krangodance
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DaveK, Fetch, Chewey, somebody called and left a message for you:
“If anyone’s focus is on a jersey or what we’re wearing, that better change right away. We’ve got one focus." -- Mario Lamoureux, captain, University of North Dakota mens hockey.
Seems Mario believes what is in the jersey is far more important than what is on it.
Jersey, no jersey. Nickname, no nickname. Mario wants to win. Get out of his way.
Amen.
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Have you been sleeping or are you really stupid? One of the sanctions is not being able to host NCAA playoff games. The most obvious teams this can affect are the football team and the women's hockey team. UND could have the Number 1 ranked team in FCS football going into the playoffs and they would have to play the games on the road. UND will never host a playoff game in football as long as they are under sanctions. Of course if they are under sanctions very long they may not have a football team.
Fetch obviously was not aware of this rule but do you really have to be so insulting?
I'm all for a good debate but it really bothers me when people have the audacity to personally insult total strangers over something so trivial.
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I know the pwr no longer matter now that the NCAA tournament is set. However, call it obsession, I am interested to know where the Sioux can finish. If they win the national championship (a long shot, I know) can they also finish the season out at #1 in the pwr? Is there a tool somewhere that I can use to compute the different pwr outcomes based on the outcome of the NCAA tournament?
I know the polls release an end of season rankings list but every year they just pick the winner as #1. I'm interested to know if the Sioux can still finish #1 in the pwr, which is supposed to be an accurate measurement of a teams overall success on the season so far.
Again, I'm clear on the fact that pwr no longer matter this season but I just think it would be kind of sweet if there was still a way we could win the national championship and finish #1 in the pwr in the same season. That would just cement us as the best team in the country, not only in the post-season, but on the entire season as a whole.
Obviously winning the Frozen Four is the only important goal though.
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Lot of fisherman from 'ol Bisonland on this thread. Don't get caught in their nets.
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They still knew which time slots were at the X and knew MN would likely play in one.
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So far it appears again that $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Is mor important than true bracket integrity.......why they even to pretend to have a PWC is beyond me
Other than a bit of shuffling to keep Michigan and Michigan State from playing in the first round and some minor movement to get teams closer to home, I think they followed the true bracket pretty closely. I still think my picks would have been even closer to true bracket integrity while still putting teams in locations where they'll draw a crowd. Then again, I almost always agree with me.
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My picks under the topic "Too Early to Predict Predictions", which was posted at 3:46pm yesterday while the two 3rd place games were just under way:
Northeast
(1) BC vs (4) AF
(2) Miami vs (3) UM-Lowell - move to East
Midwest
(1) Mich vs (4) Cornell
(2) UMD vs (3) Maine - move to Northeast
East
(1) Union vs (4) WMU - swap WMU with MSU
(2) Ferris vs (3) DU - move to Midwest
West Regional
(1) UND vs (4) MSU - swap MSU with WMU
(2) UMN vs (3) BU
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Northeast
(1) BC vs (4) AF
(2) Miami vs (3) UM-Lowell - move to East
Midwest
(1) Mich vs (4) Cornell
(2) UMD vs (3) Maine - move to Northeast
East
(1) Union vs (4) WMU - swap WMU with MSU
(2) Ferris vs (3) DU - move to Midwest
West Regional
(1) UND vs (4) MSU - swap MSU with WMU
(2) UMN vs (3) BU
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This has probably been mentioned somewhere but the Sioux have outscored the competition 25-10 on their way to a 6-0-0 record in March.
Update: 29-10, 7-0-0
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This has probably been mentioned somewhere but the Sioux have outscored the competition 25-10 on their way to a 6-0-0 record in March.
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Northeast
(1) BC vs (4) AF
(2) Miami vs (3) UM-Lowell
Midwest
(1) Mich vs (4) Cornell
(2) UMD vs (3) Maine
East
(1) Union vs (4) WMU
(2) Ferris vs (3) DU
West Regional
(1) UND vs (4) MSU
(2) UMN vs (3) BU
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Strange year, the Sioux could finish as high as #2 overall in the pwr or could end up missing the tourny.
What did you use to figure this out?
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We all want big game success, but I disagree with your post. This year has shown us that Hak is a very good coach.
In a one and done format, the best teams often don't win. Just look at the NCAA basketball tourney. Remember, these are 18-22 year old kids on average, which adds another variable into the mix. Don't get me wrong, I see those 7 green banners in the Ralph, and know that it's been quite awhile since a new one was hung. I wouldn't choose 1 NCAA title and 11 seasons of sucking.
Yep. Even the best teams in the history of college hockey lost about a third of their games. In a four round, one and done format, the odds are against every team who shows up. That's hockey. Look at the NHL playoffs last year in fact. Out of 15 series the lower seed won the first game of the series 7 times, which is almost half the time. Hell, five of those series were won by the lower seed, a full third of all series.
The Sioux have had a couple poor post-season games over the past seven years. However, the vast majority of the time they played well and lost because of a statistical anomaly, such as losing when you outshoot a team 40-20, or bad luck, such as a puck bouncing straight off a back wall and somehow ending up right in front of the net for a goal all in less than 2 seconds.
Simply because one realizes these facts and recognizes the consistently strong on-ice play of every Hakstol-led team over the past eight seasons doesn't mean one is satisfied with just "being there". We all want the Sioux to win it all every year. We're fans of the team, which is why we also give credit where credit is due rather than forming opinions out of sheer emotion and throwing Hakstol under the bus.
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It never surprises me that there are ship jumpers early in the season. Last year was really one of the only Hakstol years that everyone was on board from beginning until the end. I think Hakstol is a great coach that lets a team find its identity early in the season, and once they've got it figured out starts building them into the type of team that will make a run in the second half.
With the injuries that this team has had there is way we should be talking about a top five WCHA finish, and pairwise rankings, etc. But one thing I've learned from the Hakstol era is never for one minute think his teams are out of the hunt.....Yeah, no NCAA Championships, but the last 8 years have been pretty sweet.
Facts are facts. Hakstol has never missed the NCAA tournament in seven tries, including five trips to the frozen four and one championship game appearance.
Now the Sioux, even though they are very young and riddled with injuries, are sitting in a position where they just need to win 2 of 3 at home against a team they have historically dominated, especially at home, and they're likely into the tournament for an eighth time.
Anybody who looks at these statistics and comes to the conclusion that Hakstol is not an elite coach in college hockey needs to go be a fan of almost any other team in college hockey for a few years (other than Boston College) and then tell us how you feel about Hakstol.
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Looks like you were right.
I doubt anybody is hurt by this post. I'm certainly not. That doesn't mean I have to think it's funny. This is way too juvenile for my tastes. To each his / her own though.
Personally, when it comes to humor, I'm a big fan of irony and the ironic aspect of this post is we've had to listen to folks like the two of you for years about how insensitive we all are for supporting the use of the term Sioux as our logo.
Nobody said you had to be consistent I suppose.
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I cannot take credit for this incredible tool to evaluate your relationship with the fairer sex. None other than CAS posted this useful item on Bisonville and I figured it must be shared with our most hated rivals.....and besided, with all the infighting !@$! about the name.....you guys need some distraction. If you answer the question, make sure to share with your significant other. I am sure it will be a great conversation starter......
Given that EVERYONE on here seems to be a little to sensitive these days, what with whining and crying about almost everything, I figured it's time for a CAS sensitivity test. So, are you an overly sensitive male, or are you DA MAN!! Give 'er a go:
Sensitivity Quiz
1. In the company of females, intercourse should be referred to as:
A. Lovemaking.
B. Screwing
C. Taking the pigskin bus to tuna town.
2. You should make love to a woman for the first time only after you've both shared:
A. Your views about what you expect from a sexual relationship.
B. Your blood-test results.
C. Five tequila slammers.
3. You time your orgasm so that:
A. Your partner climaxes first.
B. You both climax simultaneously.
C. You don't miss ESPN Sports Center.
4. Passionate, spontaneous sex on the kitchen floor is:
A. Healthy, creative love-play.
B. Not the sort of thing your wife/girlfriend would agree to.
C. Not the sort of thing your wife/girlfriend needs to ever find out about.
5. Spending the whole night cuddling a woman you've just had sex with is:
A. The best part of the experience.
B. The second best part of the experience.
C. $100 extra.
6. Your wife/girlfriend says she's gained five pounds in the last month. You tell her that it is:
A. Of no influence on your affection for her.
B. Not a problem, she can join your gym.
C. A conservative estimate.
7. You think today's sensitive, caring man is:
A. A myth.
B. An oxymoron.
C. A moron.
8. Foreplay is to sex as:
A. An appetizer is to an entree.
B. Primer is to paint.
C. A long line is to an amusement park ride.
9. A woman who is uncomfortable watching you masturbate:
A. Probably needs a little more time before she can cope with that sort of intimacy.
B. Is uptight and a waste of time.
C. Shouldn't have sat next to you on the bus in the first place.
Evaluating Results:
If you answered A more than 7 times, check your pants to make sure you really ARE a man.
If you answered B more than 7 times, check into therapy. You're a little confused.
If you answered C more than 7 times, YOU DA MAN!
It appears you accidentally posted on SiouxSports.com. You were looking for the wiki page hosted by your Jr. High.
You're welcome.
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But if UND is a #4, you got to like the chances of playing Ferris State in St. Paul as opposed to BC or UM Lowell out East. Not to mention Michigan in Green Bay. This is one of the perks of UND (they travel very well regionally) so they will be an attractive draw.
I think Moy is spot on, If UND gets in and they're ranked 11-16, it's St. Paul boys and girls.
The only other scenario is this: I wouldn't be suprised (if Duluth climbs and Ferris falls) if they put the Bulldogs and Gophers in St. Paul and UND goes elsewhere.
Whatever it takes, I want to see North Dakota in action the weekend of March 23-25.
Absolutely. It would be enough just to see UND in the tournament after the way this season has gone. Getting placed at the X would be a huge bonus.
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I wouldn't count on it. You're going to have AHA, H.E., WCHA, B1G and NCHC.
I haven't heard anything about the ECAC going away?
Nevermind. I see that was addressed a couple posts later.
So we agree then? Probably six auto-bids after the expansion?
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I think your source is outdated. When the CHA existed there were six auto-bids but now there are only five. They are the winners of each conference tournament: WCHA, CCHA, HEA, ECAC and AHA
Once the NCHC and B10 start up then there will probably be six auto-bids since the CCHA will go away.
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More like 11 to be safe. There are 5 or 6 autobids, I can't remember exactly right off hand.
EDIT: It's 6.
I think your source is outdated. When the CHA existed there were six auto-bids but now there are only five. They are the winners of each conference tournament: WCHA, CCHA, HEA, ECAC and AHA
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You the man!
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I'm jonesin' for this week's pwr predictions. Anything going up this week, Jim?
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What is the point in looking at the polls for college hockey? We all know the the pwr are all that matter in the end yet we look at polls and act like they mean something.
Take Minnesota for example. They're 3rd in both major polls (USCHO and USA Today) yet they're 13th in the pwr. Let's assume the conference tournaments are over and the Gophers are still 13th in the pwr.
We know one thing, no AHA team is getting in without winning their conference tournament, which means the top 15 in the pwr are in. With Cornell the only possible at-large out of the ECAC an upset in that tournament reduces the at-large field to the top 14. That means one of two things will happen:
1. There are a couple more upsets in the other three conference tournaments and suddenly the top 12 in the pwr are in, leaving the Gophers out.
or
2. The Gophers get in as the number 13 and are therefore a four seed.
Does it make sense that a team that would either be a four seed or out of the tournament altogether if their season continues down its current path should be ranked #3 in the country?
The same goes for Colorado College and, on the exact opposite side of the spectrum, you have Mass-Lowell who are 3rd in the pwr but don't make the top 10 in the polls.
What, then, is the point of looking at the polls? If you're a fan of Minnesota or Colorado College they might give you a temporary feel good moment but, once realilty sinks in, you have to realize those rankings mean nothing and have no impact on your chances.
The pwr mean everything. Unless the selection process changes I see no point in looking at the polls.
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