CalTech snaps 26 year conference losing streak

[detltu]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/spor...ng-streak.html


Heard about it on the radio this morning. Thought it was kind of cool.

[dhussdawg]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/spor...ng-streak.html


Heard about it on the radio this morning. Thought it was kind of cool.

I was thinking pathetic would be the word. Wow, how do you go that long without winning a conference game?

[inudesu]

I was thinking pathetic would be the word. Wow, how do you go that long without winning a conference game?

I read something about them a long time ago. I think they have crazy academic restrictions (without the athletic pull of a Stanford or Cal or even an Ivy League type sports program).

You can read Rick Reilly's piece on them here.

[dhussdawg]

I read something about them a long time ago. I think they have crazy academic restrictions (without the athletic pull of a Stanford or Cal or even an Ivy League type sports program).

You can read Rick Reilly's piece on them here.

Interesting, I knew they were an "egghead" institution. It is just hard to fathom fielding a team in a conference where you dont even have a 1 percent chance of winning a game each night. I saw they one a few out of conference, you figure they might try to get into a conference where you can compete.

[detltu]

I read something about them a long time ago. I think they have crazy academic restrictions (without the athletic pull of a Stanford or Cal or even an Ivy League type sports program).

You can read Rick Reilly's piece on them here.

Good article. I think this is pretty telling:

Only six guys on his roster even played varsity ball in high school. Nobody on the team got an offer to play from any other college. None has dunked in his Caltech career.

Some of our intramural teams could beat these guys in basketball, but none of them could beat them in a math competition. Caltech is super hard to get in to and the teams in their conference are not (at least not on the same level). If you watch the video you can see the reaction of the crowd and the players. I think it's pretty special.

[inudesu]

Interesting, I knew they were an "egghead" institution. It is just hard to fathom fielding a team in a conference where you dont even have a 1 percent chance of winning a game each night. I saw they one a few out of conference, you figure they might try to get into a conference where you can compete.

I bet at that level it's a geography/history thing. It wouldn't be enough of a priority to change conferences (and it isn't like there are many weaker conferences than the one they're in, they don't exactly play in the Big East). They'd be changing in the hopes of winning maybe one or two games a year.

It's still amazing they went that long without a conference win (and they had a nice NCAA losing streak going for a while). You'd think they could find 10 or so guys that at least played for their high school's team. But I bet if you're smart enough to go there and are good at sports, you look at the academic powerhouses who also have athletic tradition and end up at Princeton or Cal.

[detltu]

Interesting, I knew they were an "egghead" institution. It is just hard to fathom fielding a team in a conference where you dont even have a 1 percent chance of winning a game each night. I saw they one a few out of conference, you figure they might try to get into a conference where you can compete.

I don't think that conference exists. The only school that I can think of would be MIT and I think their admission standards are even a little bit easier than Caltech, but certainly on the same level.

[inudesu]

They're Div III, so no scholarships, too.

The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference includes Whittier College, University of Redlands, University of La Verne, etc.

[dhussdawg]

I bet at that level it's a geography/history thing. It wouldn't be enough of a priority to change conferences (and it isn't like there are many weaker conferences than the one they're in, they don't exactly play in the Big East). They'd be changing in the hopes of winning maybe one or two games a year.

It's still amazing they went that long without a conference win (and they had a nice NCAA losing streak going for a while). You'd think they could find 10 or so guys that at least played for their high school's team. But I bet if you're smart enough to go there and are good at sports, you look at the academic powerhouses who also have athletic tradition and end up at Princeton or Cal.

Probably more of a history thing because I would think the 4 teams they beat outside of conference are close geographically. This team isnt traveling anywhere too far or getting someone to come play them from too far away.

[inudesu]

Probably more of a history thing because I would think the 4 teams they beat outside of conference are close geographically. This team isnt traveling anywhere too far or getting someone to come play them from too far away.

I don't think American Sports University plays in a conference (located in Cali), UC- Santa Cruz (the Banana Slugs) are indy, the other two teams they beat are in Wisconsin and Massachusetts.

http://www.thesciac.org/sports/mbkb/...e?team=Caltech

[Brian96]

Good article. I think this is pretty telling:

Only six guys on his roster even played varsity ball in high school. Nobody on the team got an offer to play from any other college. None has dunked in his Caltech career.

Some of our intramural teams could beat these guys in basketball, but none of them could beat them in a math competition. Caltech is super hard to get in to and the teams in their conference are not (at least not on the same level). If you watch the video you can see the reaction of the crowd and the players. I think it's pretty special.

It reminds me of that video that went viral a few years ago of the autistic kid that high school let play.

[Cactus Rob]

Let's face it, they don't go there to play basketball but yet, while they are there, they play basketball.

[domangue]

Attn: Karl Benson, sign 'em up for the WAC!!

[dhussdawg]

Let's face it, they don't go there to play basketball but yet, while they are there, they play basketball.

Like most everyone else in their conference, since they are D III and cant offer scholarships. That is a long time to lose.