University
     
     
      teams
      thumb
     
     
      noses
      at
      college
     
     
      rivals.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (UPEI
      drops
      out
     
     
      of
      competition)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SOURCE:
      The
      Varsity
     
     
      (University
      of
      To-
     
     
      ronto)
     
    

    
     
      by
      Blair
      Sanderson
     
    
   
   
    
     
      TORONTO
      (CUP)
     
     
      —
      The
      University
      of
     
     
      Ottawa
      decided
      two
     
     
      months
      ago
      to
      replace
     
     
      Humber
      College
      with
     
     
      the
      University
      of
     
     
      Western
      Ontario
      1n
      its
     
     
      upcoming
      men’s
     
     
      basketball
      exhibition
     
     
      tournament,
      but
      it
     
     
      made
      the
      decision
     
     
      official
      only
      two
      weeks
     
     
      ago,
      according
      to
      two
     
     
      coaches.
     
    

    
     
      Neither
      Ken
     
     
      Olynyk,
      U
      of
      T
      Varsity
     
     
      Blues
      men’s
      basketball
     
     
      head
      coach,
      nor
      Mike
     
     
      Katz,
      Humber
      College
     
     
      Hawks
      men’s
      basket-
     
     
      ball
      head
      coach,
      had
     
     
      concrete
      proof
      as
      to
     
     
      when
      exactly
      host
     
     
      Ottawa
      made
      its
      deci-
     
     
      sion
      to
      rescind
      the
     
     
      original
      invitation
      to
     
     
      Humber.
      However,
     
     
      Olynyk
      said
      it
      was
     
     
      consistent
      with
      what
      he
     
     
      had
      heard
      from
      others
     
     
      within
      the
      Canadian
     
     
      Interuniversity
      Athletic
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Union
      (CIAU).
     
    

    
     
      McGill
      Univer-
     
     
      sity
      and
      the
      University
     
     
      of
      Prince
      Edward
     
     
      Island
      (UPEI)
      were
     
     
      originally
      scheduled
      to
     
     
      compete
      in
      the
      tourna-
     
     
      ment
      along
      with
     
     
      Humber
      and
      the
     
     
      Ottawa
      Gee-Gees.
      At
     
     
      least
      one
      of
      the
      two
     
     
      invited
      teams
      threat-
     
     
      ened
      to
      pull
      out
      if
      a
     
     
      college
      team
      was
     
     
      involved.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      don’t
      think
     
     
      McGill
      was
      aware
      who
     
     
      was
      in
      the
      tourna-
     
     
      ment,”
      said
      Olynyk.
     
     
      “They
      were
      under
      the
     
     
      impression
      that
      it
     
     
      would
      be
      four
      CIAU
     
     
      schools.”
     
    

    
     
      Katz
      had
      his
     
     
      suspicions
      that
      some-
     
     
      thing
      was
      wrong
      when
     
     
      he
      hadn’t
      spoken
      to
      the
     
     
      Gee-Gees
      between
     
     
      March
      and
      September
     
     
      of
      this
      year.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      knew
      some-
     
     
      thing
      was
      up,”
      said
     
     
      Katz.
      “He
      [Jack
     
     
      Eisenmann,
      Ottawa
     
     
      men’s
      basketball
      head
     
     
      coach],
      capitulated
      to
     
     
      pressure
      from
      the
      other
     
     
      universities.”
     
    

    
     
      Michelle
     
     
      Belanger,
      U
      of
      T
     
     
      Varsity
      Blues
      women’s
     
     
      basketball
      head
      coach,
     
     
      believes
      a
      major
      prob-
     
     
      lem
      exists
      because
      there
     
     
      is
      NO
      consequence
      to
      a
     
     
      team
      dropping
      out
      (in
     
     
      this
      instance
      either
     
     
      Redmen
      or
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      Panthers),
      of
      a
      tourna-
     
     
      ment
      after
      making
      a
     
     
      commitment.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      don’t
      have
     
     
      fines
      when
      teams
      drop
     
     
      out,”
      said
      Belanger.
     
     
      “Humber
      should
      be
     
     
      compensated
      for
      the
     
     
      hole
      in
      their
      schedule.
     
    

    
     
      “If
      the
      CIAU
     
     
      had
      a
      better
      organiza-
     
     
      tional
      system
      it
      would
     
     
      discourage
      teams
      from
     
     
      pulling
      out
      like
      that.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      3
      yer
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Eisenmann
      said
     
     
      he
      was
      fed
      up
      with
     
     
      discussing
      the
      contro-
     
     
      versy
      further
      (it
      made
     
     
      the
      front
      page
      of
      The
     
     
      Globe
      and
      Mail
      earlier
     
     
      this
      month),
      and
     
     
      wouldn’t
      comment
     
     
      specifically
      about
     
     
      McGill
      or
      UPEI,
      but
     
     
      said
      all
      the
      teams
     
     
      involved
      entered
      the
     
     
      tournament
      with
      their
     
     
      eyes
      wide
      open.
     
    

    
     
      “When
      you
     
     
      offer
      invitations
      you
     
     
      offer
      to
      teams
      from
      ten
     
     
      different
      schools,”
      said
     
     
      Eisenmann.
      “I
      made
      it
     
     
      clear
      to
      all
      the
      other
     
     
      schools.
      They
      knew
     
     
      what
      was
      going
      on.”
     
    

    
     
      While
      many
     
     
      university
      teams
      refuse
     
     
      to
      play
      college
      teams,
     
     
      schools
      such
      as
      U
      of
      T
     
     
      schedule
      exhibition
     
     
      games
      against
      colleges,
     
     
      usually
      local
      teams.
     
     
      The
      Raptor
      Cup,
     
     
      which
      the
      Blues
      will
     
    
   
   
    
     
      again
      participate
      in
      this
      }
     
     
      December,
      is
      essentially
     
    
   
   
    
     
      an
      unofficial
      city
     
     
      basketball
      champion-
     
     
      ship
      for
      Toronto-area
     
     
      universities
      and
      col-
     
     
      leges.
      Varsity
      will
      also
     
     
      play
      George
      Brown
     
     
      College
      in
      a
     
     
      pre-season
      game
      on
     
     
      Nov.
      3.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      whole
     
     
      impetus
      behind
      [the
     
     
      Raptor
      Cup],
      is
      creat-
     
     
      ing
      a
      Metro
      champion-
     
     
      ship,”
      Olynyk
      said.
     
     
      “It’s
      fun.
      They
      [the
     
     
      collegiate
      teams]
      want
     
     
      to
      attack
      us.
      We
      want
     
     
      to
      get
      after
      them.”
     
    

    
     
      For
      Toronto-
     
     
      area
      universities
      it’s
      also
     
     
      more
      financially
      viable
     
     
      to
      play
      some
      of
      the
     
     
      strong
      college
      teams.
     
    

    
     
      “Budgets
     
     
      started
      to
      shrink
      and
     
     
      that
      affected
      travel,”
     
     
      Katz
      said.
     
    

    
     
      END
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      to
      the
      first
     
     
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      of
      the
     
     
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      home
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      celebrity
      gossip
      and
     
     
      pop
      culture
     
     
      observations.
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      with
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