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Originally posted by LTsatch View PostDo you really think that SHU could afford to purchase Fairchild-Wheeler golf course at Fairfield County per acre prices? Also, SHU uses the course as a promotion for alumni and as a home course for the golf team. Not sure if the city of Bridgeport would give up one of the only things that makes the City "Un-Urban"Last edited by Butch; 01-11-2014, 06:59 AM.
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Originally posted by Butch View PostI do see what you are saying. SHU is one of the schools that can handle 18. Was talking to the father of a Niagra player at the QU-Union game tonight and he thought the AH should allow 18.
Just one stick-in-the-mud's opinion.
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Do you really think that SHU could afford to purchase Fairchild-Wheeler golf course at Fairfield County per acre prices? Also, SHU uses the course as a promotion for alumni and as a home course for the golf team. Not sure if the city of Bridgeport would give up one of the only things that makes the City "Un-Urban"
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Originally posted by Butch View PostGood news for CT and SHU hockey, the administration of the athletic department does realize the value of hockey and has the desire to create a solid program. When it comes to the facilities, in their words, "NO question...a state of the art arena would certainly redefine our men's and women's hockey programs." There you go, SHU has the desire to succeed in hockey and be a hockey school. They do compete at the D-1AA level in football already.
Someone pass it on to the Atlantic Hockey office to remove the 12 scholarship per team limit. That holds programs back.
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Originally posted by schiegs View PostAlso keeps programs from folding up altogether, and thus shrinking the sport.
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Good news for CT and SHU hockey, the administration of the athletic department does realize the value of hockey and has the desire to create a solid program. When it comes to the facilities, in their words, "NO question...a state of the art arena would certainly redefine our men's and women's hockey programs." There you go, SHU has the desire to succeed in hockey and be a hockey school. They do compete at the D-1AA level in football already.
Someone pass it on to the Atlantic Hockey office to remove the 12 scholarship per team limit. That holds programs back.
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I had the "forture" of getting to see RIT play at SHU. Boy was that rink a dump. Myself and my group of 5 friends from RIT were the loudest and most engaged people there. It just completes the picture of why they're such a sad program.
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Originally posted by LTsatch View PostWe don't dare mix the Catholics and Jesuits I am not sure which arm of the Church is in control of SHU, but if it is the Archdiocese of Hartford, you can forget about spending money on anything. They are downsizing, consolidating parishes and closing schools all over the state. The initiative would have to come from alumni and donors. Maybe UCONN will let you guys have the shell of Frietas for a start. A 2500 seat butler building with decent locker rooms and training facilities would be all that is needed to really upgrade.
I think SHU was started with the permission of the Archdiochese of Bridgeport; from what I see, SHU is getting big-time donors, such as Linda McMahon and Jack Welch.
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Originally posted by LTsatch View PostMost credit Quinnipiac President Lahey for having the plan for the expansion.
My 23 year old daughter paid for her own Predators ticket last night, odd hockey town, but she loves it there. Sooo inexpensive
Found an interesting article about area hockey and QU's expansion, makes good reading and gives you an idea about how much SHU would have to put into being another QU
http://deadspin.com/how-quinnipiac-t...ey-h-472545033Last edited by schiegs; 01-10-2014, 03:21 PM.
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Originally posted by Butch View PostI didn't mean such a development like that. The school's Catholic affiliation will help the school take care of itself. I just meant developing the hockey program. It is the second largest Catholic school in New England now as stated before, which was a surprise to me. If they can buy the adjacent golf course, that would make expansion super easy. I only was speaking of Pecknold from a hockey program point of view. I am well aware QU has undergone a huge academic expansion.
Good news, Mr Valentine does appear to be open ears about making SHU a hockey school. Let's go to games! The more people go to games, the more others follow. There are people there who are cheering as is. Can't go wrong with another D1 college hockey program. It's really up to us. More college hockey games can't hurt, right?
SHU plays in Milford because ND-Fairfield plays there.
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Originally posted by Jim View PostI do have one question sheigs. Does JAR always smell that way???
Seriously, the place is an institutional embarassment for a school that has an otherwise beautiful campus. There is fleeting sentimentality by some (think the old Curry Hicks Cage at UMass), but I personally don't think it even is deserving of that.
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Originally posted by Jim View PostI don't know. Have you ever been to Bentley's Ryan Arena? I was there once a couple of years ago (I was in Boston on business and UConn was playing so I went. About 50 hardy souls there, it was colder inside than out, and the place smelled like a subway mens room...But Bentley is a pretty good AHA team and has knocked off its share of "major" programs over the last few years. Realistically, I think that is more what Sacred Heart can aspire to and more or less what they were a few years ago. A good AHA program that is regularly in the hunt. They aren't going to be Quinnipiac, at least not for a long long while. But they could be Bentle/Canisius type program.
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