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  • Re: Bottom Feeders 2018-19: Just So You Know, They Really Suck

    Originally posted by John J. MacInnes View Post
    Update from the NoWinS.

    The Beef & Bean Burritos from Allsup's Convenience have been delivered to tournament officials, and are rancid enough to induce gagging already. They will be stored inside the warming shack located adjacent to the ice surface until postgame distribution to teams.

    The ice surface itself has been mushy at best, due to temperatures hovering in the low 40s during daylight hours.

    Accommodations for the teams will be provided by Lazy Day Cabins, with additional space allocated in rented vintage RVs to be parked on the property.
    "We have 7 cabins and 3 Motel Rooms ranging in price from $55 to $225/night. We also have 10 RV Spaces for $20/night or $290/month. Whether you just want to get away from the city life, hold your family reunion, or church retreat, we’ve got you covered."

    A nice touch from the local organizing committee. Due to the self-imposed ban on actual highlights from any tournament games and in lieu of any large screen video display replays, the Cloudcroft Light Opera Company will be performing dramatic re-enactments of important points of each game. Any video reviews will be based on interpretations presented to the officials by the troupe. In a welcome ironic twist, this will undoubtedly lead to CLOC (Cloudcroft Light Opera Company) errors as well.
    I sure hope somebody gets the RV that hail broke out the vent cover over the toilet/shower stall, and all the dead insects and bats have covered the floor, blocking the drain.
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    • Originally posted by John J. MacInnes View Post
      Update from the NoWinS.

      The Beef & Bean Burritos from Allsup's Convenience have been delivered to tournament officials, and are rancid enough to induce gagging already. They will be stored inside the warming shack located adjacent to the ice surface until postgame distribution to teams.

      The ice surface itself has been mushy at best, due to temperatures hovering in the low 40s during daylight hours.

      Accommodations for the teams will be provided by Lazy Day Cabins, with additional space allocated in rented vintage RVs to be parked on the property.
      "We have 7 cabins and 3 Motel Rooms ranging in price from $55 to $225/night. We also have 10 RV Spaces for $20/night or $290/month. Whether you just want to get away from the city life, hold your family reunion, or church retreat, we’ve got you covered."

      A nice touch from the local organizing committee. Due to the self-imposed ban on actual highlights from any tournament games and in lieu of any large screen video display replays, the Cloudcroft Light Opera Company will be performing dramatic re-enactments of important points of each game. Any video reviews will be based on interpretations presented to the officials by the troupe. In a welcome ironic twist, this will undoubtedly lead to CLOC (Cloudcroft Light Opera Company) errors as well.
      Much more mundane question: how is everyone adjusting to altitude?

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      • Re: Bottom Feeders 2018-19: Just So You Know, They Really Suck

        Originally posted by Snively65 View Post
        Much more mundane question: how is everyone adjusting to altitude?
        No way the committee was allowing them to get there early to adjust. They'll all be arriving about 20 minutes before their scheduled games.

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        • Re: Bottom Feeders 2018-19: Just So You Know, They Really Suck

          Originally posted by John J. MacInnes View Post
          No way the committee was allowing them to get there early to adjust. They'll all be arriving about 20 minutes before their scheduled games.
          The Commish wants them there no earlier than 10 minutes out. *Just enough* time to get dressed and get out there.

          It appears John J. MacInnes and I will be observing this together. We won't be eating the burritos and drinking the stale coffee... I managed to get reservations at a good restaurant in a nearby metropolis.
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          • Re: Bottom Feeders 2018-19: Just So You Know, They Really Suck

            We also made sure they're being brought in on old school buses (sleepers are much too fancy for this event), and that the drivers took as many rutted dirt roads as possible.

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            • Re: Bottom Feeders 2018-19: Just So You Know, They Really Suck

              Originally posted by FadeToBlack&Gold View Post
              We also made sure they're being brought in on old school buses (sleepers are much too fancy for this event), and that the drivers took as many rutted dirt roads as possible.
              Are they heated? Or was there not enough time to situate that?

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              • Re: Bottom Feeders 2018-19: Just So You Know, They Really Suck

                Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View Post
                Are they heated? Or was there not enough time to situate that?
                Heated? *spits out coffee* HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAH!
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                • Re: Bottom Feeders 2018-19: Just So You Know, They Really Suck

                  Originally posted by MissThundercat View Post
                  I'll go back and edit. Here:

                  MARS for December:

                  1. UAA (WCHA AQ)
                  2. Ferris
                  3. Holy Cross (Atlantic Hockey AQ)
                  4. Colgate
                  5. New Hampshire (Hockey East AQ)
                  6. Vermont
                  7. Bentley
                  8. Alabama Huntsville
                  9. Omaha (NCHC AQ)
                  10. Michigan State (Big 10 AQ)
                  11. RPI
                  12. SLU (ECAC AQ)
                  13. Alaska
                  14. Merrimack
                  15. Sacred Heart
                  16. Dartmouth

                  Bubble


                  Colorado College
                  Michigan
                  RIT
                  At first I thought no team would show up to this, but in NCAA Basketball they do, it's called the NIT

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                  • Re: Bottom Feeders 2018-19: Just So You Know, They Really Suck

                    Originally posted by Go___Tech_Gold View Post
                    At first I thought no team would show up to this, but in NCAA Basketball they do, it's called the NIT
                    Wish we could have a real historic Toilet Bowl, MTU 1999-2000 (4-34) vs UAH 2013-2014 (2-35)

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                    • Re: Bottom Feeders 2018-19: Just So You Know, They Really Suck

                      Originally posted by Go___Tech_Gold View Post
                      At first I thought no team would show up to this, but in NCAA Basketball they do, it's called the NIT
                      That's more of a waaah-mbulance tournament, though. This is closer to football's Toilet Bowl (not to be mistaken with a long standing tradition in a location I've been known to frequent).

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                      • Re: Bottom Feeders 2018-19: Just So You Know, They Really Suck

                        Presenting the first Northern Winter Solstice ("NoWinS") Bottom Feeder Classic, to be played starting at 1:38am MST on December 21 with the Alabama-Huntsville vs Omaha semifinal. They will be followed by St. Lawrence vs New Hampshire.

                        The teams are flying to El Paso, TX where they will meet their airport shuttle for the 109 mile transport to Alamagordo, NM. From there, local residents with pickup trucks will ferry them the final 21 miles to Cloudcroft. The Chargers and Mavericks will be on the first shuttle, which will immediately return to El Paso to then bring the Saints and Wildcats to arrive three hours later.

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                        • Re: Bottom Feeders 2018-19: Just So You Know, They Really Suck

                          Originally posted by FlagDUDE08 View Post
                          That's more of a waaah-mbulance tournament, though. This is closer to football's Toilet Bowl (not to be mistaken with a long standing tradition in a location I've been known to frequent).
                          With 68 teams in the basketball NCAA Tournament, NIT is a "best of the worst" Tourney just like this one, the top seed is #65 in the nation (approximately, given conference autobids). According to PairWise, the 2-13-1 UAA Seawolves are #59 in the nation (out of 60)

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                          • Re: Bottom Feeders 2018-19: Just So You Know, They Really Suck

                            Someone thinks this is a real thing, and that we would use things like "facts" and "logic" while making decisions.

                            Can't help this person.
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                            • Re: Bottom Feeders 2018-19: Just So You Know, They Really Suck

                              Originally posted by MissThundercat View Post
                              Someone thinks this is a real thing, and that we would use things like "facts" and "logic" while making decisions.

                              Can't help this person.
                              The NIT is also a make believe tournament. The "winner" is the 69th best team in the nation.

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                              • Re: Bottom Feeders 2018-19: Just So You Know, They Really Suck

                                Game Recap - Semifinal #1 of the Inaugural Northern Winter Solstice (NoWinS) Classic from Cloudcroft, NM

                                UAH Chargers vs Omaha Mavericks

                                The teams arrived in their pickup truck shuttles at 1:28am MST for the 1:38 scheduled faceoff, as specified by the Commish. With temps hovering right at the freezing mark, ice conditions were sketchy. Controlled burns by the National Park Service also left a choking haze over the rink. The teams were also presented with two house rules for the tournament – no player was permitted to play his listed position, and each player was required to use a stick not made for their hand (i.e. lefties have to play with a right handed curve).

                                First period
                                Omaha took the first four shots of the period, only to figure out later that they were shooting at a discarded skating aid left by the previous public skating session. Temporary UAH goalie Levi Wunder took the opportunity to chat with locals about the intricacies of the shelter over the ice surface. No one scored a goal.

                                Second period
                                After the teams scraped the ice in the intermission, they were forced to wait for the Cloudcroft Light Opera Company to re-enact the first period. Omaha used the distraction to smuggle a second puck onto the ice near the UAH goal, and when play began they poked it across the line while hiding the actual puck. Since they had not seen the play to re-enact it, the CLOC was not able to help the officials who allowed the goal. 1-0 Mavericks after 2.

                                Third period
                                Choked by the smoke and altitude, both teams slowed to a crawl. Late in the period, Wunder flipped a puck up into the girders above the ice. All the players lost track of the puck until it rolled past temporary Omaha goalie Teemu Pulkkinen and into the net. Upon watching the CLOC re-enactment that pointed out the girders were in play, the goal stood. While Omaha vehemently protested, UAH pulled the same hidden second puck trick and this time placed it in the net. With 43.8 seconds left, all the Chargers crashed the crease with all the Mavericks and a UAH player pocketed the actual puck. When all were unpiled, the second puck appeared in the net. The goal stood, making the final 2-1 UAH and advancing Omaha to the final.

                                Recap of semifinal #2 soon.

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