UND to cut women's hockey

[CMSioux]

57 minutes ago, DB Cooper said:

WowZa. Whine and fuss all you want on social media, but these girls are taking it to a new level. 

Put the emotions aside and look at the numbers, inform-ya-self.

I find those signs hostile and abusive but I bet they show up in a tweet from a local sportswriter as further punishment to UND. 

[Oxbow6]

I completely understand the Lammy twins position on this issue but please.............................

#giveitarest

[NoiseInsideMyHead]

I didn't want to needlessly bump them so as to sully their historic significance, but I do recommend that people peruse some of the oldest threads in the Women's Hockey forum for some interesting perspective.

[UND1983]

1 minute ago, Oxbow6 said:

I completely understand the Lammy twins position on this issue but please.............................

#giveitarest

Thank you.

I am so sick of hearing them talk about everything related to women's hockey constantly.  Becoming white noise.  Go away for a little bit, take a break.  Something.  

[UNDBIZ]

41 minutes ago, UND1983 said:

Thank you.

I am so sick of hearing them talk about everything related to women's hockey constantly.  Becoming white noise.  Go away for a little bit, take a break.  Something.  

I'm fine if they do it, as there is no incentive/reason for me to follow them on the twitter.  They're just 2 people whose opinions mean no more than anyone else's on the issue, as far as I'm concerned.  The annoying part is Schloss retweeting everything, so I've unfollowed him.

[fightingsioux4life]

Sounds like people want Schlossman fired and anyone who disagrees with the decision silenced. Sorry, this isn't Iran or North Korea, it doesn't work that way here.

I agreed with the cuts and recognize they are necessary. But to expect the people negatively impacted to be happy about it and to keep their mouths shut about it is pure wishful thinking. There is no law that says anyone has to like it.

[geaux_sioux]

Just now, fightingsioux4life said:

Sounds like people want Schlossman fired and anyone who disagrees with the decision silenced. Sorry, this isn't Iran or North Korea, it doesn't work that way here.

I agreed with the cuts and recognize they are necessary. But to expect the people negatively impacted to be happy about it and to keep their mouths shut about it is pure wishful thinking. There is no law that says anyone has to like it.

Professionalism is all I ask.

[UND1983]

2 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Sounds like people want Schlossman fired and anyone who disagrees with the decision silenced. Sorry, this isn't Iran or North Korea, it doesn't work that way here.

I agreed with the cuts and recognize they are necessary. But to expect the people negatively impacted to be happy about it and to keep their mouths shut about it is pure wishful thinking. There is no law that says anyone has to like it.

Who said he should be fired?

[homer]

2 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Sounds like people want Schlossman fired and anyone who disagrees with the decision silenced. Sorry, this isn't Iran or North Korea, it doesn't work that way here.

I agreed with the cuts and recognize they are necessary. But to expect the people negatively impacted to be happy about it and to keep their mouths shut about it is pure wishful thinking. There is no law that says anyone has to like it.

Most just want him or anyone from the Herald to report the numbers.  

[Siouxperfan7]

5 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Sounds like people want Schlossman fired and anyone who disagrees with the decision silenced. Sorry, this isn't Iran or North Korea, it doesn't work that way here.

I agreed with the cuts and recognize they are necessary. But to expect the people negatively impacted to be happy about it and to keep their mouths shut about it is pure wishful thinking. There is no law that says anyone has to like it.

NO one wants him fired.  Its his lack of reporting both sides of the issue.  He retweets people calling Kennedy a moron but doesn't go into the actual reasons why the program had to be cut.  He has the right to his opinion and to be mad about the decision.  But he also has a duty as a journalist that covers the program to present the facts.  He isn't doing that, and that is why people are disappointed with him.  

[nodakgirl93]

Can't waste money on something like this. Does anyone know why woman's hockey was added in the first place? Unless they add checking to the game it's not the same game.

And Schloss really needs to stop. It's rather embarrassing how the ones against this cut have responded. Grow up. Nothing is free in this world. The state told them they would need to cut their athletic budget. They had no choice. Woman's hockey is the most obvious and best choice.

And the lammy twins need to give it a rest. Complaining about this, wanting more money for the Olympics, and asking people to buy their t shirt to fund their family's free vacation to south Korea. 

[UNDColorado]

16 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Sounds like people want Schlossman fired and anyone who disagrees with the decision silenced. Sorry, this isn't Iran or North Korea, it doesn't work that way here.

I agreed with the cuts and recognize they are necessary. But to expect the people negatively impacted to be happy about it and to keep their mouths shut about it is pure wishful thinking. There is no law that says anyone has to like it.

I did not call for his firing. Instead I pointed out his half truth reporting. 

[Oxbow6]

6 minutes ago, nodakgirl93 said:

Can't waste money on something like this. Does anyone know why woman's hockey was added in the first place? Unless they add checking to the game it's not the same game.

And Schloss really needs to stop. It's rather embarrassing how the ones against this cut have responded. Grow up. Nothing is free in this world. The state told them they would need to cut their athletic budget. They had no choice. Woman's hockey is the most obvious and best choice.

And the lammy twins need to give it a rest. Complaining about this, wanting more money for the Olympics, and asking people to buy their t shirt to fund their family's free vacation to south Korea. 

This...

[fightingsioux4life]

21 minutes ago, nodakgirl93 said:

Can't waste money on something like this. Does anyone know why woman's hockey was added in the first place? Unless they add checking to the game it's not the same game.

And Schloss really needs to stop. It's rather embarrassing how the ones against this cut have responded. Grow up. Nothing is free in this world. The state told them they would need to cut their athletic budget. They had no choice. Woman's hockey is the most obvious and best choice.

And the lammy twins need to give it a rest. Complaining about this, wanting more money for the Olympics, and asking people to buy their t shirt to fund their family's free vacation to south Korea. 

Again, I agreed with the decisions made this week. But nobody "needs" to "give it a rest". When you make controversial and/or unpopular decisions like this, you will have a backlash. That is why they hired a Title IX consultant. Kennedy and Faison probably understand and accept that. But very few people on this forum seem to understand it.

I do think Schlossman should be a little more careful about his choice of words (calling someone a moron isn't a good idea). But again, he is not obligated to agree with anything. Wayne Nelson whined and complained for weeks about baseball being cut last year, but he didn't get nearly as much grief as Schlossman is getting right now.

[Irish]

3 hours ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:

What about 97-99?! Back-to-back-to-back national champions! If they won by less than 30 points it was disappointing.

I remember as a young tyke thinking that they might be better than the men!

Many fans went to the Women's game and stayed for just part of the men.  They played exciting basketball and drew fun crowds/

[The Sicatoka]

Professional journalism. Dead. 

(Where have you gone, PCM.) 

[tnt]

We need to rethink this cutting of Women's Hockey.  Apparently we were recruiting a Big-Time prospect from Switzerland!

[cowboys5xsbs]

1 minute ago, tnt said:

We need to rethink this cutting of Women's Hockey.  Apparently we were recruiting a Big-Time recruit from Switzerland!

I am sure we can get 5 more fans to come now.  Program saved.  

[The Sicatoka]

Crapohcrapohcrapohcrap! 

DJT just tweeted a photo of him and the PM of Denmark! And less than 48 hours since. The Danes, they're comin' for us! 

Ohcrapohcrapohcraaaaap. 

[SIOUXFAN97]

1 hour ago, nodakgirl93 said:

Can't waste money on something like this. Does anyone know why woman's hockey was added in the first place? Unless they add checking to the game it's not the same game.

And Schloss really needs to stop. It's rather embarrassing how the ones against this cut have responded. Grow up. Nothing is free in this world. The state told them they would need to cut their athletic budget. They had no choice. Woman's hockey is the most obvious and best choice.

And the lammy twins need to give it a rest. Complaining about this, wanting more money for the Olympics, and asking people to buy their t shirt to fund their family's free vacation to south Korea. 

this is the part that is really pissing me off...the lammy family probably paid zero dollars in tuition for any of their kids (boy or girl) and when the twins were in the olympics last time they had their stupid ass fund raiser to "help" pay their way to where ever the last olympcis were....

[scpa0305]

1 hour ago, fightingsioux4life said:

Sounds like people want Schlossman fired and anyone who disagrees with the decision silenced. Sorry, this isn't Iran or North Korea, it doesn't work that way here.

I agreed with the cuts and recognize they are necessary. But to expect the people negatively impacted to be happy about it and to keep their mouths shut about it is pure wishful thinking. There is no law that says anyone has to like it.

Fired?  What?  

[UND1983]

7 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Crapohcrapohcrapohcrap! 

DJT just tweeted a photo of him and the PM of Denmark! And less than 48 hours since. The Danes, they're comin' for us! 

Ohcrapohcrapohcraaaaap. 

DJT?

[The Sicatoka]

Just now, UND1983 said:

DJT?

POTUS

[Benny Baker]

1 hour ago, Siouxperfan7 said:

NO one wants him fired.  Its his lack of reporting both sides of the issue.  He retweets people calling Kennedy a moron but doesn't go into the actual reasons why the program had to be cut.  He has the right to his opinion and to be mad about the decision.  But he also has a duty as a journalist that covers the program to present the facts.  He isn't doing that, and that is why people are disappointed with him.  

Perfect summation.  Thank you.

[The Sicatoka]

To the folks upset about how this information was released:

UND had to inform organizations with which they have contractual obligations (see: WWCHA, WAC swimming). The first "real news" (note the quotes) about this on Wednesday was from Todd Milewski on Twitter. Knowing his ties, someone in the WWCHA offices leaked. That's not on UND. 

Next, how, when you haven't announced anything yet, do you tell coaches and teams, "Uh, yeah, you're fine for now, but, uh, don't practice or recruit or have visits this week." To quote the great and wise Det. Lenny Briscoe, "I think that's what they call a clue ..." 

Finally, to those that said "individual meetings" should've been held. And you didn't like how it came out this way? OK, schedule 26 meetings with WIH players, and another 40 with WSD and 30 with MSD. Really. Really? The meetings alone are a tell, and after the first one goes down, with social media? 

In closing, the WIH coach knew. He admitted as much in the GFH story; however, he probably couldn't admit it to himself. Putting his team on the ice with a recruit coming in says as much about him as anyone or anything else. 

There's no go way to do something like this other than to just do it.