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— Prescott Rossi (@PrescottRossi) March 31, 2011
Blodgett: UMaine AD Abbott asked for resignation last Friday, but did not speak to her between then and Monday firing.
— The Maine Campus (@TheMaineCampus) March 31, 2011
Blodgett: “No one has spoken to me in the past year about wins and losses.”
— Prescott Rossi (@PrescottRossi) March 31, 2011
Cindy Blodgett says that was she fired without cause.
— Prescott Rossi (@PrescottRossi) March 31, 2011
Blodgett says she wont discuss whether or not she will file litigation against Maine.
— Prescott Rossi (@PrescottRossi) March 31, 2011
Blodgett says legal action is “not on her radar.”
— Melissa Y. Kim (@melissaykim) March 31, 2011
Blodgett says she does not feel that 4 years was enough to turn program around.
— Prescott Rossi (@PrescottRossi) March 31, 2011
Blodgett: “If you want womens basketball to be a premere sport at UMaine you need to put money into it.”
— Prescott Rossi (@PrescottRossi) March 31, 2011
Blodgett says that Steve Abbott has a political background and is an inexperienced athletic director.
— Prescott Rossi (@PrescottRossi) March 31, 2011
Blodgett says she recruited the junior college National Player of the year. That player has since decided not to come to Orono.
— Melissa Y. Kim (@melissaykim) March 31, 2011
Blodgett: fired for wins and losses not consistent with other coaches at UMaine.
— Travis Lazarczyk (@TLazarczykMTM) March 31, 2011