BC is clearly an outlier. I have no way to explain that. They got it done. Minny missed tournaments and hasn't had title since. Denver as well. So, IMO, parity makes it harder to win a title.
Union winning last season is the exact reason why this fire Hak stuff is nonsense. 15 years ago, teams like Yale and Union barely sniff the tournament. Parity is high and when every team has talent, it makes it that much harder to go all the way.
How is this vigilance? Throwing out a theoretical that isn't feasible. Name another college arena in the country that doesn't have a student section. It won't happen because the atmosphere in that arena comes from the students and they know that.
Blogged about this yesterday and put on another page, but, this it probably the best spot for it lol. Here ya go!
http://daddydumpandchase.blogspot.com/2014/10/time-to-hit-ice-ddcs-2014-15-nchc.html