JacksonW

Then why do you post like someone whose brain is malfuctioning? People are being kind and suggesting that it could be reversible if you stopped using. The hope is you weren't born this way.

You call it subdivisions the rest of the country thinks of it as D1--JV, and confuses it more often with other divisions than D-1. It is meaningful to the locals and alumni much like class b football is exciting to the local community, but re-branding it doesn't change what it is.

Only if his career path falters, there is a HUGE drop off from BCS to D-AA. He isn't at a mid-major.

A coordinator job in the Big 12 is a great job in this industry. The resources available to do your job are vast. It is a perfect spot for young coach on his way up, high profile. Unless he wants to coach in a more relaxed, with lower expectations environment he isn't looking in his reat view mirror. Bohl had mixed results at this level but was successful quickly at a easier level. Bohl would be back in D-1 if 1-AA success carried more weight. I don't know Tibesar, but his resume is more impressive each year, he would be foolish to walk away from a chance to be a coordinator for a couple of years at a major program. He may find out that he isn't cut out for it or he doesn't enjoy it, then he may look for another direction. Right now he is on a fairly rapid upward career path that has the potential for major financial rewards.

Yes, but most accomplished players have outside advice, there are 4 basic types of advisors. 1. competent with plenty experience inside hockey business 2. competent with plenty of business and negotiating experience 3. unqualified with some hockey experience - an opportunist 4. unqualified but well meaning family friend. The last two have entirely different motives but are equally problematic. I would guess without knowing that Toews has a extremely qualified advisor and he and his family will make a decision based on solid information.

Hockey probably has pushed the family advisor(agent) thing further than other sports, Family advisors are most times full time agents, just without a written agreement. These "advisors" talk to NHL management throughout the process. It is mostly developmental conversations, what they perceive where the player needs improvement. When the NHL team feels that either the individual player or thier organization will improve by the player going professional, the talks turn to money and contracts. The players desire and the NHL teams urgency will ultimately make a deal happen or not.

What college hockey fan would understand if say LaPoint's(just to use a name) junior team almost wins national junior championship, he has some very good friends that will be back on the same team next year, loves his coach. He plays 75 games, has no school or job to deal with, plays 27 minutes a game, first team power play, first team penalty kill, 18 year old puck bunnies. College coach wants him to come this year, probably 12 minutes a game, little or no special team time. Long walk to class at 8:45 in Jan, Feb. 18-21 year old puck bunnies. If he said no to college coach, everybody would think he is insane, lazy, scared, or stupid. Sometimes the offers from the pros are just the next step, no algebra, no dorm rooms, more hockey, more spending money(unless parents already loaded), 18-31 year old puck bunnies. Sometimes the potential new boss wants you to sign now, and getting off on the wrong foot may not be wise. (See Jack Johnson). And for most kids pros are the real dream, juniors(or HS) and college are a step in the process. The step from juniors to college is a no brainer for you, why is the next step somehow disloyal and short sighted?

Not sure about the NAHL getting better over the years, they are using older kids, but most get walk-on offers to the schools in the WCHA,CCHA,HE, and ECAC. The scholarships are to the smaller D-1 schools for the most part. Many teams finances are shaky primarily due to poor attendance.

Not to interupt the conspiracy theorys at work here but what if it had nothing to do with them as hockey players? Theory One- Middle ages guy gets off work has a beer with a buddy. A group of college kids, some who look too young to be in a bar, some are drunk and sloppy and spill on the guy and then mouth off more than once. Guy asks the bartender to card the kids and said bartender tells him to mind his own business. Guy leaves mad at the bar, calls cops. Theory Two- An obviously under age girl or girls are in bar and wasted, guys with them keep buying them shots. Person worried about what may happen later, decide to call cops to prevent drunk underage girls from non-consensual(due to intoxication) activity. Not saying that I know what happened, but it sounds just as plausible as other theory(s).

Let's see, who else to blame..... first the media, then the caller, shouldn't you be screaming for the cops' badge number so as to run them out of town for making your life more stressful???

Yeah, what the h*ll is a local TV station doing reporting this, its not news. They should double the time they spend on weather.

IMO Hennessy used to be the absolutely the best play-by-play guy in college hockey. He was very talented in describing the play so that you could feel that you had a grasp of the flow of the game. I thought he would end up doing NHL games in a large market somewhere. Somehow over the years he turned into the ND version of Mazacco with his over the top homerism. It is becoming harder to listen to him and get any sense of the games true nature because of his bias and his rants on the officials. It is OK to want the team you follow every week to win as long as it doesn't effect your job which is to describe the game accurately to your listeners. I think without the over the top homerism he would be special again, unlike Mazacco who will never be special with or without the homerism.

Actually, I responded to you calling people a-holes and wishing violence on people. I'm sorry everybody, I'll stop now. Who's Kfed?

Would I see you ready to hit me over the head with your autographed hockey stick?

You are "sure" about things you know nothing about, I enjoy college sports in general and college hockey in particular. It is entertainment, like going to the movies, or a concert, or fishing. It is also a way for talented kids to get an education doing something they enjoy. Asking them for an autograph has never crossed my mind. Hoping for a head injury because someone offended your sense of fairness is somewhat ironic.

We get it, the local media should only report things if they make people you idolize look better.

You should take that inside, I think your keyboard is frozen

and laughed at for your "ahem" lack of "um" substance?

He might if the cops weren't ready to have them leave the back seat.

I think that some of us are looking at it from a parents perspective and some of us are looking at it from a 20 year olds perspective. You are relating to the players, I am relating to the coaches. Neither is wrong just different.

Missing a game, most miss a game occasionally from injuries, illness. Consider this a mental injury(judgement) that needs a little time to heal.

Why are people who believe in consequences not supportive? Missing a game wouldn't harm these kids in the long run, it may help.

If you mean the moral outrage question? Some people here are advocating some sort of non-internal action, that is a big part of the on-line debate currently. It is easy to over-generalize.

I agree, if they also show highlights of what they are doing every Friday and Saturday night for 6 months.