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No. Bruce is a tall black guy with a shaved head. Typically the best official in the PSAC. The GQ hair gel model is in his crew, however.

Do conferences ever share refs? I was at the WLU/Wesleyan game earlier this season, and there was an unfamiliar crew with a hair gel looking guy who seemed to take himself WAY too seriously. I couldn't help but wonder if the MEC had borrowed a terrible PSAC crew for a game. Is that likely? Or does the MEC have its own GQ fellow that I just hadn't seen before?

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If I recall correctly the Hail Mary shot that got waived off came right after Preston Boswell banked in a three.

That's HILLTOPPER PRESTON BOSWELL to you, sir. ; )

I admit it might be hard for the first few minutes of next year's opener to cheer for that guy after he was a major pain in our arse for two years. But, I suspect one clutch three will have us cheering for him in no time!

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Am I remembering correctly that they weren't actually allowed to use video replay? I thought it was a situation where the conference had disallowed video replay (because of spotty video coverage and limited camera angles), so the refs were huddling simply to talk about what they saw "live." I could be mistaken about that. But I thought I remembered that the real controversy was that the video showed he got it off, but the refs never saw the video. I'm not sure. It's entirely possible I might have made up that entire context just to rationalize it in my mind. Maybe IUPbig can ask his buddy Bruce.

If I recall correctly the Hail Mary shot that got waived off came right after Preston Boswell banked in a three.

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Your buddy isn't a hair gel model by chance is he? ; )

No. Bruce is a tall black guy with a shaved head. Typically the best official in the PSAC. The GQ hair gel model is in his crew, however.

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My buddy Bruce and his crew were the ones who called it off.

Your buddy isn't a hair gel model by chance is he? ; )

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Like to know what view they reviewed because the one with the game clock in the background clearly shows light between the ball and Grossenbacker's fingertip as the clock ticked to zero!

Am I remembering correctly that they weren't actually allowed to use video replay? I thought it was a situation where the conference had disallowed video replay (because of spotty video coverage and limited camera angles), so the refs were huddling simply to talk about what they saw "live." I could be mistaken about that. But I thought I remembered that the real controversy was that the video showed he got it off, but the refs never saw the video. I'm not sure. It's entirely possible I might have made up that entire context just to rationalize it in my mind. Maybe IUPbig can ask his buddy Bruce.

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Best atmopshere at IUP in years was this year's Ship game ... inside the Field House. By a mile. When that place is revved up it is deafening.

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My buddy Bruce and his crew were the ones who called it off.

Like to know what view they reviewed because the one with the game clock in the background clearly shows light between the ball and Grossenbacker's fingertip as the clock ticked to zero!

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And while we're talking about tourney games with WJU, it's always worth mentioning that Grossenbacher got that buzzer beating shot off in time in 2017.

Yes he did...And the replay clearly showed it. Sure seemed like things were purposely aligned to keep WLU from advancing!!!

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Goodness that's right. Getting old.


I recall after the 14-15 season there were at least conversations about doing a regular season series.

The IUP side claimed Crutch wouldn't agree to play up here due to PSAC officials.

The WL side claimed IUP wanted a 2-for-1 series.

Regardless, as we'll never really know the story, it never happened.

IUP instead signed in to that four-year deal with Fairmont State (2 home / 2 away). I don't know if it is extended past this year. I hope so.

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And while we're talking about tourney games with WJU, it's always worth mentioning that Grossenbacher got that buzzer beating shot off in time in 2017.

My buddy Bruce and his crew were the ones who called it off.

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And while we're talking about tourney games with WJU, it's always worth mentioning that Grossenbacher got that buzzer beating shot off in time in 2017.

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I'd like to see it play out but who knows. There are some real good teams in the field this year. It's far from a given, put it that way. I just hope to avoid PSAC vs PSAC or MEC vs MEC games in the first round -- as much as possible, anyway. Some of those would likely be the fourth meeting.

WL got stuck playing Wheeling four times a couple years back. Same with Gannon and Slippery Rock in '14-15.

Still have heart burn with some of the questionable seeding that resulted in this first ground game! Yes we played each other four times but this game was actually the third time in less than a month. As I recall this was the same year the NCAA said they were going to take steps to try and insure teams wouldn't meet for the fourth time in the first round...guess they didn't try very hard.

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Great rivalry! I think it would be diminished by playing a regular season game. Kind of intense that every time we play it is a win or die affair! If both teams take care of business, we will meet in the Regional Finals with a trip to the Elite 8 and a shot at the NC on the line...Seems appropriate for a WLU/IUP game!

I'd like to see it play out but who knows. There are some real good teams in the field this year. It's far from a given, put it that way. I just hope to avoid PSAC vs PSAC or MEC vs MEC games in the first round -- as much as possible, anyway. Some of those would likely be the fourth meeting.

WL got stuck playing Wheeling four times a couple years back. Same with Gannon and Slippery Rock in '14-15.

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Goodness that's right. Getting old.


I recall after the 14-15 season there were at least conversations about doing a regular season series.

The IUP side claimed Crutch wouldn't agree to play up here due to PSAC officials.

The WL side claimed IUP wanted a 2-for-1 series.

Regardless, as we'll never really know the story, it never happened.

IUP instead signed in to that four-year deal with Fairmont State (2 home / 2 away). I don't know if it is extended past this year. I hope so.