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Having recently completed its 9th season, The Mid-Majority is a community chronicle of the smaller Division I college basketball conferences. Last year, the theme was Team. Six groups of five (plus a fantasy mid-major player) were engaged in friendly Amazing Race-style competition, criss-crossing Hoops Nation to provide awesome college basketball content. Season X (2013-14) will be our final one.

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S8 March 28, 2012 Game #8-793: Massachusetts Minutemen vs. Stanford CardinalMarch 27, 2012 8:00 pmNew York City, NYBBState Stats/RecapLast week I was at the DAC to see UMass face Drexel in the NIT Quarterfinals. With about 16 minutes left in the game and the Dragons up 17, it seemed pretty certain there would be a li...
S8 March 15, 2012 Game #8-758: George Mason Patriots vs. Virginia Commonwealth RamsMarch 4, 2012 4:30 pmRichmond, VABBState Stats/RecapThe George Mason-VCU semifinal was the 56th Division I game I had covered live this season. It perhaps might be the most memorable one from start to finish. I can probably say beyond ...
S8 March 13, 2012 Game #8-754: Old Dominion Monarchs vs. Drexel DragonsMarch 4, 2012 2:00 pmRichmond, VABBState Stats/Recap   When Drexel stepped on the Richmond Coliseum court to face Old Dominion right before tipoff of the first CAA Semifinal, the Drexel Band played the theme from "Rocky". Though they were the...
S8 March 11, 2012 Game #8-740: Delaware Blue Hens vs. Old Dominion MonarchsMarch 3, 2012 2:30 pmRichmond, VABBState Stats/RecapIn November 2010, I wrote an article for my College Hardwood web site on Old Dominion called "The Ground and Pound of College Basketball". In that article, I talked about how Coach Blaine Tay...
S8 March 10, 2012 Game #8-735: North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawks vs. Drexel DragonsMarch 3, 2012 12:00 pmRichmond, VABBState Stats/RecapIf you follow the CAA, what's the one thing that comes to mind when you think of Drexel? Well you might consider "physical," considering the type of style the Dragons play. You migh...
S8 March 8, 2012 Game #8-719: William & Mary Tribe vs. Northeastern HuskiesMarch 2, 2012 6:00 pmRichmond, VABBState Stats/RecapIn the First Round of the CAA Tournament, often you get games that are not aesthically pleasing and are often downright rockfights. Such was the case in the first game of the Friday evening ...
S8 March 5, 2012 Game #8-700: Towson Tigers vs. Delaware Blue HensMarch 2, 2012 2:30 pmRichmond, VABBState Stats/Recap In the second game of the afternoon session of the CAA Tournament, Delaware took on Towson. The game seemed like a foregone conclusion as the Tigers had one win all season. But they had played the B...
S8 March 5, 2012 Game #8-699: Northeastern Huskies vs. Virginia Commonwealth RamsMarch 3, 2012 6:00 pmRichmond, VABBState Stats/Recap Coach Bill Coen had a huge task before him on Saturday evening. His Northeastern team was playing VCU in the Richmond Coliseum in a "neutral" site game. But as most people who follow ...
S8 March 4, 2012 Game #8-688: Georgia State Panthers vs. George Mason PatriotsMarch 3, 2012 8:30 pmRichmond, VABBState Stats/RecapIn the last game of the first round on Friday night, Georgia State absolutely hammered Hofstra in the largest margin of victory ever in the CAA Tournament. Having witnessed the carnage in...
S8 March 4, 2012 Game #8-687: North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawks vs. James Madison DukesMarch 2, 2012 12:00 pmRichmond, VABBState Stats/RecapWhen you have been driving for five and half hours since 2:00 AM, and you only had a few hours of sleep before that, you wonder how you will stay awake for basically eight plus...
S8 March 3, 2012 Game #8-672: Hofstra Pride vs. Georgia State PanthersMarch 2, 2012 8:30 pmRichmond, VABBState Stats/RecapI always love this time of year. March Madness has been embedded in my soul for easily over 25 years. My favorite part of March Madness is going to a conference tournament. In my younger college ...
S8 February 29, 2012 Game #8-645: Saint Peter`s Peacocks at Iona GaelsFebruary 26, 2012 5:00 pmHynes CenterBBState Stats/RecapAfter we watched Stony Brook win the America East Regular Season Championship, my older son Matthew and I exited Pritchard Gym while the players were still hoisting the America East Regular Seaso...
S8 February 27, 2012 Game #8-635: La Salle Explorers at Fordham RamsFebruary 25, 2012 1:00 pmRose Hill GymBBState Stats/RecapAs Day Three of our Four Day Weekend of Hoops started, my older son Matthew and I took the familiar trip over the Whitestone Bridge to the Hutch to Pelham Parkway to head to the campus of Fordham....
S8 February 27, 2012 Game #8-632: Maine Black Bears at Stony Brook SeawolvesFebruary 26, 2012 12:00 pmUSB Sports ComplexBBState Stats/RecapDay Four of our four day weekend of hoops concluded on Sunday with a tripleheader. First, it was Maine vs. Stony Brook, then a St. Peter's - Iona double feature; the women's game fol...
S8 February 26, 2012 Game #8-627: North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawks at Hofstra PrideFebruary 25, 2012 4:00 pmMack Sports ComplexBBState Stats/RecapSenior starters Mike Moore, Nathaniel Lester and Dwan McMillan were all given a special ceremony by Hofstra University before their last home game as members of the Pride. A...
S8 February 25, 2012 Game #8-619: Fairfield Stags at Iona GaelsFebruary 24, 2012 9:00 pmHynes CenterBBState Stats/RecapLast night was the second day of my four day weekend of hoops. Thursday night, I was at St Joseph's in Patchogue where unfortunately the number one seeded Eagles were shot down by the Purchase Panthers ...
S8 February 20, 2012 Game #8-590: Siena Saints at Hofstra PrideFebruary 18, 2012 4:00 pmMack Sports ComplexBBState Stats/RecapOver the past several years, I have been a supporter of the BracketBuster series. Yes, it's been mostly a marketing tool for the World Wide Leader to say that they give the mid-major teams a need...
S8 February 15, 2012 Game #8-570: Delaware Blue Hens at Hofstra PrideFebruary 14, 2012 7:00 pmMack Sports ComplexBBState Stats/RecapWhen you think of Valentine's Day, you don't think about spending it at a basketball game. But when your six year old son would be despondent if he couldn't go to a Hofstra game, you adjust...
S8 February 13, 2012 Game #8-565: Marist Red Foxes at Iona GaelsFebruary 12, 2012 7:00 pmHynes CenterBBState Stats/RecapFriday night, Iona traveled down to Maryland to play Loyola. The Greyhounds went out to a 25 point second half lead before the Gaels rallied to cut it to four. But time ran out on Iona and Loyola Maryl...
S8 February 12, 2012 Game #8-549: Hofstra Pride at Drexel DragonsFebruary 11, 2012 4:00 pmDaskalakis Athletic CenterBBState Stats/RecapLife is like a group of weather forecasters. You never know what you're going to get and apparently neither do they. Based on the forecasts that I heard on Friday, travel to Philadelphia...
S8 February 10, 2012 Game #8-540: Maryland-Baltimore County Retrievers at Stony Brook SeawolvesFebruary 9, 2012 7:00 pmUSB Sports ComplexBBState Stats/RecapSeventeen years ago, Wolfie made his debut as the mascot of the Stony Brook Seawolves. Seventeen years ago, Stony Brook wasn't even a Division I basketball team. The...
S8 February 6, 2012 Game #8-511: Iona Gaels at Manhattan JaspersFebruary 4, 2012 7:00 pmDraddy GymnasiumBBState Stats/RecapAfter watching Hofstra suffer another tough loss at the hands of Georgia State, Matthew and I bid adieu to Tieff, who couldn't make our last part of the Hofstra influenced tripleheader. My six year...
S8 February 5, 2012 Game #8-514: Georgia State Panthers at Hofstra PrideFebruary 4, 2012 4:00 pmMack Sports ComplexBBState Stats/RecapWhen the CAA Tournament is over and I look back on this Hofstra season, I will remember all the incredibly close games that ended in losses; the last second losses to Florida Atlantic, J...
S8 February 5, 2012 Game #8-509: Charlotte 49ers at Fordham RamsFebruary 4, 2012 1:00 pmRose Hill GymBBState Stats/RecapI wanted to do something crazy for the 800 Games Project. An opportunity arose a few weeks ago to be able to see three games in one day: Charlotte vs. Fordham, Georgia State vs. Hofstra and Iona vs. M...
S8 February 2, 2012 Game #8-495: Towson Tigers at Hofstra PrideFebruary 1, 2012 7:00 pmMack Sports ComplexBBState Stats/RecapWhen Towson defeated UNCW last Saturday, the Tigers ended their NCAA record 41-game losing streak. With the win, Towson entered a tie for eleventh place in the CAA with Hofstra. The Pride had jus...
S8 January 26, 2012 Game #8-457: George Mason Patriots at Hofstra PrideJanuary 25, 2012 7:00 pmMack Sports ComplexBBState Stats/RecapComing into last night's game, in six of their eight conference losses, Hofstra has lost by a total of twenty five points. It's never been a question of heart. The Pride have played hard ...
S8 January 22, 2012 Game #8-435: Long Island Blackbirds at Wagner SeahawksJanuary 21, 2012 7:00 pmSpiro Sports CenterBBState Stats/RecapThe Northeast Conference, otherwise known as the NEC, started as the ECAC - Metro conference in 1981. As the NEC website notes, originally the conference's goal was "to create a compet...
S8 January 22, 2012 Game #8-433: Rider Broncs at Iona GaelsJanuary 20, 2012 10:00 pmHynes CenterBBState Stats/RecapA couple of days ago, when I went on Iona's web site and saw the game time for last night's home game was 10:00 P.M., I did a double take. But when you are dealing with the wonderful people in Bristol, Con...
S8 January 19, 2012 Game #8-412: Drexel Dragons at Hofstra PrideJanuary 18, 2012 7:00 pmMack Sports ComplexBBState Stats/RecapThere are few certainties in life: death, taxes and a Drexel-Hofstra rockfight. I really don't know how to describe this rivalry otherwise. The games are tough, physical and almost always closel...
S8 January 17, 2012 Game #8-405: New Hampshire Wildcats at Stony Brook SeawolvesJanuary 16, 2012 5:00 pmUSB Sports ComplexBBState Stats/RecapOften one of the key ingredients to a team's successful season is the ability to win at home. Seven times this season, Stony Brook has hosted a game in Pritchard Gym and seven tim...
S8 January 16, 2012 Game #8-399: Loyola (Md.) Greyhounds at Iona GaelsJanuary 15, 2012 3:30 pmHynes CenterBBState Stats/RecapThe Hynes Center hosted a doubleheader on Sunday. The women's game was first at 1:00 P.M., followed by the men's game at 3:30 P.M.. Both conference games were important. The women's game between ...
S8 January 15, 2012 Game #8-396: Virginia Commonwealth Rams at Delaware Blue HensJanuary 14, 2012 4:00 pmBob Carpenter CenterBBState Stats/RecapOver the years, I have been fortunate to go to many college basketball venues. Some, such as Webster Arena in Bridgeport, Conn., aren't conducive to college basketball games, e...
S8 January 14, 2012 Game #8-390: Loyola (Md.) Greyhounds at Fairfield StagsJanuary 13, 2012 9:00 pmArena at Harbor YardBBState Stats/RecapA few days ago I was looking at the empty Friday the 13th on my calendar. I said to myself there has to be a Division I game that I can attend that evening. Then I looked at ESPN's e...
S8 January 13, 2012 Game #8-380: Manhattan Jaspers at Iona GaelsJanuary 12, 2012 7:00 pmHynes CenterBBState Stats/RecapEntering last night's game with Manhattan, Iona had been on a serious roll since their loss at Hofstra at the end of December. The Gaels won three straight conference games by a combined total of 72 po...
S8 January 12, 2012 Game #8-379: Northeastern Huskies at Hofstra PrideJanuary 11, 2012 7:00 pmHofstra ArenaBBState Stats/RecapOver the years, I can tell you there is luck involved in college basketball. I have seen several miracle half court shots go in. Many times have I seen a buzzer beater to win a game. There are s...
S8 January 9, 2012 Game #8-370: Albany Great Danes at Stony Brook SeawolvesJanuary 8, 2012 2:00 pmUSB Sports ComplexBBState Stats/RecapThe universities in the State of New York school system used to be known with their names starting with SUNY. There was SUNY Stony Brook, SUNY Albany and SUNY Binghamton, to name a few...
S8 January 8, 2012 Game #8-366: Xavier Musketeers at Fordham RamsJanuary 7, 2012 12:00 pmRose Hill GymBBState Stats/RecapI always love going to early afternoon games at Rose Hill Gym. When the sun shines through the windows on the one end of the court, it feels like church to me. And well it should, since Rose Hill is...
S8 January 7, 2012 Game #8-354: Niagara Purple Eagles at Iona GaelsJanuary 6, 2012 9:00 pmHynes CenterBBState Stats/RecapIona spent the entire month of December on the road. The Gaels went 6-2 on their road trip. They went as far west as Denver (an overtime win over the Denver Pioneers), as far north as Burlington (a ...
S8 January 4, 2012 Game #8-343: Siena Saints vs. Iona GaelsJanuary 3, 2012 9:00 pmNew York City, NYBBState Stats/RecapHaving attended many concerts at Madison Square Garden in my lifetime, there is often an opening act before the headliner. The opening act is usually not that good, but the headliner more than makes up...
S8 January 3, 2012 Game #8-335: Virginia Commonwealth Rams at Hofstra PrideJanuary 2, 2012 7:00 pmHofstra ArenaBBState Stats/Recap"You talk about the eye test. This one doesn't pass the laugh test."By now, everyone should know the story of the 2010-11 VCU Rams. Finished fourth in the CAA, lost in the CAA Championship ...
S8 December 31, 2011 Game #8-315: Rider Broncs at Stony Brook SeawolvesDecember 30, 2011 7:00 pmUSB Sports ComplexBBState Stats/RecapLast night was the second game I saw in Pritchard Gym in three days. On Wednesday, Stony Brook gave up a twenty point lead to Cornell but won in overtime 68-59. This time the defensive-min...
S8 December 30, 2011 Game #8-312: Iona Gaels at Hofstra PrideDecember 29, 2011 7:00 pmHofstra ArenaBBState Stats/RecapExactly a year ago, Mo Cassara's Hofstra Pride traveled to New Rochelle, NY to take on Tim Cluess' Iona Gaels. It was the first season for both as head coaches in Division I Basketball. On that night, it...
S8 December 29, 2011 Game #8-303: Cornell Big Red at Stony Brook SeawolvesDecember 28, 2011 7:00 pmUSB Sports ComplexBBState Stats/RecapIf red is your favorite color, then last night's Cornell vs. Stony Brook contest was the game for you. You had the Big Red taking on the Seawolves, whose motto on their tickets is "Get ...
S8 December 23, 2011 Game #8-291: Colgate Red Raiders at Hofstra PrideDecember 22, 2011 7:00 pmHofstra ArenaBBState Stats/RecapSeveral days after their twenty point win over Binghamton, Hofstra was looking to make it two wins in a row against Colgate. The Pride needed to get on a roll going into next week's important ga...
S8 December 18, 2011 Game #8-245: Binghamton Bearcats at Hofstra PrideDecember 17, 2011 4:00 pmHofstra ArenaBBState Stats/RecapWith the eyes of a childYou must come out and seeThat your world's spinning 'roundAnd through life you will beA small partOf a hopeOf a loveThat existsIn the eyes of a child you will see "Eyes o...
S8 December 11, 2011 Game #8-216: Manhattan Jaspers at Hofstra PrideDecember 10, 2011 4:00 pmHofstra ArenaBBState Stats/RecapTwo weeks ago, I was heading home from Kingston, R.I. I had just watched Hofstra beat Cleveland State 63-53 in what basically amounted to a rock fight at the Legends Classic subregional at URI. It...
S8 December 8, 2011 Game #8-201: Fairleigh Dickinson Knights at Stony Brook SeawolvesDecember 7, 2011 7:00 pmUSB Sports ComplexBBState Stats/RecapWatching live college basketball games, something I absolutely love, has been an outlet for me since I really started following Hofstra in the early 2000's. Previously, I had...
S8 December 4, 2011 Game #8-178: James Madison Dukes at Hofstra PrideDecember 3, 2011 4:00 pmHofstra ArenaBBState Stats/RecapSometimes, there are long stretches where one team has another team's number. When Hofstra first joined the CAA in 2001, they lost their first three games in conference with James Madison and had...
S8 November 29, 2011 Game #8-147: Long Island Blackbirds at Iona GaelsNovember 28, 2011 7:00 pmHynes CenterBBState Stats/Recap Yesterday was an exasperating day. I can't get into details, but I was agitated when I got home. Thankfully, salvation was only ninety minutes away, for I had this game between LIU and Iona cir...
S8 November 27, 2011 Game #8-128: Cleveland State Vikings vs. Hofstra PrideNovember 26, 2011 2:30 pmKingston, RIBBState Stats/Recap Yesterday was an absolutely gorgeous day in Rhode Island. The temperature was around sixty degrees as I left my hotel and took the short drive down to Newport. I spent part of the morning ...
S8 November 26, 2011 Game #8-121: Hofstra Pride at Rhode Island RamsNovember 25, 2011 5:00 pmRyan CenterBBState Stats/Recap The last time I was in Rhode Island for a Hofstra basketball game was eight years ago when the Pride traveled to Providence to take on the Friars. How long ago was that? NBA player Ryan Gomes was ...
S8 November 26, 2011 Game #8-120: Cleveland State Vikings vs. Boston University TerriersNovember 25, 2011 2:30 pmKingston, RIBBState Stats/Recap A few months ago, when I first started planning to see four basketball games in two days in Rhode Island, it was supposed to be my first ever road trip with just my older son,...
S8 November 24, 2011 Game #8-109: Saint Joseph`s Hawks at Iona GaelsNovember 23, 2011 7:00 pmHynes CenterBBState Stats/Recap Before last night, the last time I saw an Iona Men's Basketball game was March 30 of this year, when the Hynes Center hosted the championship game of the CIT as Santa Clara played Iona. With the ...
S8 November 23, 2011 Game #8-093: Florida Atlantic Owls at Hofstra PrideNovember 22, 2011 7:00 pmHofstra ArenaBBState Stats/Recap It was a rainy Tuesday night in Hempstead, New York. I guess that was partly the reason for the sparse crowd at the Hofstra Mack Center. The other reason might have been that there were no c...
S8 November 19, 2011 Game #8-064: Saint Francis (NY) Terriers at Hofstra PrideNovember 19, 2011 4:00 pmHofstra ArenaBBState Stats/Recap Hofstra started their season with a convincing win at home over LIU, the defending NEC champions. Then on Wednesday, they traveled to Corvalis, Oregon to play Oregon State. The game wa...
S8 November 12, 2011 Game #8-004: Long Island Blackbirds at Hofstra PrideNovember 11, 2011 7:00 pmHofstra ArenaBBState Stats/RecapWhen I last saw a Long Island University game live, it was the NEC championship game at the Wellness Center in Brooklyn on March 9.  The Blackbirds were hosting the Colonials of Robert M...
S8 November 8, 2011 Game #8-001: William & Mary Tribe at Saint John`s Red StormNovember 7, 2011 7:00 pmCarnesecca ArenaBBState Stats/RecapSometimes, I often don't decide to go to a college basketball game until the last minute.  I wasn't sure if I was going to the William and Mary vs. St John's game last night, wh...
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