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NCAA Selection Announcements, March 6, 6:30 ET

Re: NCAA Selection Announcements, March 6, 6:30 ET

Will the selection-show announce game times or will that be determined by the hosts?
 
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In the past, the hosts have found out they become hosts during the selection show, and it takes a little more time for game times to be announced. When teams submit bids to host, I think they do suggest when they could play. Saturday afternoons tend to be a bit more common because Friday & Saturday night's are often taken up by men's teams.
 
Re: NCAA Selection Announcements, March 6, 6:30 ET

Teams with the likely potential for hosting have already chosen a few times based on whats availible for their rink. I am not sure if they have to make these times availible to the NCAA in advance or not. Overheard a lot of talk yesterday with the various media, SIDs, etc.

I believe Wisconsin will be a saturday 7pm game given the fact that basketball is done at home and the men's hockey team is on the road. If Minnesota ends up hosting (is taking wisconsin to OT bump them up over 'hurst who struggled to put away unranked Syracuse enough) I think they are looking at an early afternoon game so they dont overlap the Gopher men.
 
Re: NCAA Selection Announcements, March 6, 6:30 ET

So it looks like Cornell and BU and Minnesota and BC are hosting men's conference quarterfinals so they would probably all do Saturday afternoon. Wisconsin and Mercyhurst are not, leaving them more likely to do evening games -- but I have no in-depth knowledge of non-hockey conflicts in their facilities.
 
Re: NCAA Selection Announcements, March 6, 6:30 ET

WHKY blogger said:
If Minnesota ends up hosting (is taking wisconsin to OT bump them up over 'hurst who struggled to put away unranked Syracuse enough) I think they are looking at an early afternoon game so they dont overlap the Gopher men.
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Minnesota men's and women's hockey often play the same night, they just stagger the start times by an hour so that the bulk of the fans aren't arriving at the same time.
 
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ARM said:
Minnesota men's and women's hockey often play the same night, they just stagger the start times by an hour so that the bulk of the fans aren't arriving at the same time.
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That's in relation to Friday night. They did keep the two teams on separate schedules for most of the Saturday games. With no basketball on campus next weekend but both Friday and Saturday night tied up with men's hockey, Saturday afternoon still seems the most advantageous if the Gophers were to host.
 
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dave1381 said:
So it looks like Cornell and BU and Minnesota and BC are hosting men's conference quarterfinals so they would probably all do Saturday afternoon. Wisconsin and Mercyhurst are not, leaving them more likely to do evening games -- but I have no in-depth knowledge of non-hockey conflicts in their facilities.
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Mercyhurst Ice Center is a dedicated Ice Facility.... no hoops, and I believe there are no conflicts.
 
Re: NCAA Selection Announcements, March 6, 6:30 ET

IceIsNice said:
Mercyhurst Ice Center is a dedicated Ice Facility.... no hoops, and I believe there are no conflicts.
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If the Lakers host, I hope they get something set up to support a Live Box score at least. Do they not have internet access there, or are they just lacking the staff to support it?
 
Re: NCAA Selection Announcements, March 6, 6:30 ET

They regularly broadcast on B2, and I believe they have internet there, but I've actually never tried it with my own laptop. Perhaps LakersFan or MICZamboni might know for sure?

Hurst women hosted a handful of games at the Frozen Four site, Tullio Arena, where I noticed that there is no official display of shots on goal, not even for when the Erie Otters are playing.
 
Re: NCAA Selection Announcements, March 6, 6:30 ET

dave1381 said:
So it looks like Cornell and BU and Minnesota and BC are hosting men's conference quarterfinals so they would probably all do Saturday afternoon. Wisconsin and Mercyhurst are not, leaving them more likely to do evening games -- but I have no in-depth knowledge of non-hockey conflicts in their facilities.
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At Cornell they announced after yesterdays game that it would be at 3pm.
 
Re: NCAA Selection Announcements, March 6, 6:30 ET

it looks like Beyond the Dashers will run a live blog during the selection show.

<iframe src="http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php/option=com_altcaster/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=b8c0dd1fc5/height=593/width=383" scrolling="no" height="593px" width="383px" frameBorder="0" allowTransparency="true" ><a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=b8c0dd1fc5" >2011 NCAA NC Frozen Four Selection Show Blog</a></iframe>
 
Re: NCAA Selection Announcements, March 6, 6:30 ET

Schedule is up

All games Saturday March 12

Wisco - UMD 7 PM ET
BC - Minnesota 1 PM ET
Cornell - Dartmouth 12PM ET
BU - Mercyhurst 3 PM ET
 
Re: NCAA Selection Announcements, March 6, 6:30 ET

What an absolute bunch of crap!!!!!!! Clearly there is no integrity in the selection process and the folks in the East are afraid of the WCHA. What a flippin joke!!!
 
Re: NCAA Selection Announcements, March 6, 6:30 ET

What was the thinking in pairing Dartmouth with Cornell? To ensure that an eastern team makes the Frozen Four? This makes no sense to me whatsoever.
 
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IceIsNice said:
They regularly broadcast on B2, and I believe they have internet there, but I've actually never tried it with my own laptop. Perhaps LakersFan or MICZamboni might know for sure?

Hurst women hosted a handful of games at the Frozen Four site, Tullio Arena, where I noticed that there is no official display of shots on goal, not even for when the Erie Otters are playing.
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We definately have internet at the MIC (not that it matters). Also, at the Tullio, there is and always have had an official display of shots on goal.
 
Re: NCAA Selection Announcements, March 6, 6:30 ET

NCAA wanted to guarantee an eastern team would make the finals. What a joke.
And their clear intention to save on travel expenses instead of creating a bracket based on merit is laughable
These 8 coaches and ADs should be irate
 
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BadgerFan11 said:
NCAA wanted to guarantee an eastern team would make the finals. What a joke.
And their clear intention to save on travel expenses instead of creating a bracket based on merit is laughable
These 8 coaches and ADs should be irate
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I don't buy any conspiracy theories -- if coaches really want to avoid intraconference quarterfinals or balance two sides of the bracket, that needs to be legislated within the NCAA.

But it is true that the pairing of Dartmouth with Cornell and UMD with Wisconsin represents the biggest money-saving move at the expense of Bracket integrity in the history of this sport. Dartmouth and UMD were miles apart in RPI. There's nothing close to this that's every happened before. (including sending Harvard to Wisconsin in 2007, or Wisconsin to Minnesota in 2008.)
 
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