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Future of the ccha????
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sbkbghockey
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Re: Future of the ccha????
The CCHA will probably lose NMU to the WCHA and pick up Huntsville. Its too bad Miami is leaving for the new league. They're a bit of the black sheep in the new league in terms of arena size travel, NCAA Championships, etc... with increased travel costs to NoDak, and Colorado they might wish to be back in the CCHA.
I would love to see the CCHA try to get back former members such as Kent State and Ohio Univ. becoming more MAC-focused could help stablize the CCHA and rest of college hockey
It would be a nice eight team conference:
Alabama Huntsville
Bowling Green
Ferris State
Kent State
Lake Superior
Notre Dame
Ohio
Western Michigan
The CCHA will probably lose NMU to the WCHA and pick up Huntsville. Its too bad Miami is leaving for the new league. They're a bit of the black sheep in the new league in terms of arena size travel, NCAA Championships, etc... with increased travel costs to NoDak, and Colorado they might wish to be back in the CCHA.
I would love to see the CCHA try to get back former members such as Kent State and Ohio Univ. becoming more MAC-focused could help stablize the CCHA and rest of college hockey
It would be a nice eight team conference:
Alabama Huntsville
Bowling Green
Ferris State
Kent State
Lake Superior
Notre Dame
Ohio
Western Michigan
Shirtless Guy
Old Dirty Basterd
Re: Future of the ccha????
The best case for the CCHA is to end up with 6-8 teams including 2 of FSU/LSSU/WMU, BGSU, UAH, and 2-4 of Niagara/Mercyhurst/Canisius/RMU.
You're crazy if you think that Notre Dame will stay in the CCHA...unless Jeff Jackson finds a way to convince his AD to stay so bad things don't happen to LSSU.
The best case for the CCHA is to end up with 6-8 teams including 2 of FSU/LSSU/WMU, BGSU, UAH, and 2-4 of Niagara/Mercyhurst/Canisius/RMU.
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ExileOnDaytonStreet
Drunkard
Re: Future of the ccha????
If the economy wasn't still doing so horribly in the rust belt, there might actually be a chance of getting a little bit more of a MAC flavor in there. I just don't see it happening. I wish it could, though. Those are exactly the kind of schools we could use more of, IMO.
If the economy wasn't still doing so horribly in the rust belt, there might actually be a chance of getting a little bit more of a MAC flavor in there. I just don't see it happening. I wish it could, though. Those are exactly the kind of schools we could use more of, IMO.
Shirtless Guy
Old Dirty Basterd
Re: Future of the ccha????
Ohio and Kent State could be great programs to resurrect. Maybe in the next 10 years that could happen if the CCHA can stabilize.
I'm sure Wayne State might have stuck around if they knew they could get into the CCHA as soon as 2013-14
Ohio and Kent State could be great programs to resurrect. Maybe in the next 10 years that could happen if the CCHA can stabilize.ExileOnDaytonStreet
Drunkard
Re: Future of the ccha????
Given what's happened to Wayne State recently, I'm not even sure the CCHA could have saved them.
It does, however, make you wonder what they could have done had this whole BTHC/BHHC thing happened about 5-10 years ago. Perhaps a GLIAC conference (MTU, NMU, LSSU, FSU, WSU, Findlay) could have been a real possibility.
I'm sure Wayne State might have stuck around if they knew they could get into the CCHA as soon as 2013-14
Given what's happened to Wayne State recently, I'm not even sure the CCHA could have saved them.
It does, however, make you wonder what they could have done had this whole BTHC/BHHC thing happened about 5-10 years ago. Perhaps a GLIAC conference (MTU, NMU, LSSU, FSU, WSU, Findlay) could have been a real possibility.
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sbkbghockey
Registered User
Re: Future of the ccha????
That's another likely scenario. adding some of the Atlantic hockey members getting tired of reduced scholarships. ND could stick around, it's been talked about a bit here on the boards, they'd have a better chance at the CCHA auto-bid. I think ND would rather be in the Big10 than this new conference. Maintaining existing conference travel costs would still allow ND to play some of this new conference's teams and Big10 teams in NC games. If the CCHA would become more MAC centered, Midwestern Notre Dame fans will recognize MAC schools- Kent State and Ohio more than Colorado College or Minnesota Duluth.
That's another likely scenario. adding some of the Atlantic hockey members getting tired of reduced scholarships. ND could stick around, it's been talked about a bit here on the boards, they'd have a better chance at the CCHA auto-bid. I think ND would rather be in the Big10 than this new conference. Maintaining existing conference travel costs would still allow ND to play some of this new conference's teams and Big10 teams in NC games. If the CCHA would become more MAC centered, Midwestern Notre Dame fans will recognize MAC schools- Kent State and Ohio more than Colorado College or Minnesota Duluth.
bronconick
Yep, still here
Re: Future of the ccha????
I've heard some muttering about Central Michigan thinking about it now that there are massive openings, but even if they are, that's got to be years down the road. I'd have to give up my mockery of them having men in spandex groping each other on a rubber mat over ice hockey, though.
Edit: Get the Chippewa tribe to build the arena next to the casino, and everyone who buys a ticket gets complimentary drinks on the floor while they blow $1,000 on their weekend.
I'm sure Wayne State might have stuck around if they knew they could get into the CCHA as soon as 2013-14
I've heard some muttering about Central Michigan thinking about it now that there are massive openings, but even if they are, that's got to be years down the road. I'd have to give up my mockery of them having men in spandex groping each other on a rubber mat over ice hockey, though.
Edit: Get the Chippewa tribe to build the arena next to the casino, and everyone who buys a ticket gets complimentary drinks on the floor while they blow $1,000 on their weekend.
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LSSULaker889294
Registered User
Re: Future of the ccha????
I agree and especially in today's economy which actually might get worse.
I agree and especially in today's economy which actually might get worse.
Tipsy McStagger
Falling on fans at NHC since 2001
Apparently the latest changes to the college hockey landscape have caused many people to become delusional. The new conference is going to get a major cable deal, programs are going to be resurrected, new programs will start springing up at big 12 schools, etc.
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Shirtless Guy
Old Dirty Basterd
Re: Future of the ccha????
We're not any more delusional than the athletic departments at Denver and Grand Forks that think this new league is a good idea...
ExileOnDaytonStreet
Drunkard
Re: Future of the ccha????
So much **** has happened in the last few months, that you can't really blame people for losing their mind trying to keep up.
Yes, there are plenty of great schools in the MAC that would be great fits in the college hockey landscape. The rest of the directional Michigan schools. NIU. Buffalo. The long lost and lamented Ohio and Kent State. All of whom would be wonderful additions to the world of NCAA hockey... except for the part where you'd have to fund it with drug money if you wanted it to happen in this economy. (Especially with the MAC's strongest hockey program scampering off to greener pastures)
So much **** has happened in the last few months, that you can't really blame people for losing their mind trying to keep up.
Yes, there are plenty of great schools in the MAC that would be great fits in the college hockey landscape. The rest of the directional Michigan schools. NIU. Buffalo. The long lost and lamented Ohio and Kent State. All of whom would be wonderful additions to the world of NCAA hockey... except for the part where you'd have to fund it with drug money if you wanted it to happen in this economy. (Especially with the MAC's strongest hockey program scampering off to greener pastures)
Dirty
#BanBiddy
And they could pretty easily arrange the schedules so that teams would only have to go to either LSSU or UAH each year.
Tipsy McStagger
Falling on fans at NHC since 2001
They are the main people I am talking about. Dggoddard is like someone talking about what they are going to buy when they win the lottery.
scsutommyboy
Frozen four or Bust!!
Re: Future of the ccha????
It's ok to dream about it, but not to talk about it out loud.
It's ok to dream about it, but not to talk about it out loud.
Brian Kelly does have GLIAC ties and just recently donated a bunch of money to GVSU to have them slap his name up on GVSU's new turf building. Kelly wouldn't have any ill will towards LSSU, but helping out Ferris might be tough for Kelly to swallow. Then again, if Kelly backs Jackson into staying with the GLIAC and MAC schools, then they got a good solid league there. Plus, a stable CCHA with ND in it just might tempt Miami into coming back as well.
Either way, I would have to think that Ferris and BGSU are really wishing that Wayne States program was still around?? It would give them at least another warm body that's fairly close to the both of them.
Tipsy McStagger
Falling on fans at NHC since 2001
No.