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  • Re: CHA Thoughts and Prognostications: Year 11, The Finale...

    I have to add, as well, that from Paula Weston's article last week, she seemed to indicate that her position was vindicated as to the snub from the CCHA as it was clear to her that the Big 10 was knockin' on the door. HOWEVER, in the same article it was clarified from Minnesota that no such possibility was remotely in play (not to mention from Wisconsin as well). Thus, I am perplexed still as to the interplay and commentary regarding UAH's predicament. As much as I respect Paula's position in the college hockey community, and the fact that she will never speak ill of her conference, I have to say that the entire fiasco is more infuriating than ever now, at least to me. Keep on winning guys! What else can you do now? Needless to say, you have much support from more than just us bloggers.

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      Originally posted by wsp67326 View Post
      Anyone else notice the USAToday poll? Air Force, at 0-4-0, has 3 votes; UAH, fresh off a sweep of the Falcons, and at 3-1-0, has 1. Hmmm...
      As I've noted elsewhere, I hate all polls, but I dislike the USA Today one the most...
      Originally posted by wsp67326 View Post
      I have to add, as well, that from Paula Weston's article last week, she seemed to indicate that her position was vindicated as to the snub from the CCHA as it was clear to her that the Big 10 was knockin' on the door. HOWEVER, in the same article it was clarified from Minnesota that no such possibility was remotely in play (not to mention from Wisconsin as well). Thus, I am perplexed still as to the interplay and commentary regarding UAH's predicament. As much as I respect Paula's position in the college hockey community, and the fact that she will never speak ill of her conference, I have to say that the entire fiasco is more infuriating than ever now, at least to me.
      I actually think she nailed it. Follow the bouncing ball:

      Bowling Green is thinking of dropping hockey. Nebraska-Omaha leaves the CCHA for the WCHA. At the same time, the five Big 10 hockey schools are discussing forming the BTHC. Minnesota says no, so Wisconsin takes it's puck and says they're going to the CCHA.

      Now, to summerize, the CCHA is faced with (to guestimate, let's say this is all happening around late July/early August) an application from Alabama-Huntsville, a potentially folding Bowling Green, and a possible application from Wisconsin. Now, in the face of this, who can really be surprised that UAH didn't get in?

      We can argue 'til we're blue in the face that the CCHA could/should have not taken a vote on UAH, but they did. Hopefully with BGSU solidifying their funding and the BTHC talk settling down (for now), the CCHA can revisit Huntsville in the near future.

      edit - and as long as I have another minute here (I'm at work), take any Huntsville/CHA bias out of it, and the CCHA was perfectly reasoned to just wait on UAH just based on BGSU's possible dropping hockey (i.e., the if we take 'em, and BG drops, we're right back at 11). Then you throw Wisconsin on top of everything (does it become a case of UAH or UW? Or UAH and UW with no BG?), well, you can see how sticky a situation it probably was for a while...
      Last edited by moose97; 10-20-2009, 08:34 PM.
      Current NCAA D-I rinks I've been to:

      AHA:
      B1G: UMich, MSU, UMinn, Notre Dame, OSU, UWisc
      CCHA: BSU, BG, FSU, LSSU, MSU, MTU, NMU
      ECAC:
      HEA: UMass
      NCHC: Miami, UMD, UND, SCSU, WMU
      Independant: ASU


      Inactive: UAH, ASU, BSU, UMD, UND, NMU, Notre Dame

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      • Re: CHA Thoughts and Prognostications: Year 11, The Finale...

        FWIW: I am officially changing my UAH pick to a UAH SWEEP of Western.

        GFM
        Geof F. Morris
        UAH BSE MAE 2002
        UAHHockey.com

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        • Re: CHA Thoughts and Prognostications: Year 11, The Finale...

          Niagara and Michigan-Michigan

          Bemidji at Northern Michigan-Bemidji Sweeo
          Robert Morris at Ferris-Robert Morris Sweep
          Western Michigan at Alabama-Huntsville-Alabama-Huntsville Sweep

          Man, I really wanted to pick that the CHA would sweep over the state of Michigan, but I just couldn't do it with the Niagara-Michigan game. If Niagara could have finished their games against Clarkson and Colgate, I would have gave them a chance....... Even now, I am picking more with my heart instead of my head, I think???
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          • Re: CHA Thoughts and Prognostications: Year 11, The Finale...

            Originally posted by gfmorris View Post
            FWIW: I am officially changing my UAH pick to a UAH SWEEP of Western.

            GFM
            Noted.
            UAH - The Cleveland Browns of COLLEGE HOCKEY

            Mike Anderson
            2006 Time Person of the Year
            Finger far off the pulse of college hockey, thanks to Mack Portera.
            It was fun for a whole lot of seasons.

            "Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish; let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more." Proverbs 31:6-7 (NIV)

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            • Re: CHA Thoughts and Prognostications: Year 11, The Finale...

              Western Michigan at Alabama-Huntsville (2):
              Bemidji State at Northern Michigan (2):
              Robert Morris at Ferris State (2):

              splits
              Free Monkey!

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              • Re: CHA Thoughts and Prognostications: Year 11, The Finale...

                Niagara at Michigan-Michigan

                Bemidji at Northern Michigan-Split
                Robert Morris at Ferris-Split
                Western Michigan at Alabama-Huntsville-Alabama-Huntsville Sweep

                I gotta give it to the Chargers, they've impressed me. As for my Purple Eagles, they've disappointed me.
                The Niagara University

                2008 NCAA Tournament
                2004 NCAA Tournament
                2000 NCAA Tournament - Elite Eight

                2008 CHA Champion
                2006 CHA RS Champion
                2005 CHA RS Champion
                2004 CHA Champion

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                • Re: CHA Thoughts and Prognostications: Year 11, The Finale...

                  Thursday
                  Niagara at Michigan (1): Michigan

                  Friday-Saturday
                  Western Michigan at Alabama-Huntsville (2): UAH
                  Bemidji State at Northern Michigan (2): Split
                  Robert Morris at Ferris State (2): Split


                  Good luck CHA this weekend!

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                  • Re: CHA Thoughts and Prognostications: Year 11, The Finale...

                    Originally posted by MikeAnderson View Post
                    Playpen Week 2 results:

                    5-1
                    21st Century Schizoid Man

                    4-2
                    beaverhockeyfan, RMUColonels

                    3-3
                    Monkey, Douglas, gfmorris, sunylong, burgie12, midwesterner

                    2-4
                    Spydey629, MikeAnderson, Upper Deck, GoBeavers, gmann, true2BSU, BeaverStudent99, GeoffissiffoeG, GOBEAVS

                    1-5
                    5hole

                    Overall Standings

                    Code:
                    Name                                  Eligible*
                    RMUColonels               6-5 (0.545) YES
                    Monkey                    6-5 (0.545) YES
                    MikeAnderson              6-5 (0.545) YES
                    gfmorris                  6-5 (0.545) YES
                    beaverhockeyfan           6-5 (0.545) YES
                    sunylong                  5-6 (0.455) YES
                    Spydey629                 5-6 (0.455) YES
                    GoBeavers                 5-6 (0.455) YES
                    gmann                     5-6 (0.455) YES
                    Douglas                   5-6 (0.455) YES
                    Upper Deck                4-7 (0.364) YES
                    true2BSU                  4-7 (0.364) YES
                    BeaverStudent99           4-7 (0.364) YES
                    5hole                     2-9 (0.182) YES
                    ------------------------------------
                    21st Century Schizoid Man 5-1 (0.833) NO
                    Monkey'sUncle             3-1 (0.750) NO
                    wsp67326                  3-2 (0.600) NO
                    BigBlu2Ba                 3-2 (0.600) NO
                    midwesterner              3-3 (0.500) NO
                    burgie12                  3-3 (0.500) NO
                    thebrain                  2-3 (0.400) NO
                    Radiostar_01              2-3 (0.400) NO
                    Choirboy                  2-3 (0.400) NO
                    GOBEAVS                   2-4 (0.333) NO
                    GeoffissiffoeG            2-4 (0.333) NO
                    * The "eligible" handle is based on picking a sufficient number of games to be eligible for the Monkey at the end of the season. It is based on the 75-game pick minimum (about 79% of the 95 total regular-season games scheduled for CHA teams) and is a sliding scale through the season. If you are on the "NO" list now, just pick more games and you will eventually move to the "YES" list. I will list the eligibility threshold at the beginning of each week.
                    I had picks, somewhere way back...I went 6-0 too...Trust me...

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                    • Re: CHA Thoughts and Prognostications: Year 11, The Finale...

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                      UAH for 2
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                      • Re: CHA Thoughts and Prognostications: Year 11, The Finale...

                        Picks:


                        Niagara and Michigan-Michigan

                        Bemidji at Northern Michigan-Bemidji Sweep

                        Robert Morris at Ferris-Split

                        Western Michigan at Alabama-Huntsville- Split


                        This signature sucks!

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                        • Re: CHA Thoughts and Prognostications: Year 11, The Finale...

                          In an effort to maintain my stellar record of picks this season :

                          Niagara at Michigan ... PURPS!!

                          All the rest .. SPLITS!
                          GO PURPS!
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                          • Re: CHA Thoughts and Prognostications: Year 11, The Finale...

                            Niagara and Michigan-Michigan

                            Bemidji at Northern Michigan-BSU

                            Robert Morris at Ferris-Split

                            Western Michigan at Alabama-Huntsville- Split
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                            • Re: CHA Thoughts and Prognostications: Year 11, The Finale...

                              The following posters who have picked before HAVE NOT submitted picks yet.

                              GoBeavers
                              Choirboy
                              Radiostar_01
                              BeaverStudent99
                              GOBEAVS

                              Also, anyone who has never made picks previously needs to do so. I have not received any new players this week.

                              Picks for tonight's Niagara-Michigan must be in before opening faceoff (per post time listed here) to be accepted. Picks for the Friday half of the weekend series must be in before opening faceoff.

                              Nice turnout this week.
                              UAH - The Cleveland Browns of COLLEGE HOCKEY

                              Mike Anderson
                              2006 Time Person of the Year
                              Finger far off the pulse of college hockey, thanks to Mack Portera.
                              It was fun for a whole lot of seasons.

                              "Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish; let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more." Proverbs 31:6-7 (NIV)

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                              • Re: CHA Thoughts and Prognostications: Year 11, The Finale...

                                splits for all

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