I have confidence. I'm not a TITLE OR YOU SUCK guy. I am far from "This team is trash, even 500" though. I think we make a run, I think F4 is possible, not probable, although, yes, I hope for the latter. I think we are a serious player in the game, at least making some real noise.
I have no idea how someone even forms such a broad sweeping assessment of the team without watching any of the games, and missing the entire first one on the radio.
Like I don't even necessarily disagree with the substance here, but it makes zero sense to have any strong opinions (positive or negative) about this team without seeing them play with your own two eyes.
Yeah IDC how you consume the game per se but listening to a homer radio call of the game is going to give you a different (almost certainly more positive) perspective than watching it with your eyes. At least for those two games specifically, but in general as well.
This isn't Angels in the Outfield 🤣. Even with Mooney back this is probably more like a .500 team in conference and they just got swept by one of the weakest OOC teams on the schedule looking like they couldn't complete basic passes for large stretches of both games. There's no rule that says you can't be positive despite that but it comes across as delusional after a certain point.
The new coach of the mighty Gophers, a team with all the advantages and all those drafted players, just failed his first test - swept by MI Tech. With the teams coming up, not to mention the brutal Big 10 schedule, they couldn't have made things any harder for themselves
Just a slow start? That's what a number of fans said last year.
Listening to the radio, for years, and adjusting for the homerism (b/c yes, there is major homerism) you have to paint a picture of the action in your own mind. That, along with the comments in chat and on this board...you can indeed get a good picture of how the game went.
I stand by my opinion.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
I have confidence. I'm not a TITLE OR YOU SUCK guy. I am far from "This team is trash, even 500" though. I think we make a run, I think F4 is possible, not probable, although, yes, I hope for the latter. I think we are a serious player in the game, at least making some real noise.
I have no idea how someone even forms such a broad sweeping assessment of the team without watching any of the games, and missing the entire first one on the radio.
Like I don't even necessarily disagree with the substance here, but it makes zero sense to have any strong opinions (positive or negative) about this team without seeing them play with your own two eyes.
Couldn’t agree more. It’s basically propaganda. And lazy to assume
An old wiseman once said (might’ve been wooger) “you’re only as good as your last game.” Not freaking out over 0-2 against Michigan tech. to start but being disappointed/concerned with a dab of somewhat pissed seems fair enough to me.
“Good pace, a lot of north and south, or it could be east and west, I’m not sure but either way…” Wooger
An old wiseman once said (might’ve been wooger) “you’re only as good as your last game.” Not freaking out over 0-2 against Michigan tech. to start but being disappointed/concerned with a dab of somewhat pissed seems fair enough to me.
"I got my eye on you" (c) schoolteacher....
I can understand that view.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Well, it’s been a LONG minute since I have posted. Honestly, I am a no one but reading some responses and seeing replies is like reasoning with democrats and republicans, so I just stay away. Came back cause there are some posters that I respect their opinion and thoughts….also level-headed and their sky isn’t falling constantly. You know who you are.
Also, life, kids, coaching and officiating have changed the full spectrum of my involvement….but I still watch every game.
This weekend, obviously the results are disappointing but I saw some good stuff in many different areas that a few just need to grow together and into the D1 games. Tech played well. They did almost everything perfectly and when they screwed up )and they had some big ones) the Gophs didn’t capitalize.
I started officiating 6 years ago. It’s changed the way I watched games. All sports actually. I don’t comment on officiating because I know what is seen on the ice is different from the bench, stands and TV. Today’s game I was a little frustrated with it though. The linesman’s on faceoffs tossed a lot of Gophers for doing exactly what Tech did. The last penalty before the GWG was super weak compared to every other non-call. There was a punch from a Tech player right in front of the ref and it wasn’t called even after Löfgren (I thought that would be worse than 2) punched a guy in front of the net. A stick slashed out of a players hand…all kinds of stuff that I questioned them being impartial. I still can’t believe I am typing this right now and I do want to give the benefit of the doubt, it just didn’t seem impartial.
Anyway, this weekend isn’t gonna frustrate me. The game of hockey has changed so much. You could see we’re SUPER talented at points and snake bit at others.
You can bitch about comparable wins against a conference all you want and the last thing I want to do is see them back into the NCAAs, if they figure things out and win against the B1G teams, the comparisons won’t matter.
Man...unbelievable. Now we can't have an opinion if we didn't watch the entirety of the two games??!! Come ON!! I'm with @camo-coat-guy being disappointed with a dab of pissed about the weekends outcome but Chicken Little I am not.
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It sure feels like some fans came in overestimating the Gophers and underestimating MTU.
MTU finished last season 20th in NPI, the Gophers 39th. Everyone knows that as of now the Gophers are light on depth at the C. MTU returned six of their top eight scorers and 74% of their overall production from last season. I believe they return all of their coaching staff while the Gophers...
Not saying there isn't plenty to be disappointed about - there surely is. But this team if they were legit contenders for the tournament might take time to gel.
Man...unbelievable. Now we can't have an opinion if we didn't watch the entirety of the two games??!! Come ON!! I'm with @camo-coat-guy being disappointed with a dab of pissed about the weekends outcome but Chicken Little I am not.
No, you can't have an opinion on how the team looked if you didn't actually watch the team play. Does that really need to be explained?
Man...unbelievable. Now we can't have an opinion if we didn't watch the entirety of the two games??!! Come ON!! I'm with @camo-coat-guy being disappointed with a dab of pissed about the weekends outcome but Chicken Little I am not.
No, you can't have an opinion on how the team looked if you didn't actually watch the team play. Does that really need to be explained?
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Luca did look good. 1 goal I think he definitely wants back, but not much his “fault”
Bottom six guys did their job. Brooks looked better than I gave him credit for. Nevers did his job (throwing body). Goals from bottom 2 lines
Whipple played extremely well. Henricks had a good weekend I thought
the bad:
Top line was BAD. Both games.
I really really hope that was due to bad ice they just couldn’t get going. But man was it frustrating
Missing the net. When we’re having problems scoring, every shot needs to be on net. And we were miserable at that this week
The ugly:
Dont mean to be the guy that laments it, but there is not a world where the gophers committed more penalties than tech. The amount of stick grabs, jersey tugs, cross checks that they got away with was disgusting
not having ice ready for opening day is a fucking joke
TLDR, some good, more bad, never schedule at a CCHA d3 arena again
A few people using the bad ice as an excuse. Was the ice still bad after the overnight fixes? Didn't both teams play on the same sheet?
I still saw puddles on the broadcast. And yes, both teams do use the ice, but it should be worse for the skilled players. Also I simply said I hope it is the reason guys like Kvas, Ziemer, Moore couldn’t get going.
Wisconsin barely managed to beat Robert Morris on Saturday, squeaking by 1-0. Michigan very nearly lost to Bowling Green on Saturday, managing to win in a very close 4-3 game. Both RMU and Bowling Green are significantly weaker than Michigan Tech. #10 UMass got swept by unranked colorado college. As disappointing as this weekend was, the reality is it’s early and even some of the best teams had moments in their first series where they were being bested by much lesser opponents. Minnesota probably could have benefited from an exhibition game or an easier matchup in this first weekend given all the new faces, systems, coaching staff, and missing players. Michigan or Wisconsin get Tech out of the gate and it could have been their fanbases having an early meltdown.
A few people using the bad ice as an excuse. Was the ice still bad after the overnight fixes? Didn't both teams play on the same sheet?
I still saw puddles on the broadcast. And yes, both teams do use the ice, but it should be worse for the skilled players. Also I simply said I hope it is the reason guys like Kvas, Ziemer, Moore couldn’t get going.
The ice was terrible both nights. Blown tires and skipping pucks. Does add variance and certainly techs game fits it better, but can’t say I loved how our team responded to adversity out the gate
On Sunday, Tech kept going for that east-west, sharp angle one timer play every single time they had the puck in our zone. But only Whipple and LDP seemed to pick up on it and adapt. Tech finally scored the late GWG on the exact play after attempting it 1 million times
Really not a good sign if our guys are not able to pick up on the opponent's playbook and then shut down a totally uncreative offense
I was not able to watch either game this weekend and was only able to listen to bits of both. I know that eliminates me as being able to provide an opinion on the games.
I will say that it's expected for a team to look slow and confused with new coaching. Especially if the previous coaching was "do what you want, yolo" and the new coaching has some rules to it. Players will be slower as they have to think through just a second longer what they are going to do. They will speed up as the season goes on. I was expecting there to be growing pains and this team will look a lot better as we turn the corner into the winter break. They will learn and they will get better.
For sure you can have an opinion of your team by listening on the radio or following on an app or the GPL chat. So far I'm very disappointed and mad they got swept. For sure I'm not giving up on them after only two games.
You can consume the games however you want and hold whatever opinion you want but when you act like you're somehow the most rational/reasonable person in the room despite not having watched the games that everyone else watched (and instead opted to listen to gopher propaganda radio) you come across as delusional.
Tech should really be ashamed they have to resort to this kind of crap just to ice a competitive roster. It's pathetic and it makes a mockery of college sports being for college kids.
It's been 3 seasons since their stacked '23 team took it on the chin in Tampa. It took two years to go from the penthouse to the outhouse. Now, we have a new coach and a tough start.
Of course fans are upset with the circumstances that created this situation and the futility of last season - one of the worst in Gophers history.
I'll pull for the team but if this season starts to resemble last season, I won't see too many games.
Hopefully they can at least split in Duluth. We are going to the first NoDak game. But most likely will watch the 2nd game on TV or catch it on the radio.
It may not be fair to Larson, but the truth is most of the fanbases patience evaporated after last season’s debacle. They made all the right moves in the offseason, said all the right things. But to stub your toe in the first series against an inferior program when you should be the more fired up team is just so beyond frustrating.
Thought this team had something to prove. One weekend I know, but it didn’t seem like it. Now you’re chasing the rest of the season. If they can get back to .500 by the end of the month that would be considered a huge win.
Tech should really be ashamed they have to resort to this kind of crap just to ice a competitive roster. It's pathetic and it makes a mockery of college sports being for college kids.
Tech's has one player on the team who is 19. They have 6 2003s, 10 04s, 7 05s, 1 06, and 1 07 (i may have miscounted somewhere in there)
I don't think Tech gives a shit because their fanbase doesn't give a shit. It's what we've made college hockey to let them try be competitive, which is an NCAA problem for allowing it to happen, but they don't care about hockey.
It's been 3 seasons since their stacked '23 team took it on the chin in Tampa. It took two years to go from the penthouse to the outhouse. Now, we have a new coach and a tough start.
Of course fans are upset with the circumstances that created this situation and the futility of last season - one of the worst in Gophers history.
I'll pull for the team but if this season starts to resemble last season, I won't see too many games.
I watch as many games as I can sometimes at horrible hours relative to my work schedule and that won't change so long as I feel that the effort is true. No matter the results.
