tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209298593928668104.post165629953879044650..comments2023-08-27T11:13:06.579-04:00Comments on CIS Hoops.ca: More Thoughts on the NationalsMark Wacykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03372826752493746178noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209298593928668104.post-3847819261053309672008-03-26T21:36:00.000-04:002008-03-26T21:36:00.000-04:00The whining isn't the disagreement over the way th...The whining isn't the disagreement over the way the numbers are presented. The whining is his belief that this was somehow a shot at Halifax and it lead to paranoias over how Carleton will use this down the road.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps he needs a little break from Halifax? It seems that navel gazing is a common affliction if you spend too much time there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209298593928668104.post-59922781552055163812008-03-20T01:20:00.000-04:002008-03-20T01:20:00.000-04:00good coverage of the cis finalsgood coverage of the cis finalsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209298593928668104.post-78970782004292035082008-03-19T14:37:00.000-04:002008-03-19T14:37:00.000-04:00it certainly does not sound like whining to me. Cu...it certainly does not sound like whining to me. Currie wanted to make sure the attendance number comparisons are accurate. As confirmed by the CIS - they are not accurate. thats not a whine but a fact. if you want to define whining - watch Coach Smart work the refs during any game you watch. He makes Dave Nutbrown look like a choir boy.<BR/><BR/>Paul F<BR/>go X GoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209298593928668104.post-64615110766985325942008-03-19T12:10:00.000-04:002008-03-19T12:10:00.000-04:00In terms of determining a national champion, the p...In terms of determining a national champion, the powers that be seem stuck on the idea that the final 8/10/16, etc. has to be played at one single location. <BR/><BR/>There are 44 teams in the CIS, so it would be possible to expand the tournament to 32 teams. Each of the four conferences would contribute eight teams and much like the NIT, the higher seed would have home court. Teams would be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209298593928668104.post-56149384701679060162008-03-19T10:50:00.000-04:002008-03-19T10:50:00.000-04:00it was a pity that the Acadia-Carleton game, one o...it was a pity that the Acadia-Carleton game, one of the best games in the history of this tournament was only a semi final game instead of the championship game.<BR/>If the draw had been chosen without silly stipulatons, Acadia and Carleton would not have been in the same bracket.<BR/>UBC and Acadia should have been seeded 2-3 respectively.<BR/>Instead SMU, which had not been in the top 10 since Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209298593928668104.post-18168716303147988832008-03-18T21:09:00.000-04:002008-03-18T21:09:00.000-04:00The AUS officials certainly are quick to whine, ar...The AUS officials certainly are quick to whine, aren't they? Is hypersensitivity one of the symptoms of having hosted the event for so long? (Another being an over-inflated sense of entitlement.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209298593928668104.post-35574518413903239952008-03-18T18:35:00.000-04:002008-03-18T18:35:00.000-04:00I stand by my comments that the senior people invo...I stand by my comments that the senior people involved with this event at Carleton University would not do something like this to disparage Phil Currie or the AUS; on the contrary, these people have the utmost respect for Phil, the AUS and the fans in Atlantic Canada.Mark Wacykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03372826752493746178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209298593928668104.post-76579050378649294032008-03-18T17:56:00.000-04:002008-03-18T17:56:00.000-04:00The AUS Pres, Phil Currie, thinks that Ottawa is t...The AUS Pres, Phil Currie, thinks that Ottawa is trying to belittle Halifax's attendance figures in order to gain an advantage in the bidding for 2011 and beyond. From the Cochrane article-----------<BR/><BR/>"CIS communications manager Michel Belanger said Monday that there were 81,147 game tickets issued in Ottawa if you broke down all the two-game tickets into individual tickets.<BR/><BR/>But Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209298593928668104.post-51375459652864727422008-03-18T17:22:00.000-04:002008-03-18T17:22:00.000-04:00I haven't read Chris's column as of yet however I ...I haven't read Chris's column as of yet however I can say with certainty that the most senior officials at Carleton Athletic Department having nothing but the utmost respect for what the City of Halifax, the AUS and all of Atlantic Canada have done for CIS basketball. I haven't asked anyone about why the numbers were presented as they were but my guess is that the view was that the higher the Mark Wacykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03372826752493746178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4209298593928668104.post-9934323536666315602008-03-18T16:24:00.000-04:002008-03-18T16:24:00.000-04:00In this mornings Halifax Chronicle-Herald there is...In this mornings Halifax Chronicle-Herald there is an article By Chris Cochrane stating that AUS officials are upset at Carleton and The Bank for inflating attendance numbers. They seemed to think it was done just to say that the numbers in past Halifax tournaments were beat by Ottawa. It was mentioned that some thought this was a slight to Halifax.<BR/> In youir oinion, is this a justified viewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com