I am so sorry for your discomfort at The Cooler. If there is anything we can do to make your attendance more comfortable in the future , please let us know. You may be lucky that the sight lines are not perfect for you, since you'd likely just have to see Utica lose as evidenced by the series record . I actually hope Utica has a National Championship banner hanging in that big beautiful rink you are lucky enough to play in, it might help you heal from whatever issues you have. But, I must say, I do find you amusing
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Utica University 2024-25 - Retooled and Reloaded
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Russell Jaslow
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It would be fun for sure. Kind of like when St. Norbert finally won. And then wouldn't stop winning...
I know it has nothing to do with the NCAA. It's not their decision. It has everything to do with Utica. I don't care how much money was raised. It wasn't enough for the entire school to get elevated to D2. I know for a fact they didn't have the money for that. And that's why I know they were never going D1 in hockey.
Russell Jaslow
Registered User
The latter.
PrezdeJohnson09
Proud supporter of Osmirwich hockey
Almost seems like it was used as a recruiting tactic to try and get guys in the boat with the allure of playing “division 1 hockey”.
Tom Coughlin
5x NCAA Champ/2x Super Bowl Champ
Sounds like an insult that would come from someone who is never going to progress past the 6th grade, emotionally.
They did have the money, that is where you are wrong. It would have put an extreme strain on the school's already struggling finances, but it was do-able. There is a wide belief that if not for the change in school presidency, they would be D1 right now as Casamento was fully on board.
You cannot possibly be this cognitively dissonant but apparently you are. If spending money would put an "extreme strain" on "already struggling finances," then you do not have enough money. Period.
Russ claimed they didn't have the money. They did have the money, but it would have put them in too much of an uncomfortable position for them to accept moving forward. The last president was okay with moving forward, the new president wasn't. Unsure what drives you to try and talk down regarding a subject you know little to nothing about.
Russell Jaslow
Registered User
I'm not saying a word........
Russell Jaslow
Registered User
Yes, the president change put a damper on it. But I know from sources the school could not afford to do this.
Pioneer247
Active member
You shouldn't Russ, because you don't know shit about fuck about anything really
And if you want to talk so much shit about the program, the fans, but then root for us because no arena comes close to ours? It's comical
Why doesn't Mr. SUNYAC go simp more for some of those poverty schools and go report for your 100 followers on Twitter, because that's all you do
Russell Jaslow
Registered User
Wow. The number of inaccuracies in this post is astounding.
I talk to coaches directly. I know exactly how they feel about Utica's bullshit D1 carrot.
Your arena and attendance is great. I never said otherwise. You don't pay attention very well.
C'mon....really?
....you obviously care...but not enough to actually read someone's post and try to comprehend what they are saying...and not enough to research (or learn) anything about the topic being discussed. Utica's reported attendance has been inflated for a very long time....it is no secret. I doubt anybody really cares THAT much because there is ZERO correlation to attendance and winning league titles and national championships. I'll say it again, just about anyone would concede UU attendance is probably #1 (or top 3) in D3. But when UU fans pop off about how amazing the UU attendance is (and then reference the inflated data), it gets a bit hard to "overlook".
The Cooler has had far more than 2,600 people in attendance this season...so your "we get more fans in one night than you get all year" comment is grossly inaccurate (and, again, completely irrelevant to my original comment). But you wouldn't know that because you spout off about sh*t you don't know...the sad part is you seem to expect everyone to believe you.
Fish - you repeatedly post ridiculous things that 90% of us read and then roll our eyes. When you don't "approve" of someone's comment you immediately resort to name calling, juvenile attacks and (typically inaccurate) rants about something not related to the initial topic. It's like the movie "Groundhog Day"....it is the same thing every time with you.
And while Hobart's rink has NOTHING to do with my initial comments, let me point out that the Cooler was renovated (enclosed) during the 2007 offseason. Utica didn't have a D3 hockey program until 2001. Crying about "getting snowed on" and "having my ass freeze to the metal bleachers" would have happened between 2001-2007... so you are bitching about something that might have happened 15-20 years ago. And complaining about "sight lines" is an absolute joke. What a great way to say "I haven't really been in very many ice arenas" without saying "I haven't really been in very many ice arenas".
Most people really don't have a problem with the UU hockey program....they have a problem with clowns like you that claim to "represent" their fan base. I'm done going back and forth with you. As the saying goes, "you can't fix stupid".
Holy Christ...now I've seen it all. "Pioneer 24/7" is telling Russell Jaslow that he doesn't know anything about D3 hockey.
Sit down, fella....you're embarrassing yourself.
Pioneer247
Active member
Have you talked to the Utica coaches? Because unless you have, it's all 2nd and 3rd hand nonsense
And sorry, I did get it wrong, 177 followers
Pioneer247
Active member
Mr. SUNYAC should stay in his lane and worry about some of those schools then.
I'm sure Morrisville and Potsdam would love the space Utica occupies in his head
Llama, I would be willing to bet you that Steve (Fishman) has never even been in The Cooler. His lies have been exposed on here before.
If they didn't have enough forward, then they had some money, but not enough money. So Russell is correct. They didn't have the money, because it wasn't enough to proceed. I may not know the inner machinations of Utica University decision making, but that is a pretty simple business concept. It was decided they didn't have (enough of) the money. So they didn't have the money.
You are either not understanding or attempting to twist the argument. The money is there, they could move forward tomorrow if they wanted to. It was claimed here that they didn't have the money, which is factually incorrect.
I hope you don't run any businesses I have investments in.