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Date Posted: 15:48:44 07/22/04 Thu
Author: colgate13
Subject: While disappointed...
In reply to: a real class act in Hamilton 's message, "thanks Colgate - what a true friend" on 15:46:51 07/21/04 Wed

I'm waiting for all of the facts (not just conjecture) and I'm waiting for it to be official.

Unless of any of us were in the room when the decisions were made, this is all speculation about what Colgate did, what Holy Cross offered, etc. Yes, it can very well be true that Colgate said no. If so though, I want to know the reason why. I very much wanted HC to be in the ECAC, but not if they were looking to be another Union (and in hindsight it makes sense too to consider the women's side - but frankly not something I did).

Basically, I doubt Colgate was looking to blackball HC or went into the process really looking to take QU. Something must have happened that made Colgate (and Brown) say, "well, friends are one thing, but if you're not going to take athletics seriously too, sorry, we have to pass."

I posed this type of question before: If Colgate was on the outside and wanted to get into the PL for basketball, would HC take them over Albany or another MAAC school? Especially if Colgate said we weren't going to offer scholarships, we're not going to support the women's side as much as the men's and our arena may be substandard/too small but we're not going to do anything about it? Basically, take us as is or leave us - while Albany was saying they'll do whatever it takes?

You can say all you want that you still would have taken Colgate based upon its academics and long standing history but I'd say you're lying. Especially because if that was the case you wouldn't be looking for HC to get out of the PL because the basketball is too "mediocre". To take Colgate in that scenario is to invite mediocrity - contradictory to what I've read on this board.

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[> [> Re: While disappointed... -- purple1, 15:59:06 07/22/04 Thu

Colgate's action speaks much louder than its words.

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