Have seen many articles on recent lax sites and newspapers that cover the sport questioning these early/mid February games, for example the one linked from the Baltimore Sun brings up some good points. Some pretty cold and snowy games up here in the NE the past couple of weeks....
When played for Loyola in the early 70's practice started March 1st and played at most 12-14 games to the end of May when the NCAA championship started in 1971 on Memorial Day weekend.
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When played for Loyola in the early 70's practice started March 1st and played at most 12-14 games to the end of May when the NCAA championship started in 1971 on Memorial Day weekend.
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