On Fri, 19 Jun 1998, John Edwards wrote:
 
> > Funny, I haven't heard anything official like "We will admit you" since Tech
> > said they'd stay in the WCHA. While they never said "piss off", they sure
> > haven't been as inviting as the CCHA has.
>
> I think the truth with the WCHA and UNO has been somewhere between "We
> will admit you" and "Piss off. Bemidji State got told to piss off. The
> moratorium the WCHA put on applications specifically excluded UNO.
>
> And we don't really know just how inviting the CCHA is. I would wager
> that acceptance may not be a sure thing there. There is a lot of distance
> between flirting and marriage.
 
According to comments made by the CCHA commissioner, it sounds like it's
certain that UNO would be voted in during the August CCHA meetings, if the
application has been made.  Then again, the WCHA made the same kind of
overtures before Mich. Tech decided to stick around.  Just hafta wait and
see...
 
> > Seriously though, I know we aren't owed anything,
>
> It doesn't sound like it. It seems that the WCHA is placing UNO under the
> same conditions that were present for Mankato (and I'm willing to bet,
> Anchorage and St. Cloud). I don't see the problem.
 
And I don't think it would have been a problem if the WCHA hadn't made
overtures and innuendos to UNO about "bending" some rules and getting them
in early, based on the success of the program so early on.  Once Tech
decided they were staying put, the WCHA's attitude changed significantly,
to the point where it seemed for awhile that not even Mankato State was
going to get in.  That's when UNO began exploring other options and the
whole CCHA thing came about.  Why should UNO twiddle it's thumbs waiting
on the WCHA to decide what it's doing?
 
>
> That said, I think the WCHA is a much better long-term fit for UNO. This
> is not just based on geographic reasons, but the fact that UNO is in the
> North Central Conference with UND, Mankato and SCSU.
 
Honestly, I have no preference as to which conference UNO joins.  I'd just
like to see these kids playing for "something" sooner rather than later.
 
Go Mavs!
Joel
 
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