Actually, I would find it very amusing if the AHA and the ECAC split up so that D1 ended up with nine leagues, and the third, and maybe even the second place teams in the BTHC and the Super Liga enjoyed their additional regular season money while watching the FF on TV. 

--- On Sat, 7/9/11, John Edwards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> From: John Edwards <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Big Ten League
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Saturday, July 9, 2011, 2:29 PM
> Why wouldn't they all get auto-bids?
> 
> 
> If the WCHA and CCHA stay separate and get to six teams,
> that would push the tournament to having 7 auto-bids out of
> 16 teams. That's hardly out of line with other sports, and
> only one more than existed until the CHA folded.
> 
> By forming a 6-team conference, I think the Big Ten (Note:
> May not actually contain ten) have accidentally started a
> trend towards more, but smaller, conferences.
> 
> John
> 
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:         Carol White
> <[log in to unmask]>
> Sender:       - Hockey-L - The
> College Hockey Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
> Date:         Sat, 9 Jul 2011
> 12:37:22 
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Reply-To:     [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Big Ten League
> 
> Well, WHAT is to be done about the NC$$ Playoff
> picture???  I am thinking
> that not every league will get an auto-bid???
> 
> I know, putting the cart before the horse... but REALLY
> WHAT THE
> H-E-double-Hockey Sticks are they THINKING?????
> 
> Lord help us all!!!!
> 
> Carol
> GO Gophers!!!
> 
> 
> On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 9:45 AM, Joe LaCour <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> 
> It is not as bad as a lot of people think.  Sure, 50+
> years of tradition may
> > have been tossed, but the East survived the breakup of
> the ECAC in 1985
> > without too much rancor.
> >
> > The BTHC and the "Super League" will be the Western
> power conferences,
> > while
> > the WCHA and the CCHA will be the mid majors joining
> the ECAC in that
> > department.  Now a school like Lake State, BGSU,
> MTU or UAA has a shot at a
> > conference title and an NCAA bid, where they had a
> slim to none shot
> > before.
> >
> > In the long run that will help recruiting, and withba
> few NCAA bids, maybe
> > alumni, community, and student/faculty support.
> >
> > Joe LaCour
> > CCT '77 & '78
> > On Jul 9, 2011 10:29 AM, "Tom or Carrol" <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > > Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we
> practice to let money
> > > trump common sense. What a mess!
> > >
> > > Tom Rowe
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Carol S. White
> 
> *"Accept no one's definition of your life -- but define
> yourself." ~ Harvey
> Fierstein *
>