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Discussion in 'Nuttin but Net' started by tampajack1, May 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM.

  1. tampajack1

    tampajack1 Premium Member

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    Binghamton sucks at men's basketball, and my basketball experience there was not great to put it mildly, but the women are good at softball. They play Oregon at 5 pm today in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
     
  2. buckeyegator

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    that you tony kornheiser???
     
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  3. tampajack1

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    Nope, but Tony is a friend of mine and we went to college together. He was the sports editor of the school newspaper.
     
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  4. GatorLurker

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    <joke>Was the school named after Leadbottom in McHale's navy?</joke>
     
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  5. tampajack1

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    The school had a million names. It started out as Triple Cities College, then Harpur College, then SUNY Binghamton, then Binghamton State, and now Binghamton University. Additionally, the nickname of the team used to be the colonials, but now it is the bearcats.
     
  6. JaxLizard

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    The reason for that is my home state college UVM is in the same conference. They have dominated the America East Conference for quite some time.
     
  7. tampajack1

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    They sure have, although Bryant has been pretty good lately. If we could go back in time a few years, who are you taking in the Virginia vs UMBC game?
     
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    Go Harpur Bearcat Colonials!
    Or whoever you are today!
     
  9. tampajack1

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    It’s the Binghamton Bearcats. Back in the day when it was primarily known as Harpur College, when we were asked where we were going to college, we would slur the pronunciation of Harpur so it sounded like Harvard.
     
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  10. GatorLurker

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    LOL. But those that went to Harvard would humble brag that they went to school near Boston.
     
  11. tampajack1

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    Fake humility.