Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

[JohnsonsJerseys]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

According to Schlossman, Michigan Tech will offer cost of attendance money to scholarship athletes in Hockey...

Oh man, now we're going to be one of those teams. Cost of attendance is just the beginning trying to get these "blue chip" players...

"What, wasn't there some of the other kids, what'd we give 'em? What? Cars? Tractors? Gave a kid a TRACTOR? Another kid we gave a HOUSE. Didn't we give him a house? You know, BAGS OF CASH, I don't know what we gave these kids...You know, they asked for things, we gave it to 'em. I mean, you guys asked me to win, and I gave that to you!..."

I'm providing the video clue as some of you might not have been born when this was popular...

Ryan J

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

With good reason- the whole point of COA is to screw schools like UAH out of good recruits so schools like Ohio State can keep underachieving with better talent. MTU may have voluntarily accepted it, but I'm sure it feels more like getting dragged kicking and screaming.

I'm not sure I entirely agree with that. I tend to think that a vast majority of recruits who pick a school, in part, for the COA stipend, were already leaning towards big-spender schools in the first place. While I won't pretend that MTU is a big school with a lot of chicks (BGSU, in comparison, might as well be 'Bama ), it is obvious over the past few years that we're committed to spending whatever it takes to remain at the top of the WCHA.

[manurespreader]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

Remember when Auburn got caught giving the father of the QB 250k and he said his son knew nothing about it
Right

[MaizeRage]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

With good reason- the whole point of COA is to screw schools like UAH out of good recruits so schools like Ohio State can keep underachieving with better talent. MTU may have voluntarily accepted it, but I'm sure it feels more like getting dragged kicking and screaming.

How many players on UAH's current roster do you think had an equal-money offer to Ohio State?

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

How many players on UAH's current roster do you think had an equal-money offer to Ohio State?

I don't think the Ohio State side of the equation is wrong but I do think UAH as it currently stands isn't the right team to mention on the other side...I do think Minnesota State vs Ohio State is a good comparison.

[Critical Thinker]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

How many players on UAH's current roster do you think had an equal-money offer to Ohio State?

Current roster? Probably none. But with the way they're rebuilding, I think UAH will be near OSU in PWR within a few seasons. Then I could see OSU using COA to try and steal away recruits.

[eye4talent]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

New commitment

https://twitter.com/hockeycommits/st...46624131346432

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

New commitment

https://twitter.com/hockeycommits/st...46624131346432

hmm, that one is interesting. He's already 20 so he'll need to come in next year, and we don't have alot of room that soon. Must be an issue with the Center position?

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

New commitment

https://twitter.com/hockeycommits/st...46624131346432

The next Mike Neville, I'll bet. Seems to be more of a shooter though. He's wearing the C for the Buzzers this year.

[gfmorris]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

How many players on UAH's current roster do you think had an equal-money offer to Ohio State?

The chances are that the only guys who would be swayed by this are the kids who move from the NAHL into the USHL for their last year or two of juniors. Max McHugh committed verbally before moving to Dubuque (we knew that he was moving up), and he resisted all sorts of peer pressure to de-commit (e.g., "You're better than them," etc. — what happened to J Marooney). That said, is McHugh the kind of kid that the Bucks will go after? Probably no, because they'd say that he was too small, etc.

UAH has a while to go yet before we're competing for student-athletes with B1G schools again, like we did when Scott Munroe came here when Ryan Miller stayed another year in EL. But I feel like that day will come ... but man, COA sure as heck would help.

GFM <— bringing it full circle

[rustedblades]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

Looks like the intrasquad game will be available on the New (and hopefully improved) WCHA TV!!!

http://portal.stretchinternet.com/wcha/

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

Looks like the intrasquad game will be available on the New (and hopefully improved) WCHA TV!!!

http://portal.stretchinternet.com/wcha/

$129.99 for a season pass...

[geezer]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

Noticed a hockey practice/skate going on today. And a bunch of spectators, along the rail. It makes everything better.

Thomas Beretta... Great name.

[JohnsonsJerseys]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

$129.99 for a season pass...

Is that the price for the whole WCHA or Tech only?
Ryan J

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Michigan Tech 2015 off-season I: Building on what we've learned...

Is that the price for the whole WCHA or Tech only?
Ryan J

Whole I believe.