Well, things certainly are hopping 'round here!  Just wanted to pipe in my 2 cents and say that I believe that all atheletes, whether they realize it or not, still have to make a living.  Obviously more are "regular" people than super star atheletes post college. So a great big "whatever" to the whole thing.  I'd rather see my kids be happy "salesman" than miserable "doctors".......... Let's just be glad we have the calibre of student athletes at Maine.  One of the big reasons I am a Maine fan.  That being said....

Seasons greetings from Tracy, myself and our family to all of you.  Have a happy healthy holiday season.

Go blue.
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> From: nonni daly <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2003/12/24 Wed AM 10:38:02 EST
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Vermont to Hockey East?
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>   From: Bob Woodbury
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>   I'm sorry. Where did I say they were not students. I asked why doesn't it work and now I know. I would like to know where everyone got the idea I didn't think they were students.
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>   Bob W. aka Scrooge
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>   Bah, Humbug!  Bob, didn't mean to imply you said that.  I first read your post incorrectly, thinking you were intending to send the kids on three/four-day road trips every other week, leaving little time to be a student.  Even a home-and-home played that way would take up way more time away from their studies than it should.
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>   If they excel in the classroom, it is because they learn to be extraordinary time managers, believe me.  A big concern of administrators in the athletics department is the amount of class time missed due to scheduling and they are constantly monitoring that.  The amount of time that student athletes put in being students and being athletes is phenomenal and those who excel academically are to be admired.  There are many who do and they are not, contrary to what Jimmy posts, all majoring in underwater basketweaving ... :-).  They take their academics as seriously as they do their athletics and compete strenuously in both.
>   Nonni
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