Ways To Know You're a Division III Fan...

[norm1909]

Re: Ways To Know You're a Division III Fan...

You read enough here to know that norm1909 is a joke

This is true , thank you, I do appreciate the recognition and compliment, I do try to make my share of them

[NUProf]

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Error, yes. Blatant, no.

: You click on the link and know exactly what error our esteemed colleague was referring to.

In my opinion it is blatant, unless you found an error that was more subtle than the one I found.

[one_to7]

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Actually, no. The comparison would have been to Kyle Jones and the shut down D of SNC.

The one trouble is, that of the 18,000+ fans @ the Verizon center last night, maybe 2 would have understood the analogy.

Wasn't it the Caps media webpage guy (or something) that played goalie for oswego and neumann?

[joecct]

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Wasn't it the Caps media webpage guy (or something) that played goalie for oswego and neumann?

That's 1.

[Matthew Webb]

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In my opinion it is blatant, unless you found an error that was more subtle than the one I found.

I can see that, though I was thinking it wasn't in the sense it probably wasn't an obvious mistake to whoever wrote it. They probably just assumed it, which would have worked for any other sport (I think).

My accidental use of XYZ was also not blatant . Not that I'm XYZ, of course.

[Dyce]

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Actually, no. The comparison would have been to Kyle Jones and the shut down D of SNC.

The one trouble is, that of the 18,000+ fans @ the Verizon center last night, maybe 2 would have understood the analogy.

Nah, Jones was excellent (Lord knows I'm all-too-familiar with that), but the ridiculous shot totals, the huge on-paper disparity between teams, the undersized and but opportunistic shot-blocking forwards, and the overall importance of the goalie to his team are all far more analogous to the situation of Sundberg and Co. in '01. Kyle Jones turned in a playoff performance for the ages, but replace him with a lesser but competent goalie and you've still got a roster that wouldn't surprise anybody by winning the title (I've had this conversation a few times too ).

[NUProf]

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I can see that, though I was thinking it wasn't in the sense it probably wasn't an obvious mistake to whoever wrote it. They probably just assumed it, which would have worked for any other sport (I think).

Which makes it a pretty blatant mistake for a site that devotes itself to hockey doncha think, XYZ?

[PrezdeJohnson09]

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I can see that, though I was thinking it wasn't in the sense it probably wasn't an obvious mistake to whoever wrote it. They probably just assumed it, which would have worked for any other sport (I think).

My accidental use of XYZ was also not blatant . Not that I'm XYZ, of course.

I'm with Webb.

It is "blatant" to us, but to 98% of the people that visit that website. They probably have no clue.

[NUProf]

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I'm with Webb.

It is "blatant" to us, but to 98% of the people that visit that website. They probably have no clue.

As a sports journalist, would you not be expected to report accurately on what events are taking place? I know that the people who visit that website have no clue that there was an error - that's what makes it egregious to me - you need to inform your readers, and if your readers already are uninformed, you have a duty to make sure your info is accurate. Blatant in the sense that the readers will catch it, no. Blatant in the sense that it is an inexcusable error, yes. Check your sources...

[Matthew Webb]

Re: Ways To Know You're a Division III Fan...

: You get excited when you kick up a recruit out of NORPAC.

: You even know what NORPAC is.

[MountieBoyOz]

Re: Ways To Know You're a Division III Fan...

When you know speculate about the Pembroke Lumberkings, Kingston Voyagers or any other Provincial Jr A teams

[norm1909]

Re: Ways To Know You're a Division III Fan...

You read this: Division III Strategic Positioning Platform

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and say "Yeah, right"

[PrezdeJohnson09]

Re: Ways To Know You're a Division III Fan...

: You still check this forum everyday during the summer

: You check the commitments thread mutiple times a day and when you see a new addition made by Nate, you hope to god it's an 80-point scorer from a Canadian Junior league going to your team.

[Hammer]

Re: Ways To Know You're a Division III Fan...

: You still check this forum everyday during the summer

Guilty.

Also, when you're asking fellow season ticketholders, wondering when ticket renewals come out. In June.

[NUProf]

Re: Ways To Know You're a Division III Fan...

: You still check this forum everyday during the summer

You keep hoping that somebody in the NCAA will do something to help straighten out the mess that the combination of NESCAC/MASCAC/DII playing status have made out of the future of the ECAC leagues.