April 11, 2001

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri - The Southeast Missouri State University athletic department, in conjunction with the FANSonly Network, is launching its first-ever online auction through the school's official athletic website at www.gosoutheast.com it was announced today.

A member of the Internet's top-rated college sports site, the FANSonly Network (www.fansonly.com), Southeast Missouri State University official athletic website (www.gosoutheast.com) provides Southeast Missouri State fans with complete information on all Southeast Missouri State varsity sports. The online auction will run from April 16 to May 6 and will feature items such as a Southeast Missouri State football helmet worn during the 1989 season, an Otahkian basketball poster autographed by the 1990-1991 team, and the "Ultimate Michael Stokes Fan Collection," amongst other exciting SEMO athletic items.

"We are excited to introduce the first ever online auction for Southeast Missouri State Athletics and look forward to providing our fans with this feature throughout the athletic season," said Eric Foote, Southeast Missouri State's Director of Sports Marketing.

"We are thrilled to offer Southeast Missouri State fans the opportunity to bid on numerous SEMO athletic memorabilia," said Jeff Cravens, FANSonly Network's Vice President and General Manager.

All auction items will be sent directly from the athletic department and are guaranteed authentic. All payments will be handled through Southeast Missouri State Athletics. The University will accept MasterCard, Visa, Discover and personal checks as payment for winning bids. All auctions end times are relative to the EST time zone. Shipping charges will be added to the winning bid amount resulting in the total charge to the winning bidder. The athletic department will make every effort to ship items to winners as quickly as possible, however, please note that some items will be specially ordered which may delay delivery.