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Selection Show
- Thread starter TonyTheTiger20
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Re: Selection Show
Huh? Clarkson hasn't beat QU in 3 tries this year. Having said that, any team would have a tough time going undefeated against a quality opponent for a fourth time. That would be the only reason I'd like this matchup for Clarkson.
Huh? Clarkson hasn't beat QU in 3 tries this year. Having said that, any team would have a tough time going undefeated against a quality opponent for a fourth time. That would be the only reason I'd like this matchup for Clarkson.
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I agree. Hoping Q will prove that they really are the top Ecac team for a third time.And BC proves they are really the top HE team for the third time ..
Why have playoffs at all? They really mean nothing unless there is a huge upset where the team wins a conference. At the end of league play just go to a four team tournament or heck why not do an expanded pairwise ,1 and done, keeping in mind their present day criterion which has nothing to do with rankings but travel costs. I totally saw BC playing Northeastern...not.Should have had a poll going I guess
I agree. Hoping Q will prove that they really are the top Ecac team for a third time.And BC proves they are really the top HE team for the third time ..
Why have playoffs at all? They really mean nothing unless there is a huge upset where the team wins a conference. At the end of league play just go to a four team tournament or heck why not do an expanded pairwise ,1 and done, keeping in mind their present day criterion which has nothing to do with rankings but travel costs. I totally saw BC playing Northeastern...not.Should have had a poll going I guess
TonyTheTiger20
#SOAR
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Totally agree with you PuckRush......Quinni played a strong D game but 4 times vs the same team with same results is tough.....Quinni should play the same game that the Buffalo Beauts played last night against the Connecticut Whale! Of course, a team with Duggan, Bozek, PFaltzer, Steadman, et al wouldn't hurt.....but they were aggressive all over the ice, for 60 minutes, forcing the play and capitalizing on their efforts......
Totally agree with you PuckRush......Quinni played a strong D game but 4 times vs the same team with same results is tough.....Quinni should play the same game that the Buffalo Beauts played last night against the Connecticut Whale! Of course, a team with Duggan, Bozek, PFaltzer, Steadman, et al wouldn't hurt.....but they were aggressive all over the ice, for 60 minutes, forcing the play and capitalizing on their efforts......
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Question: Is there a rule on hotel costs?
To be more specific, would Princeton have been entitled to hotel rooms in Boston, while NU is not?
It's terribly sad to think that the NCAA would badly damage the tournament bracket in order to save one night's hotel expense. My guess is that there's no actual rule. But my confidence in the current process is so low that it wouldn't surprise me if hotel cost played a role.
Question: Is there a rule on hotel costs?
To be more specific, would Princeton have been entitled to hotel rooms in Boston, while NU is not?
It's terribly sad to think that the NCAA would badly damage the tournament bracket in order to save one night's hotel expense. My guess is that there's no actual rule. But my confidence in the current process is so low that it wouldn't surprise me if hotel cost played a role.
gojackets
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It really is odd that the #2 rule in setting the D3 women's tournament is that "Teams from the same conference will not be paired to play each other in the first contest of the regional tournament as long as geographic proximity is maintained" Geographic proximity being within 500 miles, number 1 rule in D3. But it is not a top priority to avoid intraconference matchups in the D1 tournament. Considering Princeton is only 260 miles from BC, it should have been a no brainer, when the other team was flying to Minnesota anyway.
Its interesting that the #1 seed in the women's tournament got screwed because of this rule...having to play a 4 or 5 seed team instead of the 8 seed team, to avoid a intraconference match-up...and BC got "screwed" because of the lack of this rule in the D1 tournament.
It really is odd that the #2 rule in setting the D3 women's tournament is that "Teams from the same conference will not be paired to play each other in the first contest of the regional tournament as long as geographic proximity is maintained" Geographic proximity being within 500 miles, number 1 rule in D3. But it is not a top priority to avoid intraconference matchups in the D1 tournament. Considering Princeton is only 260 miles from BC, it should have been a no brainer, when the other team was flying to Minnesota anyway.
Its interesting that the #1 seed in the women's tournament got screwed because of this rule...having to play a 4 or 5 seed team instead of the 8 seed team, to avoid a intraconference match-up...and BC got "screwed" because of the lack of this rule in the D1 tournament.
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I understand everyone's being upset but is there actually no recourse here? No petitioning the committee? Nothing since we all know how the NCAA holds our sport in such contempt? I mean we live in a time when the GOP is willing to split itself, establishment vs Trump
I understand everyone's being upset but is there actually no recourse here? No petitioning the committee? Nothing since we all know how the NCAA holds our sport in such contempt? I mean we live in a time when the GOP is willing to split itself, establishment vs Trump
TonyTheTiger20
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Welp... we got an explanation, and it's crap.
http://www.bcinterruption.com/bosto...rozen-four-boston-college-minnesota-wisconsin
Welp... we got an explanation, and it's crap.
http://www.bcinterruption.com/bosto...rozen-four-boston-college-minnesota-wisconsin
gojackets
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Well the NCAA can't just come out and say..."it was cheaper."
Well the NCAA can't just come out and say..."it was cheaper."
NUWH DogHouse
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TonyTheTiger20
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Copying and pasting one of the things that really makes you scratch your head:
Copying and pasting one of the things that really makes you scratch your head:
pokechecker
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College Hockey Fans Lives Matter!
take to the streets, threaten to stop buying overpriced T-shirts, sweatshirts ....
boycott games ... hmmm, looks like most fans are already doing this last one
I understand everyone's being upset but is there actually no recourse here? No petitioning the committee? Nothing since we all know how the NCAA holds our sport in such contempt? I mean we live in a time when the GOP is willing to split itself, establishment vs Trump
College Hockey Fans Lives Matter!
take to the streets, threaten to stop buying overpriced T-shirts, sweatshirts ....
boycott games ... hmmm, looks like most fans are already doing this last one
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Exactly... so I would guess the way this committee conversation played out is someone recommended Princeton on the QWB, and then because it saved a little money, no one saw reason to question it. I wouldn't take Sarah's comment so literally as to Princeton actually having the better overall SoS.
It has always been true you can only be fully confident in the Pairwise when there's an absolute consensus in the criteria.
But I would prefer that if there is a conflict in the criteria, for teams a spot apart in the ranking, we then allow swaps to avoid intraconference play. Much better tournament, and it takes a bit of discretion away from the committee and avoids controversy.
Exactly... so I would guess the way this committee conversation played out is someone recommended Princeton on the QWB, and then because it saved a little money, no one saw reason to question it. I wouldn't take Sarah's comment so literally as to Princeton actually having the better overall SoS.
It has always been true you can only be fully confident in the Pairwise when there's an absolute consensus in the criteria.
But I would prefer that if there is a conflict in the criteria, for teams a spot apart in the ranking, we then allow swaps to avoid intraconference play. Much better tournament, and it takes a bit of discretion away from the committee and avoids controversy.
