Outside of baseball and fine academics there are other reasons to attend college--- I went to ST Johns not only because of baseball but because of the overall college atmosphere-- when my son played at New Mexico State he would let me know when the hoops team had a midnite game on ESPN-- he and his Aggie baseball team mates would be there and they could all wave hi to parents and friends thousands of miles away
This past week my wife and I had the pleasure to be involved with the America East Womens Tournament-- we hosted the Univ of Albany team for the second straight year--- and yesterday I was in a gym that was rocking as UHART won the womens title with a hoop with 4 seconds to go in the game-- the student body was into it-- to say the least--the University President and his wife where there with the Governor and her Husband as their guests--Many of the old UCONN team mates of Coach Jen Rizzotti were there--- it was a great atmosphere that brought many memories for me from 40 years ago when I was in college. Today in the Sunday Hartford Courant the University of Hartford Ladies Basketball team had the front page of the sports section supplanting the UCONN Teams.
The college memories and friendships stay with you forever--they are the best 4 years of your life--at least they were for me
Great fun
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