Deron Treadwell wrote, in part,  on 6/28/2005 9:40 PM:

> With exception of hockey, Maine really is just a place for coaches and
>
>administrators to gain some experience and move on. (See baseball and
>women's basketball and now Maine's AD).
>
>

Having a bad day? ;-)    UMaine is so much more!

I'll leave women's b-ball to someone else, but Kosty was here for *9*
years as head coach!  Maybe that's not a career, but it was far more
than "gain some experience and move on".  Speaking of contracts, Kosty
will double his salary and receive a *6* year contract at the US Naval
Academy!  I expect he'll be away from home less than he was living in
the North Woods and commuting to most games.  That's quite an opportunity.

Maybe UMaine coaches will be a little younger, will get paid
significantly less than at major colleges, and often not spend a
lifetime here.  If you bring someone from elsewhere, doesn't it make
sense that s/he'll eventually find the grass is greener elsewhere?  I
think UMaine coaches are in a good environment, or maybe they're allowed
to make their own good environment, but we're never going to have the
resourses to compete at I-A ... the money isn't in the State.

Just a thought.   cheers, wayne