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It's been a while since I've been able to throw out a good, debatable thought for you guys out there. But with the tournament a few days away, I figured we'd have to have at least one or two. I've been away from Bloomington the past week (my last college spring break, spent in the Caribbean sun, which needless to say has made Bloomington's weather all that much worse) and have just taken the last few days to catch up to all the madness here. Here's a few of my thoughts that hopefully will generate some good debate:
That's about it for now. As always, it will be a great weekend for college basketball fans. Can't think of a better time of year. As for Indiana fans, it's hard to tell which Hoosier squad will show up Friday night in Raleigh. No one doubts their potential, but whether they're able to play as a team on the offensive end and avoid costly mistakes will play a major role in whether or not they're able to get the victory. They'll have to face up against Arkansas' speed and athleticism. They'll have to, somehow, combat the Razorback's size down low. Should be a great game.
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the ncaa committee is a joke. going one step further, the NCAA itself is a joke. going beyond iu's poor seeding (which I'm split on them deserving) – just to name a few – butler's poor seeding, arizona state's lack of invitation, IUPUI's lack of invitation to EITHER tournament, the poor officiating nationwide, the joke that is the "opening round game"(do they think fans are really that ignorant? it's a play-in game, no matter what color you paint it)
i could go on, but i'll spare everyone. the NCAA is a joke that is getting in quite the habit of pissing on its base fans. example – anyone out there wanna cheer for their team in the final four? good luck finding a decent priced ticket. joe basketball fan isn't invited anymore!
I thought the selection committee looked at a team's resume as a full season overview. Not who's hot at the end of the season. There is no reason for a big ten team with 14 conference wins, 3rd in the big ten, and ranked in the top 20 the week before selection sunday to have an 8th seed. That's a crock. Then to give MSU a 5 seed and Purdue a 6? How does that make sense. We beat Purdue, and they finished poorly too. IU got royally screwed.
I heard on the radio this afternoon from one of the ESPN Radio announcers that although these message boards were a good idea to begin with they have become dominated by the mean spirited hacks that cannot pen a reasonable thought but just take spiteful jabs at various concerned parties that are trying to do their jobs… I see what they mean! Watch to see how many more this one gets.
I think the timing of the announcement by IU was necessary. If you've ever been involved in these things you'd know that it is extremely time consuming, and time is almost as critical as getting it right. I'm sure it took them this long just to get the committee formed (i.e. get everyone to agree to serve), and now they need to go through a lot of data, interviews, discussions, etc. just to be in a position to make an offer. Then if that offer is refused they will need a fall back plan. A very daunting task and we'd all like to see them make an announcement the week after the final four. Good luck people and bring home a great coach this time!
I remember during the season, I really thought IU could matchup against UNC.
But I haven't seen that hoosier team since sampson left.
Hopefully they can reappear in time for Arkansas. Then maybe. MAYBE. We have a shot at the #1 seed in the land. March madness magic?
That being said, I have IU losing in my brackets first round.
8th.seed is crap,I also think it was crap to force Sampson out before the end of the season.It shows they care less about their student athletes and more about reputation wich was already tarnished.
1) Why should we give DD a whole year when the team has SUCKED since he took over?
2) How is it a "slap in the face" to form the committee now? Hate to break it to ya, but other schools are looking for coaches too and we need to be able to move fast.
3) I agree we got hosed with our seeding.
4) UCLA has a cakewalk to the Final Four.
Indiana at an 8 seed? What were they thinking? Giving Purdue and MSU a higher seed is questionable. And what about Miami Fl and Oklahoma getting a 7 seed? That's ridiculous! IU would KILL them!
Zak, Nice Comments, Hear are my thoughts:
1. Coverdale is right but IU and Greenspan just threw him under the bus with this committee announcement.
2. The only reason for such a large committee with very little
basketball knowledge is so Greenspan and his compliance lady can pass blame unto others if another bad hire is made. If his department and his staff had done their jobs Sampson and his staff would be still coaching. Any one who knows anything about business understands that a compliance officer is to keep you out of trouble before it happens. It is terrible that an intern found the problems after the fact. I know it was Sampson and his staff who did things wrong but Greenspan knew his history. If he had any brains at all he would have watched for problems and stopped them immediately. This committee gives him a way out AGAIN. He and his staff must be FIRED. Anything less is a joke!
3. You could make a case that all Indiana schools got the
shaft by the selection committee. Even IUPUI got screwed
by not even an NIT spot this year.
4. I'm picking Pittsburgh to win it all. Call me a guy who
believes coach Knight still knows something about teams.
I do hope that IU wins it first game to give DJ and coach DD
a shot at NC before they leave IU.
Greenspan is the one who got slapped in the face. Last time around he flew solo and hired Sampson. This time McRobbie not only named the search committee members but he made someone other than Greenspan chair of it. That speaks volumes.
The committee had to be named to get things rolling. It's no disrespect for DD or bad karma for the tournament. Dakick knows he isn't being seriously considered for this job and he shouldn't be — he doesn't have the resume.
As an IU student who grew up in Arkansas (I graduated high school there in 2006) and as a son of an Arkansas professor, I follow the Hogs religiously. They are my second favorite team.
While it is true that the Hogs are big, they seem lackadasical and aren't very good rebounders. Hill, the 7-footer who sunk the game winner against Tennesee, lacks any atheletic ability so DJ should be able to have his way with him. One of the other three bigs just shoots threes and is a non-factor about it. I think DJ will get his double-double but the guards will need to step it up.
Arkansas' best player is Sonny Weems, a combo 2/3. I think JaMarcus matches up with him well here. JaMarcus is a good defender, rebounder, and assist man. Weems usually just plays on the offensive end, but I think Ellis has the edge.
The greatest strength for IU is with Gordon and Armon. Gordon is bigger, faster, and stronger than any guards on Arkansas. Armon will be guarded by Gary Ervin for most of the game who is a little bit of a headcase.
Prediction: IU 78 – U of A 67
Once again I must protest those putting the blame of the Sampson hiring on Greenspan. It was Herbert, the former president, who pushed Sampson on Indiana. Sampson was not on Greenspan's short list and I believe he said that.
I think McRobbie is doing the prudent thing given the way in which our last two coaches were hired.
i'm not sure DD sees it as a slap in the face. if he did, he would be justified as you said. but i've heard him talk many many times, and he almost always drops the line "well whoever is coach next year…" even when it isn't necessary. he's a very open person, something i find very refreshing and needed here at IU, and very different from sampson and the majority of the athletic department. my point is, he is a very nice guy, and handles the situation great, but he's also open and genuine. i really think if he saw this as a slap in the face, he wouldn't be saying things like "whoever is coach next year". i was very pleased to see he will be back next year in some fashion. i don;t think he's right for the head coaching job, but he's a great person to have around in whatever position we can find for him.
i also think IUPUI got royally owned by all 3 tournament's. there are not 113 better teams in this country than ron hunter's squad. the big ten got owned as well, in general. purdue should have been higher, wisconsin should have been a 2, and iu you all know about. but how did msu get a 5? seriously. crazy.
I have a tough time letting the Kentucky selection go. They would get in the NIT by reputation but there is no way they should be at the Big Dance. Virginia Tech finished ahead of Miami in their conference and Miami gets picked but VT doesn't? Couldn't be because Miami is a bigger city than Blacksburg, could it? Butler hovered around the top ten all season and gets hosed by the NCAA. Duke or UNC could be playing .500 ball and still be a 4 seed.
The committee not being headed by Greenspan does speak HUGE volumes….to me it says SEE YOU LATER. Seriously, the University is biding it's time with him, not allowing him to pick the coach. Once the coach is selected (and me thinks if Pitt makes it to the sweet sixteen, Dixon is the man) Greenspan will be "relieved" of his duties, and DD will then step into the AD slot and everyone will be happy….well not everybody, but you get the drift.
What the hell are you doing in the Caribbean? Hee I just got back from a two day run in Philly. It rained every minute. I love your questions. The Zak I love. Also…….just got done reading the Doug/Chris Thursday chat. Great answers guys! Tell it like it is. I am not optimistic about IU vs. ARK but I do look forward to a good coach selection. I hope I am not disappointed. I am too tired to argue with above posters.
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WILLIAMSTOWN - Authorities are investigating a single-vehicle accident which took two lives late Sunday afternoon at Williamstown.
Williamstown Police Chief Shawn Graham said the Williamstown Police Department investigated the single-vehicle accident which occurred about 4:50 p.m. Sunday on Highland Avenue (West Virginia 14) near the Williamstown Welcome Center near Interstate 77.
Graham said the driver of the vehicle was identified as Don Wesley Barnhart, 38, of New Matamoras, and the passenger as Henry Clemente Lori Jr., 52, of Marietta.
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Rescue workers use a sheet to cover the windows of a Ford Mustang that ran off the south end of Highland Avenue killing the driver and a passenger near the West Virginia Welcome Center in Williamstown Sunday afternoon.
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Police and fire and rescue personnel gather at the scene of a double fatality that sheared this utility pole from its base along Highland Avenue near the West Virginia Welcome Center in Williamstown Sunday afternoon.
The 1995 Ford Mustang was northbound on Highland Avenue when it lost control and left the right roadway edge, Graham said. The vehicle overcorrected and went across the double yellow line before it overcorrected a second time and left the roadway, driving through a utility pole.
The force of the collision sent the vehicle across the property of River City Perk where Barnhart was ejected, he said. Both Barnhart and Lori were were pronounced dead at the scene, Graham said.
Graham said the accident remains under investigation and it has not yet been determined whether alcohol might have been a factor.
"Speed was definitely a factor, however," he said Sunday night.
Witnesses reported the vehicle driving in an erratic manner and at a higher than legal speed in the moments before the accident, Graham said. At least one witness thought the vehicle might pass him on the right, on the gravel berm, before it went left across double-yellow lines to get around him, Graham said.
The vehicle was listed as a total loss.
The Williamstown Police Department was assisted in the investigation by members of the Wood County Crash Investigation Team. The Williamstown Volunteer Fire Department and St. Joseph's Ambulance Services were both on scene as well.


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As top-ranked Maryland prepared this week for its rivalry showdown with Johns Hopkins on Saturday, LaxMagazine.com visited College Park, Md., to get to know one of the nation's finest and most impactful players: Terps' long-stick midfielder Jesse Bernhardt.
The second and final round of additions to the Tewaaraton Award Watch Lists were announced Thursday, but Bernhardt has long been in consideration for the award. The senior is one of the most dynamic players in the country, helping the Terps to consecutive national title games.
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The price of oil fell below $103 barrel Wednesday as traders expected the Energy Department to report an increase in U.S. supplies.
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25-year-old Khaya Mthethwa from Durban made South Africans very proud when he became the eighth South African to win South African Idols!
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On May 13, 2008, the Baltimore Police Department participated in the 12th Annual Run to Remember.
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Good 3 points guys, just had to send you this one though.
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More like Grim Hoof Football Andy.
I hope Warnock watched the Bantams outplay Villa tonight.No particular stars in the team but played like a team, passed the ball mostly to feet and on the ground to players running into place. Simple when you know how to do, it so why cant we?
Answer not required chaps we all know why. "Grim Hoof Football"
I can't see Warnock being replaced until it becomes mathematically impossible for Leeds to reach the play-offs...
Has anyone else noticed that GHF can be pronounced as 'guff'? This 'fakeover' has Bates' fingerprints all over it!
Easyrider2609 Easyrider2609 Jan 22, 2013 16:44 Flag
Felix is not called "Qualix" for nothing! He is a hard Trainer and many many players do not like is training methods! He used to play for the "Rote Hosen", the football club, not the band! HSV, or Hamburg Sport Verein, in their glory days! Kevin Keegan and all that, and do you know that HSV are the "Dinos" of the German Bundesliga, they have been up there since the beginning back in the in the fifties! Success he has had both as a player and trainer/manager, but recently he has not been having a good time of it. Hence is decision to move to a different league, probably the Premiership, but who knows?
An interesting article Andy, and a good post.
Personally, I think if Colin is going to pack it in at the end of the season, then he should be got rid of now. If GFH have the cash to back a new manager, and at the moment it is a big if, get him in for the last 2 weeks of the window and start to build his own team.
We will not make the play offs if we continue with our current tactics and it could get worse.
I am not saying Colin can't take us up but it is looking increasingly unlikely. If we don't bring someone in now, and there are a couple of good candidates about, then the seeds should be sown for the end of the season.
As Southampton had obviously been hatching a plot since November, there is no reason we can't do the same.
This article on the Scratching Shed web site – check out http://fearandloathinginls11.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/fear-ridden-warnock-is-holding-leeds-back/ is a cynical analysis of Warnock's failings. Whilst its comparisons of Warnock's outdated ideas to Nazi ideology are OTT, its comments on his team selections and tactics ring true.
Personally, I don't believe that Warnock has become a bad manager overnight, nor that he is necessarily a football dinosaur, but I do suspect he is one of Bates' mates, that he was recruited for PR reasons, and that his pension fund is more important to him than Leeds United.
Easy, it's good to hear from you! We could do with some foreign input - preferrably at management level! - but we have a wage cap on players... Do you think Magath will take a wage cut in exchange for vouchers to enjoy LUFC entertainment facilities?
Easyrider2609 Easyrider2609 Jan 21, 2013 16:33 Flag
Felix(/Qualix) Magath is free and looking to come to the UK, though I don`t suppose your new bosses will pay what he will ask!
Even with the illustrious quartet of Suarez, Messi, Van Persie and Ronaldo in our team Woeful Warnock would probably play them in our back four!! Gets worse Bryan doesnt it. I am afraid I am going to have to double up on the "chill pills" My doc suggests that I go watch Hartlepool for a month to put things into perspective, recuperatation guaranteed. Any idea what bus I catch Al ?
There is not a lot of optimism around in this house at the moment.
I think that to get in the play offs our performances have to improve so dramatically that only the signings of the likes of Suarez, Messi, Van Persie and Ronaldo will do it.
Let's face facts, at the moment we are salvaging points at home playing badly in all fixtures home and away. Some would argue that picking up points whilst playing badly is a good sign, but looking at the underlying tactics being employed we will be due another hammering any time now, and our goal difference will be so bad that even making 6th place as Tom says will not do us any good.
Still the optimist I will see who we sign in the next couple of weeks and hope they will make a huge difference, but the names being speculated on don't fill me with optimism.
Bryan - Driver for First buses.
Thanks for that Al puts things into perspective.
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Loved it Al! Just posted it on Facebook.
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Also posting to subscribe.....
I look forward to helping all you fledgling LDRers And putting up with all the old timers
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Just heard Si's coming home in 2 weeks so I get to see him again (albeit briefly!)
subscribe post again, 3 days untill i get to see emma, can not wait.
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sitting with him now, while he works. Back to london tomorrow, and will have to play it by ear as to when i next see him, cos he has so much to do.
I hope this thread survives and is useful.
Maybe ppl should keep an eye on it and if it moves down a page or two, then post in it (with something reasonably relevant) to bump it up?
Sounds like a plan Katie - as long as it's reasonably near the top people have a chance of finding it before they start a new thread on LDR-stuff.
if it becomes really well used, it could be stickied like the contraception thread. We'll wait and see.
Hello there, I'm really stuck in a rut and thought you guys could give me a bit of advice regarding my boyfriend (who lives 100 miles away and I've been with for 1 and a half years.
I did post this on another forum, but I think seeing as most of your are in ldrs, you would give more relevant advice. So here goes: its a long post, sorry.
Basically, all my friends say to me that my boyfriend treats me like crap...and I think I'm starting to believe them. But I'd still like an outsiders view.
I'll give you a few examples of the things he has done to make me cry.
2 months into the relationship he asked me to introduce him to one of my friends, so I did. I later found out from her that he flirted with her and didn't tell her he had a girlfriend (she didn't know i was with him at the time). I broke up with him, cus at the time I wasn't into him that much. He emotionally blackmailed me (fainting at school, starving himself, begging at my door etc), and we got back together. After that, we had a pretty much perfect relationship for 9 months. He was great.
It all started going downhill when he went to university. In December, he went on holiday with these three American girls to spain, and didn't tell me until 2 days before. I felt a bit hurt that he didn't think to consult me, but eventually got over it when he came back for Christmas.
In his second term, he started neglecting to call me (we had planned before he went to uni that we would speak once a day on the phone). He would often ignore me for up to 4 days. I told him off for this, but he keeps doing it!
Valentines day - I get no card or gift...but I at least expected a phonecall. At one am on feb 15th i get a text from him saying that he wont be able to call me. I ask him why and he tells me that he wanted to go to a party with some americans in his halls common room. wtf?!
Around April time, he again neglected to call me for a period of 4 days. When he came back for Easter, I did a bad thing and looked at his phone. what I found was a lengthy text conversation with a girl from his uni, during the period when he was ignoring me. In this conversation he admitted to this girl that he wanted to '**** around' yet wanted to spend the rest of his life with me. What the hell? He then asked her how she gives good blowjobs, and told her I was only average at them (what does he expect? he is my first, I'm young and not experienced). Then she told him she would take him out to spearmint rhino to get rid of his frustrations, and that she would bring round some porn videos for him. This isn't normal friend behaviour surely?! Also, why does he think its okay to have a long late night text convo with this girl, yet ignore his own girlfriend?
Thing is, him and this other guy are gonna be living with this girl next year, which means I will eventually have to meet her. I really dread this, cus she knows so much private stuff about me, it's gonna be so awkward for me. Argh!
If you read all that I congratulate you.
Sorry about the terrible spelling btw.
Personally I'd agree with your friends. It sounds to me like he really isn't as committed as he seems to say.
I think it'd be harder for him to emotionally blackmail you this time round if you do break up with him, because you're long distance.
He basically sounds like a pakhtan.
the fact hes not contacting for for four days means something. friends tend to have truthfull advice, id listen to them in the instance
I would agree with your friends too. He hasn't treated you nicely, and to be honest, if he does want to spend the rest of his life with you, he shouldn't be "****ing around" (don't know what the 4 letter word was but I can guess).
I think at the end of the day it's your choice, but to me it sounds like he's just making the most of both worlds and screwing you over basically.
Get rid of him, quickly. He's not committed enough for an LDR, and you will end up becoming very affected by his actions to the point where your confidence is shattered. If you are going to last in an LDR complete trust, communication and most importantly commitment is required. From what you have described he clearly is not able to contain himself.
Also, the girl, if he has shared that much that it is awkward, then he is clearly untrustworthy.
I'm sorry to say it though, but he just isn't right for you in this situation.
I'm afraid I agree with your friends too.
If you had agreed to a phone call a day, then it should be stuck to, unless there's a serious reason why he can't.
Someone who wants to spend the rest of their lives with you, should not be wanting to "**** around" with others.
Do you trust him? Trust is needed so much in any relationship, especially LDR's.
I hope you get things sorted, both with him and housing if neccessary. You said you were going to be living with him, and this girl?
Yay, the threads are finally in place (Just need to subscribe to this, and I don't really have anything interesting to say.. )
I think I would tend to agree with what others have said. Lou (Southernlight) pretty much said exactly what I was going to.
It sounds like you're in a tough situation, so have a , I'm sorry none of us have been more positive about it; but from what you've said, it sounds like you might be better off without him.
Anon 1, I'd agree with your friends. He doesn't sound committed enough for a 'normal' relationship, let alone an LDR.


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"A total life in obscurity would have been preferable," he said.
Sherlach, the husband of Sandy Hook Elementary School psychiatrist Mary Sherlach, and the family members of other teachers and staff members slain in the mass shooting, accepted the Citizens Medals awarded posthumously to the teachers Friday.
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Obama, who teared up during the ceremony, said the teachers "could have thought of their well-being, but didn't."
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There were 6,000 applicants this year, Obama said.
Sherlach was accompanied by his daughters, Katy Sherlach and Maura Schwartz, in accepting the medal. It is emblazoned with a gold eagle on one side and inscribed with the name of the recipient and "from the President of the United States" is on the other.
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Speaking to about 250 supporters who'd paid from $2,500 to $10,000 each to attend a reception at the Fairmont Hotel, the former Massachusetts governor praised President Obama's last-minute trip to Aurora, Colo., as appropriate and befitting his office.
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He singled out Hewlett Packard CEO Meg Whitman, California's 2010 GOP gubernatorial nominee, to speak up from the back of the room to say California ranks toward the bottom of the nation in academic performance. "That's got to change, and that's number four in my plan to get America working again," Romney said.
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The report, "Meeting Compliance, but Missing the Mark," examines how California's community colleges are working to comply with the 2010 Student Transfer Achievement Reform Act, which requires community colleges to better align associate degree and transfer coursework requirements by creating an Associate Degree for Transfer.
The Campaign for College Opportunity, a California- based nonprofit designed to improve access to higher education, noted that just 23 percent of California's community college students transfer to a four- year university within six years. The new Associate Degree for Transfer creates a more uniform framework of courses meant to improve transfer time from community college to the Cal State University system.
The state now requires that community colleges develop associate transfer degrees for the most popular majors. The state has identified 25 common majors that capture about 80 percent of the students who transfer.
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Colleges struggling to add more degrees included San Bernardino Valley with just two new transfer degrees and Los Angeles Valley with three.
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Palo Alto, CA-based Inflection has launched a new consumer-oriented people search engine called PeopleSmart with features designed to protect privacy, according to an announcement today. Also the creator of the Archives.com geneaology site, Inflection raised a Series A venture round in July from Matrix Partners and Sutter Hill Ventures. The round totaled $30 million, according to a report today in VentureWire.


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Holding control of its own destiny for the No. 2 seed in the Southland Conference Tournament, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi enters its final two games of the regular season with a Thursday night matchup against McNeese State. The Islanders and Cowboys will tip off at 7:30 at the American Bank Center in the penultimate game of the season.
• Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has now logged nine more wins this season than it did in 2012-13, tied for the biggest win improvement in the nation (Toledo, Old Dominion, UW-Milwaukee).
• Junior John Jordan is just one point away from becoming the ninth player in Islanders history with 1,000 career points. The native Houstonian scored 22 points against Houston Baptist on Saturday, his 10th game with 20 points or more this season and his third in the last five contests.
• The Islanders' five-game win streak is the longest in the Willis Wilson era and the longest for A&M-Corpus Christi since a six-game streak in the 2009-10 season. That year's Islanders squad opened conference play 5-0 and added a non-conference win over UT-Pan American.
• Zane Knowles snared 17 rebounds on Saturday, including 15 on the defensive end. It marked the fourth-most rebounds in a game in school history and the second time he has tallied at least 17 boards in a game this season (Huston-Tillotson). The 15 defensive boards are a school record. He added six blocks in the game, the fourth-best mark in Islanders lore.
• In the team's first 13 wins, A&M-Corpus Christi had failed to score 70 points just one time, a 58-35 win over Lamar. In each of the last two games, the Islanders have registered wins despite not cracking 70.
• Senior Joy Williamson came up just one rebound shy of a double-double on Saturday, posting 11 points and nine rebounds in the victory over HBU. He added a team-high three steals.
The Islanders and Cowboys are even in the all-time series at 5-5. Five of the last seven meetings have been decided by four points or less, with two of those games going to the Islanders. A&M-Corpus Christi posted the second most lopsided win in series history with a 16-point victory earlier this season. The Islanders are 3-1 all-time against the Cowboys in the American Bank Center, the lone loss in Willis Wilson's first season at the helm.
John Jordan scored 22 points and Zane Knowles snagged 17 rebounds as the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team upended Houston Baptist, 65-45, on Saturday at the American Bank Center. The victory, coupled with Sam Houston State's loss at Oral Roberts, moved the Islanders (15-14, 12-4 Southland) into sole possession of second place.
Joy Williamson (11) and Rashawn Thomas (10) each finished in double figures in the victory, while Knowles added a career-high six blocks as well. The Islanders held HBU (6-23, 2-14) to 16-for-54 (.296) shooting and forced the Huskies into 18 turnovers. Rob Lewis was the only player to finish in double figures for Houston Baptist, posting 10 points.
Freshman Rashawn Thomas was one of the most electrifying players for the Islanders over the summer, but the fates turned another direction for Thomas. The Oklahoma City native fractured his jaw on Nov. 7, the day before the Islanders' first game of the year against Huston-Tillotson. He missed the first nine games of the season.
Any doubts about the 6-foot-7 forward being tentative were instantly alleviated. Thomas missed his first two shots at Oklahoma, but converted his first career points at the 8:25 mark. By the time the dust had settled, the freshman had 12 points, 10 rebounds, three blocks and two steals. He became the first Islander freshman with a double-double in his debut since Corey Lamkin had 16 points and 15 rebounds vs. Sul Ross State on Nov. 16, 2001.
He went through an incredible stretch in mid-February. It started with his finest outing of his young career at UIW, going 7-for-10 from the floor for a career-best 21 points. He followed that with 20 points on 7-for-7 shooting, becoming the second Islanders player (joining Josh Ervin, who did it twice in his Islanders career) to go 7-for-7 or better in a single game. He added a 7-for-9 performance on Thursday, making him 21-for-26 from the field over the three games.
Thomas is averaging 11.6 points and 5.8 rebounds in conference play, while his 21 blocks in league play are best on the team. He has scored in double figures 10 times, including a double-double at Oral Roberts.
Thomas was a McDonald's All-America nominee and was named City Player of the Year his senior season at Southeast HS.
John Jordan is only a junior for the Islanders basketball team, but he's the most experienced player on the roster and one of the front-runners for Southland Conference Player of the Year. The Houston native was named Preseason First Team All-Southland Conference by the league's coaches.
He leads the team and is eighth in the league with his 15.4 points per game, while his 5.1 assists are second. Despite his 5-foot-10 frame, he has also pulled in 4.7 boards per game. He has posted 20 points or more on 10 occasions, five assists or more 16 times and at least five rebounds in 15 games this year.
He earned his first career weekly honor on Feb. 17, as he was named Southland Player of the Week. He started the week with a solid 10 points and eight assists with just two turnovers in a win over UCA. He had a tremendous finish against Oral Roberts, scoring or assisting on 25 of the Islanders' final 26 points, scoring 22 in total to go with nine assists.
Jordan's place in Islanders lore is also reaching new heights. With his 20 points against New Orleans, he moved into the school's top 10 in points. He is also already in the Islanders career top-10 in rebounds (9th, 371), assists (2nd, 441), minutes (4th, 2,955), free throws (3rd, 359) and steals (8th, 114). With his 22 points against Houston Baptist on Saturday, he is just one point away from becoming the ninth player in school history in the 1,000-point club.
As of late, his presence as a distributor has been exceptional. He has averaged 6.5 assists over the last 10 games and has a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio in that time. He has six games in conference play with at least seven assists.
Jordan broke the school record with 138 assists as a freshman, then bested his own mark with 159 as a sophomore. His 145 dimes this year are second in school history, giving him the top three assist totals in Islanders lore. He is now just 53 assists away from shattering Brian Evans' career record of 493, a mark that he is on pace to pass early next season.
The victory against UCA on Feb. 13 officially clinched a spot in the 2014 Southland Conference Basketball Tournament. It will mark the Islanders' first trip to the postseason in Willis Wilson's tenure and the first trip to Katy since the 2009-10 campaign. The Islanders advanced to the semifinals of the event in 2008-09 and 2009-10 in addition to winning the Tournament in 2006-07.
Since the Islanders' last trip to the Southland Conference Tournament, the league has changed the format slightly. The third- and fourth-place teams each receive a first-round bye, while the top two squads receive a two-round bye all the way to the semifinals. With Sam Houston State's two losses last week, the Islanders control their own destiny for a number two seed.
The tournament is set up for women's games to be played in the morning and afternoon, with men's games in the evening, at 5 and 7:30 p.m. at the Merrell Center. Tickets in the Islanders section can be purchased by calling 825-BALL (2255).
The Islanders' most physically notable player is, without question, senior Zane Knowles. The native of Nassau, Bahamas, stands 6-foot-10 and 240 pounds and has shown he can be a force inside for the Islanders this year.
He showed up in a big way in the season opener, scoring 12 points and snaring 18 rebounds for his first career double-double. The 18 rebounds matched the second-highest total in school history, and were the most for an Islander since Corey Lamkin grabbed 18 at Air Force on Jan. 21, 2004. He has posted six double-doubles on the season.
His finest performance came at McNeese State, as he went 8-for-9 from the field, scoring 16 points and snaring nine rebounds. He had a quiet offensive day at Nicholls, but grabbed 10 boards in the win, then followed that up with his fifth double-double against Southeastern, posting 11 points and 11 boards.
After combining for just 10 points and one rebound at UIW and ACU, he started a tremendous stretch over the next four games. He posted 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting and added nine boards against UCA, then followed that up with his sixth double-double of the year, with 12 points and 11 rebounds against ORU. He made it back-to-back double-doubles at HBU, finishing with 10 and 11.
Then in the second game against the Huskies, he had one of the best two-point games in all of college basketball this season.Knowles snared 17 rebounds (fourth-most in Islanders lore), including 15 on the defensive end (most in school history) and added a career-high six blocks (fourth-most ever) against HBU. He was a crucial part of the Islanders holding the Huskies to just 29.6 percent from the floor.
Knowles is second in the conference with his team-leading 7.8 rebounds per game. He is third in the Southland in field goal percentage, shooting .586. In conference games, he has hit 67.6 percent of his shots from the field, the best mark in the Southland.
As a junior in 2012-13, he averaged 5.3 points and 4.0 rebounds. He came to the Islanders after a year at Pearl River (Miss.) Community College and a season at Grambling.
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has now logged nine more wins this season (15) than it did in 2012-13 (6). That total was tied for the biggest win improvement in the nation entering this week, though Toledo and UW-Milwaukee have each tallied victories to move to plus-10 in their win differential from a year ago. The Islanders and Toledo are both tied for second in the nation at plus-9.
The Islanders have also had quite a turnaround since the calendar flipped to 2013. A&M-Corpus Christi had more wins (11) in the first two months of 2014 than it did in all of 2013 (8). The team is also on a five-game winning streak, the longest in the Willis Wilson era and the longest for A&M-Corpus Christi since a six-game streak in the 2009-10 season. That year's Islanders squad opened conference play 5-0 and added a non-conference win over UT-Pan American.
The Islanders snared 50 rebounds to HBU's 39 on Saturday, marking the second time this season that A&M-Corpus Christi has hit the 50-carom mark (Huston-Tillotson the other).
A&M-Corpus Christi is just ninth in the conference in rebounds per game with its 34.2 per game in league play, but it has outrebounded its opposition by 4.7 – third best in the league. The Islanders have allowed just 29.6 rebounds per game, a total that is eclipsed only by conference frontrunner Stephen F. Austin.


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Southwest Airlines and AirTran have started to connect their network cities
Southwest Airlines has started to connect its flights with its AirTran Airways subsidiary, 21 months after the two airlines completed their merger.
That means customers now can book one ticket for connecting flights on Southwest or AirTran — a major step in the airlines' consolidation from a consumer perspective. Southwest said travelers will be able to do that for all of the airlines' 97 destinations by the end of April, company spokeswoman Katie McDonald.
Southwest said it took began testing network connections with AirTran on Jan. 26 at five cities — Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Fort Myers, Fla.; Louisville, Ky.; and Norfolk, Va., connecting through Atlanta.
Southwest is rolling it out to 34 more cities on Feb. 25, but wouldn't reveal which cities yet, McDonald said.
As part of the roll-out, Southwest will let AirTran passengers side-step baggage fees under certain circumstances. Southwest customers get to check two bags for free; AirTran charges a fee for checked bags.
A ticket bought through Southwest or that includes a Southwest leg will have no baggage fees for two checked bags. Other fees, such as ticket change fees, will follow the policies of whichever airline system through which the ticket was booked.
The AirTran name will disappear completely by the end of 2014, which when the full integration of both airlines' flight networks and AirTran's Boeing 737 fleet into Southwest's will be completed.
Southwest operates more than 3,100 flights a day to 97 destinations. AirTran operates nearly 600 flights a day to 54 destinations.