I'm not picking a fight here; I'm simply curious... Do you think it's a good idea fro UU to join the AHA?
The AHA has it's pros and cons, I wouldn't say I'm opposed to it personally, but if it's AHA or bust to go D1, then it has to be AHA, if there's options of elsewhere they could end up, I know they'll explore every avenue to get the best result for the program
What's wrong with being an independent for a year or two ? Get a couple of years of recruiting in place. Would they have a tough time scheduling games ?
The AHA has it's pros and cons, I wouldn't say I'm opposed to it personally, but if it's AHA or bust to go D1, then it has to be AHA, if there's options of elsewhere they could end up, I know they'll explore every avenue to get the best result for the program
Quite the opposite. Current pres is a big supporter and wants to get it wrapped up before she leaves.
UU #1 in polls tomorrow with Hobart's loss ??
I think Hobart will still be #1, but not unanimously, I think Utica gets a vote or two
Doesn't matter in any way, shape or form.
You say this a lot, and I know what you mean, but by that reasoning no poll means anything in any sport. In your opinion, is that true? Genuinely curious with no malice
Well, polls are completely meaningless, and that's a fact.
The PW is what matters, period.
No malice on my end either, but why even reference a meaningless "metric". Drives me nuts.
We all know poll's are meaningless, but, they're fun to look at, isn't that why we look at them ? Also they're for bragging rights, it's fun to be able to say "We're # 1. It never happens to most teams ever, in any sport !
This.
They are totally meaningless. But they are fun. And unlike Fishman, the rest of us like to have fun. So we talk about them.
I follow D3 football and the polls have been pretty accurate when you compare final results of the NCAA tournament to the rankings before the tournament. I haven't really analyzed the historical Hockey rankings. While it is true that the actual Championship is the only thing that matters, I do think that the polls(depending on skill of voters) give an interesting human judgment estimate of the team strengths during the year. The PW can be imperfect as well in predicting outcomes . Right now Hobart is ranked #1 which helps coach Taylor with his recruiting efforts as well as visability with donors. At the end of the day the ranking means nothing unless Hobart gets into the tournament( Norwich loss and a few OT wins show they are vulnerable) and beat the likes of Utica and Adrian that are getting first place votes well.
It differs a lot. His point is that they only use PW to select the tournament field. So in the only rankings that matter, Endicott is the #1 team in the nation and Hobart is 3rd.
The human judgement element could be more accurate, but it doesn't matter because the rankings aren't used for anything other than an ego pump. The voters normally trend towards historically strong teams. Hence why Geneseo, St Norbert, Augsburg are ranked so high even though they are out of the top 20 in the PW. And the opposite for teams like Plymouth St, Wesleyan, Skidmore.
The human judgement element could be more accurate, but it doesn't matter because the rankings aren't used for anything other than an ego pump. The voters normally trend towards historically strong teams. Hence why Geneseo, St Norbert, Augsburg are ranked so high even though they are out of the top 20 in the PW. And the opposite for teams like Plymouth St, Wesleyan, Skidmore.
