I tried to raise this question last season but didn't really get an answer. Why does college hockey need the NC$$? It seems that they do zip to support or build the sport. They constantly favor football and basketball. They apply rules inconsistently and to the detriment of hockey, never football or basketball. Why do we need them? Why can't all the current Div.I hockey schools just form their own governing body and tell the NC$$ to go to blazes - stay out of our sport? The conference organizations are probably most of what we'd need anyway. Now I know Michigan and a few other schools may be under the evil power because they have major football and basketball programs, but frankly as a BU grad, I couldn't care less if they abolished those teams at BU. Could someone knowledgeable of the laws, politics, etc. of this (Mike, Wayne, Keith, ???) comment of this? I usually make an alumni contribution to BU, and I'd sure support a movement to make such donations contingent upon stuffing that damn NC$$. How about it? Dave Carroll, BU '73 * Hey, NC$$, free Cal now! [log in to unmask] * Hey hockey schools, dump NC$$ now! [log in to unmask]