Boston University 2010-11 part II - The Hunt For Red November

[Federal League]

Re: Boston University 2010-11 part II - The Hunt For Red November

We're gonna have to agree to disagree here. The anonymous player/Cohen didn't really shed any light on the situation IMO. Unless you want to offer specific quotes other than "Glass is a liar", etc., I haven't seen anything specific that goes against Glass' account. For example, is there anything out there that says Parker did return calls/e-mails from Glass/his father? Or that he did in fact shake their hands when they came in for the meeting? That's what I'm getting at--those specific parts of Glass' story that tell me Parker could have handled the whole thing better.

Although Parker probably could've handled it better, that's not really the story if this whole thing is going to go any further. The story in terms of anyone looking into anything would be: Is the dismissal justified? And did Parker really punish Glass for missing something because he was studying? I think that's the main point that both the player I spoke to and those tweets (if they are in fact Colby's) are trying to make. They're arguing that Parker was justified in letting him go, not that he was justified in not returning calls. And as for those calls and that meeting, would anyone else be privy to that information outside of Glass, his father and Parker? I don't think so. They're the only ones who know for certain how many calls/emails there were and how long it took Parker to return them, and they're the only ones who know if Parker shook their hands or made eye contact. One of those sides decided to go on the record and one didn't. So it comes down to whether or not you believe the Glass side. If there are holes in other parts of the Glass side, wouldn't you at least be a little skeptical of this part of it, too? I'm not saying I do or don't believe Glass. I'm just saying you shouldn't pick and choose what info you take for fact and what info you question. You either believe he's telling the truth and accept his story, or you question it. Obviously you're more willing to accept it than others, which is fine.

 

[candycanes99]

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Be careful. That's not a verified twitter account.

Spending the day in NYC. Than home for a few days.

Oh no, that's definitely Colby.

 

[jcarter7669]

Re: Boston University 2010-11 part II - The Hunt For Red November

. They're the only ones who know for certain how many calls/emails there were and how long it took Parker to return them,

Well actually, the telephone company and their phone statement would indicate when the calls were made both outgoing and incoming.

As for e-mails if Glass can't produce them they probably weren't made. Seems as though he would have kept them, or they would be in his "sent mail" box.

Just saying, personally I find there is a nugget of truth in pretty much everything, but some details get added or subtracted. Sometimes they are easily verifiable, as telephone records...

 

[buoldtimer]

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BU: UML, @UMass, PC, @PC, UVM, UVM, @NU, NU
MC: @NU, UMass, @UNH, UNH, @UMass, UMass, @Maine, @Maine, PC, @PC
Maine: @UNH, @UNH, UVM, UVM, @UML, @UML, MC, MC, @UMass, @UMass

It would certainly appear that BU has the easiest finish of those three.

Whoops, I shouldn't have relied on my memory.

 

[Tater]

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Although Parker probably could've handled it better, that's not really the story if this whole thing is going to go any further. The story in terms of anyone looking into anything would be: Is the dismissal justified? And did Parker really punish Glass for missing something because he was studying? I think that's the main point that both the player I spoke to and those tweets (if they are in fact Colby's) are trying to make. They're arguing that Parker was justified in letting him go, not that he was justified in not returning calls. And as for those calls and that meeting, would anyone else be privy to that information outside of Glass, his father and Parker? I don't think so. They're the only ones who know for certain how many calls/emails there were and how long it took Parker to return them, and they're the only ones who know if Parker shook their hands or made eye contact. One of those sides decided to go on the record and one didn't. So it comes down to whether or not you believe the Glass side. If there are holes in other parts of the Glass side, wouldn't you at least be a little skeptical of this part of it, too? I'm not saying I do or don't believe Glass. I'm just saying you shouldn't pick and choose what info you take for fact and what info you question. You either believe he's telling the truth and accept his story, or you question it. Obviously you're more willing to accept it than others, which is fine.

Great post. Not thrilled if it is true that's the way Parker handled it, but I am much more concerned if his dismissal was unjustified. While we would all like specifics, Parker won't let that out in the open, so Cohen's tweet is somewhat encouraging. Let's hope that reporter does a story with Cohen....

 

[FiveHole12]

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Whoops, I shouldn't have relied on my memory.

Plus, 6 of MC's games are on the road.
That signifies a high degree of difficulty for them, no matter the opponent.

 

[ericredaxe]

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I can't believe everything I've read... do you people really think that Parker is going to dismiss someone if it wasn't justified? Do you really think he would kick a kid off the team for missing an exam week weightlifting workout? Please... the kid lived through his nine lives going against the grain for two and a half years, and finally got the axe. And if Parker didn't call him back for 2 weeks, so what? He was tending to team business and working with the guys who are "on the bus". Respect is a 2 way street... maybe that kid burned the courtesy of an immediate callback a year and a half ago. Then to think that Parker would bother to respond via the press in a similar way? Please... Think Parker would call back guys like M. Gilroy, McCarthy, MacArthur, Connely, Periera or any other litney of guys who play the game the right way? You bet your *** he would.

And now, that the kid finally gets what he deserves, and the team seems to be perfectly happy that he's gone, he calls up the paper, calls in his daddy so he can hide in his pocket and takes a poor me, i'm the victim attitude. Like father like son I guess.

Good riddance.

 

[slurpees]

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The fact that players, current and previous, aren't standing up for him shows you what his standing was on the team, and makes me believe that there has been a series of events over his time here. If this were isolated to this year, why would Colby give a crap enough to tweet about it to a reporter, and secondly, not back him up? Parker may have handled it a bit to harsh, but I'm having a lot of trouble seeing Glass as an innocent victim here.

 

[buoldtimer]

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The fact that players, current and previous, aren't standing up for him shows you what his standing was on the team...

A current BU player speaking out in support of Glass? Now, that would be a story Fed League could use to jump start his career.

 

[J.D.]

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If there are holes in other parts of the Glass side, wouldn't you at least be a little skeptical of this part of it, too? I'm not saying I do or don't believe Glass. I'm just saying you shouldn't pick and choose what info you take for fact and what info you question. You either believe he's telling the truth and accept his story, or you question it. Obviously you're more willing to accept it than others, which is fine.

I would be and am a little skeptical anytime a player tries to say his dismissal was unjustified. That's probably a natural reaction from any player. What I'm not skeptical of are the details Glass offered in regard to what happened at the meeting, etc.

I can't believe everything I've read

And now, that the kid finally gets what he deserves, and the team seems to be perfectly happy that he's gone, he calls up the paper

Ha, perhaps you didn't read nearly as much as you should or you should go back and find out who contacted who.

If this were isolated to this year, why would Colby give a crap enough to tweet about it to a reporter, and secondly, not back him up? Parker may have handled it a bit to harsh, but I'm having a lot of trouble seeing Glass as an innocent victim here.

Haven't seen anyone claim this was isolated to this year or that Glass is an innocent victim.

A current BU player speaking out in support of Glass? Now, that would be a story Fed League could use to jump start his career.

Ha, well said.

 

[dmjossel]

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Plus, 6 of MC's games are on the road.
That signifies a high degree of difficulty for them, no matter the opponent.

They've had three bad losses this season, and by "bad" I mean unexpected. PC, which was on the road, and NU, which was at home (they beat them on the road and have the rubber game coming up) and then UML-- again, at home. I considered the NU loss at home unexpected because they had won on the road the night before against the same team, and the UML loss unexpected because they had beaten the same team on the road and at home earlier in the season.

Sure, losing to PC on the road is bad, but it's not as if a good team can't have a bad night on the road. Brown, anyone?

Their other league losses on the road were both by one goal, and to BC and UNH.

They've got all of five losses, three on the road, two at home, all in the league-- so a difference of one game between home and road losses. All three league losses on the road were by a single goal, and two were against the top two teams in the league this year.

How is that indicative of this year's Merrimack team having a high degree of difficulty on the road?

They haven't beaten anyone of real consequence on the road this year, but neither have they struggled, getting a tie on the road at UVM, at BU, and a tie at Niagara. Everything else is a W. Last I remember, playing for the win at home and a tie on the road was an acceptable regular season strategy.

They've got all of five losses, three on the road, One might well discount their wins over Atlantic teams, but at least they didn't lose to Atlantic teams, which some Hockey East programs did this season.

Having said that, their finish is certainly tougher than BU's, but mostly because BU went to Alfond and got the job done. Merrimack has to prove they can do the same. They've won season series where they had the home advantage, and how to keep pace they've got to win on the road against Maine and UNH.

If they get swept at UNH and Alfond then I think it's fair to say MC is having trouble winning on the road, but it hasn't happened yet.

 

[slurpees]

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They've had three bad losses this season, and by "bad" I mean unexpected. PC, which was on the road, and NU, which was at home (they beat them on the road and have the rubber game coming up) and then UML-- again, at home. I considered the NU loss at home unexpected because they had won on the road the night before against the same team, and the UML loss unexpected because they had beaten the same team on the road and at home earlier in the season.

Their other league losses on the road were both by one goal, and to BC and UNH.

They've got all of five losses, three on the road, two at home, all in the league-- so a difference of one game between home and road losses. All three league losses on the road were by a single goal, and two were against the top two teams in the league this year.

How is that indicative of this year's Merrimack team having a high degree of difficulty on the road?

They haven't beaten anyone of real consequence on the road this year, but neither have they struggled, getting a tie on the road at UVM, at BU, and a tie at Niagara. Everything else is a W. Last I remember, playing for the win at home and a tie on the road was an acceptable regular season strategy.

They've got all of five losses, three on the road, One might well discount their wins over Atlantic teams, but at least they didn't lose to Atlantic teams, which some Hockey East programs did this season.

Having said that, their finish is certainly tougher than BU's, but mostly because BU went to Alfond and got the job done. Merrimack has to prove they can do the same. They've won season series where they had the home advantage, and how to keep pace they've got to win on the road against Maine and UNH.

If they get swept at UNH and Alfond then I think it's fair to say MC is having trouble winning on the road, but it hasn't happened yet.

I think you missed the sarcasm of a BC poster carrying over from one of your game threads from a while back.

 

[dmjossel]

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I think you missed the sarcasm of a BC poster carrying over from one of your game threads from a while back.

I don't think so.

Merrimack had a pretty good home record last season, but had a really tough time winning on the road. This season hasn't been the same situation, but they don't have any particularly impressive road wins, either.

It's reasonable to assume that a lot of people might have the impression that Merrimack is only a home team-- and who knows, before the season is over they might prove it. It's just that the results to date don't quite back that up.

If he's stating something that either he believes to be true, or that a majority of people might believe to be true, then it isn't sarcasm. Sarcasm depends on the certain knowledge on the part of your audience that what you are saying is either untrue, or that the speaker believes or knows it to be untrue.

So my Merrimack fan inferiority complex may be showing, but the sarcasm detector is fully tested and working

 

[BUPhD]

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...awaits the annual Beanpot smacktalk thread...

 

[Federal League]

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Just confirmed that that Twitter account is Colby's. The reason I was skeptical yesterday was because he denied that it was when I texted him. Posted a story on the tweet on the blog.

 

[slurpees]

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Just confirmed that that Twitter account is Colby's. The reason I was skeptical yesterday was because he denied that it was when I texted him. Posted a story on the tweet on the blog.

So he lied about it not being his account then confirmed it was in fact his? Weird.

 

[candycanes99]

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So he lied about it not being his account then confirmed it was in fact his? Weird.

No, not weird. This is Colby.

From the way it's worded, it sounds like it was confirmed another way. Care to share this alternate method FL?

 

[Federal League]

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So he lied about it not being his account then confirmed it was in fact his? Weird.

No, not weird. This is Colby.

From the way it's worded, it sounds like it was confirmed another way. Care to share this alternate method FL?

Confirmed it another way. Talked to someone who had already talked to Colby and knew for sure it was his.

 

[BU Ken]

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Back to actual hockey for a second... I was looking at :

BU: UML, @UMass, PC, @PC, UVM, UVM, @NU, NU
MC: @NU, UMass, @UNH, UNH, @UMass, UMass, @Maine, @Maine, PC, @PC
Maine: @UNH, @UNH, UVM, UVM, @UML, @UML, MC, MC, @UMass, @UMass


I was just wondering and trying to figure out the Pairwise rankings. Doesn't BU year end schedule actually hurt them since they don't seem to be playing any top (TUC) teams. They are currently 15th, and even if they beat BC Monday, I dont see how that helps them since BC is already 3-0 against them H2H. So while the EOY schedule sets them up nicely for a HE QF home series, I dont think it set them up for an At Large Bid. I admit I dont have the advanced Math degree necessary to decipher the PW system, but it already looks like BU has to win the HE tourney to get a bid?

thoughts?

 

[candycanes99]

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Confirmed it another way. Talked to someone who had already talked to Colby and knew for sure it was his.

Interesting. Why the hell would Colby deny it was his? Isn't that the point in having a Twitter account? To share things and advertise yourself and tell people to come out and watch minor league hockey like he's been doing on there?