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BU 2013-2014: Ready to Quinn

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Re: BU 2013-2014: Ready to Quinn

Any news on Rodriguez? He looked to be having a knee issue after the tripping call late in the second and didn't come back out for the 3rd. Baillargeon went to the box to serve the remainder of his time.
 
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Friend_of_BU_Hockey said:
Your assumption may hold true as well, given that the troll(s) seem to lack basic grammar as well as BU hockey knowledge beyond what's reported.

FWIW I completely agree that the person I'm referring to, based on my observations over the years (with what I saw and heard last night being the latest example), has an interesting way of showing his fandom. There was an event during the offseason that I attended and saw said person there where during the Q&A session, he asked a rather inappropriate question to Quinn that basically was a jab at Parker - with Coach Parker sitting right by...

Just not someone whom I feel is a good representative of the BU fan base, no matter how unhappy we are with the current team right now.
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I've always assumed that the troll or trolls are just BU haters in general trying to stir the pot… maybe BC superfanboys or some other teams fan/s with some hatred towards BU for an unknown reason… they probably just can't get a date and have nothing better to do on a weekend evening.

As far as this "fan" goes, if he was taking jabs at Parker as well, I'd guess its not him as I think a lot of this trolls comments are saying "this would never happen with Parker" and the like. I don't think I have crossed paths with this fan, but unfortunately most teams have a couple of eternal malcontents in their fan base. Dealing with this just comes with the territory for a head coach in any high profile position. I can't think of any other job where someone has so much potential criticism by so many people who know so much less about his job than he does, but I'm sure that both Quinn and Parker are confident enough in what they do to not let it get to them.
 
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Friend_of_BU_Hockey said:
Announced? Guesstimating 25K.
Real? May barely fill Agganis.

Also, I think Lowell might actually have the biggest turnout that day.
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It is still a ways off, but the last weather forecast I looked at called for sleet and freezing rain… that and the game is now going up against Patriot's / Colts. That is a formula for as low attendance as you can get…
 
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Did any of you fellow season ticket holders get "additional complementary tickets"? I accepted and printed out my two freebies last week and got yet another email today letting me know that I have two more if I want them. Attendance is an issue.
 
ericredaxe said:
It is still a ways off, but the last weather forecast I looked at called for sleet and freezing rain… that and the game is now going up against Patriot's / Colts. That is a formula for as low attendance as you can get…
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Yup. Recipe for disaster. It's meant to be twenty with freezing rain. That coupled with the fact BU is likely to give up 8 goals doesn't bode well for attendance. OH...and then there's the football everyone in New England will want to watch. It's going to be a friends and family crowd only. As it should be...outdoor hockey has gone too far.
 
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Jacques Joubert said:
Anybody have an idea what happened to the team that was playing so well at the end of last season? Sure Nieto, Gill, and Escobedo are gone but the bulk of the roster is there, no? How can someone help me understand the goal drop off for Rodrigues and O'Regan? I don't blame Quinn but I was hoping for more of an "instant" turn around like PC and UML had. For whatever reason they look awfully bad this year. The comeback against PC, Wisconsin, and NoDak games lead me to believe that this team has the talent and ability to compete, but then things like Bentley and Harvard happen. I just don't know what to make of it. And yes the beer and tickets are too expensive.
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We didn't even need an instant turn around… even a small step forward would have likely meant an NCAA spot.

I still think this team is better than their record. We did lose Nieto, Gill, Escobedo and Megan, but we lose guys every year so I would think we can overcome that. Kurker was beginning to play better at the end of last year I thought. If he did have Mono or some sort of Flu, that would certainly explain his lack of improvement. Hohmann was out and (I think) even nursing the shoulder since earlier in the season. Rodrigues needs to step it up some… where are the nifty moves with the puck and "spin-o-ramas" that we saw from him last year? I'm hoping that we can re-group a bit and will be more like the team of the Wisco / NoDak games, and less like the team of the Merrimack and Bentley games.
 
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Jacques Joubert said:
Did any of you fellow season ticket holders get "additional complementary tickets"? I accepted and printed out my two freebies last week and got yet another email today letting me know that I have two more if I want them. Attendance is an issue.
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Yes… Wednesday night games are tough for attendance I'm sure… particularly with a slumping team, $12 parking and $9.10 beers.
 
Friend_of_BU_Hockey said:
Agree 1000%. Can't comment unless one signs in using a valid social media profile.

The comments have regressed into unreadable drivel. It appears much of the trolling is from the same source(s).

This is purely speculation, but I think I encountered someone who MIGHT be a/the troll at last night's game. Sat near someone who was an extremely, obnoxiously negative, critical BU "fan" constantly yelling at Quinn and the team. This person could not stop yelling "SHOOT!!!" EVERY TIME BU had the puck and I frequently overheard him blasting Quinn. At the end of the game, he stood up and went on a tirade directed at Quinn, yelling often he should be fired along with other expletives towards him.

If this is the troll, it's quite embarrassing b/c he's a middle aged person whom I believe is a premium season ticket holder (and IIRC a rather significant donor), is at every game as well as at off-ice events with his adult child (whom I believe is either a current BU student or recently graduated). I've been at events where he's been present and there have been a couple of times where his words and actions have been rather, um, something I wouldn't say nor do as a loyal fan of the program.

Again, this is merely speculation on my end. However, there were enough commonalities between the ridiculous posts on TBHB and what I overheard at last night's game that makes me curiously suspicious...
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The kid who trolls the blog all night long is a BC wannabe cellar dweller who goes by the moniker Tim P on here, not the disgruntled BU season ticket holder,that's warranted :) BTW is that snarky BC troller Steve F still around I don't see him posting anymore.
 
Jofa said:
The kid who trolls the blog all night long is a BC wannabe cellar dweller who goes by the moniker Tim P on here, not the disgruntled BU season ticket holder,that's warranted :) BTW is that snarky BC troller Steve F still around I don't see him posting anymore.
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They're both on my ignore list. Neg repped them multiple times in the past.
 
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I never minded a little trash talk and trolling. Comes with the territory.

I think I will actually make it out to the game on Wednesday to see if the problem is still a lack of skill or if they're adding a lack of effort to the mix as well. While I haven't see the Bentley or Harvard games, my thoughts on this team was a hard working bunch that looks like they all learned how to skate a couple of years ago. My theory remains that Quinn is trying to implement a style of play that most of his players aren't skilled enough to make work. Hopefully that problem goes away with some better recruiting.
 
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So what is expected tomorrow night vs. Dartmouth? Is Dartmouth any good? Should they/will they give BU trouble?
 
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Rover said:
I never minded a little trash talk and trolling. Comes with the territory.

I think I will actually make it out to the game on Wednesday to see if the problem is still a lack of skill or if they're adding a lack of effort to the mix as well. While I haven't see the Bentley or Harvard games, my thoughts on this team was a hard working bunch that looks like they all learned how to skate a couple of years ago. My theory remains that Quinn is trying to implement a style of play that most of his players aren't skilled enough to make work. Hopefully that problem goes away with some better recruiting.
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I think we can attribute lack of skill to the losses to BC etc... I don't think that can be said for the Bentley, Merrimack etc games. I'm not even sure it is fair to say a lack of effort... more like a lack of execution.

On your theory... If Quinn is trying to implement a style of play that his players are not suited for, are the losses on his shoulders? Should a coach not look at what his team makeup is and then, based on what he has, create a gameplan that puts them in the best possible position to win their games?
 
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Boston22 said:
So what is expected tomorrow night vs. Dartmouth? Is Dartmouth any good? Should they/will they give BU trouble?
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Dartmouth is 2-11-2 overall. So on paper this should be BU's game to win... but with the way BU has been slumping, it is all an unknown at this point.
 
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ericredaxe said:
I think we can attribute lack of skill to the losses to BC etc... I don't think that can be said for the Bentley, Merrimack etc games. I'm not even sure it is fair to say a lack of effort... more like a lack of execution.

On your theory... If Quinn is trying to implement a style of play that his players are not suited for, are the losses on his shoulders? Should a coach not look at what his team makeup is and then, based on what he has, create a gameplan that puts them in the best possible position to win their games?
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IMO skill is needed to execute, so I think there's def. overlap between the 2.

Very fair assessment on Rover's theory. It was clearer to me back in October the style of play I thought we'd see from this BU team. You could tell back then they were trying to execute at a faster tempo but were, as expected at the time, not quite there. Right now my observation is everything happening on-ice seems a bit too fast for them to make the right decisions (both with and w/o the puck).
 
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