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Darell1976 is talking about THIS YEAR, not the last 6 years. The point is that (minus EWU) they have been beating up on glorified high school teams and thus haven't proven anything yet. By the end of the regular season, we'll know what they are or aren't THIS SEASON.

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I think the game is starting to slow down for the young guys who were thrown into the fire a few weeks ago. This experience will be valuable for them in the coming years.

Doesn't sound good for those two knuckleheads that got in trouble on Friday either: With their FB responsibilities removed, they can focus on their legal defense. And I wish them luck (they will need it).

And when that team is garbage, people generally expect more than a tie and an OT win. Granted, this is a young team on one of the toughest road trips they'll ever go on and I think they'll learn from this weekend and get better. But I don't blame people for being a little frustrated that this team wasn't able to sweep a bad team like UAA. I just think we should focus on the long-term potential that they have, which I think is considerable.

The 1999-2000 team looked like absolute garbage around Christmas time. And we all know how that season ended!

I think this team will get better as the season goes on. I do not think we can judge them until around Christmas time.

This is the kind of win that can spark a team and give them confidence. We'll see if this is the start of a winning streak or just a blip on the radar.

This is part of the problem. Bubba needs to delegate more. He's a head coach now.

That Alaska trip is always tough regardless of what kind of team we have. Thank God we don't go up there too often.

What I don't want is our guys getting the "hot goalie" thing in their heads; it can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. It also can become a convenient excuse for losing games you shouldn't.

If St. Lawrence has a "hot goalie" next weekend, then I will start making comments like this. But this is a young team that will get better and better with more experience playing together.

It is "Boo Berry" now.

Very possible. I have said before this team will have some ups and downs as they work on figuring out who they are as a team. So if we lose one this weekend, people should stay off the ledge and not panic. We will get better as the season goes on.

Well, if we want to win more than 1 game this year, we may have to change our philosophy on both sides of the ball. You have to plan with the personnel you have, not the personnel you wish you had.

Maybe Bubba is micromanaging too much? The head coach has to delegate things to their assistants and then keep them or replace them according to the results or lack thereof.

You confuse "bashing supporters" with pointing out problems with one of our teams and a desire to see them fixed. I was hard on Mussman because I saw where he was taking the program. I am not there with Bubba yet, but I do think he needs to make some staff changes (especially with regard to offensive coordinator and special teams). If that is just too negative for you, by all means go someplace else.

But some people on here will say that is no excuse for not winning.

Midco probably has some SD high school football game to rebroadcast.

About half of the fans of this program are using this WAY too much:

Screw it, I think I will just get my sleep instead.

That is what I was referring to.

I echo this. There will be ups and downs, but I think this group will get better and better as the season goes along.

I remember watching games from Anchorage in 2009. I seem to remember doing so after that as well. They had those commercials for a local restaurant in Anchorage that were pretty entertaining.

Will the UND@UAA hockey games this weekend be picked up by Midco? They have done that in the past.