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Colgate 2012-13
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FlagDUDE08
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Re: Colgate 2012-13
Didn't see/hear the game but at least Spiro played today!
But we score 4 goals and lose? Yeesh. We're fading fast, and we've now dropped to 11th place. Though we're only 4 points out of 8th place we're letting this slip away. Anything can happen but I still don't want to see the season end early and/or on a sour note.
Didn't see/hear the game but at least Spiro played today!
But we score 4 goals and lose? Yeesh. We're fading fast, and we've now dropped to 11th place. Though we're only 4 points out of 8th place we're letting this slip away. Anything can happen but I still don't want to see the season end early and/or on a sour note.
Re: Colgate 2012-13
Tonight's game was in many ways better, but some of the same old mistakes hurt us again. Better energy, upperclassmen stepping up, but STILL frustrating. The better team won tonight, but if we could play like this every night, we'd have 8-10 more points. Yet, a loss is a loss. This was a win we let get away. We have to stay out to the penalty box in the last few minutes! Finney made some great saves, but our dmen let him down a few times, again!! Wonder if it's time to get Mihalik in the net.....he tends to bring his A game when it matters......and it matters now!!!! Glad to see Wilson getting some goals....hope he is following in Austin's footsteps. Bourdon needs to get 100+, we need the points.
Awesome to hear Spiro's name again on the radio.......keep on fighting SG6.....kick cancer's butt!!
Let's hope next week we get a win or TWO.
Tonight's game was in many ways better, but some of the same old mistakes hurt us again. Better energy, upperclassmen stepping up, but STILL frustrating. The better team won tonight, but if we could play like this every night, we'd have 8-10 more points. Yet, a loss is a loss. This was a win we let get away. We have to stay out to the penalty box in the last few minutes! Finney made some great saves, but our dmen let him down a few times, again!! Wonder if it's time to get Mihalik in the net.....he tends to bring his A game when it matters......and it matters now!!!! Glad to see Wilson getting some goals....hope he is following in Austin's footsteps. Bourdon needs to get 100+, we need the points.
Awesome to hear Spiro's name again on the radio.......keep on fighting SG6.....kick cancer's butt!!
Let's hope next week we get a win or TWO.
TchrBill
Go'Gate...
Re: Colgate 2012-13
Continued good health to Spiro, welcome home!
Dartmouth turned the tables...redemption is sweet. How does Finney look? Some highlight reel saves from what it sounded like but several soft goals, too, over the past few weeks.
Just don't want to finish last, though we seemed to have the universe on our side when that happened last time. New season come tourny time, a-men.
Continued good health to Spiro, welcome home!
Dartmouth turned the tables...redemption is sweet. How does Finney look? Some highlight reel saves from what it sounded like but several soft goals, too, over the past few weeks.
Just don't want to finish last, though we seemed to have the universe on our side when that happened last time. New season come tourny time, a-men.
TchrBill
Go'Gate...
Re: Colgate 2012-13
Well thank God for Jesse Winchester, then, and his pro-bono recruiting. What about Austin Smith? Hobey Baker finalist, Dallas Stars...By the time the recruiting classes arrive, top players are gone and who remembers them? Not sure it's even a bragging right or recruiting tactic anymore for Colgate. Sad. And if prospective players look at our records or ECAC tourney flops, we've got an even tougher game to sell.
Chris Wagner's departure was foreboding in many ways.
Well thank God for Jesse Winchester, then, and his pro-bono recruiting. What about Austin Smith? Hobey Baker finalist, Dallas Stars...By the time the recruiting classes arrive, top players are gone and who remembers them? Not sure it's even a bragging right or recruiting tactic anymore for Colgate. Sad. And if prospective players look at our records or ECAC tourney flops, we've got an even tougher game to sell.
Chris Wagner's departure was foreboding in many ways.
TheGreenCoat
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Re: Colgate 2012-13
look, I think we all know the numerous obstacles that the 'Gate athletic programs face, especially in light of our small size AND our commitment to DI competition...and when we look through the 12 teams in the ECAC one can certainly make the case that we face more "structural issues" than our 11 competitors...to wit, we compete against six IVY schools where the average size of the undergraduate population is, at a minimum, 2X that at Colgate...and, although they do not technically give "grant-in-aides" the are legitimately need blind...secondly, SLU, Clarkson, RPI and Union are DI only in hockey. Q-Pac has no football team and, let's be honest, more lattitude in admitting borderline athletes. Where do we fit in??? Well, my first response would be to at least try and address these disadvantages, particularly in the long-term. Hopefully, we'll have a new rink and that should definitely help. More, however, is going to be needed. My view is that Colgate simply can not support the current number of men's and women's varsity teams and they need to be reduced. We don't have baseball, why do we have rowing??? There are simply too many current programs competing for quality athletes and funding. The roster restraints put on men's hockey are simply hard to fathom. I'd also like to see the Silver Puck Council become at least somewhat of an advocacy, and not just fund raising, organization. I've been member for 35 years, I am a generous donor and I still really don't know what they do other than write me a form letter (robo-signed) each year, thanking me for my $$$. Maybe Vicki will push for an intelligent reassessment of where we want to be, especially in light of a potentially large capital commitment ($38 million). I really don't think that Roach gave a **** about these issues. You can't just sit back and assume things will get better. The ECAC continues to get better and better. My frustration is that inertia seems to be the dominant approach. I continue to believe the DV is a good man and a good coach, but even here we should at least contemplate a change at the assistant coach level. Andrew Dickson and Stan Moore are gone, but some new blood here should at a minimum be considered. Bottom Line: we have challenges, but i want to believe that my alma mater is capable of at least endeavoring to bring men's hockey back to a level we where can at least compete for an NCAA berth.
look, I think we all know the numerous obstacles that the 'Gate athletic programs face, especially in light of our small size AND our commitment to DI competition...and when we look through the 12 teams in the ECAC one can certainly make the case that we face more "structural issues" than our 11 competitors...to wit, we compete against six IVY schools where the average size of the undergraduate population is, at a minimum, 2X that at Colgate...and, although they do not technically give "grant-in-aides" the are legitimately need blind...secondly, SLU, Clarkson, RPI and Union are DI only in hockey. Q-Pac has no football team and, let's be honest, more lattitude in admitting borderline athletes. Where do we fit in??? Well, my first response would be to at least try and address these disadvantages, particularly in the long-term. Hopefully, we'll have a new rink and that should definitely help. More, however, is going to be needed. My view is that Colgate simply can not support the current number of men's and women's varsity teams and they need to be reduced. We don't have baseball, why do we have rowing??? There are simply too many current programs competing for quality athletes and funding. The roster restraints put on men's hockey are simply hard to fathom. I'd also like to see the Silver Puck Council become at least somewhat of an advocacy, and not just fund raising, organization. I've been member for 35 years, I am a generous donor and I still really don't know what they do other than write me a form letter (robo-signed) each year, thanking me for my $$$. Maybe Vicki will push for an intelligent reassessment of where we want to be, especially in light of a potentially large capital commitment ($38 million). I really don't think that Roach gave a **** about these issues. You can't just sit back and assume things will get better. The ECAC continues to get better and better. My frustration is that inertia seems to be the dominant approach. I continue to believe the DV is a good man and a good coach, but even here we should at least contemplate a change at the assistant coach level. Andrew Dickson and Stan Moore are gone, but some new blood here should at a minimum be considered. Bottom Line: we have challenges, but i want to believe that my alma mater is capable of at least endeavoring to bring men's hockey back to a level we where can at least compete for an NCAA berth.
ColSkate65
Signer of '65 Arena first beam.
Re: Colgate 2012-13
The good news is we are tied with Cornell in the ECAC standings. The bad news is that we are both at the bottom with 13 pts.
Out of a possible 8 pts the next two weekends, it might be possible (I think) to jump into the "middle four" if we take 7 pts. Would be nice to have a home series, however we know that 'Gate is most potent when playing on the road in the post-season
I sympathize with you GreenCoat, but look: 1990 we go to the NCAA hockey finals; 2003 football goes to the FCS finals....these things are not gonna happen on a regular basis, and we can't expect a school like Colgate to win it all most of the time. Being in the Frozen Four or the FCS title game is more of an unexpected pleasure, and should be accepted as such. It is what it is, and 'Gate is not gonna change, unless the new AD makes drastic changes....which I doubt she will.
The good news is we are tied with Cornell in the ECAC standings. The bad news is that we are both at the bottom with 13 pts.
Out of a possible 8 pts the next two weekends, it might be possible (I think) to jump into the "middle four" if we take 7 pts. Would be nice to have a home series, however we know that 'Gate is most potent when playing on the road in the post-season
I sympathize with you GreenCoat, but look: 1990 we go to the NCAA hockey finals; 2003 football goes to the FCS finals....these things are not gonna happen on a regular basis, and we can't expect a school like Colgate to win it all most of the time. Being in the Frozen Four or the FCS title game is more of an unexpected pleasure, and should be accepted as such. It is what it is, and 'Gate is not gonna change, unless the new AD makes drastic changes....which I doubt she will.
TchrBill
Go'Gate...
Re: Colgate 2012-13
On page 3...the season may feel over but there's still some hockey left
I think Cornell wins that dubious tiebreaker!
*Only* 7 points? Consider it done!
On page 3...the season may feel over but there's still some hockey left
I think Cornell wins that dubious tiebreaker!
*Only* 7 points? Consider it done!
FlagDUDE08
Banned
Re: Colgate 2012-13
Not only that, but sole possession of fourth. The stars REALLY need to align, though, because there weren't too many games (if any) I could have flipped to still find you guys in 4th, given a five-way tie for 5th at 20 was looming. One thing that really hurt when trying to figure out your potential is not necessarily your present point total, but tiebreakers. In trying to work you to 3rd, you ended up 6th or 7th.
I would say that, at this point, first round home ice is not outside of the realm of possibility. The eligibility line, as much as it has a sizable gap with the lock, it not out of reach.
Not only that, but sole possession of fourth. The stars REALLY need to align, though, because there weren't too many games (if any) I could have flipped to still find you guys in 4th, given a five-way tie for 5th at 20 was looming. One thing that really hurt when trying to figure out your potential is not necessarily your present point total, but tiebreakers. In trying to work you to 3rd, you ended up 6th or 7th.
I would say that, at this point, first round home ice is not outside of the realm of possibility. The eligibility line, as much as it has a sizable gap with the lock, it not out of reach.
ColSkate65
Signer of '65 Arena first beam.
Re: Colgate 2012-13
A big welcome to FlagDUDE08 - our new 'Gate fan! Thanks for the support.
A big welcome to FlagDUDE08 - our new 'Gate fan! Thanks for the support.
FlagDUDE08
Banned
Re: Colgate 2012-13
You do know that it is possible for you to get home ice with 6 points, right?
You do know that it is possible for you to get home ice with 6 points, right?
FlagDUDE08
Banned
Re: Colgate 2012-13
Your band is also fun to hang out with
This is true, but your band is fun to hang out with.
Your band is also fun to hang out with
Re: Colgate 2012-13
I would listen to the RPI fans on anything. Biggest phoneys out there. On there thread they are trashing Tom larkin, going as far as calling him a punk. When in fact he is one of the nicest, quality kids you will ever meet in the sport. They will tell you one thing here and stab you in the back elsewhere, this guy more so than anyone
I would listen to the RPI fans on anything. Biggest phoneys out there. On there thread they are trashing Tom larkin, going as far as calling him a punk. When in fact he is one of the nicest, quality kids you will ever meet in the sport. They will tell you one thing here and stab you in the back elsewhere, this guy more so than anyone
GRussinko
New member
Re: Colgate 2012-13
Gotta love all that backstabbing that goes on in college hockey fandom. Thousands have died, stabbed in the back by us merciless RPI fans.
You realize the reference to Larkin on our thread comes directly from the 5 minute major he took in Troy for boarding Haggerty from behind at the final buzzer, don't you? Go watch the video if you want, it's online for all to see.
How's your prediction of RPI in the basement and Union #1 forever turning out? Gotta get your jabs in on other people's threads since you know better than to spew your bull**** on ours?
Sorry for the threadjack, Colgate folks.
Gotta love all that backstabbing that goes on in college hockey fandom. Thousands have died, stabbed in the back by us merciless RPI fans.
You realize the reference to Larkin on our thread comes directly from the 5 minute major he took in Troy for boarding Haggerty from behind at the final buzzer, don't you? Go watch the video if you want, it's online for all to see.
How's your prediction of RPI in the basement and Union #1 forever turning out? Gotta get your jabs in on other people's threads since you know better than to spew your bull**** on ours?
Sorry for the threadjack, Colgate folks.
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