Hope to see it. I have heard they have a very strong club team and could probably field a competitive team fairly quickly. The B1G could use another hockey program for scheduling purposes.
I had heard rumors about the B1G also wanting to add North Dakota, is there any truth to that?
Well done!
Aw, I was so excited. When I previewed the gif embed, it looked perfect. But then once I hit save, it just showed the URL. I want to be one of those cool people who can post gifs and images that everyone can see normally as they scroll. Tgatsb the big change I was expecting as an Android user on the new site. Oh well. But I am SUPER EXCITED about Illini hockey!!!
There you go Mr. Hotel Putingrad
Tell me how you did that.....
Yes, how did you do that?!?
WHY WONT YOU TELL US HOW YOU ARE DOING THAT???
Downvotes until you do.
#1- Awesome news. Very nostalgic for the CCHA days but the BIG will continue to improve as a conference as (hopefully) more teams continue to join.
#2- I'm not even seeing arrows to up/down vote. Any suggestions?
I have found the only way to upload a gif is to download it to my computer, and then upload it via the file manager button (next to media embed).
Hoping that changes soon, but at least it works for now!
Hey, that works!
Now that that's figured out, can we figure out how the new site handles a bunch of replies in a row. Does the tiny box tradition carry over from the previous site?
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Well another sport we can dominate them in
Just like we've always said, no point in having Big Ten hockey without our number 1 rival
Rutgers getting hockey too??
It'd be great to have more power five hockey teams!
And if we could only get two more B1G schools, we'd have a true Big Ten Hockey Conference.
And get rid of Notre Dame. If they think the Big Ten isn't good enough for them in football, they should be banned from joining it in other sports.
Cool. It’d be nice if they could pull it off, but I’m always a believe it when I see it guy when it comes to rumored D1 hockey programs. Hope it happens
This could be huge for the Big Ten.
UM is already their biggest rival.
Old time hockey, like Dick Butkis.
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So, this is interesting. As usual, I'll believe it when I see it. But: There are some promising details here.
1. It sounds like they're already trying to raise the many millions of dollars they don't have. That's a good sign that the athletic department is at least somewhat serious.
2. They have serious plans for what they're doing with the hypothetical arena. It's not just for hockey, but other sports as well. While that might not be quite as ideal as a dedicated hockey rink, it does kind of make sense, and it meshes well with the needs of the department. Come to think of it, replacing Cliff Keen and Yost with a facility that can handle multiple sports including hockey isn't that absurd of an idea.
Still, this isn't a reality until someone actually pulls the trigger and puts a shovel in the ground.
Are you a little sore? Looks like you got one hell of a banging to have over 20mil points.
I always thought Northwestern would be a great candidate for hockey. Great location, proximity to Great Lakes area talent, money to burn (judging by their new lakefront facility), academics, etc.
They have been rumored to be "exploring" the option along with Nebraska.
As a Omaha resident, I'd be curious to see how UNL would do with fan support having to compete with already established solid program up the road in UNO.