As Tony Biscardi said Sunday (in an article which, for some reason I didn't receive until yesterday), the Maine media is wrong when if they think BU and Maine are arch-rivals. Sure, there's a lot of tension between the Terriers and Black Bears on the ice because for the last few seasons (barring the past one on Maine's part) they've been the two strongest teams in Hockey East. As Tony has made clear, though, BU's hated foes (okay, a bit strong, call it poetic license) are the Eagles of BC. Well, any Maine journalist worth his salt should also know that Maine would much rather beat New Hampshire than any other team around. The rivalry between the two schools has spawned the same kind of t-shirts as Tony mentioned, substituting Maine for BU and UNH for BC, of course. Black Bear fans will cheer any score announced at Alfond that has UNH with the shorter end of the stick, no matter whether the Wildcats are a threat to their team's standing or not. Is the case the same in New Hampshire? Any UNH fans care to comment? ___ ___ | \ / | | \ / | Jason A. Pierce Black Bear Fan in Exile |M A I N E| University of Maine, '93 |B L A C K| University of St Andrews, '94 [log in to unmask] |B E A R S| (hopefully!) | \ / | | |\ /| | M - A - I - N - E Go... BLUE!!! | | v | | |___| |___|