UMass Lowell 2014-2015 Season: The March to March

[Patman]

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from what I understand scott_dolch@uml.edu is the person to contact if you would like to inform the administration of what you think.

I went right to the top (Dana) but I wasn't sure if there was a guy specifically responsible for game-day. I may have said it was "as energetic as a dead fish in a wading pool".

I'd also load up posts on the UML athletic Facebook page. There's already a couple of comments and I'd pile it on (those of you who do Facebook as I don't).

If the few of us who were there today are this upset, can't imagine what will happen with the full house on Friday that's expected.

This seems to be classic "this is what happens when you don't talk to the fans and alumni". I know the next conference call I have with the alumni office this is the top of my agenda.

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edit: the jerseys... eh... ok update... like we aren't using NHL striping (as fas as I'm aware). Still wish we could ditch the "UMass"... IMO, its the one thing that'll prevent a real good jersey.

[boblav1]

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Game highlights. Wow new home uniforms.
http://www.goriverhawks.com/news/201...005141300.aspx

[Patman]

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Wow new home uniforms.
http://www.goriverhawks.com/news/201...005141300.aspx

like to love the numbers... the hawk shoulder is awkward.

[riverchief1]

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I do know from talking to a few long time fans a few sections away in 105 or so tonight that they weren't happy either. They mentioned that somehow Scott Donnolly had come upon them and they voiced their displeasure. They said he mentioned something about adjusting the end of the song or something for more involvement but they still weren't happy. I say it either goes as the post-goal song (but remains of course at other, more appropriate times) or we stick with what appeared to start working tonight with the "sieve, sieve..." near the end of the song that drowned out whatever was supposed to be said.

[Scarlet]

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I think the issue is, it's not a "fight" song. It's more of an alma mater. You know, those slow-ish, meaningful types of songs schools play at end of games? BU has one called Clarisima. They do not play it after games. Lots of Big 10 schools have them though. I went to a Wisconsin football game once and they played their alma mater at the end and all 70K+ stayed, swayed and sang it. I almost teared up it was really something. When I listened to it when whoever posted it earlier, that was the first thing I thought of.

[Patman]

Re: UMass Lowell 2014-2015 Season: The March to March

I think the issue is, it's not a "fight" song. It's more of an alma mater. You know, those slow-ish, meaningful types of songs schools play at end of games? BU has one called Clarisima. They do not play it after games. Lots of Big 10 schools have them though. I went to a Wisconsin football game once and they played their alma mater at the end and all 70K+ stayed, swayed and sang it. I almost teared up it was really something. When I listened to it when whoever posted it earlier, that was the first thing I thought of.

Its not that either... IMO... but i haven't listented to a lot of alma mater songs (UConn's is rather slow)

edit: I don't think a lot of us are against the idea... its finding one that works... I know we can't reinvent the last 90 years when most of the fight songs were written (Maine's topped the national music charts once!)... but seriously.

[leswp1]

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What does Mr. Les and the rest of the hockey staff think about the changes? I'd be interested in hearing their opinion on the subject. I'm sure Norm has a lot of pull when it comes to what happens on and off the ice in that building. Maybe it is he you should sending emails to?

Normie does hockey. I wouldn't consider sending anything to him. His job is to deal with the guys on the ice. Mr les is his usual cynical self. Its stupid would be a good paraphrase.

[leswp1]

Re: UMass Lowell 2014-2015 Season: The March to March

I think the issue is, it's not a "fight" song. It's more of an alma mater. You know, those slow-ish, meaningful types of songs schools play at end of games? BU has one called Clarisima. They do not play it after games. Lots of Big 10 schools have them though. I went to a Wisconsin football game once and they played their alma mater at the end and all 70K+ stayed, swayed and sang it. I almost teared up it was really something. When I listened to it when whoever posted it earlier, that was the first thing I thought of.

I would agree.

The thing that surprised me was just how much lil and his friends have decided to hate it. I was getting texts from convocation about how awful it was and wait until I heard it, I wouldn't believe it. Lil is planning to email the mucky mucks and he HATES writing anything more than signing his name on the back of a check

[riverchief1]

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Not only is it the inappropriateness of the song being played after a goal is scored but the lack of the horn they would pipe in I believe right after the goal and at the end of the Rock and Roll 2, the squaking riverhawk/bird sound. It's the whole sequence that is lacking. As others have said, no energy, no involvement, nothing. Had a really good thing going and now after a goal, the whole place feels deflated. Again, song is fine for other parts of the game but not for the high-energy immediate aftermath of a goal score.

[HawkUnderground]

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Normie does hockey. I wouldn't consider sending anything to him. His job is to deal with the guys on the ice. Mr les is his usual cynical self. Its stupid would be a good paraphrase.

Absolutely right. Norm couldn't care less about what song gets played at any point in the game. Any of you want to waste your time sending coach an email about really anything then I hope you enjoy wasting your time. His only concerns right now I would think are the lack of testing that his goalies got yesterday and the fact that even though they weren't tested, one of them gave up 2 goals on 7 shots and another 1 goal on 3 shots.

On the plus side, offense looked more aggressive and speedy than I've remembered them for a while and I thought a number of freshmen made their presence known and looked pretty comfortable out there. Can't wait for BC on Friday.

[UMLFan]

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I also asked why all the timeouts yesterday, and apparently, they're going to do the media timeouts all year, even if the game isn't on TV.

About the game itself, really can't tell much. Tommies were pretty awful. It appeared we have more speed than last year. But individual players, can't tell anything from a game like yesterday.

[UMLWeatherman]

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I do know from talking to a few long time fans a few sections away in 105 or so tonight that they weren't happy either. They mentioned that somehow Scott Donnolly had come upon them and they voiced their displeasure. They said he mentioned something about adjusting the end of the song or something for more involvement but they still weren't happy. I say it either goes as the post-goal song (but remains of course at other, more appropriate times) or we stick with what appeared to start working tonight with the "sieve, sieve..." near the end of the song that drowned out whatever was supposed to be said.

Scott Donnolly came and visited myself and Andrew Reid, in sec 105, after I bombarded the @RiverHawkNation twitter account with a rant about the lack of Sieve (look back on my timeline if you want to see it (https://twitter.com/umlweatherman). He said they looked at tape from last year and determined that there was a 30-40 sec period of cheering before the Sieves happened and they were going to fill that with the fight song. He did note that the band should have not kept the run-on UMLs that they were doing last night after the music stopped. Andrew and I told Scott that they needed to incoporate Sieves into the after the music part and the band (on the mics) have to be the ones saying it too.

Scott was with Andrew and myself for the 5th goal and agreed that the way it was being done was bad for energy in the building after a goal. I like Scott, and have faith that he will make improvements to how it is being done so that the energy in the building will not be severed on Friday and going forward.

While I am one who loves R&R pt2, I am also one who is open to change if done right, which it was not done right last night.

[boblav1]

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Does anybody know why Chapie was not dressed?

Looking at the boxscore I believe everyone except Chapie and Lucas Kohls saw action.

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Zack Kamrass earns Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week honors

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