Rumor: Arizona State to the B1G for hockey
i'm a regular over at uscho and the Arizona State Hockey thread has been getting a lot of buzz lately as multiple people are claiming that the rumors of ASU to the B1G for hockey are true.
one post-
ASU will be joining the Big 10. Expect an announcement soon. They've already begun notifying their recruits.
Also, from a Michigan poster-
Take it FWIW, but I'm a donor to Michigan's program and I've heard through the grapevine recently that Arizona State is in fact going to be added to the B1G as an affiliate member for hockey. There were discussions on group trips for alumni/donors to AZ for games. The same scenario where Johns Hopkins was added as an affiliate member to create the B1G's sponsorship of lacrosse.
Also that another full-time B1G member school is seriously looking to add hockey now that they have a facility that's in the works.
thread: http://board.uscho.com/showthread.php?111266-Arizona-State-Moving-To-D1…
September 25th, 2015 at 12:09 PM ^
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September 25th, 2015 at 12:12 PM ^
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September 25th, 2015 at 12:35 PM ^
TIRED
September 25th, 2015 at 1:14 PM ^
There's nothing that makes me think of hockey like barely-literate undergrads and a 110 degree day...
September 25th, 2015 at 1:36 PM ^
September 25th, 2015 at 2:04 PM ^
Oh, agreed. But who wants to see them in hockey pads??? :-)
September 25th, 2015 at 3:32 PM ^
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September 25th, 2015 at 12:14 PM ^
September 25th, 2015 at 12:15 PM ^
IIRC a really nice rink is being built adjacent to Iowa City. Could be Nebraska but the "finally getting the arena" thing doesn't fit them since they've had the arena for a while.
September 25th, 2015 at 12:19 PM ^
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September 25th, 2015 at 12:31 PM ^
September 25th, 2015 at 12:43 PM ^
September 25th, 2015 at 1:56 PM ^
was that in trade for UNO getting their football program cut, UN-Lincoln agreed not to go Div I in hockey, per agreement brokered by Tom Osborne. Never officially confirmed, but I have friends in Omaha who are UNO boosters and told me this without reason to doubt them.
September 25th, 2015 at 2:32 PM ^
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September 25th, 2015 at 12:58 PM ^
I take back all my snark. I looked up Rugers Hockey and am now all for them joining the B1G. In fact, I want to check my eligibiliby.
September 25th, 2015 at 1:13 PM ^
That's the Rutgers men's team correct?
September 25th, 2015 at 1:54 PM ^
Damn... you just shit on Yo_Blue's standards bro...
September 25th, 2015 at 6:45 PM ^
Dude. There is maybe one (#5)... maybe.
September 25th, 2015 at 12:14 PM ^
September 25th, 2015 at 12:27 PM ^
I hate it.
September 25th, 2015 at 12:39 PM ^
September 25th, 2015 at 1:17 PM ^
critical error. What's a doner anyway??!! I may still be one of those...
September 25th, 2015 at 3:14 PM ^
It's kind of like a boner with one critical difference. I'm not going to say what that difference is though.
September 25th, 2015 at 12:15 PM ^
Never forget.
September 25th, 2015 at 12:16 PM ^
At least this gives us a cool matchup. All the B1G teams bore me. ASU is cool at least. And if you squint hard enough they may even look like Ferris State again
September 25th, 2015 at 12:17 PM ^
Minnesota bores you?
September 25th, 2015 at 12:20 PM ^
I'd much rather play Lake State and Northern and Western and Miami than Minnesota or Wisconsin any day of the week. The match ups just aren't as cool anymore.
September 25th, 2015 at 12:18 PM ^
Ferris State doesn't have this-
September 25th, 2015 at 12:32 PM ^
with superior SAT scores and aesthetic enhancements? Sorry, I'm a Residential College guy and I like 'em strange. . . with ideas, even.
September 25th, 2015 at 1:56 PM ^
You openly admit to being an RC guy?
Wow... kudos to you sir.
September 25th, 2015 at 4:21 PM ^
You could've left out "I'm a residential college guy" and I probably still could've figured out that you were in the RC
September 25th, 2015 at 12:30 PM ^
Bloody hell...
September 25th, 2015 at 12:55 PM ^
I think you have just posted the start, middle and end of the recruiting pitch from the ASU hockey program.
September 25th, 2015 at 12:18 PM ^
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September 25th, 2015 at 12:17 PM ^
makes sense...
September 25th, 2015 at 12:18 PM ^
September 25th, 2015 at 12:20 PM ^
NU will not happen. A school that doesn't even support a track team isn't adding hockey.
September 25th, 2015 at 12:29 PM ^
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September 25th, 2015 at 12:19 PM ^
I'm always a fan of getting new hockey teams. I am still pissed that we left the CCHA but that horse has already been beaten. ASU seems a little too far away to be in the same conference. But we added the Maryland and Rutgers TV market so everybody can afford it, right?
September 25th, 2015 at 1:05 PM ^
Ummm, remember when Alaska-Fairbanks was in the CCHA? That was also far away.
September 25th, 2015 at 1:22 PM ^
That's a good point. I forgot about the Alaska team. I really don't care who is in the conference to be honest. If they want to travel half way across the US for every road game that is more power to them. Playing different teams and making the BIG Ten conference bigger is fine by me.
September 25th, 2015 at 12:19 PM ^
I know ASU was probably going to end up in the NCHC or B1G but I always figured it would be the NCHC since the Colorado Schools are at least in the vicinity. Hope they like flying because their closest away game is a cool 1,700 miles to Madison
On the other side, I can see why. ASU's program won't be starting up with the same stability that PSU's did. IIRC Penn State's program was fully endowed at start-up. ASU is not. Joining the B1G should give them a reliable source of hockey revenue and instant credibility to recruits. I imagine they'll have a decent amount of success with midwest recruits as they can sell several games 'near' home every year.