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I think the money factor will keep it at 16 teams but I can see the NCAA threatening to start pulling at large bids if the conferences don't figure out something for these teams in the CHA.

I am so glad we have people like you Jim that understand the PWR/RPI... Last season I remember something like 8 WCHA teams in the running for an NCAA bid once he conference tourney started that number dropped. I see that happening this season as well in some of the other leagues.

Hey I am sorry I cause some confusion.

I am all for that.

The Coaches show on 1-07-2009 Hak talks about some of the issues surround the expansion of the WCHA. Interesting issues facing the league. Hak actually brought up the dreaded pulling at large bids if the NCAA loses too many more teams. That would be bad for the NCAA.

OK Dean fine. Whatever. Prove us wrong.

Jim Grijalva has been on record for being against the name. MK was right that was who I was talking about. Sorry I wasn't more clear. I don't know any of these people on the board.

This past weekend should be an instant classic. I am going to keep the games on my DVR until I can get one of those DVD taping machines Bob and AZ have.

Nah, I actually was busy at work today, I was at home.

OK Dean whatever. You can act all coy all you want but the same tired phrases and post keep being recycled and re-occuring. If we went back and reviewed yours to the one of your other identity dean, you would see that all post would all have the same theme. Need we continue? I think a blind three year old could see it through it. It is pretty obvious.

I fixed my post COULD PUT was what I wanted to say. I got side tracked from a phone call.

I can get there in an hour and 45 minutes driving about 72 miles an hour.

Its a hypothetical they could but won't I think the arena seats 3500-4000 if I heard Moose right.

There is a lot of people that will make the trip to open arena. It would be a big event. There are a lot of Sioux fans all over the place and BSU is 121 miles from Grand Forks.

I would be willing to bet higher. I would say COULD PUT in the area of 5000-7500 fans in the arena.

Does it have anything to do with the 7 second delay feature?

I was at that game and they filled the arena to the gills, you couldn't hardly breath in there.

There are a lot of good goalies out there.

That is the same thing that I have been told. In fact I heard it was wishful thinking on the gophers to think they would be the team to help open the new arena.

We know who you are. It is no mystery.

I agree I dont see it happening.

If you believe the logic that the Gophers are for something happening in the WCHA there is a good chance of it happening. Don Lucia was the one that said they should vote to lift the Ban on expansion.

I think that is the talk since UND has scheduled BSU almost every year since they went division one. I have talked to a few people that are close to BSU Hockey and that seems to be the prevailing logic. Either that or UMD or SCSU. I have heard someone suggest that Minnesota be the team to open the arena but there are a lot of people that have said no way you won't come to the glas except once you're not going to be the team to open the new arena.

I want to know where team ND and Hoven were.

Ohhhhh that could be a good sign as well.