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. No Regrets by Raymond Curren

S9 March 3, 2013 "Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest ones are, 'It might have been'." - Kurt VonnegutPRINCETON, N.J. - About a month ago, I mentioned one of my regrets for the season was not seeing a game in Jadwin Gym.Screw that.It took four hours to get there on a Friday afternoon, but with Princeto... [more]

2. For Princeton, Size Matters by John Ezekowitz

S9 December 21, 2012 Watch the Princeton Tigers go through layup lines, and not much stands out. The team is fairly homogenous; the uniforms and shoes are all the same (no headbands or accoutrements here), and even the players' haircuts are uniform. Get them on the court against another team, however, and you see what ... [more]

3. Hard To Break by Edward Pelle

S9 December 10, 2012 Game #9-144: Princeton Tigers at Wagner SeahawksNovember 28, 2012 7:00 pmSpiro Sports CenterBBState Stats/Recap It was over a month ago, but it seemed like yesterday...I sat in bed watching television... warm, cozy. Flipping across the channels I came across a marathon of the reality series Doomsday... [more]

4. Traveling by Tim Delehaunty

S9 December 1, 2012 Game #9-112: Princeton Tigers at Lafayette LeopardsNovember 24, 2012 2:00 pmKirby Sports CenterBBState Stats/Recap My family decides to break up a 400 mile post-Thanksgiving drive from Virginia to Connecticut with a stop in Easton, Pennsylvania to see Princeton play at Lafayette. This is how we make... [more]

5. Being Remembered, By Those Who Matter by Raymond Curren

S9 November 25, 2012 Game #9-084: Princeton Tigers at Lafayette LeopardsNovember 24, 2012 2:00 pmKirby Sports CenterBBState Stats/Recap "The years teach much which the days never knew."- Ralph Waldo EmersonEASTON, Pa. - Somehow Jim Finnen had never heard of Joe Arnone until Saturday. And that's a shame.As I took my seat... [more]

6. Hurt so much they did it twice by John Templon

S8 March 29, 2012 Game #8-795: Princeton Tigers at Columbia LionsJanuary 14, 2012 7:00 pmLevien GymBBState Stats/RecapColumbia came into the opening Ivy League weekend full of promise. The Lions looked like a strong defensive team as they worked their way to a solid 11-5 record in non-conference play. Kyle Smith's te... [more]

7. Eight Arms Of the Goddess by Edward Pelle

S8 March 9, 2012 Game #8-731: Yale Bulldogs at Princeton TigersMarch 2, 2012 7:00 pmJadwin GymnasiumBBState Stats/RecapDear State of New Jersey,After attending the Yale vs Princeton game on March 2, 2011, I became aware that I had attended a men's college basketball game from start to finish at every Division I bask... [more]

8. On the Brink of Purity by Darcy Ireland

S8 February 28, 2012 Game #8-620: Princeton Tigers at Harvard CrimsonFebruary 24, 2012 7:00 pmLavietes PavilionBBState Stats/Recap“When arrogance appears, disgrace follows,But wisdom is with those who are unassuming.” - Proverbs 11.2; from KethuvimOne rainy Friday evening, in a cozy gymnasium in Cambridge, Massachusetts... [more]

9. The Last Stand of the Tigers by John Ezekowitz

S8 February 25, 2012 Game #8-620: Princeton Tigers at Harvard CrimsonFebruary 24, 2012 7:00 pmLavietes PavilionBBState Stats/RecapWatching the Princeton-Harvard game last night, I couldn't help but be reminded of one of my favorite movies, Die Hard. At the end of Die Hard, after our hero John McClane has against all odd... [more]

10. The Power of Narratives by John Ezekowitz

S8 February 12, 2012 Game #8-554: Harvard Crimson at Princeton TigersFebruary 11, 2012 7:00 pmJadwin GymnasiumBBState Stats/RecapPrinceton basketball. The name instantly conjures up visions of backdoor cuts, low-scoring games and teams that won with ruthless execution rather than talent. Our consumption of sports is bui... [more]

11. An Ode To Hard Work by Raymond Curren

S8 February 6, 2012 Game #8-516: Princeton Tigers at Yale BulldogsFebruary 4, 2012 7:00 pmJohn J. Lee AmphitheaterBBState Stats/Recap"Follow your dreams." "Don’t let anyone stand in your way." "You can be whatever you want to be." If you’ve been involved in sports (or likely even if you haven’t), you’ve heard them a... [more]

12. I Do Not Eat Frosted Flakes by Jennifer Ahearn

S8 January 31, 2012 Game #8-490: Princeton Tigers at Pennsylvania QuakersJanuary 30, 2012 7:00 pmThe PalestraBBState Stats/RecapThe 800 GP guidelines say no smac, which in the case of this game will require great restraint on the part of your correspondent. (The lawyer in me is tempted to muse on the nature of guidelin... [more]

13. Princeton at Siena 12/22/2011 by Kevin Whitaker

S8 December 23, 2011 Game #8-287: Princeton Tigers at Siena SaintsDecember 22, 2011 7:00 pmTimes Union CenterBBState Stats/RecapLike most children of the Capital Region, I grew up a Siena basketball fan. I was born at a good time, coming to the age of fandom right at the beginning of five MAAC Tournament championships a... [more]

14. Princeton vs. Morehead State 11/26/2011 by Bob Fisch

S8 November 27, 2011 Game #8-134: Princeton Tigers vs. Morehead State EaglesNovember 26, 2011 2:00 pmLewisburg, PABBState Stats/RecapMy travels took me to Lewisburg, PA this Saturday, site of the TicketCity Legends Classic Lewisburg Subregional. This is one of the many preseason “tournaments” that are held at the start ... [more]

15. Pestilence and Sweatpants by Blayne Scofield

S8 November 21, 2011 Game #8-079: Buffalo Bulls at Princeton TigersNovember 19, 2011 12:30 pmJadwin GymnasiumBBState Stats/RecapPrinceton’s Jadwin Gymnasium has a colorful history. It was built in 1965 as a body shop for dented and dinged B-52s. It was named for Col. Gustavus ‘Goose’ Jadwin, a dutiful and charismatic mi... [more]

16. The Cycle of College Basketball by John Templon

S8 November 13, 2011 Game #8-013: Wagner Seahawks at Princeton TigersNovember 12, 2011 5:00 pmJadwin GymnasiumBBState Stats/RecapIt happens so fast in college basketball, especially below the Red Line. One season you're up, the next you're down. Players graduate, coaches depart, the game changes. Maybe you've got Brad S... [more]

17. The NCAA Tournament Diff: Round of 64 Day 1 by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 17, 2011 CLEVELAND -- We'd be remiss if we didn't give you The Diff. Especially considering where we are this weekend! We do this every season during the NCAA Tournament: We sidestep the boilerplate game previews and give you the only numbers that really matter. For the games involving teams in Other 25 conf... [more]

18. 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]

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

S7 March 13, 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 penult... [more]

20. Game 7-087/088: Atlantic 14 Semifinals by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 12, 2011 [12] Saint Joseph's Hawks vs. [9] Dayton FlyersMarch 12, 2011 1:00 pmBBState Stats/Recap [3] Richmond Spiders vs. [2] Temple OwlsMarch 12, 2011 3:30 pmBBState Stats/Recap AP The Atlantic Four become an Atlantic Two, without any Philadelphia representation for the first time since 2007. It does alw... [more]

21. Tourney Central 3/12/2011 (Day 12) by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 12, 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 PointsA hearty 'Ray'... [more]

22. 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]

23. 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]

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 7-071/072/073/074: America East Quarterfinals by Kyle Whelliston

S7 March 6, 2011 [5] Stony Brook Seawolves vs. [4] Albany Great DanesMarch 5, 2011 12:05 pmBBState Stats/Recap [9] Binghamton Bearcats vs. [1] Vermont CatamountsMarch 5, 2011 2:15 pmBBState Stats/Recap [7] New Hampshire Wildcats vs. [2] Boston University TerriersMarch 5, 2011 6:05 pmBBState Stats/Recap [6] Hartford... [more]

26. 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]

27. 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]

28. Stardate 113-20110228: Like Sonny Liston by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 28, 2011 BOSTON -- There was never any master plan to any of it. The four-stage season and its familiar rhythms were formed by generations of pushes and pulls, and the best concepts became traditions. Putting the non-conference games at the beginning, holding separate league round-robins and eliminators, t... [more]

29. Game 7-063: Columbia at Penn by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 26, 2011 Columbia Lions at Pennsylvania QuakersFebruary 25, 2011 7:00 pmThe PalestraBBState Stats/Recap 30fps Palestra home shopping, #omgivydunx, the Good Drinks, Ben & Ed & William, golden pants, and Bally's greatest TV moment. Ever. @midmajority Game Tweets18:35 RT @SethHunt105: @midmajority Ooooo an en... [more]

30. 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]

31. 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]

32. 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]

33. Stardate 95-20110210: The Emperor of Germany by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 10, 2011 Your Last Man Live entries were quite enjoyable to read. I also got a kick out of trying to figure out who the Conduit was and following the #LastMan and #FindLastMan twitter hashtags. Congrats on making it past day two anyways.- FrankPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- And so after two days, 11 hours, 23 minutes... [more]

34. Stardate 94-20110209: I Wanna Be Your (Last) Man by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 9, 2011 ??????, ?.?. -- The game continues into its third day; full coverage can be found on the Last Man Live page. Normally on Wednesday, we have a mailbag feature. At the moment, the mailbag is sitting in the corner, tied up. We're not reading The Form™ or e-mail or Twitter or anything outside th... [more]

35. Stardate 93-20110208: What Good Are Notebooks? by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 8, 2011 ??????, ?.?. -- The game of Last Man continues into its second full day in the secret bunker. Follow along with as I slowly descend into madness. No, David, I have not heard about Pittsburgh, P. A., and don't tell me! Conference ShootaroundConference USA: Fact: the ex-Metro won 68 percent of its... [more]

36. Stardate 92-20110207: Nowhere To Run, Nowhere To Hide by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 7, 2011 ?????, ?.?. -- Hello from back here on Sunday evening. As for the future present, we are playing our annual game of Last Man, and avoiding The Knowledge as best as possible. But we must always attend to our regular duties, which is sharing the good kind of knowledge with Hoops Nation. What a crazy... [more]

37. Game 7-048: Harvard at Pennsylvania by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 7, 2011 Harvard Crimson at Pennsylvania QuakersFebruary 5, 2011 7:00 pmThe PalestraBBState Stats/Recap The last real Palestra soft pretzel, and double overtime. @midmajority Game Tweets18:12 RT @gashaheen: Be a NCAA Bkb Comm member - Step 1: make YOUR list of no-brainer teams "in" + a list of those whic... [more]

38. Game 7-046: Dartmouth at Pennsylvania by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 6, 2011 Dartmouth Big Green at Pennsylvania QuakersFebruary 4, 2011 7:00 pmThe PalestraBBState Stats/Recap On a February Friday night in Philadelphia, there's no other place to be. @midmajority Game Tweets18:58 Game No. 7-046: Dartmouth at Penn. (Corrected.) Helloooo! http://img.ly/2VEk19:03 Penn huddlz... [more]

39. Last Man XXIII by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 4, 2011 To truly understand American-Style Football and our reasons for it, you have to go back to the deep roots. It's a sport that took its original cues from the Rugby School game (more so than association footy), a violent and chaotic pursuit that found its shape in England's 1700s. Consider the timing.... [more]

40. 800 Games Project: Practice Run No. 4 by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 4, 2011 Friday mornings have become extra-enjoyable, because these game reports that are coming in are really great. While there's a lot of Season 7 left, I'm excited about Season 8, and the prospect of having well-written, well-executed student and passionate fan accounts of games across Hoops Nation to re... [more]

41. Stardate 87-20110202: Weird Pizza by Kyle Whelliston

S7 February 2, 2011 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Despite the efforts of "Operation In Our Sites," the government's poorly-planned and badly-named offensive to try and shut down the #pixelvision feed aggregation sites (a topic broached on Stardate 15), National Pixelvision Day II is saved. Remember, that's tomorrow evening, so ... [more]

42. Game 7-044: Cornell at Harvard by Kyle Whelliston

S7 January 30, 2011 Cornell Big Red at Harvard CrimsonJanuary 29, 2011 6:00 pmLavietes PavilionBBState Stats/Recap I believe. @midmajority Game Tweets17:32 We are so early to this Cornell-Harvard game that we can pay a visit to the World's Classiest Dunkin Donuts. http://img.ly/2Tjx17:33 Airball's Revenge. RT @midm... [more]

43. Game 7-042: Columbia at Harvard by Kyle Whelliston

S7 January 30, 2011 Columbia Lions at Harvard CrimsonJanuary 28, 2011 7:00 pmLavietes PavilionBBState Stats/Recap Thirty years ago, sixteen and one were just a pair of numbers, even to basketball fans. In the early 1980s, "Sixteen" had no real hoops significance outside the state of Kentucky, because the NCAA Tournam... [more]

44. Stardate 79-20110125: Winning Enough by Kyle Whelliston

S7 January 25, 2011 BOSTON -- This day contains failure. Every day does. Some failures are life-changing losses, some are spectacular flameouts, but most fall within the category of regular everyday minuses. You might now perform up to somebody's expectations today, or you might forget an important something somewher... [more]

45. 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]

46. Stardate 67-20110113: The Season of Ideas by Kyle Whelliston

S7 January 13, 2011 CHICAGO -- Whenever I am standing in a long line at a bank, holding a check and a deposit slip in a limp right hand attached to a limp right arm, my mind wanders. I know the others in line are experiencing the same in-between feeling too, that it's a state we share. These days, most people occupy ... [more]

47. Stardate 46-20101223: Winter Break by Kyle Whelliston

S7 December 23, 2010 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- This is the last Stardate until 52-20101229 (a Wednesday), at which time we'll turn our attention away from Red Line Upsets to conference play. There will be a Chat Block on Christmas Eve at 4 pm Eastern, and if there's anybody around, we'll talk about whatever you want to talk ... [more]

48. Game 7-031: Saint Joseph's at Boston University by Kyle Whelliston

S7 December 22, 2010 Saint Joseph`s Hawks at Boston University TerriersDecember 21, 2010 7:00 pmCase GymBBState Stats/Recap TMM Throwback Night at the Golden Greek. @midmajority Game Tweets 18:22 Boston. Basketball town. http://img.ly/2Fqg18:56 Game 7-031: Saint Joseph's at Boston University. Welcome to TMM THROWBA... [more]

49. Stardate 30-20101207: It's All About The State by Kyle Whelliston

S7 December 7, 2010 @midmajority there have been 59 red line upsets, @TempleUniv has three of them. What is the single-school single-season record?- @clivedaddy (via Twitter)CHICAGO -- That's a fantastic question, Mr. Daddy! We've gone into our six-year archive of RLU history and discovered that the two seasons with th... [more]

50. Game 7-017: Canisius at Binghamton by Kyle Whelliston

S7 December 1, 2010 Canisius Golden Griffins at Binghamton BearcatsNovember 30, 2010 7:00 pmMid-Majority Events CenterBBState Stats/Recap I want to just talk to the Binghamton people for a second. Just the Binghamton people. OK, does 30 percent of the student population have red hair? Seriously, what's the deal? @mi... [more]

51. Games 7-012/013/014/015: CBE Classic Subregional at James Madison by Kyle Whelliston

S7 November 27, 2010 Bucknell Bison vs. Princeton TigersNovember 23, 2010 4:30 pmHarrisonburg, VABBState Stats/Recap Presbyterian Blue Hose at James Madison DukesNovember 23, 2010 7:00 pmJMU Convocation CenterBBState Stats/Recap Princeton Tigers vs. Presbyterian Blue HoseNovember 24, 2010 4:30 pmHarrisonburg, VABBState ... [more]

52. Games 7-009/010/011: CBE Classic Subregional at Miami (Oh.) by Kyle Whelliston

S7 November 26, 2010 Green Bay Phoenix vs. San Diego State AztecsNovember 20, 2010 5:30 pmOxford, OHBBState Stats/RecapIUPUI Jaguars at Miami (Oh.) RedhawksNovember 20, 2010 8:00 pmMillett HallBBState Stats/RecapSan Diego State Aztecs at Miami (Oh.) RedhawksNovember 22, 2010 7:00 pmMillett HallBBState Stats/Recap Mil... [more]

53. Cornell: Mystery, New York by Kyle Whelliston

S6 March 23, 2010 The passage of time is what usually grants college basketball its mystique and aura; witness memory fades and history takes over. Players become larger than life, coaches change into infallible titans of the mind, and single contests transcend the game itself. The words, and the numbers, never fit... [more]

54. Little Picture by Kyle Whelliston

S6 March 20, 2010 PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In the big picture, the really big picture, it doesn't mean much at all. It's a basketball show. This is entertainment for rich people, a diversion for any remaining members of the American middle class with disposable time. The performers are judged on whether their effort ple... [more]

55. STOP. Don't Fill It Out. by Kyle Whelliston

S6 March 15, 2010 INDIANAPOLIS -- I see you printing out that CBS blank bracket at work, starting to fill it out in pencil. (You like Murray State's chances for the upset, I see.) I noticed that you'd opened a Fantasy account at ESPN,com, getting ready to fill out 10 different contingency entries. (But you're defin... [more]

56. Who's Next? by Kyle Whelliston

S6 March 9, 2010 Mid-Majority protocol dictates that we take a look back at some of the teams that outpaced modest expectations to put together solid seasons, despite not taking it to the big stage of the Big Dance. It's a leading indicator of sorts, a distant warning to current champions that there will be teams to... [more]

57. The Hoops National: February 27, 2010 by The Robot

S6 February 27, 2010 Big Games Ivy League: at Cornell 50, Princeton 47 CORN - 24-4 (10-1) [RPI: 48, State: 52] PRIN - 16-8 (7-3) [RPI: 161, State: 120] Star of the Game: Jeff Foote 19 Pts (6-7 FG, 7-8 FT) Men's Basketball Tops Princeton, 50-47 - Cornell fought off a feisty Princeton team to claim its fourth stra... [more]

58. 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]

59. Good Morning Hoops Nation: February 18 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 February 18, 2009 SAN LUIS OBISPO, Cal. -- Morning really is a relative concept, isn't it? It's always morning somewhere, or 5 p.m., or the night time (a/k/a "the right time"). And it just might be Morning in America all over again, depending on what economic time zone you're in. I write this to you as the a.m. hours... [more]

60. 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]

61. Good Morning Hoops Nation: February 9 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 February 9, 2009 BATON ROUGE -- When the ax started falling in the SEC last month with midseason firings, the thought around here was that it was kinda cute. Four such severances in four years seemed like another indication that the pressures of BCS basketball were getting to be more in line with those of the pros, ... [more]

62. Good Morning Hoops Nation: February 3 by Kyle Whelliston

S5 February 3, 2009 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- BracketBusters pairings are out, and we're temporarily reunited with our own bed and desktop computer, so it's a good time for a game reset. Who am I? Why am I here? Seventy-five percent of what The Mid-Majority is about during the regular season is analysis. There are check-ins o... [more]

63. Game! Of! The! Night! 1/26/2009: The Citadel at Samford by Kyle Whelliston

S5 January 26, 2009 The Citadel at Samford (Southern) Pete Hanna Center - Birmingham, AL 8:30 PM EST It's easy to get caught up in the Davidson excitement. The Wildcats are 9-0, scoring 81 points against 67 allowed in league play, and they have this one player who can shoot lasers out of his toes or something. They'r... [more]

64. The Boubacar 2/28/2008 (Senior Night Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 February 28, 2008 WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. -- One of the great traditions in college basketball is Senior Night, the last home game of the regular season. All outgoing seniors, no matter if they were four-year starters with awards and all-league selections, or guys who played the parts of opposing players on the practi... [more]

65. The Boubacar 2/25/2008 (U Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 February 25, 2008 FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Sometimes I just have to pinch myself (even though dreams can be complicated enough that I wouldn't wake up if I did). Three years ago, I was just another computer programmer with a college basketball blog, and the next thing I know I'm talking over BracketBusters highlights wit... [more]

66. The Boubacar 2/18/2008 (Network Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 February 18, 2008 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Plenty of folks have the day off for the holiday today, but we have a patriotic duty to provide you with a Supersized Boubacar that takes into account all the action from the weekend that was. We'll get to that in a second, but I wanted to share with you my most recent fantastic... [more]

67. Game! Of! The! Night! 2/12/2008: Princeton at Pennsylvania by Kyle Whelliston

S4 February 12, 2008 Princeton at Pennsylvania (Ivy League) The Palestra - Philadelphia, PA 7:05 PM EST Even the great rivalries have their down years, and it's usually because one or the other team involved is down. Even the most diehard Penn fan will admit that the P&P games have been somewhat lackluster... [more]

68. 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]

69. The Boubacar 1/28/2008 (Face Off Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 January 28, 2008 HOUSTON -- I was thinking over the weekend, while I wasn't at any games, about all the games I go to. A total of 57 games so far this year, headed for yet another 100-game season. Having done 100 twice now, it's tough to find triple-digit motivation anymore. Need to turn it into some kind of contest... [more]

70. Finals Week: The Essays by Kyle Whelliston

S4 December 18, 2007 And now, the last entry concerned with the second non-annual Mid-Majority Finals Week. The 40th and final question was an essay question: What is your favorite mid-major NCAA Tournament memory, and where were you when it happened? We received 84 completed essays, and here are six of the best ones -... [more]

71. The Mid-Majority Interview: John Kuchar by Kyle Whelliston

S4 December 16, 2007 You usually meet the best people by accident, and often in the strangest places. I made the acquaintance of John Kuchar in a PayPal complaint box -- he had subscribed to Basketball State last month but some stray binaries kept his account from being activated. Once that was ironed out, he told me ab... [more]

72. The Boubacar 12/6/2007 (Tasty Snaxx Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 December 6, 2007 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Good morning, Hoops Nation. I've been having a bunch of fun with our new database of officials over at Basketball State. We've got a white pages listing, rankings of fouls called by teams including each ref and average call margins on home teams, and maps of all the games your fav... [more]

73. The Mid-Majority Interview: Mikaelyn Austin by Kyle Whelliston

S4 November 16, 2007 Because no website has ever thought of anything like this before -- to my knowledge, at least -- TMM will be running an interview series at the end of each week throughout the college basketball season. I know, I know, this has been done before, in other places. But we'll be chatting with coaches, p... [more]

74. The Boubacar 11/14/2007 (P-NIT Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S4 November 14, 2007 LOUISVILLE -- In our third installment of the Boubacar this year, let's wrap up the sights and sounds (both literally) from the Columbus pod of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Wisconsin-Green Bay. I knew coming in what Columbia was about (and, perhaps, what Columbia's 2016-17 team is going to be about as... [more]

75. Specialness by Kyle Whelliston

S4 November 2, 2007 There's an annual event -- if that's a phrase suitable and grey enough to describe something that doesn't cut it as a tradition -- here in our household. Every year around this time, the satellite television company beams in a solid week of unlimited American professional basketball in a free previe... [more]

76. 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]

77. The Daily Paragraph 2/14/2007 (You're As Cold As Ice, You're Willing To Sacrifice Our Team FG% Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 February 14, 2007 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- I've been talking to folks around the country these past few days, and have had a really hard time convincing them that the Northeast is where it's at. It's not all Friends and the Hamptons and day trips to Times Square... you pay for all that glamour with high gas prices, frost h... [more]

78. The Daily Paragraph 2/12/2007 (Magic Mushroom Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 February 12, 2007 BALTIMORE -- OK, OK, OK, OK. I've read your e-mails, I've received your calls and media inquiries. The big question of the weekend is not what happened in the huge mid-major games these past few days, but what are we to do about this? And this? Let's get the easy punchline out of the way first: Ther... [more]

79. The Daily Paragraph 2/9/2007 (iPod Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 February 9, 2007 DALLAS -- Big, big weekend in Hoops Nation. Huge. Make sure to check out these six big showdown/throwdown/hoedowns at the top of league tables this weekend. As a bonus, we're offering some sample pregame warmup music for your iPod, so you can truly get pumped up for these hot matchups. Holy Cross (... [more]

80. The Daily Paragraph 2/6/2007 (Physical Pain Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 February 6, 2007 LOS ANGELES -- I'm not going to get all weird on you and tell you that covering basketball is tantamount to some kind of athletic event, but boy-oh-boy can it take a physical toll. Last night, I ventured out to Gersten Pavilion (a/k/a "Hank's House") to take some notes on theUnnamed Program From t... [more]

81. The Daily Paragraph 1/30/2007 (BarbaroBusters Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S3 January 30, 2007 PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Before we begin our supersized DP, I just want to share with you something I wrote yesterday. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (fourth edition, 2004, published by Houghton Mifflin) defines the word "champion" as "One that wins first place or first prize in... [more]

82. 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]

83. Epilogue, The Second by Kyle Whelliston

S2 April 9, 2006 INDIANAPOLIS, Apr. 2 -- There are huge signs all over town -- on airport walls, strung over streetlights, over the main gate to the RCA Dome. They all read, "The Road Ends Here." There's also a giant logo on the side of the 45,000-seat venue, a green and gold star with zag-zigging trailers that has... [more]

84. Game! Of! The! Night! Feb 14: Creighton at Wichita State by Kyle Whelliston

S2 February 14, 2006 All due respect to the Valentine's Day bloodbath tonight between Penn and Princeton, there's no love lost in the upper reaches of the MVC. After a freaky weekend that saw five road wins, the best (and mathematically strangest) mid-major conference in America still features a four-way tie at the top ... [more]

85. Game! Of! The! Night! Jan 13: Cornell at Pennsylvania by Kyle Whelliston

S2 January 13, 2006 Non-conference is officially over: the Ancient Eight are in the house! Tonight marks the annual Friday kickoff for Hoops Nation's brainiest, zaniest, no-postseason-tourney-iest league. Every game counts in the 14-Game TournamentÂ®, and tonight's Palestra tip-off counts more than some other... [more]

86. Proof by Kyle Whelliston

S2 January 1, 2006 Game 115: Carnegie Mellon (D3) 51, at Princeton 46 Wednesday, December 29, 2005 Jadwin Gymnasium - Princeton, NJ This is, perhaps, the only surviving film footage of the Carnegie Mellon Tartans closing and celebrating their historic victory atPrinceton. Please enjoy this rare opportunity to watch... [more]

87. Game! Of! The! Night! Dec 13: St. Mary's at Air Force by Kyle Whelliston

S2 December 13, 2005 Pay no attention to that 1-3 record - St. Mary's has so far had the misfortune of running into three Top 100 power-conference teams at the wrong times. Tonight, the team that defied theUMPFN monopoly in the WCC and made the 2005 Tournament go through heavy security at USAFA, Colorado - you can bet t... [more]

88. Game! Of! The! Night! Nov 20: Princeton at Lehigh by Kyle Whelliston

S2 November 20, 2005 The thrilling 1996 Tournament upset is etched in your memory, sure - the game in which Princeton used the backdoor to topple UCLA. But do you recall the setup - the neutral-site playoff win against Penn? The teams met halfway at Lehigh, and battled into overtime. Afterwards, Pete Carrill wrote "I ... [more]

89. MMBOD Nov 17: Ryan Bright - Sam Houston State by Kyle Whelliston

S2 November 18, 2005 There will be plenty of time to discuss Drexel's ascension to The Garden, but this mop-headed Texan has been the mid-major revelation of the P-nutty PNIT. Last night, without much support, he kept a poor man's Princeton hang in with MMBOD runner-up Bashir Mason and a much more athletic Drexel squad.... [more]

90. The Mid-Majority vs. Hoop Operas by Kyle Whelliston

S2 November 14, 2005 This is 5 in a series of 10 early-season essays.It was a dark and stormy night. The villain, sweater-vested and scowling, paced the floor. Boo! Hiss! the audience cried. But just then, the mood was leavened by a comic-relief appearance of the drunk clown, teetering and leering at girls half his age ... [more]

91. The Austin Bracket by Kyle Whelliston

S1 March 16, 2005 Delaware State Seed: 16 1st Round Opponent: Duke Record: 19-13 (17-4 Mid-Eastern) Big Nonconference Wins: A 71-56 win in November versus Jackson State (14-17, 10-9 SWAC) in Las Vegas will have to do. 100 Games Project Appearances: #29, #52 Key Players: You won't find a more unselfish crew in the ... [more]

92. The Chicago Bracket by Kyle Whelliston

S1 March 16, 2005 Fairleigh Dickinson Seed: 16 1st Round Opponent: Illinois Record: 20-12 (16-5 Northeast Conference) Big Nonconference Wins: December 9 at eventual MAAC two-seed Rider (76-74) 100 Games Project Appearances: #65 Key Players: Big Gordon Klaiber and little Tamien Trent are the inside-outside mechanism ... [more]

93. 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]

94. Where Are We Running? by Kyle Whelliston

S1 March 2, 2005 Game 067: at Harvard 82, Yale 66 Friday, February 26, 2005 Lavietes Pavilion - Cambridge, MA If each basketball team's season is like a single lifetime, then Ivy League hoops must be a lot like life. There are good days and bad days, zero second chances and absolutely no do-overs. And if you were ... [more]

95. 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]

96. Dribblings 2/21/2005 (Gonzo Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 February 21, 2005 America East: Northeastern 63, Boston University 48 (story) - It's a dog-eat-dog world, and nowhere is that more true than in this conference. The Terriers of BU (19-6, 13-3 AE) stifled junior sharpshooter and former MMBOW Jose Juan Barea (2-for-17, 10 pts) on Senior Day, and held on to a lead for n... [more]

97. Dribblings 2/13-14/2005 (Hot Lovin' Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 February 14, 2005 So it turns out that Hot Sh*t Saturday was a great success. Six games, all good. Thrillers, comebacks, overtime, great shooting, great defense... HSS had something for everyone. Let's review: Big West: Pacific 64, Utah State 63 (story) - With 31 seconds left, homestanding Utah State was leading 61-... [more]

98. Rollout by Kyle Whelliston

S1 February 11, 2005 Game 054: at Pennsylvania 70, Princeton 62 (OT) Tuesday, February 8, 2005 The Palestra - Philadelphia, PA It begins simply enough: a messenger delivers a long white tube from floor level, he bounds up the short and wide stairs. The folks in the upper left corner know exactly what to do with it - t... [more]

99. Dribblings 2/10/2005 (Rivalry Week Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 February 10, 2005 Firstly, a big "yo" to all Philadelphia Inquirer readers who scoped Janet Paskin's piece instead of the sports-section leader about Donovan McNabb's vomit. Welcome to TMM, here's the first page. Despite both what The Official Wife Of The Mid-Majority™ says and Herculean efforts by the gentlema... [more]

100. Dribblings 2/9/2005 (Suspension Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 February 9, 2005 Big South: Winthrop 72, High Point 55 (story) - The Winthrop Gauntlet, as mentioned yesterday, is a four-game, six-day stretch; they'll take any break they can get. Last night, they took advantage of the indefinite suspension of HP's star forward (and defending Big South Player Of The Year) Danny Ga... [more]

101. Dribblings 2/8/2005 (Streaky Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 February 8, 2005 Missouri Valley: Southern Illinois 58, Drake 57 (story) - Faraway, so close. Sure, SIU's RPI is great, but they're really struggling right now. At Drake, they had to be bailed out by bigman Josh Warren's last-minute jumper - they shot 40% and only made two free throws all evening. The Bulldogs' seas... [more]

102. Dribblings 2/7/2005 (Freedom From Football Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 February 7, 2005 When the final gun sounded at the Super Bowl yesterday, the city of Philadelphia was again spared the property-damaging bonfire a quarter-century in the making. While the majority of American sports fans will be spending the day mourning and mothballing their screen-printed replica jerseys, a few of... [more]

103. Priorities by Kyle Whelliston

S1 February 5, 2005 Game 051: Pennsylvania 70, at Harvard 57 Friday, February 4, 2005 Lavietes Pavilion - Cambridge, MA Two weeks after the Blizzard of 2005, much of the ancient city of Boston was still buried under three feet of frozen white. The temperatures had been too frigid for significant melting to occur, and ... [more]

104. Mighty Little Man by Kyle Whelliston

S1 February 3, 2005 Game 048: at Columbia 57, Harvard 55 Sunday, January 30, 2005 Levien Gymnasium - New York, NY Sunday afternoon was a cold and clear one, but after the bitingly frigid week that was it felt like spring had truly sprung. Folks streamed out onto the streets of upper Manhattan to enjoy the 30 degree te... [more]

105. Run by Kyle Whelliston

S1 February 2, 2005 Game 047: at Pennsylvania 83, Brown 60 Saturday, January 29, 2005 The Palestra - Philadelphia, PA When stripped to its essence, the object of our game is to score more points than the opposition. When the contest is over, the point totals of the two competing teams are compared, then the officials ... [more]

106. Dribblings 1/31/2005 (Media Timeout Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 January 31, 2005 Mid-American: Miami (Oh.) 74, Akron 63 (story) - It was a bonus Shakedown Saturday game that happened to fall on Sunday. The RedHawks of Miami were up by 20 and had the game well in hand going into the final five minutes, but the zippy Zips zipped off an 18-1 run to cut the lead to four. In a rare g... [more]

107. Ace's Ivy Insights! by Kyle Whelliston

S1 January 29, 2005 Game 044: Brown 57, at Princeton 52 Friday, January 28, 2005 Jadwin Gym - Princeton, NJ All well-earned due respect to the National Invitation Tournament, but you won't find a more boisterous bracket than the septuple-elimination slate in the Ancient Eight! "Ace" Whelliston here, follower of the ... [more]

108. Dribblings 1/21/2005 (Research Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 January 21, 2005 West Coast: San Francisco 73, UMPFN 70 (story) - The proud Don tradition lies buried under decades of moldy mediocrity - behind Bill Russell, they rattled off 60 straight wins back in the Fifties. With a new imported coach (Jessie Evans, formerly of Louisiana-Lafayette), they're hoping to get dynast... [more]

109. Dribblings 1/12/2005 (Bandwagonesque Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 January 12, 2005 Southland: Southeastern Louisiana 56, Sam Houston State 54 (story) - We sold this yesterday as big O versus big D, and the defense won. (I've also heard that it wins championships, but the evidence is inconclusive.) Southeastern kept the Bearkats' normally streaky offense in check, and backup guard ... [more]

110. Blue-Eyed Soul In The Hole by Kyle Whelliston

S1 January 11, 2005 Game 029: at Delaware State 68, Morgan State 53 Monday, January 10, 2005 Memorial Hall - Dover, Delaware On December 18, Delaware State traveled to Michigan State's Breslin Events Center to pick up a routine five-figure guarantee check and a whoopin'. But they had grander aspirations: out of the ga... [more]

111. Dribblings 1/5/2005 (Quarter-Pole Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 January 5, 2005 Hoops Nation rejoice! College football season is finally over! Mid-Continent: Oral Roberts 73, Southern Utah 67 (story) - It was a ho-hum night for the Golden Eagles' wonder twin powers: pocket-sized guard Ken Tutt dropped 22 points, and Caleb Green dub-dubbed with 14 points and 11 rebounds. ORU al... [more]

112. Coffee Break by Kyle Whelliston

S1 January 4, 2005 Game 025: at Providence 79, Brown 63 Monday, January 3, 2005 Dunkin' Donuts Center - Providence, Rhode Island A few weeks back, I was catching up with an old aquaintance from my days out at Oregon. He was telling me about this wedding he went to last summer in western Massachusetts. I was made to u... [more]

113. 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]

114. Dribblings 12/28/2004 (Holiday Hoops Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 December 28, 2004 Iona 77, Rhode Island 62 (story) - URI has made two straight trips to the NIT, but their 1-7 start must be reminding fans of the bleak three seasons that constituted the post-Lamar Odom era. "Murphy's Rams" just can't seem to score points or catch a break this year. In addition to losing 23 points p... [more]

115. Dribblings 12/22/2004 (Rock and/or Roll Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 December 22, 2004 Alabama State 61, Troy State 48 (story) - Troy is starting from scratch after losing all the starters from their 24-win NIT team of a year ago, and now they're oh and eight. SWAC'ers-on-the-rise Alabama State were the latest to take advantage of the A-Sun club's rebuilding project, beating the Troja... [more]

116. Olde Tyme Basket-Ball by Kyle Whelliston

S1 December 21, 2004 Game 018: at Temple 48, Princeton 46 Monday, December 20, 2004 Liacouras Center - Philadelphia, PA Hoop-endous! Specta-basket-acular! Huzzah, huzzah! Hoop, whoop, hooray! These are but a few of the reactions and recollections that come to this reporter's mind when he thinks about this past eveni... [more]

117. Dribblings 12/20/2004 (Drop Down Get Your Eagle On Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 December 20, 2004 Boston College 82, Yale 80 (2OT) (story) - When Holy Cross pushed Boston College to overtime in a 63-60 thriller back on December 9, Chris over at Hoop Time suggested that maybe, just maybe, friendly officials had too much of a hand in the outcome. After all, HC outrebounded BC 41-39 and 34 of their... [more]

118. Finals Week: The Answer Key by Kyle Whelliston

S1 December 19, 2004 When I put together the Finals Week quiz, I thought that it would be some nice blog-filler for a light week of hoops. I had no idea that people would actually complete it and send it in, and that I'd find myself "grading" 32 tests despite my total lack of teaching experience. I talked to the Officia... [more]

119. Finals Week, Part IV: Bracketology by Kyle Whelliston

S1 December 17, 2004 And here it is, the last day of Mid-Majority Finals Week So here's the deal... you have until Saturday at 6:00 PM EST to send in your answer sheets to finalsweek@midmajority.com. Winners will be notified and all answers will be posted sometime on Sunday. Remember, the timestamp on the e-mail contai... [more]

120. Dribblings 12/14/2004 (High-Octane Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 December 14, 2004 San Diego 75, Eastern Washington 56 (story) - San Diego was the 298th-best team in the nation last year in terms of RPI, and now here they are beating the stuffing out of the defending Big Sky champions. EWU is now 2-5, mostly against lower-tier WCC and Big West competition. Is the door open for Web... [more]

121. Dribblings 11/28/2004 (C-USA Beatdown Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 November 28, 2004 A stocked slate of 113 games yesterday. Where to begin? Alaska-Anchorage 66, High Point 65 (story) - The Great Alaska Shootout gives us the season's first upset of a D1 team by a D2. The Big South's Panthers were up 12 halfway through the second half and let it slip away. Northern IIllinois 84, De... [more]

122. Sons Of Flubber by Kyle Whelliston

S1 November 28, 2004 Game 009: at Harvard 85, Northeastern 75 Saturday, November 27, 2004 Lavietes Pavilion - Cambridge, MA One of the things that makes our game so great is that no amount of athletic skill will guarantee victory. Teamwork, guts and guile can go a long way - sometimes all the way. We have plenty of exa... [more]

123. Plan 9 From Starkville by Kyle Whelliston

S1 November 19, 2004 Game 004: Syracuse 71, Mississippi State 58 Thursday, November 18, 2004 Madison Square Garden - New York, NY It's one of the more common getting-to-really-know-you questions there is. "What's the worst movie you've ever seen?" Most will give a stock answer. It'll usually be some low-budget sci-fi ... [more]

124. So Fresh, So Clean by Kyle Whelliston

S1 November 17, 2004 Game 002: Pennsylvania 74, Quinnipiac 60 Tuesday, November 16, 2004 The Palestra - Philadelphia, PA A couple of weeks ago, the Official Wife Of The Mid-Majority and I were out a-walking hand-in-hand across the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. We paused to admire the blocky brick facade of ... [more]

125. Dribblings 11/13/2004 (Backdoor Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 November 13, 2004 The Official Wife Of The Mid-Majority™ was held up at the Boston airport due to the inclement weather, so I was able to surreptitiously grab some beer and pizza and fire up the internet radio for two mirror-image games: Syracuse vs. Princeton and Birmingham Southern vs. Mississippi State. Both... [more]

126. Dribblings 11/11/2004 (Season Opener Edition) by Kyle Whelliston

S1 November 11, 2004 National Signing Day, or the first day high school prospects could sign letters-of-intent with colleges, was yesterday. Scout.Com attempts to break down the top recruit coming into each conference in 2005-06. Note: This list will be absolutely useless next spring once the NBA Draft looms. The Sport... [more]

127. 100: The Impossible Dream by Kyle Whelliston

S1 November 9, 2004 One Sunday afternoon in early February, I found myself sitting in a cold, half-empty gymnasium in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. I was watching Rider and Loyola - two of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference's perennial doormats - fall all over each other. It was halftime, and the two squads had barely... [more]

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