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Date Posted: 07:32:13am 01/18/06 Wed,
Author: Staginthesun
Subject: Hey, Gene Doris

Please Dick Vitale's column in today's USA Today. Specificly, the first item under 'courtside musings' and get busy!!!

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[> Re: Hey, Gene Doris -- FU73, 08:13:46am 01/18/06 Wed, [1]

Pete Gillen is a great coach and a great Stag basketball/baseball alumnus. He would be great for Fairfield and the MAAC but don't think it will happen.

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[> [> Re: Hey, Gene Doris -- Staginthesun, 07:21:07pm 01/18/06 Wed, [1]

Think of the message it would send to the school, community, the conference and alumni if such a commitment were to be made.
Let's face it and be intellectually honest with ourselves. Winning is the bottom line. Right now, $2.00 tickets with free admission to those under 15 would not get 4000 at the Arena. If we only had 1 or 2 losses, people would be paying the freight, with crowds around 4000-5000, depending on the opponent.
Time to step up and put our money where our mouth is!

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[> Pete Gillen should get a position at FU -- Antman, 01:57:58pm 01/18/06 Wed, [1]

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[> [> Re: Pete Gillen should get a position at FU -- Observer, 02:20:39pm 01/18/06 Wed, [1]

I don't think it's impossible that Gillen would come, but it's a real longshot. Would take a major financial commitment - figure double the 200K a year or so that TOT is making. Would Fairfield be willing to step up to the plate with 5 years and $2 million guaranteed for Gillen? Doubt it.

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[> [> Pete Gillen could work in the front office -- Antman, 02:28:13pm 01/18/06 Wed, [1]

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[> Re: Hey, Gene Doris -- Running Man, 09:41:19am 01/19/06 Thu, [1]

I am sure that Pete does not need the money and with his basketball resume, I would bet the ranch that he would not consider such a move.

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[> Re: Hey, Gene Doris -- baots & goats, 05:58:05pm 01/19/06 Thu, [1]

We should do everything in our power to snatch up Pete

gillen and put a face on the program and bring in some good recruits. An area where TOT has not been producing. All the good recruits are a product of Hobbie.

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