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.

Recent Game Recaps

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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1. Three-Time NEC Champs by Raymond Curren

S9 March 14, 2013 BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Even at rush hour, there isn't much conversation on the New York City subways, certainly not on the Brooklyn-bound lines full of folk that are drained after a long day at work doing something in a building that has more stories in it than teams that are changing conferences after t... [more]

2. Goodbye, NEC, For Now by Raymond Curren

S9 March 8, 2013 "Not all of us can do great things. But all of us can do small things with great love." - Mother TeresaBROOKLYN, N.Y. - I'm partial to neutral-site conference tournaments, whether it be high school or college, really. Having all the teams you regularly play and know in one place leads to an inte... [more]

3. Folks is Folks by Raymond Curren

S9 February 26, 2013 STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - The "forgotten borough" is an often tongue-in-cheek way for New Yorkers to refer to Staten Island, by far the least populated of the five City boroughs, and also by far the toughest to get to from Manhattan (or Connecticut, for that matter).Staten Island is the only borough th... [more]

4. A Little Discipline by Raymond Curren

S9 February 9, 2013 "It is felt that a disciplined mind leads to happiness and an undisciplined mind leads to suffering." - Dalai LamaNEW BRITAIN, Conn. - Perhaps because he saw me popping up everywhere he went like a unwanted nuisance, John Templon of Big Apple Buckets asked me earlier in the season to do a guest ... [more]

5. I'm Ready, Coach by Raymond Curren

S9 January 6, 2013 "Inside of every problem lies an opportunity." - Robert KiyosakiHAMDEN, Conn. - Quinnipiac freshman James Ford, Jr. probably prepared for Saturday's game with Long Island like he did for every other one this season, complete with an elbow sleeve with a pad on his right arm.But in 11 of the Bobcats'... [more]

6. Sounds of (Virtual) Silence by Raymond Curren

S9 December 24, 2012 BROOKLYN, N.Y. - I figured that the finale of the Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational would draw the biggest crowd Saturday night: LIU Brooklyn was literally a block away and Seton Hall is considered a New York-metro team, playing just a few miles away in New Jersey.That would be incorrect, unfortu... [more]

7. A Matter of Perspective by Raymond Curren

S9 December 17, 2012 Game #9-169: Manhattan Jaspers at Long Island BlackbirdsDecember 16, 2012 4:00 pmAthletic CenterBBState Stats/Recap BROOKLYN, N.Y. - What are theories if we don't attempt to put them into practice? I somewhat haphazardly wrote about a hypothetical Green Apple conference that would include all the Ne... [more]

8. The heart of Julian Boyd (LIU vs. NJIT) by John Templon

S8 March 29, 2012 Game #8-797: New Jersey Tech Highlanders at Long Island BlackbirdsDecember 30, 2011 7:00 pmAthletic CenterBBState Stats/RecapLong Island let NJIT close a 21-point deficit to three in the middle of the second half, but thanks to Julian Boyd the Blackbirds persevered and pulled out the 84-74 victory a... [more]

9. LIU keeps control of NEC with win at MSG by John Templon

S8 March 29, 2012 Game #8-796: Long Island Blackbirds at Saint Francis (NY) TerriersFebruary 8, 2012 9:00 pmPhysical Ed. CenterBBState Stats/RecapThe road to the NEC title still goes through Brooklyn, even if LIU and St. Francis (NY) played at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. The Blackbirds took home an 86-7... [more]

10. So We Meet Again by John Templon

S8 March 17, 2012 Game #8-772: Saint Francis (NY) Terriers at Long Island BlackbirdsFebruary 12, 2012 4:30 pmAthletic CenterBBState Stats/RecapIt was rivalry week. LIU Brooklyn and St. Francis (NY) had just met at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. Now it was Sunday and the Blackbirds and Terriers were at it again. ... [more]

11. This Isn`t Your Father`s NEC by Gary Moore

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... [more]

12. Checking Out the Other Side of Town by Michael Greiner

S8 January 14, 2012 Game #8-389: Long Island Blackbirds at Norfolk State SpartansDecember 14, 2011 7:00 pmEchols ArenaBBState Stats/RecapFor the past two-and-a-half seasons, with the exception of NCAA tournament games, the only place where I have attended basketball games was Old Dominion’s Ted Constant Convocation Cen... [more]

13. Karmic Rewards by John Templon

S8 December 12, 2011 Game #8-227: Long Island Blackbirds at Columbia LionsDecember 10, 2011 2:00 pmLevien GymBBState Stats/RecapKarma – The cosmic principle according to which each person is rewarded or punished in one incarnation according to that person’s deeds in the previous incarnation. Whether you believe in karma... [more]

14. A Night of Hoops With Royalty by Edward Pelle

S8 December 4, 2011 Game #8-176: Wagner Seahawks at Long Island BlackbirdsDecember 1, 2011 7:00 pmAthletic CenterBBState Stats/RecapThursday night after work, I headed to downtown Brooklyn to attend an early Northeast Conference clash between defending champ LIU Brooklyn and Wagner, who was coming into the contest with... [more]

15. The Paul Westhead Invitational by Gary Moore

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... [more]

16. Long Island at Penn State 11/16/2011 by Joshua Guiher

S8 November 19, 2011 Game #8-059: Long Island Blackbirds at Penn State Nittany LionsNovember 16, 2011 7:00 pmBryce Jordan CenterBBState Stats/RecapLong Island came into Penn State trying to get their first win of the season after making the NCAA tournament last year. When Long Island were able to dictate play and push t... [more]

17. LIU's Long Road by Gary Moore

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... [more]

18. Game 7-096: NCAA Round of 64, East Region 6/11 by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 19, 2011 [11] Marquette Golden Eagles vs. [6] Xavier MusketeersMarch 18, 2011 7:27 pmCleveland, OHBBState Stats/Recap Hello, Xavier!! Our recently excepted friends were here in Cleveland with us, and Bally had trouble seeing over the mascot's hat from our seats in the front row corner. As the Musketeers ge... [more]

19. The NCAA Tournament Diff: Round of 64 Day 2 by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 18, 2011 CLEVELAND -- Something's missing at the Q this weekend. "The Diff," the "statistic" from the Gund Arena days that tells viewers the difference between the number of points the two teams have scored in plus/minus format, was blacked out on the hardwired media room scoreboard by the NCAA. It was rem... [more]

20. 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]

21. Game 7-080: Northeast Championship by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 10, 2011 Robert Morris Colonials at Long Island BlackbirdsMarch 9, 2011 7:00 pmAthletic CenterBBState Stats/Recap A classic championship game in the Northeast Conference, as Long Island defeated two-time defending champions Robert Morris in overtime. LIU would be one of the greatest programs in the history... [more]

22. Tourney Central 3/10/2011 (Day 10) by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 10, 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 PointsCongratulati... [more]

23. 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]

24. Tourney Central 3/7/2011 (Day 7) by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 7, 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]

25. Game 7-075/076: Metro Atlantic Semifinals by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 7, 2011 [4] Saint Peter's Peacocks at [1] Fairfield StagsMarch 6, 2011 2:00 pmBBState Stats/Recap [3] Rider Broncs vs. [2] Iona GaelsMarch 6, 2011 4:00 pmBBState Stats/Recap It's the MAAC semifinals. Anthony Kiedis howls in a cavernous arena. It's a day of Tri-State recollection: we remember the Iona 'ha... [more]

26. Tourney Central 3/6/2011 (Day 6) by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 6, 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]

27. Tourney Central 3/4/2011 (Day 4) by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 4, 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 PointsOn the third d... [more]

28. Game 7-068: America East First Round by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 4, 2011 [9] Binghamton Bearcats vs. [8] Maryland-Baltimore County RetrieversMarch 3, 2011 8:15 pmHartford, CTBBState Stats/Recap Championship Fortnight begins with the other side of March: a low-seed eliminator between recent champions Binghamton and the University of Maryland at Baltimore County. "Ladies... [more]

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

S7 March 3, 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 PointsIn Day Two... [more]

30. 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]

31. 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]

32. 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]

33. Game 7-051: Long Island at Saint Francis (NY) by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 14, 2011 Long Island Blackbirds at Saint Francis (NY) TerriersFebruary 12, 2011 12:00 pmPhysical Ed. CenterBBState Stats/Recap The game of the year, plus the reason why the TV thing works best when I'm not talking. (The Battle of Brooklyn can be viewed in its entirety here.) @midmajority Game Tweets11:18... [more]

34. Game 7-050: Yale at Harvard by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 14, 2011 Yale Bulldogs at Harvard CrimsonFebruary 11, 2011 7:00 pmLavietes PavilionBBState Stats/Recap "Ten Thousand Men of Harvard": the original Ivy League smac-rap. @midmajority Game Tweets18:14 #FF @findthelastman. Take *that*, Christmas Creep!18:17 RT @LoyolanSports: @midmajority Happy birthday to the... [more]

35. 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]

36. Stardate 86-20110201: Pixelvision Killed the Video Star by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 1, 2011 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- So much has changed in a single calendar year. On February 1, 2010, the iPad had just been announced, and no mere civilian had touched one yet. Now, they're on press row at college basketball games. The Robot has grown a soul, exhibited feelings, taken a name. (It's "Doctor Thun... [more]

37. Stardate 81-20110127: Gentlemen About It by Kyle Whelliston

S7 January 27, 2011 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- The real state of the Union is that it's changing faster than ever. When you're away from the place you live for an entire month, don't expect it to be the same when you return. Here in Providence's baseball suburb, there are more "for sale" signs on frozen front lawns than ever... [more]

38. Stardate 73-20110119: Dubl-Bag by Kyle Whelliston

S7 January 19, 2011 CHICAGO -- Patterns develop as the season goes on; one seems to be that Wednesday is a perfect day to open up The Form™ and publicly respond to a few letters, many of which have been quite heartfelt lately. There have also been some seriously great game reports, and I think Fridays (before c... [more]

39. Game 7-035: Wright State at Loyola (Ill.) - plus BONUS NAIA field trip! by Kyle Whelliston

S7 January 10, 2011 Wright State Raiders at Loyola (Ill.) RamblersJanuary 8, 2011 4:00 pmJoseph Gentile CenterBBState Stats/Recap Without rules, societies collapse, and all that's left is smashed windows and awesome rock music. To avoid this, The Mid-Majority has specific rules about what games count and what games do... [more]

40. Stardate 59-20110105: The 800 Game Project by Kyle Whelliston

S7 January 5, 2011 I felt like I ought to write in about the end of the 100GP, since I have to admit I felt a pretty big sense of disappointment (though not surprise) when you said it wasn't going to happen in the future...I think the road is an important part of the site. In general, I think a good outcome would b... [more]

41. Game 7-025: Long Island at Northwestern by Kyle Whelliston

S7 December 14, 2010 Long Island Blackbirds at Northwestern WildcatsDecember 13, 2010 8:00 pmWelsh-Ryan ArenaBBState Stats/Recap I'm not even sure how it happens anymore. Every so often, something like a perfectly normal mid-December guarantee game in a Big Ten arena can be transformed into something bigger, greater, gr... [more]

42. Stardate 26-20101203: The Stendhal by Kyle Whelliston

S7 December 3, 2010 SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Julien Sorel is an uncompromising cynic, a hyper-intellectual, an iconoclast, a young man too smart for his own good. He doesn't fit in. He is poor but brilliant, caught between the peasant path of basic survival and the high existence of the powerful. Julien tries to bridge this... [more]

43. My School: Ohio by Matthew Pentz

S6 February 25, 2010 Traveling into Athens, OH from the west along Route 33 -- or from any direction for that matter -- is a bleak drive. It's a town set in the middle of nowhere, founded with big dreams of becoming a gateway into the Northwest Territory. The trip in takes you through a series of towns that inspire id... [more]

44. The Beautiful Season, Part 2 by Kyle Whelliston

S6 December 29, 2009 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- One more drinker's holiday, and the calendar will flip. Many Americans are spending this week in silent fear of what's on the other side: a return to the bleak routine of five-day workweeks, the gray skies of short days, and January bills from December's illusions of prosperity. O... [more]

45. Tourney Central 3/16/2009 (Final Brackets) by Kyle Whelliston

S5 March 16, 2009 Bullet Points Stephen F. Austin punched Hoops Nation's final NCAA Tournament ticket Sunday afternoon, its first appearance ever. Championship Fortnight is over, and the national postseason is just ahead. Completed brackets and scores for all 23 TMM leagues are included below. Southland Texas... [more]

46. Good Morning Hoops Nation: March 10 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 March 10, 2009 HOT SPRINGS, Ark. -- There are 248 teams in conferences below the Red Line. Only 25 or so will move on to compete for the coveted Division I title next week, have their names known by everybody, reflect in the fleeting glory that's reserved for champions. Most of our favorite teams are already packe... [more]

47. Tourney Central 3/6/2009 (Day 4) by Kyle Whelliston

S5 March 6, 2009 Bullet Points Four-time Atlantic Sun champion Belmont barely escaped Mercer, and Big South top seed Radford fought off a strong challenge from No. 4 UNC Asheville in that league's semifinals. The Big South final on Saturday is set: VMI at Radford. The three top seeds in the Northeast Confer... [more]

48. Tourney Central 3/5/2009 (Day 3) by Kyle Whelliston

S5 March 5, 2009 Bullet Points Three of four top seeds moved on in the Patriot League, including No. 1 American. Atlantic Sun No. 2 East Tennessee State advanced. Two small upsets occurred in last night's action. Patriot No. 6 Colgate upended No. 3 Navy on its own floor, and No. 9 Florida International squeake... [more]

49. Good Morning Hoops Nation: March 2 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 March 2, 2009 INDIANAPOLIS -- Every day we get just a little more physically vulnerable, every day another step closer to the inevitable finish line of life. The positive trade-off is that whether we've cheated the reaper by strengthening our bodies or not, our minds are always increasing in power. Every day, we ... [more]

50. Good Morning Hoops Nation: January 26 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 January 26, 2009 OMAHA -- You know what I don't understand? Hubris. How anybody could believe that they're the center of the universe, or better than everybody else, or the owner of unassailable opinion, has always been beyond my comprehension. Walking the world demands humility, and is full of reminders why our liv... [more]

51. Good Morning Hoops Nation: January 21 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 January 21, 2009 David Byrne & Brian Eno - Everything That Happens PHILADELPHIA -- It was written nearly 30 years ago, but "Once In a Lifetime" remains the most concise four-minute statement on modern humanity that rock musicians have ever come up with. There are two mantras and a zen koan within it but at its l... [more]

52. Good Morning Hoops Nation: December 15 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 December 15, 2008 CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Let's get this out of the way first: the Atlantic 14 owned this weekend. Pwned it. The A-14 was in yr weekend, steelin yr basketballz. This conference put such a stamp on the last two days that the second weekend in December should be a three-day hoops holiday, by proclamation of... [more]

53. Game! Of! The! Night! 12/6/2008: Albany at Siena by Kyle Whelliston

S5 December 5, 2008 Albany at Siena Times Union Center - Albany, NY 7:00 PM EST When you think great mid-major city games, there are matchups like Loyola and UIC in Chicago (also being contested on Saturday), or maybe the NEC's Battle of Brooklyn between St. Francis and Long Island. But don't forget a pairing with a ... [more]

54. Good Morning Hoops Nation: November 21 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 November 21, 2008 NEW YORK CITY -- Madison Square Garden IV, indeed the fourth venue to have had this name, is a layer cake built on the corner of 7th Avenue and 33rd Street. It opened in 1968, four years before I was born. By the time I started going to games there, in the mid-1980's, its internal workings were as ... [more]

55. Tourney Central (Completed Brackets) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 March 17, 2008 Bullet Points In the final final in mid-majordom, Texas-Arlington emerged as surprise Southland champs. All hail! We had 78 entries into our "guess-the-play-in-matchup" contest on Saturday, and not a single correct answer. The correct pairing, as we all know now, is Coppin State (MEAC) against Moun... [more]

56. Tourney Central 3/7/2008 (Day 4) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 March 7, 2008 Bullet Points There was an upset in the Atlantic Sun quarters, as No. 6 Gardner-Webb routed No. 3 Stetson. The Big South final is set: UNC Asheville and Winthrop, the league's top two seeds. The game will be played Saturday. In the MVC first round, No. 8 Indiana State and No. 7 Missouri State adva... [more]

57. Tourney Central 3/6/2008 (Day 3) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 March 6, 2008 Bullet Points All four Patriot League quarters were decided by three points or less, and the round featured two upsets as No. 7 Bucknell and No. 5 Army advanced. Bucknell beat No. 2 Navy 87-86 on a John Griffin 40-foot buzzer-beater in triple overtime. In the Sun Belt, the campus-site first roun... [more]

58. The Boubacar 2/15/2008 (Pantz Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 February 15, 2008 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Admittedly a little nervous this morning, we were thinking of just shutting the site down and ending with this, because there's never going to be a better post here than that one. So how do we follow up the most sublime moment in Mid-Majority history? Photoshop-manipulated pictur... [more]

59. The Boubacar 12/19/2007 (Dickie V Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 December 19, 2007 AKRON, Oh. -- There are so few of us... we who overanalyze everything about college basketball, pore over pages of stats, treat our game like a gigantic 341-piece puzzle that takes five months to solve itself. Our vision is distorted because we spend so much time talking to each other; we forget tha... [more]

60. The Boubacar 12/14/2007 (Ginormous Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 December 14, 2007 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- It had to come to an end eventually, these two weeks of sitting at home, watching basketball, cooking dinner for the Official Wife and digging out the driveway. This weekend, I go out on the road again for a seven-day, eight-game trip through Ohio, Maryland and Pennsylvania. But ... [more]

61. The Boubacar 12/7/2007 (Boubacar Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 December 7, 2007 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- It's taken a week, but I believe we have all the entries in our Pop Loser contest, most of which took as much time as media mail to arrive because of e-mail clog on this end. And of our 22 entries, I had to eliminate 15 of them. The point was not to point out an instance of refere... [more]

62. The Travelogue: Chapter 4 by Kyle Whelliston

S4 November 25, 2007 The Long One Steel-colored first light above a lengthwise highway, rolling gun-metal hills beyond, a scene set off by a row of spindly and barren trees in crisp black focus. There's something comforting, regular about the standard tableau that I usually wake up to on the road, a simple chalk draw... [more]

63. 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]

64. Tourney Central 2/27/07 by Kyle Whelliston

S3 February 27, 2007 Bullet Points Today is the first day of Championship Fortnight, with three leagues getting under way with elimination games. The Big South and Ohio Valley kick off with campus-site quarterfinals, and the Horizon League begins with a three-game first round. Brackets The intriguing thing in the Big... [more]

65. The Daily Paragraph 1/18/2007 (Swallow Your Whistle Day Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 January 18, 2007 NEW BRITAIN, Conn. -- It's a seasonably warm Thursday morning in Mid-Majorland, let's get right to it! Conference Shootaround! Colonial: Virginia Commonwealth stretched its CAA record to 7-0 (15-3 overall) at the expense of North Carolina-Wilmington on Wednesday, and The Dub stands for Woeful righ... [more]

66. The Daily Paragraph 1/16/2007 (The UMPFN Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 January 16, 2007 NEW ORLEANS -- We discussed this a little yesterday, but there's a growing drumbeat sounding across Hoops Nation; thunder in the distance, if you will. I'm talking, of course, about the potential fall from grace by the sore thumb in our midst, the eternal oddball, the one voted Most Likely To Succee... [more]

67. The Daily Paragraph 1/5/2007 (American Idol Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 January 5, 2007 I REALLY HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THIS IS, Ala. -- Travelling the highways and byways (mostly byways) of SWAC country is always a strange adventure. One of the most odd things about Alabama is that everywhere you look, there are references to the three American Idol stars the state has produced. This morn... [more]

68. The Daily Paragraph 12/8/2006 (Conference-licious Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 December 8, 2006 WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. -- Let's go straight to the mailbag, no delay, no bullpoop. Kyle, all these heroic recaps of "mid-over-major" results are great and everything, but what about the December games that really matter, the early conference stuff? Stan K. You're right, Stan. It's easy to get caug... [more]

69. MMBOD Jan 19: Loren Stokes - Hofstra by Kyle Whelliston

S2 January 20, 2006 The future of the Colonial Athletic Association may not only be "next," he might even be "now." Hofstra's star junior guard scored seven of a gamebreaking 11-0 run, and the Pride notched a tremendously large road win at league favorites Old Dominion. The Pride shot just 42% as a club, but Stokes too... [more]

70. Tourney Central 3/7/2005 by Kyle Whelliston

S1 March 7, 2005 Bullet Points No finals yesterday, four tonight. The Missouri Valley, as expected since the beginning of the season, was no cookie-cutter cakewalk for top seeds. Both 1 Southern Illinois and 2 Wichita State went down, but the Salukis remain bulletproof on Selection Sunday. Two defending conference ... [more]

71. Tourney Central 3/4/2005 by Kyle Whelliston

S1 March 4, 2005 Bracket Wrap Southern: The favorites prevailed, but all their SoCon South division-mates have been wiped out. (recaps) (S1) Davidson 67, (N4) Elon 53 (N2) North Carolina-Greensboro 73, (S3) Georgia Southern 71 (N1) Chattanooga 77, (N5) East Tennessee State 70 (N3) Appalachian State 63, (S2) Charle... [more]

72. Tourney Central 3/1/2005 by Kyle Whelliston

S1 March 1, 2005 Missouri Valley: Northern Iowa 67, Wichita State 66 (story) - It's painful watching them keep losing, because it heightens the twin possibilities that the Valley will only get a single bid and the Big East will get (shudder) eight. Six-three Panther guard Ben Jacobsen lit up the scoreboard with 24 p... [more]

73. Dribblings 2/24/2005 (What Went Wrong? Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 February 24, 2005 Mid-American: Akron 55, Miami (Oh.) 49 (OT) (story) - Six-four RedHawk guard Chet Mason had the game of his life, with 23 points and 15 rebounds... but as the sportswriters like to say, it was not enough. Despite sending the game to overtime on a last-second three by William Hatcher, Miami (17-1, 11... [more]

74. Dribblings 2/22/2005 (.500 Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 February 22, 2005 Northeast: St. Francis (NY) 110, Fairleigh Dickinson 103 (story) - Nope - not an overtime game, and not something straight out of the Atlantic Sun Conference. The two teams created an old-school NBA score in just 40 minutes despite each shooting just a little over 50% - needless to say, the game's ... [more]

75. How I Stopped Worrying And Learned To Love The NEC by Kyle Whelliston

S1 February 14, 2005 Game 059: Wagner 62, at St. Francis (NY) 61 Saturday, February 12, 2005 Pope Center - Brooklyn, NY The Northeast Conference doesn't try to be something that it's not, and that's refreshing. Their mission statement strives for "athletic achievement, academic integrity and development, community out... [more]

76. The Last Picture Show by Kyle Whelliston

S1 February 13, 2005 Game 058: at Long Island-Brooklyn 76, Quinnipiac 72 Saturday, February 12, 2005 Schwartz Athletic Center - Brooklyn, NY Veterans Stadium was imploded on Second Round Sunday of last year's Tournament. I was in Kansas City at the time. So right before I touched down at Philadelphia International Airp... [more]

77. Dribblings 2/1/2005 (Keep Bustin' Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 February 1, 2005 Southern: Davidson 67, Chattanooga 53 (story) - Davidson built a fourteen-point lead going into halftime, and both teams treaded water for the second half. Despite outrebounding their hosts, the Mocs shot themselves in the foot by shooting just 30% from the floor. Davidson (14-7, 10-0 SoCon) tighten... [more]

78. Dribblings 1/16/2005 (Shootaround Royale Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 January 16, 2005 Metro Atlantic: Marist 88, Niagara 87 (story) - The half-asleep Purple Eagles (9-6, 4-3 MAAC) were spent emotionally and physically after their tough loss at Manhattan the other night, and almost had enough to sleepwalk through this one. But the upstart Red Foxes (who are now a surprising 5-1 in con... [more]

79. Dribblings 1/11/2005 (Wrong! Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 January 11, 2005 Mid-Continent: Western IIlinois 85, Oral Roberts 83 (story) - I said last week that we wouldn't be bothering to mention WIU that much this year, but I was brutally incorrect. ORU (11-4, 2-1 Mid-Con) couldn't get through their first conference road trip perfect, and 1,291 Leatherneck fans saw it happ... [more]

80. Dribblings 1/6/2005 (Mad Scramble Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 January 6, 2005 Colonial: Old Dominion 60, Drexel 59 (story) - You can't tell much about this game from the boxscore - both teams shot around 40%, were even on rebounds, and neither club turned the ball over that much. But ask one of the 2,000 or so who showed up at Drexel's DAC, and they'll tell you how truly ugly... [more]

81. 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]

82. Dribblings 12/2/2004 (Gridlock Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 December 2, 2004 UC Davis 72, Sacramento State 63 (OT) (box) - Davis has to wait until 2007 to achieve full Division I status and join the Big West, but they're wasting no time. The 1998 D2 national champions beat the Big Sky's Hornets in the "Hornets' Nest" by a sizeable margin in overtime, despite never having had... [more]

83. Dribblings 11/22/2004 (Upset City Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 November 22, 2004 OK, so there are the headline upsets of this past weekend, like Santa Clara over North Carolina and Virginia over Arizona. But here are some other first-weekend results that stick out from the thicket. Long Island over Lehigh, 66-56 (story) - Patriot League defending champs give Penn State a game o... [more]

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