Elon finishes conference schedule on winning note
May 8th, 2008, 12:44 pm by Alex KreitmanElon University took down the Davidson Wildcats 10-5 on Thursday afternoon and successful finished its regular-season league campaign.
Elon (38-16, 19-8) is in prime position for postseason play. I think the Phoenix will earn an at-large bid no matter what happens the rest of the way, but Elon has a good chance at winning an automatic bid at the Southern Conference Tournament in two weeks.
The Phoenix also has a strong chance at capturing the regular-season league crown, but it needs a few things to go its way.
First, Elon needs Furman to lose to of its six remaining league games. The Paladins are currently in first place and have three games with Appalachian State and Georgia Southern remaining. Elon swept Furman this year so it would win a tie-breaker.
Second, if Furman loses the two games, Elon needs UNC Greensboro to lose one of its six games. UNCG has three games against Georgia Southern and three against last-place Davidson. Then Elon would also win a tiebreaker, having beaten the Spartans two out of three a few weeks ago.
If it wins out, College of Charleston has a slim chance to tie Elon for the league crown if those other two factors happen.
Bottom line, it’s all possible and Elon needs to pull for Georgia Southern to play well to end the season. The Eagles control Elon’s chances at winning another Southern Conference title.



My friend Mike bet a ridiculous amount of money on the race and lost miserably. He should’ve stuck with the favorite, but didn’t. He went with Pyro who finished 14th, not good. I picked Colonel John who didn’t finish much better in 12th.
Let me be the first to say I had some wild days in college and I did some stupid things, but I never jumped off a balcony into an above ground pool. And even if I did, I didn’t play Division I college basketball and have millions of dollars in my future as an NBA player. So, not the brightest move by Tyler Hansbrough and Bobby Frasor.
The 134th running of the Kentucky Derby is Saturday at Churchill Downs and every year I get excited for the historic race.
The rest of the season has a lot of road work for the Phoenix, but the competition isn’t all that stiff after College of Charleston. Leaving with a series victory this weekend is crucial for Elon’s hopes at winning another regular season conference title.
But seriously, Johnson demanded again Wednesday that the Bengals trade him. He’s been vocal about his dislike for the organization and the direction it’s headed and pronounced he wanted to be traded “now.”
And of course, don’t forget about the TD dances which have accumulated thousands in fines. The CPR one might be my favorite.


