Mount Fan Blog: January 2017

About theMountFanBlog

The Mount FanBlog is hosted by Ryan Raffensperger, a sports fan of all types and a Mount Basketball fan forever.

Raffensperger has loved the Mount as long as he can remember, which basically means 1981 - and remembers the true #GloryDays of Memorial Gym. He remembers the players from those days to the athletes who play at Knott Arena today. And if it's a #MountMayhem day, it's going to be a good day.

He holds a Syracuse University degree in broadcast journalism. He has broadcast high school, college & minor league levels of all sports in his past and regularly covered high school football for his hometown paper. So the blog does make a little sense.

Raffensperger worked professionally as a CPA for many years, but the chronic inflammatory immune disease Sarcoidosis made it impossible to continue that in a manner he found acceptable. Since then, he has spent more time around the Mount St. Mary's basketball program and values Coach Dan Englestad, his staff, and the players' impact on him. The blog was much more active, but the advent of Twitter (follow @themountfanblog) has made writing a little less important. But he hopes that the balance swings back in favor of more traditional content soon.

Sunday, January 08, 2017

Per @TeamRankingsCBB #Odds that the Mountaineers make the NCAA tournament are up to 26% (auto bid), an #increas... https://t.co/n5vT4RIrPd

Per @TeamRankingsCBB #Odds that the Mountaineers make the NCAA tournament are up to 26% (auto bid), an #increas... https://t.co/BkfMYF2xxf

Per @TeamRankingsCBB #Odds that the Mountaineers make the NCAA tournament are up to 26% (auto bid), an #increase of 2% since yesterday

Stanley Black & Decker to open U.S. plant after Trump's 'border tax' threat https://t.co/yb8qCYpBXP............... https://t.co/bEbJ3MJNeP

Stanley Black & Decker to open U.S. plant after Trump's 'border tax' threat https://t.co/yb8qCYpBXP............... https://t.co/7km07SLOeM

Stanley Black & Decker to open U.S. plant after Trump's 'border tax' threat https://t.co/yb8qCYpBXP............... https://t.co/FaZbnoIkZZ

Per @TeamRankingsCBB beating Cent Conn 77-68, Mt St. Mary's is now projected to finish the regular season 14-17 (12-6 NEC). #nature #video

Stanley Black & Decker to open U.S. plant after Trump's 'border tax' threat https://t.co/yb8qCYpBXP............... https://t.co/86jh3Wc4XB

Stanley Black & Decker to open U.S. plant after Trump's 'border tax' threat https://t.co/yb8qCYpBXP............... https://t.co/cMK9GQknvU

Stanley Black & Decker to open U.S. plant after Trump's 'border tax' threat https://t.co/yb8qCYpBXP............... https://t.co/MpAEU1FGIx

Saturday, January 07, 2017

Oakland vs. Valparaiso game recap: Martez Walker puts on a show in road win - Mid-Major Madness https://t.co/XXyYkX5cWg

This is getting totally nonsensical -Will Hamidou Diallo actually play college basketball? | https://t.co/oizOuL1mHG https://t.co/0ma5MsA9PT

It's a #MountMayhem Day! Go Mount! Beat Central! - It's a #MountMayhem Day! Go Mount! Beat Central!— Ryan Raffe... https://t.co/iziWWN0nX4

It's a #MountMayhem Day! Go Mount! Beat Central!