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    Who will be next in line to join the Big Ten Hockey Conference? Will this lead to Notre Dame dropping independent status to finally join the Big Ten? Will Illinois or Indiana get enough balls to take the jump to varsity status? Any predictions?

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    Re: Who will be the 7th member of the Big Ten Hockey Conference?

    Notre Dame is never going to the Big Ten in anything.
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      Re: Who will be the 7th member of the Big Ten Hockey Conference?

      Originally posted by cooperalls View Post
      Who will be next in line to join the Big Ten Hockey Conference? Will this lead to Notre Dame dropping independent status to finally join the Big Ten? Will Illinois or Indiana get enough balls to take the jump to varsity status? Any predictions?
      Two factors:
      (1) Until the other B1G schools see that ice hockey is a money maker, they'll stay out of it. A school needs a 5K capacity ice rink AND money for two programs (men and women).
      (2) Unless E$PN and the BTN start generating (more) obscene cash flows for the B1G schools, they'll be stuck at 6 for the next 5+ years.

      ND will join the B1G when the NBC contract stops paying off and there is a playoff system in the FBS schools.

      Amazing how it is all tied to the money. And we thought it was education!
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        The Tri-lams - because according to the bylaws any school that petitions can become a member on a trial basis (obscure Revenge of the Nerds reference there).
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          no one. there is as much chance of the Big Ten adding a 7th team as David Stern allowing the worst basketball team ever, the Timberwolves, to win the draft lottery. it isn't going to happen.
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            Re: Who will be the 7th member of the Big Ten Hockey Conference?

            Originally posted by joecct View Post
            And we thought it was education!
            we did?

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              Re: Who will be the 7th member of the Big Ten Hockey Conference?

              Originally posted by WildShawn View Post
              we did?
              If your screen name translates to "Bear Red", you did.

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                Re: Who will be the 7th member of the Big Ten Hockey Conference?

                Originally posted by cooperalls View Post
                Who will be next in line to join the Big Ten Hockey Conference? Will this lead to Notre Dame dropping independent status to finally join the Big Ten? Will Illinois or Indiana get enough balls to take the jump to varsity status? Any predictions?
                i think they would need pucks more than balls
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                  Re: Who will be the 7th member of the Big Ten Hockey Conference?

                  Originally posted by Happy View Post
                  no one. there is as much chance of the Big Ten adding a 7th team as David Stern allowing the worst basketball team ever, the Timberwolves, to win the draft lottery. it isn't going to happen.
                  The Timberwolves are still in the NBA??
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                    Re: Who will be the 7th member of the Big Ten Hockey Conference?

                    Originally posted by TigerFan86-87 View Post
                    The Timberwolves are still in the NBA??
                    They tried to join the Big Ten but there was too much confusion having two teams that bad known as "Minnesota" in one conference.
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                      Re: Who will be the 7th member of the Big Ten Hockey Conference?

                      I think it'll be Illinois but not for another 5-10 years.
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                        Re: Who will be the 7th member of the Big Ten Hockey Conference?

                        Illinois and Nebraska have already said they have no interest in adding hockey.
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                          Re: Who will be the 7th member of the Big Ten Hockey Conference?

                          Originally posted by TigerFan86-87 View Post
                          The Timberwolves are still in the NBA??
                          Someone has to lose. whether it's the lottery, or regular season games.
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                          The reason for the talent in the west? Because MN didn't rely on Canada.

                          Originally posted by MN Pond Hockey
                          Menards could have sold a lot of rope

                          this morning in Grand Forks if North Dakota had trees.

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                            Re: Who will be the 7th member of the Big Ten Hockey Conference?

                            Will another Big 10 school add hockey at some point? Probably yes. However in the near future it would seem unlikely unless they have a crazy donation for a hockey program like Penn State did. The Big Advantage the Big 10 has and really any program in a BCS conference has right now is they are going to be getting more money flowing into their programs due to much larger TV contracts. This would make it easier for a school to bear some of the financial risks associated with a program. The most likely time for a school to add a hockey program is if they are either building a new arena or renovating their existing one and have a student and alumni population that really want a program similar to the Umass program in the early 90s. They had a major hockey conference that welcomed them in and are in a part of the country that loves hockey and the fans and alumni for that school wanted a program.

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                              Many MANY moons until a current B1G school adds a shinny squad. However, I could see Notre Dame joining after their contact with NBC expires in 2015. The profitable B1G network will all of a sudden look very attractive. Another thing about ND is that beautiful rink they're building on campus will satisfy the B1G Syracuse is another. The B1G has had SU (among other schools) on its radar. SU just started a womens D1 program a year or two ago. Maybe converting the men's club team to D1 is in the future as well??

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