If you’re looking at the same site I was it’s only the 2 main moderators complaining. And one is back pedaling now.
I'm guessing so. I get that most fans don't understand how the fan voting works in the big picture, but to be outraged because of this funny. It is like being mad at the USCHO polls every week. I love Snuggy, but he is not a top 10 player in the country, and may not be the most valuable on the Gophers this year.
The 2 idiots that run that page are completely clueless. The one thought that Grant Cruikshank's mom was Peggy Flemming.
Everyone knows his mom was Olga Korbut.
If you’re looking at the same site I was it’s only the 2 main moderators complaining. And one is back pedaling now.
I'm guessing so. I get that most fans don't understand how the fan voting works in the big picture, but to be outraged because of this funny. It is like being mad at the USCHO polls every week. I love Snuggy, but he is not a top 10 player in the country, and may not be the most valuable on the Gophers this year.
The 2 idiots that run that page are completely clueless. The one thought that Grant Cruikshank's mom was Peggy Flemming.
Everyone knows his mom was Olga Korbut.
Wait, I thought it was Katarina Witt?
If you’re looking at the same site I was it’s only the 2 main moderators complaining. And one is back pedaling now.
I'm guessing so. I get that most fans don't understand how the fan voting works in the big picture, but to be outraged because of this funny. It is like being mad at the USCHO polls every week. I love Snuggy, but he is not a top 10 player in the country, and may not be the most valuable on the Gophers this year.
The 2 idiots that run that page are completely clueless. The one thought that Grant Cruikshank's mom was Peggy Flemming.
I’m not sure they know what icing or offsides is.
I'm 50% factual and 50% sarcastic. When you get to know me, you will know which is which.
Or Rutgers....I also think Illinois, Northwestern, USC, UCLA, Washington are possibilities.
They all have NHL teams in their areas. There are certainly hockey fans.
I don't think it is a question of if the Big Ten hockey conference will have more teams rather a question of when.
From the local paper here in Champaign. Talks about how the hockey push fell apart a couple years ago and how that was a good thing. This is a somewhat prevailing opinion as this is very much a basketball school. Don't take any money from basketball or else kind of thing.
I won't get into the numbers as I'm pretty sure the schools can tell whatever revenue story they want, but it is the excuse the Illinois fans need to knock down hockey.
Edit: First post on the new software, can't post a link
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Tom Kacich | UI's call on hockey proving to be the right one
Quinny down 1-0 to StL midway through the 2nd
Down 2-0 now. 8:37 left in the 2ndQuinny down 1-0 to StL midway through the 2nd
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
Now end of 2. QU still down 2-0. Will have some big implications as will drop QU to 9 and the 3 line
The ECAC will now get two teams in the NCAA tournament.
The current probability matrix (which including the U Mass lost to BC) shows
12 teams at 100%
so with the ECAC, Atlantic, and CCHA tournament champions
that leaves one spot for
U Mass - 57%
Colorado College - 31%
St. Cloud - 12%
If St. Cloud wins the NCHC tournament they are in if not it will be either U Mass or CC getting in.
The ECAC will now get two teams in the NCAA tournament and Colorado College is likely out.
there are some ways UMass goes out with this result as well. Get ready for oddness
If North Dakota loses to Omaha (currently losing 2-1), they might drop to a 2 seed.
I think this result would make it likely NoDak goes out east.
If North Dakota loses to Omaha (currently losing 2-1), they might drop to a 2 seed.
I think this result would make it likely NoDak goes out east.
Hard to know as it’ll pend Denver and Mich st.
umass now behind cc in the rpi with their loss
I think there is good chance that the #2 seeds out east are #6 Maine and #8 Wisconsin.
It would seem to make sense that one of the two regionals out east is
#1 BC, #8 Wisconsin, and #9 Quinnipiac
If U Mass makes the tournament BU moves to the west and the #4 overall likely goes to Springfield and plays U Mass.
If U Mass misses the tournament BU stays in the east.
It is looking more and more likely that the Gophers will be in one of the two west regionals with either the #3 overall or possibly the #2 overall BU (if U Mass makes the tournament).
Boston College destroys UMass 8-1.
And, the Gophers somehow still have a 2% chance of moving up to the 6 seed
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
And, the Gophers somehow still have a 2% chance of moving up to the 6 seed
It will be interesting to see how it changes after the North Dakota game ends since it appears the 2% is tied to us finishing ahead of North Dakota.
If North Dakota wins it likely ends our chances at #6 overall. If North Dakota loses I am interested to see how much it goes up. It will likely help us figure out what is needed.
Yep. As soon as the Whioux/Omaha game is done, I'm hitting the predictor to see if I can figure it out.And, the Gophers somehow still have a 2% chance of moving up to the 6 seed
It will be interesting to see how it changes after the North Dakota game ends since it appears the 2% is tied to us finishing ahead of North Dakota.
If North Dakota wins it likely ends our chances at #6 overall. If North Dakota loses I am interested to see how much it goes up. It will likely help us figure out what is needed.
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
Yep. As soon as the Whioux/Omaha game is done, I'm hitting the predictor to see if I can figure it out.And, the Gophers somehow still have a 2% chance of moving up to the 6 seed
It will be interesting to see how it changes after the North Dakota game ends since it appears the 2% is tied to us finishing ahead of North Dakota.
If North Dakota wins it likely ends our chances at #6 overall. If North Dakota loses I am interested to see how much it goes up. It will likely help us figure out what is needed.
It is tied to Maine winning the Hockey East tournament and Michigan State winning the Big Ten tournament this results in Maine and Michigan State picking up the Pairwise comparisons against North Dakota.
Urdahl with a Hatty on the ENG for Omaha. Up 6-3 with 4:44 left.
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
Possibly Denver losing as well. They played Denver 4 times, and JBSU only twiceI suspect Bemidji State losing is a factor since North Dakota played the Beavers twice this season.
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
The Gophers chances to be #6 overall is now 6%.
It is based on Maine having a 10% chance to win the Hockey East tournament and Michigan State having a 61% chance to win the Big Ten tournament.
Found it:
MTU Beats BSU
Dartmouth tonight, and over SLU tomorrow
Maine tonight and over BC tomorrow
AIC over RIT
MSU over Michigan
Denver over Omaha tomorrow
EDIT: That's one scenario, but CHA has the better version. I've been playing other options and, the two mentioned there are the ones that matter.
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
It will be interesting to see if the Gophers or North Dakota is the #2 seed in Sioux Falls, SD. With Omaha being the #3 seed as the host it would seem it should be the Gophers to avoid the NCHC first round match up but will they allow it to happen in order to put North Dakota there to help with attendance?
Omaha is 12-2-2 in their last 16 games (9-1-1 in their last 11 games) including 3-0 against North Dakota and 3-1-1 against Colorado College so I would be totally cool with them putting North Dakota in Sioux Falls and the Gophers playing Western Michigan in Missouri instead.
Omaha beating North Dakota increased Colorado College chances of getting in from 31% to 51% and dropped U Mass chances from 57% to 35%.
This increases BU chances of staying out east.
One thing about the probability matrix is that it is based on how teams have played all season. In the conference tournament historically there are more upsets because lower ranked teams need to win to save their season while higher ranked teams are already in the NCAA tournament.
Current thoughts:
Providence: 1 BC, 8 UW, 9 Q, 16 Bemidji
Springfield: 2 BU, 6 Maine, 10 Michigan, 15 RIT
Sioux falls: 3 Denver, 7 Minnesota, 11 Omaha, 13 Cornell
St Louis: 4 Michigan State, 5 North Dakota, 12 WMU, 14 CC
Yall are relying on common sense arguments and we know the committee completely lacks this. They’ll do whatever they want within the bands. Would be 0% surprised if we ended up with Qpac or WMU out east even if the pwr don’t make it perfectly make sense
Current thoughts:
Providence: 1 BC, 8 UW, 9 Q, 16 Bemidji
Springfield: 2 BU, 6 Maine, 10 Michigan, 15 RIT
Sioux falls: 3 Denver, 7 Minnesota, 11 Omaha, 13 Cornell
St Louis: 4 Michigan State, 5 North Dakota, 12 WMU, 14 CC
If the NCHC gets 5 teams in I wonder if at least one of them will get sent out east so there is no more than 2 NCHC teams in a regional.
Current thoughts:
Providence: 1 BC, 8 UW, 9 Q, 16 Bemidji
Springfield: 2 BU, 6 Maine, 10 Michigan, 15 RIT
Sioux falls: 3 Denver, 7 Minnesota, 11 Omaha, 13 Cornell
St Louis: 4 Michigan State, 5 North Dakota, 12 WMU, 14 CC
If the NCHC gets 5 teams in I wonder if at least one of them will get sent out east so there is no more than 2 NCHC teams in a regional.
yeah I’d expect wmu goes east if the above holds.
Yall are relying on common sense arguments and we know the committee completely lacks this. They’ll do whatever they want within the bands. Would be 0% surprised if we ended up with Qpac or WMU out east even if the pwr don’t make it perfectly make sense
I agree with your overall thought that our thinking might not match the committee's but since only 4 of the top 12 teams are eastern teams BC, Maine, and Quinnipiac staying out east would seem to fit the committee's goals of helping with attendance with BU or U Mass also being out east.
If #9 Quinnipiac is kept out east putting them with #8 Wisconsin and #1 BC seems like a natural fit.
If Maine is kept out east then the Gophers play Omaha in Sioux Falls, Western Michigan in Missouri, or St. Could in Missouri.
If St. Cloud wins the NCHC tournament they move up to #12 (a #3 seed).
Ben Holden and the Rat for the TV Broadcast in Bemidji tonight. Very nice.
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
Current thoughts:
Providence: 1 BC, 8 UW, 9 Q, 16 Bemidji
Springfield: 2 BU, 6 Maine, 10 Michigan, 15 RIT
Sioux falls: 3 Denver, 7 Minnesota, 11 Omaha, 13 Cornell
St Louis: 4 Michigan State, 5 North Dakota, 12 WMU, 14 CC
Let's try again:
Providence: 1 BC, 8 UW, 9 Q, 16 Bemidji
Springfield: 2 BU, 6 Maine, 12 WMU, 15 RIT
Sioux falls: 3 Denver, 7 Minnesota, 11 Omaha, 13 Cornell
St Louis: 4 Michigan State, 5 North Dakota, 10 Michigan, 14 CC
North Dakota is 26-11-2.
against Colorado College 0-4
against Omaha 1-4
against everybody else 25-3-2
They are 3-1 against Denver. There other two losses are at home against the Gophers and at BU.
It will be interesting to see who plays goalie for North Dakota in the regional. They played their “backup” tonight Hobie Hedquist. Persson hasn’t played in over 2 weeks.
Jan playing like their playoff lives are at stake, which apparently it is.
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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Go gold’n plumps. They should get a five minute pp here.
has Denver changed their school colors? They used to a bit more of a maroon, it seems really red now.
Cloud takes the lead but they are about to take a five minute major. Currently under review for CFB and stupidity.
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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Five it is but no misconduct.
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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And... BU seals the game going up 4-1 with an ENG and 27.6 seconds left. No #6 seed for the Gophers.
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
I'm not sure how I feel about no MC, but was definitely 5Five it is but no misconduct.
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
I'm not sure how I feel about no MC, but was definitely 5Five it is but no misconduct.
There was a BC player that got a 5 today also with a stick to the head and he didn't get the DQ. Strange to see 2 5 minute penalties and neither one got the DQ.
I'm 50% factual and 50% sarcastic. When you get to know me, you will know which is which.
I think we can safely say there is zero consistency in college hockey reffing.
I hope Denver wins. Would be a dirt cheap ticket tomorrow night to an empty arena. 😂
I pulled that game up just as that review was happening. Cross-check to the throat. That one I'm not torn on... he should have been ejected.I'm not sure how I feel about no MC, but was definitely 5Five it is but no misconduct.
There was a BC player that got a 5 today also with a stick to the head and he didn't get the DQ. Strange to see 2 5 minute penalties and neither one got the DQ.
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
And... BU seals the game going up 4-1 with an ENG and 27.6 seconds left. No #6 seed for the Gophers.
I got them to a #5 seed.
Multiple scenarios with them at #5 actually.
Ummm... can you elaborate, please?And... BU seals the game going up 4-1 with an ENG and 27.6 seconds left. No #6 seed for the Gophers.
I got them to a #5 seed.
Multiple scenarios with them at #5 actually.
And, MTU wins 2-1 at Bemidji
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
Ummm... can you elaborate, please?And... BU seals the game going up 4-1 with an ENG and 27.6 seconds left. No #6 seed for the Gophers.
I got them to a #5 seed.
Multiple scenarios with them at #5 actually.
And, MTU wins 2-1 at Bemidji
Would love to but CHN's You Are The Committee just completely changed. I refreshed with no changes and the Gophers dropped from #5 to #7.
Math r hard.