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University of Maine 2024–2025: Freel-ing good

AMC said:
And that's what Maine is likely doing, too. No one knows what House is going to look like after all of these downstream legal challenges; the NCAA is trying to get some sort of Congressional exemption to labor laws and a salary cap; does Title IX even exist as a thing anymore is an open question....

If you are in an FBS conference you have to opt in. Even if you have no money to spend, you have to find some way to pay your football players. If you are in the Big East or Atlantic 10 you have to opt in to stay competitive in basketball. For everyone else, it's an open question on whether it is going to be necessary. Heck, do we even know if BC is going to spend any additional money on hockey? They are at the bottom of the ACC in basketball and football, and if Clemson and North Carolina and Louisville are going to spend $20.5M on basketball and football, can BC afford not to spend all $20.5M? Heck, BC might need to spend LESS on hockey.

No one knows anything concrete. What we do know is that Maine didn't wake up the day after the House settlement was signed with any extra money in its athletic department bank account. And I don't think a single one of us was saying "hey, Maine's spending a ton of discretionary money on extras" before. The Alfond money aside (which is targeted to facilities), this whole operation has been run on a shoestring for 30 years. If Maine says "we're opting in, we're adding 50 scholarships across all our sports, and we've got $15,000 to each athlete" where the heck is that money coming from? Is the state legislature going to free up an extra $3,000,000 or so to Maine athletics? Is the tuition bill going up for every student? Are we cutting sports?
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The same questions that many schools are asking. Heck.....I think that Maine is in better position than many. For one facilities are no longer an issue. Schools like UNH and Vermont are finding it very difficult to come up with even modest funds to start or finish facility renovations. I can't even imagine how NIL will go for them.
 
I may be wrong but I think I read that Canadian players were not eligible for NIL compensation due to visa restrictions
Since Maine has most canadian junior players not sure how this factors in
 
DLG said:
I may be wrong but I think I read that Canadian players were not eligible for NIL compensation due to visa restrictions
Since Maine has most canadian junior players not sure how this factors in
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Which means the opt in schools giving out 8 more scholarships and revenue sharing money on top of that is much more attractive for Canadians(and other foreigners).
 
Anyone have any guesses on the final 4 non-conference games? I'm guessing 1 home and 1 away series. Michigan State? Penn State? Wisconsin? Colgate? Cornell? Dartmouth? Princeton? St. Lawrence?
 
Absolutely Bennett is a plus. We know working with Barr as an assistant can only be a good thing. Bennet was a tough and competitive player at PC, part of the infamous BBG line that gave a good Maine team all it could handle in the NCAA's. I see this is a great stride towards winning a national title.
 
umhockey91 said:
Anyone have any guesses on the final 4 non-conference games? I'm guessing 1 home and 1 away series. Michigan State? Penn State? Wisconsin? Colgate? Cornell? Dartmouth? Princeton? St. Lawrence?
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I would guess 1 more ECAC signed to a home and home agreement and then 1 independent to guarantee the extra home series. They already loaded up the non-conference with DU and QU so I doubt they play a Big10 or NCHC team.
 
Looks like North Dakota has decided to opt in. Not surprising. So this means people can’t point to UND as a power house not opting in because it makes good sense. The only reason they weren’t going to opt in, I believe, was because of having to cut existing students athletes if roster sizes reduced in certain sports. With that “designated student athlete” exemption it solved their issue with opting in. https://x.com/SchlossmanGF/status/1932835119959846927
 
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McGoverners said:
I'll wait for the commitment tweet before I get too excited but that's good news
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No, don’t wait. Tell everyone to head out to the lake for campfire, loud tunes, some spirits, and fireworks. Even if you don’t have a camp don’t let it get in the way. Just pick a camp and have a party there. This is Maine hockey.
 
Looking at the schedules thread, we're kind of running out of possible opponents for a big home non-conference series. Big Ten or bust at this point I guess.
 
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