That's a very fair point. My assumption has always been that the talks were approached from their inception as a packaged deal for all the remaing CCHA teams and the negotiations proceeded from that starting point. So to that end it was self-perservation, with the added effect of being positive for college hockey. But if you perceive the WCHA as having all the leverage here (who are we kidding) than they very easily could have made the choice to cherry pick and you would guess LSSU and UA_ would have adondoned notions of CCHA camaraderie in a heartbeat leaving Ferris/BG to convince the AH4 to join another potentially unstable conference. If that had happened it would go to my point of doing what is best for your program.
If Notre Dame decides to do their own thing, it has to be in the best interest of Miami for BG to become team #8. As is, I'm not sure they exactly meet the NCHC's criteria of a "commitment to hockey excellence" but since that is really just bs jargon for do you have money and are you willing to spend it on hockey, you could see them fitting in. Short trip for us and potential in-state rivalry if they reemerge as a contender seem like good reasons for Miami to endorse their membership. But let's hope it's ND or ND & <--M--. As far as TV and brand recongnition go, tNational is going to be hard pressed without the Irish. That being said, I just want to see some great hockey and that's why we have B2 and All-Access!
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