Opinion: Thanks to Thomas, FIU nabs spotlight – with other snags

It was on the intro to Sportscenter, on the ESPN BottomLine, on national television, radio, print and online spotlights for publications you could only dream of. That’s where you could find FIU on the week of April 13, 2009.

We got what we wished for. We got what we’ve been waiting for. FIU has exited the shadows of the University of Miami and of every distracting element of the South Florida lifestyle for the first time ever.

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