> I don't understand these comments. To me, an example of a "win-at-any- > cost" attitude would be, say, recruiting players who are academically > unsuited to the institution. Mark seems to be saying that recruiting > players from out of state (or out of country) is another example. Why? You may be right, I guess it is the idea of recruiting kids to go to a school to play a game. You don't hear much of major Uni's running to the far ends of the earth to get some math/science/english stand-out to enroll. I debated before I posted the note because I know the idea is simplistic & unrealistic. I see NC$$ football and basketball as minor leauge feeder teams to the pros & think that hockey is falling into the same boat (obviously I don't think that is in the best interest of the sport, or the people playing it). I know that many states could not support a DivI hockey program, I wish they would put the effort into building youth hockey programs that would & not into beating the bushes of Minn. or Moose Jaw or Mass. I KNOW that is unrealistic. This is just as critical of Woog & the U of M as any other school. Sorry if my point is muddled, maybe it is too much time here in hockey hell. me