The Mid-Majority : Season 9: We Are, Together.

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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1. An International Experience by Bob Fisch

S9 March 20, 2013 One of the great things about living in our nation's capital is that it allows you meet from all over the world. It seems like no one that lives here was born and raised here, and it makes for some interesting discussions. I've met people from China, Taiwan, France England, and Turkey while living h... [more]

2. Settling for the Three and Coming Up Short by Craig Hanford

S9 March 17, 2013 The final opening round game of the A-10 tournament featured #6 seed Massachusetts and #11 seed George Washington. While fatigue was starting to set in by this point, I was interested to see a matchup of teams that I'd not previously seen in person. Much like the Richmond-Charlotte game to begin... [more]

3. For Old Time's Sake by Raymond Curren

S9 March 16, 2013 "The past is never dead. It's not even past."- William FaulknerBROOKLYN, N.Y. - I was somewhat surprised to see George Washington with the biggest student section of the four at the evening session of the first round on Thursday, especially because I had seen Saint Joseph's at the Palestra a couple... [more]

4. Same As It Ever Was by Mike Miller

S8 March 8, 2012 Game #8-716: George Washington Colonials at Dayton FlyersMarch 6, 2012 7:00 pmAtlantic City, NJBBState Stats/RecapYou may ask yourself, how did we get here? Well, the results of Saturday’s George Washington-Dayton game, along with other results around the Atlantic 10 Saturday, led to the exact same ... [more]

5. Behind the lens (George Washington at Fordham) by John Templon

S8 January 28, 2012 Game #8-472: George Washington Colonials at Fordham RamsJanuary 28, 2012 1:00 pmRose Hill GymBBState Stats/RecapNowadays when I attend a college basketball game it's usually with a seat on press row. At arenas like Rose Hill, Draddy, Levien and Hynes the seats are typically great, even for writers l... [more]

6. Charlotte at George Washington 1/21/2012 by Bob Fisch

S8 January 22, 2012 Game #8-437: Charlotte 49ers at George Washington ColonialsJanuary 21, 2012 7:00 pmCharles E. Smith CenterBBState Stats/RecapLast night, I headed to the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington to watch the George Washington Colonials take on the Charlotte 49ers. Upon entering the Charles E. Smith Ce... [more]

7. Line-Drawing by Jennifer Ahearn

S8 January 7, 2012 Game #8-355: UAB Blazers at George Washington ColonialsDecember 28, 2011 7:00 pmCharles E. Smith CenterBBState Stats/RecapAs part of my (self-imposed) duties as custodian of the @800gp Twitter feed, I occasionally search some of the common terms that TMM readers out there might be using in tweets. O... [more]

8. A Midwesterner in the East Coast`s Court by Dwight Strayer

S8 January 6, 2012 Game #8-347: Delaware State Hornets at George Washington ColonialsDecember 31, 2011 3:00 pmCharles E. Smith CenterBBState Stats/RecapTo finish off our whirlwind holiday tour of America, my fiancée, Jessica, and I hopped on a plane and made our way to Washington, D.C., to visit a very good friend of ... [more]

9. The Chuck: Where All the Pieces Matter by Thomas McCaffrey

S8 December 21, 2011 Game #8-244: Bradley Braves at George Washington ColonialsDecember 15, 2011 7:00 pmCharles E. Smith CenterBBState Stats/RecapIntentions can be a heavy burden. I attended this game with a sense that I would attend a reasonably exciting inter-regional game between teams below the Red Line who have had... [more]

10. Blurring the Line by John Willmott

S8 December 17, 2011 Game #8-244: Bradley Braves at George Washington ColonialsDecember 15, 2011 7:00 pmCharles E. Smith CenterBBState Stats/RecapTaking in a George Washington Colonials game at the Smith Center is nothing like I remember it.Part of that is obvious. Back in February of 2008, George Washington announced a... [more]

11. Falcons Routed. Orr: "We Had a Lot To Do With That." by William Fischer

S8 November 26, 2011 Game #8-115: George Washington Colonials at Bowling Green FalconsNovember 23, 2011 7:30 pmAnderson ArenaBBState Stats/RecapThe Falcons were thumped by the George Washington Colonials last night on their own floor. GW rode 61% shooting to the 77-56 victory. The Colonials will have fond memories of th... [more]

12. Champions Of Hoops Nation 2011 by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 13, 2011 If college basketball has taught us anything, it's that there's nothing that becomes irrelevant more suddenly than Championship Fortnight. Once the NCAA Tournament bracket is released, the previous two weeks slip into history... very quickly. But one thing that has to be remembered: the teams that w... [more]

13. Tourney Central 3/9/2011 (Day 9) by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 9, 2011 h2 {margin-bottom:10px;font-size:13px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:17px;} #droid {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;margin-bottom:8px;} #droid a:link, #droid a:visited {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;}Bullet PointsThree more cha... [more]

14. Game 7-079: Princeton at Penn by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 9, 2011 Princeton Tigers at Pennsylvania QuakersMarch 8, 2011 7:00 pmThe PalestraBBState Stats/Recap The final conference regular season game in the country, one of the most ancient and storied rivalries in Hoops Nation. A lot on the line, too. Princeton wins to force an Ivy playoff against Harvard at Yal... [more]

15. Tourney Central 3/8/2011 (Day 8) by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 8, 2011 h2 {margin-bottom:10px;font-size:13px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:17px;} #droid {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;margin-bottom:8px;} #droid a:link, #droid a:visited {font-size:11px;font-family:Droid Sans, arial;line-height:13px;}Bullet PointsCongratulation... [more]

16. Stardate 120-20110307: Don't Be a Stranger by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 7, 2011 BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Last week, I went to a late regular-season matchup between Rhode Island and George Washington. These days when I go to games, I sit in the front row wearing a suit and sneakers at a desk, with a touchscreen computer for dispatching short bursts of information to the internet. ... [more]

17. Game 7-067: George Washington at Rhode Island by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 3, 2011 George Washington Colonials at Rhode Island RamsMarch 2, 2011 7:00 pmRyan CenterBBState Stats/Recap There's a bye on the line! Atlantic 14 tiebreakers and scoreboard-watching, another Senior Night (with the student section), A-14 Title R compliance, small amounts on giant checks, Jack Kvancz's ret... [more]

18. Stardate 115-20110302: One More Chance To Try To Save My Soul by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 2, 2011 KINGSTON, R.I. -- The stars are beginning to flicker and burn out in the elimination games. For others, it's far from over. Here, one final look at the remaining league regular season races as we move towards getting all the rest of the Other 25 conferences in the gate and ready for bracket time. ... [more]

19. The History of the Conference Tournament by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 1, 2011 To celebrate the beginning of March and Championship Fortnight, here is an excerpt from Chapter 13 of One Beautiful Season. This section covers the birth and evolution of the "conference tournament," in parallel to the fits and starts of the national overall title procedure -- from regional challeng... [more]

20. Stardate 108-20110223: Shootaround Deluxe by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 23, 2011 CHICAGO -- Every single one of the conference games going on tonight, and tomorrow, and Friday and Saturday too, were scheduled months in advance by a league office (or, in some cases, years ago). Some were circled rivalry games worth driving a day for, others were just-anothers. In early March, t... [more]

21. Stardate 101-20110216: Dream Seasons by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 16, 2011 HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- March really is here before we know it, because there's half a week missing out of February. This month wasn't designed that way -- and nothing was adjusted for our benefit or anything -- but it's still disorienting and disruptive to look at a calendar and realize that in two ... [more]

22. Stardate 88-20110203: Power to the Pixels by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 3, 2011 Today is National Pixelvision Day, and the festivities will last from 7 pm ET to after midnight. If you'd like to get involved, shuttle down. PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- An old hippie once proclaimed that information wants to be free. He was a publisher whose bound publication eventually folded. Me, I thi... [more]

23. Stardate 43-20101220: Error 302 Object Moved by Kyle Whelliston

S7 December 20, 2010 Kyle, I remember reading your "Lombardi" piece when you first posted it, but since you referenced it, I re-read it. What strikes me now, is what separates the game you talk about, compared to what's covered by the larger sports media. To them wins and losses adds to the entertainment. Basketball (... [more]

24. Stardate 39-20101216: Lunchbang by Kyle Whelliston

S7 December 16, 2010 15:08@whelliston I just straight-up lunchbanged some Casey's General Store pizza and potato cheese wedges. #boOMFG15:38@caseysgenstore @whelliston: Happy to hear you enjoy our pizza :-)16:54@whelliston: I love it and want to marry it! RT @caseysgenstore: @whelliston: Happy to hear you enjoy our pi... [more]

25. Stardate 15-20101122: #p-Law by Kyle Whelliston

S7 November 22, 2010 Good Morning Kyle, I would like to thank you for all your good work, and ask you a question. I'm a Creighton grad 1 A.K. (After Korver). I live in Wisconsin, and for most Jays games, I have to resort to some kind of stat tracker or internet radio. However, #pixelvision intrigues/scares me. I am an... [more]

26. Champions of Hoops Nation 2010 by Kyle Whelliston

S6 March 15, 2010 INDIANAPOLIS -- We pause to repect the accomplishments of Utah State, Richmond and Xavier. Heck, even Gonzaga. And even though we don't draw the line between power conferences and "none of the above" the same way as the people on TV, there were some other schools that don't play in the Premier Leagu... [more]

27. The Hoops National: March 4, 2010 by The Robot

S6 March 4, 2010 NOTE: The Hoops National will only cover regular-season games for the remainder of the week. Big Games Atlantic 14: Temple 57, at Saint Louis 51 TU - 25-5 (13-2) [RPI: 19, State: 19] SLU - 19-10 (10-5) [RPI: 87, State: 80] Star of the Game: Lavoy Allen 18 Pts (9-12 FG, 0-1 FT), 14 Reb #16/20 Tem... [more]

28. The Hoops National: February 28, 2010 by The Robot

S6 February 28, 2010 Big Games Colonial: at Old Dominion 73, Virginia Commonwealth 70 ODU - 23-8 (15-3) [RPI: 42, State: 42] VCU - 20-8 (11-7) [RPI: 62, State: 49] Star of the Game: Frank Hassell 17 Pts (8-9 FG, 1-3 FT), 6 Reb REGULAR SEASON CAA CHAMPS: ODU Ends Perfect Home Season With Win Over VCU - Gerald Lee scor... [more]

29. The Hoops National: February 3, 2010 by Kyle Whelliston

S6 February 3, 2010 I'll never forget Christmas 1987. The anticipation made my little underdeveloped heart jackrabbit in its bony cage. I recall bounding down the old toasty staircase, pushing my little sister aside, my eyes wide as canned hams. And there, 'neath the tinsel-topped tree, was the box I'd longed for so ... [more]

30. Go After It, Grab It, Take It by Kyle Whelliston

S5 March 18, 2009 INDIANAPOLIS -- The year 2006 wasn't really all that long ago. Sure, we're dealing with problems light years beyond those we faced back then, and anybody would trade in total world financial meltdown for another "bird flu" scare. But Nelly Furtado's "Loose" feels like it just came out yesterday, inn... [more]

31. Tourney Central 3/11/2009 (Day 9) by Kyle Whelliston

S5 March 11, 2009 Bullet Points Congratulations to North Dakota State (Badlands/Summit), Western Kentucky (Sun Belt) and Cleveland State (Horizon League). All three have reserved space on the Big Bracket with title game victories last night. Two championships tonight: the Northeast Conference and Big Sky will d... [more]

32. Good Morning Hoops Nation: March 9 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 March 9, 2009 HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- Our year is a blur of quick-cut transitions: from total silence to Midnight Madness, pre-season to regular season, games outside conferences to games inside parentheses. Standings grids give way to brackets, and before you know it, campaigns are cut short in early elimination ro... [more]

33. Tourney Central Extra: The Last Brackets by Kyle Whelliston

S5 March 8, 2009 With the end of the regular season today, all conference tournament brackets on our side of the Red Line have been finalized. After the jump, opening brackets for the second week of Championship Fortnight: the MEAC, SWAC, Mid-American, Big West, Atlantic 14, WAC and Southland. Atlantic 12 Begins We... [more]

34. Good Morning Hoops Nation: March 4 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 March 4, 2009 NASHVILLE -- They're the greatest two weeks in Hoops Nation, these. Conference teams are racked up in brackets according to regular-season performance, we determine a championship for each league on the court, and the ultimate winner gets to go all the way to March Madness, the kind on CBS. League t... [more]

35. The State of the Other 22, Week 11 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 February 12, 2009 The State of College Basketball is a kinda-new ratings system that uses a lot of good basketball sense, per-game team performance ratings and degradation of older results to rank the teams from No. 1 to 344 (here's the long-winded version). In its overall form, it retroactively picked three of the F... [more]

36. Good Morning Hoops Nation: February 10 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 February 10, 2009 NATCHITOCHES, La. -- Tomorrow I'll drive the four hours back up to Little Rock, jump on a jetliner and return to the hub-and-spoke center of Hoops Nation, the city of Indianapolis. On Thursday at 1:30 p.m., I'll walk into the Hyatt Regency with 19 other journalists and engage in the third annual NC... [more]

37. Good Morning Hoops Nation: January 23 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 January 23, 2009 "Like many Web sites that traffic partly in gossip, The Big Lead's information is not always correct." - SI.com, March 2008 CLEVELAND -- What is the truth? The truth is one part fact, one part perspective, and zero parts perspiration. The truth is the vessel, the conduit that carries it, and it cann... [more]

38. Good Morning Hoops Nation: January 8 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 January 8, 2009 BIRMINGHAM -- Normally in this space, I'll meander on about some philosophical thing or some other non-basketball topic, and then field a pile of back-channel comments about what a horrible job I'm doing and how I should just give up. This is exciting for me, because I get to play out this daily scr... [more]

39. Twelve, Thirteen by Kyle Whelliston

S4 March 21, 2008 ... [more]

40. The Boubacar 3/7/2008 (Fun in the A-Sun Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 March 7, 2008 NASHVILLE -- There is nothing in the world more fun that this fortnight, this extended Championship Week. Days full of games, wave after wave of cheerleaders, pep bands, student sections and players' moms. Every two hours new ones come along come, a blurry time-smear of orange, red, green, blue, gol... [more]

41. The Boubacar 2/14/2008 (Streak Stopper Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 February 14, 2008 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- If you're an eagle-eyed reader, or just someone who can see things that are orange against a tan background, you have likely noticed the new Welmer-Whelliston Widget™ on the right side of the page. I can't believe the response to this since I announced it a couple weeks ago... [more]

42. The Boubacar 2/7/2008 (Grey Wednesday Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 February 7, 2008 CLEVELAND -- There are a lot of subtle differences between higher-strata conferences and the leagues at our level. For instance, when a team in the ACC or Pac 10 is having a bad year, the media is still going to write about it, no matter what. The stories usually come with the angle of, "what's goin... [more]

43. Matters of Life and Death (Epilogue, The Third) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 March 28, 2007 PAWTUCKET, R.I., Mar. 28 -- All animate organisms, from the globbiest amoeba to the most intricate human machine, share one thing in common: life. Life is what keeps you going, it's the light before the beginning of the tunnel. The meaning of life is simply this: it means so much that nobody can sur... [more]

44. How Far Did They Go? by Kyle Whelliston

S3 March 19, 2007 In light of this great WaPo article about relative quality of hotels in the NCAA tournament's first weekend, might as well bring out the dist-o-meter again. How far from home did the committee send teams? (Distances are from campus to city center) (East 11) George Washington -- 2372 mi. to Sacramen... [more]

45. NCAA First Round 2007 by the Number$ by Kyle Whelliston

S3 March 14, 2007 So what are the real upsets? When it comes to college sports, it's all about the Benjamins. Here, then, are the first round matchups with the participating schools' 2005-06 athletic budgets. "Differences" are based on the high seed's budget. As always, expense data from the Office of Postsecondary E... [more]

46. Tourney Central 3/12/07 by Kyle Whelliston

S3 March 12, 2007 Bullet Points http://schools.basketballstate.com/TAMCC class=optn>Texas A&M-Corpus Christi won the Southland final, and Championship Fortnight has come to a close. It's Tournament Time! The Last Bracket All brackets on the Bracket City page have been replaced with the completed versions. ... [more]

47. Definitions: What's a Mid-Major? by Kyle Whelliston

S3 December 19, 2006 There's a debate raging in Hoops Nation, one that has very little relevance whatsoever to anything relevant. It's supposed to be about respect, honor and parity. It should be about ball control, free throws and the flex offense. And sure, it's about basketball -- a little bit -- but it's also about ... [more]

48. The Albuquerque Bracket by Kyle Whelliston

S1 March 16, 2005 Why trust those Johnny-come-latelies? We've been covering these guys all season. Here, then, is the first of four capsule sets of the mid-major teams who will appear on your television screens starting on Thursday, along with a few clips of their TMM appearances. Montana Seed: 16 1st Round Opponen... [more]

49. Nostradumbass by Kyle Whelliston

S1 March 14, 2005 In the heat of the postseason, it's easy for people to quickly sweep their preseason conference picks under the rug. What? Huh? I picked Princeton? Look over there, a birdie! But not this one; I face my failures head-on. For your amusement, here are my picks from late December. Note that I had an e... [more]

50. Tourney Central 3/13/2005 by Kyle Whelliston

S1 March 13, 2005 Bullet Points Six more teams are in: Vermont (America East), Ohio (MAC), UTEP (WAC), Delaware State (MEAC), George Washington (A-10), and Utah State (Big West). Championship Week concludes today with a pair of games: the SWAC and Southland finals. It's Selection Sunday, the holiest day of the colle... [more]

51. Tourney Central 3/12/2005 by Kyle Whelliston

S1 March 12, 2005 Bullet Points Congratulations to Bucknell, orange-clad kings of the Patriot League. Eight-seed Boise State continued to rip through the WAC bracket, knocking off Fresno State one day after dispatching 1 Nevada. Today marks the grand crescendo of the mid-major season. With finals in the America East... [more]

52. Tourney Central 3/11/2005 by Kyle Whelliston

S1 March 11, 2005 Bullet Points Western Athletic regular season champions Nevada dropped a shock decision to Boise State, clearing the way for a two-bid WAC. There won't likely be many other two-bid mid-major leagues except for, say, the Missouri Valley... apparently the new RPI isn't all it's cracked up to be. I'... [more]

53. Tourney Central 3/8/2005 by Kyle Whelliston

S1 March 8, 2005 Bullet Points Four champions are crowned: Creighton (MVC), Niagara (MAAC), Old Dominion (CAA) and UMPFN (WCC). Three more tonight: the Sun Belt, Mid-Continent, and the Horizon league matchup of Detroit and Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The run of the Oakland Golden Grizzlies of the Mid-Con continued, they'... [more]

54. Dribblings 12/31/2004 (Not-So-Fearless Prediction Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 December 31, 2004 Missouri Valley: IIlinois State 62, Southwest Missouri State 61 (story) - I apologize in advance if this site goes through January and February stretches where it seems like the All-Valley Blog, but this league is going to be red-hot. Illinois State (8-3, 1-1 MVC) is rising Phoenix-like from a disas... [more]

55. Dribblings 12/6/2004 (LOL WTF Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 December 6, 2004 Metro Atlantic: Loyola (Md.) 97, Niagara 89 (story) - Bottom beat top in the MAAC. Shane James, a member of the Canadian junior national team, went 9-for-9 to lead Loyola, who outshot the Purple Eagles 55%-39% and scored 37 of their points on 58 free throws. Despite the fact that Niagara's bruising ... [more]

56. Dribblings 12/4/2004 (Crosstown Rivalry Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 December 4, 2004 UNC-Greensboro 79, Southern Mississippi 78 (story) - At Iowa's Hawkeye Challenge, the C-USA's Golden Eagles were up by eight at the break against a second-division SoCon school... but blew the lead and let the Spartans spurt after a Larry Eustachy technical. UNCG's Ricky Hickman led all scorers with... [more]

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