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  • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

    What do people think that change in NCAA rules to allow athletes to make money will do to hockey?

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      I think you're going to get years of red tape before this starts to actually impact football and basketball stars let alone hockey players.

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        Originally posted by Bonin21 View Post
        I think you're going to get years of red tape before this starts to actually impact football and basketball stars let alone hockey players.
        Agreed.
        Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
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        • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

          Let's go, Gophers, you can beat those shiny helmets!

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          • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

            Originally posted by Koho View Post
            What do people think that change in NCAA rules to allow athletes to make money will do to hockey?
            Probably not much since college hockey is considered a niche sport and has very little if any national media exposure that would entice sponsors and endorsement organizations to a sign a contract with college hockey players. NCAA football and basketball teams that have high profile national media exposure with a player(s) that has an elite record of awards, stats and/or national name and player recognition will be prime candidates for third party sponsorships and endorsements and be directly paid for use of their name, image and likeness.

            This legislation will obviously lead to furthering the professionalization of college sports and may have many unintended consequences. It will most likely result in the best players in the nation seeking out financial opportunities at schools that have high profile national media exposure, thus creating some talent and recruiting inequities among teams across various conferences. The ruling will not take effect until 2023 in CA. Given the NCAA's hand was forced into this ruling (CA = $$$) and they are not in agreement, it remains to be seen how they will respond. If more states begin to enact similar legislation, the NCAA for example may impose limiting restrictions on scheduling for teams who are in participating states.

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            • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

              Originally posted by D2D View Post
              Let's go, Gophers, you can beat those shiny helmets!

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              Haha... I thought they played better as the game went on last Fri against UMD and had a chance to tie it up in the third But for the second time, Scott Reedy took an unnecessary late penalty and it cost the Gophers a chance to win. Notre Dame currently has the best PP% in the nation. If the Gophers want to eek out a split they must stay out of the box tonight to give themselves a chance to win. I wonder who will start in net? Motzko pulled LaFontaine last Fri. who was not as effective as he was in previous games.

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                Originally posted by SteveO View Post
                Haha... I thought they played better as the game went on last Fri against UMD and had a chance to tie it up in the third But for the second time, Scott Reedy took an unnecessary late penalty and it cost the Gophers a chance to win. Notre Dame currently has the best PP% in the nation. If the Gophers want to eek out a split they must stay out of the box tonight to give themselves a chance to win. I wonder who will start in net? Motzko pulled LaFontaine last Fri. who was not as effective as he was in previous games.
                FWIW, in the Star Tribune series preview today it closes with, "Look for coach Bob Motzko to continue alternating goalies Jack LaFontaine and Jared Moe."
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                • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

                  Nice game Gophers. Moe is solid.
                  You hardly know a day goes by in a cardboard cutout sundown...

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                    Originally posted by captain beefheart View Post
                    Nice game Gophers. Moe is solid.
                    Nice game except for the long time out they took the whole second period. And you're right about Moe - one heck of a game.
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                    • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

                      I saw the OT, very exciting finish!

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                        Originally posted by D2D View Post
                        Nice game except for the long time out they took the whole second period. And you're right about Moe - one heck of a game.
                        I missed that with kid duties. I saw some of the first and the last 2/3 of the third and OT. Having just switched to HULU from cable I still don't know how to record anything.
                        You hardly know a day goes by in a cardboard cutout sundown...

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                        • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

                          We in the NCHC are used to whining about tough schedules, but the gophers really appear have a tough one this year. That will serve them well next spring as long as they can get in the door.

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                            Originally posted by burd View Post
                            We in the NCHC are used to whining about tough schedules, but the gophers really appear have a tough one this year. That will serve them well next spring as long as they can get in the door.
                            So true. Gophers looked so good in the first, when with a little puck luck they could have expanded on their 2-0 lead. But the Irish were able to turn the momentum, and it was all downhill for the home team the rest of the way. For Gopher fans the 3rd period was particularly disappointing, as it seemed their team lost energy, and with it came a loss of focus and commitment. And with that you never believed they could mount a comeback, as at the end they were being thoroughly outplayed.

                            Hopefully 'another lesson learned' for this young and inexperienced team.
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                            • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

                              Still lots of empty seats even with single game tickets starting at $10 and selling beer now. The only answer for the attendance problem is WIN.

                              Michigan on the road this weekend. Two evenly matched teams at 3-4-1 and both have problems in scoring. Need to get the early lead for a change and hold it. Moe was good last Friday but not so much on Sat. Motzko will most likely go with LaFontaine on Friday and Moe on Sat. in Ann Arbor. Let's try to get some more chatter on this thread Gopher fans...2nd page??

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                              • Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2019-2020: Motzko 2.0

                                Odd start times this weekend, 5:30 on Friday and 4:00 on Saturday? At least they're both on the widely available BTN.

                                Looking at Michigan's stats I see that, like the Gophers, their offense is off to a slow start, in fact even more so, with no scorers having more than 4 points through 8 games. Should we expect a pair of low scoring games, like 1-0 or 2-1?
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