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UMaine Black Bears 2017/18, Red dawn

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NorthMike said:
Wish I was a younger guy. Looking to SS and medicaire not too far away

I think everyone here understands football, baseball, etc isnt going anywhere soon. Its just talk
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walrus said:
Im not sure the younger guys on here understand how great baseball was here when Jack Butterfield and then especially under Winkin. Huge crowds for baseball, regionals, Miami playing in Orono, it was a blast.

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Sure was. Billy Swift, Mike Bordick and others had great MLB careers, too.

I don't profess to grasp all the ins-and-outs of Title IX, but, if possible, I would ****-can every sport right now aside from hockey, football, baseball on the male side, and just fund hoops, field hockey and (maybe) softball for the women.
 
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Fishman'81 said:
Sure was. Billy Swift, Mike Bordick and others had great MLB careers, too.

I don't profess to grasp all the ins-and-outs of Title IX, but, if possible, I would ****-can every sport right now aside from hockey, football, baseball on the male side, and just fund hoops, field hockey and (maybe) softball for the women.
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Then you'd have a D-III school because the NCAA mandates at least 15 to be Division I.
 
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UMass defeats UConn 3-2 to wrap up the Huskies' regular season. They end at 23 points. Maine will need only a tie this weekend to pass UConn. If they remain tied at 23 points, UConn wins. There is still a chance Lowell passes both teams and gets to 24 points and knocks Maine all the way to 7th.
 
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walrus said:
Im not sure the younger guys on here understand how great baseball was here when Jack Butterfield and then especially under Winkin. Huge crowds for baseball, regionals, Miami playing in Orono, it was a blast.

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Evidently I no longer classify as a younger guy. Remember the old field with the Maine State birds. ;) Remember losing to Oklahoma.:(
 
Re: UMaine Black Bears 2017/18, Red dawn

Ok. So... what is vote now for rookie of the year? Smart money is Swayman. Tralmaks has been stud. For me... I like Keeper. Reminds me of Metcalf as a rookie. Votes?
 
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walrus said:
Im not sure the younger guys on here understand how great baseball was here when Jack Butterfield and then especially under Winkin. Huge crowds for baseball, regionals, Miami playing in Orono, it was a blast.

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I remember going to those games as a youngster, it was great.

Unfortunately, the NCAA now starts the baseball season much earlier, and doesn't have a true Northeast regional anymore. That used to guarantee a New England/New York team a trip to Omaha. Not the levelest playing field if your diamond is under snow until late March.
 
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NorthMike said:
Wish I was a younger guy. Looking to SS and medicaire not too far away

I think everyone here understands football, baseball, etc isnt going anywhere soon. Its just talk
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I'm a younger guy. Compared to Wally, anyway! :D :eek:
 
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The games this weekend are televised on ESPN3. Maine needs a point to secure 6th, two to secure 5th.
 
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ticapnews said:
Then you'd have a D-III school because the NCAA mandates at least 15 to be Division I.
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Yes, mine was an ignorant post. You got me there.

Having admitted that, I'd be fine with Maine only going D-1 in selected sports, a la RPI, Clarkson and St. Lawrence, though... It strikes me as a great solution to many schools' money-problems vs. being obliged to go D-1 across the board in all sports.
 
Fishman'81 said:
Yes, mine was an ignorant post. You got me there.

Having admitted that, I'd be fine with Maine only going D-1 in selected sports, a la RPI, Clarkson and St. Lawrence, though... It strikes me as a great solution to many schools' money-problems vs. being obliged to go D-1 across the board in all sports.
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Are there many state flagship schools that aren’t DI? I think it would be a really bad look for the school, especially where they are getting more kids from out of state.
 
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AMC said:
I remember going to those games as a youngster, it was great.

Unfortunately, the NCAA now starts the baseball season much earlier, and doesn't have a true Northeast regional anymore. That used to guarantee a New England/New York team a trip to Omaha. Not the levelest playing field if your diamond is under snow until late March.
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(Or into May, FCS!)

Stiil, the current system is much more objective in a statistical sense, but much less fun if you're a Maine fan, or a baseball fan of any other NE team.

As you indicated, the Northeast hasn't had a true baseball Regional in a long time. That circumstance makes sense, but it was fun to see a Maine (or even a Le Moyne) in the CWS, and those teams sometimes made a splash. Heck, Maine finished 3rd in the field one year, and easily could have played in the NC game a couple of times.

Those were the days for baseball in Orono. As one former standout jock said recently: "If you were good at football, you went to BC, and if you were good at baseball, you went to Maine".
 
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Drew S. said:
Are there many state flagship schools that aren’t DI? I think it would be a really bad look for the school, especially where they are getting more kids from out of state.
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Guess we'll see, but how much worse could Maine athletics look than it does right now? I'd love to see them be able to pick and choose where they spend the money.
 
Fishman'81 said:
I'd be fine with Maine only going D-1 in selected sports, a la RPI, Clarkson and St. Lawrence, though... It strikes me as a great solution to many schools' money-problems vs. being obliged to go D-1 across the board in all sports.
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Schools are no longer allowed to played up in one sport. DII hockey is allowed to since the NCAA doesn't sponser a DII championship. I'm not sure if there are other DII sports in the same situation.

Sean
 
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Fishman'81 said:
(Or into May, FCS!)

Stiil, the current system is much more objective in a statistical sense, but much less fun, if you're a Maine fan, or a baseball fan of any other NE team.

As you indicated, the Northeast hasn't had a true baseball Regional in a long time. That circumstance makes sense, but it was fun to see a Maine (or even a Le Moyne) in the CWS, and those teams sometimes made a splash. Heck, Maine finished 3rd in the field one year, and easily could have played in the NC game a couple of times.

Those were the days for baseball in Orono. As one former standout jock said recently: "If you were good at football, you went to BC, and if you were good at baseball, you went to Maine".
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One relief pitcher away

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