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  • burd
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    Re: Wisconsin Hockey Vol. XXVI: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Tolerate The BTHC

    It's true that UND is not in the same league as JH academically, and you like to think that is an important part of the equation. But even more important, why would UW support bringing in a school that will repeatedly beat them down in hockey?

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  • Almington
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    Originally posted by Rodhotter View Post
    I would love the BIG to add North Dakota as a hockey only school. Could it happen? Well the BIG is adding Johns Hopkins
    as a Lacrosse-only school for 2015 so why not? http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/i/189804/13
    No, JHU was accepted based as much upon academic reputation as athletic needs. Academically UND does not measure up and hockey does not need a team to make a conference.

    From a decision maker standpoint, the whole name issue has to be a turn off, as would be the questions about when would other sports join the big ten conference.

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  • WiscDC
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    Re: Wisconsin Hockey Vol. XXVI: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Tolerate The BTHC

    Originally posted by Rodhotter View Post
    I would love the BIG to add North Dakota as a hockey only school. Could it happen? Well the BIG is adding Johns Hopkins
    as a Lacrosse-only school for 2015 so why not? http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/i/189804/13
    I'm not guaranteeing it's impossible but in some other threads, there are plenty of reasons "why not." The Big Ten had much more to gain by bringing in Johns Hopkins. JHU is a renowned research institution. The Big Ten had five lacrosse schools, so bringin in JHU bumped their total to 6, and gives the league the Maryland-JHU rivalry, even if the rest of the league is lower-profile in college lacrosse. Big Ten hockey already has 6 schools, and academically, the Big Ten gains much less from bringing in North Dakota than it does JHU.

    This last part is just what I've heard, so correct me if I'm wrong. I was under the impression that the Big Ten conference does not take affiliate members, and Johns Hopkins participates in the Big Ten for each of its D-I sports that the Big Ten sponsors, which is only men's lacrosse. UND is D-I across the board, so if what I heard was true, that's another problem.

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  • Rodhotter
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    Re: Wisconsin Hockey Vol. XXVI: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Tolerate The BTHC

    I would love the BIG to add North Dakota as a hockey only school. Could it happen? Well the BIG is adding Johns Hopkins
    as a Lacrosse-only school for 2015 so why not? http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/i/189804/13

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  • Rodhotter
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    Re: Wisconsin Hockey Vol. XXVI: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Tolerate The BTHC

    I would love the BIG to add North Dakota as a hockey only school. Could it happen? well the BIG is adding Johns Hopkins
    as a Lacrosse-only school for 2015 so why not? http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/i/189804/13

    Leave a comment:

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