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Yale Bulldogs 2015-2016 season. Lets get offensive!

Re: Yale Bulldogs 2015-2016 season. Lets get offensive!

fightingsiouxfan16 said:
Boola said:
Holy Cow!

http://sportzedge.com/2016/03/22/nc...k-at-smaller-field-double-elimination-format/[/QUOT


All i can say is wow. Thats the whole point in sports. Go tell Middle Tennessee state they shouldnt have been on the court with michigan state after they won that game. Or after all the upsets this year in the basketball tourny. Yes the cream of the crop is still alive and in terms of hockey if Quinnipiac is #1 like everyone has them then it shouldnt matter who they line up against. But thats sports. Sports is the equalizer between the big powerhouses and the rest of the field. We dont need less teams. One can argue we need more teams in the tournament. You dont think a team like Minnesota can win a game in a regional and upset someone. All im saying is that whoever wrote this article sounds like they are scared of opponents esp ones that have nothing to lose. In the words of Rocky when Drago says I must break you.... little guys can turn around and say No way. So i would love to see the field go to 20 teams.
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As a Q fan (and probably for almost all Q fans): this guy's ideas are stupid and the article is bad.
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Re: Yale Bulldogs 2015-2016 season. Lets get offensive!

fightingsiouxfan16 said:
So i would love to see the field go to 20 teams.
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I always make the argument, in both hockey and basketball, that the field already consists of almost all the teams... it's just that teams that dig themselves into a hole in the regular season need more wins to survive. As long as you're eligible for your conference tournament, you're just a few wins away from the nat'l championship. No more than ten wins in a row. Teams that have great regular seasons require 4 games in a row. That's the advantage that QPac gets for a great regular season. How much more of an advantage do they want?

The only teams left out are those that don't make their conference tournaments, or as in Ivy League basketball through this year, conferences that don't have tournaments or appoint their regular season champions as their AQ (which all conferences could do, but none choose to.)

Edit: corrected above to show that bad teams need ten wins in a row to get the trophy, not eight. And actually, they can lose a couple in the first four.
 
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goblue78 said:
I always make the argument, in both hockey and basketball, that the field already consists of almost all the teams... it's just that teams that dig themselves into a hole in the regular season need more wins to survive. As long as you're eligible for your conference tournament, you're just a few wins away from the nat'l championship. No more than eight wins in a row. Teams that have great regular seasons require 4 games in a row. That's the advantage that QPac gets for a great regular season. How much more of an advantage do they want?

The only teams left out are those that don't make their conference tournaments, or as in Ivy League basketball through this year, conferences that don't have tournaments or appoint their regular season champions as their AQ (which all conferences could do, but none choose to.)
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Ivy league basketball will have a conference tourny starting next year.
 
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LTsatch said:
I read the first nine words and stopped reading ;)
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It's almost like he's trolling, trying to get a rise out of fans when he probably doesn't even believe in 99% of what he wrote. It's not even rational, like he's just throwing crazy ideas out there. If not trolling, he's a pretty poor, uninformed, disconnected sportswriter who should find another line of work or just stay away from hockey.
 
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Good luck Eli! Hope to see all at Public House 42 pre-game.
 
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riverchief1 said:
It's almost like he's trolling, trying to get a rise out of fans when he probably doesn't even believe in 99% of what he wrote. It's not even rational, like he's just throwing crazy ideas out there. If not trolling, he's a pretty poor, uninformed, disconnected sportswriter who should find another line of work or just stay away from hockey.
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Probably related to this arsehat https://theiceislife.wordpress.com/2016/03/24/two-minutes-hate-take-out-the-trash/
 
Re: Yale Bulldogs 2015-2016 season. Lets get offensive!

Ouch. Ugly OT goal, with at least 3 or 4 chances for Yale to clear. Ironic that the best defensive team in the conference goes down on a defensive breakdown.

Oh well; congratulations on getting to the show. I'm sure you'll be right back in contention next year.
 
Kepler said:
Ouch. Ugly OT goal, with at least 3 or 4 chances for Yale to clear. Ironic that the best defensive team in the conference goes down on a defensive breakdown.

Oh well; congratulations on getting to the show. I'm sure you'll be right back in contention next year.
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Sure didn't see that one coming. D zone breakdown? I mean, after watching ugly D for my kids Maize & Blue it was nice to settle in & watch our team's defensive integrity. Until that. Oh well. UML played well & the game could have gone either way.

You just never know. I mean St. Cloud lost similarly to Ferris (!). Congrats to Lowell. A fine season for Yale.

I still see Q as best team - maybe they will finally break through.

Right now it looks like NoDak, BC, Q, Denver. I think. Will be in Tampa. After that, until next year. Peace.
 
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Yale controlled the game from Frankie's goal on but you don't win with style points. Lowell's an opportunistic team and they buried their chances. It's true the game could have gone either way. If Hayden nets that blast in the 3rd instead of hitting the crossbar Yale likely wins but that's hockey.

If Yale played that game against Q they would have had a chance to upset them but I agree that Q looks like they have what it takes this year.
 
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Tough one. I will say I was impressed with the crispness of Yale tonight, with only 2 games played in the past 3-4 weeks.
 
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fightingsiouxfan16 said:
IsThereADog said:
I cannot agree with you more. He just sounds so dumb
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Interesting. I think his idea is a good one, but his reasoning in faulty. But I agree with his idea for a totally difference reason - attendance. Jack Parker (former BU coach for those who don't know) was doing the radio commentary for our game tonight. One of his comments was that "these players shouldn't have to play the final game of their college careers in front of just family and friends." He said that, although he was one of the advocates of the current expansion to 16 teams format, it was clear that it has not worked out. It was downright embarrassing looking at all these empty buildings. First of all, you can't compare hockey to basketball. Period. Hockey is a regional sport, and no matter how much they try to "grow" the game, the interest in most areas will be marginal at best. I know that the big buzzword in this country today is "expansion." This idea of "bigger is better" is ludicrous. Parker also commented that the nature of hockey does not lend itself well to a single-elimination format. He feels they should add in one more weekend (the only reason we have two weeks between the regionals and the Frozen Four anyway is because they don't want to go up against the basketball Final Four) and make all the rounds before the Frozen Four a double-elimination format. It's NOT to "keep out" programs like Quinnipiac (I mean, they are the #1 seed so they're going to be there anyway). It's to, first and foremost, provide an ATMOSPHERE worthy of the game. Aren't you tired of looking at empty arenas? Do you think it's enjoyable to watch a game when you can hear what every player is yelling because nobody is there? Imagine, for a moment, that "your team" hypothetically had to travel to, say, St. Paul to play in your league tournament, Worcester to play in a regional, and Denver to play in the Frozen Four. How many fans (remember, we're not all Ivy Leaguers) could afford (either from a financial or time perspective) to attend? Again, I contrast with basketball, because for the most part, it is larger schools with HUGE fan bases (and even THOSE arenas are half-empty in the first round games). The proof is in the pudding. You can't even argue the point (unless you are blind) because there is relatively NOBODY at these games. Regardless of whether you agree with his premise or not, SOMETHING has to be done.
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Re: Yale Bulldogs 2015-2016 season. Lets get offensive!

Second time in two years that I have seen Yale beaten on a 3-2 OT goal from about 20 feet away. I must like torture. I would say the teams were matched up pretty evenly offensively. Defensively, Yale had a lot of trouble behind their own net which eventually led to Lowell's OT goal. Boyle and Lyon both played very well. Congratulations to the seniors who leave Yale with their National Championship rings, it has been a treat to watch them for the past four years. Huge shoes to fill especially on defense.
 
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Missed the game. Out of town with no internet and spotty cell phone reception.

I have to say, the last two years have not been kind to Yale in overtime.

Harvard, BU, Dartmouth, and now UML.

Big difference from previous years, especially 2013, when Yale seemed to own OT.

On to next year.
 
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Now that the Yale season is over and the Frozen Four looms in two weeks, I'm going to come out and say it, I'm rooting for Quinnipiac. I know, its sacrilege, but look at the alternatives. BC? They're even more arrogant than Pecknold and they have the sense of entitlement that stems from being the kings of eastern hockey for far too long. The Sioux? I'll never forget the uncomprehending attitude from their fans when we beat them in Worcester. It was as if they expected to win just by showing up, never mind playing the game. Denver? I have nothing against them but... I guess that's the only thing I can say on Denver. Also, let's look at the positives: 1)It will cause the competitive juices of the rivalry to burn brighter for Yale. I mean time to retire the fiction that the rivalries with every Ivy team other than Harvard are more important than the rivalry with Q. Yale could make that argument before they had a national profile. But now, after having one a National Championship and with no wins against Q since that very game, that dog will no longer hunt. 2) It would mean 3 NCAA Championships in the last 4 years for an ECAC team. That strengthens the league and in turn strengthens Yale. 3) Better for Q to reach the top of the mountain now, with Yale eliminated, than to come back with even more motivation to get back there next year. 4) Time to give them their due. This is a very good team and, Pecknold aside, the players play the game the right way so rooting against them feels small.
 
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cornellgradyalefan said:
Now that the Yale season is over and the Frozen Four looms in two weeks, I'm going to come out and say it, I'm rooting for Quinnipiac. I know, its sacrilege, but look at the alternatives. BC? They're even more arrogant than Pecknold and they have the sense of entitlement that stems from being the kings of eastern hockey for far too long. The Sioux? I'll never forget the uncomprehending attitude from their fans when we beat them in Worcester. It was as if they expected to win just by showing up, never mind playing the game. Denver? I have nothing against them but... I guess that's the only thing I can say on Denver. Also, let's look at the positives: 1)It will cause the competitive juices of the rivalry to burn brighter for Yale. I mean time to retire the fiction that the rivalries with every Ivy team other than Harvard are more important than the rivalry with Q. Yale could make that argument before they had a national profile. But now, after having one a National Championship and with no wins against Q since that very game, that dog will no longer hunt. 2) It would mean 3 NCAA Championships in the last 4 years for an ECAC team. That strengthens the league and in turn strengthens Yale. 3) Better for Q to reach the top of the mountain now, with Yale eliminated, than to come back with even more motivation to get back there next year. 4) Time to give them their due. This is a very good team and, Pecknold aside, the players play the game the right way so rooting against them feels small.
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Excellent Post !!!!
 
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