2017 NCAA Tournament

wiu712 · Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:57 pm

ST_Lawson wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2017 2:45 pmEveryone (team, coaches, band, cheerleaders, admins) is flying down on a charter flight out of Moline tomorrow (Wednesday) morning. We hop on the bus at Western Hall at 7:30 AM and head up.

Have a good flight! Send us updates and photos. We will be watching Friday night!

Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:06 pm

wiu712 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2017 6:57 pm
ST_Lawson wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2017 2:45 pmEveryone (team, coaches, band, cheerleaders, admins) is flying down on a charter flight out of Moline tomorrow (Wednesday) morning. We hop on the bus at Western Hall at 7:30 AM and head up.
Have a good flight! Send us updates and photos. We will be watching Friday night!

I'll do my best to post, but photo posting from mobile isn't easy straight to the forum, so I'll be posting photos here: http://www.leathernecknation.net/forum/ ... /instagram

I don't really know how many people are going, I just know that we'll be on the same plane with the team, coaches, cheerleaders, and some administrators. In the band, probably ~30 would be my guess.

wiu712 · Tue Mar 14, 2017 10:22 pm

ST_Lawson wrote: ↑Tue Mar 14, 2017 8:06 pmI don't really know how many people are going. I just know that we'll be on the same plane with the team, coaches, cheerleaders, and some administrators. In the band, probably ~30 would be my guess.

Don't forget our radio broadcasters: Danny Frey and Tori Niemann. They should also be on that plane.

Western Illinois Leathernecks Embrace Underdog Role.
From tonight's KHQA Sports with Nico Haeflinger (a Western grad):
http://khqa.com/sports/content/western- ... erdog-role

Mission Possible: Western Illinois sets out for NCAA Tournament first.
From tonight's WGEM Sports with Ben Marth:
http://www.wgem.com/story/34848868/2017 ... ment-first

WIU's Mallory Boyle passes on individual glory for team success.
From tonight's WGEM Sports with Ben Marth:
http://www.wgem.com/story/34849363/2017 ... am-success

wiu712 · Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:11 am

Watch Parties for Friday's game in Macomb and Moline.

Come out to the watch party at The Sports Corner @ 124 Friday, March 17 at 6:00 p.m. for great give-aways courtesy of WIU Athletics!

Quad City Leatherneck fans can join the Leatherneck Club at the Parkside Grill & Lounge, 2307 5th Ave, Moline, IL at 6:00 p.m.

wiu712 · Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:44 am

Western Illinois Women embrace role as underdogs.

From today's McDonough County Voice:
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/sports/20 ... -underdogs

sealhall74 · Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:59 am

Scheduled departure time is 10:40am CT. Looks like they are heading due south toward St Louis before the straight shot into Tallahasse. For whatever reason, it looks like they will be doing a Macomb flyover with a circling of Arch or something. How cool is that? ST, we want some good pictures when those wings are dipped.

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/SCX ... /KMLI/KTLH

Neckfansince71 · Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:20 am

Very very cool! Have flown over Macomb before on my way home from California. Very proud to be a Leatherneck today! Once a Leatherneck, always a Leatherneck!

jc

Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:22 am

I'll do my best. Any guesses which side would see Macomb best?

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sealhall74 · Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:30 am

ST_Lawson wrote: ↑Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:22 am I'll do my best. Any guesses which side would see Macomb best?

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My bet would be on the right but have the pilot do some figure 8s over Sherman Hall just in case I am wrong.

Wed Mar 15, 2017 10:39 am

Hehe, I'll see what I can do.

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