39 years

kdog27 · Post by **kdog27** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 2:44 pm

Schadenfreude wrote:
kdog27 wrote:It is amazing that there are 4 Ivy League teams on there. A lot of suffering in that conference.
Northwestern floors me the most. I mean, doesn't the Big Ten get, like, 10 bids a year? How have they never snuck in, in that league?

I forgot to mention that. I echo your comment. There are a lot of years where teams in that conference get in going 8-8 or worse.

bgsukid · Post by **bgsukid** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:30 pm

kdog27 wrote:I forgot to mention that. I echo your comment. There are a lot of years where teams in that conference get in going 8-8 or worse.

8-8 yes, worse than that it's happened maybe a couple times ever. The Big Ten has earned it's respect though, they have placed more teams in the Final Four than any other conference and have sent seven different schools the past 15 years.

BTW, UMBC has punched their first ever ticket to NCAA tournament today. Congrats to them!

JoeFalcon · Post by **JoeFalcon** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:35 pm

San Diego Falcon wrote:
Remember, don't sleep on Centenary!

Or fall asleep in a cemetery.

cph2133 · Post by **cph2133** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:55 pm

kdog27 wrote:
Schadenfreude wrote:
kdog27 wrote:It is amazing that there are 4 Ivy League teams on there. A lot of suffering in that conference.
Northwestern floors me the most. I mean, doesn't the Big Ten get, like, 10 bids a year? How have they never snuck in, in that league?
I forgot to mention that. I echo your comment. There are a lot of years where teams in that conference get in going 8-8 or worse.

Also, since the Ivy doesn't use a tourney to decide who goes, I feel the better teams over the long haul of the conference season will prevail. Unlike in some conferences where there will be more parity when it comes to tourney time. Just look at Illinois run, or Coppin State this season. Come tourney time, anything can happen. Over the course of a whole season, the best will prevail as champs.

BGFalconfromCincy · Post by **BGFalconfromCincy** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 5:45 pm

You can take Texas-Arlington off the list of schools to get their 1st bid ever after joining DI after we last made it

Schadenfreude · Post by **Schadenfreude** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 6:48 pm

cph2133 wrote:Unlike in some conferences where there will be more parody when it comes to tourney time.

We haven't had much parody in this conference since David Letterman graduated from Ball State.

cph2133 · Post by **cph2133** » Sun Mar 16, 2008 8:27 pm

Schadenfreude wrote:
cph2133 wrote:Unlike in some conferences where there will be more parody when it comes to tourney time.
We haven't had much parody in this conference since David Letterman graduated from Ball State.

fixed...

Post by **ZiggyZoomba** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 3:41 pm

41 years....

And thanks to Orangeandbrown, here's the updated list. (read back to get the gist of things if you're new around here)

http://orangeandbrown.blogspot.com/2009 ... -will.html

Columbia: Last appeared in 1968
Tennessee Tech: Last appeared in 1963
Yale: Last appeared in 1962
Maine: Division I since 1962
New Hampshire: Division I since 1962
Centenary (La.): Division I since 1960
Dartmouth: Last appeared in 1959
Harvard: Last appeared in 1946
Army: Division I since 1948
Citadel: Division I since 1948
Northwestern: Division I since 1948
St. Francis (N.Y.): Division I since 1948
William & Mary: Division I since 1948

Metz · Post by **Metz** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:46 pm

This is the year. I said back at the beginning of the season when we lost a bunch in a row, that we would turn it around and win the MAC. A month or so ago, I stated the men would win the tourney and I'm sticking by my gut feeling on this one.

This past home game, I turned around and looked at Grant while he was watching the game. I've never seen someone more focused and in awe of what he was watching. His comments and actions duplicated the look as well.

As thrilled as I was inside to see Grant excited about BG hoops again, I don't want to have to feel like him and wait 41 years to see our team in the Big Dance. Especially as I'm graduating in May and who knows where I will find a job.

I do know that things are coming together and we're playing some great ball now. Despite all the lower predictions and a slow start, BG has the #1 seed and an actual legitimate chance at winning this. My hopes are high and I CAN'T WAIT til Thursday!

redskins4ever · Post by **redskins4ever** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:54 pm

Miami Whammy!

Post by **ZiggyZoomba** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:46 pm

Metz wrote:This is the year. I said back at the beginning of the season when we lost a bunch in a row, that we would turn it around and win the MAC. A month or so ago, I stated the men would win the tourney and I'm sticking by my gut feeling on this one.

This past home game, I turned around and looked at Grant while he was watching the game. I've never seen someone more focused and in awe of what he was watching. His comments and actions duplicated the look as well.

As thrilled as I was inside to see Grant excited about BG hoops again, I don't want to have to feel like him and wait 41 years to see our team in the Big Dance. Especially as I'm graduating in May and who knows where I will find a job.

I do know that things are coming together and we're playing some great ball now. Despite all the lower predictions and a slow start, BG has the #1 seed and an actual legitimate chance at winning this. My hopes are high and I CAN'T WAIT til Thursday!

Am I that transparent, Metz??

Yeah... I've had a special feeling since Andersyn was born... weird... cosmic connection between my dad, the baby, and the hoops program. Call it whatever you want... but it feels real to me.

Keep your optimism up and I'll see you at the Q on Saturday night! Oh, and I'm only 39... so I haven't had to endure ALL 41 years of this drought...

doughash · Post by **doughash** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:24 pm

Wow that list gets a little smaller every year. Hopefully we can close the deal this week and give this thread a proper burial sometime on Sunday.

Bleeding Orange · Post by **Bleeding Orange** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:51 pm

doughash wrote:Wow that list gets a little smaller every year. Hopefully we can close the deal this week and give this thread a proper burial sometime on Sunday.

What a great idea. If we can break this thing this weekend, this thread should be deleted from the site, it's contents burned onto a CD-ROM, smashed, and buried in an elaborate ceremony somewhere outside of Anderson Arena. I would make the drive for that.

And I'm with Grant. After the guys came out and played like their hair was on fire, and everything broke right for us to get the 1 seed on Sunday, I think there is something special going on right now. This tournament is as ripe for the picking as it ever will be, and I think Coach Orr and the players know it. The more I think about it, the more optimistic I'm getting.

hammb · Post by **hammb** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:45 am

Bleeding Orange wrote: What a great idea. If we can break this thing this weekend, this thread should be deleted from the site, it's contents burned onto a CD-ROM,

I"m guessing we're burning it to CD because you don't know how to transfer it onto a portable HD or flash drive?

Metz · Post by **Metz** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:54 am

hammb wrote: I"m guessing we're burning it to CD because you don't know how to transfer it onto a portable HD or flash drive?