MafiaMan

Notre Dame has the same problem as the B10: The folks in charge (who like to think of themselves as being "above" being from the Midwest and view themselves as East Coasters) think they know what's best for the common fan.

When asked to comment about the prospect of UConn and Arizona State playing B10 hockey, Barry Alvarez, AD at Wisconsin, had this to say: "WHAT? UConn and Arizona State want to play D1 hockey? I suppose now someone in Wisconsin will think we should too!"

UConn and Arizona State? That should help put butts in the seats at Mariucci!

Sounds good. Let ne know when you are ready to announce your announcement...so I can be the announcer and announce the announcement!

Moving? Can I announce that you are ready to announce your announcement?

Just about spit my Pepsi all over my iPhone after reading this fabulous sentence.

UConn? No way they're leaving Hockey East.

True, true. But with regards to the BTHC, it's a take on the old Ole and Sven joke: "Commissioner, after another one-team-only in the NCAA tournament is promptly smacked out of the field of 16 after only one game, would you STILL say that the B10 is in the top half of hockey conferences in the country?" "Well, no, but we're in the half that makes the top half possible!"

No, I'm not gonna take it anymore! Bald guys are people too! Why can't we pick on short people? Oh, yea, 'cuz then Oxbow would b*tch.

REALLY? Going with the bald guy jokes?

"Welcome to the SEC Network and thanks for joining us this afternoon for some college football! We've got a real treat dor you today as we bring you Kentucky and Vanderbilt, two of the top forty three teams in the country..."

All 6 teams in the top 43 of the PWR? That's incredible!

If you didn't know where he was going before the awards ceremony, you certainly knew where AFTER it!

3 games over .500...and staring a B10 champions banner-raising next fall right in the eyes!

Why waste me in net? With me at right wing on the first line, UND is up 7-2 and I'm a +5!

What's going on the sign outside the Hogger this year?

Just because you won't - or can't - attend the games doesn't make someone "less" of a fan.

A show of respect? I've got jerseys older than that cup. "We revere this cup so much that we bring it to you in white gloves...and promptly put it into your sweaty hands!"

The Stanley Cup white gloves treatment was a bit over the top.

Michigan is doing its best to absolutely throw away the B10 conference title. An embarrassing loss at home to an AWFUL Ohio State team.

Add your name to the list! We're only TWO WEEKS away from the annual brunch. For sure to be a great time this year!

Michigan: Doing everything it can to hand a barely-over-.500 team a conference championship. An absolute embarrassing loss at home last night to Ohio State. Wow.

I don't know who you're talking about, Fetch, but if it's Quinnipiac, yea, they're pretty good.

I think a common fallacy amongst college hockey fans is that "traditional" powers will always be great. Fact of the matter is, once you slide down the hill of mediocrity, it's harder to climb back up than we think. Who could imagine Michigan Tech taking a 30 year nosedive after their last NCAA apprarance in I believe the early 1980's? Maine was a powerhouse in the 1990's and was a few seconds away from being a national champion as recently as 2002. Lake Superior State - 88, 92, and 94 NCAA champs. Blew a 3rd period lead againt Maine in 93, otherwise we're talking FOUR titles in seven years! And that program has fallen into the abyss. I guess my point is that there seems to be a thought out there that just because schools like Wisconsin (and Michigan State, for that matter) USED TO BE associated with greatness, just because they're B10 doesn't necessarily mean there is any reason to think they'll be "back" anytime soon.

Now all GFG needs is a Sioux hockey jersey and his transformation to the dark side will be complete!