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Great to have the Chestnut Hillbillies visiting out thread this weekend - there's far too little interaction on the USCHO boards these days outside of our comfortable little "silos" - but to clear the decks for UNH content during this final pre-holiday college hockey weekend ...
UNH Unveils New Logo to Rampant Scorn & Indifference
So ... we've got a rare Saturday night with our two girls at home (like the good ol' days!), watching UNH Hockey on Bill Binney TV. Our eldest is a UNH alum now, and our youngest is a UNH undergrad, so while yours truly has never been more than a UNH "subway alum" with lots of gasbag opinionsnow we have 2 family members who are fully invested in the whole UNH experience. During the first intermission, there is this incredibly cloying *ceremony* during which a local radio personality and a student-type take turns shouting into the mic as they unveil the new logo. There are the "let's make some noise" and "on your feet" commands, and the TV camera pans the arena, as the student-type leads the student section in the (new?) "I Believe in U(NH)" chant. It has all the sincerity and tenor of those cheesy infomercials that run on heavy rotation on cable TV at 3:00 a.m.
Back at the WIS Estate in Newfields, we are looking at each other in absolute bemusement. Our eldest flees the room and decides she would rather hang out with her boyfriend and/or re-arrange her sock drawer. Maybe both. Our youngest reminds me we have our own game that kicks off in an hour, and goes upstairs to get ready. It is clear they are both disgusted, and even embarrassed.
Me? I'm hooked, and decide to stick around for a hard-hitting interview with someone carrying the semi-impressive title of "UNH Deputy Athletic Director" (I guess "Deputy" is WAY cooler than just plain old "Assistant"), who goes on to weave the tale of UNH's Fall Sports successes in things like volleyball, lawn darts and ultimate Frisbee (OK maybe that's exaggerated - I think that's a Spring sport?). And of course the exploits of the Football program, and how UNH "hopes to host NHIAA state championship games" at the palace that Cowell *acK* Stadium will soon be transformed into. I mean, with lights AND bleachers on BOTH sidelines even!! Basically putting it on par with high school fields in Portsmouth and Exeter locally. "Deputy" pulls this off while keeping a straight face; I am officially impressed.
Whatever Kool-Aid they are drinking over at Complacency U these days, I've decided I need to get me some of that stuff pronto and in prodigious amounts. Based on the last few days, I suspect it's gonna be a LONG winter up in these here parts ...
Hey everyone, looky here ....chrissy lives !!! I thought you done gone and died on us.
On another note...glad to see the UNH women win one today! 2-1 over Dartmouth...happy holidays everyone! BTW...will these Christmas tourney games the 'Cats are playing in count in their final totals? Sorry for the lame q; just a newbie kind of question!
