It’s the coach coupled recruiting and scouting being drastically easier in an era off national tournaments and select teams.
Some people don’t want a major metro campus. DU is every bit as woke of a campus as MN. About every major college campus is outside of private, religious affiliated (think is part of why GCU has taken off as a destination school).
Campus safety is a big deal everywhere. There are stories of violence, sa, and theft at them all and many lore go unreported. Violence is actually form in Minneapolis which you hope is a real trend and not just lack of cases being processed (not here to debate this as it just gets political). The U seems to care and try in this regard from my time there recently.
This is a really sad story on what’s supposed to be a very happy day and I think rather overblown to try make this a university or hockey recruiting story like this is commonplace
Players hopes du for Carle and the winningest team title wise in history. Michigan for history and money. Wisconsin for ties and a smaller town (can’t imagine many are going to play Hastings style especially when he may not be the coach in a few years at this pace). UND for ties and history plus being the only show in town. Lots of great schools nationwide that speak to many people for differing reasons