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October 22nd, 2008, 07:29 PM
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By Bruce Dowd, CSN The CAA Today columnist
If you read last week’s column then you’re probably wondering what happened as I had announced I wasn’t going to see any games last week and instead was going to kick back and watch UNH at Northeastern and then Richmond at UMass on TV. Well, a few things happened.
First, I discovered that DirecTV was not showing the Richmond-UMass game so I was left to watch it through an Internet feed.
Then I received this e-mail from a Massachusetts fan, John B. Here is what he had to say: “I was disappointed reading your latest column on CSN to read that you won’t be making the trip to Amherst for No. 9 Richmond and No. 10 UMass. You have predicted a great game between the two, and considering the sort of games that these two (particularly UR) were involved in last weekend, why not?” When I read this, it was 2 p.m. Friday, and I said to myself, why not? I checked the weather, perfect! I called UMass SID Jason Yellin and asked for credentials, and he said, yes, and they would love to have me. So, now out of excuses and shamed into it by John B., I packed the car and was on the road by 3.
No big deal you might think, right? Well, please note that the drive to UMass from where I live is 8.5 hours one way. So now that you know the truth, that I am certifiably nuts, we can continue.Read More ... http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/index.php?blog=5&title=the-caa-today-richmond-rebounds&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
By Bruce Dowd, CSN The CAA Today columnist
If you read last week’s column then you’re probably wondering what happened as I had announced I wasn’t going to see any games last week and instead was going to kick back and watch UNH at Northeastern and then Richmond at UMass on TV. Well, a few things happened.
First, I discovered that DirecTV was not showing the Richmond-UMass game so I was left to watch it through an Internet feed.
Then I received this e-mail from a Massachusetts fan, John B. Here is what he had to say: “I was disappointed reading your latest column on CSN to read that you won’t be making the trip to Amherst for No. 9 Richmond and No. 10 UMass. You have predicted a great game between the two, and considering the sort of games that these two (particularly UR) were involved in last weekend, why not?” When I read this, it was 2 p.m. Friday, and I said to myself, why not? I checked the weather, perfect! I called UMass SID Jason Yellin and asked for credentials, and he said, yes, and they would love to have me. So, now out of excuses and shamed into it by John B., I packed the car and was on the road by 3.
No big deal you might think, right? Well, please note that the drive to UMass from where I live is 8.5 hours one way. So now that you know the truth, that I am certifiably nuts, we can continue.Read More ... http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/index.php?blog=5&title=the-caa-today-richmond-rebounds&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1