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UNH Wildcats 2013-14 Season Thread

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J.D. said:
Chuck I don't think some of the posters scoffed at gaudreau being seriously interested in unh. It's the idea that the only reason he isn't wearing a unh jersey is because admissions wouldn't take him that seems a little far fetched. That and nothing ever came out in regard to what schools he was looking at.
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Alas JD, it came out, you guys just don't want to believe it. :p

FWIW it wasn't that admissions wouldn't take him, they couldn't be bothered to look at his application at all. Heaven forbid they rouse themselves from their summer stupor. :mad:
 
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Where was it reported that the only reason gaudreau didn't go to unh is because they never looked at his application?
 
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If he desperately wanted to go to unh you don't think dick umile would make sure someone reviewed his application? This is ridiculous
 
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J.D. said:
Where was it reported that the only reason gaudreau didn't go to unh is because they never looked at his application?
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I don't know any details of that whole situation. But if it's true that the admissions wouldn't look at his application because it was too late then isn't that kinda the reason he wouldn't go there. Once they don't take his app., UNH probably isn't an option for him anymore b/c of that reason alone... Kinda hard to play for a school when you're not enrolled in the school. Now maybe if he was accepted he still wouldn't have gone to UNH. That's something we'll probably never know..
 
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Ryan422 said:
I don't know any details of that whole situation. But if it's true that the admissions wouldn't look at his application because it was too late then isn't that kinda the reason he wouldn't go there. Once they don't take his app., UNH probably isn't an option for him anymore b/c of that reason alone... Kinda hard to play for a school when you're not enrolled in the school. Now maybe if he was accepted he still wouldn't have gone to UNH. That's something we'll probably never know...
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well duh. there was one person or multiple posters saying had they looked at the application and accepted him, he would have gone to unh no questions asked. like you said, we'll never know.
 
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J.D. said:
well duh. there was one person or multiple posters saying had they looked at the application and accepted him, he would have gone to unh no questions asked. like you said, we'll never know.
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Just because it wasn't reported doesn't mean it's not true, right? (Were there ever reports of the reason(s) why he didn't go to UVM, NU or BU?) A lot of stuff that goes on between recruits and schools never gets reported.

I just wouldn't expect there to be a report saying that the only reason he didn't go to UNH was because it was too late to apply or even a report listing multiple reasons why he wouldn't go to UNH. Maybe I'm wrong and there should have been? Would you expect his reason(s) to be reported after he was never even accepted into the school so there was no chance for him going there anymore? Because usually if they do give a reason it's pretty vague.

Once UNH isn't an option he moves on and he commits to BC and doesn't need anymore reasons for not going to UNH. Then that's kinda the end of the story for him and no further explanation would probably come out nor would be necessary explaining pros and cons of UNH if he was never even accepted there. So I was just trying to understand your question. Because the fact that there is no report that exists stating the only reason for not going to UNH is b/c of the application doesn't mean it's not true or he wouldn't have gone to UNH, had he gotten in. The lack or report doesn't make or break either side of the debate. It's something that will never be proven. I guess only Johnny Hockey knows the truth.
 
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J.D. said:
If he desperately wanted to go to unh you don't think dick umile would make sure someone reviewed his application? This is ridiculous
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http://board.uscho.com/showthread.php?99859-UNH-Recruits-2012-2016&p=5451932&viewfull=1#post5451932

Fwiw, Ciocco doesn't say that Gaudreau was definitely coming to UNH, but that he had a strong interest. I'm pretty sure that this post is the genesis of the Gaudreau story, and some people misread it that UNH admissions requirements were too strict (though Ciocco has said that a strict foreign language requirement HAS inhibited Canadian recruiting).

In regards to whether Umile could have pulled the strings, Ciocco claims that admissions refused in part because they'd refused other sports as well. One would think that hockey would get favors, but I wonder if they used up their goodwill with high profile situations, like Stafford and Charlebois being academically ineligible.
 
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J.D. said:
If he desperately wanted to go to unh you don't think dick umile would make sure someone reviewed his application? This is ridiculous
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It's not ridiculous. Umile did ask, admissions told him to pound sand. This ain't your father's UNH. :mad:
 
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Aerman said:
It's not ridiculous. Umile did ask, admissions told him to pound sand. This ain't your father's UNH. :mad:
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I was told that, for Dave Lassonde, the Gaudreau affair was the last straw. The kid basically fell in their lap and all that they needed to do in order for the kid to strongly consider enrolling is an acceptance by the admissions department. When admissions declined to even review the transcript, Lassonde decided to exercise the offer that was on the table from Denver and take it. I was told this by more than one acquaintance of Lassonde's so I have to believe it.

To further drive home the point, I know of other coaches at UNH who have had difficulties with admissions. From what I have heard this is an across the board problem (issue might be a better word choice), encompassing not only all athletic programs at UNH but admissions in general. UNH is trying to become more selective both for in state and out of state students. From what I have heard, it is more difficult to get accepted at UNH than it was even 10 years ago.
 
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freak said:
http://board.uscho.com/showthread.php?99859-UNH-Recruits-2012-2016&p=5451932&viewfull=1#post5451932

Fwiw, Ciocco doesn't say that Gaudreau was definitely coming to UNH, but that he had a strong interest. I'm pretty sure that this post is the genesis of the Gaudreau story, and some people misread it that UNH admissions requirements were too strict (though Ciocco has said that a strict foreign language requirement HAS inhibited Canadian recruiting).
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Thanks. And like I said, I never questioned Gaudreau having serious interest in UNH. Seems like some people took Ciocco's post and exaggerated it. If there is some disconnect where your head coach who has been in place forever can't even get admissions to look at an application--that's a major problem in my opinion. It's not like he was asking them to let a shady kid into school, just looking for them to review it.
 
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He still would have decommited and went to BC

Still a state agricultural school at the end of the day with a very high acceptance rate for avg type candidates

They have kids on team now who were on line students in juniors
 
Hokydad said:
He still would have decommited and went to BC

Still a state agricultural school at the end of the day with a very high acceptance rate for avg type candidates

They have kids on team now who were on line students in juniors
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You seem bitter.
 
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Hokydad said:
He still would have decommited and went to BC

Still a state agricultural school at the end of the day with a very high acceptance rate for avg type candidates

They have kids on team now who were on line students in juniors
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What's up your butt? And what do you have against UNH?
 
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OK, so to summarize "Johnny-Gate":

1. He had a strong interest in coming to UNH but FOR WHATEVER REASON, was not admitted;
2. BC shows interest, he says "cool!", and receives admission.

The deceased horse has now been beaten to a pulp. Let's move on.
 
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Scott said:
OK, so to summarize "Johnny-Gate":

1. He had a strong interest in coming to UNH but FOR WHATEVER REASON, was not admitted;
2. BC shows interest, he says "cool!", and receives admission;
3. He becomes the most dynamic player in HE, and leads BC to another D-1 title;
4. UNH director of admissions has gone missing, and Coach Umile is a "person of interest".

The deceased horse has now been beaten to a pulp. Let's move on.
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Figured I'd flesh your recap out just a little bit to make it more current, Scott. :)
 
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