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Reforming College Hockey

Re: Reforming College Hockey

Osorojo said:
I apologize for prolonging what has become a tedious argument, but I and many others are worried about the future of college hockey, college athletics in general, and even more worried about the future of this country, which inevitably will be decided by the education of its citizens. College athletic programs will influence the quality, direction, and goal of institutions of higher learning. I will not be bullied or badmouthed into silence.
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I haven't seen the multitudes you refer to pipe up in here. Its also silly to believe that we don't have concerns for our institutions. You've done two things here: 1) Demonstrate a problem that doesn't exist. 2) Propose a solution to that problem which is bound to fail.

I'm not sure how you can act all high and noble working towards the better interest. Your solution foists a lot of things on people that isn't either desired or called for. Moreover it doesn't appear to be a problem. I'm not sorry that people aren't buying into your idea.
 
Re: Reforming College Hockey

Patman said:
I haven't seen the multitudes you refer to pipe up in here. Its also silly to believe that we don't have concerns for our institutions. You've done two things here: 1) Demonstrate a problem that doesn't exist. 2) Propose a solution to that problem which is bound to fail.

I'm not sure how you can act all high and noble working towards the better interest. Your solution foists a lot of things on people that isn't either desired or called for. Moreover it doesn't appear to be a problem. I'm not sorry that people aren't buying into your idea.
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my guess is he or she is just practicing for the upcoming elections;

1. cherry picks facts that fit his idea
2. ignores all other facts that say otherwise

Seems perfect for either the House or the Senate.:rolleyes:
 
Re: Reforming College Hockey

Patman said:
I haven't seen the multitudes you refer to pipe up in here. Its also silly to believe that we don't have concerns for our institutions. You've done two things here: 1) Demonstrate a problem that doesn't exist. 2) Propose a solution to that problem which is bound to fail.

I'm not sure how you can act all high and noble working towards the better interest. Your solution foists a lot of things on people that isn't either desired or called for. Moreover it doesn't appear to be a problem. I'm not sorry that people aren't buying into your idea.
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I have decided you are right, and Junior hockey should not merge with college hockey, even if it would bring in more money, more fans, and produce a better brand of hockey.

I'll stick with my proposal of renaming hockey programs with GSR rates lower than 50% "College Hookey" - for the sake of honesty.

I went to the cited "ncaa.org/wps/portal" site and found a list of colleges and accompanying pdf files. I was not able to locate the GSR rates of specific hockey teams for specific years, although I found GSR's for entire student bodies and entire athletic programs, which do NOT represent the GSR for that year's hockey team. Also, I was unable to find the GSR's for college scholarship recipients on hockey teams, which would really settle the question of whether or not some colleges are sacrificing academic expectations to winning seasons.
I still can't figure out why the NCAA still allowed allows teams with 8% to 39% GSR's to participate in playoffs. Money, maybe? Would I be happy if the NCAA adopted a 60% minimum GSR for a team to play in post season tournaments? No. Not unless they enforced the rule. A few years ago the NCAA adopted a 50% minimum GSR for post season play. It's a joke, but a sad one. I can't decide whether to admire or pity those who are sanguine enough to conclude that with a governing body such as this (the NCAA) college hockey faces little risk of recruiting, financial, or academic corruption.
 
Re: Reforming College Hockey

FlagDUDE08 said:
Yea, I just noticed that you also missed Crete and Georgia. Not to mention Corsica.

But let's face it, it's MUCH more exciting than suggesting that college hockey should be played by someone other than college students.
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I'll maybe get half of these.

Angola
Egypt
Tanzania
Kenya
Liberia
Nigeria
Sudan
Chad
Morocco
Niger
Somalia
Djibouti
Cote d Ivoire
Central African Republic
Zambia
Swaziland
Uganda
Zimbabwe
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of Congo
Togo
Mali
Libya
Malawai
Benin
Madagascar
Eritrea
Algeria
Rwanda
Sierra Leone
....
 
Re: Reforming College Hockey

Osorojo said:
I have decided you are right, and Junior hockey should not merge with college hockey, even if it would bring in more money, more fans, and produce a better brand of hockey.
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See... there you go. Now we're not good enough for your solution. Nice of you to double down.

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Lowell used to have minor pro hockey... and imagine that... it didn't work.
 
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United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama
Haiti, Jamaica, Peru,
Republic Dominican, Cuba, Carribean
Greenland, El Salvador too.
Puerto Rico, Columbia, Venezuela
Honduras, Guyana, and still,
Guatemala, Bolivia, then Argentina
And Ecuador, Chile, Brazil.
Costa Rica, Belize, Nicaragua, Bermuda
Bahamas, Tobago, San Juan,
Paraguay, Uruguay, Surinam
And French Guiana, Barbados, and Guam.

Norway, and Sweden, and Iceland, and Finland
And Germany now one piece,
Switzerland, Austria, Czechoslovakia
Italy, Turkey, and Greece.
Poland, Romania, Scotland, Albania
Ireland, Russia, Oman,
Bulgaria, Saudi Arabia
Hungary, Cyprus, Iraq, and Iran.
There's Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan
Both Yemens, Kuwait, and Bahrain,
The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, and Portugal
France, England, Denmark, and Spain.

India, Pakistan, Burma, Afghanistan
Thailand, Nepal, and Bhutan,
Kampuchea, Malaysia, then Bangladesh (Asia)
And China, Korea, Japan.
Mongolia, Laos, and Tibet, Indonesia
The Philippine Islands, Taiwan,
Sri Lanka, New Guinea, Sumatra, New Zealand
Then Borneo, and Vietnam.
Tunisia, Morocco, Uganda, Angola
Zimbabwe, Djibouti, Botswana,
Mozambique, Zambia, Swaziland, Gambia
Guinea, Algeria, Ghana.

Burundi, Lesotho, and Malawi, Togo
The Spanish Sahara is gone,
Niger, Nigeria, Chad, and Liberia
Egypt, Benin, and Gabon.
Tanzania, Somalia, Kenya, and Mali
Sierra Leone, and Algiers,
Dahomey, Namibia, Senegal, Libya
Cameroon, Congo, Zaire.
Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar
Rwanda, Mahore, and Cayman,
Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Yugoslavia...
Crete, Mauritania
Then Transylviania,
Monaco, Liechtenstein
Malta, and Palestine,
Fiji, Australia, Sudan.
 
Re: Reforming College Hockey

bigblue_dl said:
That is correct. :)
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One of these things is not like the others. Can you tell which one, and how it's different?

college hockey players
college tuba players
college pinochle players
dropout hockey players

Give up? I suspected as much.
 
Re: Reforming College Hockey

Osorojo said:
One of these things is not like the others. Can you tell which one, and how it's different?

college hockey players
college tuba players
college pinochle players
dropout hockey players

Give up? I suspected as much.
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college tuba players

all of the others have a chance at getting laid
 
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Are you kidding? Once women realize how good they are at motorboating College Tuba Players may as well start a Major Junior league associated with their university so they can get paid for doing what they do!
 
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BUPhD said:
Are you kidding? Once women realize how good they are at motorboating College Tuba Players may as well start a Major Junior league associated with their university so they can get paid for doing what they do!
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The tuba players have to get a chance to show the women first! Which is what I believe they call the hard part.
 
Re: Reforming College Hockey

bigblue_dl said:
college tuba players

all of the others have a chance at getting laid
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Why is the NCAA like the SEC?
(Hint: It has to do with enforcing regulations, and possibly watching porn, too.)

Why are hockey fans like investors?
(Hint: It has to do with believing their game can't be rigged, and then getting laid the hard way.)
 
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