The traditional hockey powers are slipping, so it's hard to say if the B1G was a mistake. I've predicted from their start that the B1G will become the premiere league of college hockey some day - they have the financial assets. Now the B1G doesn't publicly disclose what hockey televising/networking brings in as $ to each U, so that's debatable - what we do know is each B1G (14 members) U gets over $50M per year. Their hockey attendance numbers are always in the box score and their butts in seats are always on camera, so you have that?
ND and Minn
Wisco and Minn
ND and Wisco
Mich and Mich St
CC and Denver
Were the HUGE rivalries in the West.