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Date Posted: 15:47:18 05/02/03 Fri
Author: mainejeff
Subject: Re: On the subject of football, what's the value of playing football to an AE school?all?
In reply to: Urban Barrister 's message, "On the subject of football, what's the value of playing football to an AE school?all?" on 15:30:22 05/02/03 Fri

I can only speak for Maine. You will never understand what football means to a school if you haven't had it. Maine will never drop football. It is the focal point of autumn weekends, and averages about 5,000 fans a game. Maine has made it to the NCAA Quarter-finals in 2001 and 2002. How many other AE teams have made it to the NCAA final 8 in any sport? Hockey is #1, football is #2, women's hoop is #3, and everything else is way down the list of popularity at Maine.

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[> [> Re: On the subject of football, what's the value of playing football to an AE school?all? -- dovetail, 17:17:26 05/02/03 Fri

>I can only speak for Maine. You will never understand
>what football means to a school if you haven't had it.
> Maine will never drop football. It is the focal
>point of autumn weekends, and averages about 5,000
>fans a game. Maine has made it to the NCAA
>Quarter-finals in 2001 and 2002. How many other AE
>teams have made it to the NCAA final 8 in any sport?
>Hockey is #1, football is #2, women's hoop is #3, and
>everything else is way down the list of popularity at
>Maine.
Jeff: for once we are in agreement on something. At Delaware, football is not just a sport; it is a way of life. As long as I can remember, people have regarded Delaware football around these parts as a part of Autumn. Delaware Stadium holds 22,000 and on most Saturdays; it is filled. We have been to the NCAA finals on one occasion, and to the Semi's three times. We have the best post season record of any A-10 school. Football is about memories and there were some great ones on that field, something I could never say about basketball. I don't mean this to be offensive, but the writer of this thread must be female or a male who never played the game. They just don't know what they are missing.

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