[NU Sports] PENN STATE TO START VARSITY HOCKEY; BIG TEN TO FOLLOW?

[Alan Abrahamson]

Cal-Berkeley thinking of cutting 5-7 sports from menu of 27 to save $10-13
million annually:
http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-09-15/sports/24003674_1_million-budget-campus-intercollegiate-athletics

Against that kind of reality, the notion of adding another (essentially
non-revenue) sport becomes a significant math problem.



On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 9:47 PM, <hakirsch at aol.com> wrote:

> BU hockey is successful financially because New England is hockey crazy.
>  The Beanpot Tourney is huge. One could also get a flavor of Harvard Hockey
> by reading Love Story !
>
> Some of the northern midwestern states like  michigan,wisconsin ,minnesota
> and the dakotas  probably have rabid fans  as well but not sure how much TV
> revenue or attendance revenue  could be generated to offset the costs even
> in those states.   It is also unlikely that  other BT states (IMHO)would
> have a lot of fan interest and therefore it would likely be a big drain
> financially for NU.  In better times (or with a more profitable football
> and/or hoops program to help underwrite the losses) we might be inclined to
> eat the cost
>
> Harry
>
> Harry
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] PENN STATE TO START VARSITY HOCKEY; BIG TEN TO
> FOLLOW?
>
> Penn State is adding women's as well.
>
> When I asked by our WMVP AM on-air talent to ask Rick Taylor in 1995 why
> Northwestern doesn't have a hockey team (I was an '84-'88 club hockey
> member) he said that we didn't have the $21 Million we would need. (The
> number
> has stuck with me all these years). The $88 Million that was donated to
> Penn
> State would cover those costs for both a men's and women's team (but not an
> arena -- do they have one on campus? Anyone?)
>
> My opinion is that the next school to go Div I (if there were any to
> follow) would be Illinois women (Title IX) then men...but that's just 100%
> conjecture. Remember: hockey is and can be a revenue sport! (Boston Univ
> dropped
> unprofitable Div 1AA football program, but to this day maintains it's
> PROFITABLE  Men's Hockey program -- thank you Bean Pot).
>
> Oh, and btw - off topic -- my niece, an upcoming senior at Eastview  High
> School in Eagan, MN, just accepted her full ride to play women's hockey at
>  U
> Conn (says the proud uncle)! :)
>
> Go Big Ten hockey!!!!
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