B-Rich Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 On Facebook, saw a notice from a friend and fellow Jeopardy! contestant about his nephew, who won Pitcher of the Week for the Sunshine State Conference. Had never heard of that conference, nor the school (Palm Beach Atlantic University). What I found really cool was the team name-- the Sailfish-- and their logo, unis and colors: Looking into it, I found a few other schools in the conference with cool names and logos that I was unaware of: Rollins College Tars: Nova Southeastern University Sharks: Eckerd College Tritons: And finally, the Barry University Buccaneers: (I like the pirate parrot mascot) 4 Quote It is what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomba Tomba Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Should name the conference something more marine-themed, given the mascots Quote If you read on the card you'll be cheating on your heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 On 4/30/2023 at 9:18 PM, Bomba Tomba said: Should name the conference something more marine-themed, given the mascots There's really no need to do so. When the Sunshine State Conference was launched in 1975, the athletic programs at just two of its member schools - Eckerd College and Rollins College - had marine-themed identities. The teams at Biscayne College (now St. Thomas University), Florida Southern College, Florida Technological University (now the University of Central Florida), and Saint Leo College (now Saint Leo University) did not. The situation is similar today. The Sunshine State Conference is comprised of eleven member institutions. While the five schools B-Rich highlighted have marine-themed athletic identities, the other six do not: Barry University Buccaneers Eckerd College Tritons Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Eagles Florida Southern College Moccasins Florida Institute of Technology Panthers Lynn University Fighting Knights Nova Southeastern University Sharks Palm Beach Atlantic University Sailfish Rollins College Tars Saint Leo University Lions University of Tampa Spartans 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpygremlin Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Nova Southeastern are the reigning D2 men's basketball champions. The Miami Dolphins training facility used to be on their campus as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Proud Saint Leo alum here. Surprised me to see mu university referenced on the forums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 1 hour ago, stumpygremlin said: Nova Southeastern are the reigning D2 men's basketball champions. The Miami Dolphins training facility used to be on their campus as well. Florida Southern (9) and University of Tampa (8) are the top two programs for D2 baseball national championships as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpygremlin Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 5 hours ago, TBGKon said: Florida Southern (9) and University of Tampa (8) are the top two programs for D2 baseball national championships as well. UT also beat the Phillies in an exhibition in 2015. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 1 hour ago, stumpygremlin said: UT also beat the Phillies in an exhibition in 2015. Knowing it was spring training, there were maybe 4-5 major leaguers playing a few innings, then it was just prospects probably. It was an accomplishment for sure, but its not like they beat guys like Harper, Schwarber, and such for a 9 inning game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpygremlin Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 18 hours ago, TBGKon said: Knowing it was spring training, there were maybe 4-5 major leaguers playing a few innings, then it was just prospects probably. It was an accomplishment for sure, but its not like they beat guys like Harper, Schwarber, and such for a 9 inning game. Oh, I know that for sure. But it still an accomplishment, given that the college teams rarely beat the pro teams and that every UT player that day was younger than every Phillies player that day. Plus, it's a D2 team, not a D1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeauxColonels Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 On 7/31/2023 at 7:39 AM, stumpygremlin said: Nova Southeastern are the reigning D2 men's basketball champions. The Miami Dolphins training facility used to be on their campus as well. The only school out of these I had heard of before today is Nova Southeastern because I saw some of that DII title game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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