Atlantic Hockey Scholarships

[Tom Naeger]

Re: Atlantic Hockey Scholarships

Ow just take your Purple outfits and your dead fish and go home already...

I think Niagara being in the league will be fun for RIT fans its like having Elmira back, just instead of having Elmira country hicks you have Niagara city bums

 

[TigerFan86-87]

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I think Niagara being in the league will be fun for RIT fans its like having Elmira back, just instead of having Elmira country hicks you have Niagara city bums

Just because they're both Eagles... There are significant differences...
1) Unfortunately, NU doesn't travel nearly as well as Elmira did.
2) The few fans that do travel for NU have more class than some of the EC fans we used to encounter
3) RIT could actually beat Elmira

 

[Tom Naeger]

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Just because they're both Eagles... There are significant differences...
1) Unfortunately, NU doesn't travel nearly as well as Elmira did.
2) The few fans that do travel for NU have more class than some of the EC fans we used to encounter
2) RIT could actually beat Elmira

How can you have Ties to RIT and can't count?? I mean not being able to spell is understandable at RIT, but counting problems come on!

 

[eagle70]

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Well, Mr. Naeger, every board has a goat and it appears that you may be the early favorite.

Reported accounting costs versus the real costs or out-of-pocket expenses for a full scholly program versus a 12-man program are deceptive. The true marginal “cash costs” for a full scholly program over a 12 man program are minimal and cannot support the 12 man limit for cost containment, IMO.

Yep, I’m a fan of NU whether it is the hard wood or ice.



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[5hole]

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Just because they're both Eagles... There are significant differences...
1) Unfortunately, NU doesn't travel nearly as well as Elmira did.
2) The few fans that do travel for NU have more class than some of the EC fans we used to encounter
2) RIT could actually beat Elmira

Well, all very true ... I especially like your #2 comments ... both of them.

 

[RITProf]

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Reported accounting costs versus the real costs or put-of-pocket expenses for a full scholly program versus a 12-man program are deceptive. The true marginal “cash costs” for a full scholly program over a 12 man program are minimal and cannot support the 12 man limit for cost containment, IMO.

Interesting point. Considering true "cash costs", one might even be able to argue that fewer scholarships costs more if one wants to put together the same quality-level of team. It might be easier to just throw scholarships around to get players to come with 18, but with fewer (or zero actual athletic scholarships as in RIT) it might well take a greater recruiting budget to find the right players and get them to sign on. It would be interesting to see the overall impact on the total hockey budget. I wouldn't be surprised at all if RIT's costs exceed those of schools with a full set of scholarships given all the other places that money can be spent (or scrimped).

All of this points to yet another reason that number of scholarships isn't necessarily directly correlated with success on the ice.

I'm also looking forward to having Robert Morris and Niagara as conference opponents and hope RIT can have a little more success against them in the coming years. It is definitely a good step for the AHA and for both schools. I also suspect the additions might cause a few of the other AHA schools to try to step up their commitment to hockey (a guy can hope, right?)

 

[eagle70]

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RITProf,

I agree, the combination of Niagara and Robert Morris with the AHA is a win/win for all.

The CHA had some fine teams but the travel time and distance between member schools was prohibitive in developing a traditional fan base.

I am advised that NU and RIT will be “travel partners” for several games this year as well. That is welcomed news and a good start.

NU
2008 NCAA Tournament
2004 NCAA Tournament
2000 NCAA Tournament
2008 CHA Champ!
2007 CHA RS Champs
2006 CHA RS Champs
2004 CHA Champs!

 

[TigerFan86-87]

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How can you have Ties to RIT and can't count?? I mean not being able to spell is understandable at RIT, but counting problems come on!

Darn copy-paste error! I was re-typing and re-arranging.

 

[TigerFan86-87]

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I am advised that NU and RIT will be “travel partners” for several games this year as well. That is welcomed news and a good start.

That seems odd. Why wouldn't NU and CC be partners all the time?
Not that I'm complaining. It certainly makes life easier than RIT being "partners" with AFA, like they are most of the time.

 

[kingdobbs]

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That seems odd. Why wouldn't NU and CC be partners all the time?
Not that I'm complaining. It certainly makes life easier than RIT being "partners" with AFA, like they are most of the time.

I would wager that spreading around who has to partner with Air Force on a given weekend was a desirable solution to the problem of "Air Force is in Colorado".