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They're looking good and just one game away from the first Big Sky Championship for UND!

Fire AZSIOUX as threadstarter!!!!

Nope. and I've found that what happens in high school, college and the first four years after college defines you for the rest of your life. There's no way Hakstol can get over the lack of championships and neither can any of his staff nor the players on the ice every year. It's really those mite years that define a player/coach for the rest of their life. Although there is some debate that termites is really where the winners and losers are determined.

If I end up getting a free trip to work at the tournament, I will be making my way there as well with Mr and Mrs Siouxman.

People have said that about a lot of coaches who flamed out when they reached a higher level.

Fire Hak only after 2 consecutive years of missing the NCAA tournament. Until then, he deserves to stay. His "systems" have produced some excellent results.

Student tickets sold out yesterday Where is the line of people waiting to call out the general public like they call out the students who don't get tickets to football?

Kreg Bowl.

I don't think anyone has posted that losing the national tv deal is progress. not one person who has posted in this thread has said they're happy with the new deal. snake's reply was to your comment about technology not about the tv deal.

Seems like having this year's games on TV is better exposure for the opponents than UND

It certainly isn't Greeley!

The contract is for 18 NCHC games. Not for an NCHC game every weekend. CBSSN has contracts with other conferences for other sports... just like every single network that broadcasts sports. Math really isn't your strong suit? Neither is google it seems. CBSSN showed 7 games featuring CCHA teams last year, 1 of which was a non-conference game. There were 11 teams in the CCHA last year and only 5 of those teams were on CBSSN. You can keep repeating that over and over but it doesn't make it true. What games were eliminated from national recognition this weekend due to the CBSSN deal?

I'm sure he will once he's done reliving his days on the mount carving out the 10 commandments

Google is your friend: In the 1986–87 season, Herb Brooks, the 1980 USA men's Olympic hockey coach, became the coach of the Huskies and helped men's hockey attain Division I status. That season he led the Huskies to a 25-10-1 record and a third-place trophy at the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship.[28] He also guided efforts to build the two-rink arena, Herb Brooks National Hockey Center, that now bears his name.[29]

That would be like the Captain of the Titanic turning the ship directly into the iceberg instead of just hitting it on the side.

How successful have AZSioux's game threads been this year? I say fire AZSIOUX!

I've been to Greeley several times since I live in Colorado. I'm not sure which is worse... Greeley or Pueblo but neither of them are nice places to live. Probably the tipping point for Greeley is that Fort Collins isn't too far away. That's about the best thing it has going for it.

So based on your posting history that means at least one of them is interested in the job. Good to know!

Fiason doesn't have the dislike for NDSU that previous ADs have. He will hire whomever he feels is the best candidate regardless of what school they come from.

Schuler was not in a position to do well in this game. He was stuck against some guys a lot bigger than him due to only Nash playing well down low. When we're able to match him up against guys his size he will be a lot more successful.

Kotelnicki and Schleusner are the two I wouldn't mind sticking around. Luke has been pretty good recruiting Illinois and Kotelnicki knows what he is doing with special teams.

Lots of positives when we go into Big Sky play. Fortunately, we won't be seeing a lot of 7 footers who can drain the 3 almost as well as he can score inside. Going to be an exciting game Sunday!

Yes, it's about 20% nationally on cable. I don't know the numbers for satellite. As for stumbling to CBSSN, I was referring to that channel on directv. Now that CBSSN is in the low 200s with the other major sports channels it is much easier to stumble upon. When it was in the 600s it was much more difficult for a casual fan to find since it was mixed in with regionals, FCS and other lesser watched.

Yes, all numbers are potential homes. Unfortunately, it's pretty difficult to get actual numbers nation-wide as most cable systems are pretty secretive even about their overall subscription base.

Average NBCSN game last year was 68,000 and that included two games with UND that topped 100k. Even half of that number is still significantly more than people watching a game on FCS. 1/3 of that is likely still more than double what FCS receives. It helps that CBSSN is now in the 200s for DirecTV this year. In the past it was in the 600s and was just as difficult to find as the FCS channels. People are much more likely to stumble upon a college hockey game on CBSSN now than at any time in the past. And really, in college hockey where it's a destination sport for so few people... your national exposure is relying on people stumbling upon it and hoping they stick around for more.