It looks like the opening round of the tournament will be 4 vs. 5 and 3 vs. 6. The winners will play 1 and 2 in the semifinals.

Maybe NC was anticipating this with the companion legislation legalizing sports betting. That way, the outcome of games can go to the highest bidders.

That's funny! Were they pilloried for being holier-than thou, boring, or preachy? It was more the caliber of speakers they sent, and it was like they insulted our intelligence. But it really had more to do with our required presence. If the FCA had invited one of the speakers to a meeting of that g...

Back in those days, the worst job at Davidson College had to be the person who scheduled the chapel programs. Scott Woodmansee was chaplain my last two years at Davidson. We became reacquainted in this century when he and Jon Regen sat beside me at basketball games. Then I would also see him and Pr...

ScootCat wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 20, 2024 11:02 am

Modern America’s standards just don’t measure up. The new normal.

New?

I’ll put in a plug for Davidson Learns, even though I rarely participate (usually trying to sign up after classes are full). I don’t think they even give certificates.

From our distance it is hard to say how mandatory mandatory may have been in real life. Did any athlete miss seeing it? If so, what were the repercussions? We had required “chapel” back in my day. We were allowed a number of cuts, increasing with each class year. So I’m sure I missed a number of thi...

$60M has been approved for the first phase of upgrading UNCC’s football stadium.

Agreed, Cowie. Jamie gave a tour to me and Beth. Fabulous. It benefits everyone. That weight room is sweet. Another person gave me a locker room tour. That will help recruiting. One of my classmates has toured the facilities, and he was especially impressed by the locker room. He didn’t go into det...

Derek Smith wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:48 am

Best of luck to Chloe. I appreciated her intensity on and off the court. I hope she finds a great spot for her next stop and her basketball adventures.

I did have a chance to speak with her briefly after the banquet to tell her how much I had enjoyed watching her play.

Several years back the head of one of Japan’s largest companies was asked about equal pay for equal work, and whether hiss company would be moving toward that. He said that if women would do their jobs the best they could, then karma would take care of that. After I thought about that a bit, I took ...

If Zach becomes US President someday we will brag for decades about his attendance at Davidson ... even though he enrolled for only one year. I bet we'd brag about him even if he just became a US Senator or a cabinet secretary. Looking forward to seeing him play and what he brings to the team. I wa...

i77cat wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 18, 2024 3:07 pm

Sure, for schools interested in academic requirements. Most will be happy to waive those for athletes.

So what else is new?

Maybe. (In reference to a Davidson year helping his odds of getting into med school) Maybe. There is some chance that what I wrote is true. But since I don't know anything about his academic background or his professional ambitions, it might not be at all relevant to him. But since our game seems t...

The extra year at Davidson will increase his chances of getting into med school.