John Locke
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Yesterday before the games had been played they had around a 98% chance to get in. Every game result went the wrong way for them.
That's correct. I thought @adchester was talking about after the dust had settled last night.Yesterday before the games had been played they had around a 98% chance to get in. Every game result went the wrong way for them.
Let him know that they’ve lost to UMD 8 straight times for me too pls, thx.That's correct. I thought @adchester was talking about after the dust had settled last night.
A curling friend of mine talks like Gopher hockey is a blessing from God and we all should be thankful that it exists. I'll be happy to remind him, on Wednesday, who is in the tournament and who is watching from home.
Any chance Minnesota-TwinCities makes a move for the coach at UMD.UMD in the frozen four for the second year in a row with a new goalie and 5 freshman starting in defense. We’ve been easily the best team in Minnesota over the past 10 years
Definitely possibly but I’d say it’s pretty unlikely for a number of reasons.Any chance Minnesota-TwinCities makes a move for the coach at UMD.
Best two of three series, then? That would really drag out the tournament doe.The college hockey tournament is probably the worst way to decide a championship in sports. The last at large in will probably win, because they're playing a home game essentially. The number 1 seed went out to the last seed, and that happens pretty frequently. You're just as likely to win the tournament as the last at large as you are as the number one overall seed.
HOT TAKES in here. How is it any different than the basketball tournament that is universally loved, where I seem to remember the 1 seed went out to the last seed too?The college hockey tournament is probably the worst way to decide a championship in sports. The last at large in will probably win, because they're playing a home game essentially. The number 1 seed went out to the last seed, and that happens pretty frequently. You're just as likely to win the tournament as the last at large as you are as the number one overall seed.
Well, that's happened literally once in the history of the basketball tournament. It happens like every third year, if not more often, in the hockey tournament. And that was the only time it's happened to a 1 seed in the basketball tournament, but 4 seeds beat 1 seeds routinely in the hockey tournament.HOT TAKES in here. How is it any different than the basketball tournament that is universally loved, where I seem to remember the 1 seed went out to the last seed too?
I think some teams/fan had really bad or scary experiences when they used to that. Love Michigan hockey, but when Yost is rocking and angry, it can be extremely hostile. Parents of the opposing team wanting to fight fans is not unusual. Great for Michigan, not great for anybody else there.That’s fair, I think it would be better at representing the best team of the season to move to that, but I kinda like that you have to show up (and usually be kinda lucky too) each and every game. Going to a series would reduce the amount of upsets but I don’t really know by how much. Hockey has a lot of parity and if you’re in the top 16, you can definitely take a series from the top team in the country on any given weekend.
I love the having the top seed host for the first two rounds though. No idea why they don’t do that
Yost, in the mid 90's, before Michigan started to make all renovations was a hell on earth for the visiting team. Helped that they had teams which could flat skate the opposition off the ice. Brendan Morrison, Mike Knuble, Jason Botterill, John "The One Man Penalty Kill" Madden, Bill Muckalt, Steve Shields/Marty Turco in net. Wasn't uncommon for Michigan to drop 10+ goals on the bottom teams in the league.I think some teams/fan had really bad or scary experiences when they used to that. Love Michigan hockey, but when Yost is rocking and angry, it can be extremely hostile. Parents of the opposing team wanting to fight fans is not unusual. Great for Michigan, not great for anybody else there.
I mean yes...but its been six years lol. Don't have to be great but should be past the 20-2 stage.ASU doesn't have a rich donor to jumpstart the program's move from club to varsity like Penn State does.