The 2015 Pairwise, Bracketology and History Thread

[5mn_Major]

Re: The 2015 Pairwise, Bracketology and History Thread

Wow, Harvard in South Bend! Providence and BC in Providence?

South Bend = tickets already sold, bracket integrity matters. Providence = no tickets sold, so maximize attendance.

Good call.

 

[Terrier520]

Re: The 2015 Pairwise, Bracketology and History Thread

Miami will not be happy. Tough region for them.

Good lord. What has Enrico Blasi done in a past life to consistently earn the ire of the selection committee and or hockey gods?

 

[J.D.]

Re: The 2015 Pairwise, Bracketology and History Thread

um what tickets have already been sold in South Bend?

 

[Numbers]

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um what tickets have already been sold in South Bend?

Rumor has it that Notre Dame, as host, required its STH to by the tickets.

 

[state of hockey]

um what tickets have already been sold in South Bend?

Whatever tickets were sold are probably being sold again, and at a much reduced price. That arena will be a tomb.

 

[Handyman]

Re: The 2015 Pairwise, Bracketology and History Thread

Whatever tickets were sold are probably being sold again, and at a much reduced price. That arena will be a tomb.

Yeah no one will be there.

 

[Numbers]

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Fargo will have Minny vs UMD


Whoops.... Color me surprised.

 

[Bonin21]

Re: The 2015 Pairwise, Bracketology and History Thread

Fargo will have Minny vs UMD

Nope

 

[The Rube]

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Fargo will have Minny vs UMD

Terrible.

 

[J.D.]

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You disagree? http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/189858/david_quinn_medium.jpg

haha well played.

wowwwwwww i did not expect BU to get grouped with minnesota

 

[The Rube]

Re: The 2015 Pairwise, Bracketology and History Thread

Dodged a bullet there.

 

[umhockey91]

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There is going to be some fun games in Manchester! That place should be packed with generic college hockey fans to see these match-ups. BU vs. Minnesota would be WOW.

 

[Bonin21]

Re: The 2015 Pairwise, Bracketology and History Thread

Dodged a bullet there.

Dodged UND who is playing like crap and is the opponent where anything can happen, to get BU and the best player to play college (ever?) if we beat UMD somehow.

 

[5mn_Major]

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Crazy. Not the best. Not the worst for MN. Rather be in Fargo...but its better than South Bend IMO.

 

[The Rube]

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Dodged UND who is playing like crap and is the opponent where anything can happen, to get BU and the best player to play college (ever) if we beat UMD somehow.

Do YOU want to play UND at (basically) their home?

 

[umhockey91]

Re: The 2015 Pairwise, Bracketology and History Thread

Just book North Dakota for the Frozen 4 now.

 

[RaceBoarder]

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Do YOU want to play UND at (basically) their home?

Yea, that arena will be 90% UND, 8% MTU, and 2 % Other...

 

[Nowheresville]

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um what tickets have already been sold in South Bend?

As was mentioned, Notre Dame fans were basically required to buy tickets to the regional. The arena is actually listed as sold out Notre Dame's ticketing site.

The real question - will the regional draw even less people than the couple hundred who were at the icebreaker tourney to start the season.

 

[Numbers]

Re: The 2015 Pairwise, Bracketology and History Thread

Overall:

South Bend...1,16,8,9-Bracket integrity at the expense of attendance.
Fargo...2,13,7,12-Bracket integrity, except a change to avoid all NCHC matchup, and one to get Providence in Providence
Providence...4,15,5,11-Above switch for PC, and then 5 plays the lowest remaining seed since 12 has to play 7
Manchester...3,14,6,10-Bracket integrity except the 7/12 game affects the 6/10 matchup.

I would say the committee went pretty much chalk, except they treated PC as if it were a host.

 

[Handyman]

Re: The 2015 Pairwise, Bracketology and History Thread

Do YOU want to play UND at (basically) their home?

Nope especially since they are still smarting from last year...

I have wanted the Gophers to go East all year.