I enjoy hockey a lot and would love to shove a hockey victory down the UND fans throat but it would kill everything else we have going for us now on a gamble in a money draining regional sport.

Why has softball done so well despite our climate? Because they have put the money into the program to allow Mueller to get the players he needs to win (ie. California).

Baseball is not allowed the same opportunity. If baseball was funded for recruiting like softball they would be able to get some difference maker players from Cali and Texas and would be challenging ORU for a conference title. They have a good core but are killed by arm injuries right now and when you are not fully funded and have your #1 starting pitcher out you have a good chunk of your scholarship money sitting on the bench. When they get funded at the top of the league then their can be some complaints but they didn't even have a full time HEAD COACH until coach Brown because they wouldn't fund the position. Its only the 4th year of a full time assistant coach I believe and the 1st year of a 2nd full time assistant coach. We are just finally funding one of our programs to at least a low respectable conference level and now want to add 6 million to our budget. If we were actually funding all of our programs fully right now I would say bring it on but we are severely lacking in several areas.