Saturday Gameday: Denver at the Ralph part 2

[90siouxfan]

1 hour ago, Dustin said:

It's possible that the playoff road to the title goes through Grand Forks (NCHC quarterfinals), St. Paul (NCHC semifinals and championship), Sioux Falls (NCAA Regionals), and then back to St. Paul (NCAA Frozen Four).  That has to be a geographical travel advantage to UND.  Plus, at those venues, the crowds would skew heavily towards UND fans.  Let's do this.

are you lobbying for an asteric?

[Dustin]

1 hour ago, 90siouxfan said:

are you lobbying for an asteric?

??

[fightingsioux4life]

2 hours ago, Dustin said:

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I think he meant asterisk.

[90siouxfan]

I stand corrected on the spelling,  and apologies for the overly vague quip.  I was contending that the upcoming natty you showed the route for will be in the record books with an asterisk due to the preferential game sites.

[brianvf]

47 minutes ago, 90siouxfan said:

I stand corrected on the spelling,  and apologies for the overly vague quip.  I was contending that the upcoming natty you showed the route for will be in the record books with an asterisk due to the preferential game sites.

Like UW the last time they won a title. 
If I remember correctly, they didn't have to leave the state of Wisconsin for their entire NCAA run.

[fightingsioux4life]

21 minutes ago, brianvf said:

Like UW the last time they won a title. 
If I remember correctly, they didn't have to leave the state of Wisconsin for their entire NCAA run.

And don't get me started on the "home" regionals Boston College gets. 

[farce poobah]

On 1/31/2024 at 11:01 AM, Dustin said:

It's possible that the playoff road to the title goes through Grand Forks (NCHC quarterfinals), St. Paul (NCHC semifinals and championship), Sioux Falls (NCAA Regionals), and then back to St. Paul (NCAA Frozen Four).  That has to be a geographical travel advantage to UND.  Plus, at those venues, the crowds would skew heavily towards UND fans.  Let's do this.

Total travel for that UND scenario ... better than most years, but its still 1800 miles, round tripping and all. 

17 hours ago, brianvf said:

Like UW the last time they won a title. 
If I remember correctly, they didn't have to leave the state of Wisconsin for their entire NCAA run.

At least the Badgers did have to leave town... to go to Green Bay for regionals and Milwaukee for the NCAA.   Total travel ... under 500 miles.

Minnesota 2003:   didn't even have to leave town.  WCHA in St Paul, regionals at Mariucci, and Frozen Four back in St Paul.   Argh.

CC hasn't won a NCAA title since last the tournament was held at the Broadmoor Arena in Colorado Springs.   (They did come close ... 1996. Sigh.)

Denver is another that won a hometown FF.   BU of course.  Never even left hometown.   

 

16 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said:

And don't get me started on the "home" regionals Boston College gets. 

Over and over, the arguments for moving teams around from one regional to another really only favors the Boston schools, and the NE teams.  So its not surprising that the NE based mouthpieces like Adam Wodon, don't want any change to a system that favors them.  

I say lets make sure the Frozen Four never offers a team a home crowd advantage.  No more Boston, Albany, Providence (St Paul, Denver)... yes to Tampa, Dallas, Las Vegas.  If the Regionals have to be "neutral ice", then the Frozen Four should be too.

/end rant

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

1 hour ago, farce poobah said:

Total travel for that UND scenario ... better than most years, but its still 1800 miles, round tripping and all. 

At least the Badgers did have to leave town... to go to Green Bay for regionals and Milwaukee for the NCAA.   Total travel ... under 500 miles.

Minnesota 2003:   didn't even have to leave town.  WCHA in St Paul, regionals at Mariucci, and Frozen Four back in St Paul.   Argh. 

CC hasn't won a NCAA title since last the tournament was held at the Broadmoor Arena in Colorado Springs.   (They did come close ... 1996. Sigh.)

Denver is another that won a hometown FF.   BU of course.  Never even left hometown.   

 

Over and over, the arguments for moving teams around from one regional to another really only favors the Boston schools, and the NE teams.  So its not surprising that the NE based mouthpieces like Adam Wodon, don't want any change to a system that favors them.  

I say lets make sure the Frozen Four never offers a team a home crowd advantage.  No more Boston, Albany, Providence (St Paul, Denver)... yes to Tampa, Dallas, Las Vegas.  If the Regionals have to be "neutral ice", then the Frozen Four should be too.

/end rant

Let’s just play all the NCAA games in Australia so we truly have neutral sites with no fans there to upset the pure neutrality of the competition. Doesn’t that sound exciting?

[NoiseInsideMyHead]

33 minutes ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:

Let’s just play all the NCAA games in Australia so we truly have neutral sites with no fans there to upset the pure neutrality of the competition. Doesn’t that sound exciting?

It would make for a more authentic sounding "Oy, oy, oy!"

[The Sicatoka]

The year the Frozen Four was in STL, that was the longest trip of BC's season (1200 miles).

GFK to DEN: 1000 miles

[Dustin]

All I was saying (pointing out, really) is that UND has a great opportunity this year to play in front of their fans at all the important games with very limited travel, especially for a western team, which has been pointed out, and that could/should work to our advantage.  No asterisks, just a tremendous opportunity.  And I'm super excited to watch it.

[Sweethockey]

3 minutes ago, Dustin said:

All I was saying (pointing out, really) is that UND has a great opportunity this year to play in front of their fans at all the important games with very limited travel, especially for a western team, which has been pointed out, and that could/should work to our advantage.  No asterisks, just a tremendous opportunity.  And I'm super excited to watch it.

I am betting that it is going to play out just like you described. Conference tournament, Regional in Sioux Falls, back to St. Paul for the Frozen 4. This year I have tickets for those events. Kind of giddy already just thinking about it!

[Dustin]

13 hours ago, farce poobah said:

Minnesota 2003

In 2002, The Frozen Four was in St. Paul, but their regional was in Ann Arbor.

In 2003, Mariucci hosted a regional, but the Frozen Four was in Buffalo.

[fightingsioux4life]

16 minutes ago, Dustin said:

In 2002, The Frozen Four was in St. Paul, but their regional was in Ann Arbor.

In 2003, Mariucci hosted a regional, but the Frozen Four was in Buffalo.

It's amazing how age and time cloud our memories.

[Dustin]

10 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

It's amazing how age and time cloud our memories.

Yes.  I initially thought (and wrote, which I later deleted) Minnesota had to play Michigan in Yost to get the F4 in 2002, but that matchup was actually the F4 semifinal.

[siouxfaninseattle]

15 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

It's amazing how age and time cloud our memories.

Not to mention beer.

[Blackheart]

1 hour ago, Dustin said:

In 2002, The Frozen Four was in St. Paul, but their regional was in Ann Arbor.

In 2003, Mariucci hosted a regional, but the Frozen Four was in Buffalo.

I witnessed the 2002 F4 final in St Paul from the pressbox. (good to have connections)  How Adam Hauser didn't get called for a slash at the end of the game/OT? is beyond me.  At least they kept the majority of the riots in Dinkytown.

[fightingsioux4life]

Just now, Blackheart said:

I witnessed the 2002 F4 final in St Paul from the pressbox. (good to have connections)  How Adam Hauser didn't get called for slash at the end of the game/OT? is beyond me.  At least they kept the majority of the riots in Dinkytown.

That whole season was a disaster. Right through the final game. 

[The Sicatoka]

18 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

I witnessed the 2002 F4 final in St Paul from the pressbox. (good to have connections)  

Iz gud ta noze peapullz whoz noze peapullz. Capiche? <- @MafiaMan can translate. 

[Goon]

2 hours ago, fightingsioux4life said:

It's amazing how age and time cloud our memories.

Add a few adult beverages to the equation and it's hard to recall some things.  

[Blackheart]

1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:

Iz gud ta noze peapullz whoz noze peapullz. Capiche? <- @MafiaMan can translate. 

He was great on The Sopranos, right?

[The Sicatoka]

2 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

He was great on The Sopranos, right?

He is a friend of ours. 

[Blackheart]

2 hours ago, The Sicatoka said:

He is a friend of ours. 

Yeah, he's something...;)

[nodakvindy]

On 1/31/2024 at 10:01 AM, Dustin said:

It's possible that the playoff road to the title goes through Grand Forks (NCHC quarterfinals), St. Paul (NCHC semifinals and championship), Sioux Falls (NCAA Regionals), and then back to St. Paul (NCAA Frozen Four).  That has to be a geographical travel advantage to UND.  Plus, at those venues, the crowds would skew heavily towards UND fans.  Let's do this.

X has bad mojo for me.  Only game I remember is 2011.  Hopefully we can exorcise those demons this April.