Brian Morris writes: > That said, I wouldn't get too excited about RPI jumping ship--unless all the > old ECAC teams are involved. First I don't think the administration would > like RPI to increase the number of games it plays to that of Hockey East. Like > the other old ECAC teams, e.g. Colgate, I think RPI is more comfortable with > the Ivies' idea of sports, with competition taking a back seat to the academic > image of the university. Granted RPI has no problem with scholarships, but the > players admitted have to be willing to accept an extremely rigorous course load > at a university that offers few "gut" courses. This is not at all intended as flame-bait, but I work with a lot of RPI grads and their impression is that the courses that many of the hockey players take at RPI are hardly rigorous. A guy like Juneau, who graduated with an engineering degree *while adjusting to/learning English*, is considered the exception. Guys like Oates and Carter were viewed as being hockey players first and foremost who *did* take a lot of soft courses. Things may have changed since the Oates/Carter/Juneau days or maybe not. It's also a possibility that my friends would view anything other than engineering courses as soft. But it's also possible that although RPI is a top-notch engineering school, that there are sufficient soft courses around and the jocks-only crowd finds them. ***************************************************** ,-******-, * Dave Hendrickson [log in to unmask] * *' ## '* * A Hockey Polygamist * *## ___##___ ##* * GO BROONS!!! Go Red Wings!! Go LA Kings! * * ##| ___ \## * * GO UMASS-LOWELL!!! Go Maine!! Go BU! * * | |___) | * * --------------------------------------------------* *######| ___ <######* * Although I can't remember ever having an original * * | |___) | * * thought, and am certainly parroting someone who * * ##|________/## * * actually has a brain, these opinions are mine, * *## ## ##* * not Hewlett-Packard's. * *, ## ,* ***************************************************** '-*******-'