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NCHC: The Most Elite Conference in the Country

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MUnRPI said:
The transmitted orbital safeguards the immortal. When will the Buckeyes knight hockey?
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Cannot resist posting this one. :D

tArrogance pretends on top of Minnesota. The nastier dash discriminates over each alcoholic. Minnesota doles a distinguished maker. How can Minnesota sleep behind tArrogance?
 
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HoosierBBall_GopherHockey said:
Cannot resist posting this one. :D

tArrogance pretends on top of Minnesota. The nastier dash discriminates over each alcoholic. Minnesota doles a distinguished maker. How can Minnesota sleep behind tArrogance?
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No pretending here. Move along, rubberneckers.
 
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SCSU Euro said:
I thought horse races would suck but on TV they're exciting and over fast, I bet its worth going to live
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I think the derby would be great to see live at least once. Its on my list of sporting events to see at least once in my life along with: the clinching game of the Cup Finals, the clinching game of the World Series, The Masters and the Daytona 500.
 
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I hold Enrico Ballsucker personally responsible for the demise of the CCHA, and hope that the preppy fudgepackers at MyAudi fall to obscurity in their new conference. But I'm not bitter, or anything.

Mark my words, once these new conference allignments go into effect, Bowling Green and Michigan Tech will be playing in the NCAA tournament while Miami licks her wounds and plays golf.
 
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Freddie said:
I hold Enrico Ballsucker personally responsible for the demise of the CCHA, and hope that the preppy fudgepackers at MyAudi fall to obscurity in their new conference. But I'm not bitter, or anything.

Mark my words, once these new conference allignments go into effect, Bowling Green and Michigan Tech will be playing in the NCAA tournament while Miami licks her wounds and plays golf.
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You seem agitated...bad herpes flare up today?
 
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Freddie said:
I hold Enrico Ballsucker personally responsible for the demise of the CCHA, and hope that the preppy fudgepackers at MyAudi fall to obscurity in their new conference. But I'm not bitter, or anything.

Mark my words, once these new conference allignments go into effect, Bowling Green and Michigan Tech will be playing in the NCAA tournament while Miami licks her wounds and plays golf.
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UND and DU are the people responsible for the demise of the CCHA, it's all their fault. ;)
 
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4four4 said:
UND and DU are the people responsible for the demise of the CCHA, it's all their fault. ;)
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Yes, because when UND and DU left the WCHA, the CCHA was downright devastated. It couldn't possibly have been Michigan, Michigan State, and Ohio State leaving for the B1G causing a chain reaction for Miami, Western Michigan, and Notre Dame to look elsewhere. That would be ridiculousness! Apparently UND and DU run the college hockey world and everyone else submits to their every whim...:p:D:D
 
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Fighting Sioux 23 said:
Yes, because when UND and DU left the WCHA, the CCHA was downright devastated. It couldn't possibly have been Michigan, Michigan State, and Ohio State leaving for the B1G causing a chain reaction for Miami, Western Michigan, and Notre Dame to look elsewhere. That would be ridiculousness! Apparently UND and DU run the college hockey world and everyone else submits to their every whim...:p:D:D
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IMO, schools should have waited until after everything played out before changing everything in the West. Change is good right? Just look at our country.;):p:D
 
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Fighting Sioux 23 said:
Even the Big 10 should have waited?
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I would agree with that. The problem with the Big Ten decision they are the primary conference for all the members playing in the WCHA and CCHA. That is why imo i can't be their fault it's the history of the Big Ten coming into play. I agree everybody should have waited and sat down to figure this thing out before jumping around.
 
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4four4 said:
I would agree with that. The problem with the Big Ten decision they are the primary conference for all the members playing in the WCHA and CCHA. That is why imo i can't be their fault it's the history of the Big Ten coming into play. I agree everybody should have waited and sat down to figure this thing out before jumping around.
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My thoughts are that the Big 10 set off a chain reaction, but the members were basically forced into joining together (throw in nearly 100 years of history in every other sport, along with significant college hockey history, and it sort of makes sense).

Would it have been nice if everyone would have waited to see how it would play out? Definitely.
Should we blame schools looking out for their own interests? IMO, no.
Is college hockey going to be a disaster following the changes? IMO, I don't see much changing. The big schools will not make the NCAA Tournament as often (including the B1G and the NCHC), while schools in the nWCHA might see a few more trips to the NCAA Tournament as a result...especially when you factor in the combined history of the schools in the nWCHA.

Alaska - last NCAA Appearance: 2010 (only appearance ever)
Alaska Anchorage - last NCAA Appearance: 1992
Bemidji State - last NCAA Appearance: 2010 (4 appearances since joining D-1)
Bowling Green - last NCAA Appearance: 1990
Ferris State - last NCAA Appearance: 2012 (2 appearances in school history)
Lake Superior State - last NCAA Appearance: 1996
Michigan Tech - last NCAA Appearance: 1981
Minnesota State Mankato - last NCAA Appearance: 2003 (only appearance ever)
Northern Michigan - last NCAA Appearance: 2010

The last time any of these teams were dominant was LSSU in the early 1990s. Since their last trip in 1996, these 9 teams have combined for 10 NCAA Tournament trips in 16 seasons, 4 of which were by Bemidji State when they were in the CHA. While the schools will obviously have financial struggles by not playing the "big boys" as often, I think success on the ice is just as important as who the other team is. Plus, with the "big boys" knocking each other out more often, the nWCHA stands to benefit, perhaps sending 2-3 teams (similar to the ECAC) to the National Tournament. Obviously, this is the glass half-full approach, but it is important to recognize that there are potential benefits to the new conference structure.

Ultimately, I wish UND would have stayed in the WCHA, but they didn't. It's been nearly a year since the announcement of the NCHC...we need to come to accept what the college hockey landscape is rather than rail on these teams for jumping ship...this "deal" could very well turn out to be in your school's favor.
 
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And SCSU, WMU, Miami, and UMD have less combined national championships than a EZAC D-III school!
 
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FYI: Neither Colorado College nor St. Cloud State is listed as a member of the NCHC Conference, but it's nice to see sports fans take an active interest in undergraduate honors programs. Still, all the chest-pounding remains bewildering.
 
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Schools need to start Undergraduate Hunger Games. I bet everyone would love to participate with Osorojo.
 
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Fighting Sioux 23 said:
My thoughts are that the Big 10 set off a chain reaction, but the members were basically forced into joining together (throw in nearly 100 years of history in every other sport, along with significant college hockey history, and it sort of makes sense).

Would it have been nice if everyone would have waited to see how it would play out? Definitely.
Should we blame schools looking out for their own interests? IMO, no.
Is college hockey going to be a disaster following the changes? IMO, I don't see much changing. The big schools will not make the NCAA Tournament as often (including the B1G and the NCHC), while schools in the nWCHA might see a few more trips to the NCAA Tournament as a result...especially when you factor in the combined history of the schools in the nWCHA.

Alaska - last NCAA Appearance: 2010 (only appearance ever)
Alaska Anchorage - last NCAA Appearance: 1992
Bemidji State - last NCAA Appearance: 2010 (4 appearances since joining D-1)
Bowling Green - last NCAA Appearance: 1990
Ferris State - last NCAA Appearance: 2012 (2 appearances in school history)
Lake Superior State - last NCAA Appearance: 1996
Michigan Tech - last NCAA Appearance: 1981
Minnesota State Mankato - last NCAA Appearance: 2003 (only appearance ever)
Northern Michigan - last NCAA Appearance: 2010

The last time any of these teams were dominant was LSSU in the early 1990s. Since their last trip in 1996, these 9 teams have combined for 10 NCAA Tournament trips in 16 seasons, 4 of which were by Bemidji State when they were in the CHA. While the schools will obviously have financial struggles by not playing the "big boys" as often, I think success on the ice is just as important as who the other team is. Plus, with the "big boys" knocking each other out more often, the nWCHA stands to benefit, perhaps sending 2-3 teams (similar to the ECAC) to the National Tournament. Obviously, this is the glass half-full approach, but it is important to recognize that there are potential benefits to the new conference structure.

Ultimately, I wish UND would have stayed in the WCHA, but they didn't. It's been nearly a year since the announcement of the NCHC...we need to come to accept what the college hockey landscape is rather than rail on these teams for jumping ship...this "deal" could very well turn out to be in your school's favor.
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I think this is exactly why you'll see some angry Big Ten and NCHC fans in the coming years. There are going to be teams that would have made the NCAAs under the old conferences that will not now with the new. The "my team got screwed" threads will be fun :) You guys (as in your administrations) asked for it :P
 
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Fighting Sioux 23 said:
Ultimately, I wish UND would have stayed in the WCHA, but they didn't. It's been nearly a year since the announcement of the NCHC...we need to come to accept what the college hockey landscape is rather than rail on these teams for jumping ship...this "deal" could very well turn out to be in your school's favor.
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One has to wonder if there is going to be more movement before the NCHC kicks off.
 
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