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John Haeussler writes:
> * And, not on the GLI, but...MSU's wins in the Icebreaker should
>count every bit as much as their wins in the GLI. No if's, and's or
>but's. Just like Michigan's win over Minnesota in the Hall of Fame
>game. These games were NOT exhibitions. From day one they've
>been presented as regular-season non-conference contests that
>were granted exemptions from the NCAA 34-game limit. It will be
>a travesty if the NCAA rules that these games "don't count." As far
>as I know, they have not yet made such a ruling and these games
>should be included in the respective records of the teams when
>polls and ratings are reported. The cries of Jack Parker, Doug
>Woog and others are reminiscent of Shawn Walsh not realizing
>that taking money from the boosters while he was suspended was
>wrong. These are intelligent individuals. Personally, I find their
>feigning of ignorance/innocence quite appalling.
OK, I'm puzzled. I haven't heard any quotes from Doug Woog on the subject;
perhaps they haven't been reported in our local media. I think that the
NCAA needs to decide, once and for all, the status of the Hall of Fame
game. Minnesota has participated in several of them in recent years, and
*none* have been recorded as regular-season, non-conference contests. I
won't argue whether they should "count" or not, as I think we agree. I'm
pretty sure that the only Hall of Fame game that ever "counted" was the
Michigan-BU game of 1995. If the NCAA wants to clarify the status of the
Hall of Fame game, that's fine, but that decision should be made and
announced in the off-season.
Also, while I'm on my soapbox, I think that the comments about Jack Parker
and Doug Woog are cheap shots that are not germane to the matter at hand.
-- Erik
Erik Biever
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