On Fri, 20 Jan 1995 [log in to unmask] wrote:
 
> I think it's great that the BGSU-MSU matchup Saturday is going to be carried
 by
> a major VHF station (WTOL, Channel 11, CBS in Toledo). I'm out in the boonies
> and finally put up a dish this summer in order to get ESPN 1 & 2, Prime, and
> PASS, but dishes are still the exception out here.  The audience base for
> antenna TV should be fantastic.
>
> Someone mentioned the hockey program at the University of Toledo (or lack of a
> hockey program). I've always thought that UT would be a natural for the CCHA;
 a
> major metropolitan area (at least as far as most college hockey programs go),
 a
> city that knows hockey and has supported their minor league teams, a natural
> rivalry with BG (the Battles of I-75), and a position on the state line with
> lots of MSU and UM fans and graduates, a one-hour straight shot to "The Joe",
> and the list could go on-and-on.
>
> 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"). After looking at the $$ pumped into the Glass Bowl renovations
> (including the corporate suites), I wouldn't think that money was an
 objective.
> Anyway, it's important to know that Al came to UT from Ohio State ... does
 that
> tell you anything?
>
> Bob Hall
> BG '72
>
Yeah UT would make a great rival.  It will never happen though.  UT is
hemeraging money at an obsene rate.  They are a university in transition
and decline.  The same is true of their teams.  Over the last few years
they have lost about 25% of their "traditional" student body.  Incoming
student body that is, the average time to graduate is 6 to 7 years.  They
could have used the Toledo sports arena where the Toledo Storm of the
ECHL plays.  But UT is losing waaaay to much cash for them to think about
it.
 
Nathan