MafiaMan

Two enthusiastic thumbs up!

They're 1-1 against Michigan at The Joe this season. Western Michigan, on the other hand, passed up a home game to play outside in Chicago.

Why is that? I would think that defensive-minded teams would like outdoor ice - especially since sloppy ice would slow down fast opponents who like to run-and-gun.

And if it wasn't for the sun, Arizona State would be viewed like a trip to Anchorage was in the old WCHA...

Hear! Hear! The griping about scheduling...travel...the personal TV contract...that's all going to change with a move to the NCHC and trips to Omaha, Denver, Colorado Springs, St Cloud, Duluth, and Grand Forks? Cue the 7:00 pm semi-final tournament game-times for the Fighting Irish, too, you know, in the interest of "fan support."

Oh, so now that Notre Dame thinks that Hockey East isn't so pretty anymore, they want to see if the ugly duckling NCHC would take them back? No thanks.

Get the NHL out of Miami already.

Any luck with the boss yet, Sicatoka?

Absolutely hilarious. Thanks for posting that link.

Just say "NO" to Notre Dame. You wanted Hockey East...now enjoy it!

Minnesota moving up is only a by-product of their wins against OSU. It's the direct result of four things that happened last night: #44 UMass beating #15 UMass-Lowell #54 Brown beating #16 Harvard #27 Dartmouth beating #18 Yale (at Yale) #40 UNH beating #19 Vermont (at Vermont)

And speaking of hockey, Ohio State is simply brutal. They canned Osiecki over "philosophical differences" with AD Gene Smith (I've got to believe this has to do with the treatment of the hockey program compared to everything else on campus) and that team looked absolutely awful this weekend. Maybe Urban Meyer can put a bug in Gene's ear and the men's hockey program can be 86'd as quickly as UAB football was so that the Buckeye football team can get a new alternate jersey and a couple of hot tubs in their practice facility. Michigan - solid established program Minnesota - see above Michigan State - not going anywhere despite their record Wisconsin - see Michigan State Penn State - the surprise B10 story, looks like great potential Ohio State - does anyone in Columbus even know they played this weekend? What would the B10 do if Gene Smith pulled the plug on Buckeye hockey?

Hockey City Classic Pucks: Michigan State vs "Michigan University" FAIL.

Ha ha. Did you enjoy the jersey reviews?

3-1 Vintage Jerseys over Practice Jerseys

That Spartans 1966 throwback jersey was unveiled for the 2013 GLI...I think it's still in the mix there at MSU...

As worn in this year's GLI against Ferris State and Michigan...

Your Miami CandyCanes looked pretty good earlier today.

Personally, I always liked the Justin Abdelkader/Jeff Lerg era Spartan jerseys...the script "Michigan State" on the front is classic.

Note quite...

In case you missed the grades from the early game, I've downgraded Miami from a C- to a D-. Those jerseys were C- work, but put together with red breezers and red socks with white vertical stripes? I just threw up in my mouth a little.

Now for Michigan State... I'll start off by saying that these jerseys were designed by Nike similar to the "Pro Combat" football jerseys that MSU has worn a time or two. I could leave it at that and hand out my grade now, but I'll analyze these first. First off, the colors: Black, dark forest green, and dark copper. Seems like it's too dark to be seen at a distance further than five feet away and I'm right. You can't tell the difference between the black and the green on the ice and the copper numbers barely show up at all. And for some unknown reason, every player for MSU apparently has the last name "SPARTANS," something I'll have to verify later with their media guide. As if this thing isn't a big enough of a mess (oops, I'm giving myself away here), Nike decided to add a small roundel "MSU" patch above the Spartan front logo. Just in case we weren't sure this belonged to Michigan State. The team captain has not one but FIVE patches on the front of his jersey in addition to the Spartan logo - the Nike swoosh, the B10 conference logo, the MSU roundel, the Hockey City Classic patch, and the captain's C. FIVE patches. Are you kidding me? If I didn't know any better, I'd think that a graduate of Michigan came up with these things as some sort of sick joke to play on Spartan fans. It's an outdoor "classic" game. And while their rivals go with old-school throwback style jerseys, Michigan State busts out some futuristic Terminator meets Robocop jerseys that should have never made it off the cutting room floor. The grade is in...and I'm sure you can guess it by now... Michigan State: F

Michigan goes faux-back style for their Hockey City Classic jerseys - and the results are in. This really is a nice old-school look that has to be seen complete with breezers and socks in order to be fully appreciated. Great colors, numbers on the back show up great. Again, with the inside-color wording (VICTORS VALIANT, no surprise there), which is a negative, but the back of the jersey has the NCAA championship years listed above the player name, which is a nice plus. Overall, this thing is a beauty...the final grade is in... Michigan: A

Another PP goal...

Providence scores 9 straight goals against UConn before giving 1 up in a 10-1 win.