Smoggy

The schedule should be bad for this year. They're just lucky that Cal-Davis, UNC, and SDSU are with them. Next year should be the interesting schedule. If you can't start getting decent home games by year two, the luster will certainly wear off. What are the odds on UMC playing against NDSU next year? Anyone have Northern Colorado's, SDSU's, or Cal-Davis schedule handy?

UNH isn't on their home rink. It's by them, but not where they regularly play. Now if you'd said "home ice advantage," then I'd agree with you. But that would be against Gopher ice site logic.

Shoot. You beat me to the punch. A few weeks back when I was looking at who I didn't want to see the Sioux face early and Notre Dame came up. They've beaten very good teams on the road. It also wouldn't shock me to see Notre Dame win. Duluth is the other team I don't want to face. Beating a team 5 times in a row is tough enough, but 6? Man would that be a chore. Are those injuries truly healed?

I have never watched a player skate through as much crap as Parise. When he does go down he gets right back up. The longest I've seen him on the ice all year was against UAA on Friday. When you get something intelligent and insightful to post, please come back. Heck, even if you have a joke you can come back.

So am I. When my teams lose, I can't even watch any sports for a while. I also turn the channel as soon as any highlights from the game come up.

We had one in 90s. Thunder. You had to love his first entrance into Englestad with AC/DC's Thunder Struck being the intro music. I went to a hockey game and thought that the WWF had taken over.

My grandma who's been going to the Final Five since it permanently moved to Minnesota isn't renewing her tickets. She told me the Gopher fans were the worst she's witnessed and doesn't want to deal with it anymore (this includes BC when they won in 2001). Plus, she takes the games too seriously. Maybe that's all of our problems.

Any word on DirecTV getting Victory? Though from another thread it looks like I can catch the Holy Cross version on NESN. I believe the West Region final is joined in progress on the same station on Saturday.

I don't think you want to play Parise so that he's ready for next year. It's about this year (we may not go next year) and one goalie needs to play all the way through. However, I do believe that Parise got some good experience playing in the Final Five.

Here's a chat went on with one of the committee selection members.

It would be terrible on NCAA and Victory if they tape delay everything.

I get the feeling that the NCAA TV schedule will change. EDIT: I'm hoping it'll change. Like a few more games getting on. I'm hoping for some tape delays or replays.

I liked how every coach avoided answering each question. Also, the Northeast (BC) and Midwest (UM) seem to be the toughest regions. I think the Sioux got the easiest. Denver is missing Conner James and who knows on Miami as they are a CCHA team. I think that conference was down this year.

Too bad Duluth and Minny are going to have to play each other. I truly believe that both could make it to the Frozen Four.

Kudos to the committee for sending Michigan to the Northeast where they get the dose of their own medicine of playing UNH @ New Hampshire, though it isn't UNH's home rink.

He may be good with the color commentary, but seems to really only know the east schools.

Nah, it's all Lakers. During college fb they pre empt Laker coverage to talk about USC for five minutes. Seriously, though, KFAN has/had that commercial about covering the 97th round of the NFL draft and saying they aren't going to do that. The bad news is that they don't talk about sports at all. There is more going on in sports than just Minnesota. If you can't get enough material in Minny, pick up a national show. I don't mind diverging from sports once in a while, but don't call yourself a sports radio station if you don't talk about sports 90% of the time.

I'm back in GF for a few days and I'm instantly reminded why KFAN sucks. NO SPORTS TALK! After noon there is nothing. I guess I've been spoiled in LA where there are like 6 stations.

That's not a choice for the email either.

I went to the Fox site, but I didn't see Fox Net North on the pulldown menu. Did you guys just send them as general comments?

So now most UND fans have to get up early to drive to the Cities, not knowing what the roads will be like. Yeah, that seems real fair. Oh wait, we could leave Thursday and pump even more money into the Minnesota economy by staying in a hotel an extra night. Yeah, that seems fair as well. The league will never know if Minny draws in the afternoon until they play in the afternoon. They'll never know if teams like UND and UMD can draw at night until they are given their right to play at night. I cannot agree with anyone's argument on this until it is actually proven by fan attendance. FSN is a joke. I suppose the Sioux webcast won't be allowed either.

Michigan is closer, but either way UND would have to board a plane. Therefore, USCHO has always placed UND in Colorado, because it's a familiar rink.

IF CC makes it, I believe they have to be placed in Colorado. That would push UND to Michigan and I can see BC getting sent to Colorado to keep away from the intradivision. I believe Maine's RPI could become better than BC's (with bonuses, who knows?) and then Maine wins that comparison. BC leads UMD and UM 3-0 in comparison. However, BC has not played well lately and I think that should be taken into account. I'm not sure if any ranking formula does that. Also, it avoids the intradivision first round.

Last year we lost to Ferris St. We played Niagra in 2001. I would have liked to see BSU make it. Though I think they could've been a tough game for whoever played them.

Niagra scores with 4 minutes left in overtime to claim the CHA's auto bid. BSU's season is over.