The D2 championship just ended on CBS. Findlay vs. Cal Poly - Pomona. Findlay player drains a fade-away three with a hand in his face in overtime to win the championship. A must see, although I'm sure they'll show it during the games tonight.
A hell of a shot to win it - gotta feel for Cal Poly Pomona to lose on that, but they certainly had their chances to not turn it over at the end too.
This makes it even THAT much more special:
"Evans came through with his dramatic shot Saturday as Findlay (Ohio) completed a perfect 36-0 season. The senior reserve guard hit from 26 feet for his only field goal of the game."
How many D-2 and D-3 teams are there now? With such a huge number of D-1 programs (330?), I can't imagine there are that many D-2 and D-3, but maybe I don't realize how many colleges are out there with NCAA sports ...
Wikipedia claims there are 282 D-II colleges and 449 at the D-III level. Not too surprising when you think about the number of schools within Wisconsin and consider only 4 of them are D-I.
what was surprising (and I only know this because I followed the Division II Gannon team really closely this year) is that Cal Poly Pomona has 21,000 students. That seems like an awful lot for Division II, no?
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Quote from: ecompt on March 28, 2009, 11:44:56 PM
what was surprising (and I only know this because I followed the Division II Gannon team really closely this year) is that Cal Poly Pomona has 21,000 students. That seems like an awful lot for Division II, no?
Not for California.
Quote from: 77ncaachamps on March 28, 2009, 02:57:10 PM
Findlay (Ohio) completed a perfect 36-0 season.
Their only "loss" this year was a 3 point exhibition loss @ Xavier (76-79).
Also cool cuz I grew up in Findlay. A good place to be
from - hah.
Grand Valley State University, perennial DII football powerhouse, has an enrollment around 21K. So, no, Cal PP is not that unusual.
I was in Findlay for the opening round games to watch a friend play. Got a chance to watch the end of the Findlay game. Not too many athletes. Just seeming like a ton of shooters who hustled and played defense. Really, really enthusiastic fans but after going out that night it doesn't seem like there's too much else to do in Findlay. (Correct me if I'm wrong Rocky). Very friendly people and really good fans.
Quote from: rocky_warrior on March 29, 2009, 04:30:50 PM
Their only "loss" this year was a 3 point exhibition loss @ Xavier (76-79).
Also cool cuz I grew up in Findlay. A good place to be from - hah.
GET OUT.
When did you graduate from MU?
There's a family I knew from Findlay that went to MU. Stayed with them twice during my Easter breaks...Dietsch's, Wilson's and that little (strip) mall. ;)
Quote from: MilWarrior on March 29, 2009, 10:28:23 PM
doesn't seem like there's too much else to do in Findlay.
Nope - though you can get a really cheap round of drinks at the West End Tavern - it always surprises me when I go back. A round for your friends costs as much as a single drink in most cities!
Quote from: 77ncaachamps on March 30, 2009, 12:00:38 AM
When did you graduate from MU?
There's a family I knew from Findlay that went to MU. Stayed with them twice during my Easter breaks...Dietsch's, Wilson's and that little (strip) mall. ;)
1997. I only knew one other guy from Findlay that went to MU, his initials are PE.
I always make a trip to Dietsch's when I'm back. The Rockin' U (http://www.rockingu.com/) used to be great pizza, shut down for a while, and looks like it's now back (under new ownership, but with cooperation from the previous owners). That's an institution as well (try "The Cattle Baron" pizza :) )
Quote from: ecompt on March 28, 2009, 11:44:56 PM
what was surprising (and I only know this because I followed the Division II Gannon team really closely this year) is that Cal Poly Pomona has 21,000 students. That seems like an awful lot for Division II, no?
Unlike high school athletics...NCAA divisions have nothing to do with enrollment. It has more to do with the university's priorities (spending $$$ on athletic scholarships and coaches)...true, the biggest schools happen to be flagship state schools which are Division I for athletics (and these schools are given larger athletic budgets), but it has nothing to do with the size of the school, per se. Siena, for example, is DI and they have about 3,000 students. UW-Oshkosh, the largest D3 school in Wisconsin, has over 12,000 students.