In that preview, I wrote this, "Says here that anything better than 10 wins in the Wrens' 26 scheduled games would be impressive. Also says here that playing more than half of those 26 games might constitute good fortune." The Tribe finished this bizarre, dare I say stupid season with a 6-9 record, 4-6 in the CAA. So they played more than half of their games. Yay?
"The scattershot nature of the regular season schedule created a silent but detectable tension within the league — with rescheduling decisions left up to the teams, some coaches felt their peers were less eager to play something close to a full schedule — and also made scouting and projecting the tournament harder than ever."
If the stories get told, that "silent but detectable tension" would make for a hell of a yarn. Delaware cancelled a game against W&M because they didn't have enough healthy players - not due to COVID, but to injury - and the league (and the Tribe) let it go. JMU got to 8-1 and suddenly found it challenging to schedule games. Convenient, that. Drexel wanted to take on all comers, but nobody really went out of their way to take on the Dragons. Suffice it to say that the CAA league office demonstrated a total lack of juice, and if this half-assed season is the league's swan song, it's out with something even less noisy than a whimper.
As for me, I watched a lot of Big Ten games. Saw a whole lot more Chase Audige than Luke Loewe, if we're being honest. And if we're being petty.
The Tribe's season was too incomplete to offer any kind of analysis. Dane Fischer's team showed a few glimpses, sweeping Towson when they got into a bit of a rhythm. But W&M went on COVID-related hiatus and came out of it just in time to lose a pair of games by an average of 20 points to an Elon team that lost its first seven games of the league season. Heading into today's tournament opener, the Tribe has played just those two games since January 31.
But honestly, the sooner this season is over, the better. As I wrote in that season preview, "I'm afraid that Nathan Knight's professional contract may well be the highlight of the season for Tribe fans." I see no reason to come off that prediction.
As for the tournament itself, read Beach's preview if you want intelligent analysis. I'm picking Drexel to win it all from the 6 seed, and I'm taking Elon to beat JMU in an 8 over 1 upset. Karma's a bitch, Dukes.
Next season can't get here fast enough.
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When I was in the undergrad business school at W&M, I had a great marketing professor whose go-to jokes comprised of making fun of Elon. Always made for big laughs in the classroom. He would say things like “C’mon guys. This is William &Mary! You’re not at Elon, majoring in grain alcohol.”
Has been very surprising to see the strides that the school has made. A smart kid in my neighborhood is a student there.
I'm awaiting an update that the Tribe lost by 20 to the Nicks in the first round of the playoffs.
William and Mary vs U of Richmond about to commence on NBC Sports.
Oh... to clarify, it’s football.
Elon used to be the “Fighting Christians” and that always got a chuckle out of me. Still not the best North Carolina university nickname though. That belongs to Campbell Camels.
My grandfather graduated from Elon in 1918.
I’ve been down with Elmo the Camel from way back. Hump ‘em hump ‘em hump ‘em!
I heard a more mature Dinosaur Jr track on my local lo power fm station. I kinda dug it. I couldn’t stand them back when my freshman roommate played electric guitar along with them all the time, badly. Maybe I’d have liked them if he’d have stopped thrashing.
If I’d had the Hammond m3 and the choice stash of dead boots back then, I’d have evened the score.
Tribe sends UNCW back to the beach.
tribe wins with...defense? what in the sam hill is happening here?
my neighbor had landscapers working at 7:45 this morning, running a gas-powered leaf-blower. asshole or no asshole?
Major asshole. Pre-8 AM on a weekend is horseshit.
It’s almost as big a pile of horseshit as the Detroit mayor saying no to a batch of J&J vaccines.
1. Check your local ordinances. I bet there's a noise ban on Sunday mornings.
2. Detroit had more vaccine than it needed when the mayor turned down the JNJ vaccine. There is a perception that the other vaccines are superior because they have 90-95% prevention rates vs. 85% for JNJ's. I don't know if there is a statistically significant difference in those values, but if I was the mayor of Detroit and I already had enough of the vaccine with the higher rates, I wouldn't want to get the "lesser" vaccine and have to deal with the inevitable fallout when someone decides I have given the "lesser" vaccine to a particular vaccination center for allegedly political reasons.
And I think Detroit now has all three vaccines.
your tribe are 7.5-point dogs in the caa quarters against northeastern. i'd back the huskies, were it legal to bet on virginia schools here in the commonwealth.
as noted in this space, karma's a bitch.
As stated here before. I’ve watched less CBB this year than any point in the last 30 years but I’m starting to get pretty excited for the next month’s worth of games. Not for Florida (maddeningly inconsistent) but everything that makes March Madness great.
Rob, were you referring to Elon over Madison?
zmother-in-law doesn't understand the difference between live and recorded Peloton classes. I thought we got her squared away after a brief explanation (Cody Rigsby doesn't live inside your phone or the bike, waiting just for you to choose a class, instead it's like watching a movie on Netflix). But now she doesn't understand that you can't pick the music you want for the ride you want. Once again, I explained the concept of audio-visual recording. I cannot wait to see what happens during her first ride tomorrow.
indeed, my friend. indeed.
that comment is for both whit and z.
I cannot imagine having to explain that to my mother in law. She’s pretty cantankerous to begin with, so her not understanding AND feeling underserved by a luxury expense is a nightmare.
Robert Covington rocking his Tennessee State Jersey is dope.
The Team LeBron PGs just put on a fucking show to close the 2nd quarter. Yes, I still watch the nba all star game.
according to twitter, harry windsor is gonna hit the elam ending winner after dame and steph make layups from 3/4 court.
(Fellow resident of my town) Nick Mangold and I are tweeting at each other. This is my greatest Twitter moment since Jorge Posada’s wife liked a tweet of mine.
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