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The logic here doesn't work. They still have time to line up team 8. ND and/or ASU would jump in a heartbeat, RIT, Miami, Omaha, don't even waste time thinking about them. UConn is not being considered as a hockey-only as team 8. If the B1G was thinking of going all the way east for hockey-only members, the first call would be a conference call to the desks of Jerry York and David Quinn about a package deal. There's no reason to believe the B1G would expand all the way east, add loads of travel for their teams, and leave the two biggest and marketable programs on the table in favor of an upstart. The reason the B1G is adding ND is because competitively the league is doing horribly, and they need more teams for scheduling.So far the list of schools are ASU, North Dakota, RIT, Miami OH etc. My question to you is: would any of these schools balk at a B1G invitation? Unless it is a matter of logistics, why didn't the B1G announce the 7th and 8th teams together (ND and one of the above)? After all, I would think the B1G should have had the 7th school all ready to sign up, as negotiations with ND went on. To this desperate, UConn to the B1G fan, the longer this unknown 8th team is delayed the more likely it may be UConn. How long do you think the choice of the 8th team will take before you think something else is going on?
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