I can only speculate, but the Ivys certainly have a very large and fiercely
loyal national alumni base that would love this sort of thing.  That
statement doesn't apply as much to the smaller, more regional non-Ivy ECAC
schools.  I'm not saying that's the reason, but it seems reasonable.  I'm
not looking for a war of comment on the loyalties and sizes of the alumni
bases of Colgate, Clarkson, SLU, RPI, Union and Vermont.

I can't wait for national College Hockey on TV.  Too bad the regular season
is almost over as this launches.

Larry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Deron Treadwell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: CSTV


> When I read that I too thought that odd that the ECAC would allow a
> subset of teams to negotiate their own tv package.
>
> I know in Hockey East the league package is paramount.  I believe that
> any day where Fox Sports New England is showing a game that no other
> Hockey East team is allowed to have a game on tv.
>
> If FSNE hasn't claimed a date other schools may show their games on
> television.
>
> This Ivy League-only idea is interesting.  It would be like Maine, BC,
> BU and UNH forming their own television package.  I can't imagine in
> either case that the rest of the league would be overly happy.  While
> they'd likely get "some" increased tv coverage, the other schools would
> be able to use it more to their advantage.
>
> -Deron
>
>
> --- "Anthony J. Buffa" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Since the Ivy league is a subset of the ECAC in hockey, why just the
> > Ivies? Why just Ivies, CCHA and MAAC?
> >
> > Tony Buffa
> > RPI '64
> >
> > ============
> >
> > [log in to unmask] wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > As part of CSTVâ?Ts commitment to deliver the best of the best of
> > college
> > > sports, CSTV has programming deals with the following Conferences
> > and
> > > Universities:
> > >
> > > Conferences Sport Agreements     [hockey only]
> > > <A HREF="http://www.ccha.com/">Central Collegiate Hockey
> > Association</A>   Menâ?Ts: Regular Season, Playoffs and
> > > Conference Championships of CCHA (excludes the semi-finals and
> > finals of
> > > Conference Championships)
> > > <A HREF="http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/">Ivy League </A> Menâ?Ts:
> > Ice Hockey,
> > > <A HREF="http://www.maacsports.com/">Metro Atlantic Athletic
> > Conference</A>  Menâ?Ts: Ice Hockey
> > >
> > >
>