Root Sports is not own by DirectTV it's own by Stan Kroenke who owns pretty much all the pro teams in Denver (Pepsi Center included) plus the L.A. Rams.
It the players don't want to wear the "free" adidas shoes they get (I'm assuming they're free), the players can use the stipend they get and buy whatever shoes they want. They have been doing that before they got to college.
It looks like the B1G thought that their member schools brought the fans to the WCHA and CCHA tournaments when in reality it wasn't true.
The B1G is going to find out next year when Mariucci Arena is sold out and packed when UND comes back, verses games against all of the other B1G schools.
I really don't think he know what he's talking about and I don't agree with him on the last part. The B1G will stay the same with 2 teams way better then the other 4. Until the B1G expanses to 8 or 10 teams I expect 1 maybe 2 teams making the NCAA's each year. Lets face it Ohio State is never getting back to the NCAA's unless and act of "God" happens and Wisconsin and Michigan State need new head coaches at the end of the season to fix those programs.
Miami looking at NCAA D1 hockey hummm.
Justin Emerson‏@J15Emerson 7h7 hours ago
Plus rumors of UNLV, Miami and unnamed Pac-12 schools looking to make the jump to NCAA D1. Fun time for #cawlidgehawkey
The University of Utah is moving up to ACHA D1.