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Minnesota Gophers Season Thread: 2014-2015

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Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread: 2014-2015

SJHovey said:
LOL

You keep typing that the Gophers do not control their own destiny, like if you type it often enough, and with enough capital letters, it becomes true.

Fine, ignore the playoffs. MN has 16 regular season games left. I guarantee you they go 16-0, and finish the regular season 27-7-2, they are on the right side of the pwr bubble. But of course, we all know they don't even have to do that. But I'll throw a prediction out there. They go 12-4, or maybe 11-3-2 through the end of the regular season, assuming the losses don't come against Wisconsin, or all against OSU, or something like that, they are on the inside looking out when the conference tournament starts.

I agree MN's margin for error has shrunk, but to sit and type the Gophers DO NOT CONTROL THEIR OWN DESTINY over and over again just feeds your own mass hysteria.
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And your predictions are based upon what? And you "guarantee" as well...wow you're special.:D I still don't see anything from you that indicates you even understand the PWR/RPI system. Which tells me you don't know what you are talking about.:D
 
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HarleyMC said:
And your predictions are based upon what? And you "guarantee" as well...wow you're special.:D I still don't see anything from you that indicates you even understand the PWR/RPI system. Which tells me you don't know what you are talking about.:D
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My comments are based upon rational thought, nothing more. You guys have played 20 games. You didn't go 5-15 in those games, you are 11-7-2. You are guaranteed 17 additional games, counting the first game of the conference tourney. That means you are barely over half way through your schedule.

You win those 17 games you're 28-7-2. You finished last year 28-7-6 and you played in the national championship game, for crying out loud. I'm thinking 17-0 to finish the season isn't necessary to get you in the tournament.

So let's say you don't win 4-5 of those games. That puts you at 23-24 wins. Find me non-AHA/CHA teams with 23-24 wins who haven't made the tournament in a 16 team field. Have there even been 5 total, in all the years of a 16 team tournament? Don't know, but I suspect not.

I've been around here long enough to understand that the whole "The sky is falling for Minnesota" thing is your schtick. Fine. Work yourself into a frenzy over it.

Maybe Minnesota doesn't make the tournament this year. But I still say it's crazy talk to claim they don't control their own destiny in terms of an at-large bid.

Edit: As a postscript, I just looked at the brackets going back to the 2002-03 season, the first in which 16 teams were admitted. 100 teams entered the tournament with 23 wins or fewer. 92 entered with 24 wins or more. About what I figured. If you can find a way to get to the 23-24 win mark, you're in pretty good shape since on average slightly more than half the teams in that year's field will be at that mark or lower.
 
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SJHovey said:
My comments are based upon rational thought, nothing more. You guys have played 20 games. You didn't go 5-15 in those games, you are 11-7-2. You are guaranteed 17 additional games, counting the first game of the conference tourney. That means you are barely over half way through your schedule.

You win those 17 games you're 28-7-2. You finished last year 28-7-6 and you played in the national championship game, for crying out loud. I'm thinking 17-0 to finish the season isn't necessary to get you in the tournament.

So let's say you don't win 4-5 of those games. That puts you at 23-24 wins. Find me non-AHA/CHA teams with 23-24 wins who haven't made the tournament in a 16 team field. Have there even been 5 total, in all the years of a 16 team tournament? Don't know, but I suspect not.

I've been around here long enough to understand that the whole "The sky is falling for Minnesota" thing is your schtick. Fine. Work yourself into a frenzy over it.

Maybe Minnesota doesn't make the tournament this year. But I still say it's crazy talk to claim they don't control their own destiny in terms of an at-large bid.
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Now you state, "Maybe Minnesota doesn't make the tournament this year" after making all those grandiose predictions and a guarantee of 16-0!?:D And your predictions are based upon your rational thought, nothing more? That's funny... If you include U18 and 2 shootout loses (and why not) the Gophers are 4-9-0 in their last 13 games. Perhaps it's time you find something more.:p You seem like a confused Whioux fan that doesn't really know the Gophers nor how the PWR/RPI system even works. Are you too embarrassed to admit you don't understand how it works?
 
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Here is another thing to chew on.

As far as I can tell, in the 16 team era, one team has won as many as 24 games and not made the tournament -- CC in 2006.

One other team has won as many as 23 games and not made the tournament. But that was an AHA team, RIT, in 2009.

Other than that, every other team that has won at least 23 games has been in.

In fact, on average 2 out of every 3 teams that win 22 games get in. A few that didn't make it include UNH last year, UMD in 2010, a couple of AHA teams over the years, four teams in 2006 and a couple in 2004. But it is still more likely than not you get in with 22 wins.

Since Harley has resorted to insults and name-calling, as opposed to any sort of numbers, there doesn't appear to be much more to add here. As for my predictions, nowhere have I predicted MN will go 16-0, 12-4 or even make the tournament. But if they do win 11 or 12 more games this year, they're likely in.
 
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You know Rodent fans are really getting depressed when a UND fan is trying to talk them back from the ledge.
 
Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread: 2014-2015

SJHovey said:
Since Harley has resorted to insults and name-calling, as opposed to any sort of numbers, there doesn't appear to be much more to add here. As for my predictions, nowhere have I predicted MN will go 16-0, 12-4 or even make the tournament.
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:D Funny, but childish deflection. Yes, I called you a "confused Whioux fan" which you clearly are. No, I posted numbers in several of my recent posts by providing lots of PWR/RPI stats. In the latest I tried to give you a reality check by indicating the Gophers are 4-9-0 in the last 13 games. Those are numbers, SIR.:p

And you repeatedly and conveniently ignore my requests to tell us whether you understand the PWR/RPI system. It seems you are too embarrassed and proud to admit you don't know it. You can try to cite correlations until you're blue in the face, but if you don't know the system, you don't know what you're talking about in terms of determining the tournament field...period.

You stated, "As for my predictions, nowhere have I predicted MN will go 16-0, 12-4 or even make the tournament". Please explain to us your recent post:

"Fine, ignore the playoffs. MN has 16 regular season games left. I guarantee you they go 16-0, and finish the regular season 27-7-2, they are on the right side of the pwr bubble. But of course, we all know they don't even have to do that. But I'll throw a prediction out there. They go 12-4, or maybe 11-3-2 through the end of the regular season, assuming the losses don't come against Wisconsin, or all against OSU, or something like that, they are on the inside looking out when the conference tournament starts."
 
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HarleyMC said:
:D Funny, but childish deflection. Yes, I called you a "confused Whioux fan" which you clearly are. No, I posted numbers in several of my recent posts by providing lots of PWR/RPI stats. In the latest I tried to give you a reality check by indicating the Gophers are 4-9-0 in the last 13 games. Those are numbers, SIR.:p

And you repeatedly and conveniently ignore my requests to tell us whether you understand the PWR/RPI system. It seems you are too embarrassed and proud to admit you don't know it. You can try to cite correlations until you're blue in the face, but if you don't know the system, you don't know what you're talking about in terms of determining the tournament field...period.

You stated, "As for my predictions, nowhere have I predicted MN will go 16-0, 12-4 or even make the tournament". Please explain to us your recent post:

"Fine, ignore the playoffs. MN has 16 regular season games left. I guarantee you they go 16-0, and finish the regular season 27-7-2, they are on the right side of the pwr bubble. But of course, we all know they don't even have to do that. But I'll throw a prediction out there. They go 12-4, or maybe 11-3-2 through the end of the regular season, assuming the losses don't come against Wisconsin, or all against OSU, or something like that, they are on the inside looking out when the conference tournament starts."
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Yep, that's my prediction. If Minnesota goes 16-0, or even 12-4 or 11-3-2, they make the tournament. Please keep up.
 
Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread: 2014-2015

SJHovey said:
Yep, that's my prediction. If Minnesota goes 16-0, or even 12-4 or 11-3-2, they make the tournament. Please keep up.
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Like I said, you're a confused Whioux fan who absolutely insists on confirming it.:D
 
Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread: 2014-2015

Vinny didn't leave the bench in the traditional meaning of the term, although the result/punishment is correctly the same.
 
Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread: 2014-2015

The big question this weekend will be who gets 3rd in the North Star College Cup, tGophers or tBeavers?
 
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Guessing the Gophers go one and one this weekend either way. Even if we get past MSU and face UMD, its going to be very tough sledding.
 
HarleyMC said:
Like I said, you're a confused Whioux fan who absolutely insists on confirming it.:D
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Calm down it won't be long and tGoofs season will be officially over but then It will be nice outside and you can fire up your Goldwing and cruise up to some tacky bar in Brainerd sporting chaps and a bandana. It will all be over soon, goodnight sweet prince.
 
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While our season may or may not be over, at least with hakstol we do know that yours will end like always, without a NC.
 
Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread: 2014-2015

cross cheque said:
Calm down it won't be long and tGoofs season will be officially over but then It will be nice outside and you can fire up your Goldwing and cruise up to some tacky bar in Brainerd sporting chaps and a bandana. It will all be over soon, goodnight sweet prince.
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Hey, careful with that Goldwing BS in my crowd. Goldwing = Bad Karma. You've been forewarned.;)
 
Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread: 2014-2015

SanTropez said:
While our season may or may not be over, at least with hakstol we do know that yours will end like always, without a NC.
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Oh it's over, but kudos for hanging on longer than Wisco. Aim for a rock in the water when you take the leap.

HarleyMC said:
Hey, careful with that Goldwing BS in my crowd. Goldwing = Bad Karma. You've been forewarned.;)
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I heard they are a reliable automobile and a smooth ride? :p
 
Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread: 2014-2015

Big pick up in Schierhorn. In this years WJAC, he went 0.97 ga in 3 with an awesome save% of .959.
 
Re: Minnesota Gophers Season Thread: 2014-2015

As expected, BC 2-1 win vs Merrimack tonight had two interesting effects in tPWR:

It dropped the Gophers from PWR #18 to #19 and fortunately for Michigan, it catapulted them into the tournament field from #17 to #15. If Michigan sweeps Wis. this weekend, they will further solidify their their spot in the field of 16. After a few recalculations, even if Mich. sweeps Wis. the Gophers will still have the edge in COp by .500. That will most likely change as both teams finish their respective schedules by playing common opponents in the B1G. Michigan at 11-2 in their last 13 games, is playing their best hockey of the season right now. With Michigan's remaining weak schedule and barring any huge upsets, it will be very difficult for the Gophers with the stronger schedule down the stretch to catch Mich. for the B1G championship.
 
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