Minnesota Women's Hockey 2015-2016: Confection Free

[TonyTheTiger20]

Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2015-2016: Confection Free

Is it true that BC has offered to come to Minneapolis and has been turned away?

Oh yes, no snark, this is 100% fact. Few years running now from what I understand.

 

[brookyone]

Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2015-2016: Confection Free

brooky mad


I disagree. I think Teddy is awesome. I also think this whole thing is amusing.

I know you do. Long been apparent your far from objective with the BC brethren.

I think Ted is exactly as I stated. Somewhat less than awesome.

Just imagine if a Gopher fan polluted the BC thread with BS like Ted Knight. You'd be labeling him / her a troll in the blink of an eye and not calling them "awesome" with your typical "neutral" interpretation and enforcement of forum etiquette. That's what I call gutless.

 

[TonyTheTiger20]

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I know you do. Long been apparent your far from objective with the BC brethren.

I think Ted is exactly as I stated. Somewhat less than awesome.

Just imagine if a Gopher fan polluted the BC thread with BS like Ted Knight. You'd be labeling him / her a troll in the blink of an eye and not calling them "awesome" with your typical "neutral" interpretation and enforcement of forum etiquette. That's what I call gutless.

HOT TAKE ALERT from brookyone: TTT20 is biased toward BC Guys (Capital B capital C capital Guys). More at 11.

And I didn't say he wasn't trolling. I said he was awesome. Awesome trolls are everywhere. Hell, I'm typing right now!

 

[brookyone]

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HOT TAKE ALERT from brookyone: TTT20 is biased. More at 11.

And I didn't say he wasn't trolling. I said he was awesome. Awesome trolls are everywhere. Hell, I'm typing right now!

I don't think trolls are awesome and any claim you do is more pretense I don't buy. At least have the balls to admit that you think BC fan trolls are awesome...others, not so much.

 

[TonyTheTiger20]

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BC fan trolls are awesome...others, not so much.

EDIT: I do have to add a caveat or two. ARM throws a little trolling right back at me from time to time and he's unequivocally awesome. Ditto with Timothy A. I'm a fan. They get it.

 

[TonyTheTiger20]

Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2015-2016: Confection Free

*Now* it's hockey season you guys. Cheers.

 

[brookyone]

Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2015-2016: Confection Free

Oh yes, no snark, this is 100% fact. Few years running now from what I understand.

Have they asked to play Wisconsin? They're willing to travel. Madison is closer. Seems they would / should be looking for and happy with a game vs. Wisconsin. Bemidji too. I'd think some diversity in looking for western opponents would be a good thing to pursue...if they aren't or haven't in the recent past.

 

[TonyTheTiger20]

Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2015-2016: Confection Free

Have they asked to play Wisconsin? They're willing to travel. Madison is closer. Seems they would / should be looking for and happy with a game vs. Wisconsin. Bemidji too. I'd think some diversity in looking for western opponents would be a good thing to pursue...if they aren't or haven't in the recent past.

UW and UM were the big two. It's comical how poor the response has been from those two.

So, we settle for UMD. No disrespect to UMD but they're not UW and UM.

 

[FiveHoleFrenzy]

Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2015-2016: Confection Free

Raising an issue with scheduling between Minnesota and BC is fine and having a little fun with it is also fine, except that Mr. Congeniality chose to use throw in the word gutless. I'm sorry, that is not "awesome" trolling but, considering who wrote it, not surprising. Maybe he can challenge the Minnesota coaches and administration to "meet him at the rink" to work out the supposed scheduling slight BC feels.

 

[Eeyore]

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I would love to see something like the old College Hockey Showcase with Minnesota and Wisconsin playing BC and one of the other local schools. Each western team plays one game at the home of each eastern team over the weekend, and then the eastern teams come west the next year and so on. The CHS benefited from already existing ties between the Big 10 schools involved, but I don't think that is a big obstacle. Larger is the problem of consistently having a weekend when all four teams are available. If the conferences would start coordinating with each other on schedule construction, it would help.

 

[TonyTheTiger20]

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Mr. Congeniality chose to use throw in the word gutless.

Is "gutless" really that big of an insult?

This reminds me of that time I called McGill "the scum of Canada" and everyone (and I really do mean almost everyone, holy smokes that thread) acted like I made a racial slur or something.

It is one thing to have a hated rival, it is quite another when an insult with the S**M word is used to describe them. Would expect a reaction, and deservedly so, specially if there are further comments from the OP suggesting no regrets using that type of terminology. Using words like that is no joking matter. JMHO.

Granted, I was joking, but still.

ARM was wise beyond his years in that thread.

 

[TonyTheTiger20]

Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2015-2016: Confection Free

UM and UW / HU and BC. That'd be sick.

Do we have to do all the heavy lifting here?? Where are the coaches figuring this stuff out?

 

[pokechecker]

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Coach Tom Osiecki, St Thomas, class of '64, not to be confused with The Big O, Oscar Robertson, Cincinnati, class of '60. Both truly great in their own sports.

I'd call him a good badmitton coach, but not a great one

comparing to the Big O, that is surely the biggest hyperbole of the year

The BrokenOne & TTT fighting, LOL, both make jokes that aren't funny, and neither can take a joke

 

[pokechecker]

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Wow, talk about the pot calling the kettle black, the fact is MN, WI, & BC are all guilty of playing a cupcake schedule. Fans of all three teams are gushing over their players stats, but other than the Hannah Brandt show Saturday, their stats are inflated by the opponents they play. This has got to be the most boring season ever, until MN & WI finally tangle, all the games are merely exhibition and preparation. If one of those teams don’t eventually meet up against BC the entire season will be a waste of time. And even then, they have to play 40 games before they play one that matters? Jeezus, I have a good mind to go back to watching HS hockey, it’s the exact opposite, coaches try to play the absolute best teams they can find for their NC schedule. How about it Brooky, will you join me? You’d have plenty of young girls to oogle.

 

[ManBehindTheCurtain]

Re: Minnesota Women's Hockey 2015-2016: Confection Free

UM and UW / HU and BC. That'd be sick.

From a fans perspective I totally agree. That would be fun.

From inside the programs the perspective is probably a little different.

If true fan demand for these games actually existed then they might occur. But come on, Minnesota at BC, Wisconsin at Harvard? How many tickets would that actually sell?

A doubling of normal crowd at BC would still be, what? 500? Maybe the BU band would come, for sure the BC band would not.

Wisconsin at Harvard in front of 400?

You eastern fans have to actually start getting some people to attend the games. To each and every one of you, how many games have you been to so far this season? I bet I have been to more and I bet TimothyA has been to more Wisconsin games and I bet binnyrus has been to more UMD games and so on. TTT is loud and often (about 3 POSTS PER DAY over the last nearly 9 years since his join date?) but even he will admit that he doesn't physically attend many games anymore.

If there is no economic reason for the games, no tickets sold reason for the games to be scheduled then the games are not likely to occur. This is true because from a purely inside the program perspective what all of the top programs are trying to secure is an end of season top 4 PairWise. The easiest route to a top 4 PairWise, and this is true for all of the top teams, both east and west, does not lead through a November loss to another team when you are going to have to compare TUC and COP with them at the end of the year. No one wants to lose a game in November which is going to lead to a PairWise result causing an NCAA quarterfinal game on the road.

 

[TonyTheTiger20]

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Therein lies the problem. UM and UW know what they are doing in not scheduling these games. It is detrimental to their PWR should they lose. The PWR is the problem.

And yes, I live two hours away from BC, it's very depressing.

 

[TonyTheTiger20]

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Also let's reign in that attendance high horse. Not everyone is UM or UW in attendance, but outside the top 4 the next 10 in average attendance are out east.

http://www.uscho.com/stats/attendance/division-i-women/2014-2015/

Suggesting that UM or UW won't come east to play BC because of attendance is just silly.

 

[ManBehindTheCurtain]

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You cherry pick the post.

I don't think that I suggested UM or UW won't come east because of attendance. What I think I said is that if looked at from the perspective of attendance (which is unquestionably a valid perspective) then the athletic departments of all of the schools (east and west) are likely to conclude that there is not any compelling reason to schedule these games. No one is going to go to them anyway.

And also, I am just not going to rein in that attendance high horse just because you live two hours away.

You eastern fans absolutely have to start getting some people to attend the games.

 

[ManBehindTheCurtain]

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Therein lies the problem. UM and UW know what they are doing in not scheduling these games. It is detrimental to their PWR should they lose. The PWR is the problem.

And BC knows what they are doing in not scheduling these games. It is detrimental to their PWR should they lose.

It ain't just us, if you think the west is ducking the east then you should agree that the reverse argument works just as well, the east is ducking the west.

I totally agree, the PWR is the problem.

 

[pokechecker]

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Also let's reign in that attendance high horse. Not everyone is UM or UW in attendance, but outside the top 4 the next 10 in average attendance are out east.

the top 4 draw more fans than the other 32 combined

And yes, I live two hours away from BC, it's very depressing.

2 hours away, what is that, about 6 blocks?