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Not if it is a 6 or 7 team conference where they have 10 or 14 games to fill. Add to that that these are not the four B1G schools that can schedule anyone for NC home games and not really worry about ticket sales. Plus those smaller school don't have the cash to pay for those team to come and visit without making a return trip.
Now, if UAA is still willing to fund the travel for the conference teams, then it isn't a major deal. This assumes that UAA would want to stay in a conference with those teams.
The formation of a Western Six Conference (WSC) will require that FSU, WMU, BGSU and LSSU raid AH for their western team to try and fill in a conference with team like Robert Morris, Mercyhurst, and Niagara. UAH could be added just to keep even numbers.
I'm not sure how UA(F) fits into everything. I can see both UAA and UA(F) being left behind in all the realignment fallout as I just don't see the exemption being that valuable to the lower attendance teams who will be looking to cut costs as much as they can.
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Originally posted by peten16 View PostThe BTHC may potentially instill a Major/Mid-Major feel to CH and that will make it tougher on the "mid-majors" to compete in the recruiting department. If a second power conference emergences that will certainly be the case.
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Originally posted by Almington View Post.
UAA would be the sticking point because I can't see those teams wanting to keep traveling up to AK every season given that the exemption will not be worth much on anything to them as they will have a difficult time filling a schedule with home dates as it is. I suspect that those teams would tollerate UAA as long as it is needed to keep a scheduling agreement in place with UW and MN, otherwise they would drop UAA the first change they get (particullarly BSU and MSUM because they get no travel assistance).
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Originally posted by Dude Love View PostGotta agree there. It's not much of a conference if St. Cloud and UMD (yes, I realize they won the NCAA Title) are the heavy hitters.
NCAA. The BTHC may potentially instill a Major/Mid-Major feel to CH and that will make it tougher on the "mid-majors" to compete in the recruiting department. If a second power conference emergences that will certainly be the case.
As it is, over recent years we do not see the BGSU's , RPI's, LSSU's, winning titles anymore.
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Originally posted by moose97 View PostEvery school in the WCHA gets assistance from UAA. The reason for this is that with conference expansion, UAA's cost didn't increase. They still had to provide the same number of flights to the same number of school each year - just different schools depending on who's scheduled to be there in a given year. I have been told this at least twice directly by Bruce McLeod.
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Originally posted by Almington View Post(particullarly BSU and MSUM because they get no travel assistance).
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Originally posted by Dude Love View PostGotta agree there. It's not much of a conference if St. Cloud and UMD (yes, I realize they won the NCAA Title) are the heavy hitters.
UAA would be the sticking point because I can't see those teams wanting to keep traveling up to AK every season given that the exemption will not be worth much on anything to them as they will have a difficult time filling a schedule with home dates as it is. I suspect that those teams would tollerate UAA as long as it is needed to keep a scheduling agreement in place with UW and MN, otherwise they would drop UAA the first change they get (particullarly BSU and MSUM because they get no travel assistance).
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Originally posted by MavHockey14 View PostI hope so. A conference without UNO, DU, CC, and UND would kill off MTU, UAA and likely MSUM.
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Originally posted by ecbrevik View PostIt seems that UNO's primary interest is maintaining ties to UND, DU, and CC:
It would seem that UNO will seek to follow any path blazed by the Sioux, Pios, and Tigers, whatever that path may end up being.
I would rather see the remaining WCHA and CCHA schools stick together as conferences. I think they both still have enough elite teams to function well, and it would be the best move from the perspective of maintaining the smaller programs and college hockey as a whole. However it is also clear that the advent of the BTHC has shaken things up, and a lot of various possibilities are being discussed. It may be a while before us fans really know how the college hockey landscape is going to look over the next few years.
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Originally posted by 5mn_Major View PostOn one side UNO says he would bet against the six. But interestingly they are 'exploring their options' which does say something.
The big question is whether they'd rather be aligned with Notre Dame and Miami or their traditional opponents and retain the WCHA brand. When you look at it that way...I think I would bet against it also.
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Originally posted by 5mn_Major View PostOn one side UNO says he would bet against the six. But interestingly they are 'exploring their options' which does say something.
The big question is whether they'd rather be aligned with Notre Dame and Miami or their traditional opponents and retain the WCHA brand. When you look at it that way...I think I would bet against it also.
Alberts agreed, adding his main interest at UNO was to keep his school packaged with North Dakota, Colorado College and Denver.
I would rather see the remaining WCHA and CCHA schools stick together as conferences. I think they both still have enough elite teams to function well, and it would be the best move from the perspective of maintaining the smaller programs and college hockey as a whole. However it is also clear that the advent of the BTHC has shaken things up, and a lot of various possibilities are being discussed. It may be a while before us fans really know how the college hockey landscape is going to look over the next few years.
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Originally posted by Biddco View Post
The big question is whether they'd rather be aligned with Notre Dame and Miami or their traditional opponents and retain the WCHA brand. When you look at it that way...I think I would bet against it also.Last edited by 5mn_Major; 04-23-2011, 10:51 PM.
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