The NTKF website, Need to Know Facts, sent this disturbing information today.
Alaska and Maine suffer from the same humiliation; neither state has ever sent a team to the NCAA March Madness Basketball Tournament. Alaska has an excuse. They do not have a Division 1 team. But woe is Maine. They qualify but are simply NOT GOOD ENOUGH! We cannot let this go on.
I am giving Maine a “Time-Out” to sit and think about what they’ve done. By June 1st I want to see a plan to get their Division 1 team (or teams?) up to tournament caliber. It is not rocket-science. Do what other universities do to attract talent, offer incentives.
- Surrogates to attend classes and take tests.
- Guaranteed grades.
- Degree of choice.
- Higher salaries
- Free Air Jordan Shoes, (am I behind the times in this one?)
- All expenses paid one-on-one Tutoring, (if you know what I mean and I’m guessing you do).
There is a lot of money in that tournament and isn’t that what education is all about?