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After your prediction earlier this year concerning the Bison, it is kind of hard to take you seriously.

We both know he isn't getting fired no matter the result of the rest of the season, whether they make the tournament or not. The latter sure would lead to interesting decisions though, as to what they would do as far as an extension to keep recruiting transparent for the recruits. Talk about a rock and a hard place.

I guess I would say that before most of those injuries happened, we got swept by Cornell for the 2nd time in about 3 years, and this is when we had about 6 games under our belt compared to their first game of the year. Also, I would think a split with Bemidji should be the minimum result because of the disparity in resources, regardless of injuries. Most people I think would like to see how the year plays out, and what kind of progress they make. If they are making big strides and they are coming together, that is one thing, if they come out in the final period of a tournament game and get manhandled again, then I would wonder if it was because they are inexperienced or poorly prepared. At some point you have to win the tournament games to get that experience.

I would think the second half of this year should weigh heavily into what you do with Berry's contract. If they really can build and become a team that is peaking at the right time and make a run, I think that will play a huge part in what they do in terms of extension. Without that run, any talk of extension needs to be short term and incentive laden based on future post season results. I would argue that should be the case regardless.

Hopefully finishing top 2 or 3 in the league and things will take care of themselves.

Yep, and still as cringeworthy!

Your St. Cloud State education is showing. Lose all your money one night, then gamble with credit the next — brilliant!

Do you ever watch hockey? Players can almost just look at a goalie wrong and there will be a reaction from their teammates.

Yeah, it’s too bad we couldn’t pull out that second game against Denver because we would basically have about the same record. Need to make up with a sweep tomorrow, then we have the gauntlet of teams that could make or break our season with guys getting healthy.

I really like Cody Croal’s game. Hopefully all the time and situations these guys are playing in, will pay dividends down the road.

I don’t know, but I would bet Larsen is the type of coach that will have his players bring it tomorrow because I’m sure he isn’t happy with his teams game tonight. Will Berry have his team as fired up after the confrontation?

It’s not like we haven’t missed almost as many.

If you are going to use the dump back pass this late in the game, you better be 100 percent sure.

Exactly!

Biggest period of the year coming up! How do they respond?

So, do they play like that in the third, or do they sit back and try defend the lead? We get scored on once and it often snowballs from there. They need to stay on the offensive.

You’re right, the writing is on the wall, and for many it means turning to professional sports more. You’ll just be watching better versions of professionals.

But once that home dominance was broken, they completely fell off the face of the earth.

I love that he talked about player confidence, because I think that is a huge thing. In our football and hockey programs, all too often I don't see that swagger that you need in a Championship caliber team, in fact I would say many times the body language is the complete opposite, which may be why we went on an o'fer to end the season.

What's next, another tournament for those that don't make the NIT either? One champion, pure and simple, no consolation prizes.

Is Zmolek the new Jake Sanderson? We can’t seem to keep the defensemen that are the most crucial for our success in the lineup.

I keep thinking the same thing, along with a Will Ratelle. I would think recruiting to division 1 would give us those types of players a little more frequently. Need to step it up and find some difference makers that the other elite FCS schools seem to rinse and repeat with.

Guys want to win, and play in big games. We haven't been able to offer that to the high end guys for a while.

If I were him, I would have one last Zoom meeting from the beach in San Diego, because there is a harsh cold winter in front of him.

Well, most of us on this board never learn either, so it is par for the course. How many times do fans go off in the first half, quarter, or period about how horrible everything is, only to have the game turnaround and have to change their tune? Then the very next game or so, they still don't let it play itself out.