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Just witness the Product on the ice...time for a change...it's not hard to see that TW will NEVER be able to Rebuild this Program,Thank Him/Pay Him and start the Re-tooling for the Future.IDK, Rufus... Do you think finishing as "well" as 12-22 will give Tim a chance to return and waste more of Maine's money..?
(Yeah, probably.)
IDK, Rufus... Do you think finishing as "well" as 12-22 will give Tim a chance to return and waste more of Maine's money..?
(Yeah, probably.)
Some of us have hockey analysts for 30 years and we still would like to see Timmay take the door and one of several candidates replace him. Put that in your peace pipe and puff on it
So explain how, with Joey out of the lineup, they managed to win the FCC ? Such critical physicality out of the lineup yet they beat two physical teams. Your know it all thing seems broken ?
Opinion. You have no way of knowing what Maine's fiscal situation is. The latest data that is available is from 2010. At that point the profit was $700,000. I documented what seats are available this weekend for the Mercyhurst game, but they still make major money from ticket sales and have plenty of other revenue streams. It's been speculated for years that Maine's hockey revenue has dropped off the cliff, but they have remained constant even as attendance has fallen. Stop charging outrageous prices for tickets and people might come back. As I said, most people aren't going to shell out $50/game even to see our 42-1-2 team.
This is true. Not sure why it is relevant, but to my knowledge no program in the university system has had to reduce the number or value of scholarships. I would expect the value of a scholarship has gone up as the tuition and other expenses have gone up.
More opinion. First of all, the record is 4-11-2. As to why Gillies went to Providence, let's look at this from both Maine's perspective and his perspective. From Maine's perspective, would you agree that devoting 4 scholarships to goaltending might be a slight misallocation of resources? If yes, then you would have to rescind the scholarship money from one of the keepers. Sullivan was the starter, backstopped the team to consecutive sweeps of BC and BU (for the first time ever, by anyone) and helped the team earn an NCAA bid. Matt Morris was an incoming freshman and highly regarded. Should Maine have told him to pound sand? More than likely you'd have lost Ouellette, who was on the outs with the coaching staff (and apparently some players) at the start of the season.
Friday is pretty obvious, its called Marty. Saturday is called Matty. I'll take whatever you are smoking if you believe Maine has a physical presence on the ice.So explain how, with Joey out of the lineup, they managed to win the FCC ? Such critical physicality out of the lineup yet they beat two physical teams. Your know it all thing seems broken ?
The NCAA certainly does govern the total compensation package that's given to student-athletes. A scholarship is supposed to cover room&board, books and cost of tuition. Athletes are entitled to Pell Grants and other aid that other students can claim as well. Anything more counts as an illegal benefit. If you have proof of other schools offering illegal benefits to players, by all means, sic the NCAA on them. It would be justice if *cough* certain coaches *cough* in Hockey East were busted for providing players with illegal benefits. Then again when BU admitted that they may have violated NCAA rules (not to mention the Clery Act) with the criminal activities of certain hockey players, the NCAA did a big fat nothing. So who knows if the NCAA still has the same investigative zeal it had, say, 20 years ago.