Happy
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Re: Bemidji @ Minnesota - Rodents, Rodents, Everywhere
No, wrongo buddy. BSU has "heart" this year because they are playing a very easy schedule. Minnesota had all the "heart" in the world when they played AA, and I am sure that they would have all sorts of "heart" against Robert Morris and the rest of the CHA. MN has already played 4 games against teams now in the top 5. Getting up to play a tough team every month or two is not the same as playing a full on WCHA schedule. and, I guess you are right, I don't know anything about hockey, cause I only heard of one of these out of Matt Read, Brad Hunt, Jordan George, Matt Dalton. I take it they are a bunch of older Canadians that did OK in the CHA? They must be tearing up the NHL right now, then.
and, BSU recruiting will not increase 10X. They will have less to offer than about 8 or 10 other WCHA teams, so I don't see their recruiting getting much better. They will no longer be able to offer an easy road to the ncaa's, so what do they have over, say, anyone?
Alright "Mr. Happy",
Nowhere did I say anything about Bemidji State "winning the WCHA", nowhere did I say Bemidji State will be ranked higher anytime in the near future. You lack reading skills. When I say you have no knowledge of college hockey, I speak literally. You may follow the Gophers every year, congrats. What you have to look at is recruiting power, and if you knew anything about Mr. Tom Serratore you would know that he is a hell of a recruitment tool. You talk about Bemidji State "enjoying your tax money for the BREC", well you know what. We will enjoy it. We will also enjoy showing new top prospects what our campus and program now has to offer.
No matter how weak you think the CHA really is, ask yourself some things. How was a small liberal-arts university like Bemidji State able to pull in recruits such as Matt Read, Brad Hunt, Jordan George, Matt Dalton?
Now that Bemidji State has been accepted into the prestigious WCHA, do you really think that for that fact alone, the recruiting power behind Bemidji State's bench will not increase by 10x?
Call it a fluke, call it what you want. Frozen Four run + New state of the art arena + #1 college hockey conference in the nation = Good players. There's a reason the Gophers can pull 20 draft picks together for one roster. Bemidji State may be a few steps behind, but believe me, they are catching up faster than you think.
Every good program needs time to build.
As far as the WCHA champions, etc. Who knows? How did Bemidji State beat Notre Dame? Cornell? Any team can beat any team on any given night. It's all about heart, something Bemidji State appears to have a lot more of at the moment.
No, wrongo buddy. BSU has "heart" this year because they are playing a very easy schedule. Minnesota had all the "heart" in the world when they played AA, and I am sure that they would have all sorts of "heart" against Robert Morris and the rest of the CHA. MN has already played 4 games against teams now in the top 5. Getting up to play a tough team every month or two is not the same as playing a full on WCHA schedule. and, I guess you are right, I don't know anything about hockey, cause I only heard of one of these out of Matt Read, Brad Hunt, Jordan George, Matt Dalton. I take it they are a bunch of older Canadians that did OK in the CHA? They must be tearing up the NHL right now, then.
and, BSU recruiting will not increase 10X. They will have less to offer than about 8 or 10 other WCHA teams, so I don't see their recruiting getting much better. They will no longer be able to offer an easy road to the ncaa's, so what do they have over, say, anyone?