re: Southern Hockey Fans

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What do understand about these facts

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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

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6 does not equal 14 as your infer!

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most of those teams played in the same league.

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incorrect, see above

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The ACC would require almost all new programs

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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?