Albion College pulls out of running for Lions training... -
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Published on: 10/5/2001
Last Visited: 10/9/2001
I think we just ran out of time for the upcoming year , athletic director Peter Hart said Thursday.Hart said the school hosts numerous academic , athletic and cultural conferences , clinics and camps every summer , and that many needed to know soon what the dates for next summer's activities would be.
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As a result , Hart said Albion had to tell the Lions thanks , but no thanks.
We have a lucrative summer conference business , and we normally let them know by the first of October the dates for the next year , Hart said.We didn't feel it was fair to our conferences.We felt good about ( hosting training camp ) all along , but we've had people who have been doing business with us for years and years , and you want to keep the customers you have.
It wasn't at all acrimonious with the Lions.They were very understanding.The clock ran out for both of us..
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We said we'd be interested in talking about future years , and they said they'd talk to us , Hart said.We'll continue to talk..
This was the second time in recent years that the Lions have looked to Albion as a possible camp facility.The first time was in the late 1980s.
The Lions had hoped to have their training camp situation for next summer cleared up by the beginning of October , but said last week no timetable for a training camp home has been set.