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re: Ole Miss-63 vs. Carleton-81 Final
Posted on 8/9/18 at 11:42 pm to carleton fan
Posted on 8/9/18 at 11:42 pm to carleton fan
Your football team sucks.
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Posted on 8/10/18 at 10:25 am to pioneerbasketball
Actually my football team is the University of Western Ontario Mustangs which won the Vanier Cup, which is the national championship of university three-down, unlimited-motion-in-the-backfield and no-fair-catch football.
You've put so many rules in U.S. football that the game has become boring, at least at the pro level.
I attended Western in London, Ontario but I'm afraid I've attended many more Carleton basketball games in Ottawa so I have a fondness for the Ravens b-ball teams.
Western also won the Yates Cup (the Ontario championship). The Yates Cup dates back to 1898 and is the oldest trophy in football in the world still competed for.
Also on basketball, the best Canadian players leave for the U.S. because of full scholarships there and no scholarships here. Yet Carleton can beat teams such as Ole Miss and Alabama and Duke dodges playing them.
What's going on down there?
You've put so many rules in U.S. football that the game has become boring, at least at the pro level.
I attended Western in London, Ontario but I'm afraid I've attended many more Carleton basketball games in Ottawa so I have a fondness for the Ravens b-ball teams.
Western also won the Yates Cup (the Ontario championship). The Yates Cup dates back to 1898 and is the oldest trophy in football in the world still competed for.
Also on basketball, the best Canadian players leave for the U.S. because of full scholarships there and no scholarships here. Yet Carleton can beat teams such as Ole Miss and Alabama and Duke dodges playing them.
What's going on down there?
Posted on 8/10/18 at 10:28 am to carleton fan
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three-down, unlimited-motion-in-the-backfield and no-fair-catch football.
You've put so many rules in U.S. football that the game has become boring, at least at the pro level.
What you just put up top sounds like horrific arena league football mixed with XFL some
And yeah, nobody thinks Canadian football rules football is better than American. You guys cant even put the goalposts on the right side of the end zones
This post was edited on 8/10/18 at 10:29 am
Posted on 8/10/18 at 11:02 am to thunderbird1100
So why are the TV ratings dropping so fast on NFL football?
Posted on 8/10/18 at 11:04 am to carleton fan
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So why are the TV ratings dropping so fast on NFL football?
Players kneeling and the politics surrounding the NFL these days
Posted on 8/10/18 at 11:05 am to carleton fan
Is that a serious question?
Posted on 8/10/18 at 11:35 am to hubreb
There's always been controversy and political dissent in sports. That's not the reason.
It's because the NFL has become boring.
They have a product. The public doesn't want it.
It's the reason I rarely watch.
Credit where credit is due however. U.S. college football, particularly the SEC, is entertaining.
It all comes down to giving a product the public wants. The NFL is not doing that.
It's because the NFL has become boring.
They have a product. The public doesn't want it.
It's the reason I rarely watch.
Credit where credit is due however. U.S. college football, particularly the SEC, is entertaining.
It all comes down to giving a product the public wants. The NFL is not doing that.
Posted on 8/10/18 at 1:42 pm to carleton fan
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You've put so many rules in U.S. football that the game has become boring, at least at the pro level.
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Also on basketball, the best Canadian players leave for the U.S. because of full scholarships there and no scholarships here. Yet Carleton can beat teams such as Ole Miss and Alabama and Duke dodges playing them.
Fighting words
Posted on 8/10/18 at 8:28 pm to pioneerbasketball
Carleton 113, South Dakota State 51 on Friday night but SDS dominated offensively, defensively and physically.
This post was edited on 8/10/18 at 8:31 pm
Posted on 8/10/18 at 9:51 pm to carleton fan
They obviously didn't dominate at all, since they lost by 60+ pts.. how can you say they dominated both sides of the ball plus out physically dominated, yet lost by 60+? I'm so confused. Seriously.
Posted on 8/10/18 at 10:07 pm to ShreveportTiger1987
Sorry Shreveport.
I said that Carleton dominated Ole Miss in those three ways previously but one of your fellow SEC Ranters thought I was full of maple syrup.
So Carleton obviously won big and dominated but I was having fun with the Ranter who said I was mistaken previously.
I said that Carleton dominated Ole Miss in those three ways previously but one of your fellow SEC Ranters thought I was full of maple syrup.
So Carleton obviously won big and dominated but I was having fun with the Ranter who said I was mistaken previously.
This post was edited on 8/10/18 at 10:09 pm
Posted on 8/10/18 at 10:11 pm to carleton fan
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Carleton 113, South Dakota State 51
So much for SDS being on par with cincy
Posted on 8/11/18 at 12:27 pm to pioneerbasketball
C'est la vie.
SDS again on Sunday afternoon and then Maryland Eastern Shore Monday night.
Then tournaments and regular season and then next August NCAA again.
It has been an enjoyable exhibition series.
It would be fun if the Canadian USports champion could get a play-in game to March Madness. It would be interesting to see how far they could go in that wonderful tourney.
Doubt it will happen. I'm sure U.S. clubs don't want to give up the revenue or the prestige.
The NCAA asked Canadian universities if they wanted to join Division II a few years ago but the schools declined (except Simon Fraser University in B.C.). No natural rivalries and I think the NCAA wanted the Canadian schools to join in five sports. There's just not the revenue in university sports here to make it work. Too bad. School first, athletics second ... hard to disagree with that philosophy.
But the biggest sticking point was the lack of competition in Div. II. Carleton has played some DII teams but it wins something like 130-25. Better competition playing up here in Canadian schools.
D1 would be an interesting challenge. That's why I think a play-in game might work for the Madness but I doubt there is interest south of the border (or north of the border, for that matter).
Carleton is looking forward to getting its star guard back from a broken foot and there's a Canadian kid transferring back up here from Texas El Paso. Interesting to see how good he is.
I think you'll have fun watching Canadian R.J. Barrett play for Duke this year. He's much better than Canadian and ex-Duke player Jamal Murray who is now toiling in the NBA.
Some say he might be Canuck Steve Nash calibre. Nash is the GM of the Canadian national team. Carleton coach Dave Smart is an assistant coach.
Would have been fun to have seen Duke and R.J. Barrett this year up here this weekend. Saw Bennett play for the national team a few weeks ago against U.S. Virgin Islands. Hard to tell how good he was with all the NBA talent on the Canadian National Team. Not too much court time.
Enjoy your weekend and the rest of summer.
SDS again on Sunday afternoon and then Maryland Eastern Shore Monday night.
Then tournaments and regular season and then next August NCAA again.
It has been an enjoyable exhibition series.
It would be fun if the Canadian USports champion could get a play-in game to March Madness. It would be interesting to see how far they could go in that wonderful tourney.
Doubt it will happen. I'm sure U.S. clubs don't want to give up the revenue or the prestige.
The NCAA asked Canadian universities if they wanted to join Division II a few years ago but the schools declined (except Simon Fraser University in B.C.). No natural rivalries and I think the NCAA wanted the Canadian schools to join in five sports. There's just not the revenue in university sports here to make it work. Too bad. School first, athletics second ... hard to disagree with that philosophy.
But the biggest sticking point was the lack of competition in Div. II. Carleton has played some DII teams but it wins something like 130-25. Better competition playing up here in Canadian schools.
D1 would be an interesting challenge. That's why I think a play-in game might work for the Madness but I doubt there is interest south of the border (or north of the border, for that matter).
Carleton is looking forward to getting its star guard back from a broken foot and there's a Canadian kid transferring back up here from Texas El Paso. Interesting to see how good he is.
I think you'll have fun watching Canadian R.J. Barrett play for Duke this year. He's much better than Canadian and ex-Duke player Jamal Murray who is now toiling in the NBA.
Some say he might be Canuck Steve Nash calibre. Nash is the GM of the Canadian national team. Carleton coach Dave Smart is an assistant coach.
Would have been fun to have seen Duke and R.J. Barrett this year up here this weekend. Saw Bennett play for the national team a few weeks ago against U.S. Virgin Islands. Hard to tell how good he was with all the NBA talent on the Canadian National Team. Not too much court time.
Enjoy your weekend and the rest of summer.
This post was edited on 8/26/18 at 9:26 pm
Posted on 8/12/18 at 9:17 pm to pioneerbasketball
Your prediction on South Dakota State was much closer today. Carleton 83 SDA 64
Also worth noting is this story from NBC Sports.
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Also worth noting is this story from NBC Sports.
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Posted on 8/13/18 at 6:56 pm to carleton fan
Ahh. My fault!
Posted on 8/13/18 at 9:17 pm to carleton fan
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Your prediction on South Dakota State was much closer today. Carleton 83 SDA 64
I figured it would be around the same score as Cincy.
Wish duke would have played you guys.
Posted on 8/15/18 at 8:28 am to pioneerbasketball
Carleton bballers beat Maryland Eastern Shore Tuesday night 98-55 making it five straight victories against NCAA competition this August.
Closest games were Cincinnati and Ole Miss with losses of 19 points. South Dakota State was crushed 113-51.
Wanna see a good basketball team? Come to Ottawa to watch the Carleton Ravens. Hoops is alive and well in Canada where it was invented by James Naismith just outside Ottawa. Few know in the U.S. that Naismith was a Canadian.
See ya next August. Maybe next year Duke will have the guts to show up.
Closest games were Cincinnati and Ole Miss with losses of 19 points. South Dakota State was crushed 113-51.
Wanna see a good basketball team? Come to Ottawa to watch the Carleton Ravens. Hoops is alive and well in Canada where it was invented by James Naismith just outside Ottawa. Few know in the U.S. that Naismith was a Canadian.
See ya next August. Maybe next year Duke will have the guts to show up.
Posted on 8/15/18 at 9:15 am to carleton fan
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Carleton bballers beat Maryland Eastern Shore Tuesday night 98-55
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maryland eastern shore carleton should win by 30.
I did call it
Posted on 8/15/18 at 9:43 am to carleton fan
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ex-Duke player Jamal Murray
This post was edited on 8/15/18 at 9:45 am
Posted on 8/15/18 at 9:54 am to carleton fan
So you’re good at basketball eh?
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