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Realignment Rumors

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Patman said:
To be honest, I really wish that the NCAA would let hockey be left to its own devices save for eligibility and the other regular stuff. Let them form a National Collegiate distinction, let them have as many D-1/2 playups as they can muster. I think in some way D1 hockey could be a valve against so many colleges going D-I... each school in going D-1 is looking for that bit of attention.

Let college hockey be unique because it isn't going to be like the other sports. I just wish they'd stop trying to force these paradigms on it.
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They need to have limitations on D1 basketball and football because there's actual money to be made there and they're trying to limit the #'s of teams Beyond that, they should let any schools that want to play up in any sport play up. If a DIII school wants to put D1 resources into two sports (1 men, 1 women) and DIII for everything else, why not? If they want to do it for 4 sports, hell, even better. More oppurtunities for scholarships.
 
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I'm not in favor of just opening up the sport to a bunch of small schools trying to play up. They have to be committed to improving facilities and offering the full allotment of scholarships. The absolute last thing college hockey needs right now is a bunch of schools joining who try to get by on the cheap with a 100 year old hut as an arena playing in front of 50 fans with a team full of walk ons. Now I know that's a bit extreme, but my point remains the same. 40 years ago it may have been imperative to get schools to play the sport regardless of their committment. Given the success of conference tournaments and the FF that's no longer an issue as hockey schools should be able to see the benefits of participating in those events. Now just to clarify I'm not saying kick out any school that currently as a sub-standard arena. What I am saying is going forward do not let anybody in without the proper committment.
 
bronconick said:
They need to have limitations on D1 basketball and football because there's actual money to be made there and they're trying to limit the #'s of teams Beyond that, they should let any schools that want to play up in any sport play up. If a DIII school wants to put D1 resources into two sports (1 men, 1 women) and DIII for everything else, why not? If they want to do it for 4 sports, hell, even better. More oppurtunities for scholarships.
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That, and the NCAA should really go after some of the schools that are D-1 in name only like New Jersey Tech. There's too many schools like that that try to get by on the cheap with PB&J sandwiches on roadtrips to money games where they've expected to watch Big Tyme State have a good day in basketball. And none of that tickets sold BS either, the aveage should be actual fannies in the seats there present, and if not, bust them back down a level.
 
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bigmrg74 said:
That, and the NCAA should really go after some of the schools that are D-1 in name only like New Jersey Tech. There's too many schools like that that try to get by on the cheap with PB&J sandwiches on roadtrips to money games where they've expected to watch Big Tyme State have a good day in basketball. And none of that tickets sold BS either, the aveage should be actual fannies in the seats there present, and if not, bust them back down a level.
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There go half the AHA....
 
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komey1 said:
There go half the AHA....
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Believe me, compared to some of the fly-by-night operations at the sub-bottom tier of men's basketball, the bottom end of the AHA looks positively committed.

AIC, as the frequently cited poster child for "Why are you bothering" hockey at least has (a) a long tradition of varsity play, and (b) isn't taking a lot of "payday" games to fund an otherwise shoestring program. They're funding their shoestring program by taking whatever money the school gives them, and budgeting it so that they're not bleeding.

Some of these other schools are, literally, playing Division I basketball so they can get a few paydays to fund their athletics department. They're not building support in the community, they're not out there to build a better program...their entire purpose is to suckle at the D-I teat.
 
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"Some of these other schools are, literally, playing Division I basketball so they can get a few paydays to fund their athletics department. They're not building support in the community, they're not out there to build a better program...their entire purpose is to suckle at the D-I teat." The same could be said for the CCHA schools. That why were having to talk about this realignment nonsense.
 
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gophfan said:
"Some of these other schools are, literally, playing Division I basketball so they can get a few paydays to fund their athletics department. They're not building support in the community, they're not out there to build a better program...their entire purpose is to suckle at the D-I teat." The same could be said for the CCHA schools. That why were having to talk about this realignment nonsense.
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I wouldn't call low 5 figure money to be the equivalent of "suckle at the D1 teat"
 
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Most of the schools in the CCHA is sucking off the teat of Michigan,michigan state and Ohio State
 
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gophfan said:
Most of the schools in the CCHA is sucking off the teat of Michigan,michigan state and Ohio State
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Really? tOSU really kept the CCHA solvent all these years? :rolleyes:


yooper(UP) hockey said:
If that is the case what is going happen to the CCHA when the Big 10 forms?
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Uhh... Welcome to six months ago. Could you do us all a favor and warn Japan about the Earthquake and Typhoon why you're time traveling please?
 
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BTW, folks. No more play-ups. Effective August 1, 2011.

2010-100
DIVISION MEMBERSHIP -- ELIMINATION OF PROVISIONAL AND MULTIDIVISIONAL MEMBERSHIP -- RECLASSIFICATION PROCESS AND MULTISPORT CONFERENCE REQUIREMENTS
Status: Adopted - Final

20.4.1.1 Division I Member. A member of Division I may petition to be classified in football in the Bowl Subdivision or the NCAA Championship Subdivision. A member of Division II or Division III may have a sport classified in Division I, provided the sport was so classified during the 2010-11 academic year. Such a classification shall continue until the institution fails to conduct the sport in Division I in any following academic year.
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