claver2010 {l Wrote}:The hockey comments on there are absolutely hilarious, they think in a couple of years they'll have a competitive program and will surpass BC. Never mind that they're mediocre in the shittiest conference and will be jumping to the best.
To be fair, I think that IF they make a legitimate commitment to the sport and are accepted into HEA, they can be a mid-level HEA program within 5 years or so of a new barn being built (and if I'm HEA I don't let them in until the sport is fully funded and the new rink is completed). That said, their ceiling in hockey is UMass/Vermont/Northeastern/Lowell--decent but not overwhelming program that benefits from playing in one of the two power conferences, makes the NCAA tournament every other year or so and makes the HEA semis once maybe every 4-5 years (I didn't include Merrimack in that group because their success over the last few years is purely a result of Dennehy and they will once again be permanently rooted in the HEA basement as soon as he leaves for a bigger job). They aren't ever going to consistently compete with BU/Maine/UNH, let alone BC.
Of course, if they're playing BC anywhere from 2-7 times a year they'll eventually win a game against us, and we'll never hear the end of it.
