Comments on The Blog That Yost Built: CCHA Denies Alabama-Huntsville

Penn State is the logical choice, but there are ot...

2009-08-15T19:16:51.690-05:00

Penn State is the logical choice, but there are other club teams that have varsity aspirations. EMU? Syracuse? Wayne State making a comeback?

(although, given that their website disappeared lately, one has to wonder about the future of the Syracuse team)

There is a rumor floating around that Jim Roque, L...

2009-08-13T21:30:16.354-05:00

There is a rumor floating around that Jim Roque, LSSU coach, is saying that UAH will eventually be admitted into the league. A decision on BGSU will be made by the end of september.

To say we're floored is the understatement of ...

2009-08-13T09:13:10.787-05:00

To say we're floored is the understatement of this young century. I think the entire hockey nation is. At least those that aren't diluting themselves into thinking this is a good thing, that is.

We aren't going down without dropping the gloves though. We're starting an effort to do as much as possible as fans of the Chargers and college hockey as a whole to save this program. For now everything is on facebook as this is obviously a very young effort, but we are going to take this as far as we possibly can. We appreciate all the help that we can get.

You can either search on facebook for "Save UAH Hockey" or you can follow this link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Save-UAH-Hockey/124898983296

Thanks!

penn shtate? (i can dream)

2009-08-12T18:39:52.719-05:00

penn shtate? (i can dream)

I know that it won't happen anytime soon, but ...

2009-08-12T16:04:20.792-05:00

I know that it won't happen anytime soon, but I'm of of those people who support a Big Ten hockey conference: we'd get national exposure/respect, a good television deal, and in the long run, strengthen the conference even if programs would have to be doormats for years.

The CCHA could have the smaller schools (don't get me wrong, they love their hockey, they're competitive), but we could form a Big Ten with Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and if they go D1 anytime soon, Penn State and Illinois (I've heard those rumors for a while.) We'd need two more schools, we could get it done. Maybe it could also force Notre Dame to join the Big Ten in football and basketball?

I just think it would be in the best interest of everyone.

This does smell fishy, but this isn't to say t...

2009-08-12T15:00:55.306-05:00

This does smell fishy, but this isn't to say that a program like LSSU, Ferris or WMU may be in trouble also. In a way I can see why the CCHA doesn't want to take on another small, geographically fringe, struggling hockey program- it already has enough of those. It is producing a great deal of bad will and animosity (especially from the WCHA crowd)on various websites. They act as if their charity act for BSU and then poaching UNO was done out of the best interests of hockey and not for their own interests. Bastages.

In the end, I guess the question begs whether UAH's addition would strengthen or weaken an already average conference. The CCHA thinks that it would not be any better than they would be with their existing members.

not a lot of logic in this move by the ccha. have ...

2009-08-12T12:54:41.733-05:00

not a lot of logic in this move by the ccha. have there been anymore discussions of a flagship school adding D1 hockey recently?

if BG did get 4M for the arena, i'd be shocked if they collapsed. the league has supported start up teams in the past (UNO) and supporting geographically isolated programs w/ membership (UA).