On Fri, 20 Jan 1995, Bill Fenwick wrote:
 
> Bob Hall writes:
>
> >Several years ago I had the chance to mention the possibility to UT Athletic
> >Director Al Bohl, who made it clear in no uncertain terms that varsity hockey
> >would never be a part of UT's plan ("You can't show me a program that makes
> >money").
>
> I may be missing something, but aren't there a number of Division I hockey
> programs that make money?  I know Cornell does, or at least they have in the
> recent past.  I was under the impression that hockey was considered a revenue
> sport (though at nowhere near the level of football and basketball) by every-
> body but the NC$$, who insists on lumping it in with "other minor sports."
>
> Granted, starting up a varsity hockey program would probably be a costly
> undertaking...
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> "I used to think the brain was the most important organ in the body, 'til I
>  realized, yeah, look what's telling me that."
> -- Emo Phillips
UT has never been a place that has shown much forsight in money matters.
Nathan