The demise of the GLI is at hand.
Can I blame this on Kansas?
Sure. Either that or the QB at Alabama pulling down $1 mil.
“If I hear Dust In The Wind by Kansas one more time, I’m going to blow up the state of Kansas.”
Sucks but these holiday tourneys have been dying recently.
Who knew that the GLI was dependent on Texas and OU staying in the Big 12?
Kind of a bummer since it was such a longstanding tournament, but it's not like it was a sell out must-see event.
Maybe we can grow this 'showcase' of Michigan schools into a state of Michigan tournament one day. I can dream...
I always thought it was always a fun New Year's Day event. Bummer to see it go.
I haven't been in several years, but that used to be a blast when I would go every year. Bummer.
clearly it's not UT or OU's fault or Bryce Young or even Harbaugh
IT IS MAGNUS PEOPLE
MAGNUS
I wonder if the (lack of) availability of LCA is what's driving this. While the GLI was played at Joe Louis, they just had to make sure the Wings didn't play for a couple days. Now, they have the Pistons to deal with plus concerts and other events that JLA didn't. It wouldn't surprise me if the LCA operators decided college hockey couldn't make enough back compared to other uses of the building. I'm sure Tech pushed for it; not sure Michigan and MSU did (since they now get two home games to host).
Once again, the best idea is to expand the tournament to 8 teams, play 3 or 6 games on campus (two groups of 4) and have semis and finals in Detroit. There are 7 hockey teams in Michigan, you could rotate the last invite among teams in Ohio, Notre Dame, or Minnesota. It would be much more fun, and drive better ticket sales than random non-conference games at Yost in November against East Coast schools nobody has ever heard of.
So that means No Championship trpphy hoisted and No GLI banner hanging at the Red Wings Arena...Well...this isnt going to end well...
I have to admit, hockey is the one sport where I want to see us and MSU dominant. When both teams are ranked in the top 5, or even 3, nothing is better. MSU being in the dumpster and us being below our standard…takes the fun away for sure.
A top 5 battle for the GLI title at The Joe was peak hockey for me.
One up-vote for you. I hate Sparty like poison, but GLI Championship games with Red Berenson and Ron Mason were some of the most entertaining and intense hockey I have ever seen. Nothing but respect for Mason and what he did there. We'll be back, but for some reason MSU doesn't care about hockey anymore, and a once great rivalry is a shadow of what it should be.