I saw it just the opposite.  I thought the Harvard-Maine game was a great game
to watch; Harvard finally played like ECAC champions and Maine responded in
kind.  In contrast, I thought the Wisconsin-OSU game was one of the worst game
I've seen - neither team looked like they belonged in the playoffs.

And yes, Andy, I thought the two bands could have been showcased better if they
hadn't tried to drown each other out, producing just noise for someone sitting
at center ice.

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Billy G. Taylor
> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 11:19 AM
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> Subject: Last Night's games
>
> I was able to watch two games last night from my home in CT.
> I have to agree with Brian Morris' comments about the
> Harvard/Maine game.  For a playoff game it was poorly played
> and both teams, particularly Maine, should be embarrassed.
> As hard as the NESN commentators tried to hype Harvard's
> effort, there's no excuse, except for over-confidence, for
> Maine to fall behind by three to a rather mediocre Harvard
> team that seems to have a penchant this year for blowing
> leads late in the game.
>
> The other embarrassing game I saw was UND/Holy Cross.  The
> commentators kept emphasizing what a great moral victory it
> was for HC not to get blown out.  I know that an autobid
> should probably be given to each conference champion but
> games like this certainly make one wonder.
> Their only value is in the (remotely) possible novelty gained
> by a vastly inferior team pulling the upset.
>
> B. Taylor
> RPI '74