Wisconsin Hockey 22-23 Empty Dreams & Empty Seats

[GoBucky18]

Well Im glad I got to Yost before the gates open and can sit in the tiny lobby cause whooo buddy it is snotty out there. Sideways snow!

Actually had been reading a 6pm start all day....but I forgot that I was reading central time zone articles. Oh well!

[WiscTJK]

Here is the article if you haven't read it: https://madison.com/sports/columnist...6ef056f88.html

[GoBucky18]

Based on the article by Polzin, TG just completely convinced he has it right and is going to coach until he isnt the coach....exactly. Lets see if Polzin gets it right and doesnt say he will be fired in the coming days only to be dragged out weeks on.

The platitues TG offered in the article sure sound like he knows he will be out of a job.

If one clearly states that they had all the recruits they wanted in place....then it really just comes down to coaching and player development.

[Punudski]

Tony: “Well I guess there’s only one thing left to do.”

Team: “What’s that?”

Tony: “Win the whole f’ing thing.”

And then the team stays in Madison instead of relocating to Miami and Tony gets an extension. You heard it here first!

[ExileOnDaytonStreet]

There’s something cathartic about this

[GoBucky18]

Alright, you guys convinced me...got both Fri and Sat tilts in the upper for this weekend. Im excited to finally watch the unceremonious end come to TG!

[WiscTJK]

No better tonic for that than playing the team that is 1-21 over the last 2 years in Big7 regular season games away from the Kohl Center (2-23 if you count last years quarterfinal against N/D).

If you need more reasons to be optimistic, Wisconsin is:

33rd of 62 in the pairwise
44th in offense
52nd in defense
24th in power play
42nd in penalty kill
47th in penalty minutes
48th in save %
but T9th in Faceoff %, "so we got that going for us, which is nice...."

[WiscTJK]

Ya'll could make it to next week. Michigan is on a 4 game winless streak.

No better tonic for that than playing the team that is 1-21 over the last 2 years in Big7 regular season games away from the Kohl Center (2-23 if you count last years quarterfinal against N/D).

[wolverineTrumpet]

Ya'll could make it to next week. Michigan is on a 4 game winless streak.

[WiscTJK]

He's a little too buddy buddy with the coaches. When TG gets fired he'll not be happy.

So does it happen Monday AM, or is there an fall/winter sports evaluation window that opens and they leave him out hanging for weeks? It looks like they have until 6/30 to do it on the cheap.

I think it will happen right away. Like Sunday or Monday, assuming they don't get to next week.

[GoBucky18]

So does it happen Monday AM, or is there an fall/winter sports evaluation window that opens and they leave him out hanging for weeks? It looks like they have until 6/30 to do it on the cheap.

That's a good question. They usually do their press conferences on Monday of each week. If they are swept, season closeout will be Sunday and my guess is that TG will not be made available to the press. If the series goes 3 games, I'd surmise that he gets fired on Tuesday. Winning the series only delays it a week because they would have to play at Minnesota. If they let this linger for weeks, they only hurt themselves more. The search needs to happen ASAP after the season ends to lessen impact to recruiting and to have a better candidate pool. They may not announce a replacement until after the NCAA tourney, or (and I'm being facetious) until Ohio State's season ends :P

[Timothy A]

Nice spot by Jocko. Not my favorite sports director but this is a good one. https://www.nbc15.com/2023/02/28/being-brock-caufield/

He's a little too buddy buddy with the coaches. When TG gets fired he'll not be happy.

So does it happen Monday AM, or is there an fall/winter sports evaluation window that opens and they leave him out hanging for weeks? It looks like they have until 6/30 to do it on the cheap.

[WiscTJK]

Nice spot by Jocko. Not my favorite sports director but this is a good one.

https://www.nbc15.com/2023/02/28/being-brock-caufield/

[Timothy A]

So do I go to Ann Arbor to finally watch the stake get driven through and the end take place?

My first Badgers game as a kid was to watch the Don Morton era end, a 31-3 loss to Mochigan St.

Shall I make it 2 for 2?

Yes

[GoBucky18]

So do I go to Ann Arbor to finally watch the stake get driven through and the end take place?

My first Badgers game as a kid was to watch the Don Morton era end, a 31-3 loss to Mochigan St.

Shall I make it 2 for 2?