Shawn-O

You think people advising these kids as to NCAA versus the major juniors are paying attention? What a joke, college hockey will suffer some serious damage if this comes to pass.

I used to light my dad up for 20+ goals a game.

Been reading that the Big Ten might need to go after both Rutgers and Syracuse to turn the screws on Notre Dame and their Big East non-football membership. Then they'd need to add a 16th. Will be interesting to see how it plays out no matter what.

Chip Brown on Orangebloods reporting: http://twitter.com/ChipBrownOB/status/15948805885 ..along with TT, OU, OSU. Texas A&M still flirting with the SEC. An A&M-Texas divorce would a "War of the Roses" scenario that would make UND-NDSU look like Sesame Street. And no way the Big Ten stops at Nebraska. Sixteen for everybody, including the Mountain West when it's done.

http://twitter.com/FGOSPORTSWRITER/status/15871421450

Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane in "Beard Boys"

This would spur a huge land-grab by the Big Ten, SEC, and some sort of an ACC-Big East coalition if it came down to the "Pac-16" getting two BCS bids.

If you had said a week ago that Lincoln, Nebraska would become the center of all this I'd have said you were nuts. This is remarkable.

I'll guess Stephane Matteau Jr.

Michigan State would make it six. Unfortunately, this whole thing is not about what's best for college athletics. It's about metro markets, audiences, football, television networks, and content, which equals money. Look at a college basketball brand like Kansas. They are on the outside looking in on almost every expansion scenario other than the status quo.

It's Notre Dame's and UT-Austin's show to run right now. A Notre Dame acceptance of a Big Ten invite would almost certainly result in a BTHC as a byproduct.

Lost in the Phog: Kansas evidence of basketball's second-class status If basketball is second-class, where does hockey stand?

Kentucky had the best hockey schedule posters.

With television being such an important factor Rutgers makes a ton of sense.

The big programming gap to fill is in the spring in my opinion. Lacrosse might be the ticket, with existing and prospective members Ohio State, Penn State, Rutgers, Notre Dame, Virginia, Maryland, and Syracuse.

That's where I got the idea of "lynchpin". I do agree with you that the Big Ten Hockey Conference has a more than realistic chance of happening. Hockey is just too expensive to start up.

Sounds like it will be on the campus of Univ. of Manitoba, great location to take in a game if coming from the south.

If hockey was such a lynchpin to the deal (I don't think it is) they'd target BC, UConn, add Notre Dame as an affiliate and it would be a done deal.

Next NHL Winter Classic will be at Heinz Field

Truer words have never been spoken. Please move an NHL franchise back to Winnipeg. PLEASE!

It is every other year, except for St.Cloud which is always home and home. With the expansion you will see teams at the REA three out of every five years instead of three out of four.

He can fly direct into Fargo and bring the Cup on through on the way to Winnipeg.

Have the London organizers checked into Thunder the Bleacher Creature's availability?

Might as well enjoy it now because they won't stay down for much longer.

I don't agree with you, but at least you're consistent in your opinion.