Post by davidgriggs on Jan 30, 2016 17:09:20 GMT
Hey guys, we are trying to get behind Grand Canyon this year by having some fun with the NCAA. I know most won't be aware of it and won't appreciate it just yet, but the Lopes really are having a historic season. It's rare that a transitional program posts this kind of a record. There were some who have transitioned up that didn't win ten total div1 games while transitioning. I can think of only one other program that ever finished in first place in a conference as a transitional program, and that was Birmingham Southern back in 2004, and they ultimately did not complete the transition and reclassified as div3. So, what the Lopes are doing this year has never been done before.
Below are a couple of links. The first is to our most recent Bracket Rundown Podcast, and the reason I link it is because we talk about the Lopes in the first few minutes of the show. The second link is to the online petition that we created. I know some people will say this is impractical and that there is no reason to do it. But, here's my argument....Why the hell not just do it?? It would take just a few seconds to sign the petition, and the more that's added to it, the more momentum it could potentially create for the Lopes.
hoopshd.com/2016/01/28/hoops-hd-bracket-rundown-january-28th/
petitions.whitehouse.gov//petition/grants-grand-canyon-antelopes-waiver-participate-2016-wac-and-ncaa-basketball-tournaments
Congrats on a season that has truly been historic to college basketball, and I mean that sincerely. No transitional program has ever had the kind of success that the Lopes are having, and those programs include North Dakota State (who recently played in the round of 32), Florida Gulf Coast (who recently played in the Sweet Sixteen), Wisconsin Milwaukee (who came up in the early 2000s, and shortly advanced to the Sweet Sixteen), and several others. What you're doing is very exciting. That's why we've been following you with the interest that we have been.
LOPES UP!! #LopesWaiver
Below are a couple of links. The first is to our most recent Bracket Rundown Podcast, and the reason I link it is because we talk about the Lopes in the first few minutes of the show. The second link is to the online petition that we created. I know some people will say this is impractical and that there is no reason to do it. But, here's my argument....Why the hell not just do it?? It would take just a few seconds to sign the petition, and the more that's added to it, the more momentum it could potentially create for the Lopes.
hoopshd.com/2016/01/28/hoops-hd-bracket-rundown-january-28th/
petitions.whitehouse.gov//petition/grants-grand-canyon-antelopes-waiver-participate-2016-wac-and-ncaa-basketball-tournaments
Congrats on a season that has truly been historic to college basketball, and I mean that sincerely. No transitional program has ever had the kind of success that the Lopes are having, and those programs include North Dakota State (who recently played in the round of 32), Florida Gulf Coast (who recently played in the Sweet Sixteen), Wisconsin Milwaukee (who came up in the early 2000s, and shortly advanced to the Sweet Sixteen), and several others. What you're doing is very exciting. That's why we've been following you with the interest that we have been.
LOPES UP!! #LopesWaiver