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Mike Coleman
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Good story

Posted: 11/17/2010 12:18:04 AM

As I was watching the game tonight on the road, I ended up in a conversation with another gentleman. The guy was more interested in seeing tonight's Butler-Louisville hoops game and described himself as a huge fan of college basketball. He said he spent a few times over the past few years in Athens, Ohio, on business, the last time being a few days before last year's basketball NCAA tourney win over Georgetown. He said while he was having dinner in Athens several days before the Georgetown game he became involved in a conversation with a patron of the restaurant who told him exactly why and how we would whoop Georgetown in the NCAAs. (as in personnel and coaching strategy.) The guy I met tonight said after the other guy finished his meal, the man got up and left, and the bartender said: "Do you know who that was?" The guy I met tonight said, "No." The bartender said it was Frank Solich, a "great ambassador" of Ohio University, talking up the hardcourt Cats wayyy off clock.

Got Frank!

Monroe Slavin
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RE: Good story

Posted: 11/17/2010 12:22:25 AM

Where's the band?!
WHERE"S THE BAND?!

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RE: Good story

Posted: 11/17/2010 12:33:16 AM

Thanks for the great story. That's one of the things I like about Frank He's one of those what you see is what you get type of guys. He's a team player, in the expanded sense of the word.

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RE: Good story

Posted: 11/17/2010 12:40:30 AM

Frank is a smart man.

I'll tell ya where we'll go. Someplace warm. A place where the beer flows like wine. Where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. I'm talkin' bout a little place called... ATHENS.

Steve
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RE: Good story

Posted: 11/17/2010 1:35:55 AM

Frank rules.

Pataskala
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RE: Good story

Posted: 11/17/2010 7:05:49 AM

This shows why Coach was such a great choice. No prima donna.

We will get by.
We will get by.
We will get by.
We will survive.

Andrew Ruck
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RE: Good story

Posted: 11/17/2010 8:33:43 AM

Great story.

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RE: Good story

Posted: 11/17/2010 9:58:47 AM

In Solich we trust!

GoBobcats!!!! Always have been and always will be... Ohio's First and Finest!

Kinggeorge4
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RE: Good story

Posted: 11/17/2010 10:00:39 AM

SWEEEEET!!!!!!!!!

GO BOBCATS
GEORGE

OhioCatFan
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RE: Good story

Posted: 11/17/2010 12:27:17 PM

Mike,

Could you cross post this story on the basketball forum. I think there are many there who would enjoy it, and there are those who only view and post on the basketball side and never visit us here on the football forum. Just a thought.

Edit: I've now read this story to several members of my family. As, well as a BG fan over the phone. This is legendary!

Last Edited: 11/17/2010 7:35:44 PM by OhioCatFan

9seed champs
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RE: Good story

Posted: 11/17/2010 7:48:48 PM

That's an awesome story. Thanks for sharing. It feels like Athens is one big family. Bobcat nation is always present.

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Urban Bobcat
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RE: Good story

Posted: 11/17/2010 8:04:42 PM

We are just blessed to have Frank in Athens.
It is that simple.

URBAN BOBCAT

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