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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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Epilogue, The Ninth: Only Love Can Break Your Heart

Memories

So We Meet Again

Rte. 139 - End of the Line

Hanging On

A Championship in Pictures

This Time of Year

Dotson Leads Ducks to the Sweet Sixteen

Grizzlies Overwhelmed by Orangemen

Empire

Challenge 11: Final Four Memories

By George, UConn is Dead

Butler and Us

Donning the Black and Gold

Challenge 10: Tourney Memories

The Madness of the Horizon League

The Rare Ivy League Conference Tournament

MAC Madness

Anything Can Happen in the MAAC

Challenge 9: Shock The Neighborhood

A Youthful Surprise

From Worst to First

Peers and Seers

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S9 March 9, 2013 The best laid schemes o' mice an' men/ Gang aft a-gley, [often go awry] - To a Mouse, Robert BurnsSometimes you have to change your needs and trust in someone else. Over the last few months, I've been in a transitional period during which I truly learned the personal impact of inaction and inert...
S9 January 5, 2013 "Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends. You are constantly off balance. Nothing is yours except the essential things - air, sleep, dreams, the sea, the sky - all things tending towards the eternal or what w...
S9 December 26, 2012 Though the other offerings for this challenge have been mostly festive, the following is a more sober story that stemmed from my visit to the Bay Area in early December. Hopefully the visual aids can provide some of the festive mood the words lack.Out of the songs popular this time of year, "T...
S9 December 8, 2012 Game #9-138: California-Davis Aggies at Sacramento State HornetsNovember 20, 2012 10:35 pmHornets NestBBState Stats/Recap College basketball has plenty of classic rivalries based on proximity like the Battle of the Boulevard. Sac State and UC Davis are separated by the Yolo Causeway, which serves mo...
S9 November 25, 2012 Photo via biggreenalertblog.blogspot.comThis site started as his story, became about all of us and each of us but now has become about our teamwork.Here are some of the things we have learned (thanks to the authors and photographers):Come the First of November, everyone is eligible for a titleIt's ...
S9 November 20, 2012 Game #9-058: Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners at Sacramento State HornetsNovember 14, 2012 10:05 pmHornets NestBBState Stats/Recap "Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste."- Ben FranklinLife without a conference is not always easy. Since moving above the Black Line before the 200...
S9 November 15, 2012 In every recap, all of us and each of us try to capture an experience that might not receive much attention outside the city limits. Some of us are or were lucky to cover those experiences on behalf of our alma maters. Joe Davis, the men's basketball beat reporter for the State Hornet, Sac Sta...
S8 April 2, 2012 Game #8-559: Loyola Marymount Lions at Portland PilotsFebruary 9, 2012 11:00 pmChiles CenterBBState Stats/RecapAfter the last few games, I had become disillusioned with the student section's lack of effort. the LMU game came to a head. Even though it was a Thursday night, one should not be leaving a...
S8 April 2, 2012 Game #8-533: Brigham Young Cougars at Portland PilotsFebruary 4, 2012 10:00 pmChiles CenterBBState Stats/RecapEven after the disappointing turnout before the Gonzaga game, I thought BYU would actually get a large turnout, even if the lone dance of the semester overlapped with the second half. Since ...
S8 April 2, 2012 Game #8-465: Gonzaga Bulldogs at Portland PilotsJanuary 26, 2012 11:00 pmChiles CenterBBState Stats/RecapSorry for the cliche to start, but a lot can change over the course of a year. Last year, I showed up several hours before the Gonzaga game only to discover a senior had blown off his c...
S8 April 2, 2012 Game #8-438: San Francisco Dons at Portland PilotsJanuary 21, 2012 4:30 pmChiles CenterBBState Stats/RecapAuthor’s note: This is part three of the Nothing Technical About It Recaps based off “Love TKO” by Teddy Pendergrass detailing three Portland games within a 9-day period. Part 1 (UP@USF), Part 2...
S8 April 2, 2012 Game #8-422: San Diego Toreros at Portland PilotsJanuary 19, 2012 11:00 pmChiles CenterBBState Stats/RecapSometimes you just have to take time to get away from it all, but after a while, the novelty of travel fades and you need to return home.After the Ohio game, I became a little restless...
S8 April 2, 2012 Game #8-802: Eastern Washington Eagles at Portland State VikingsFebruary 25, 2012 10:05 pmRose GardenBBState Stats/RecapAuthor’s Note: For the sake of the deadline, I am prioritizing the only game I attended in person. Other stories you might be able to read include a tribute to LMU’s radio-pla...
S8 January 20, 2012 Game #8-415: Idaho State Bengals at Sacramento State HornetsJanuary 14, 2012 10:05 pmHornets NestBBState Stats/RecapLooking at potential games to attend over my winter break, I crafted a few itineraries: one kept me local for economic reasons, another would take me to Moraga, a third to San Francisc...
S8 January 17, 2012 Game #8-407: Portland Pilots at San Francisco DonsJanuary 12, 2012 10:00 pmMemorial GymnasiumBBState Stats/RecapI had waited for this day for weeks: I was finally going to see a road game for my school. After making the 100-mile trip, 77 as the crow flies, I came into the city by the bay. As fun as ...
S8 January 11, 2012 Game #8-375: Northern Colorado Bears at Sacramento State HornetsJanuary 7, 2012 10:05 pmHornets NestBBState Stats/RecapBefore leaving for the Hornet's Nest, I was able to enjoy a home cooked dinner with the family, one of the last few since classes resume for me next week. The night's offering: meat...
S8 January 8, 2012 Game #8-363: California-Riverside Highlanders at California-Davis AggiesJanuary 5, 2012 10:00 pmActivites & Recreation CenterBBState Stats/RecapSincere apologies to the estate of Ernest Lawrence Thayer and people who appreciate proper meter and rhymes: The outlook seemed poor for the Aggies that nig...
S8 January 1, 2012 Game #8-320: Fresno State Bulldogs at Pacific TigersDecember 29, 2011 10:30 pmA.C. Spanos CenterBBState Stats/RecapLike Kevin Danna mentioned in his Sac State writeup, there are a small number of schools within driving distance in Northern California. One of these is the University of the Pacific.I ...
S8 December 24, 2011 Game #8-277: North Dakota Fighting Sioux at Sacramento State HornetsDecember 18, 2011 8:05 pmHornets NestBBState Stats/RecapAs noted from my previous reports, I am currently a student at the University of Portland. Before I invested in Portland, I made an emotional investment with the school 15 mile...
S8 December 19, 2011 Game #8-254: Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners at Portland State VikingsDecember 15, 2011 10:05 pmRose GardenBBState Stats/Recap"Certain rhythms just have certain moods." - Dennis Brown Still possessing nervous energy after my last final, I hopped on the 44 bus to make the short journey to the Portl...
S8 December 12, 2011 Game #8-229: Ohio Bobcats at Portland PilotsDecember 10, 2011 10:00 pmChiles CenterBBState Stats/Recap“Our frustration is greater when we have much and want more than when we have nothing and want some. We are less dissatisfied when we lack many things than when we seem to lack but one thing.”- Eric...
S8 November 21, 2011 Game #8-083: Washington State Cougars at Portland PilotsNovember 20, 2011 10:00 pmChiles CenterBBState Stats/RecapA school of roughly 3,000 undergrads (larger than recent Sweet 16 darling St. Mary's), Portland allows students like myself to interact with athletes in three different ways: in the clas...
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