You Can't Handle the Truth!

Well, this is certainly turning into a fun Monday!

As you probably know, there is a lot of opposition to the formation of the B1g Ten hockey conference, which won't start play until 2013. A veritable plethora of the opposition comments can be found in this thread on the US College Hockey Online fan forum.

While browsing the thread this afternoon, I came upon this parody gem from someone named 'Sterling Cooper.' From reading some of the other posts, it appears that Mr. Cooper may be an Ohio State fan.

As in my previous post:

THIS ENTRY IS POSTED WITH TONGUE PLANTED FIRMLY IN CHEEK!

Son, we live in a world that has doesn't care about college hockey and that situation needs to be changed by men with a television network. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Bemidji State?

Jim Delaney has a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for the CCHA and curse The Big Ten; you have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that the CCHA's death, while tragic, probably saves college hockey and that the Big Ten Network's existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves college hockey.

You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about in 3000 seat arenas you want the BTHC on that network,

you need it on that network.

We use words like market share, cable networks and conference brand. We use them as the backbone of a life trying to build the greatest collection of public universities in the country. You use them as a punchline.

I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to men who rise and sleep under the blanket of nationwide hockey coverage that we will provide and then question the manner in which we will provide it.

I would rather you just said "thank you," and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest that you pick up a mouse and ignore my posts. Either way, I don't give a **** what you think Miami of Ohio is entitled to.