Should and Could There be a Big Ten Womens Conference?

[Timothy A]

Speaking for Ohio State's cut there was an interview with Coach Muzerall some time back and she was asked how she was able to recruit so well and she replied that we have a football team that brings in a lot of money to the athletic department and her program gets a nice share of it.

But, if she thought they were getting screwed she'd never come out and say it, she's way too smart for that. Wasn't Oz's firing from the men's team because he was openly griping about the lack of support the men's team was given?

[Hockeybuckeye]

Wasn't Oz's firing from the men's team because he was openly griping about the lack of support the men's team was given?

I never heard the facts of that but the popular opinion was influential people weren't happy with him and he was indifferent to the hockey alumni. Rumors only, not facts.

[drewkal]

A very selfish NO here! I think the WCHA is a great conference with historic rivalries. We Minnesotans can drive to every away game easily, except OSU. The away games are a great diversion from winter and a good excuse to get away on the weekends.

[Hockeybuckeye]

A very selfish NO here! I think the WCHA is a great conference with historic rivalries. We Minnesotans can drive to every away game easily, except OSU. The away games are a great diversion from winter and a good excuse to get away on the weekends.

I don't think your opinion is selfish. I wasn't happy at all when the formation of the Big Ten men's conference messed up the WCHA & CCHA and no doubt it would seriously mess up WCHA women's.

[TitleIXHockey]

I think no. Women's hockey doesn't need to copy everything men do in hockey or another sport.

[Hockeybuckeye]

I think no. Women's hockey doesn't need to copy everything men do in hockey or another sport.

Now here's where I would hope someone more knowledgeable than me would answer this. If there were eventually six Big Ten schools with women's hockey would the conference bylaws MANDATE a women's Big Ten conference be formed?

[spwood]

The question for this thread (and I don't know the answer) is if there are enough schools sponsoring a sport, is the Big Ten required to establish a conference for it?

[Hockeybuckeye]

The question for this thread (and I don't know the answer) is if there are enough schools sponsoring a sport, is the Big Ten required to establish a conference for it?

I believe that was the case when Penn State formed their team giving the Big Ten 6 schools with D1 men's programs.

[Lindsay]

The question for this thread (and I don't know the answer) is if there are enough schools sponsoring a sport, is the Big Ten required to establish a conference for it?

According to Stilleeyore upthread, big 10 bylaws say they don’t have to create a conference when there is 6 teams. 6 means they can, but they don’t have to, according to Eeyore.

[spwood]

According to Stilleeyore upthread, big 10 bylaws say they don’t have to create a conference when there is 6 teams. 6 means they can, but they don’t have to, according to Eeyore.

In that case the question would be optics: they created a Men's Big Ten conference as soon as Penn State established the sixth Big Ten team sponsoring hockey. Would optics require them to do the same if there are six women's teams sponsoring the sport?