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Yale Hockey 2010-2011 thread

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LTsatch said:
BH, We do not take offense to some good old fashioned trash talking, it just seems that "some" Sioux fans on here have a grudge against Yale because of the playoff loss last year. What do you think would happen if I posted a derogatory remark in a student newspaper article about Frattin? I would be crucified. The aggressive BS statements against our team by UND fans have carried over to other teams fans (negative bandwagon, if you will), so forgive us for being defensive of our program and our posters. If you would like to have a serious discussion about the programs status, please have at it in a civil manner, that is all we ask in this thread. I you took the time to read the story, it would give you a pretty good snapshot of the program, where it was, and what it has become. How about your thoughts on the story?
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I didn't take time to read the story or its comments. I merely responded to the attitude of the Yale fans. I posted earlier in this exact thread of how Yale may or may not be turning into an annual "power" in college hockey. I gave props to them in their recent success, mentioned how they have a little ways to go to reach a "power program" status, and was taunted, ridiculed, and talked down to. Didn't appreciate it one bit. It honestly was a "if you're not with us, you're against us" on steroids.

So, with apologies to the "good" Yale fans, * y'all. The loudmouth "morans" ruined it for a while, at the minimum, for the rest of you.
 
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Brenthoven said:
IIt honestly was a "if you're not with us, you're against us" on steroids.
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Gee, sounds like a bunch of NoDak fans. ;) Read the article, it's a different take on hockey.

We all have our "morans," but some of your folks need to let last year go.

Also, lose the Helen Keller thing, it's really not respectful of a great persons memory. Only my opinion.
 
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Brenthoven: You came over here to discuss the team and the conversation died because we (or at least I) agree with you that we have a good team this year in a program that has sucked over the last 30 years+ We also agree that nothing is certain for Yale in the playoffs. We might agree (I'm not sure here) that Yale's KRACH rating, plus or minus 10 percent, fairly represents the team's chance. We disagree that talk about a program's history of success or failure, particularly decades-old history, is indicative of much. Did I miss something you wanted to discuss? Little's great start and poor second half? The rise of Agostino? The continued (relatively unsung) role of O'Neill? Whether or not the defense is too small? (For that, I recommend the article you didn't read.) Merits and demerits of Rondeau? Let us know what interests you and we'll try to discuss it... But I, for one, am tired of discussing whether Yale deserves to be in a historical discussion of "great programs." FS23 had us about right... If anything, a bit high, but then, I don't remember the 1952 team or their two losses in the FF.
 
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LTsatch said:
BH, We do not take offense to some good old fashioned trash talking, it just seems that "some" Sioux fans on here have a grudge against Yale because of the playoff loss last year. What do you think would happen if I posted a derogatory remark in a student newspaper article about Frattin? I would be crucified.
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Ha! Wrongo. No one reads the POS Dakota Student, so no one would care.
 
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Less than 24 hours to get your ECAC Pick The Playoffs 2011 Edition Picks in. Remember 7:00PM Friday Knight is the cutoff.
 
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I hate to believe it, but Priceless says we need to root for Quinnipiac tonight, this will keep them as a TUC in the pairwise, aiding Yales bid to be the overall number one seed in the NCAA tournament. So, GO QU!:eek: I went to the game last night and they spanked Brown pretty good, Brown is not the same without MacLellan. Q took a chance and started Clarke in net and he was outstanding.
 
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And to top it off, if all the teams that won last night win their series, Yale will face QU in the quarters. Now that would be interesting
 
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I went to the Q-B game last night as well - got there midway through the 2d period due to Merritt traffic, so I missed all the good stuff. The second half of the game wasn't very inspiring - Brown clearly wasn't firing on all cylinders, and Quinnipiac's passing was pretty sloppy by the end. My daughter kept commenting on how much slower the play was than what she'd become accustomed to at the Whale. I'll be cheering for Q again tonight, but from the comfort of my couch at home, I think.
 
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So it's either Colgate, Harvard or Quinnipiac. On recent form, if we could choose, I'd pick Quinnipiac. I also think that's the way it will go, but that's why they play the games.
 
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goblue78 said:
So it's either Colgate, Harvard or Quinnipiac. On recent form, if we could choose, I'd pick Quinnipiac. I also think that's the way it will go, but that's why they play the games.
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Uhhhh, no?

If Colgate and SLU win, SLU @ Yale.
If Colgate and Princeton win, Harvard @ Yale.
If RPI and Princeton win, QU @ Yale.
If RPI and SLU win, Harvard @ Yale.

But thanks for writing off SLU already, maybe I shouldn't drive over to Princeton since the game is already over ;)
 
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goblue78 said:
So it's either Colgate, Harvard or Quinnipiac. On recent form, if we could choose, I'd pick Quinnipiac. I also think that's the way it will go, but that's why they play the games.
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Sorry Blue, if Colgate wins they get Union. In a nutshell, here's the deal: 1. RPI wins, Princeton loses............ Bulldogs get Harvard.
2. RPI loses, P-ton wins................... We also get Harvard.
3. RPI and Princeton BOTH win.......... Union gets H, and we get Quinnipiac.
4. RPI and P-ton BOTH lose............... We get St. Lawrence.
GO BULLDOGS!!!!!!!!!
 
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I think Princeton will win today, but I think there is a real possibility that Colgate pulls off the upset. Reading the RPI chat boards, it looks like their fans are very pessimistic about their chances. Reading the summaries of the 2 games from the fans, it appears that RPI decisively won the first period on Friday and rode that momentum to victory, but were decisively outplayed by Colgate last night. So if that scenario plays out, Bulldogs get Harvard. In fact, 2 of the 4 scenarios have the Bulldogs playing Harvard, which, IMO, is a good-bad scenario. Good, in that there is no chance the Bulldogs aren't motivated. Bad in that Harvard is clearly playing the best hockey of any of the 4 lower seeded teams.
 
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Apologies to all... I stand (vehemently) corrected. I thought SLU was the bottom seed for some reason: probably my abject fear of Colgate. Someone remind me next time to actually check the standings before posting. I still think we're getting QU, though.
 
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I think RPI will win tonight, according to Priceless if they lose their season is over. I don't think much more motivation will be needed. Home ice should help as well. I hope Yale ends up playing QPac, but, will Yale wins against QPac hurt us in the pairwise?
 
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I haven't looked at it closely, but I don't think so. Remember: RPI is a function of your winning percentage and your opponents, and weakly, your opponents' opponents. Two losses to Yale would lower QU's own percentage to .500, but two more games against Yale raises their opponent's winning percentage, which is already over .500. The key is that the 2-0 victory over Brown leaves them (barely) a TUC even with 2 losses. (I think. Let's see if I can post something else mathematically wrong.)
 
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Don't go crazy, I'm still trying to figure how losing to Brown last year got us into the NCAA's:confused::confused:
 
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It's not that losing to Brown got us in. It's that if we'd beaten Brown and then lost to a TUC in the next round we could have been passed over. Losing to Brown just assured we had no more games to play -- games we could have lost to more important teams, pairwise.
 
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It's not that losing to Brown got us in. It's that if we'd beaten Brown and then lost to a TUC in the next round we could have been passed over. Losing to Brown just assured we had no more games to play -- games we could have lost to more important teams, pairwise.
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It's an interesting and convoluted system and I am not complaining because it is benefiting the Bulldogs, but it is ridiculous on it's face that losing earlier in the ECAC play-offs would benefit any team. I understand why losing to Brown was better for the Bulldog's ranking in the pairwise system than losing to a TUC in the semifinals, but it is counterintuitive to say the least
 
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