Adam Wodon wrote:
>The catch-22 is somewhat clear ...
>
>Most of us want the game to become more popular -- when it becomes more
>popular, corporations want to advertise and promote it more.  They will
>throw their money at the biggest schools, making the rich, richer.
>
>This is EXACTLY what happened to basketball and football.
>
>Personally, I wish everyone would realize how great the sport was
>without it getting too commercial ... but that's having your cake and
>eating it too - which is rather impossible.
 
     Excellent point Adam.  I used to long for the day that college hockey
would gain wide spread recognition (particularly in the media).  My longing
was based on the need to read/hear more about college hockey.  Now that we
have the information resources found on the internet, I know longer care if
newspapers, magazines, etc cover it.  Frankly I see it as THEIR loss, not mine.
     On the other hand, if our sport does get commercialized, we can
"progress" to the point where we too can pay ridiculous prices for the
privilege to watch our teams play in the NCAA tourney.  I've heard stories
of NCAA Final Four basketball tickets selling for $800.  When we get to the
point where the average person cannot afford to watch his/her favorite team
in the NCAA's, we've all lost.  Let's keep college hockey our own little
secret.          -=>Bill<=-
 
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