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Colgate 2011-12

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Re: Colgate 2011-12

ColSkate65 said:
C'mon Tchr. The game I heard straight from Gate Radio had the refs in Ferris' pocket. Lot of off side calls that were bogus according to GR. Was taking Smitty off the ice for ten min a legitimate call? A shaky game by the zebras is more like what happened rather than our own self destruction IMO. Shabby, what do you think? You saw the game, right :)
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Little bit of both. In the end, Ferris out-hustled and out-worked Colgate in the third period. While the officials were not good, Ferris deserved to win the game. I'm sure we'll see a better effort tomorrow. That said, you can't teach size and Ferris most definitely had that with some of their forwards - a lot like Cornell though from watching the Red on television, Cornell skates a little better and has more high-end skill. Colgate also needs to be able to generate more offense and more high quality scoring chances. You can't win when just one of your goals is scored by a forward.
 
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sshablak said:
Coverage is brutal....they are showing the zamboni doing the ice with no sound!!!!
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Normally Ferris State has a television production of their games. 4 camera angles, instant replays, graphics, etc but the students are not back from Christmas break yet. So for the time being, it's one camera angle, no student section or band. Their arena is pretty cool, I recently found the Bulldogs and love watching their games. Their website has cool pictures that I think resemble the program well here: http://www.ferrisstatebulldogs.com/sports/mice/2010-11/photos/Ewigleben_Ice_Arena_Photo_Gallery

GO FSU
 
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Think 'GateRadio said video reviews were not an option. Don't know why, this isn't pee wee hockey and we have the technology. Should be able to throw a red flag onto the ice and challenge a call for heaven's sake.

That was a difficult game to listen to. The refs sounded poor but why make excuses...whine, whine, whine. Colgate/ECAC got a taste of reality in the big leagues, no surprise. Vaughan blowing his top...understandable but don't get mad, get even. Play smart. Smith fortunate he only got 10min...you have to know all eyes are on him so get real. Lack of discipline cost us the game, deserved or not. Does a coach have any recourse if he thinks officiating is questionable? Too little, too late anyway.

We were outhustled, outmatched and undersized. Shots were 26-8 at one point? We need to make some major adjustments. Can't compete against top teams in the country with performances like Canisius or this last meltdown. Think we are a bit overrated but a win today and games against Cornell and Union will tell a lot more. Would like to see Evin in net more.

C'mon 'Gate, get the split.
 
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Didn't get to see/listen to the game last night (and I won't be able to again today) but it sounded like we had a bad 3rd period that cost us the game. Throw in the refs giving Austin Smith a 10-min. misconduct and from the above posts a Ferris St. goal that should have been reviewed wasn't and it sounds like we got the short end of the stick. But allowing 44 shots on goal? That's not a recipe for success. Gotta play better defensively today.

But back in October, we lost 4-3 to Miami only to rebound the next night. Hopefully we can rebound this afternoon. Wonder if we'll see Evin in net today?
 
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Boy TchrBill, I didn't realize how "half empty" your glass really was. You're more like a 9/10ths empty type guy. 12-5-2, 2nd place in the ECAC, grab a Valium and chill.

Not the teams best effort against an extremely hungry team that is exceptionally tough at home (with those refs you can see why). Ferris beat Notre Dame at home 4-1, 3 weeks ago so I'd say they are a pretty good squad. That being said, we had the lead with 7 minutes left. On the road, with a 1 goal lead you need to be able to win that game.

And TchrBill, Mihalik was excellent. Your statements about not being able to play with the Big Boys is asinine. Miami-Ohio, Nebraska, Merrimack. TUC record 4-3-1.
 
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As mentioned previously the coverage was one camera and sometimes behind the play. I had no problem with the officiating, it was more the performance of the team. Face it, we just came out flat. Someone here mentioned Don throwing a fit, I didn't see that either.

Smith was out for twelve minutes, that didn't help either. Second period we were pretty good, third period we were horrible. The tying goal looked questionable, player was allowed to come out from behind the net and it ws stuffed in somehow, bodies all over. All in all we were outplayed and shots were about two to one against us.

We're not going to win all, but we need to bounce back today.

Not time to throw in the panic towel. Just win !
 
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TchrBill said:
Think 'GateRadio said video reviews were not an option. Don't know why, this isn't pee wee hockey and we have the technology. Should be able to throw a red flag onto the ice and challenge a call for heaven's sake.

That was a difficult game to listen to. The refs sounded poor but why make excuses...whine, whine, whine. Colgate/ECAC got a taste of reality in the big leagues, no surprise. Vaughan blowing his top...understandable but don't get mad, get even. Play smart. Smith fortunate he only got 10min...you have to know all eyes are on him so get real. Lack of discipline cost us the game, deserved or not. Does a coach have any recourse if he thinks officiating is questionable? Too little, too late anyway.

We were outhustled, outmatched and undersized. Shots were 26-8 at one point? We need to make some major adjustments. Can't compete against top teams in the country with performances like Canisius or this last meltdown. Think we are a bit overrated but a win today and games against Cornell and Union will tell a lot more. Would like to see Evin in net more.

C'mon 'Gate, get the split.
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Another negative post from TchrBill. What would you expect?
 
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Forgot to mention, Congrats to Cornell on the excellent win last night. That was awesome, keep it going tonight.

Another big game last night was the Yale loss to Qpac. Check out the league standings, Cornell and Gate have only played 8 games. After tonight both will have some games in hand.
 
Re: Colgate 2011-12

TchrBill said:
Think 'GateRadio said video reviews were not an option. Don't know why, this isn't pee wee hockey and we have the technology. Should be able to throw a red flag onto the ice and challenge a call for heaven's sake.

That was a difficult game to listen to. The refs sounded poor but why make excuses...whine, whine, whine. Colgate/ECAC got a taste of reality in the big leagues, no surprise. Vaughan blowing his top...understandable but don't get mad, get even. Play smart. Smith fortunate he only got 10min...you have to know all eyes are on him so get real. Lack of discipline cost us the game, deserved or not. Does a coach have any recourse if he thinks officiating is questionable? Too little, too late anyway.

We were outhustled, outmatched and undersized. Shots were 26-8 at one point? We need to make some major adjustments. Can't compete against top teams in the country with performances like Canisius or this last meltdown. Think we are a bit overrated but a win today and games against Cornell and Union will tell a lot more. Would like to see Evin in net more.

C'mon 'Gate, get the split.
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Oh shut up. Now you're gonna blame Mihalik, our best player on the ice? Did you even watch the game to make such assumptions? Calm down, Debbie D.
 
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sshablak said:
The tying goal looked questionable, player was allowed to come out from behind the net and it ws stuffed in somehow, bodies all over. All in all we were outplayed and shots were about two to one against us.
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The Goal that you are referring to, the puck found its way behind the goalie and Schmit tapped it in. There was a mess infront of the net, but the goal seemed clean.
 
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Good article on Smitty and 'Gate at College Hockey News website, by editor Adam Wodon...just posted today.
 
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Guys, we've always been pretty supportive of fellow 'gate fans on here. Let's not start tearing into each other now.

Let's go 'gate!!
 
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Ughhh ... let's just forget about this weekend and hope it was just a bump in the road. Slipping to 21st in PWR means we may have to win the ECAC tourney and/or go on another winning streak just to get into the NCAA's.

Back to league play next weekend against Princeton and Quinnipiac. While we control our own destiny for a 1st-round bye, if we're going to improve in both PWR and RPI we'll need to snag at least 3 pts against these two teams.
 
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Second that Rainman. Unfortunate showing this weekend that highlighted many flaws. Now time for some some damage control to get back on the winning side of things.
 
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Just a hiccup !! We still have a great season going and we're in great shape in the ECAC. Crucial games coming , can't wait for the Cornell weekend !
 
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sshablak said:
Just a hiccup !! We still have a great season going and we're in great shape in the ECAC. Crucial games coming , can't wait for the Cornell weekend !
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Ditto. We need to file this weekend away on a lockbox and not think about it. Can always take away some lessons from a negative situation that might help us down the line.....like not taking 5 AM flights out of Syracuse :)

BTW, anyone know if single tix to the home Cornell game will be available? (..too tired to call the ticket office)
 
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