Blackheart Posted February 13 Posted February 13 1 minute ago, brianvf said: That BSU series result still annoys me. I hate that series, every year. They aren't fun games to watch (even when UND wins) with how BSU clogs it all up. I would be completely fine with only playing BSU once every 5-7 years. So the fact that we just extended that series for more years is frustrating. I'd rather schedule any other NCAA opponent that weekend...bring some teams to the Ralph that we've never faced...or rarely face. There really is no upside for UND to play the Beavs; they could drop that series anytime. 3 Quote
skateshattrick Posted February 13 Posted February 13 1 minute ago, brianvf said: That BSU series result still annoys me. I hate that series, every year. They aren't fun games to watch (even when UND wins) with how BSU clogs it all up. I would be completely fine with only playing BSU once every 5-7 years. So the fact that we just extended that series for more years is frustrating. I'd rather schedule any other NCAA opponent that weekend...bring some teams to the Ralph that we've never faced...or rarely face. I agree completely. I can't even sell tickets to BSU games for face value if I can't go. It is brutal hockey to watch. Replace BSU and Manitoba. 4 Quote
jdub27 Posted February 13 Posted February 13 1 hour ago, siouxkid12 said: There was no "screw-ups" in the non-conference schedule, and I don't care what Schlossman has to say about that. The fact of the matter is the games were scheduled and the team lost VERY IMPORTANT non-conference games. Those games have always been very important and the ramifications of losing them early in the season are well known (this has been talked about for many years). If UND had won all their non-conference game this season (all the other results stayed the same) and then lost the upcoming Denver and Western Michigan series (won the UMD and Omaha series) they would be sitting at 10th in the pairwise right now. No argument on who you lose to and when is huge difference. The other half of the equation is that the whole conference had a poor non-conference, which means in-conference comparisons aren't worth as much as they have been in the past. Quote
siouxkid12 Posted February 13 Posted February 13 1 hour ago, skateshattrick said: No, Schlossman is absolutely correct. The NCHC has not been good this year in non-conference games, including UND. UND hurt itself by losing and tying Bemidji State and getting swept by Cornell, but the rest of the NCHC hurt everyone else by not winning non-conference games as well. So you're right that UND hurt itself, but Schlossman is absolutely correct that the whole league hurt the Pairwise for every team in the NCHC based upon the non-conference record. The league is down this year except for a few teams--DU, Western Michigan and ASU. He is essentially blaming other teams in the NCHC for our current situation. Yes, other teams wins and losses will affect how we end up but what I am saying is, if we took care of business against the non-conference teams and everything else stayed the same, we would be in a comfortable place in the pairwise but we are not. At the end of the day, if you take care of your own business, everything will shake out in your favor no matter what happens with other teams. 4 Quote
brianvf Posted February 13 Posted February 13 4 minutes ago, siouxkid12 said: He is essentially blaming other teams in the NCHC for our current situation. Yes, other teams wins and losses will affect how we end up but what I am saying is, if we took care of business against the non-conference teams and everything else stayed the same, we would be in a comfortable place in the pairwise but we are not. At the end of the day, if you take care of your own business, everything will shake out in your favor no matter what happens with other teams. Quote
siouxkid12 Posted February 13 Posted February 13 49 minutes ago, jdub27 said: No argument on who you lose to and when is huge difference. The other half of the equation is that the whole conference had a poor non-conference, which means in-conference comparisons aren't worth as much as they have been in the past. I'll agree that the NCHC has a poor non-conference record but in the college hockey news pairwise adjuster, the only thing that is keeping us from being higher in the pairwise is us not taking care of business against non-conference teams. So in a nutshell, Schlossman is spinning it to make the "readers" believe that that is the main reason why we are not higher in the pairwise. 1 Quote
yzerman19 Posted February 13 Posted February 13 dirtiest thing ever said on television: Ward, I think you were too hard on the Beaver last night Quote
yzerman19 Posted February 13 Posted February 13 non conference match-ups are a double edged sword for PWR...you love playing BU, BC, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Wisconsin...but for both sides its dangerous if you get swept... 1 Quote
scpa0305 Posted February 13 Posted February 13 5 hours ago, tnt said: True, but in many circles hockey is a niche sport too. Regardless, NDSU is getting far more national exposure than UND is these days. UND used to get talked about every year during tournament time. When is the last time when they have the selection show for the National Tournament where UND is even mentioned, much less someone picking them as the candidate to win it all? To me they are two completely separate discussions. I am more concerned with the state of our hockey program at the moment. Quote
Brett0909 Posted February 14 Posted February 14 5 hours ago, brianvf said: That BSU series result still annoys me. I hate that series, every year. They aren't fun games to watch (even when UND wins) with how BSU clogs it all up. I would be completely fine with only playing BSU once every 5-7 years. So the fact that we just extended that series for more years is frustrating. I'd rather schedule any other NCAA opponent that weekend...bring some teams to the Ralph that we've never faced...or rarely face. Totally aligned in principle, but I wonder since style of play like the Beavers has been UNDs kryptonite late in the season for so long that it seems almost necessary to get some reps in against a team like that. Then again, we don’t seem to find an answer against that style so maybe it’s just unnecessary eye torture. 1 Quote
yzerman19 Posted February 14 Posted February 14 8 hours ago, tnt said: True, but in many circles hockey is a niche sport too. Regardless, NDSU is getting far more national exposure than UND is these days. UND used to get talked about every year during tournament time. When is the last time when they have the selection show for the National Tournament where UND is even mentioned, much less someone picking them as the candidate to win it all? hate to break it to the world. but 99% of the world doesn't know that there is a difference between UND and NDSU...remember about 15-20 years ago the Final Five promo stuff called us NDSU...sucks... Quote
Big A HG Posted February 14 Posted February 14 8 hours ago, RhettRingers said: 1:50 mark 2:20 mark was the most telling thing about this vid. "...and prove to each other that we want to be here..." obviously implying at least some don't. "...and want to be on certain lines, get the opportunities, cuz right now we gotta earn everything we get." Very evident that players don't like how they're being used and what their roles are. I didn't jump on the whole "locker room is lost/divided" talks as I don't know where those comments came from, I can only judge what I see on the ice, but hearing Jammer say what he did was pretty telling. 4 Quote
cberkas Posted February 14 Posted February 14 14 minutes ago, Big A HG said: 2:20 mark was the most telling thing about this vid. "...and prove to each other that we want to be here..." obviously implying at least some don't. "...and want to be on certain lines, get the opportunities, cuz right now we gotta earn everything we get." Very evident that players don't like how they're being used and what their roles are. I didn't jump on the whole "locker room is lost/divided" talks as I don't know where those comments came from, I can only judge what I see on the ice, but hearing Jammer say what he did was pretty telling. Exhibit #1: Matteo Costantini 2 Quote
InHeavenThereIsNoBeer Posted February 14 Posted February 14 1 hour ago, Big A HG said: Took me a second but I laughed, +1 for creativity in saying the same thing but in a different way 1 Quote
siouxkid12 Posted February 14 Posted February 14 13 hours ago, Big A HG said: 2:20 mark was the most telling thing about this vid. "...and prove to each other that we want to be here..." obviously implying at least some don't. "...and want to be on certain lines, get the opportunities, cuz right now we gotta earn everything we get." Very evident that players don't like how they're being used and what their roles are. I didn't jump on the whole "locker room is lost/divided" talks as I don't know where those comments came from, I can only judge what I see on the ice, but hearing Jammer say what he did was pretty telling. I didn't hear what Jammer said. Is there a video or audio of it? Quote
SIOUXELEVENS Posted February 14 Author Posted February 14 With a as much as people in this town are talking smack about Berry do you think he hears or listens to it ? Do you think you would ever just step down or he would wait for the contract to expire or get fired. Hockey should be the flagship sport in this state and Berry just isn’t getting it done. 2 Quote
Hawkster Posted February 14 Posted February 14 1 hour ago, SIOUXELEVENS said: With a as much as people in this town are talking smack about Berry do you think he hears or listens to it ? Do you think you would ever just step down or he would wait for the contract to expire or get fired. Hockey should be the flagship sport in this state and Berry just isn’t getting it done. Well Bubba said something like it was all noise and he wasn't paying attention to it. A week later he was gone. Quote
siouxweet Posted February 14 Posted February 14 Unless a donor steps up to cover part or all of the buyout this is all noise. UND will not be eating over $400k especially with all the budget issues at hand. 1 Quote
Blackheart Posted February 14 Posted February 14 3 hours ago, SIOUXELEVENS said: With a as much as people in this town are talking smack about Berry do you think he hears or listens to it ? He heard when Clown coach Brett Larson was talking... 1 Quote
brianvf Posted February 14 Posted February 14 4 hours ago, SIOUXELEVENS said: With a as much as people in this town are talking smack about Berry do you think he hears or listens to it ? Yes for sure. And all these rumors about players leaving, player unrest/dis-satisfaction, etc? Are Berry and the rest of the coaching staff addressing these issues to try to limit the damage or just running it "business as usual"? This offseason could be really bad if things don't improve really quickly. Or unless a change is made. 2 Quote
fightingsioux4life Posted February 14 Posted February 14 4 hours ago, siouxweet said: Unless a donor steps up to cover part or all of the buyout this is all noise. UND will not be eating over $400k especially with all the budget issues at hand. People said the same thing about Bubba a few months ago. Quote
ChrisUND1 Posted February 15 Posted February 15 Hear me out. $100k and NODAK apparel profits for a year. 1 Quote
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