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UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

Chuck Murray said:
When both programs were at their best, UMaine's edge was always their ability and willingness to take the physicality to a less-willing UNH team. We've seen isolated instances where UNH has proven to be "up for it", but never quite consistently ... which was never an issue for UMaine under Walshy and the early carryover years of the Whitehead regime. If Souza can accomplish anything in whatever little time he may have left in Durham, turning the physical dynamic around in the UMaine series - or at least levelling things out - would be a decent legacy for everyone to look back on.

But coming out tonight and laying an egg (which is sadly my expectation, based on the weight of history and experience), while hardly devastating for the small picture of this season, would only reinforce that "isolated instances" scenario, and demonstrate that very little has indeed changed.

And even if the improbable were to happen tonight, Souza still has those pesky final 20 games of the season against everyone else to figure the rest out.

So yeah, I'm thinking e.cat has a pretty good take on what's going to happen tonight. Whether UNH is ready and willing to match that intensity, keep their focus, and use some of the likely special team opportunities to scratch out another W, remains to be seen. But they have to be ready to face up to the gathering storm or it could get ugly, and fast.
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This didn’t age well 😜
 
Biggest UNH v. Dartmouth game in nearly 50 years (1979) coming up next weekend ... 'Cats on a 4 game heater.

Shame it's not at the neutral site (ManchVegas) like it could/should have been in the increasingly necessary "NH Beanpot" :)
 
Chuck Murray said:
Biggest UNH v. Dartmouth game in nearly 50 years (1979) coming up next weekend ... 'Cats on a 4 game heater.

Shame it's not at the neutral site (ManchVegas) like it could/should have been in the increasingly necessary "NH Beanpot" :)
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Neutral site would be fun but SNHU is worse than watching a game at the YMCA in Rochester. The "scoreboard" is so beyond outdated and from what we saw in the regionals the ice is bad. Good news is this is on a Sunday at 4 with a big Pats/Bills game at 1 so it will be empty.
 
Jellsville USA said:
Great win and weekend for this young group. They literally sucked the energy out of that building and locker room. The team has an identity and is developing chemistry. I see a renewed fire in MS7 (coaching after every stop in play). The momentum is building!! This is going to be a fun ride :) (Forever optimistic)!
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He's MS 💯 (with his 100th W) Very happy for them..who among us believed we could win that series?!?
 
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Meanwhile Buford, Elwood and Meathead think it’s time to fire Souza.

On behalf of the knowledgeable, loyal fans of UNH, kudos to the coaches and players for an excellent weekend. Lots of good things ahead if they continue to improve. If UNH plays team defense all year like they did against Maine, we have lots to look forward too.
 
Potluck said:
Meanwhile Buford, Elwood and Meathead think it’s time to fire Souza.

On behalf of the knowledgeable, loyal fans of UNH, kudos to the coaches and players for an excellent weekend. Lots of good things ahead if they continue to improve. If UNH plays team defense all year like they did against Maine, we have lots to look forward too.
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So much for losing by 3...well we all doubted they could sweep the series! MS 💯 called 2 great games.. let's see how they do vs Dartmouth...
 
Jellsville USA said:
Great win and weekend for this young group. They literally sucked the energy out of that building and locker room. The team has an identity and is developing chemistry. I see a renewed fire in MS7 (coaching after every stop in play). The momentum is building!! This is going to be a fun ride :) (Forever optimistic)!
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Our Cats also “sucked the energy” out of the Maine Fan Forum thread. 🙂
 
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