On 10/30/2013 10:04 PM, John Edwards wrote:
> and I think Chicago is likely - particularly if the B1G 10* is behind it.
>
> *-calculations made using Base 6.
>
Hmmm, but by the time a potential Chicago Frozen Four rolls around, the
Big 6/14ths Hockey Conference may be obsolete. When Penn State's
upgrade to varsity hockey satisfied the Big 10's own rule that a Big Ten
Conference must be created for any sport in which half the Big Ten
schools participate, 6/12 = 50%. But after Maryland and Rutgers come
aboard, 6/14 will equal 42.8571429%.
And who knows who's yet to come aboard. There are schools in other time
zones where broadcast sponsors would be delighted to benefit from
expanding market coverage. Does the Big Ten have a minimum threshold
dissolution rule?
Bob