 I AM
join:2010-04-11
Ephrata, PA
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| [NCAA-B] Basketball team loses by 102 »sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the···426.html
Saw this pop up on yahoo yesterday when I was at work. Didn't pay much attention until I went home to ESPN to hear them say Toccoa Falls College. I was like oh my I graduated from there. I sorta feel bad for them haha. But the talent level is a huge gap as my school does not recruit nor have scholarships. The school is roughly only about 1000 students. During my time there I was a gym rat and played basketball there pretty much everyday. I wasn't D1 talent or anything but I ran with the team once and put up 14 points as we were only playing to 21 (points by 1 and 2). I was like dang ya'll should just put me on the team. I find it humorous that is all. |
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 ABPremium
join:2006-04-04
Leesburg, VA
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It wasn't how Hunter coached the game that was the issue. It was the fact that Western Carolina scheduled it at all that should be reevaluated.
Indeed.
Ticket revenue can be collected from any opponent, and I'm not sure how anyone benefits or learns by playing an opponent where it's a certainty you're going to win or lose by at least 50 points.
How bad is Toccoa Falls College? I expected to see that the team they lost to was Ohio State or Kansas or some such.
Nope. It was Western Carolina-- who aren't even a .500 team themselves (9-10), and who are rarely if ever a factor come NCAA Tournament time.
A.D.s and school administrators from both sides should be ashamed of themselves for continuing to schedule such a ridiculous contest. |
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I AM
join:2010-04-11
Ephrata, PA
kudos:3 | Yeah I think they play each other every so often. One year I was there I think my school only scored like 14 points! It is a shame but from what I heard my college got money out of it. Shame. |
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 pro7070BJ "The Prodigy" PennPremium
join:2002-06-28
Inman, SC
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If you're gonna field a bad team and try to play with the bigger schools (for revenue or whatever else) then expect to get your ass kicked if you suck. Hell Western Carolina is only 9-10. You never want to teach your team to let up and half ass it. |
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 AZ_OGM
join:2007-01-12
Phoenix, AZ
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Is it any different than smaller and weaker football schools taking on a powerhouse in the first few weeks of the season? Look at some of the non-conference matchups early on like San Jose State vs Nebraska or Wyoming vs Texas. Its all about generating extra money for the smaller school, even if they take a 77-10 beating. But you can always get an upset out of those matchups, 2007 Michigan vs Appalachain State comes to mind. |
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ABPremium
join:2006-04-04
Leesburg, VA
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| said by AZ_OGM:Is it any different than smaller and weaker football schools taking on a powerhouse in the first few weeks of the season? Look at some of the non-conference matchups early on like San Jose State vs Nebraska or Wyoming vs Texas. Its all about generating extra money for the smaller school, even if they take a 77-10 beating. But you can always get an upset out of those matchups, 2007 Michigan vs Appalachain State comes to mind.
This would be the 'but mom, all the other kids are doing it' argument that I regularly used when I was a child and my mother wouldn't let me do something.
Never worked very well. Never worked at all, actually. |
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