The Yeshiva University Maccabees began their men’s basketball season with three consecutive losses, starting with an 81–77 defeat to Chapman University on Wednesday, Nov. 12, followed by road losses to Randolph-Macon College [WHO IS Randolph-Macon, why the dash, and what did he do to get a college named after him???] and the University of Mary Washington - the three top Division I-A powers in the country. I mean, players from a school like Duke or Michigan just HEAR about the U of Mary Washington [named after George's sister] and they start shaking in their high tops.
On Saturday night, Nov. 15, the Macs traveled to Ashland, Virginia, [where they learned the mishna בתולה נשאת with the Gemara] where they lost 92–57 to Randolph-Macon College - most of whose players will most certainly be at NBA games after graduation - as fans or manning a hot dog stand. The Macs were down by 11 points at halftime and despite impassioned Tehillin in the locker room during the break, were outscored by 24 points in the second half. This was a sign that they should all know the 24 books of Tanach. Sundjyvsky led the Macs with 13 points on 4–7 shooting, but the team shot just 18% [חי!!] from three and 56.3% from the line. Randolph-Macon’s Malcolm Hodges scored 15 points in 18 minutes, and the Yellow Jackets shot 57.4% from the field. The YU boys wear black jackets - on Shabbos.
The next day, YU lost 90-89 in double-overtime to #15 University of Mary Washington, in Fredericksburg, Va. Samet scored 39 points, but the Eagles mounted a comeback behind guard Kye Robinson’s 38-point performance, including the game-winning shot with 0.8 seconds left in the second overtime. The Macs had led by 14 points in the first half and 6 points with under 15 seconds remaining in regulation.
These were all overt acts of anti-semitism. It is all part of the rampant anti-semitism on college campuses. The Gentiles, ostensibly supporters of Hamas, practicing for weeks to beat the Jews in these spirited competitions of putting cowhide filled with hot air inside a net. After 2000 years of persecution we have endured they still have no mercy on us.
The Macs will play the #1-ranked Trinity College at the Max Stern Athletic Center on Nov. 20.
This is a true religious war. Those who are classical monotheists, who believe in ONE, incorporeal G-d, following in the footsteps of the ancient Maccabees, against those who believe in THREE gods, one with a body, two without, a sharp diversion from Biblical teachings and a violation of the first two of the ten commandments.
If the Macs win - it shows that Judaism is correct.
If the *other team* [I don't want to write their treif name] wins - it is G-d's way of saying that the Mac's SHOULD have spent the evening learning, thus ensuring that the Gentiles don't succeed in להשכיחם תורתך. Spending excessive time following the movement of the cowhide could well result in להשכיחם, G-d forbid.
That being said, I have two family members who played for the Macs [one who is the second best foul shoooter of all time at close to 90 percent! R' Yudi Teichman has the record at something like 95 percent. Like WOW! Very impressivio!!] and both are very serious learners.
[For the record, I set the all time high school record in foul shooting accuracy.
I am not making this up.
100 percent.
2 for 2.
I didn't get much playing time:-)! I would say that it was b/c my coach was an anti-semite but in fact the people who got all the playing time were Jews. As was the coach].
Would make the ancient Maccabees proud.
