Thanks, Tom, you said it nicely. Conference power ratings go up in down,
and yours could be down in a few years And I dont think there were any
embarrassed teams in this years tourney.

On the topic of an all-WCHA frozen four, I was thinking the same thing:
good for the conference, but maybe not so good for the sport as a whole.
Of course, just by chance, there is always the chance this could occur
in any sport (except college football of course, they have the BCS thing
:-) .... so I guess it is something we just have to enjoy and hope it
doesnt become a regular thing.

One thing I love about D-I hockey is the eclectic mix of small private
schools, large public schools, and the relative balance of power
compared to other sports. I'd hate to lose that in the interest of
growing the sport. Sometimes growth is not that good. (I know, that
sounds like heresy, but think of Los Angeles, the city ... as a good
example, for example !).

Cheers to all,

Tony Buffa

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Rowe, Thomas wrote:

>I live in Wisconsin (although not at Madison) so am perforce a WCHA fan.
>However, I am not so sure that an all-WCHA final is such a good thing.
>This is the year for showcasing college hockey - after all, we don't
>have to compete with the pros this year.  Good TV coverage if you have a
>cable or sattelite hookup for the Regionals.  Having teams from a wider
>geographical area make it to the frozen four would be a better showcase,
>IMO.  I don't know how many tickets are going to fans from the other
>conferences, but I am sure they all wish they had at least one non-WCHA
>team to cheer for.  Well, that's the breaks.  I do not propose changing
>the system; I just don't think the outcome is the best one possible for
>college hockey.
>
>As to the EZAC, that intentional mispelling is childish taunting.  I
>don't think Cornell, Colgate or Hahvad embarassed themselves this year -
>do you?  In fact, the only team that embarassed their fans was the WCHA
>Wisconsin team.  Forgot where the comment came from, but something about
>standing around like deer in the headlights....  So lets stop dissing
>other people's conferences and worry about rooting for our own.
>
>Tom Rowe
>
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