tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-109074102024-03-07T21:13:38.418-05:00Will's WorldWill Bryan's look at Davidson Basketball and other sports from Davidson College in North Carolina.Will Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.comBlogger428125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-76472601645786709642008-04-01T21:32:00.003-04:002008-04-02T15:42:23.813-04:00Good TimesAfter a couple of days back on campus and back in class with professors explaining end-of-year projects and emails announcing the final senior celebrations in the coming weeks, I quickly realized that this incredible four-year journey is about to end. Over the next month, there will be a couple of long nights studying, hopefully a couple of long nights partying and plenty of reminiscing about allWill Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-89690332107185984872008-03-31T19:14:00.001-04:002008-03-31T19:14:43.258-04:00Hope That Knows That Davidson Will Be BackWalking out of Ford Field after Davidson's 57-59 loss to top-seeded Kansas in the Elite 8, I felt every single emotion imaginable: pain at watching my friend and classmate sit at center court after missing the game-winning shot...happiness that these Wildcats had advanced so far and fought so valiantly...numbness in realizing that I would never again watch a Davidson basketball game as a DavidsonWill Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-12898128324472621172008-03-31T19:10:00.000-04:002008-03-31T19:13:50.137-04:00CBS Highlights: Davidson vs. KansasWill Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-12710359824469239572008-03-30T17:13:00.017-04:002008-03-30T19:17:42.218-04:00Live Blog: Davidson 57 Kansas 59I apologize for getting the live blog going so late. The Elite 8 is not the time for computer trouble. Let's hope we are past it now.Davidson definitely won that first round as they got several defensive stops on two steals and a block as Kansas' huge offense got a little cocky and forced things that weren't there.Davidson is getting single coverage on their forwards down low so they are working Will Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-2792062793172417482008-03-30T14:29:00.003-04:002008-03-30T15:36:43.104-04:00Davidson grows up tonightAn early morning saw Davidson students dragging out of bed to come down to the hotel lobby to film a short segment for ABC's Good Morning America. The network grabbed the current and former student body presidents, the senior cheerleading captain, threw in some stereotypes and got out of dodge....Tiny Davidson where the quirky little students act so cute with their textbooks and their Neil Will Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-41267272352497804582008-03-29T17:23:00.003-04:002008-03-29T19:37:28.298-04:00Good Morning America from DetroitABC network's Good Morning America: Weekend Edition will be broadcasting live on Sunday morning from the Doubletree hotel lobby where over 300 Davidson students are staying. The show comes on at 7 a.m. and goes to 8 a.m. Wildcat students have gained national fame for making the trip to Detroit free off of the generosity of the school's trustees. Last night, students sported "Witness" t-shirts in Will Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-20055607375898463692008-03-29T13:07:00.002-04:002008-03-29T13:42:55.333-04:00Davidson's famous studentsWe all thought that the spotlight was blinding last week as CBS, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated descended on our campus, at this point we are just closing our eyes and holding on to each other for dear life.Upon getting to the hotel last night, Davidson students weren't just exclaiming about how they can't wait to read about this team in tomorrow's papers, they were also pumped about getting to Will Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-79110165687789511512008-03-29T11:13:00.001-04:002008-03-29T11:15:00.579-04:00Davidson vs. Wisconsin Highlights from CBSWill Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-30991689923512330482008-03-28T22:01:00.005-04:002008-03-29T09:29:46.761-04:00Davidson blows out Wisconsin, advances to Elite 8After the biggest win of Davidson's program in the last forty years, there was no mobbing at center court. The locker room was not being torn apart and there were only two media members talking to players other than Stephen Curry and Jason Richards.Davidson's 73-56 win over third-seeded Wisconsin in the Midwest region semifinals was not a miracle of epic proportions. Davidson didn't need a last Will Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-68525121107359411902008-03-28T18:46:00.015-04:002008-03-28T21:19:05.807-04:00Live Blog: Davidson 73 Wisconsin 56Welcome to the Live Blog of the Sweet Sixteen in Detroit, MI. I came up here virtue of Davidson's trustees who payed for over four hundred students to come Detroit for a free weekend. As I mentioned in that previous post, this city has embraced Davidson and if the Wildcats pull out a win tonight, it will be a fun weekend of revelry with tons of new friends and Wildcat fans. That being said, we Will Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-34503085945541897572008-03-28T18:30:00.003-04:002008-03-28T18:45:50.878-04:00The famous bus tripThis trip started at 4 am this morning when I, along with at least 400 other students, rolled out of bed, threw some clothes in a bag and made a zombie-like exodus from Sentelle, Cannon, Watts, Little Belk and Senior Apartments over to the Baker Parking Lot to board the famous "free buses."Local news was there to chart the famous boarding. There were here when we de-boarded and the AP already Will Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-50785124888679592932008-03-27T21:38:00.002-04:002008-03-27T21:48:22.634-04:00WEAR BLACK TO DETROIT!Davidson will be sending over 500 students to Detroit tomorrow for free. All Wildcat fans should wear black to stand out in the expansive Ford Field complex and not blend into the red Wisconsin crowd.Will Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-47142064883430134702008-03-27T19:28:00.008-04:002008-03-27T20:46:27.916-04:00Davidson Practice Pictures from DetroitReminder: These photos are the personal property of Tim Cowie. If you are interested in getting a copy for your own use, please visit his photo website for the originals. Notice how low the benches and press row are in relation to the court. Will Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-6491012446477949852008-03-27T18:17:00.002-04:002008-03-27T18:19:57.203-04:00The Davidson Show #5Part IPart IIWill Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-22053597300893013382008-03-27T12:53:00.004-04:002008-03-27T14:24:57.368-04:00This Feels Eerily FamiliarWhile all of the Davidson historians among us have been quick to look to the 1960's for a context for this Davidson run and its subsequent ridiculousness, I want to argue that maybe Davidsonians can also look to a more recent example of a watershed moment in Davidson athletics for some context on this Sweet 16 experience.In 1992, Davidson College was selected to host the National Semifinals of Will Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-47265062909013219642008-03-26T16:13:00.002-04:002008-03-26T16:32:10.682-04:00CSTV Hoops Odyssey at it againWe last saw our adventurers at Belk Arena on Feb. 16 when they shot some handycam shootage of Stephen Curry and Dell with a bludgeoning of conference foe Furman going on in the background. But then I saw our boys back in Raleigh with that same ol Handycam...and then again on campus on Tuesday. They just can't get enough.I won't embed their videos this time because they just start playing as soon Will Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-25428229348022447732008-03-26T15:26:00.000-04:002008-03-26T15:27:17.219-04:00From the Davidson College President...To all Davidson Students: Given the extraordinary nature of the success of the men's basketball team, Davidson's Trustees have graciously offered to pay the expenses of those students who are able to attend the game in Detroit on Friday night. We realize that for some students, academic and other obligations will preclude taking advantage of this offer. Please note that classes are NOT Will Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-9313568742781187102008-03-25T20:03:00.004-04:002008-03-25T21:16:26.320-04:00Back on Campus"So is it pretty crazy back on your campus this morning?" asked Joe Reporter."Actually there aren't any students here because of Easter Break," answered Jason Richards.It seemed so ironic that during Davidson's biggest weekend in decades, all of its students were home celebrating a religious holiday. But while the students did not come back until Tuesday evening for Wednesday classes, there was Will Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-2826618827197149652008-03-24T20:39:00.001-04:002008-03-24T20:39:42.475-04:00Stephen Curry on ESPN's PTIWill Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-9111337107371529652008-03-24T20:34:00.001-04:002008-03-24T20:36:12.694-04:00CBS Sports Highlights: Davidson vs. GeorgetownWill Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-6456471715469881612008-03-24T12:45:00.001-04:002008-03-24T12:47:29.730-04:00Davidson Show Highlights: Davidson vs. GeorgetownWill Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-60656887518902828082008-03-24T00:49:00.004-04:002008-03-24T08:29:05.457-04:00World, meet DavidsonDavidson is a college, not a university, located in North Carolina right outside of Charlotte. This school is home to 1,700 students with academic profiles comparable to the Ivy League schools of the north. Davidson students earn liberal arts degrees where they study music, history, english, Classics, math and science to cultivate a well-rounded academic experience. There is no such thing as a Will Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-1079325399433135622008-03-24T00:21:00.007-04:002008-03-24T00:24:47.769-04:00Wildcats Dance to Sweet 16Will Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-1637905969808963222008-03-23T17:11:00.006-04:002008-03-24T00:21:11.027-04:00Good Times Never Seemed So GoodDavidson was just supposed to come into this NCAA Tournament and play to win. They were supposed to get better. And they were supposed to have fun. Everything else was deemed gravy. I'm not sure if the Wildcats can stomach this much gravy.Davidson overcame a 17-point deficit in the second half to come back and beat the Hoyas from Georgetown, 74-70. With the win, the Wildcats advance to the Sweet Will Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10907410.post-74747053651192906642008-03-23T14:28:00.017-04:002008-03-25T08:51:49.645-04:00Live Blog: Davidson 74 Georgetown 70Welcome to the Davidson Live Blog...Part II. Press Row is a little less crowded today as the Zags, Hoosiers, UMBC and Mount Saint Mary's headed home. Dining in the media buffet and in some tailgates out in the parking lot, there was definitely a sense of pure enjoyment without all that nervousness we felt on Friday. Davidson certainly wants to win today and go to the Sweet 16, but let's face it, Will Bryanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11351035615084993899noreply@blogger.com2