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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From:         Carol White <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:         Sat, 9 Jul 2011 12:37:22 
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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
>



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