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UVM Athletics Homepage - 3.19.10
Thought this landing page should be saved since a lot is on the line this weekend for the UVM Catamounts.
2010 NCAA Tournament - Day One
Wow.
For a guy who loves rooting for the underdog, yesterday was a great day. Not such a good day for my brackets though.
I'm normally a Big East fan but watching Ohio out muscle and out play George Town was fun. Shots were going in left and right. The Hoyas were posterized at least twice and would have been three times if Ohio didn't throw an errant lob towards the end of the game. Of course the performance of the Big East is filling the airwaves this morning. Let the skepticism begin!
And what about Omar Sanhand of the Saint Mary's Gaels!? He was unbelievable. I'll admit that I don't always notice the smaller details of the game, such as footwork, but it was hard not too with Sanhand. How about his ass bumps?! Hey, what ever works. Adding insult to injury was his goofy looking t-shirt. Hindsight is 20/20 but now that I've seen Saint Mary's play I don't know why I didn't pick them to win two games in the tourney. I listened to Doug Gotlieb to much - he was a huge Richmond fan. As a said before, my bracket is shot.
I really enjoyed Marquette and Washington wearing color on color.
Oh, and what about Robert Morris? Or should I say Rob Morris, Robby Morris, Bob Morris, or Robby Morris. Haha. I really feel for those kids. I wish they held on - Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe wrote a terrific piece on it.
Robert Morris gets excellent credit rating - The Boston Globe
They're saying yesterday was the best day in the history of the tournament and while I don't know that for sure, it certainly had all the makings of a terrific day.
Enjoy day two!
For a guy who loves rooting for the underdog, yesterday was a great day. Not such a good day for my brackets though.
I'm normally a Big East fan but watching Ohio out muscle and out play George Town was fun. Shots were going in left and right. The Hoyas were posterized at least twice and would have been three times if Ohio didn't throw an errant lob towards the end of the game. Of course the performance of the Big East is filling the airwaves this morning. Let the skepticism begin!
And what about Omar Sanhand of the Saint Mary's Gaels!? He was unbelievable. I'll admit that I don't always notice the smaller details of the game, such as footwork, but it was hard not too with Sanhand. How about his ass bumps?! Hey, what ever works. Adding insult to injury was his goofy looking t-shirt. Hindsight is 20/20 but now that I've seen Saint Mary's play I don't know why I didn't pick them to win two games in the tourney. I listened to Doug Gotlieb to much - he was a huge Richmond fan. As a said before, my bracket is shot.
I really enjoyed Marquette and Washington wearing color on color.
Oh, and what about Robert Morris? Or should I say Rob Morris, Robby Morris, Bob Morris, or Robby Morris. Haha. I really feel for those kids. I wish they held on - Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe wrote a terrific piece on it.
Robert Morris gets excellent credit rating - The Boston Globe
They're saying yesterday was the best day in the history of the tournament and while I don't know that for sure, it certainly had all the makings of a terrific day.
Enjoy day two!
Thursday, March 18, 2010
UVM Women's Basketball - One ALANA Student
Notice something interesting about this photo? Anything seems out of balance?
Yeah, there's only one ALANA member on this team.
When Sofia Iwobi graduates this spring, the UVM women's basketball team will have no ALANA members. Usually I'd be quick to speculate, judge, and question the coach/program but I'll hold my tongue until I learn who she has recruited in the next class.
Think about it though.
Yeah, there's only one ALANA member on this team.
When Sofia Iwobi graduates this spring, the UVM women's basketball team will have no ALANA members. Usually I'd be quick to speculate, judge, and question the coach/program but I'll hold my tongue until I learn who she has recruited in the next class.
Think about it though.
Nick Vier - Celebrting America East Championship
These pictures are from another blog but they are worth sharing. UVM's Nick Vier shown using the Championship nets in creative fashion. Enjoy
Justin Milo Kicked Off UVM Hockey Team
I know this is late but I had collected notes when this story broke and I'm finally getting around to putting them into written form.
The Burlington Free Press's writer, Ted Ryan, did a nice job following this story and the following quotes are from his piece, "Milo is off Cats' roster".
"We obviously spent a lot of time as a staff, with the support staff, and with the leadership and just felt it was in the best interest to move forward without him as part of our team," said Sneddon - UVM Men's Hockey coach. Anyone else bothered by the fact that Sneddon mentioned "leadership"? Does this mean the captains didn't want him on the team? Did they sell Milo out? Awwkwaardd.
Also, Milo said, "my attitude and level of play were not consistent" Well, if that was really the case, was Dan Lawson on the hot seat early in the year? Lawson's play early on was horrendous. As a fan, I need more than "inconsistent play" as a reason for dismissal.
All in all Milo's dismissal confirmed that UVM hockey is no longer a small town team - UVM Hockey is a national program. For example, this story made headlines at USCHO.com, INCH.com and CollegeHockeyNews.com. I dislike saying that there's a cost of winning but at this level I think there may be. I just hope that the average Vermont fan realizes that UVM hockey has entered the big time and knows what they're dealing with from this point going forward.
Side Notes:
Since this story broke we have heard nothing from Milo's parents. In today's world of helicopter parents, silence sounds odd.
Milo handled his dismissal with a ton of class, "To the UVM fans, he said, "It was always fin playing in front of them at the Gutterson arena and I had hoped to help the team turn the season around and make a push for the playoffs. I'm disappointed I can't be a part of that".
The Burlington Free Press's writer, Ted Ryan, did a nice job following this story and the following quotes are from his piece, "Milo is off Cats' roster".
"We obviously spent a lot of time as a staff, with the support staff, and with the leadership and just felt it was in the best interest to move forward without him as part of our team," said Sneddon - UVM Men's Hockey coach. Anyone else bothered by the fact that Sneddon mentioned "leadership"? Does this mean the captains didn't want him on the team? Did they sell Milo out? Awwkwaardd.Coach Sneddon also eluded to the fact that Milo's "focus wasn't there". Here's another point that raised my brow. Please remember that Milo was a varsity athlete on two DI teams - Baseball and Hockey. Plus Milo was drafted by the Yankees - albeit in the 300th round but still. I can't imagine a scenario where a drafted athlete and two sport varsity college athlete would lack focus. It just doesn't seem like a trait that an athlete of that caliber would have, does it?
Also, Milo said, "my attitude and level of play were not consistent" Well, if that was really the case, was Dan Lawson on the hot seat early in the year? Lawson's play early on was horrendous. As a fan, I need more than "inconsistent play" as a reason for dismissal.
All in all Milo's dismissal confirmed that UVM hockey is no longer a small town team - UVM Hockey is a national program. For example, this story made headlines at USCHO.com, INCH.com and CollegeHockeyNews.com. I dislike saying that there's a cost of winning but at this level I think there may be. I just hope that the average Vermont fan realizes that UVM hockey has entered the big time and knows what they're dealing with from this point going forward.
Side Notes:
Since this story broke we have heard nothing from Milo's parents. In today's world of helicopter parents, silence sounds odd.
Milo handled his dismissal with a ton of class, "To the UVM fans, he said, "It was always fin playing in front of them at the Gutterson arena and I had hoped to help the team turn the season around and make a push for the playoffs. I'm disappointed I can't be a part of that".
Someone's Creepin on Vier
PS - Trimboli's decision to blast the Vermont Frost Heaves, the team that recently cut him loose, was obviously a bad one.
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