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Tuesday, February 14, 2006
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Folks at the Air Force Academy are none too happy with Navy and Mids coach Billy Lange. According to a Dan Wolken story in today's Colorado Springs Gazette, Lange and the Midshipmen have reneged on a commitment to play in a four-team military schools tournament at Air Force next season. Virginia Military Academy and The Citadel would be the other two teams in the tournament.

Lange tells the Gazette it is due to scheduling conflicts, but Air Force doesn't seem to be buying that story. Apparently there was some sort of a dustup between Lange and some Air Force players when the two teams met in November.

Wolken also hints that Navy might just want to avoid Air Force next season, when it will be returning four starters plus center Nick Welch, who has missed the entire season due to knee surgery. Lange denies that he is trying to duck a good team.

LET THE HYPE BEGIN: Corky Blake previews the Bucknell-Lafayette game in today's Express-Times. Says Corky:
That roar you heard Monday afternoon on College Hill came from the Lafayette College athletics ticket office. Inside the small room, chief ticket peddler Scott Stewart was doing cartwheels.

On Monday, Bucknell University became the first Patriot League men's basketball team to crack the Top 25. The 24th-ranked Bison's first game since reaching their lofty status will be Wednesday in Easton against the Leopards. Tipoff is 6 p.m.
Of course that early start time might mute the excitement a little. It is pretty tough for 9-to-5 folks to get home from work and back out the door in time to get to a game that is scheduled to compete with the local news on TV.

But hey, it is national television, right? Don't get us started. The only good news is that at least this time the Patriot League game is not starting at a weird time to accomodate women's college ice hockey. No, this time, the Patriot League and the nation's No. 24 team are playing at supper time so CSTV can show 5-15 East Carolina at 8-12 Rice in prime time.

Tom Housenick of The Daily Item also previews Bucknell at Lafayette today.
Published at 7:45 AM by Hoop Time.
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