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I’m guessing this year’s tournament was already scheduled before the media rights switched. I could see that changing in the future, but isn’t it actually better to own your night early in the week on championship week, rather than get lost in Power 5 tournaments games later in the week?

All of Hakstol’s teams left me in heartbreak. I mean how many F-ing times do you need to get it done?? Once we finally won in 2016 (I sometimes still have to think “did that really happen?”) it was such elation that what happened in hockey after that didn’t matter as much to me. Berry’s had other teams that could have gotten the job done as well but ran into circumstances that I lay no blame on the coach (2017 bad reffing, 2020 pandemic, 2021 five overtimes). Now for Berry’s other seasons, yeah there’s been some clunkers in the style that Hakstol never had. I feel that’s how things “normally” go in the real world of athletics. Winning 1 semifinal game in 7 chances over 11 seasons isn’t “normal.” Statistics/analytics would show that you would win more than once (I would think).

After head to head, it’s your record against the highest seeded opponent (that’s not one of two schools).

Penne Rosa time! What great weekend.

Keep winning and you’ve got 3 games in prime time. Couldn’t ask for better opportunity in terms of exposure.

I won’t this year but would like to someday. Very much Looking forward to watching it. The good news is that we’ve already beaten all of the potential opponents that stand between us and championship game. A Quarterfinal loss would diminish the season’s success without a doubt, but this season gave me a lot of hope in UND basketball. Next year should be even better in theory right?

Geographically, Kansas City is surrounded by some schools that put a big emphasis on basketball: Kansas, Creighton, Wichita State, plus other Power 5 schools (Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas State) all within 3 hours. I’m sure recruiting there is tough.

In my years of watching hockey, how teams play in the third period is a good indicator of their championship mettle.

It may turn out that getting swept at CC is exactly what this team needed.

Ok, wasn’t sure what those numbers mean and how games affect them. My rationale was that we will play Miami for (hopefully) 2 games. No pairwise gained there. Then we could end playing Denver in the NCHC finals or semifinals, which could be a loss.

So on the topic of #2 vs #3 overall seed, are people excited about potentially getting to #2 so the first game is a much lower pairwise opponent? Right now, St. Cloud State is #14, but with them a NCHC team, would the committee flip to #13 Michigan?? it would be the difference between playing one of them and RIT (#22). I was initially pretty indifferent about being #3 vs #2 but I can see a clear advantage to being #2 so count me in on wanting that as well. One downside of Denver sweeping SCSU which allowed us to win the Cup, is that Denver is now top 4 pairwise right behind UND. I could see them sneaking ahead of us before selection Sunday with all the games yet to be played. In that case, would they steal our spot in Sioux Falls?? Denver is 2 hours closer to SF than Maryland Heights, but still a long ways. I would hope the committee would honor the attendance potential of UND in Sioux falls.

I’m going to change my tune on this. IF UMass is a 3 seed (currently the case at #11 pairwise), then the eastern 1 seeds can stay east, and western 1 seeds can stay west. Put UND in Sioux Falls and make sure Omaha is eliminated and I’m good with the rest.

Very nice win today. Way to take care of business.

Agree. They pass the eye test.

If UMass doesn’t make the NCAA tournament, that would free up the selection committee to place teams “properly” in regions without concerns of hosts. To be honest, it would be better if the Minutemen are left home, or else an eastern team is coming west and vice versa.

#13 Cornell on the cusp of losing as well.

Maine and Quinnipiac both lost. Lots of top 10 Pairwise upsets tonight.

I definitely want to try Brad's idea. The conferences have eschewed neutral sites, so I think there's a chance the NCAA will be on board, especially if the coaches are not resisting it like they once were. As for Adam's argument that pairwise can't be taken literally for determining home/away (higher seeds), that would only get muddled for maybe 2 tournament games (8-9, 7-10), and would probably even out over time.

That I don't know.

https://icehockey.fandom.com/wiki/The_Farce "late 1970s and early 80s" according to this blurb.

If the seeds remain the way they are now, I’m happy with the potential for the SU’s in the 1-4 semifinal matchup. Thanks, USD.

Yeah, getting out rebounded hurt us, plus their lights out shooting to start the half. Only good part of the second half was for us was when Mayo was out.

Yes. Streaming rights to Midco Sports +

I'd be pissed if I were BU in this situation. Get sent out west because you can't play UMass in the first round. I'd be a little perturbed to be Wisco when you've got two Midwestern based regions and you don't get either of them. Hosts and venues can't be too happy about those far flung travels, either. I hope the pairwise sorts itself out before selection Sunday.

I thought Persson was a Grad Transfer, but I see now that he is not. So, I would assume he does have eligibility for another year, if he wants it.