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I second that.Who ever started this thread should be banned....never again.
I can't tell you how many long time UNH fans (some former posters) have told me over the years that they wouldn't come back to following the program until *something* very specific changed. Now that said *change* is imminent, it seems some of those folks are already beginning to wander back to the fold. phb is someone who used to be a pretty frequent poster on here back in the glory days, and for some time after, until moving away. There are dozens of past posters, and hundreds (if not thousands) of fans just like phb out there, and many potential young fans like KP (a year older than my eldest, apparently) that the program has been whiffing on for a long, long time.
So the people out there DO pay attention. All they're asking for is a reason to have hope again.QUOTE]
Yup. My on again-off again following of UNH hockey started in school over 45 years ago. The teams were so-so, but Snively was electric. Once away from UNH, I caught games on PBS and eventually at the Whit after moving back to NH from the DC area. I was hooked again once we moved back around Durham...got season tickets just before the waiting list...and enjoyed some darn good hockey.
We've been out of the area again (sick of the cold) for 8 or 9 years now. Caught a few games on TV when we lived in Florida, but my main exposure was lurking on here. Been some lean years lately and I've noted the disappointment. Hard to understand why the drop, as UNH had a decent track record and a good location (not the middle of nowhere like Maine). I was, like, how could UML be successful and not UNH. Obviously, I've gathered some opinions why on this board.
This year, I "discovered" the games on ESPN 3. Have fun watching; my expectations are modest -- would love to see a real rebuilding over the next few years. Sad to see the Whit so empty. But I'll be cheering them on today from 6,000 miles away.
I can't tell you how many long time UNH fans (some former posters) have told me over the years that they wouldn't come back to following the program until *something* very specific changed. Now that said *change* is imminent, it seems some of those folks are already beginning to wander back to the fold. phb is someone who used to be a pretty frequent poster on here back in the glory days, and for some time after, until moving away. There are dozens of past posters, and hundreds (if not thousands) of fans just like phb out there, and many potential young fans like KP (a year older than my eldest, apparently) that the program has been whiffing on for a long, long time.
So the people out there DO pay attention. All they're asking for is a reason to have hope again.QUOTE]
Yup. My on again-off again following of UNH hockey started in school over 45 years ago. The teams were so-so, but Snively was electric. Once away from UNH, I caught games on PBS and eventually at the Whit after moving back to NH from the DC area. I was hooked again once we moved back around Durham...got season tickets just before the waiting list...and enjoyed some darn good hockey.
We've been out of the area again (sick of the cold) for 8 or 9 years now. Caught a few games on TV when we lived in Florida, but my main exposure was lurking on here. Been some lean years lately and I've noted the disappointment. Hard to understand why the drop, as UNH had a decent track record and a good location (not the middle of nowhere like Maine). I was, like, how could UML be successful and not UNH. Obviously, I've gathered some opinions why on this board.
This year, I "discovered" the games on ESPN 3. Have fun watching; my expectations are modest -- would love to see a real rebuilding over the next few years. Sad to see the Whit so empty. But I'll be cheering them on today from 6,000 miles away.
Well, that tops me, as I am only 3000 miles away.
