually a school I was very seriously considering for my collegiate education (along with Wooster and Roanoke; how I got to Goucher is another, very different story). I still remember the passion many students had for the Battling Bishops, and I am sure they will be well represented this weekend. Though, in my preperation for these games, I noticed the Bishops don’t seem to do as well away from the home gym. I will interested to see if they are ready for the game Friday night against Heidelberg.

Heidelberg may have won their first OAC title, this season, but we have been talking about the team for most of the season on Hoopsville. The team has quietly been playing what seems to be very good basketball in the Great Lakes. I am looking forward to seeing if this team is for real!

Franklin ruined Defiance’s hopes of playing post-season basketball with an 11-point come-from-behind victory in the HCAC title game. Outside of that, Franklin hasn’t been a team many have been talking about. Most of the talk in the HCAC has been about Defiance – who ended up stumbling to finish the season losing two or their final three.

And Centre has certainly had the most interesting trip of the season. Losing the opener to Rust (which finding a score for normally is very difficult) and then not losing again until the SCAC title game against Millsaps. Along the way, Centre has struggled to not get down in games and has had to use late runs to win games. Millsaps should know, they had a huge lead earlier this season at Centre, only to see it disappear and lose the game in OT. Then, Millsaps has another huge lead in the SCAC title game, only to see Centre make another late run – luckily for Millsaps, the clock ran out before the lead did!

So… what in the world should I expect? I’m not going to expect anything. I can’t wait to just sit down and see what will probably be three great games of basketball. If you are in Danville this weekend, make sure you say hi! If not, enjoy the broadcasts and the blog!