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From: "Joe LaCour" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 5:22 PM
Subject: Re: the committee says.........


> Can anyone crunching numbers see how the committee decided on a BU-Harvard
> rematch and sending Maine west instead of BC?  Was attendence a factor?
> Looking at some of the matchups almost guarentee full houses for all the
> games:
>
> BU - Harvard  an early game that should have a full house and empty board
> rooms across NE
> Wayne St. - CC.  Folks from Detroit will drive west to see WSU play
> BC - OSU  I guess the factor was Boston is closer to Providence than
Orono.
>
> I guess the only 2-3 matchup that may have problems with seating is
Maine -
> NoDak.

Ferris-NoDak won't have any ticket selling problems.  For one, they're sold
as a package, so the Minnesota fans will all buy tickets to the first game
even if they don't go.  Second, Nodaks will come down in droves.

J. Michael Neal