LubbockIlliniFan
- Savoy, IL
Interesting. I don't see how you get the financials to work, especially without a venue to start with, and Title IX implications. That said, I've been to many B10 hockey games, and they're a lot of fun. Small arenas for the most part, filled with passionate fans (assuming the team is any good). The cheap hits and fighting are taken very seriously, so it's mostly actual hockey, if you like that sort of thing.
For Title IX, if they add a men's team, they could easily add a women's as well, the issue is a new facility. The fact that the NHL, Chicago Blackhawks, and U of I want a D-1 hockey program in the state of Illinois is a telling sign. This will happen, a lot of the kids who play up north are going out of state once they find out that their state school only has a club program