BU season thread I - 2014-2015

[Scarlet]

Re: BU season thread I - 2014-2015

On another note, can someone explain to me why BU and Maine didn't just play on Saturday instead of having the second game this Friday?

I'm not really sure why, when we went from playing all HE teams 2x a year vs 3x a year, we didn't do two games there, two games here like we're currently doing with Vermont and Notre Dame. I think last year it was one and one because we played Maine at Flooded Fenway and we couldn't have them here for the second game that weekend. We should've been up there for two this season. Unless they felt that attendance-wise they didn't want to not have a Maine game at home. If that's the case, they could've scheduled it a little better given the Harvard game is three days later.

Also, you are all aware that Saturday's game against UConn is at 3:30, right?

[goalguard]

Re: BU season thread I - 2014-2015

No movement. BU stays at #3.

I'm good with this. Michigan Tech should be #1. We only played one game last week. This weekend should be interesting.

Agreed 100%. I want the wins to keep on coming, but am fine with having somebody else sitting in the number 1 and 2 spots. I wonder how Harvard fans feel down at #24, with a 3-1-2 record and a win over #12 BC?

[Agganis]

I'm not really sure why, when we went from playing all HE teams 2x a year vs 3x a year, we didn't do two games there, two games here like we're currently doing with Vermont and Notre Dame. I think last year it was one and one because we played Maine at Flooded Fenway and we couldn't have them here for the second game that weekend. We should've been up there for two this season. Unless they felt that attendance-wise they didn't want to not have a Maine game at home. If that's the case, they could've scheduled it a little better given the Harvard game is three days later.

Also, you are all aware that Saturday's game against UConn is at 3:30, right?

Every non-ND HE team plays a home and home with all but two teams, and rotates a 2 game series at one site with the other 2 teams so that every team plays 11 home games and 11 away games. BU's 2 weekend series teams are UVM and ND. We play at ND and home v UVM in even years, at UVM and home v ND in odd years. Home and homes with everyone else every year. I'm glad we get to spend a weekend in Burlington instead of a weekend in Orono.

[J.D.]

Agreed 100%. I want the wins to keep on coming, but am fine with having somebody else sitting in the number 1 and 2 spots. I wonder how Harvard fans feel down at #24, with a 3-1-2 record and a win over #12 BC?

fans?

i say this a lot but that's how polls work. depending on where you are in the preseason poll and then from there you gradually move up/down. if they meant anything at all i would suggest not even having a poll until mid november/december. the ivy schools start late, rendering polls even more meaningless.

[BUPhD]

Re: BU season thread I - 2014-2015

Adding Notre Dame made everything confusing in so many ways.

[BigAl]

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Got BU No. 1 in my weekly poll and USCHO recap:http://q30television.com/2014/11/17/...y-poll-111714/

[J.D.]

Re: BU season thread I - 2014-2015

one way to improve scheduling is to try and turn more of these into true home and home series' as in friday-saturday night rather than just the last few weekends.don't claim to be a scheduling expert, just adds a little to the weekend when you play the same team back to back

[bothman]

Re: BU season thread I - 2014-2015

fans?

i say this a lot but that's how polls work. depending on where you are in the preseason poll and then from there you gradually move up/down. if they meant anything at all i would suggest not even having a poll until mid november/december. the ivy schools start late, rendering polls even more meaningless.

Come on now. There are a few of us.

I like Harvard where they are now. They are a good team, but young and inexperienced. If they have a similar winning % heading into the beanpot...then I will be upset with polls. But yes, the polls are meaningless right now.

[FiveHole12]

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I would like someone to explain to me when and why polls are meaningful?
This could get interesting.

[mookie1995]

I would like someone to explain to me when and why polls are meaningful?
This could get interesting.

When you're lonely
When your bum needs stretching

[meauxmo]

Re: BU season thread I - 2014-2015

Come on now. There are a few of us.

I like Harvard where they are now. They are a good team, but young and inexperienced. If they have a similar winning % heading into the beanpot...then I will be upset with polls. But yes, the polls are meaningless right now.

The Harvard game will be a tough one for BU. If I heard the broadcast of their Yale game correctly they have 10 NHL draft picks and they are very fast and talented with a very good goal tender. They had an easier time with BC than we did and we have not beaten them in many games. They are better than their ranking and we may still be too young for #3.

[mookie1995]

Re: BU season thread I - 2014-2015

The Harvard game may very we'll be the biggest test so far for the boys.

[Terrance]

Re: BU season thread I - 2014-2015

The Harvard game may very we'll be the biggest test so far for the boys.

A test?! Maybe we should take a page out of Harvard's book (they certainly don't need them). #Teamwork

[goalguard]

The Harvard game may very we'll be the biggest test so far for the boys.

Harvard 2-0 over Dartmouth in the latter's building.

[buoldtimer]

Re: BU season thread I - 2014-2015

At first, I was worried that the Arizona State news would mean, probably, another new conference with an automatic bid, which would mean one fewer at-large bid which had the potential to limit appearances by BU in the nationals. Then, I realized that BU will earn the HE auto-bid from now until who knows when, so, nothing to be concerned about. Go Sun Devils!!!