NCAA seeding

[SiouxFan100]

Sure wish we were playing this weekend.

[Blackheart]

6 hours ago, TwamleyShuffle said:

It would not surprise me if the NCAA doesn’t know the time of their own selection event. Lollol

That's because they spend about 15 minutes prepping for the show. 

Bucci: "Ok, we've got BC and BU live via satellite to talk about their upcoming matchups...then we interview Gavin McKenna for 15 minutes to talk about his adjustment to the college game."

Colby Cohen:  "For the remaining 30 seconds we'll throw the brackets of the four regions up on the screen.  The #1 seed in Sioux Falls is ND...that's Notre Dame for you college hockey junkies.  Wait, I'm sorry..ND is the North Dakota State Bison."

[cberkas]

2 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

That's because they spend about 15 minutes prepping for the show. 

Bucci: "Ok, we've got BC and BU live via satellite to talk about their upcoming matchups...then we interview Gavin McKenna for 15 minutes to talk about his adjustment to the college game."

Colby Cohen:  "For the remaining 30 seconds we'll throw the brackets of the four regions up on the screen.  The #1 seed in Sioux Falls is ND...that's Notre Dame for you college hockey junkies.  Wait, I'm sorry..ND is the North Dakota State Bison."

The show is so useless since everyone knows what the brackets are going to be right after the last game on Saturday. 

[Blackheart]

1 minute ago, cberkas said:

The show is so useless since everyone knows what the brackets are going to be right after the last game on Saturday. 

They should just post the brackets on the interwebs once the final game is played on Saturday.

[cberkas]

Just now, Blackheart said:

They should just post the brackets on the interwebs once the final game is played on Saturday.

Better than listening to Bucci and Colby talk.

You just know they will put Bucci and Colby in the regional with Penn State so they can glaze McKenna the whole weekend

[Blackheart]

1 minute ago, cberkas said:

Better than listening to Bucci and Colby talk.

You just know they will put Bucci and Colby in the regional with Penn State so they can glaze McKenna the whole weekend

Hopefully it's only one game.  Just think, if Miami would have hung on to win the Frozen Four against BU we would probably never had to hear any of Colby Cohen's valuable insights.

[cberkas]

4 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

Hopefully it's only one game.  Just think, if Miami would have hung on to win the Frozen Four against BU we would probably never had to hear any of Colby Cohen's valuable insights.

There are times I don't think he's actually watching a game he's at calling. 

[Blackheart]

2 minutes ago, cberkas said:

There are times I don't think he's actually watching a game he's at calling. 

So, I think it's safe to say that we both agree that he sucks.

[cberkas]

2 minutes ago, Blackheart said:

So, I think it's safe to say that we both agree that he sucks.

Alex, Ben, Clint, SCSU radio guy, Denver guy, SCSU tv guy should all be calling NCAA games before Bucci and Colby. 

[Dustin]

9 hours ago, TwamleyShuffle said:

I would think the tv network would pick the matchup that they think will be the most views. If we get a Big 10 team in the regional they might have them play in prime time. 

I would agree - ESPN will choose early/late games based on potential viewers.  I would guess UND would be late, almost regardless of who they play, because that game would have the best optics for television.

[fightingsioux4life]

9 hours ago, SiouxFan100 said:

Sure wish we were playing this weekend.

No, we needed the week off. We need to flush out whatever virus is running through the locker room and heal up any nagging injuries. We have to get as close as possible to 100% to have a chance at winning four games.

[The Sicatoka]

UND will play somewhere against some team that wants a title as badly as them. 

Who and where matters not. 

Control what's yours to control. 

Bring the "A game".

 

[Dustin]

17 minutes ago, fightingsioux4life said:

No, we needed the week off. We need to flush out whatever virus is running through the locker room and heal up any nagging injuries. We have to get as close as possible to 100% to have a chance at winning four games.

Agree.  I think the loss was a blessing in disguise.  As long as any illness is over, we are entering the NCAA with a healthy, very deep roster, that should be able to wear down any team.

[The Sicatoka]

Are TV break protocols the same in NCAA games as NCHC games?

Longer TV TOs make for shorter benches (more top line, first pair). 

[TwamleyShuffle]

1 hour ago, The Sicatoka said:

Are TV break protocols the same in NCAA games as NCHC games?

Longer TV TOs make for shorter benches (more top line, first pair). 

Yes, this is correct

[Dustin]

Regarding long TV timeouts, roster depth, and playing 4 lines, this was one area I felt Hakstol didn't manage very well.  I felt he was generally out-coached by the opponent during the NCAA tournament, especially the Frozen Four.  I don't have any statistical analysis or even specific cases off the top my head, but that was my general perception when watching those games.

[InHeavenThereIsNoBeer]

24 minutes ago, Dustin said:

Regarding long TV timeouts, roster depth, and playing 4 lines, this was one area I felt Hakstol didn't manage very well.  I felt he was generally out-coached by the opponent during the NCAA tournament, especially the Frozen Four.  I don't have any statistical analysis or even specific cases off the top my head, but that was my general perception when watching those games.

FYP, I'm not sure you can say anyone outcoached Hak in the regionals where he had 16 WINS and 4 LOSSES!

That's an 80% winning percentage in the regionals if you're keeping score at home.

Flip over to the Frozen Four and he had 1 WIN and & 7 LOSSES for a 13% Win percentage. 

I know this isn't news to anyone but crazy when you look at the split. Makes me wonder what those teams did in the 2 weeks leading up to the Frozen Four and what Hak might change looking back. 

[fightingsioux4life]

7 minutes ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:

FYP, I'm not sure you can say anyone outcoached Hak in the regionals where he had 16 WINS and 4 LOSSES!

That's an 80% winning percentage in the regionals if you're keeping score at home.

Flip over to the Frozen Four and he had 1 WIN and & 7 LOSSES for a 13% Win percentage. 

I know this isn't news to anyone but crazy when you look at the split. Makes me wonder what those teams did in the 2 weeks leading up to the Frozen Four and what Hak might change looking back. 

Just as critical is how Hak would deal with NIL and the Transfer Portal. Those things weren't around when he was here.

[jk]

1 hour ago, Dustin said:

Regarding long TV timeouts, roster depth, and playing 4 lines, this was one area I felt Hakstol didn't manage very well.  I felt he was generally out-coached by the opponent during the NCAA tournament, especially the Frozen Four.  I don't have any statistical analysis or even specific cases off the top my head, but that was my general perception when watching those games.

I thought Hak built teams to win seven-game series.  Unfortunately...

One year UND pounded BC physically, took penalties and lost on PP goals.  The next game a bruised BC lost another physical game to MSU for the title.  Pretty sure our game had an influence on the next one.

[AlphaMikeFoxtrot]

Hak definitely was the better coach in the 0.6 game.

[nodakvindy]

2 hours ago, Dustin said:

Regarding long TV timeouts, roster depth, and playing 4 lines, this was one area I felt Hakstol didn't manage very well.  I felt he was generally out-coached by the opponent during the NCAA tournament, especially the Frozen Four.  I don't have any statistical analysis or even specific cases off the top my head, but that was my general perception when watching those games.

The statistical analysis was jerry york eating his lunch. Only frozen four win was his very first game.  Dropped 7 straight after that. 

[Dustin]

26 minutes ago, InHeavenThereIsNoBeer said:

FYP, I'm not sure you can say anyone outcoached Hak in the regionals where he had 16 WINS and 4 LOSSES!

That's fair.

For curiosity, I watched the start of the 2016 Frozen Four semi-final vs. Denver (Our first Frozen Four playing of the post-Hakstol era), trying to pay close attention to any mention of what line is playing, short shifts, double shifts, etc.

19:45 "Big line of North Dakota out there to start" - Referring to the CBS line.  Denver started their third line.

19:37 "Quick line change for Brad Berry" - basically a stop in play at 19:42 and already a line change (18 second shift).  Went to the "heavy" line against Denver's Pac-Rim line.

18:53 "The big line is right back out there for North Dakota" - there was not a third line played before bringing CBS line back.

17:49 "The fourth line out there" - I think he's referring to Denver, but I think UND's fourth line was also out there.  On the ice were Chyzyk, Janatuinen, Shaw, Sanderson, Thompson.

17:18 line change was completed after a zone clear.  On ice for UND now are Olson, Gersich, Ausmus, Stecher, Simonson.  At 17:00, they were called the "grinding fourth line," so maybe the Chyzyk line was considered third line.

16:43 "Heavy line..." - against the Pac-Rim line again.

16:25 CBS line is out after a puck went out of play.

15:30 Line change is complete after an earlier partial change - now out: Chyzyk, Ausmus, Stecher, Sanderson, Janatuinen.

15:15 Stop in play, and another new line out: Johnson, Poganski, Gardner, Poolman, LaDue.

14:40 Deep zone dump and a line change: Simonson, Gersich, Olson, Thompson, Shaw.

14:05 Begin partial change.

13:43 (after change to CBS line is complete) "Playing that line a lot.  Seems like their double shifting." 

So, it seems that Berry was very deliberate about short shifts and getting his top line out often.  I feel Hakstol would have just rolled lines

[thUNDer]

Thanks, didn’t notice in-person. Most felt that game was the championship!

[Dustin]

40 minutes ago, Dustin said:

So, it seems that Berry was very deliberate about short shifts and getting his top line out often.  I feel Hakstol would have just rolled lines

I guess where I was going with all this was wondering what Jackson's going to do when put in the same situation next week.