Snake
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Shouldn't they be together for more than a weekend before we start thinking of nicknames?
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I like how Shepherd talks about the diving epidemic like he and the other refs aren't part of the problem. Gimme a break! You can't simply pin this on the coaches and players.
Hak said "teams are being rewarded" for it. By who? Clearly the officials.
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What would be better? Pat and Jim interviewing a player from "upstairs", or her interviewing them atop her box?
I am not sure...but lean towards the first one...
One thing I do know, any female I have been around who has heard her talk (going back to her "entertainer or emcee" job at the ralph between periods) absolutely can't stand her voice.
I used to attend games at the Ralph during that time, and I thought it was hard to listen to as well. However, when she's on TV her voice is way more tolerable. Maybe it's because she doesn't have to scream into the microphone and it doesn't emphasize the high shrill sounds. It really doesn't bother me on TV like it used to at the Ralph.
I think she does a fine job with the interviews, and she comes across as having a decent knowledge of the game and the right questions to ask.
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More off topic:
Does anybody have experience with Slingbox? I am one of the 95% of Sioux fans that don't have access to Midco cable, so I'll be one of the tens of thousands not watching next year. However I do have a business property in a town that is served by Midco, so I was considering subscribing there and setting up a Slingbox so I can watch at home. Would the quality be decent TV-like or crummy webcast-like? It is hard enough for me to watch hockey that is not in HD, so I am not at all interested in watching hockey webcasts on UND Insider.
I used the slingbox from a friend this past Saturday and it was excellent. The sender had it hooked up directly to the Midco cable and I have Charter cable Internet, so the stream was fast. Honestly, the picture was better than what I get on DirecTV. With the HD switch next year I think a HD slingbox hooked up to a Midco HD receiver would be a very good option.
Won't the UND insider webcasts be HD once Midco upgrades?
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Ok...but when do we "get there"? I don't think some of these players came back this season to not have the D "get there" by now. A wasted season no one wants!
I think this is a very valid question. I will admit that I thought hiring Berry would be a good move. I'm not ready to pull the pin yet, but to make a coaching change would imply that something was wrong with the way things were going in the past. I just don't know that things were all that bad on the ice the past few years warranting this type of change. To see the product on the ice regress from a season ago is quite shocking, and the change should not be above scrutiny.
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Something I found interesting was that Wilkie and Gersich have the same birthday, are the same age, but Wilkie is a jr in HS and Gersich is a sophomore. Kind of funny.
They are July B-Dates, right? Some kids are ready for kindergarten at age 5, some aren't. That's the decision parents have to make when their child has a summer birthday.
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I think Berry coached the group back with Schneider, Greene, Fuher, Jones, etc. They were tough and defensively responsible then. I doubt Berry forgot how to do that.
But do you really think this group of D-men are built the same way those were? Even a big guy like Forbort never has been a physical player.
I'm not a coach but I think you have to tailor your style to the type of players that you have, not try to force them into a system that's not conducive to their skills.
I agree with you here for the most part, but it even seems like the grit and toughness has been squeezed out of MacWilliam, too. He even said as much himself when he noted in a recent press conference that hockey is different and that he can't make the big hit any more.
Last year we had pretty much the same core of D, and they were much more responsible in their own end than they have shown this year. Yes, they had Ben Blood and he logged a ton of minutes, but it's not like we haven't had to deal with graduations before.
I doubt Berry has forgotten how he coached that '05 group, but has HE changed since then?
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No such thing as a moral tie.
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Im tired of the hot goalie excuse
Good thing we didn't need that one last night.
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Wtf? awesome! Sweet tv deal
@UNDMHockey: Unfortunately we just got word that DirecTV has pulled tonight's game from its programming lineup. Game IS on FCS Central and webcast.
See, even DirecTV is giving up!
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I think expecting a blowout win is unrealistic given the level SCSU is playing at. Aside from UND's effort, which everyone agrees was pathetic, SCSU did a lot of things well and will be smelling blood.
I will be extremely happy with a hard-fought one goal win.
Any loss will be a major disappointment regardless of effort tonight. We can't reward a good effort with a moral victory tonight just because they lowered the bar last night.
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So UND has more built-in advantages than any other in the country...gee, didn't Sioux fans used to say that about Minnesota?
You beat me to this one! We're tied up! :-)
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2005-bubble team
2006-yes but probably would make it
2007-yes but probably would make it
2008-no
2009-no
2010-bubble team, but final five run killed this team with 6 games in 9 nights
2011-no
2012-yes, but probably would make it
2013-??
So basically you're saying there has only been one instance where we've been burned by a grueling WCHA playoff run, and they needed every one of those exhausting wins to even make it?
Since none of the seasons you've shown here actually ended in a National Championship, it would appear that the 6 in 9 reason for failure is no more significant than any other reason, no?
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"You play to win the game!" But his point is winning those games probably hasn't been advantagous heading into the NCAA.
But in many cases, the only game that would've been a "throw away" at the final five would've been the championship. And, since you can't just forfeit to save your legs for the national tourney, you may as well play to win it.
This whole playoff argument is ridiculous because other than the 2011 team we have consistently been a bubble team heading into the playoffs.
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three games in 3 three days or 6 games in nine days, yeah those have helped our tournery prospects. how many frozen fours have we made after playing three games in three days at the final final five-one. and how many have we won-none. and this year has six in nine written all over it. I've said it before, why is the WCHA the only league to have a flippin third day. I sure as hell hope the NCHC doesn't.
So you're saying we should've been losing at the F5 in order to be fresher for watching the national tourney on TV?
Why do you blame the playoff format? Blame the team for finishing 3rd - 5th those years.
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on a side note I could give rip about the final five as it means nothing and has doen more harm to our ncaa hopes than has helped in recent years.
Ridiculous.
It seems to me that in two of the last three years we ABSOLUTELY needed to make the Final Five, and win at least one game there in order to make the national tourney.
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Ok, I'll bite.
Who should we hire to replace Hakstol?
Phil Housley?
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What's the over/under on the number of times we hear "full 60 minutes" in the post game?
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So.... your saying the chippy, after whistle stufff is the way of the future and the goofers are ahead of thier time!!!
Is there a lacrosse game on somewhere?No. I'm saying that if Animal the captain feels like he can't hit then all hope is lost for anyone hoping to see the return of physical UND hockey.
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Did any of you watch the press conferences this week? I seem to recall Mac saying that the game of hockey is changing and you can't make the big hit. Well, that says something right there if you ask me. Never thought I'd hear someone like Mac say something like that. If that's how the players feel it could certainly explain the soft, tentative play.
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Why can't I watch this video from this link?
The link is to a mobile website, so if you're on a PC it may not work right...just my guess.
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Gothberg in goal, Panz in for Mattson per UNDMHockey on Twitter. Forward combos same as Saturday.
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Roe's tweet was from a year ago, so it's not like he hasn't moved on.
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Groan...wasn't Backes on the Maverick team that swept the Sioux in Mankato? I think I remember that particular road trip...the only GOOD part about it was the visit to Mettler's after the Saturday game!
You might be thinking about the Shane Joseph/Grant Stephenson MSU-M team around '02 or '03...That's the only time I remember being in Mankato on the wrong end of a sweep.
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