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Sunday, February 11, 2007
If two teams meet in Hamilton . . .
and nobody sees it happen, would there be a game?
(includes Sunday readaround bonus links)


Two teams who were expected to be contenders at the start of the season find themselves left to battle for a chance to host a first round game when American visits Colgate this afternoon.

The game (matchup) will be shown on ESPNU, which probably means nobody will see how empty Colgate's gym is, though there is always the possibility that Colgate students, seeking 15 seconds of fame and shamed by their student paper, will don face paint and full Raider regalia to masquerade as basketball fans.

There is a lot riding on this game. American is one game back of Colgate in the standings. An AU win would pull them even with the Raiders in the race for the fourth and final home spot in the playoffs, and would give the Eagles a tiebreaker edge by virtue of a season's sweep in the head-to-head matchup.

A Colgate win would give them a two-game leg up on the rest of the conference with three games to play. Since those three remaining games include Lehigh and a visit to Holy Cross, that cushion could be very important to the Raiders chances of hosting another game for their students to not attend.

BONUS LINKS:
  • Determined to succeed (Pat Doherty profile from the Scranton Times-Tribune)
  • Home Court (Jen Toland of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette looks at Ralph Willard's (and Bill Bibbons') better half)
  • CSTV's Kyle Whelliston wannabes visited Bucknell for Friday's Holy Cross game and say Sojka had the "highest decibel per fan level" encountered on their Hoops Odyssey. Because of their kind words about the Patriot League, we won't post comments on their sloppy dress or lack of a comb.



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