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Originally posted by Almington View Post6 schools is not a problem, it is a solution.
It's one thing for a school to not be able to survive without a conference, it's another to fold because your conference is no longer strong enough nor contains the big name schools.
If you have a conference and are able to get 10-14 home games from that and still can't make it work, then the school just isn't committed enough to the sport to make things work. If teams were able to survive in the CHA for years, the teams left in the WCHA and CCHA should also be able to survive as long as they stick togeather.
Every other athletic program exists at these schools in conferences that don't contain any of the big name programs, I fail to see why hockey can't work in the framework if you already have all of the structure and organization in place.
That said, I also understand why the fans of the schools who were excluded are so upset over this, no one wants to be kicked out of the country club after they were a member.bueller: Why is the sunset good? Why are boobs good? Why does Positrack work? Why does Ferris lose on the road and play dead at home?
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Originally posted by dggoddard View PostI think they came up with a name that will sound impressive on Versus and up in Canada, which at the end of the day is what this is all about.
The "National" Football League & "National" Hockey League had a pretty small geographic footprint when those leagues came up with their names [NFL - New York to Green Bay & NHL - Boston to Chicago]. So naming something "National" can mean where you are going rather than where you are at the present time.
Clearly the league wants Notre Dame ASAP. They should get them by August.
Long range they might want or dream about getting BC, BU, USC, UCLA, Oklahoma, Texas or Syracuse. Million to one shots to be sure, but a girl's got to dream.Originally posted by SJHoveyPretty sure this post, made on January 3, 2016, when UNO was 14-3-1 and #2 in the pairwise, will go down in USCHO lore as The Curse of Tipsy McStagger.Originally posted by BrenthovenWe mourn for days after a loss, puff out our chests for a week or more after we win. We brave the cold for tailgates, our friends know not to ask about the game after a tough loss, we laugh, we cry, we BLEED hockey, specifically the maroon'n'gold. Many of us have a tattoo waiting in the wings, WHEN (not IF) the Gophers are champions again.
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Originally posted by Almington View Post6 schools is not a problem, it is a solution.
It's one thing for a school to not be able to survive without a conference, it's another to fold because your conference is no longer strong enough nor contains the big name schools.
UAH thrived in CHA. Then the rug got pulled out and they fell on their ***. Their their face got stepped on when Jim Harris died and their guts ripped out when Williams left to be a dean at Ohio State.
It's hard for me to be rosy about this. Bemoan Lake State and Ferris all you want, we got ****ed on not once (five years ago when Air Force toppled the first domino), but twice (when the CCHA slammed the door), and I'm afraid this fall the third time will be the charm.
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Originally posted by Dirty View PostWell given you request others stay out of certain threads, I just thought it was logical. Though I can see why you wouldn't want to abide by your own request, it would mean you couldn't post in any thread in five years when half the Husky athletic department folds.
Personally you and Sicatoka can both go sit on something sharp."If you leave ignorance and stupidity alone, ignorance and stupidity will think it's ok."
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Originally posted by The Sicatoka View PostLet's see, UND came from a 6067 seat built with student fees rink. They'd be in there, with it full.
Before that UND had an unheated quanset with a sheet of ice with chicken wire instead of glass.
North Dakota built a program that could stand on its own long before Mr. Engelstad built an arena.
But keep making excuses about why other programs haven't been serious about their futures."The use of common sense and logic will not be tolerated and may result in fine and/or suspension."- Western Professional Hockey League By-laws. 1999-2000.
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Originally posted by ScottM View PostIn a stunning bit of gamesmanship, Bruce McLeod is announcing that the WCHA will be re-named "The Lost Boyz".My guy is a hard-nosed hockey player who is not afraid to crash the net. Your guy is a goon who runs the goalie.
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Originally posted by Almington View PostEvery other athletic program exists at these schools in conferences that don't contain any of the big name programs, I fail to see why hockey can't work in the framework if you already have all of the structure and organization in place.My guy is a hard-nosed hockey player who is not afraid to crash the net. Your guy is a goon who runs the goalie.
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Originally posted by MavsFan View PostHave you seen the attendance at Northern Sun Conference football and basketball? And those sports have a wider following than hockey does. Shades of things to come, and we cannot support D-I hockey on that."If you leave ignorance and stupidity alone, ignorance and stupidity will think it's ok."
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Originally posted by davyd83 View PostAnd so where did that put North Dakota in college hockey's financial landscape of the day? Oh yeah, they were right there in the upper echelon, you know back in the day when they were playing the frozen four in the DECC? Let's put Blais, Hakstol or Gasparini at Lake State or Tech and see just where their career win totals are. Dean Blais is one of the guys I respect most in the game, but please, if you can tell me that if he took the offer from Tech that he would have the same winning percentage that he had at North Dakota, I may beg to differ with you.
Why don't we go ahead and rename the WCHA the Butt Hurt Hockey Conference. I get people are upset, I would be too, but pointing fingers and whining really isn't going to change anything.Last edited by MinnesotaNorthStar; 07-13-2011, 07:46 PM.Jordan Kawaguchi for Hobey!!
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It's definitely sad to see the WCHA crumble like this. Many of us will miss the conference rivalries, large and small, a lot. I personally cannot fathom life without the need for gopher hate counseling. What do you do to fill a hate-void like that? But the tire factory was bound to close sooner or later, so adjust. Start by looking at the positives. Like the fact that Dirty will now be someone else's problem. To us Sioux fans, he's like cousin Eddy--a little disgusting but family, so we love him.
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