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Originally posted by gfmorris View PostThe biggest problem for the Selective Seven is that they're not good enough to destroy UAH and UAA. Want to not hurt your PWR? Finish the job.
It hasn't been a problem for Minnesota State to drill UAH game after game. It wasn't for Tech until they began to lose their edge.
Bowling Green gave a truly terrible UAH team their first WCHA win. Bemidji State gave them their second.
There's a reason that the WCHA isn't that great — its best teams aren't good enough to withstand losing to one of the truly terrible teams in this league.
UAH has sucked for 15 years, outside of last season. The run of 20 losses is unending; they'll hit 30 this year unless they do another sniper job. And yet UAH picks off a second-tier WCHA team or two every season.
Do the incoming CCHA teams think that beating the crap out of each other is going to fly? That having LSSU and FSU to kick around is going to be enough? These people have never had a mathematics book with them in the same room for the last decade, much less had one hit them upside of the head or attempt a rectal incursion, both of which are sorely needed.
[Note: if you accept UAH as the eighth team, I'll delete this post.]
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Originally posted by davyd83 View PostWhere would St Thomas play? They have a 1,000 seat rink. Where would an appropriate 3-5,000 venue be with enough weekend dates available?Current NCAA D-I rinks I've been to:
AHA:
B1G: UMich, MSU, UMinn, Notre Dame, OSU, UWisc
CCHA: BSU, BG, FSU, LSSU, MSU, MTU, NMU
ECAC:
HEA: UMass
NCHC: Miami, UMD, UND, SCSU, WMU
Independant: ASU
Inactive: UAH, ASU, BSU, UMD, UND, NMU, Notre Dame
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Bottom line, even if UST says they want to play in their 1000 seat barn for two years while they build new (that would be fall of 2023), why wouldn't the CCHA be patient in order to gain exposure to the Twin Cities market? It's a no brainerCurrent NCAA D-I rinks I've been to:
AHA:
B1G: UMich, MSU, UMinn, Notre Dame, OSU, UWisc
CCHA: BSU, BG, FSU, LSSU, MSU, MTU, NMU
ECAC:
HEA: UMass
NCHC: Miami, UMD, UND, SCSU, WMU
Independant: ASU
Inactive: UAH, ASU, BSU, UMD, UND, NMU, Notre Dame
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Originally posted by moose97 View PostBottom line, even if UST says they want to play in their 1000 seat barn for two years while they build new (that would be fall of 2023), why wouldn't the CCHA be patient in order to gain exposure to the Twin Cities market? It's a no brainer
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The other thing you have to remember is that UST won't likely be NCAA tournament eligible for their first 3-5 years. So they probably won't be conference tournament eligible either. So, what difference does rink capacity make until they can play tournament games?Current NCAA D-I rinks I've been to:
AHA:
B1G: UMich, MSU, UMinn, Notre Dame, OSU, UWisc
CCHA: BSU, BG, FSU, LSSU, MSU, MTU, NMU
ECAC:
HEA: UMass
NCHC: Miami, UMD, UND, SCSU, WMU
Independant: ASU
Inactive: UAH, ASU, BSU, UMD, UND, NMU, Notre Dame
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Originally posted by thebrain View PostCurtain off the upper level of Target Center and you'd have about 6-7,000 seats.Current NCAA D-I rinks I've been to:
AHA:
B1G: UMich, MSU, UMinn, Notre Dame, OSU, UWisc
CCHA: BSU, BG, FSU, LSSU, MSU, MTU, NMU
ECAC:
HEA: UMass
NCHC: Miami, UMD, UND, SCSU, WMU
Independant: ASU
Inactive: UAH, ASU, BSU, UMD, UND, NMU, Notre Dame
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Originally posted by moose97 View PostI did briefly consider Target Center. I doubt they'd want to play in St Paul, but similarly Xcel or they could kick Hamline out of the Wild's practice rink. The most "out there" suggestion I've heard is they rent Ridder from the Gophs.
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Originally posted by MTUHuskies View PostWhy wouldn't UST want to play in St. Paul? The X is five miles down Summit Ave and would be a great place. Better than out in Mendota Heights.
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Originally posted by theartic View PostPerhaps STU would need a new football stadium going D1, and that current location becomes a rink. The new football location maybe is some current country club willing to shut down, with deep ties to STU.. just a thought...
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@thebrain - what are the odds they play football at the new MLS soccer stadium? Isn't that just down the road?Current NCAA D-I rinks I've been to:
AHA:
B1G: UMich, MSU, UMinn, Notre Dame, OSU, UWisc
CCHA: BSU, BG, FSU, LSSU, MSU, MTU, NMU
ECAC:
HEA: UMass
NCHC: Miami, UMD, UND, SCSU, WMU
Independant: ASU
Inactive: UAH, ASU, BSU, UMD, UND, NMU, Notre Dame
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Originally posted by MTUHuskies View PostThere is room to add seating at O'Shaughnessy Stadium. What capacity would be needed? What about the other facilities? I don't think the bouncyball gym in the Anderson Centre seats a whole lot. But that is where the Horizon League is helping UST with the NCAA process.
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https://gomastodons.com/facilities/g...ports-center/2Last edited by moose97; 02-20-2020, 10:10 PM.Current NCAA D-I rinks I've been to:
AHA:
B1G: UMich, MSU, UMinn, Notre Dame, OSU, UWisc
CCHA: BSU, BG, FSU, LSSU, MSU, MTU, NMU
ECAC:
HEA: UMass
NCHC: Miami, UMD, UND, SCSU, WMU
Independant: ASU
Inactive: UAH, ASU, BSU, UMD, UND, NMU, Notre Dame
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Originally posted by moose97 View Post@thebrain - what are the odds they play football at the new MLS soccer stadium? Isn't that just down the road?
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Originally posted by moose97 View PostI mean, have you seen some DI basketball gyms? I live in Ft Wayne currently & Purdue-Ft Wayne (who UST would replace in the Summit) plays in the equivalent of a HS gym. And not even a really nice one either
https://gomastodons.com/facilities/g...ports-center/2
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