In the course of some correspondence with another Hockey-ler about BU, the subject of how many losses and ties were expected in a season was raised. Therefore, I would like to hear from people as to how many losses and ties in a season you consider as reasonable for an elite program like BU, Minnesota, Maine, CC, Michigan, MSU, Clarkson, and the rest (sorry for not mentioning them all). I would also like to hear how many loses and ties would be reasonable for programs currently trying to join the elite programs, and for those programs trying to rebuild from the bottom and become respectable programs. I have also been thinking for the past several weeks alone some similiar lines. Namely, would you rather have your team win the NCAA Championship, but then have it fall on hard times for several years and have to try and rebuild? Or would rather have the team among the elite programs every year, but repeated fail to win the NCAA Championship? Basically, do you care more about winning the NCAA Championship, or seeing a great team every year? If you only wish to give brief answers, you should e-mail me directly. However, if you wish to give thoughful and lengthy replies, please post them to Hockey-L, so everyone can read it. Sean Pickett E-mail: [log in to unmask] Go Terriers 1995 NCAA, Hockey East and Beanpot Champions BU Hockey: http://www.tiac.net/users/spickett/hockey.html The Bedford Flag: http://www.tiac.net/users/spickett/flag.html But I Digress: http://www.tiac.net/users/spickett/bid.html HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.