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Arizona State Moving To D1

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Now get UNM to jump before we move to Albuquerque. The plan is starting to come together...
 
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Flashy Man said:
Add in Colorado - Boulder and another western school and Denver could blow up another conference.

Colorado College
University of Denver
Arizona State University
University of Colorado - Boulder
Air Force Academy
University of Alaska - Anchorage
University of Alaska - Fairbanks
TBD
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There's no way the WCHA will be able to sluff off the AK schools. There's not another conference in the nation foolish enough to take them. Sorry, Tech, you're stuck with that road trip.
 
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Great News!


Barry = College Hockey Visionary
 
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Ha! That's why he signed Eaves to a contract extention just before the impending asplosion of the Badger hockey team.

5 more years!
5 more years!
5 more years!
5 more years!

I know you were joking.
 
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I know a few tier 3 Junior A players that went out to AZ for a visit after being "recruited" by ASU's ACHA team. They told me that the team gets more attendence than many NCAA D1 programs......any excuse to sit in an air conditioned building I guess....apparently, they have some very good players as well.....but not all of them would be able to jump through all the NCAA hoops.
 
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UpNorthHockey said:
I know a few tier 3 Junior A players that went out to AZ for a visit after being "recruited" by ASU's ACHA team. They told me that the team gets more attendence than many NCAA D1 programs......any excuse to sit in an air conditioned building I guess....apparently, they have some very good players as well.....but not all of them would be able to jump through all the NCAA hoops.
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Bunch of 27 year old Canadian freshman, I bet. How despicable. What kind of school would do that?
 
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I have a feeling they will be a good team very fast. They will pile up the recruits so fast, they won't need to try to promote club players.

Huh, would you rather spend the winter in North Dakota/Minnesota/Wisconsin/Michigan, or would you rather play hockey in a place that is beatiful, awesome campus, party school, hot coeds.
 
St. Clown said:
There's no way the WCHA will be able to sluff off the AK schools. There's not another conference in the nation foolish enough to take them. Sorry, Tech, you're stuck with that road trip.
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Fortunately the NCHC took SCSU and WMU (ranked as the 566th and 585th best schools in the country by Forbes, beneath UAF, UAA, and UAH) off the WCHA's hands.
 
Le_Coq_Grande said:
I have a feeling they will be a good team very fast. They will pile up the recruits so fast, they won't need to try to promote club players.

Huh, would you rather spend the winter in North Dakota/Minnesota/Wisconsin/Michigan, or would you rather play hockey in a place that is beatiful, awesome campus, party school, hot coeds.
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Maybe, but ASU isn't really a constant powerhouse even in the Pac 12 in football and basketball, where you could make a similar argument (Tempe vs. Eugene, Corvallis, Pullman, Salt Lake, etc.)
 
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SanTropez said:
You only need 6 teams, could start off with:

Denver
CC
Arizona State
Air force
Alaska Anchorage
Alaska Fairbanks

Then go from there...
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20 conference games (2H 2A) + 14(16/18) out of conference schedule

How fast to the AQ?
 
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It'll be interesting to see what conference ASU winds up in. They aren't a natural fit for the WCHA or NCHC, which are the most logical geographic choices. Ironically, the best cultural fit is probably the B1G.
 
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Watching the press conference seems like the Pac12 conference is behind ASU's move and is encouraging other Pac12 schools to join. They have their own TV network and some big money programs potentially.
 
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