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Thursday, December 14, 2006
More than once we have lamented the Washington Post's lack of interest in any D.C. area teams not named after obscure Latin phrases or reptiles of the order Testudines (you are Patriot League types, you don't need me to tell you that means "turtles").
The D.C. area is actually a hotbed of college hoops, and as George Mason showed last season, it goes well beyond Georgetown and Maryland. Yet night after night, the Post seems content to treat most of the other teams in town like glorified high schools, packing all their games into a wrap. From time to time they actually cover one of the games (and their Steve Goff does a nice job with American and Navy when given the chance). Most of the time, though, the Mids and the Eagles seem to be relegated to one paragraph under a headline that doesn't even mention their game.
Somebody at the Post, or at least somebody at its affiliated Web operation, is starting to take more notice. Dan Steinburg writes the Web site's blog, or Bog as he calls it in deference to Washington's swamps.
Steinburg has begun a (the definition of Washington-area extends as far south as Norfolk-- which is actually about the same distance from D.C. as Lewisburg and the Lehigh Valley -- making pretty much every team in Virginia eligible). This week, the poll's 66 voters ranked Navy No. 9, American No. 11.
It's not to late to become a voter in the Bog's poll. Earlier in the season Steinburg posted an appeal for more voters from the Patriot League, so if you are interested, nominate yourself by e-mailing Steinburg. Be sure to tell him we sent you.
Meanwhile, here are two particularly interesting posts from the Bog's recent achivess:
Other links:
If somebody figures out what has to do with Bucknell basketball (aside from its name), please let us know.
This slow finals week might be a good time to catch up on the exploits of Bucknell alum Brian McGlinchey's of Kyle's .
The D.C. area is actually a hotbed of college hoops, and as George Mason showed last season, it goes well beyond Georgetown and Maryland. Yet night after night, the Post seems content to treat most of the other teams in town like glorified high schools, packing all their games into a wrap. From time to time they actually cover one of the games (and their Steve Goff does a nice job with American and Navy when given the chance). Most of the time, though, the Mids and the Eagles seem to be relegated to one paragraph under a headline that doesn't even mention their game.
Somebody at the Post, or at least somebody at its affiliated Web operation, is starting to take more notice. Dan Steinburg writes the Web site's blog, or Bog as he calls it in deference to Washington's swamps.
Steinburg has begun a (the definition of Washington-area extends as far south as Norfolk-- which is actually about the same distance from D.C. as Lewisburg and the Lehigh Valley -- making pretty much every team in Virginia eligible). This week, the poll's 66 voters ranked Navy No. 9, American No. 11.
It's not to late to become a voter in the Bog's poll. Earlier in the season Steinburg posted an appeal for more voters from the Patriot League, so if you are interested, nominate yourself by e-mailing Steinburg. Be sure to tell him we sent you.
Meanwhile, here are two particularly interesting posts from the Bog's recent achivess:
Other links:
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