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NCAA inconsistent, never

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NUProf

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We know the NCAA claims that the term "Frozen Four" is only allowed for DI Men's and Women's Championship rounds, but look at the following headlines fromthe NCAA's own website:

Oswego makes return to Frozen Four
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<< Men's Ice Hockey News
Cadets Edge Plattsburgh in 3-2 OT

Norwich makes return trip to Frozen Four
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St. Norbert goes on to Frozen Four
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Adrian scores first tournament win
The Adrian Bulldogs staged a historic comeback with five straight goals, all at even strength, and propelled themselves into the NCAA Division III Frozen Four with a 5-3 win over Elmira.
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Interesting - the next thing we know, maybe they'll allow Poland Spring Water at the Division III Frozen Four
 
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Re: NCAA inconsistent, never

NUProf said:
We know the NCAA claims that the term "Frozen Four" is only allowed for DI Men's and Women's Championship rounds, but look at the following headlines fromthe NCAA's own website:

Interesting - the next thing we know, maybe they'll allow Poland Spring Water at the Division III Frozen Four
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I saw this on Sunday morning when I looked at the NCAA's site.

I found it intriguing and I'll have to remember to reference this if i slip up sometime in the near future. :)
 
Re: NCAA inconsistent, never

In any basketball tournament, last four teams = final four
In any hockey tournament, last four teams = frozen four

seems sensible to me
 
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NU Prof, funny you bring up the water thing which we recall from a few years ago. The PGA is just as bad. I'm not 100% sure of the brand, although I think it is Aquafina also, but at the PGA in Kohler this summer they surprisingly allowed you to carry in bottled water but if it was any brand other than their sponsor you had to rip the label off at the gate.
 
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MW4Bucky&SNC said:
NU Prof, funny you bring up the water thing which we recall from a few years ago. The PGA is just as bad. I'm not 100% sure of the brand, although I think it is Aquafina also, but at the PGA in Kohler this summer they surprisingly allowed you to carry in bottled water but if it was any brand other than their sponsor you had to rip the label off at the gate.
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Surprising that they let you in with it. If were the PGA tour instead of the PGA of America running that you could be sure they'd play the commercial aspects of that to the hilt.
 
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They were surprisingly reasonable on the water carry-in. I have an unconfirmed rumor people who tried to sneak in cameras or phones were taken out back behind the sponsor tents and shot execution style, but the water was no big deal as long as there were no conflicting labels.
 
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Re: NCAA inconsistent, never

NUProf said:
We know the NCAA claims that the term "Frozen Four" is only allowed for DI Men's and Women's Championship rounds, but look at the following headlines fromthe NCAA's own website:

Interesting - the next thing we know, maybe they'll allow Poland Spring Water at the Division III Frozen Four
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Most of these press releases and stories on ncaa.com are written by student interns who only work there for a semester. They probably have no clue what the rules and standards are. And obviously, no one is really editing them.

One year, one of them "ripped" off a story by Chris Lerch almost word for word, just changing a few things here and there. The NCAA reached an "out of court" settlement with Lerchie... :p
 
Re: NCAA inconsistent, never

OSUPBPMike said:
In any basketball tournament, last four teams = final four
In any hockey tournament, last four teams = frozen four

seems sensible to me
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Mike,

Just as a heads up. I would refrain from calling it the FF while you're in the press box and calling the games. Webb has informed me they can pull credentials if the phrase is used inproperly.
 
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While we're at it...

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Re: NCAA inconsistent, never

The term "March Madness" started with the Illinois high school b-ball tournament and was used as early as 1939. I remember the term commonly used for the Ill high school state tournament in the late 1960's. The Illinois High School Association is co-owner of the trademark with the NCAA. The two jointly own the March Madness Athletic Association LLC which licenses the term to the NCAA and one would guess licenses the term to the IHSA for high school usage.
 
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