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Boston University 2019-2020

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Sean Pickett said:
President Brown was seen at the game Saturday and it's my understanding that he wasn't happy with the way the team played.

Sean
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Yeah I never heard of Bob Brown being an issue either. I felt he did a good job engineering a soft exit for both Parker and the AD after the program generated way too many off ice incidents even in the midst of a billion dollar fund raising drive. A university President with zero interest in sports would have made a big show of firing everybody to burnish their no nonsense credentials.
 
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Scarlet said:
I'm not really sure what to make of that. Part of me is rolling my eyes. If he were the type of University President that went to more than one game a year, I think it would hold more weight. But he goes to one game and all of a sudden he's a critic? I wasn't too happy with their play either, but I go to many games as do many of us here.
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I suspect Brown is a little busier than you are, Scarlet.
 
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Scarlet said:
Any. Way. What's done is done. Now we look forward to the last games of the regular season, losers of three straight playing a team that are losers of four straight. Both teams need points. Who is in more trouble with two losses? I'm predicting two ties. Because that would be the way to round out this season.
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Imagine if they finish with 2 ties and drop to 9th. (not sure it's possible, but how fitting would THAT be?). 12-12-10. Too bad it couldn't be 12-12-12.

They're trending in the wrong direction. Can we blame the Coronavirus?

BU Hockey: Tainted
 
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Harry Cleverly said:
Bazin and Leaman are currently the two best coaches in HE, IMO.
They have taken their programs beyond their schools' hockey pedigrees.

How much coaching does Jerry actually still do? He is a legend, but I am told his assistants do most of the work.
Keefe seems to do almost all of the in-game coaching at Northeastern. But like Jerry, Madigan has been an effective program leader.

Cavanaugh could be the league's Coach of the Year. If not in Hockey East, in Russia.

Carvel has kept UMass in the top tier despite losing Makar.

Maine's success is down to having the best goalie in the league. We'll see what Red does after Swayman leaves? Swayman probably saved his job and bought him more time. Knight is very good, too. But he has a much better team in front of him than Swayman.

I like Borek's scally cap. He can double as an Uber driver after games.

I wish Sneddon success selling insurance.

Albie and Souza? The jury is definitely still out. Albie has the shorter leash because the University of No Hardware is, well, more used to not collecting any hardware.
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Quality snark right here. *Golf Clap*
 
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You guys wanna just agree to a spilt this weekend and save everyone 5 hours of our lives? Talk about limping into a Beanpot re-match...
 
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chickod said:
And this is news since when??? I don't think John Silber (way back in the 70s) was exactly enthusiastic about sports. I believe he was the impetus behind dropping football (which is another issue, but still). It's just that he had a powerful AD in Simpson and a world-class coach in Parker so it was in his best interests to leave it alone.

If you haven't noticed (we die-hards aside...a rapidly disappearing breed, I might add), BU is not exactly a "sports" school anymore. This is not the 50s when we were a commuter school comprised of many rapid local sports fans. It is now an international university, focused on research. Many of these students don't know anything about hockey and couldn't care less. Not to get back on the whole "declining attendance" thing again, but that's ONE of the reasons. There are issues in general with attendance at all levels, but the changing landscape at BU exacerbates those issues, perhaps disproportionately.
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This.


ericredaxe said:
I think that may have been more true with Silber... I’m not sure that is fair to say about Brown.
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As with many leaders, Silber was and Brown can be polarizing in their respective ways. I think the way football was handled is what people will think of and remember about Silber's view towards athletics. However, it's my understanding that his perception and support (without necessarily attending games) of the hockey program was more favorable than that of President Brown.


Rover said:
Yeah I never heard of Bob Brown being an issue either. I felt he did a good job engineering a soft exit for both Parker and the AD after the program generated way too many off ice incidents even in the midst of a billion dollar fund raising drive. A university President with zero interest in sports would have made a big show of firing everybody to burnish their no nonsense credentials.
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I don't think President Brown is necessarily a problem per se when it comes to athletics, but it's been my long-standing impression that he won't go above & beyond to provide elevated support/resources towards Athletics -- despite the success of many BU programs (both athletically and academically) during his time as President. My perception is that:

* If Athletics wants something beyond standard operating needs, they need to raise $ to get it

* While he's clearly aware of the stature of the hockey program, he doesn't think it should get "flagship" treatment in relation to the other Athletics programs.

I think as long as Athletics continues doing well in the classroom, community and on the ice/field/court/etc more often than not, he'll treat Athletics at BU as "low-hanging fruit" vs. committing more resources to raise BU's stature in that arena.
 
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Bomber said:
Imagine if they finish with 2 ties and drop to 9th. (not sure it's possible, but how fitting would THAT be?). 12-12-10. Too bad it couldn't be 12-12-12.
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NU is below BU in the standings, so 2 ties gets BU into the playoffs. Looking at the standings it appears that a NU sweep of BU and a UNH sweep of BC would drop BU to 9th and out of the playoffs, but any other results would put BU in the playoffs.

Sean
 
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Sean Pickett said:
NU is below BU in the standings, so 2 ties gets BU into the playoffs. Looking at the standings it appears that a NU sweep of BU and a UNH sweep of BC would drop BU to 9th and out of the playoffs, but any other results would put BU in the playoffs.

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If BU doesnt make the playoffs I would think Albie is in very hot water at that point.
 
Lemonade said:
If BU doesnt make the playoffs I would think Albie is in very hot water at that point.
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you guys will be fine.
the huskies are pretty dilapidated at this point. should be an easy 4 pts & no I’m not sandbagging. just the (hard) facts. was fun while it lasted.
 
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Sean Pickett said:
NU is below BU in the standings, so 2 ties gets BU into the playoffs. Looking at the standings it appears that a NU sweep of BU and a UNH sweep of BC would drop BU to 9th and out of the playoffs, but any other results would put BU in the playoffs.

Sean
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Okay, so they will be on the road. (No WAY UNH sweeps BC.). BC will sweep UNH and BU will probably split with NU. Or lose and tie. #DoubleSandbag
 
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Is BU on break this week or next? And I JUST noticed that Saturday's game is at 4pm. Thank God I looked!
 
Harry Cleverly said:
How much coaching does Jerry actually still do? He is a legend, but I am told his assistants do most of the work
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Who is your source? Although I wouldn't be surprised if he has taken a step back. Even then I have never thought of him as a great tactician. His strengths start with his positive attitude and instilling confidence in his players. That and getting guys to buy into team first mentality. He's not obsessed with systems and terrified over giving up a scoring chance like other coaches. Recruit speed and skill and let them play. Encourage creativity and put pressure on the opponent. For a lot of years there was a fear level from the opponent.
 
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J.D. said:
Who is your source? Although I wouldn't be surprised if he has taken a step back. Even then I have never thought of him as a great tactician. His strengths start with his positive attitude and instilling confidence in his players. That and getting guys to buy into team first mentality. He's not obsessed with systems and terrified over giving up a scoring chance like other coaches. Recruit speed and skill and let them play. Encourage creativity and put pressure on the opponent. For a lot of years there was a fear level from the opponent.
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I've always thought he's emphasized the importance of defense which wasn't how his predecessors approached the game. And he can identify fast, clever players who will excel at the D1 level.
 
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One thing that I’m surprised does not get more attention on this board is the poor quality of players that have been recruited in recent years outside of high profile guys. In just the last two years, the staff has brought in jamie armstrong, hugo blixt, john copeland, marcus boguslasky, alex brink, jake deboer, vinny purpura, matt quercia, sam stevens, max willman. I have no idea whether these are scholarship players or what the expectations were for these players But, to have this many players barely contribute anything makes me wonder what about the staff’s ability to identify talent
 
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The importance of defense, yes, but not at the expense of being creative and being aggressive offensively.
 
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