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Big 10 HC Rules

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siouxinminny said:
If I were a talented player trying to decide which school to attend ... which conference would be more attractive? Which conference has more coaches that the NHL respects? Where are more of the top-end players going? For perspective, Ohio State and Penn State are nothing more than the Alaska-Anchorage and Michigan Tech. And that's 1/3 of the new Big 10 conference. It doesn't matter that they have 50,000 more students on campus.
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Can we pretend for just one second that some of the top end college hockey recruits might look at more than just the hockey programs when picking a University. Things like academics, student life, and the value of a diploma from a B1G university also factor into the decisions of some young men.
 
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Here's the way I look at it:

Once the realignments begin next season, some teams are going to be good most of the time, some teams are going to be mediocre most of the time, and other teams are going to suck most of the time in any of these new leagues (Nacho, B1G, nWCHA). The teams that suck most of the time are sometimes going to be good or mediocre and the teams that are good are occasionally going to be mediocre. The mediocre teams in turn will occasionally be good or suck. Whatever league your team is in there are going to be top dogs, bottom feeders or Jan Brady--most of the time, some of the time, anytime.

As long as these institutions can afford to do what it takes to produce a team you're going to watch and support your team whether they're on the top, on the bottom, or in the middle.
 
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Golly gee, may Rutgers and Maryland will join the Big 10 hockey conference!

We can officially rename it the Training Wheel Conference. Graduates can move on to a good 2-wheel conference like HE or the NCHC.

Any Big 10 school that wants to add a hockey team has automatic acceptance in to the Big 10 Hockey Conference. Now that is elitist! :D
 
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Rtn2GoldCountry said:
Can we pretend for just one second that some of the top end college hockey recruits might look at more than just the hockey programs when picking a University. Things like academics, student life, and the value of a diploma from a B1G university also factor into the decisions of some young men.
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Im sorry but thats a load of Bronco sht right there. In todays world where you got your undergraduate degree doesn't matter and everyone knows it. I doubt very much that hockey recruits are thinking about how good their grad school is when they sign up.....
 
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Pirateasaurus said:
Well then communism is right for you! It's all about people.

Join us, comrade.
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Thank you Pirate!

Solidarity!

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So after this era of BTHC dominance, fueled by the BTN, comes to fruition (5-10 years from now has been suggested) on average what % of the championships will be won by those teams? 60%? 70%? Let's hear it.
 
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