Split-N
All Hail
Last Activity: 05-05-2022, 12:29 PM
Joined: 07-03-2011
Location: Washington, DC
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To repeat part of an earlier post, "...the five-year soap opera was entertaining in its own way."... -
This is just one of several B1G revenue spigots. If the Illinois powers that be couldn't find the funding, they apparently didn't look very hard....Leave a comment:
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BINGO!!! The football god must be fed! And don't underestimate entrenched hoops programs not being crazy about sharing the in-season spotlight, not to mention competing for revenue, with D1 hockey....Last edited by Split-N; 05-03-2022, 12:34 PM.Leave a comment:
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But if I read that document correctly, the arena itself was primarily a university project. It's even referred to as the "University of Illinois Sports Arena." The project was structured as a private-public partnership that involved the university, a developer, and the city. Per the document,...Last edited by Split-N; 05-03-2022, 01:10 PM.Leave a comment:
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Thank you, TP and NIL, for helping make this five-year charade possible.Leave a comment:
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Nope. Merrimack is Augustinian. I'm not aware of any Franciscan schools that offer hockey....Leave a comment:
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Remember, the Dominicans were the enforcers during the inquisition. Very good at racks, thumbscrews, beds of nails, etc. BTW, I went to Dominican elementary and high schools....Leave a comment:
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FYP. Providence isn't a Jesuit institution....Leave a comment:
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IIRC, Jimmy was Director of Development for the College of Business Administration when he was hired as HC but I believe he was also scouting on the side. The development gig worked out as he used those talents to help endow the HC job and otherwise put the hockey program on a solid financial footing....Leave a comment:
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IIRC, there was a surprising delay in announcing the head coach hire at Northeastern after Jimmy Madigan took the AD job, even though everybody in the galaxy knew it was going to Jerry Keefe. Explained away as "HR procedures."...Last edited by Split-N; 04-27-2022, 09:02 AM.Leave a comment:
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