Well Said Dan!

This COULD be the single greatest week in UMaine sports history!  I
know maybe a reach, but consider that both the men and women hoops
teams are competing to play in the NC$$ Hoops tourney!  We could have 3
teams participating in NC$$ championships and the attention, not to
mention dollars that generates for Maine is nothing to sneeze at!

Good luck to both teams this week, and I'll be planted in front of the
tube on Saturday morning cheering on Maine against Vermont!!!!!

Meanwhile, looking forward to our Hockey Bears continuing their good
play, nothing better than an OT win, and it was the one thing this team
had not done this year, now they have confidence should they face an OT
challenge in the playoffs!

Bob Fitta '83

On Mar 8, 2004, at 3:54 PM, Dan Doucette wrote:

> Finances being what they are in the NC$$, if the Maine men's
> basketball team
> defeats Vermont in Burlington on Saturday afternoon and earns a spot
> in the
> hoops Round of 65, they will likely earn more money for the University
> in a
> single appearance than Maine hockey will make unless they go all the
> way to
> the Frozen final.
>
> No doubt hoops would be slotted as a 16th seed, as Liberty who already
> qualified has an RPI which is LOWER than that of Maine.  They may
> avoid the
> play-in game, but don't take that to the bank either.
>
> Maine vs. St. Joe's ???? hmmmmmm
>
> I would be especially excited with a win for the Maine pep band
> members who
> richly deserve a trip compliments of CBS and the NC$$ basketball
> corporate
> "partners", with the chance for mucho face time on a hoops game
> broadcast.
>
> Good luck on Saturday for all those concerned with UMaine athletics,
> and
> let's hope that the Maine win posted just before that is a convincing
> thrashing of Merrimack on the Alfond ice...(more on that later as I
> think of
> it)
>
Bob Fitta
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