Save Uah Hockey!

[gfmorris]

Re: Save Uah Hockey!

An interesting idea. But why limit it to the non-CCHA folks?

I'm sure I'm not the only CCHA fan that is upset over this decision. As a college hockey fan, it saddens me. There may be some pro-UAH signs being held by me in Yost this year.

Certainly I will need an "Alabama > Ohio" sign for games against teams from that awful state.

And I'm sad, 'cause I had already started talking to some friends about a potential trip to Huntsville if they joined the CCHA.

We welcome the support.

GFM

[unhpuckfan2001]

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Here's at least one east-coaster who'll have a sign that says, "Save UAH" taped to the glass.

[true2BSU]

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I think that might be a great idea.... posters and t shirts about saving UAH. I would gladly bring a poster to BSU games to remind people of the UAH situation. It seems to me that the decision by the CCHA is kind of a "you cant tell us what to do" reaction to UNO going to the WCHA and BSU being admitted to the WCHA.

Signs throughout the whole of college hockey regardless of whether a CCHA team is playing would give solidarity to the entire sport and the commitment that we need to worry about the survival of every team in NCAA hockey.

[gfmorris]

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I think that might be a great idea.... posters and t shirts about saving UAH. I would gladly bring a poster to BSU games to remind people of the UAH situation. It seems to me that the decision by the CCHA is kind of a "you cant tell us what to do" reaction to UNO going to the WCHA and BSU being admitted to the WCHA.

Signs throughout the whole of college hockey regardless of whether a CCHA team is playing would give solidarity to the entire sport and the commitment that we need to worry about the survival of every team in NCAA hockey.

I personally love the idea. Do it around the country and eventually people have to start talking about the problem.

GFM

[Shirtless Guy]

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maybe the posters should invade Huntsville this year

[CammieBuckeye]

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I will definitely be going to a few Ohio State games this year with a sign with some sort of pro-UAH wording on it. I may be a Buckeye, but I'm from Huntsville and I wanna see my hometown team succeed. I am beyond ****ed at the CCHA for this decision. It's completely ridiculous that they denied UAH. All of their reasons for denying UAH have no weight behind them. It's pathetic. If UAH had been allowed in, recruiting for UAH would have gotten better, the standing of the (already great) program would've improved even more. There are a ton of transplanted northerners in the south who would have come out to see teams play UAH at the VBC. As a Buckeye, it drove me nuts how many Michigan hockey fans there were at home. lol. I know a few Notre Dame fans. Plus, hockey fans in the south are knowledgeable and appreciate great hockey so I bet you they would've come out to see some of the big CCHA teams play UAH.

I feel really bad for UAH because the program there has started to gain national recognition in the past few years, especially with UAH taking Notre Dame to what was it, 3 OTs in the NCAAs that one year. I hope the CCHA pulls their heads outta their butts and lets UAH in soon or UAH finds another conference to let them in.

[UAH_Texan]

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I personally love the idea. Do it around the country and eventually people have to start talking about the problem.

GFM

I would love to help, but I'm not sure that a UAH grad complaining about UAH hockey in South Texas will make a big difference in the overall scheme of NCAA hockey.

But you have my support.

[gfmorris]

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maybe the posters should invade Huntsville this year

Y'all come on!

GFM

[gfmorris]

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FWIW, I've snagged saveuahhockey.com/net/org/info and should have that up later tonight. I'll work on getting little banner graphics for the bloggers around here to stick on their blogs.

GFM

[bostonewe]

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FWIW, I've snagged saveuahhockey.com/net/org/info and should have that up later tonight. I'll work on getting little banner graphics for the bloggers around here to stick on their blogs.

GFM

check your rep, sir.

[gfmorris]

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check your rep, sir.

I take any and all help.

GFM

[GreatLakerMohawk]

Re: Save Uah Hockey!

FWIW, I've snagged saveuahhockey.com/net/org/info and should have that up later tonight. I'll work on getting little banner graphics for the bloggers around here to stick on their blogs.

GFM

Good stuff man, that's great.

[gfmorris]

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Good stuff man, that's great.

We're also now @saveuahhockey on the Twitter.

GFM <-- calls it that for fun.

[true2BSU]

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Being a non tech savvy person and unfamiliar with twitter tweets, facebook and such... is there a website to the local newspaper in Huntsville that I can send a letter of support to? Or an address for the school AD? This whole situation stinks.

It reminds me of something I learned about Dr. Seuss. He had designed the "horton hears a who" book as a social reminder of what happened during WWII to the Jews under Hitler. I can't quite shake the image of the small dust speck and all the voices yelling "we are here, we are here, we are here".

If college hockey allows Alabama Huntsville to fail, it would crush any hopes I have of this sport/ these universities/ this... group being open to everyone. It smacks of the elite, the petty and the us vs. them attitude that has destroyed many a sport and many a fan base.

"First they came for the Division II schools, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a Division II fan. Then they came for Wayne State, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t from Wayne State. Then they came for Alabama Huntsville, and I didn’t speak up, because I wasn't from the CHA. Then they came for my school, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for us."


grrrrrrrrr

[ForzaUAH]

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Pretty good news:

With any bit of organization, a massive trip by UAH students/fans to South Bend on Oct 9-10 is made easier by the fact that Oct 8-11 is UAH's fall break.

Let's get the ball rolling!