Tom Miller's questionable comparison

[NoiseInsideMyHead]

In a column/article about UND hockey, longtime Herald sports writer Tom Miller dropped this bomb:

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But by the time the final horn sounded, the Ralph looked like the Alerus Center in the fourth quarter of a UND football game during the Chris Mussman Era.

Really, Tom? You had to go there? It's 2017. We're several years removed from the previous regime, we've grown, we've matured, we've tasted success, we've made the playoffs, and we are full of hope and optimism for the first time in a long time. Yet, you had to take a snipe at the previous coach? By name? Show some class.

The writer here could have used big boy words and made several creative or witty allusions to the recent down period for UND football. He could have indirectly referenced Mussman a million different ways, and all of the readers in Siouxland would have gotten the joke, and maybe even smirked a little. He could have taken the high road and tied FB attendance to fan apathy or performance generally, instead of calling out a coach or a staff. This was small, petty, and mean. And bush league journalism. Okay for Deadspin, I suppose...maybe that's where Tom's aspirations lie.

The Herald is blessed to have such an excellent sports writer in Brad Schlossman...I only wish the same could be said for his colleague and understudy.

Boo, Tom. Boo.

[bang]

31 minutes ago, NoiseInsideMyHead said:

In a column/article about UND hockey, longtime Herald sports writer Tom Miller dropped this bomb:

Really, Tom? You had to go there? It's 2017. We're several years removed from the previous regime, we've grown, we've matured, we've tasted success, we've made the playoffs, and we are full of hope and optimism for the first time in a long time. Yet, you had to take a snipe at the previous coach? By name? Show some class.

The writer here could have used big boy words and made several creative or witty allusions to the recent down period for UND football. He could have indirectly referenced Mussman a million different ways, and all of the readers in Siouxland would have gotten the joke, and maybe even smirked a little. He could have taken the high road and tied FB attendance to fan apathy or performance generally, instead of calling out a coach or a staff. This was small, petty, and mean. And bush league journalism. Okay for Deadspin, I suppose...maybe that's where Tom's aspirations lie.

The Herald is blessed to have such an excellent sports writer in Brad Schlossman...I only wish the same could be said for his colleague and understudy.

Boo, Tom. Boo.

I understand what your saying but it was an accurate description. I could get the feeling of what the mood was in the Ralph last night. Unfortunately, most fans weren't in the Alerus during that era of UND football. Especially hockey fans. 

Toms a good writer and I believe that there's some hard feelings between Muss and the Herald staff. Not a big deal to me, but I can understand why you didn't like it.  

[UND1983]

35 minutes ago, bang said:

I understand what your saying but it was an accurate description. I could get the feeling of what the mood was in the Ralph last night. Unfortunately, most fans weren't in the Alerus during that era of UND football. Especially hockey fans. 

Toms a good writer and I believe that there's some hard feelings between Muss and the Herald staff. Not a big deal to me, but I can understand why you didn't like it.  

This.  Muss said some things about the Herald guys during his time there and on way out.  A really, really bad head coach.

[UNDMOORHEAD]

1 hour ago, NoiseInsideMyHead said:

In a column/article about UND hockey, longtime Herald sports writer Tom Miller dropped this bomb:

Really, Tom? You had to go there? It's 2017. We're several years removed from the previous regime, we've grown, we've matured, we've tasted success, we've made the playoffs, and we are full of hope and optimism for the first time in a long time. Yet, you had to take a snipe at the previous coach? By name? Show some class.

The writer here could have used big boy words and made several creative or witty allusions to the recent down period for UND football. He could have indirectly referenced Mussman a million different ways, and all of the readers in Siouxland would have gotten the joke, and maybe even smirked a little. He could have taken the high road and tied FB attendance to fan apathy or performance generally, instead of calling out a coach or a staff. This was small, petty, and mean. And bush league journalism. Okay for Deadspin, I suppose...maybe that's where Tom's aspirations lie.

The Herald is blessed to have such an excellent sports writer in Brad Schlossman...I only wish the same could be said for his colleague and understudy.

Boo, Tom. Boo.

Maybe, although it didn't come off this way, it was meant as praise for Bubba and how far they've come. 

[UND-FB-FAN]

3 hours ago, NoiseInsideMyHead said:

In a column/article about UND hockey, longtime Herald sports writer Tom Miller dropped this bomb:

Really, Tom? You had to go there? It's 2017. We're several years removed from the previous regime, we've grown, we've matured, we've tasted success, we've made the playoffs, and we are full of hope and optimism for the first time in a long time. Yet, you had to take a snipe at the previous coach? By name? Show some class.

The writer here could have used big boy words and made several creative or witty allusions to the recent down period for UND football. He could have indirectly referenced Mussman a million different ways, and all of the readers in Siouxland would have gotten the joke, and maybe even smirked a little. He could have taken the high road and tied FB attendance to fan apathy or performance generally, instead of calling out a coach or a staff. This was small, petty, and mean. And bush league journalism. Okay for Deadspin, I suppose...maybe that's where Tom's aspirations lie.

The Herald is blessed to have such an excellent sports writer in Brad Schlossman...I only wish the same could be said for his colleague and understudy.

Boo, Tom. Boo.

Mussman - as HC - was horrible for UND football and he will forever be linked to UND football's DI transition and initial FCS seasons as such. It is what it is. Thank God for Bubba. 

[BarnWinterSportsEngelstad]

12 hours ago, NoiseInsideMyHead said:

In a column/article about UND hockey, longtime Herald sports writer Tom Miller dropped this bomb:

Really, Tom? You had to go there? It's 2017. We're several years removed from the previous regime, we've grown, we've matured, we've tasted success, we've made the playoffs, and we are full of hope and optimism for the first time in a long time. Yet, you had to take a snipe at the previous coach? By name? Show some class.

The writer here could have used big boy words and made several creative or witty allusions to the recent down period for UND football. He could have indirectly referenced Mussman a million different ways, and all of the readers in Siouxland would have gotten the joke, and maybe even smirked a little. He could have taken the high road and tied FB attendance to fan apathy or performance generally, instead of calling out a coach or a staff. This was small, petty, and mean. And bush league journalism. Okay for Deadspin, I suppose...maybe that's where Tom's aspirations lie.

The Herald is blessed to have such an excellent sports writer in Brad Schlossman...I only wish the same could be said for his colleague and understudy.

Boo, Tom. Boo.

I've kind of had the same feeling reading the article.

This article is more like one that would have been written by a troll, and we know that's not the case. So, is there some past residual hard feelings of those football days?

I'm not one that likes fans leaving early, but last night was a pretty big melt down.