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B1G Hockey: The Countdown Begins

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mnstate0fhockey said:
That would be cool. It's only a matter of time for Nebraska IMO.
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I agree, there's a burgeoning hockey market in Neb., and if there's a cash crop I would think UNL will take a good hard look at a D1 hockey program for BTHC. BTN CEO Mark Silverman is currently setting in motion plans to recruit at least 60 million more subscribers over the next five years. Notably, the announcement of the BTHC plays a significant role in this futuristic financial blueprint. Currently, the BTN yields $.88/household in subscriber fees. If the BTN raises carriage rates by a negligible $.05/household, an additional 60M subscribers in the U.S. and Canada could conservatively generate an additional $55.8M, and that’s not even considering advertising revenue.

Ad revenue could generate as much as $83.7M for a substantive albeit conservative increase in BTN revenue of $139.5M. In addition to current income, the BTN could over the next five years realistically generate substantially more than a quarter of a billion dollars for the Big Ten conference. That would more than double aggregate revenue distribution to member schools.
 
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Spartanforlife4 said:
Nebraska has a press conference at noon regarding the "Future of Nebraska athletics."

Now, UNL already said they aren't interested in a team, but their basketball arena is already under construction so this announcement can't be about that.

One can dream, right?
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I'm not holding my breath.

UNO fans might be. Either there's a burgeoning market that UNL can help by creating a local rival, or they're about to split a limited market with a team that has a lot more than they do in terms of resources.
 
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ExileOnDaytonStreet said:
I'm not holding my breath.

UNO fans might be. Either there's a burgeoning market that UNL can help by creating a local rival, or they're about to split a limited market with a team that has a lot more than they do in terms of resources.
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Especially after how the Nebraska-Omaha football and wrestling teams got hosed. The evening after the Mavericks won their third straight D2 Wrestling Championship, coach gets a phone call that says, "Oh yeah, we're moving up the athletic department to D1, so if you guys could just turn in your jerseys, that would be great."
 
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Nothing like having the College Hockey Showcase every weekend. Yawn. At least Wisconsin won't finish last for awhile.
 
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Michigan is going to dominate this conference I think. There is no question who the top program in it is. Michigan is the most consistent team. They've made 22 straight NCAA Tournaments (an NCAA record), 25 straight 20+ win seasons.

minnesota is their closest threat and they have been really inconsistent. state is garbage and once comley's guys are gone, they're going to be screwed with their joke of a coach. ohio is ohio: they set a record in blowing a lead going from being a 1 seed in the tournament to not making it. wisconsin just sucks right now and penn state is going to be kicked around.
 
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Michigan making 14 or 22 or 176 straight NCAA tournaments is hardly impressive. My Grandma's Bridge Club could suit up and make the NCAA's out of the CCHA.
 
MGoBlueHockey said:
Michigan is going to dominate this conference I think. There is no question who the top program in it is. Michigan is the most consistent team. They've made 22 straight NCAA Tournaments (an NCAA record), 25 straight 20+ win seasons.

minnesota is their closest threat and they have been really inconsistent. state is garbage and once comley's guys are gone, they're going to be screwed with their joke of a coach. ohio is ohio: they set a record in blowing a lead going from being a 1 seed in the tournament to not making it. wisconsin just sucks right now and penn state is going to be kicked around.
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We could have probably made 22 straight NCAA tourneys playing in the CCHA too :)
 
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This was fun Michigan, maybe we can do this again.



 
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SanTropez said:
Correct, the Gophers would be that program.

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I'm pretty sure the program with the most championships is the top program. Which would be Michigan. Congrats, you made the NCAA Tournament last year for the first time in....how long?

Michigan has made the NCAA Tournament consecutively since Desmond Howard won the Heisman Trophy. That's expected here. And a year without a championship (conference, conference playoff, regional or national) is a disappointing season.

 
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MGoBlueHockey said:
Michigan has made the NCAA Tournament consecutively since Desmond Howard won the Heisman Trophy. That's expected here. And a year without a championship (conference, conference playoff, regional or national) is a disappointing season.
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There goes a typical Michigan fan making references to football, hell Minnesota doesn't even play football well
 
MGoBlueHockey said:
I'm pretty sure the program with the most championships is the top program. Which would be Michigan. Congrats, you made the NCAA Tournament last year for the first time in....how long?

Michigan has made the NCAA Tournament consecutively since Desmond Howard won the Heisman Trophy. That's expected here. And a year without a championship (conference, conference playoff, regional or national) is a disappointing season.

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1964-1992 - 1 tournament appearance.

The model of consistency.
 
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ExileOnDaytonStreet said:
Proof that there's no such thing as "not needing to put one's comments in context".

I'm also quickly finding that Michigan fans are much more annoying than North Dakota's. I didn't think it was possible.
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Its that Walmart Wolverine section of them. Those are the ones I'm sure you would like to stuff in a shopping cart and push it down a long hill towards a busy intersection. ;)
 
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ExileOnDaytonStreet said:
Proof that there's no such thing as "not needing to put one's comments in context".

I'm also quickly finding that Michigan fans are much more annoying than North Dakota's. I didn't think it was possible.
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I'm quite confident that they will be worse than anything we've seen. The Gopher/Wolverine threads should be EPIC Doosh-offs.

Can't Wait!

 
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ExileOnDaytonStreet said:
Proof that there's no such thing as "not needing to put one's comments in context".

I'm also quickly finding that Michigan fans are much more annoying than North Dakota's. I didn't think it was possible.
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Don't worry, they still are not up to par with Wisconsin fans. :D Close, but not getting there just yet.
 
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Gurtholfin said:
I'm quite confident that they will be worse than anything we've seen. The Gopher/Wolverine threads should be EPIC Doosh-offs.
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:)

I thought nothing would top a Sioux (Whioux)/ Gopher thread, but maybe this will have a chance.
 
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