They can win by 80 and lose by 80 depending on how they shoot
Sounds silly. Why not just shoot with a blindfold on. Or run backwards down the court when dribbling. Also gimmicks. Also silly. The AirRaid is an insane idea on paper, but then you see it actually work and itâs very exciting for fans. If I went there and watched the team lose by a million points playing that way, Iâd never watch again.
They went 20-8 and made the D3 tourney this year.
I went and looked at their season records since 1950. Piss poor. Sure, they have had a handful of decent seasons recently but nothing insanely great. You canât build a program on gimmicks.
https://pioneers.grinnell.edu/alltime.aspx?path=mbball&record_type=seasons
Williams is considered one of the the highest ranked liberal arts college in the US in the rankings. It has one of the longest running and most historic rivalries in college football with NESCAC rival Amherst. Their game in Williamstown, Massachusetts is the only D3 contest ever to host College Football GameDay.
You can be certain that numerous wealthy and highly-accomplished families in many urban areas are well-aware of both Williams and Amherst.
Emory carries a similar reputation throughout the South.
And we have a lineman on this yearâs roster who transferred from Washington University, as well as a receiver from the University of Washington.
This sounds like Loyola Marymount back in the day. They did very well, but also had outstanding players.
Yes I know of both of those schools- I actually know a friend of a friend that went to Emory
And I actually knew of Williams and Amherst before this board
I just doubt many Miami prospective students are thinking my final 3 are Miami- Williams and U Chicago
I think it is more likely Miami- UC and Dayton
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Paul Westhead was the LMU coach. I attended games at George Mason for several years when he became the coach there. He instituted the same system, but did not have the same quality athletes as at LMU. His final record there was 38â70. he was succeeded by Jim Larranaga. I attended one Westhead-coached game where George Mason defeated Troy State 151â135. It was fun to watch. One of the Troy State players scored 53 points.
Take another look at that data. Youâre correct about Grinnell basketball from the 1950s through the 1980s. The fundamental problem is that Grinnell has very high academic standards and virtually no admissions âtipsâ for athletes while playing in a league without any peers with similarly stringent admissions standards.
David Arseneault took over as coach in 1989 and implemented the LMU system on steroids mostly to make it more fun so his players wouldnât quit after their freshman year. And itâs just weird enough to work pretty well. He finished his coaching career at Grinnell at 361-273, which by Grinnellâs standards is remarkably successful. His son is now the coach and runs the same system.
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Nothing personal, but I have no interest in anything Grinnel or D3 academic merits, or Toledo fans coming here to sell vaporwear (tell that commuter school bot to go play in traffic) but I do love how a thread titled âDon Treadwell not so badâ has evolved to this. I think by extension, we now all know the true answer to the title if this is what we are talking about.
A White Mule from Waterville.
- Threadjacking is a long-standing tradition around here.
- On advice of counsel and my therapist, I have nothing to say about Don Treadwell.
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I out of all people here canât knock anyone for threadjacking so we good. Just have to laugh that the thread about him is now that.
It amused me that, with just a minor addition of punctuation, it becomes DonâT readwell.
/Thread over
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IMO most students enjoy and prefer to attend a college which has good athletics as well as good academics. Most like a nice campus. Cost is often a major factor. Good athletic programs Zaire something a majority of students like having. The smaller schools with lower level athletics or no athletics at all have their own group of supporters but the majority prefer a more alll around comprehensive school. That is what Miami has traditionally been and should remain.