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pairwise -- post jan 8th

Re: pairwise -- post jan 8th

It will be interesting to see how Michigan's attack stands up against teams that play solid Defense. Nobody in the Big Ten finished in the top half in the country in Team Defense. In contrast, Notre Dame finished 14th, Northeastern finished 20th, and North Dakota 3rd. That being said, the CCM line might just be the best line in college hockey, and if North Dakota and Michigan both advance, high-powered top lines have given the Sioux fits this season.
Our goalie sucks. Michigan and St. Cloud ST. are the bomb.
 
That's the one we came up with in the press room at the Target Center tonight. Think they'll do anything they can to have Michigan and Notre Dame in Cincy for attendance. Having NoDak there is a bonus because NoDak fans will fly anywhere

Cant wait to see how many Wolverines fans pack Cincinatti
 
Re: pairwise -- post jan 8th

Yeah, really. I was told by UND fans that the first choice they face is: move to MPLS, or move to Denver. They are transplants, no ripping them in that regard. Just better job markets.

UND is a really good school and their graduates get jobs. However, like you said, its not in Fargo-Grand Forks.
 
Re: pairwise -- post jan 8th

UND is a really good school and their graduates get jobs. However, like you said, its not in Fargo-Grand Forks.

I am aware, and I have a few friends who went there. Currently, my 3 closest UND friends live in Denver, Indianapolis, and Minneapolis right now (2 are in aviation, no surprise)
 
Re: pairwise -- post jan 8th

outnumbered by what, empty seats?

There were about 4K tonight total. I'd say 3500 were MN fans. Going pessimistic, 3K were MN fans, 500 MI fans, 500 anti-MN fans.

There were also some ticket shenanigans from last night that might have affected attendance. Either way: B1G Mistake.
 
Re: pairwise -- post jan 8th

The final PairWise
Quinnipiac
2 St. Cloud State
3 North Dakota
4 Providence
5 Boston College
6t Denver
6t Michigan
8t Massachusetts-Lowell
8t Boston University
10 Yale
11 Harvard
12 Notre Dame
13 Northeastern
14 Minnesota-Duluth
Ferris State
RIT

If the committee does what it is supposed to do Quinnipiac will be in Worcester. We have known about the "a flight is a flight" criteria but have never heard "a drive is a drive."

Worcester: 1 Quinnipiac vs RIT, Lowell vs Yale
Albany: 4 Providence vs Duluth, Boston College vs Harvard
Cincinnati: 3 North Dakota vs Northeastern, Michigan vs Notre Dame
St Paul: 2 St Cloud vs Ferris State, Denver vs Boston University

Meant to post this at midnight and it got caught in my phone and never posted. Anyway, my bracket...
 
Re: pairwise -- post jan 8th

Playing Devil's Advocate here, but what if you sent the Quinnipiac bracket to Albany and the Providence bracket to Worcester?

Would you have better attendance - especially @ Worcester?
 
Re: pairwise -- post jan 8th

Worcester: 1 Quinnipiac vs RIT, Lowell vs Yale
Albany: 4 Providence vs Duluth, Boston College vs Harvard
Cincinnati: 3 North Dakota vs Northeastern, Michigan vs Notre Dame
St Paul: 2 St Cloud vs Ferris State, Denver vs Boston University

Can Lowell vs Yale (Worcester) be swapped with Boston College vs Harvard (Albany)?
 
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Playing Devil's Advocate here, but what if you sent the Quinnipiac bracket to Albany and the Providence bracket to Worcester?

Would you have better attendance - especially @ Worcester?

Why favor providence? They got favored last year as a lower seed than Quinnipiac and were kept east while providence stayed home. They shouldn't be given a favor to Worcester when Quinnipiac is the number 1 overall seed.
 
Re: pairwise -- post jan 8th

You would see a slight increase in attendance at Worcester but attendance in Albany would decrease, and all at the expense of the overall #1 seed. I'm sure the money grabbers at the NC$$ will be excited about the prospect of selling even one more ticket. They threw integrity away last year by keeping the last team in the tournament at home so I wouldn't be surprised to see them throw Quinnipiac to the wolves yet again.

If we are worried about attendance that much just replay the Hockey East tournament in Worcester and have Quinnipiac play the Capital District All-Stars in Albany.

Or maybe they could lower the ticket prices and become more family friendly since they are in the heart of the family-friendly AHL. Nah. Let's just screw over Quinnipiac again.
 
Re: pairwise -- post jan 8th

BC is always a problem for UND, of course, but I think many of us F'Hawkers are really interested in seeing Michigan, Q, and Northeastern play. Looks like we will get to see two of those next weekend.
 
Re: pairwise -- post jan 8th

I just don't see how Quinnipiac is being "screwed over" here. First off, if you *asked* them, I bet they'd choose Albany. Would that make a difference to you? The distance really is trivial, and it's a major inconvenience to Boston area fans for whom Albany is much less feasible as a day trip. And, of course, the ECAC is nominally the host at Albany (not RPI or Union), so why shouldn't their champion be put there? It's not just attendance either, either... it's *who* attends. Quinnipiac will have a much more friendly audience in Albany than in Worcester... that's certain, especially in the same bracket as Lowell.
 
Re: pairwise -- post jan 8th

QU travels to the Albany area every season anyway (Union and RPI). This wouldn't be any different really.
 
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