Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2018-19: The Motzko Era Begins!
Note that I said "beyond the next couple of years".
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Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2018-19: The Motzko Era Begins!
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Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2018-19: The Motzko Era Begins!
tDon also said, when in the booth on the night they honored him, "It looks so easy from up here. No wonder I got criticized so much!"
(yes, it was sorta tongue in cheek)
The next couple seasons will be mostly Lucia's recruits. tDon stated in a recent broadcast, "I'm going to really enjoy the next couple seasons having been a part of signing the new recruits". I concur with tBob's forecast for this season.
tDon also said, when in the booth on the night they honored him, "It looks so easy from up here. No wonder I got criticized so much!"
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I know that. I guess you'll check out as a Gopher fan for two seasons then huh? Imho the negative sentiment regarding Lucia's recruiting ability and upcoming recruits is ludicrous and unwarranted. It amazes me sometimes how critical Gopher fans can be of the tDon.
I know that. I guess you'll check out as a Gopher fan for two seasons then huh?
Imho the negative sentiment regarding Lucia's recruiting ability and upcoming recruits is ludicrous and unwarranted. It amazes me sometimes how critical Gopher fans can be of the tDon.
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I remain optimistic about the team's future, but that does not include the remainder of this season. I still enjoy going to the games, but I have to say that the lack of effort and all around poor play I witnessed Saturday night made it not fun at all.
Season ticket holder for 46 consecutive years, with no plans to "check out" anytime soon.I guess you'll check out as a Gopher fan for two seasons then huh?
I was a big supporter until the last couple of years, when I started to think that a change was needed. Losing four consecutive games to Penn State and failing to make the NCAA's was a huge disappointment and solidified that view. And this year's team which, other than Burke, is all Lucia recruits has only reinforced that opinion.
I remain optimistic about the team's future, but that does not include the remainder of this season. I still enjoy going to the games, but I have to say that the lack of effort and all around poor play I witnessed Saturday night made it not fun at all.
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Thanks, forgot about those two. I have to say that Ranta, after showing great promise early, hasn't impressed lately. Makes me wonder if he's feeling OK, or if he's battling some injury.
Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2018-19: The Motzko Era Begins!
I still love tDon, a change was needed though.
As for dx's situation, yeah, it's ridiculous. I dare say pure bullsh*.
I know that. I guess you'll check out as a Gopher fan for two seasons then huh?
I still love tDon, a change was needed though.
As for dx's situation, yeah, it's ridiculous. I dare say pure bullsh*.
Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2018-19: The Motzko Era Begins!
Judging from your two previous posts above, it sounds like you have already checked out on this season and the next two. Then you restate that you are optimistic about the team's future?
Sounds like a measure of duplicity to me. I assume that means as you stated BEYOND the next couple of years?
They've played 11 games and there's 24 regular season games left. Imo a little early to be checking out don't you think? And how would you know whether Lucia's recruits over the next couple years will perform well or not? Maybe you've been hanging around too many negative voices on GPL.
Grant Potulny was also involved in recruiting the current players. Are you throwing him under the bus too?
I played this game for many years including in the minor leagues. As a player, my experience is positive fan support plays an important role in the good times and the bad. Imo there's plenty of talent to turn this season into a success. Don't give up yet buddy.
Judging from your two previous posts above, it sounds like you have already checked out on this season and the next two. Then you restate that you are optimistic about the team's future?
Sounds like a measure of duplicity to me. I assume that means as you stated BEYOND the next couple of years?They've played 11 games and there's 24 regular season games left. Imo a little early to be checking out don't you think? And how would you know whether Lucia's recruits over the next couple years will perform well or not? Maybe you've been hanging around too many negative voices on GPL.
Grant Potulny was also involved in recruiting the current players. Are you throwing him under the bus too?
I played this game for many years including in the minor leagues. As a player, my experience is positive fan support plays an important role in the good times and the bad. Imo there's plenty of talent to turn this season into a success. Don't give up yet buddy.
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As far as it being too early to "check out" I suppose it depends on what you mean, how you define it. As I said I'll remain a fan and will continue to attend the home games. And while I'll still hope for a turnaround, my eyes are telling me that any kind of a sustained turnaround this season is very unlikely - just being realistic based on the inconsistency they've shown so far. That said, there's nothing I would love more than the team to prove me 100% wrong.
Beyond this season it's much more difficult to say, as a major part of it will depend on the recruiting classes and how quickly they adopt to Motzko's systems and coaching style. I am optimistic that over the long term he will return the program to where we all think it should be, but I don't see it happening overnight.
I've hung in there through good times and bad, including the last couple under Woog which put fan loyalty to a real test. I base my opinions on what I observe with my own eyes, and this team's performance, by most any measure you want to use, has been flat out poor in too many games. Their most recent: Saturday night vs. a very mediocre MSU team. That stinker might have set a new season low, especially considering the Gophers played pretty well the night before (though it's hard to read too much into that because the Spartans' goaltending was abysmal that night). But for most of Saturday's game they looked like they were just going through the motions, very un-Gopher like, with poor decision making and only brief spurts of intensity. We've seen this in other games, most recently when they managed to lose to St. Lawrence, which at the time was 59th out of 60 teams in the Pairwise.Judging from your two previous posts above, it sounds like you have already checked out on this season and the next two. Then you restate that you are optimistic about the team's future?
They've played 11 games and there's 24 regular season games left. Imo a little early to be checking out don't you think? And how would you know whether Lucia's recruits over the next couple years will perform well or not? Maybe you've been hanging around too many negative voices on GPL.
Grant Potulny was also involved in recruiting the current players. Are you throwing him under the bus too?
I played this game for many years including in the minor leagues. As a player, my experience is positive fan support plays an important role in the good times and the bad. Imo there's plenty of talent to turn this season into a success. Don't give up yet buddy.
As far as it being too early to "check out" I suppose it depends on what you mean, how you define it. As I said I'll remain a fan and will continue to attend the home games. And while I'll still hope for a turnaround, my eyes are telling me that any kind of a sustained turnaround this season is very unlikely - just being realistic based on the inconsistency they've shown so far. That said, there's nothing I would love more than the team to prove me 100% wrong.
Beyond this season it's much more difficult to say, as a major part of it will depend on the recruiting classes and how quickly they adopt to Motzko's systems and coaching style. I am optimistic that over the long term he will return the program to where we all think it should be, but I don't see it happening overnight.
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Dammit, Gorilla!!
Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2018-19: The Motzko Era Begins!
I'm sure D2D will be watching too, but I certainly understand the frustration.
We'll see how quickly Motzko can get his system and players in the program. Hey, if there is a positive from last weekend, we finally saw Sheehy starting to look like his old self. Hopefully his play will be contagious for some of the other underperforming upperclassmen.
I'll be at the game Saturday night. Hopefully Bob will have the boys jacked up for both nights and see if we can't get a Saturday evening stick salute against a good tOSU team.
I guess I don't blame anyone who is frustrated and/or getting ready to jump off. I get pegged as a negative and I'm obviously not happy with the current state of this team and program as a whole. But I wait all summer looking forward to Gopher hockey season, I'm **** sure going to watch as many games as I can.
I'm sure D2D will be watching too, but I certainly understand the frustration. We'll see how quickly Motzko can get his system and players in the program. Hey, if there is a positive from last weekend, we finally saw Sheehy starting to look like his old self. Hopefully his play will be contagious for some of the other underperforming upperclassmen.
I'll be at the game Saturday night. Hopefully Bob will have the boys jacked up for both nights and see if we can't get a Saturday evening stick salute against a good tOSU team.
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I agree it's frustrating when you wait all summer for Gopher hockey season and then the team shoots blanks. But it's far too early to "take your ball and go home". B1G test this weekend.
I guess I don't blame anyone who is frustrated and/or getting ready to jump off. I get pegged as a negative and I'm obviously not happy with the current state of this team and program as a whole. But I wait all summer looking forward to Gopher hockey season, I'm **** sure going to watch as many games as I can.
We'll see how quickly Motzko can get his system and players in the program. Hey, if there is a positive from last weekend, we finally saw Sheehy starting to look like his old self. Hopefully his play will be contagious for some of the other underperforming upperclassmen.
I'll be at the game Saturday night. Hopefully Bob will have the boys jacked up for both nights and see if we can't get a Saturday evening stick salute against a good tOSU team.
I agree it's frustrating when you wait all summer for Gopher hockey season and then the team shoots blanks. But it's far too early to "take your ball and go home". B1G test this weekend.
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Being a realist doesn't mean you have "checked out" or are "taking your ball and going home."
I'm guessing most the people in this thread are going to watch every game, cheer for the team and hope they perform well and win. But that doesn't exclude one from recognizing this team has some glaring problems that don't seem likely to be fixed in the near future.
Being a realist doesn't mean you have "checked out" or are "taking your ball and going home."
I'm guessing most the people in this thread are going to watch every game, cheer for the team and hope they perform well and win. But that doesn't exclude one from recognizing this team has some glaring problems that don't seem likely to be fixed in the near future.
Re: Minnesota Golden Gopher Season 2018-19: The Motzko Era Begins!
This. I'll still listen to the games on the radio, although if the game at hand becomes absolutely embarrassing/blowout not in our favor, I'll shut it off to save my sanity. And then listen to the next game anyway. I won't abandon them, though. I've gone through 25 years of Bills' embarrassment, I can handle Gophers' hockey.
This. I'll still listen to the games on the radio, although if the game at hand becomes absolutely embarrassing/blowout not in our favor, I'll shut it off to save my sanity. And then listen to the next game anyway. I won't abandon them, though. I've gone through 25 years of Bills' embarrassment, I can handle Gophers' hockey.
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Sure hope so!Happy game day!
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