Indy Update

D3Playbook APRIL 9, 2020 | written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III Our goal is to keep you - the influencers in DIII athletics - apprised of what's happening around Division III - the games, polls, news, happenings, awards, calendar of events, and much more. We hope you enjoy d3Playbook and that you'll share this with your friends, colleagues and co-workers. >> Good Thursday Morning!  Got the golf itch. See below. >> Today's Word Count: 956. Brief, concise. Easy to digest. >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Please recommend us to a friend or co-worker. Or share with your staff and bring them up-to-speed on what's happening in DIII.   Subscribe to d3Playbook 1.  Indy Update   Dan Dutcher, @NCAA VP of Division III, provides an update on the Name, Image and Likeness status as it currently stands leading into the spring governance meetings: http://ncaa.org/nil   2. Top-10 List Yesterday, we looked at the top-10 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament games in history. Today, it's the men's turn.   1.  2014 Final – #3 UW-Whitewater d. #9 Williams 75-73 Quardell Young went the length of the court and scored on a layup with 0.9 left. 2.  2004 Final – #10 UW-Stevens Point d. #1 Williams, 84-82 Jason Kalsow hit fade-away, turn-around 13-footer with 0.2 left. 3.  2006 Final – #7 Virginia Wesleyan d. #3 Wittenberg 59-56 Ton Ton Balenga drains a three with 2.1 left for the win. 4.  1994 Final – Lebanon Valley d. NYU 66-59 (OT) Perhaps the most controversial finish in championship history. You be the judge. Should Jason Say's tip-in at buzzer have counted?  5.  1981 Final – Potsdam d. Augustana 67-65 (OT) Leroy Witherspoon made a 35-foot desperation shot at the buzzer to force OT for the Bears.  6.  2007 Third Round - Guilford d. Lincoln 129-128 (3OT) Ben Strong scored 59 points and grabbed 17 rebounds for the Quakers. Jordan Snipes forced extra time with a 30-foot bank shot for Guilford. Earl Miller had 28 points for the Lions, including game-tying threes in the first and third OTs. 7.  1999 Final – UW-Platteville d. Hampden-Sydney 76-75 (2OT) Colin Gassner's backdoor layup with :20 proved to be the difference. Mike Jones drilled a three with :18 left in the first OT to force extra time. 8.  2003 Final – #3 Williams d. #24 Gustavus Adolphus 67-65 Tim Folan made two free throws with 4.6 remaining and then stole the inbounds pass to seal the victory. 9.  2012 2nd Round – Illinois Wesleyan d. #1 Hope 108-101 (2OT) Jordan Zimmer scored 28 points as the Titans overcame Nate Snuggerud (40 points) and the Flying Dutchmen. 10. 2000 Semifinal - Calvin d. Franklin & Marshall 79-77 Bryan Foltice buzzer-beater topped Cas Thomas' tip-in with :05 left. >> Between The Lines: Now it's your turn. Think you have a game that belongs on the list. Email it to D3Playbook@gmail.com. Have a clip to go along with it? Even better.   3.  #WatchD3   Our campaign to have past Division III athletics contests made available to those quarantined and looking for quality viewing continues.      Today's Feature   2017 Women's Ice Hockey Final Adrian vs. Plattsburgh State https://www.ncaa.com/video/icehockey-women/2017-03-18/diii-women-ice-hockey-championship-plattsburgh-state-adrian all we ask is that you add #WatchD3 as a hashtag when you post a video from a past game at your institution.   SPONSORED MESSAGE Would you like to sponsor this newsletter? Would you like to advertise an open position in your department for a head coach or administrator? Contact d3playbook@gmail.com to get your job opening in front of decision-makers in small-college athletics.   4.  Calendar   Tentative, of course. April 13-15 - Wrestling Rules Committee April 15-16 - Committee on Women's Athletics April 15-16 - Minority Opportunities and Interest Committee April 18-19 - Student-Athlete Advisory Committee April 20-21 - Management Council April 28-29 - Presidents Council May 6-8 - Basketball Rules Committees   5.  Comings and Goings   Alainey Banks named head women's volleyball coach at Clarks Summit. Mike Stauffer named assistant football coach at Redlands. Marcus Edwards named assistant football coach at Gettysburg. Dana Hall announced her retirement as senior associate athletic director at Mary Washington. Erica Lindsey named head dance coach at Southern Virginia. Keith Koch stepped down as head men's and women's volleyball coach at Medaille.   6.  1 Golf Thing Verne Lundquist is best known as the voice of the SEC on CBS. I'll challenge you, though, to find a better golf call ever. If you're under 40 -- google the 1986 Masters.   7.  1 More Golf Thing  "Nearly 24 years since its premier, the moment on the silver screen remains as entertaining—and memorable—as ever: Roy McAvoy, played by Kevin Costner, stands in the fairway on the 72nd hole of the U.S. Open, a par 5 whose green is guarded by water. Should he go for it in two or lay up? He needs a birdie to win. Talk about your ultimate risk/reward decision. McAvoy also isn’t just trying to win a major; he is trying to win the girl (Rene Russo). You know what happens next, and the moment after that … and the moment after that. It’s McAvoy’s stubborn attempt to knock his approach shot over the water that makes “Tin Cup” as poignant today as it was when it came out in August 1996." >> Quotable: "Everybody’s got a little Roy McAvoy in them, a little self-destructiveness. I’ve often felt more people are afraid of winning than they are of losing. To win, you then have to own it. You have to wear the crown and you have to defend the crown. That’s much harder than almost making it, and being competitive, and being a hell of a guy." - Ron Shelton, director >> Be Smart: "I had to fight the studio, of course, but you always have to fight the studios. They wanted to re-cut the ending so he wins the Open and holes the shot. I said, “Look, if Ingrid Bergman walks away with Humphrey Bogart at the end of Casablanca, you’ll never remember the movie.” You can not have it all at the end of a movie, and be satisfactory. Rocky didn’t knock out Carl Weathers. He lost. He went the distance. You have to find that balancing act between what is emotionally satisfying to the narrative and what grounds you in some reality, even if it’s a comedy." >> If You've Seen The Movie: This will bring a smile to your face on a Thursday. If you haven't seen "Tin Cup," what better time than the present?   Subscribe to d3Playbook

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