MilitantEagle {l Wrote}:twballgame9 {l Wrote}:I love the hockey titles.
Seriously, all 800 people that care think the hockey program is the balls, but one game in the Final Four would draw more eyeballs in person and for TV than the hockey program has had in the last 10 years total.
If we also won the ACC Regular Season and Tourney Championships in this mythical season, then I may vote for the Final Four season. But if it's just one lucky run to a Final Four and that's all, then I will keep the four hockey titles. For me, this argument is about pride, not eyeballs. When I think of the BC sports program, the things that I am most proud of are the four title banners hanging in Conte. A Final Four season when we are not technically the champions of anything would not change that. While not nearly as many people care about college hockey, it is still one of the four major sports and college sports fans know that BC has arguably the best program in the country. And that's pretty cool.
I can guarantee you that if someone isn't from the Northeast or Midwest, that they have absolutely no idea that BC is the pre-dominant hockey program. And even if they somehow do, they wouldn't care. I'm going to up the ante here:
Would you trade the hockey titles for an appearance (i.e., no guarantee of a win) in the BCS National Title Game or Basketball Title Game? I sure as hell would.