Time to Boo Berry?

[gfhockey]

I guess should the new standard is to celebrate winning seasons

 

whi cares about nattys and making the nc$$

[90siouxfan]

16 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

I guess should the new standard is to celebrate winning seasons

 

whi cares about nattys and making the nc$$

Sandy cares....

[brianvf]

1 minute ago, 90siouxfan said:

Sandy cares....

Obviously Sandy doesn't care, not only will UMD not win a natty or make the NCAA this season...but they also didn't have the highly coveted winning season. 

   

[MafiaMan]

1 hour ago, Goon said:

I just added it for conversation. I neither endorse it or reject it. It’s just a stat. TBH, I am not for burning the program to the ground unless this becomes a pattern. When the league was formed, former head coach Dave Hakstol said during a press conference that good teams from our league will fail to make the tourney due to the difficulty of our conference. I think we’re seeing that come to fruition. 

Sorry, Goon, I don't think that's the case at all.  I realize at the time that Hak thought that taking the cream of the crop so to speak would make turn the NCHC into a gauntlet every week with teams well above .500 being left out of the NCAA tournament.  At the end of the day, there are only so many wins to go around.    

What's happened is the same thing that has happened in every other conference - some programs rise up to become yearly contenders (North Dakota, Denver, UMD, St Cloud State), some become a flash in the pan every 4-5 seasons (UNO, Western Michigan), and others become yearly doormats (Colorado College, Miami).  That's just the way sports works.  It's hard to turn that around too - just ask Indiana or Vanderbilt football or Georgia Tech or Penn State basketball.    

[The Sicatoka]

I leave for a day and come home to find this.

You’re all grounded. Go to your room. 

[siouxweet]

2 hours ago, Dustin said:

Yup.  I like our draw of St. Cloud.  Better than UMD.  And, what are the chances that Denver beats us five times in a row?

Duluth beat us 5 times in 2017.

[Dustin]

12 minutes ago, siouxweet said:

Duluth beat us 5 times in 2017.

Yeah, but Sandy…

[siouxfaninseattle]

God this thread sucks.

[MafiaMan]

4 minutes ago, siouxfaninseattle said:

God this thread sucks.

Should be a fun conversation if some of these folks show up at the Hoggsbreath on Saturday at noon...

[gfhockey]

How nattys Duluth have in last ten years vs und 

[brianvf]

44 minutes ago, gfhockey said:

How nattys Duluth have in last ten years vs und 

Zero. UMD didn’t win any titles while playing against UND. 

[Goon]

6 hours ago, MafiaMan said:

SCSU is ripe for the picking and Denver will be playing not to get hurt on Saturday.  I’m sayin’ there’s a chance.  

DU also had like five guys out of their lineup including their starting goalie. 

[MafiaMan]

4 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

I leave for a day and come home to find this.

You’re all grounded. Go to your room. 

Clearly you’re on Team Michigan in this debate.

[The Sicatoka]

8 hours ago, MafiaMan said:

Clearly you’re on Team Michigan in this debate.

I rather be dead, life over, through,
Than ever prop up the maize and blue. 

It's the "better dead than red" anti-Wisconsin mantra but with the more aca-snobbish Michigan feel. 

[petey23]

1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:

I rather be dead, life over, through,
Than ever prop up the maize and blue. 

It's the "better dead than red" anti-Wisconsin mantra but with the more aca-snobbish Michigan feel. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxkVGj4FW-E

[burd]

13 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

I leave for a day and come home to find this.

You’re all grounded. Go to your room. 

Jeez, Sic, now you’ve got us all bunking together in the same room?

[The Sicatoka]

14 minutes ago, burd said:

Jeez, Sic, now you’ve got us all bunking together in the same room?

Work it out. 

[jdub27]

16 hours ago, stoneySIOUX said:

Bubbs made a comment that "Jake will need to keep talking about us" after they won on Saturday. Came off rather .... terse? ... No one knows the real story, however. 

Likely that Berry was a little fired up after winning an elimination game, his team played much harder than the night before and probably a little perturbed at some of Jake's on-the-nose comments about effort on Friday night (which were completely in-line) and it came off a little more aggressive than intended. Nothing wrong with a coach showing a little emotion. I would also guess that there is absolutely zero hard feelings between Berry and Jake, it was a heat of the moment comment.

[burd]

34 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

Work it out. 

Easy for you to say.  gf snores like a chainsaw and talks to Sandy in his sleep when he's drunk.  

[Kevin G]

1 hour ago, burd said:

Easy for you to say.  gf snores like a chainsaw and talks to Sandy in his sleep when he's drunk.  

This is on the shortlist for post of the year. 

[The Sicatoka]

15 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

I leave for a day and come home to find this.

You’re all grounded. Go to your room. 

I'm not sure what inspired me, but I am so glad I changed "rooms" to "room" before I hit "Submit Reply".  

[burd]

6 minutes ago, The Sicatoka said:

I'm not sure what inspired me, but I am so glad I changed "rooms" to "room" before I hit "Submit Reply".  

Knowing you as I do, I thought that was likely intended.

[The Sicatoka]

31 minutes ago, burd said:

Knowing you as I do, I thought that was likely intended.

[SIOUXELEVENS]

Extension time !

[Irish]

What are the odds that Berry actually does a self-examination and sees that having a system where offense goes to die isn't working?  My guess is less than 10%.  Changes need to be made to get more Blue Chippers but coaches are notoriously stubborn about their "systems".  And for the love of all that's holy recruit some good goalie prospects.   A no brainer.  Our "culture: now is one that can't hold leads even when the season is on the line.