Midwest Regional: Minnesota State, Nebraska-Omaha, Harvard, RIT

[Carmine Scarpaglia]

Re: Midwest Regional: Minnesota State, Nebraska-Omaha, Harvard, RIT

Cameron Voss reffing this one. LOL good luck with this guy.

[Red Cows]

Isn't Omaha the home of the College World Series?

Yes.

Cowbell central here at Notre Dame.

Deafening.

[Russell Jaslow]

That is interesting...maybe ready to be done and watch some college ball?

Isn't Omaha the home of the College World Series?

[Pure Mel]

Re: Midwest Regional: Minnesota State, Nebraska-Omaha, Harvard, RIT

Can anyone explain to me why UNO fans sang "take me out to the ballgame" a few times during the game? I'm sure there has to be a story there and that you aren't just lost.

That is interesting...maybe ready to be done and watch some college ball?

[Biddco]

Re: Midwest Regional: Minnesota State, Nebraska-Omaha, Harvard, RIT

And, since I have been a season ticket holder for so long, I am a little jaded and protective. I want our fans to be FANS, not somebody that just wants to jump on and off board when the going gets good or bad.

Oh everyone wants that but there will ALWAYS be people that jump on board when you're winning. It happens to every team. Getting upset about it doesn't make sense to me.

[Red Cows]

Re: Midwest Regional: Minnesota State, Nebraska-Omaha, Harvard, RIT

Now this is interesting.

When RIT made their run in 2010, the long-time fans embraced the newcomers and the curious, enthusiastically. It was like "See what we've been telling you about all this time?"


Powers &8^]

This is also known as the Cornhusker effect. Basically, sports in our area is an all college thing (no major league pro sports closer than Kansas City) and their is a ton of "sport de jour" that goes on around here based on the fortunes of war of specific sports team at specific schools (read: Creighton Basketball, every major sport at NU, and, to a lesser extent, Iowa State and Iowa).

And, since I have been a season ticket holder for so long, I am a little jaded and protective. I want our fans to be FANS, not somebody that just wants to jump on and off board when the going gets good or bad.

[Dutchman]

Re: Midwest Regional: Minnesota State, Nebraska-Omaha, Harvard, RIT

Good Luck Tigers .... remember your athletic roots ... upstate New York, D-III Liberty League, just like us (UNION, RPI, CLARKSON and ST. LAWRENCE). Didn't you take Minnesota to overtime this year?

[blazer777]

Re: Midwest Regional: Minnesota State, Nebraska-Omaha, Harvard, RIT

I certainly didn't say the Tigers are awful. In fact, earlier in the thread I argued against that very point and acknowledged the inherent difficulties teams from AH face in terms of the PWR.

And if you prefer seeing upsets in the national tournament, I'm not saying there is anything wrong with that. It's a preference, just like my preference to see the strongest teams in the country in the Frozen Four*. Over the course of the season and coming into the tournament, I think Mankato was one of those teams; them losing a single game in a one-and-done format doesn't change that.


*of course, if "my" team is the one trying to upset, go Cinderella

You're right,I was on my phone and got your comments mixed up with those of an earlier post by somebody else, my apologies.

While I too think the best team should win and they often do, I don't mind the occasional upset in a tournament to make it more interesting. Think how boring these would be in the #1 seed won each of the regionals and always played in the FF? It would pretty much eliminate the need for the regionals.

One and done can be brutal but without them, these threads would run into June just when baseball is putting us to sleep!

[Stauber1]

Re: Midwest Regional: Minnesota State, Nebraska-Omaha, Harvard, RIT

Personally, I prefer teams that win go into the frozen four weather it was the Mavs or the Tigers. Each team and most fans know going into this round that you have to won to move on and that each team brings with them some very good players.

If the Tigers we're so awful, then the Mavericks should have wiped the rink with them.

Your bias against teams from the AHC doesn't really play in the real world of college hockey, regardless of which team you root for.

I certainly didn't say the Tigers are awful. In fact, earlier in the thread I argued against that very point and acknowledged the inherent difficulties teams from AH face in terms of the PWR.

And if you prefer seeing upsets in the national tournament, I'm not saying there is anything wrong with that. It's a preference, just like my preference to see the strongest teams in the country in the Frozen Four*. Over the course of the season and coming into the tournament, I think Mankato was one of those teams; them losing a single game in a one-and-done format doesn't change that.


*of course, if "my" team is the one trying to upset, go Cinderella

[kwh7433]

Re: Midwest Regional: Minnesota State, Nebraska-Omaha, Harvard, RIT

Can anyone explain to me why UNO fans sang "take me out to the ballgame" a few times during the game? I'm sure there has to be a story there and that you aren't just lost.

[blazer777]

Re: Midwest Regional: Minnesota State, Nebraska-Omaha, Harvard, RIT

Personally, I prefer teams that win go into the frozen four weather it was the Mavs or the Tigers. Each team and most fans know going into this round that you have to won to move on and that each team brings with them some very good players.

If the Tigers we're so awful, then the Mavericks should have wiped the rink with them.

Your bias against teams from the AHC doesn't really play in the real world of college hockey, regardless of which team you root for.

[Chris Clark Fan Club]

Referees have access to every camera in the rink for reviews. That change was made in the 2013 off-season, I believe. I may be off on the year, but not on the rule.

Even though my team wasn't involved in this game, I wanted Mankato to win this region. I also prefer seeing the best teams advance to the Frozen Four and I don't assign much value to "Cinderella" upsets.
That being said, in my view, waving that goal off would have been the wrong decision.
Without diving into an in-depth analysis of the play, I'll just put my name on the list of those who believe the refs made the right call.

While watching the game I knew it was going to count, just saw something a little different out of my purple colored eyes this morning and wanted to ask the camera question.

And like I have said previously, congratulations to RIT.

[Rochester]

Re: Midwest Regional: Minnesota State, Nebraska-Omaha, Harvard, RIT

Yes. Doesn't change that the call on the ice was officially no goal but there was definitely a start to a goal signal before the washout. I've watched it probably 10 times and certainly don't begrudge the official having to make that call.

Congrats to Mankato on a fantastic season.

Congrats on your post number being 666

[Stauber1]

Re: Midwest Regional: Minnesota State, Nebraska-Omaha, Harvard, RIT

Does anyone know if the refs have other camera views or is just the overhead? Nothing can be seen from the overhead cam.

Referees have access to every camera in the rink for reviews. That change was made in the 2013 off-season, I believe. I may be off on the year, but not on the rule.

Even though my team wasn't involved in this game, I wanted Mankato to win this region. I also prefer seeing the best teams advance to the Frozen Four and I don't assign much value to "Cinderella" upsets.
That being said, in my view, waving that goal off would have been the wrong decision.
Without diving into an in-depth analysis of the play, I'll just put my name on the list of those who believe the refs made the right call.

[LtPowers]

Re: Midwest Regional: Minnesota State, Nebraska-Omaha, Harvard, RIT

If the Mavs win this game tonight, the piling on to their bandwagon in Omaha is going to be ridiculous, and probably a bit disgusting to long timers, since success inevitably breeds johnny-come-lately fans that act like they have been one all along.

Now this is interesting.

When RIT made their run in 2010, the long-time fans embraced the newcomers and the curious, enthusiastically. It was like "See what we've been telling you about all this time?"


Powers &8^]