What do you not understand about these facts.

Every team but one in the new BIG hockey conference has had D1 hockey for decades, and most of those teams played in the same league. The ACC would require almost all new programs, and removing the flagship team in college hockey's flagship conference.

BIG is comprised of hockey states, ACC is not.

D1 hockey is totally different than other sports, it isn't going to align with the major conferences because the majority of D1 hockey teams aren't football and basketball schools.

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Posted by Cheese Grits

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Posted on 4/2/14 at 6:49 pm to Sleeping Tiger

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What do understand about these facts

B1G hockey has only 6 teams
3 were in 1 conference
2 were in another conference
1 was a D III level team until last year

These are the facts!

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Every team but one in the new BIG hockey conference has had D1 hockey for decades

6 does not equal 14 as your infer!

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most of those teams played in the same league.

incorrect, see above

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The ACC would require almost all new programs

Incorrect, 4 is all you need by ACC bylaw, and the B1G only has 6! Right now they have 4 and can double that with existing club teams.

Syracuse = NY (a hockey state)
Pittsburgh = PA (a hockey state)
Notre Dame = IN, IL, and NY (hockey states)
Boston College = MA (hockey state)

You act like the B1G has 14 NCAA hockey teams when this is just not true. The SEC has 4 NCAA equestrian teams (hitting the bylaw of 4 when TAMU joined the SEC) and it is now an official SEC sport. Just 4 teams! ACC already has that, and ESPN already owns Pitt, Syracuse, Notre Dame, and Boston College.

Hockey East = NBC
ACC = ESPN
B1G = FOX

How many brand names play in Hockey East that are not in the ACC vs how many brand names in the ACC?

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