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    UMD comes into Lawson in their 4th week of being ranked #1. We haven't played since Dec 10th at Madison (we had no holiday tournament). Western is coming off a split at SCSU.

    Should be a great match up and is on CBS Sports Network on Friday. Funny how we are going to be conference mates and we are playing on the channel that our conference will have hockey games on.

    Lastly a couple points:

    I am amazed at how much more attention WMU is giving their program. When we last played them they were one of the bottom dwellers of the CCHA. Since then they have fired that head coach, and put tons of money into their program. I believe they had an new AD who supported the program and wanted to make it better.

    Going to be a tough series and I expect the WMU crowd to be into the game.

    I hope to make the trip to KZoo sometime in the future.
    tUMD Hockey

    "And there is a banana running around the DECC." "Well you don't see that every day..."

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    Re: tUMD at WMU - Hello future conference foe!

    I think Western showed how tough they can come out and play last March at the Joe which I was there to witness. I only know of Minn-Duluth on what I've read and heard but if Western hasn't gotten rusty over break then they should give the Bulldogs one of their toughest series so far this season. With The Bulldogs being #1 in the polls it should be a packed house of rabid Bronco fans & students which of course is how it should be on any teams home ice (except Ohio State).

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    • #3
      Re: tUMD at WMU - Hello future conference foe!

      My hope is that WMU gives them all they want and more while UMD wins a couple of tough squeakers so they arrive emotionally drained for their date(s) in Omaha the following weekend.

      UMD is going to have to play in front of a tidy gathering of 16,680 on Friday the 13th in Omaha. They best not be looking ahead.

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        Re: tUMD at WMU - Hello future conference foe!

        Originally posted by Red Cows View Post
        My hope is that WMU gives them all they want and more while UMD wins a couple of tough squeakers so they arrive emotionally drained for their date(s) in Omaha the following weekend.

        UMD is going to have to play in front of a tidy gathering of 16,680 on Friday the 13th in Omaha. They best not be looking ahead.
        They won the national championship in front of a larger crowd. It's all good.
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        • #5
          Re: tUMD at WMU - Hello future conference foe!

          I guess everybody is a hater when you're #1 except your own fans.

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            Re: tUMD at WMU - Hello future conference foe!

            Originally posted by Red Cows View Post
            UMD is going to have to play in front of a tidy gathering of 16,680 on Friday the 13th in Omaha. They best not be looking ahead.
            I have a question. Did Faulkner help out by selling tickets to residents at his senior living home?
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              Originally posted by Dirty View Post
              I have a question. Did Faulkner help out by selling tickets to residents at his senior living home?
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              Still considering going. I'm nervous because there are only 6100 tickets left before it sells out. That's cutting it close.

              Apparently I'm looking ahead. But only because I haven't found anything about WMU to mock yet. Although unless their school starts really early or the students are all townies, there won't be a full student section.
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                On the plus side for Faulkner, if he ever starts losing his hair up top he can just make a comb-over with his eyebrows.
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                • #9
                  Re: tUMD at WMU - Hello future conference foe!

                  Originally posted by Runninwiththedogs View Post
                  Still considering going. I'm nervous because there are only 6100 tickets left before it sells out. That's cutting it close.
                  FWIW, that ticket counter on the special web site UNO set up for the Friday the 13th game that you are obviously looking at has not been updated since last Thursday morning.

                  Sounds like it's gonna be on in two weeks and in the time leading up to it. I'm gonna refrain here because I don't want to hijack Biddco's thread. Moving on from this. Sounds like we need a new thread for weekend after next already, maybe.

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                    Re: tUMD at WMU - Hello future conference foe!

                    Originally posted by Runninwiththedogs View Post
                    Although unless their school starts really early or the students are all townies, there won't be a full student section.
                    They start the 9th so I'd say there may be a good showing for at least the Saturday game. This past year especially it seems their students have shown tremendous support for their team so I'd say being back a day or two early is a definate possibility.

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                      Originally posted by Hockeybuckeye View Post
                      They start the 9th so I'd say there may be a good showing for at least the Saturday game. This past year especially it seems their students have shown tremendous support for their team so I'd say being back a day or two early is a definate possibility.
                      They do?? Jeez. Remind me not to apply to WMU this fall.
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                        Re: tUMD at WMU - Hello future conference foe!

                        Originally posted by Runninwiththedogs View Post
                        They do?? Jeez. Remind me not to apply to WMU this fall.
                        Miami starts the 9th too so all the students will be returning to Oxford this weekend as well.

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                          Re: tUMD at WMU - Hello future conference foe!

                          Originally posted by Hockeybuckeye View Post
                          I think Western showed how tough they can come out and play last March at the Joe which I was there to witness. I only know of Minn-Duluth on what I've read and heard but if Western hasn't gotten rusty over break then they should give the Bulldogs one of their toughest series so far this season. With The Bulldogs being #1 in the polls it should be a packed house of rabid Bronco fans & students which of course is how it should be on any teams home ice (except Ohio State).
                          If SCSU can split with WMU, than UMD can sweep. Like all road series I am hopeful for a split, with anything more than that is better.
                          Originally posted by Dirty View Post
                          I have a question. Did Faulkner help out by selling tickets to residents at his senior living home?
                          No no no silly, he used is AARP card to get discounts on tickets.
                          Originally posted by Runninwiththedogs View Post
                          They do?? Jeez. Remind me not to apply to WMU this fall.
                          But it seems like a nice school!
                          tUMD Hockey

                          "And there is a banana running around the DECC." "Well you don't see that every day..."

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                            Re: tUMD at WMU - Hello future conference foe!

                            Well, we still have the same AD that kept extending our 8-12 win per season coach and tried to destroy my liver. We did, however get a President that understands that having athletics that aren't *** are good for marketing your school, so maybe she was handcuffed by lack of funding.

                            The hardcore students will be back, and about half live off campus, so they probably don't spend the full 3 weeks home anyway. No need to get the stinkeye from Mom and Dad when you walk in tanked at 2:20 am if you can do it in your own apartment. The WMU hockey facebook account has been pushing getting back for this series as well. I have no idea how well that works, given that I'm in my 30's now.

                            The Broncos give up about 10-12 less shots on goal per game at home, (18 against at home) last I checked, which is the main difference for their road/home splits. Ought to be interesting. Western's got their fate in their own hands, with both UMD and OSU coming to Lawson in the 2nd half and the CCHA being in the mid 2000's WCHA's position in regards to overall non-conference record buoying the entire league in the Pairwise.
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                              Re: tUMD at WMU - Hello future conference foe!

                              Originally posted by Hockeybuckeye View Post
                              I guess everybody is a hater when you're #1 except your own fans.
                              We seem to be the exception on this...
                              Originally posted by bronconick View Post
                              Well, we still have the same AD that kept extending our 8-12 win per season coach and tried to destroy my liver. We did, however get a President that understands that having athletics that aren't *** are good for marketing your school, so maybe she was handcuffed by lack of funding.

                              The hardcore students will be back, and about half live off campus, so they probably don't spend the full 3 weeks home anyway. No need to get the stinkeye from Mom and Dad when you walk in tanked at 2:20 am if you can do it in your own apartment. The WMU hockey facebook account has been pushing getting back for this series as well. I have no idea how well that works, given that I'm in my 30's now.

                              The Broncos give up about 10-12 less shots on goal per game at home, (18 against at home) last I checked, which is the main difference for their road/home splits. Ought to be interesting. Western's got their fate in their own hands, with both UMD and OSU coming to Lawson in the 2nd half and the CCHA being in the mid 2000's WCHA's position in regards to overall non-conference record buoying the entire league in the Pairwise.
                              Then why the change of philosophy at WMU?

                              Is WMU a commuter schol?
                              tUMD Hockey

                              "And there is a banana running around the DECC." "Well you don't see that every day..."

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