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

[Skeeterman]

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I think Mercyhurst is a lock for the 7th member of the Little Six

[4four4]

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I believe that the league will work out a crafty way to add Notre Dame as an Associate member of the Big Ten Hockey Conference. Does the NBC contract only deal with Football or all sports? Also just heard that the city of Evaston is building a brand new ice rink so you could see D1 hockey at Northwestern real soon.

Link?

[Happy]

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great comment from the troll who has most of his posts in his most hated team's thread...keep them coming happy!

But I am not hypocritical about it. In fact I probably know more about the sue team's history than most sue fans, all the better to talk about fun stuff, like und's 6 chokes in a row at the FF.

[davyd83]

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I believe that the league will work out a crafty way to add Notre Dame as an Associate member of the Big Ten Hockey Conference. Does the NBC contract only deal with Football or all sports? Also just heard that the city of Evaston is building a brand new ice rink so you could see D1 hockey at Northwestern real soon.

They're not taking Notre Dame for hockey only while the Irish play everything else but football with the Big East.

[Skeeterman]

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Could it be Barry Melroe?

[unofan]

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I believe that the league will work out a crafty way to add Notre Dame as an Associate member of the Big Ten Hockey Conference. Does the NBC contract only deal with Football or all sports? Also just heard that the city of Evaston is building a brand new ice rink so you could see D1 hockey at Northwestern real soon.

And we should believe you know this despite not knowing that Notre Dame is a member of the Big East in everything but football and hockey...why?

[Scally Lama]

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Texas.

Laugh if you want, but it's just as likely as anyone else. The current economic and political climates just won't allow it at a public school, unless there's a Terry Pegula knockoff waiting to pay for the whole thing. I'd never heard of Pegula before last August, so you never know I guess...

It took from 1997 (UNO) until 2010 (PSU) to see a new major-conference program. I'm not sure why so many think a bunch more are imminent.

[CHFAN222]

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Texas.

Laugh if you want, but it's just as likely as anyone else. The current economic and political climates just won't allow it at a public school, unless there's a Terry Pegula knockoff waiting to pay for the whole thing. I'd never heard of Pegula before last August, so you never know I guess...

It took from 1997 (UNO) until 2010 (PSU) to see a new major-conference program. I'm not sure why so many think a bunch more are imminent.

While it may be tough for public schools in general alot of the major schools athletic departments have never been richer and are only going to get richer with new TV contracts. If one of the major schools has a decent club team and/or a couple of rich alumni and maybe a nearby rink available it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that they could start up a program. The recent national uptick in interest in hockey also helps.

[bigmrg74]

Texas.

Laugh if you want, but it's just as likely as anyone else. The current economic and political climates just won't allow it at a public school, unless there's a Terry Pegula knockoff waiting to pay for the whole thing. I'd never heard of Pegula before last August, so you never know I guess...

It took from 1997 (UNO) until 2010 (PSU) to see a new major-conference program. I'm not sure why so many think a bunch more are imminent.

Well, they're one of the few Bigtyme BCS schools that I could see the BTHC adding as an associate member for hockey. Again, even they would need a donor that can write ten figures checks to pull it off, but they would have enough pull to be an additional value to the BTHC. Maybe some of the PAC 12 schools as well perhaps. They probaly wouldn't mind adding adding an SEC school, but I could see college hockey as a whole to lean on them to not join the BTHC, but maybe the CCHA to hopefully help Huntsville out.

Either way though, there's no way Norte Dame comes in without bring in their football and other sports. Just too much bad blood between them for ND to get a sweetheart deal just for their hockey team.

[peanut]

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Michigan goes D-1 in lacrosse. Is this the start of the Big Ten lacrosse conference. They have air time to fill.

[JF_Gophers]

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Michigan goes D-1 in lacrosse. Is this the start of the Big Ten lacrosse conference. They have air time to fill.

Ugh I hope not. What a terrible sport.

[joecct]

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Ugh I hope not. What a terrible sport.

As currently practiced by a number of national power schools, absolutely! If you're talking about the way lax should be played with 20 total goals, then no.

[JF_Gophers]

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As currently practiced by a number of national power schools, absolutely! If you're talking about the way lax should be played with 20 total goals, then no.

I mean I don't find it to be in any way entertaining to watch. I'd rather watch paint dry or grass grow. Its the same way I feel about pro-basketball.

[bigblue_dl]

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I agree with JF, lacrosse is a horrible sport. I hate it almost as much as soccer.

[4four4]

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I mean I don't find it to be in any way entertaining to watch. I'd rather watch paint dry or grass grow. Its the same way I feel about pro-basketball.

LAX reminds me more of basketball then any other sport.