I saw a school I'd never heard of on the ESPN ticker today...

[Zipmeister]

On 11/7/2023 at 12:29 PM, Captain Kangaroo said:

At the beginning of every basketball season I see a few names of obscure colleges scrolling across the ESPN ticker that I've never heard of. I've created this thread so everyone can add their list of oddball NAIA and D-3 "finds". 

 

Never heard of William Carey University (Southern Miss's first opponent). Drew's brother?

 

Brescia  plays at Jax State tonight.

 

Hey Capt - Bet your looking forward to tonights Misericordia vs Delaware game as well as the Ecclesia vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff game. Both should be real barnburners.

[zipsrule]

On 12/4/2024 at 8:03 AM, zipsrule said:

St. Thomas-Minnesota Tommies

They played BG today.... and won by 25!

[clarkwgriswold]

Doug Gottleib introduced us to Nobody U who proceeded to beat his UWGB squad.

[Captain Kangaroo]

On 12/18/2023 at 10:34 AM, Hilltopper said:

My niece is a Toccoa Falls grad. I think they have about 5 buildings.

Toccoa already off to a rough start this year at 0-7. Not looking good to break the streak tonight against 0-1 Charleston Southern.

 

On the plus side, they only lost to the UMass football team 10-9. 

[Reslife4Life]

Last night Mississippi Valley State, usually ranked last in Kenpom annually, played the mens basketball team from "Mississippi University for Women". MVSU won 97-61

 

After some research, Mississippi University for Women has been admitting men since 1982, and the name of the school when it was founded in 1884 was "Industrial Institute and College for the Education of White Girls of Mississippi"

[72 Roo]

7 hours ago, Reslife4Life said:

Last night Mississippi Valley State, usually ranked last in Kenpom annually, played the mens basketball team from "Mississippi University for Women". MVSU won 97-61

 

After some research, Mississippi University for Women has been admitting men since 1982, and the name of the school when it was founded in 1884 was "Industrial Institute and College for the Education of White Girls of Mississippi"

I dated a lovely southern belle who graduated from MUW. She was from Alabama and enjoyed the distinction of being Miss Dothan Alabama. It is quite prestigious to attend and graduate from the "W", as it is called in that area of the country. Needless to say she dumped me and later married a TV executive from Cleveland. The girl obviously had good taste.

[ZippyRulz]

I came here fully expecting that someone was posting about WMU's loss to a school called Northwood.

[Captain Kangaroo]

Apprentice lost to Howard by 36 tonight.

 

Coe College came within 2 points of hitting the magical 36 point plateau against Northern Iowa, 

[zippy5]

9 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said:

Apprentice lost to Howard by 36 tonight.

 

[Ham]

11 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said:

Coe College came within 2 points of hitting the magical 36 point plateau against Northern Iowa, 

Marv Levy is one of Coe's famous alumni.  A few years ago, Fred Jackson played in the NFL.  That would be like someone from Hiram making the jump!

[Let'sGoZips94]

Troy lost to West Georgia yesterday. I had to double check to make sure it wasn't some form of the Chad Powers led South Georgia Catfish. 

[NWAkron]

New Mexico Highlands.

[ZippyRulz]

1 hour ago, Ham said:

Marv Levy is one of Coe's famous alumni.  A few years ago, Fred Jackson played in the NFL.  That would be like someone from Hiram making the jump!

 

And in the similar obscure schools thread on the Iowa fan board someone is posting about Hiram 😄

[NWAkron]

St Mary of the Woods College and Mount Marty College.

 

And Travis faces the always tough Indiana University East this evening.  Probably a short drive for IUE to Oxford.

Edited 9 minutes ago by NWAkron