University of Akron possibly in discussions to move to D1 varsity

[gfmorris]

Re: University of Akron possibly in discussions to move to D1 varsity

They're likely trying to kill the UAH program still so they can suck the pennies that have been funding it back and pay their linebackers coach another 50k a year.

The savings from killing the hockey program were going to go to capitalize the other sports on our campus. We're relatively loosely affiliated with those ********s in Tuscaloosa, and our budget is largely separate from theirs. We all get state support, but some of us get a different percentage than others. It will surprise no one that, UAH being a research institution, we get less by % per head than most of the other schools in the state. Troy used to get less than we did, which is why they dropped the "State" from their name. [Alabama politics trivia point of the day. I think they made the change by the time that Osi Umenyiora was a student-athlete.]

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[bronconick]

Re: University of Akron possibly in discussions to move to D1 varsity

Huh. Good to know.

I figured they had more influence from that whole UAB trying to hire Jimbo Fisher and a bunch of tools from UAT told them "Nah, how about you hire this other crappy coach for half that cost, even though you raised the money yourself."

[fangers]

Re: University of Akron possibly in discussions to move to D1 varsity

The WCHA will be in Huntsville in October. I know when, but I'm not allowed to say.

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Can we say now? Got an email talking about it.

[gfmorris]

Re: University of Akron possibly in discussions to move to D1 varsity

Can we say now? Got an email talking about it.

From whom? Not me.

The WCHA will be in town late the week of October 8th, and they will take in the Friday night game against Mankato. It's nice that Akron wants to consider moving to varsity, but ...

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[joecct]

Re: University of Akron possibly in discussions to move to D1 varsity

Step One: Oust Faust!

Didn't Marlowe do that?

[bigmrg74]

Re: University of Akron possibly in discussions to move to D1 varsity

From whom? Not me.

The WCHA will be in town late the week of October 8th, and they will take in the Friday night game against Mankato. It's nice that Akron wants to consider moving to varsity, but ...

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Well, having a few new schools coming online that would lead to a more positive breakup of a hockey league would be a good thing. If a CCHA 2.0 could start up and thin out the WCHA 2.0, Atlantic Hockey, and the NACHO, that would leave a lot of the country covered by the footprints of college hockey leagues. The NACHO could look at about any school in the Pacific Northwest, would think they would seriously entertain UBC coming in there if only to keep the Thunderbirds out of the WCHA 2.0. The WCHA 2.0 would have a few others schools near them that would give them another warm body to play. Iowa State comes to mind, but I would think they would have to fend off the NACHO to get them in. A school like Oakland University could be fought over by the NACHO, CCHA 2.0, and WCHA 2.0. Would be a little bit of a reach for the NACHO, but they might like to help keep schools from the other two leagues from recuiting in the Oakland County area.

[MavsFan]

Re: University of Akron possibly in discussions to move to D1 varsity

...The WCHA will be in town late the week of October 8th, and they will take in the Friday night game against Mankato. It's nice that Akron wants to consider moving to varsity, but ...

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Note that Mankato is making the trip to Huntsville. It's my understanding that we're the only D-I program that is doing so. The rest of their home schedule is filled with exhibitions against foreign teams, D-III and club programs. No other school would even step up to give them games.

[Ralph Baer]

Re: University of Akron possibly in discussions to move to D1 varsity

Note that Mankato is making the trip to Huntsville. It's my understanding that we're the only D-I program that is doing so. The rest of their home schedule is filled with exhibitions against foreign teams, D-III and club programs. No other school would even step up to give them games.

Others did but rescheduled when UAH abandoned their program. They couldn't get them back when the program was reinstated.

[bigmrg74]

Re: University of Akron possibly in discussions to move to D1 varsity

Others did but rescheduled when UAH abandoned their program. They couldn't get them back when the program was reinstated.

UAH didn't abandon their program, they had some idiot in Tuscaloosa try to cancel it against their wishes. If anything, that should speak volumes to UAH's Commitment to hockey.

[gfmorris]

Re: University of Akron possibly in discussions to move to D1 varsity

Others did but rescheduled when UAH abandoned their program. They couldn't get them back when the program was reinstated.

This is true. There was another WCHA opponent (the one our top AC played at) coming to UAH before Portera's decision came down, at which point Coach Luongo and Dr. Brophy released all the contracts. When the relegation was reversed six weeks later, Mankato was the only team that hadn't picked up games in place of a visit to Huntsville. As such, I will call them the Mavericks forevermore (or at least for five years) and not use a two-word nickname.

The home schedule is ... sparse.

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[gfmorris]

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Well, having a few new schools coming online that would lead to a more positive breakup of a hockey league would be a good thing. If a CCHA 2.0 could start up and thin out the WCHA 2.0, Atlantic Hockey, and the NACHO, that would leave a lot of the country covered by the footprints of college hockey leagues. The NACHO could look at about any school in the Pacific Northwest, would think they would seriously entertain UBC coming in there if only to keep the Thunderbirds out of the WCHA 2.0. The WCHA 2.0 would have a few others schools near them that would give them another warm body to play. Iowa State comes to mind, but I would think they would have to fend off the NACHO to get them in. A school like Oakland University could be fought over by the NACHO, CCHA 2.0, and WCHA 2.0. Would be a little bit of a reach for the NACHO, but they might like to help keep schools from the other two leagues from recuiting in the Oakland County area.

You're kidding yourself if you think that four programs are going to materialize from the ether. It's no small commitment at the Division I level.

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