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Lander 67, Charleston Southern 59 (story) - To get beat by a Division II team, you usually have to go to Alaska or Hawaii. But this game marked just the third time this season that a true D2 has beaten a D1 - and the first time it's happened at the big school's house. Charleston Southern has traditionally served as the roll of TP next to the Big South's commode, but the Lander Bearcats cemented an eternal place in Peach Belt Conference lore next to defending D2 national champs Kennesaw State by notching the league's first-ever win over a top-level opponent. And what lore it is. Gimme a straight G, boys.
Well sit right back and I'll tell ya kids
'Bout the mighty 'Cats o' Lander,
They came out' the woods o' Caroline
One cold night in December.

Yea, the Cats went in to Charleston town
And they dinnt show no fear!
Two hundred folks they gathered 'round
Watched 'em fight the Buccaneers.

[CHORUS]
O Mighty Lander Bearcats!
Bringin' glory to the Peach Belt!
Gonna beat those big ole' D1 boys,
And do their mommas proud!

Well the first half it was quite a fight
Mighty Lander was prevalin'.
The Bucs they done missed sixteen shots,
And the coach he was a flailin':

"What the hell's the matter with you boys?
These 'Cats are from D2!
We'll never let 'em beat us here,
That rag-tag dirty crew!"

So the Buccaneers they battled back
To show they were not done...
But when the dust had settled there,
The mighty 'Cats had won!
Yes, Lander they done won!

[CHORUS]
O Mighty Lander Bearcats!
Bringin' glory to the Peach Belt!
They beat those big ole' D1 boys,
And done their mommas proud!

Followers of the Patriot League must have been a bit nonplussed when it was announced that the 2005 conference tournament will not be held at the Show Place Arena in Maryland, but at the dreaded "campus sites" instead. I'll say this - the Show Place always evoked some type of visceral reaction in its basketball visitors. Now it's being used as a venue for the local ABA team, a league that is about as "authentic" and "old-school" as a remake of The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh starring Kobe Bryant with Jason Williams as Set Shot. Here is a blog entry that goes into great detail (with great pictures!) about a recent game there. PL fans, get ready to be set adrift on memory bliss.

Jeff Shelman (for whom I have a new and improved appreciation) corrected me that the true losers in the Big Sky conference's decision to admit only Northern Colorado were, in fact, North Dakota State and South Dakota State - two still-homeless schools that will achieve D1 status in 2008. At least UND has that great hockey team that's better shorthanded than they are at full-strength. Here is his detailed story on the two athletic departments' growing pains, and two sidebars as well.

Boston University beat once-mighty Michigan the other night, but according to Detroit Free Press columnist Michael Rosenberg, it was the Wolverines who almost pulled the upset. According to the always-mighty Big Ten Wonk, BU is now the honorary 12th member of the Big Ten.

A number of pundits have weighed in on the new College Basketball Partnership that was announced to great fanfare in New York City yesterday, but it's tough to figure what this is all about. This article from the Dallas Morning News seems to offer the most concise and to-the-point explanation available.

The panel wants to act as an advocacy group that addresses issues facing men's college basketball. There could be some parallels to the women's game, but [NCAA president Myles] Brand said the panel will focus primarily on men's issues.

Um, yeah, hi, Myles. Remember me? I went to Oregon back when you were school president there. Myles, after my team loses a big game I don't feel so sexy. I need a solution that will give me a fuller, more satisfying, long-lasting intimate experience no matter what the score is. Can you help me?

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