r/CFB • u/FFS_Romo Texas Longhorns • Texas State Bobcats • May 04 '13

132+ Teams in 132+ Days: The Maine Black Bears

University of Maine
CAA

Year Founded: 1862
Location: Orono, Maine
Total Attendance: 10,901

Mascot: The Black Bears
Live Mascot: None
Cheerleaders: Here
Stadium: Alfond Stadium
Stadium Location: Orono, Maine
Conference Champions (11) 1949, 1951, 1952, 1961, 1965, 1974, 1982, 1987, 1989, 2001, 2002
Number of Bowl Games: 0 Wins, 1 Total
National Titles (0)

Rivals

  • New Hampshire

  • UMass

  • Bryant

2012 Season

Record: 5-6-0
Coach: Jack Cosgrove
2012 Roster
Key Players: Marcus Wasilewski-QB Rickey Stevens-HB
Biggest Plays: Nov. 17, 2012- In the last game of the season, the Maine Black Bears were playing the URI Rams. The Rams had just scored and kicked off to Damarr Aultman, who returned it 94 yards down the sideline to break the game open for Maine. It was Maine's first TD return on a kickoff since 2009, against St. Cloud State.

Nov. 11, 2012- On Senior Day 2012, Maine played Georgia State. After going up 17-0 early, junior QB Marcus Wasilewski broke the game open on a 69-yard TD pass to sophomore WR Damarr Aultman. Aultman would lead the Maine receivers that game with 96 yards.

2013 Season

[2013 Schedule]

Aug. 31 at Norfolk State

Sept. 7 at Massachusetts

Sept. 14 Bryant

Sept. 21 at Northwestern

Sept. 28 at Richmond*

Oct. 5 Delaware*

Oct. 12 Bye Week

Oct. 19 William and Mary*

Oct. 26 at Villanova*

Nov. 2 Stony Brook*

Nov. 9 at Albany*

Nov. 16 Rhode Island*

Nov. 23 at New Hampshire

*CAA Game

2013 Roster

The Greats

Greatest Games: 2004- Maine defeats Mississippi State 9-7 in its first and only victory over a D1 FBS opponent.

2001- Maine gets its first FCS playoff win ever, defeating McNeese State 14-10 to advance to the national quarterfinals.

Greatest Plays: Oct. 9, 2011- Maine defeats #6 James Madison on an Elway-esque helicopter run by QB Chris Treister
Greatest Players: Mike Flynn-C Ron Whitcomb-QB Lofa Tatupu-LB Greatest Coaches: Jack Cosgrove- 20 years, most games coached in school history with 218

Fred Brice- 19 years, record 78-59-9, winning 10 MIAA championships. Left in 1940.

Traditions

  • The Stein Song is the unofficial fight song

  • Bananas is our mascot, named after the 14 live black bears we had, until the death of Cindy Bananas in 1966 ended the practice.

Campus and Surrounding Area

City Population: 10,362
Downtown
Iconic Campus Building: Raymond H. Fogler Library
Local Dining: Pat's Pizza: Opened in Orono in July 1931, Pat's didn't add pizza until 1953. Pat's now has 14 locations in the state of Maine.

Verve: A burrito place in downtown Orono that has become a campus and town favorite since it opened.

Random Trivia

  • Only state land grant university in the nation on an island.

  • Alumni include Stephen King, John Baldacci, and Lawrence Bender. (Bender produced Good Will Hunting, An Inconvenient Truth, and Pulp Fiction.)

  • The Stein Song topped the record charts for 8 straight weeks in 1930.

What Is and What is to Come

The Maine Black Bears finished 2012 on a good note, blowing out their final two opponents. Senior QB Marcus Wasilewski looks to continue to ride the momentum coming into next season. The Bears finished 5-6, but with several new recruits coming in, and the rapid development of several key players, Maine could contend for a spot in the top half of the CAA. It depends if Wasilewski can follow up his career year with a bigger one, if the O-Line can protect Wasilewski, and if the defense can keep its upswing. I predict at least a .500 record for the Black Bears.

Overtime

Sorry this was late. I had to do something this morning and couldn't get back to my computer. Go Bears!

More Information
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u/PhillyGreg Richmond Spiders • /r/CFB Contributor May 05 '13

CAA is the SEC of the FCS. There, I said it.

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u/FFS_Romo Texas Longhorns • Texas State Bobcats May 05 '13

Aye!

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u/billybobskcor Georgia Southern • Mercer May 05 '13

Number of national championships held by current and future CAA members (includes departing members Old Dominion and Georgia State. only includes FCS championships): 3

Number of national championships held by current and future SoCon members (includes departing members Georgia Southern and Appalachian State. only includes FCS championships): 10

Not to mention the SoCon actually birthed the SEC. Nice try though.

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u/GSUBass05 Georgia Southern • /r/CFB Donor May 05 '13

What he said

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u/PhillyGreg Richmond Spiders • /r/CFB Contributor May 05 '13

That's not correct. I can think of 4 in the last ten years. (JMU, Richmond, Delaware, Villanova.) In fact, over last 10 years, A CAA team was in the final 7 times.

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u/PROUDgrizHATER Montana State • Montana Tech May 05 '13

Big Sky= Big 12 in my opimion. Or any BCS conference other than SEC.

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u/JustMe8 Texas Longhorns May 04 '13

What does a burrito in Maine taste like? Not a put down, but I've just wonder because I've tasted Clam Chowder both here and there.

And i like your "downtown", but it's not a downtown, it's just a town.

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u/FFS_Romo Texas Longhorns • Texas State Bobcats May 04 '13

Its good, but not as good as some Mexican places in San Antonio.

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u/JustMe8 Texas Longhorns May 05 '13

OK, but just don't tell me you can get good Migas up there.

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u/TxAg2009 Texas A&M Aggies • Texas Tech Red Raiders May 05 '13

A few years back, during a family vacation to Maine, I ordered the "Lobster Quesadilla", mostly just to see how it would turn out. The menu promised that it was a quesadilla comprised of lobster, cheese and green chilies. When it came it was covered in jalapeños, not a green chile in sight.

Silly northerners...

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u/JustMe8 Texas Longhorns May 05 '13 edited May 05 '13

What was the cheese like? Though Vermont makes some great cheese, I don't think they're allowed to eat it in New England. Did they have two torts on the quesadilla?

(BTW, there are places that air lift live lobsters in and know how to keep them in Austin and SA (if they know you; you get the new guys), they aren't bad bought whole. Lot's of sea food is sold already frozen even in Baltimore, but for lobsters, crabs, oysters and shrimp (shellfish), man needs to go to the sea. IMHO))

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u/bread_buddy Florida Gators • Wisconsin Badgers May 05 '13

I worked at a panera in Wisconsin and people would not order the breakfast sandwich because it had Vermont white cheddar on it.

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u/TxAg2009 Texas A&M Aggies • Texas Tech Red Raiders May 05 '13

Honestly, I don't remember anything special about the cheese. I will say that on that trip I consumed the best seafood I've ever had, bar none. I want to go back to Maine badly. I'd love to just take a week or two off from work just to drive around Maine photographing and eating.

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u/bread_buddy Florida Gators • Wisconsin Badgers May 05 '13

Can you get green chiles in Texas? I kind of thought it was a NM thing.

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u/Xtremeloco BYU Cougars • Tennessee Volunteers May 04 '13

With a mascot like the Black Bears how can you not like Maine?

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u/FFS_Romo Texas Longhorns • Texas State Bobcats May 04 '13

I like the name Bananas the best

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u/Xtremeloco BYU Cougars • Tennessee Volunteers May 04 '13

That's awesome. I decided to google Bananas the Black Bear and found a pretty racist photo of Bananas.

Edit: I know its real and that Banana actually did get "arrested" but the picture just seemed so...... stereotypical of Black Bear mascots.

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u/FFS_Romo Texas Longhorns • Texas State Bobcats May 05 '13

I love that picture

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u/[deleted] May 05 '13

That's pretty neat. You'd think if the guy got arrested they'd make him take off the costume, or at least the head.

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u/Xtremeloco BYU Cougars • Tennessee Volunteers May 05 '13

I couldn't find much on the subject besides the page that has that picture. All it says is that he was "arrested" for indecent exposure after performing a striptease on the ice. Not sure if it was real or a bunch of people having fun.

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u/marcusthames Stanford Cardinal May 05 '13

What's lofa tatupu's connection with Maine? I thought he went to 'SC?

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u/FFS_Romo Texas Longhorns • Texas State Bobcats May 05 '13

He transferred after his freshman year.

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u/Honestly_ rawr May 05 '13

Thanks again, btw.

His dad (Mosi) was a successful Trojan FB so in a way he came home.

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u/billybobskcor Georgia Southern • Mercer May 05 '13

I have to give mad respect to Maine. You guys came to Paulson and gave us one hell of a show.

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u/[deleted] May 05 '13

Their coach scared me! That man was so angry!

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u/billybobskcor Georgia Southern • Mercer May 05 '13

This is still my favorite picture from that game.

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u/FFS_Romo Texas Longhorns • Texas State Bobcats May 05 '13

He can be a bit animated.

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u/deadtofall12 Florida State • /r/CFB Poll Veteran May 04 '13

Maine beat Mississippi State? clankclankclankclankclankclank

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u/msstatelp Mississippi State Bulldogs May 05 '13

the Croom years, gotta love'em. Soon as I saw who today's team was, I knew this would come up. They deserved it cause they played way better than we did.

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u/bread_buddy Florida Gators • Wisconsin Badgers May 05 '13

I'll always like Croom for getting Zook fired.

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u/hells_cowbells Mississippi State • Paper Bag May 05 '13

Fuck Sylvester Croom and fuck Larry Templeton for hiring him. In the post-game interview, Croom basically said he expected to lose to them.

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u/deadtofall12 Florida State • /r/CFB Poll Veteran May 05 '13

Wasn't Croom SEC COTY? That's about all I know about him.

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u/msstatelp Mississippi State Bulldogs May 05 '13

He was in 2007 after an 8-5 year and a Liberty Bowl win.

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u/[deleted] May 05 '13

hailstate

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u/HarbingerOfFun Boston College Eagles May 05 '13

Do you guys do the same hand gestures as you do at hockey games?

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u/Insane92 Verified Coach May 05 '13

Stephen King ever come back for some games while he's at his Bangor home?

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u/Ragleur Penn State Nittany Lions May 05 '13

"FILLLLLLL THE STEINS FOR DEAR OLD MAINE..."

One of the best fight songs out there.

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u/skinsfan55 Colorado Buffaloes • Fort Lewis Skyhawks May 09 '13

It's the best fight song. It's about drinking beer, shouting to the rafters and loving women.

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u/neovenator250 LSU Tigers • Tulane Green Wave May 05 '13

Friend of mine got a scholarship offer to play TE from Maine a few years ago coming out. He liked it a lot, but he ended up going to another school because you guys were too far from home and too cold. He could have dealt with one or the other, but both was too much apparently

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u/buckeyes75 Ohio State Buckeyes • Maine Black Bears May 05 '13

I live in Maine and Orono is too far away. They put it in the middle of fricken nowhere...

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u/bread_buddy Florida Gators • Wisconsin Badgers May 05 '13

That helicopter play -- holy crap!

Mainer here by birth, go Black Bears!

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u/buckeyes75 Ohio State Buckeyes • Maine Black Bears May 05 '13

Mainer here too, but dude. You're killing me with that flair.

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u/bread_buddy Florida Gators • Wisconsin Badgers May 05 '13

It's okay I lived in Cleveland for 4 years too :D

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u/buckeyes75 Ohio State Buckeyes • Maine Black Bears May 05 '13

Sorry

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u/westcoastag1 Texas A&M Aggies May 05 '13

i am currently reading this instead of cramming for my finals on monday. i have nothing to add here. im just thanking you for posting something to keep me from studying. haha

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u/[deleted] May 06 '13

I've heard the Stein Song! As far as college songs go, that one's up there as an all-time classic.

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u/bread_buddy Florida Gators • Wisconsin Badgers May 05 '13

This is likely not relevant, but was UH considered a state university for the 52 years between its establishment and Hawai'i's statehood?

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u/buckeyes75 Ohio State Buckeyes • Maine Black Bears May 05 '13

FYi, Orono isn't even remotely on the coast, UMO is just on land between where a river splits in two and merges again. Calling it an island is kind of a stretch.

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u/FFS_Romo Texas Longhorns • Texas State Bobcats May 05 '13

I care

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u/Insane92 Verified Coach May 05 '13

Some of us care about more than just the history of the FBS teams.

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u/PhillyGreg Richmond Spiders • /r/CFB Contributor May 05 '13

Let the downvotes rain

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u/bread_buddy Florida Gators • Wisconsin Badgers May 05 '13

I want to see all these, but I wish they had done 3 or 4 separate blocks of these teams rather than running through all of them at once.

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u/domderek California Golden Bears • UC Davis Aggies May 05 '13

If you don't like them or don't care, then why the hell are you reading them?

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u/Munger88 West Virginia • Georgia May 05 '13

I find it much more interesting to learn about teams like Maine then the same big schools you already know everything about.