That's a long bus ride from Boston

On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 4:48 PM, Erik Biever <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Seems like you could also balance the leagues numerically this way:
>
> BSU to WCHA
>
> UAH to Hockey East
> UAA to Hockey East
>
> -- Erik
>
>
> Mark Lewin wrote:
>
>> My whole point was that it was best for college hockey as a whole for the
>> WCHA to absorb these two teams (in order to balance out the leagues
>> numerically) but I continued on that the decision was being made by people
>> who had higher priorities than the well being of college hockey as a
>> whole.
>> Wasn't a value judgment, just an observation.
>>
>> As to your Q/A, I have no argument there. If I was paying someone as
>> athletic director, he/she better damn well put my school's interest first
>>
>>  It's easy to label something as the best choice when it doesn't affect
>>> the
>>> league one's own team is in.
>>>
>>> Q:  What do you call an athletic director who puts what's best for
>>> college
>>> hockey ahead of what's best for his/her school?
>>>
>>> A: Fired.
>>>
>>> -- Erik
>>>
>>