UNDLAW Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 It seems that with the New Hampshire v. BC tie and the DU win v. CC, DU has climbed into a "natural" 11 in the PWR with UND at 13 in the PWR with DU at 9 and UND at 10 with a .003-.002-.001 bonus in the same PWR. EEEK... Looks like this UND v. Tech (and the playoff series after) is shaping up just as the USCHO experts predicted. Guess that is why they make the big bucks doing something that the rest of us do for free on a daily basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 It seems that with the New Hampshire v. BC tie and the DU win v. CC, DU has climbed into a "natural" 11 in the PWR with UND at 13 in the PWR with DU at 9 and UND at 10 with a .003-.002-.001 bonus in the same PWR. EEEK... Looks like this UND v. Tech (and the playoff series after) is shaping up just as the USCHO experts predicted. Guess that is why they make the big bucks doing something that the rest of us do for free on a daily basis. If UND doesn't fall flat on their face they are pretty much going to be in. In my opinion. However, they can't lose to SCSU in the playoffs. Actually if DU beat C.C. again and UND sweeps we could be sitting in 4th with a date with the Dirty Mavericks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatethegophers Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Would we rather be the 5th seed and host scsu or be the 4th seed and host msu? It seems that if we play the mavs we are in a lose lose situation. Lose and we move down in the pwr. Win, then msu is no longer a tuc and we move down in the pwr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Would we rather be the 5th seed and host scsu or be the 4th seed and host msu? It seems that if we play the mavs we are in a lose lose situation. Lose and we move down in the pwr. Win, then msu is no longer a tuc and we move down in the pwr. I don't care, we will beat both teams if we play our game and take care of the puck in our end. Neither team has the talent or the players we have. SCSU in my opinion has one line and a goaltender. SCSU I think has peaked. MSU-M is about the same without having as good of a goaltender. I watched MSU-M play against DU and they weren't very impressive, I think we are just as good or not better than Denver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagard Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 I don't care, we will beat both teams if we play our game and take care of the puck in our end. Neither team has the talent or the players we have. SCSU in my opinion has one line and a goaltender. SCSU I think has peaked. MSU-M is about the same without having as good of a goaltender. I watched MSU-M play against DU and they weren't very impressive, I think we are just as good or not better than Denver. You guys should care a lot. Playing MSU and sweeping them probably drops them from a TUC status. The Sioux also won't get as large of an RPI bump by beating them and they truthfully seem more dangerous than SCSU right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwing77 Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 You guys should care a lot. Playing MSU and sweeping them probably drops them from a TUC status. The Sioux also won't get as large of an RPI bump by beating them and they truthfully seem more dangerous than SCSU right now. So you're saying that we want to face SCSU because even if MSUM goes on to lose to CC it will still help us? I'm not so sure if either situation helps the Sioux. Any way MSUM loses is bad for the Sioux, unless I'm mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 So you're saying that we want to face SCSU because even if MSUM goes on to lose to CC it will still help us? I'm not so sure if either situation helps the Sioux. Any way MSUM loses is bad for the Sioux, unless I'm mistaken. I am saying if we play them in the home series next weekend I don't want us to lose to them. Also, MSU-M can't lose this weekend because they are not playing this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodakvindy Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 There are several reasons that playing St. Cloud is preferable. 1) It would allow us to tie the head-to-head and flip the individual comparison with them. 2) Their better record would help our RPI more 3) They are definitely a TUC, so our TUC record would increase. 4) It appears that right now they are not playing as well as Mankato. Mankato is barely a TUC with the bonus. They have a better chance of staying a TUC if they are swept by CC than if they were swept by UND. If UND ends up playing Mankato, they would likely be in the position where winning the series in three might be preferable to a sweep. Although the relative gain in TUC record could be wiped out by the RPI hit. That is why it's better to play St. Cloud than Mankato. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxguyinstpaul Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 There are several reasons that playing St. Cloud is preferable. 1) It would allow us to tie the head-to-head and flip the individual comparison with them. 2) Their better record would help our RPI more 3) They are definitely a TUC, so our TUC record would increase. 4) It appears that right now they are not playing as well as Mankato. Mankato is barely a TUC with the bonus. They have a better chance of staying a TUC if they are swept by CC than if they were swept by UND. If UND ends up playing Mankato, they would likely be in the position where winning the series in three might be preferable to a sweep. Although the relative gain in TUC record could be wiped out by the RPI hit. That is why it's better to play St. Cloud than Mankato. I agree - plus the only two games I saw at the Ralph this year were the the two with St. Cloud. It would be very nice to get even on our ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 There are several reasons that playing St. Cloud is preferable. 1) It would allow us to tie the head-to-head and flip the individual comparison with them. 2) Their better record would help our RPI more 3) They are definitely a TUC, so our TUC record would increase. 4) It appears that right now they are not playing as well as Mankato. Mankato is barely a TUC with the bonus. They have a better chance of staying a TUC if they are swept by CC than if they were swept by UND. If UND ends up playing Mankato, they would likely be in the position where winning the series in three might be preferable to a sweep. Although the relative gain in TUC record could be wiped out by the RPI hit. That is why it's better to play St. Cloud than Mankato. Let the chips fall where they may. The ONLY game UND should be worrying about tonite is the one against Michigan Tech. Tomorrow, the only game to worry about is against Michigan Tech. Beat Tech, beat the first-round WCHA opponent, beat Minnesota in the Final Five semi-finals, and advance to the championship game, then win the Final Five championship. No more worries about PRI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfm567b27 Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Let the chips fall where they may. The ONLY game UND should be worrying about tonite is the one against Michigan Tech. Tomorrow, the only game to worry about is against Michigan Tech. Beat Tech, beat the first-round WCHA opponent, beat Minnesota in the Final Five semi-finals, and advance to the championship game, then win the Final Five championship. No more worries about PRI. Amen to that scenario brother! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walsh Hall Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 I may to wrong, but with the bonus (3-2-1) I think we are already winning the SCSU comparison 4-3. Without it losing 4-3. The TUC flips in UND's favor with the bonus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MafiaMan Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, there'd be plenty of treats for all the kids. Just win, baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZSIOUX Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 yeah, what mafiman said... JUST WIN, BABY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpaw Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 i could be wrong... but i thought a team can't drop in it's pwr by beating a weaker opponent in a conference tournament. it was one of those things added after a couple teams several years ago would have potentially dropped out of the NCAA tourney by sweeping their home series of the playoffs. so even if UND plays mankato, i don't think it matters if the drop out as a tuc, because UND can't drop anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradosioux Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 All the have to do is Sweep this weekend and let things fall where they may, and take care of business next weekend against whoever. Plain and Simple, JUST WIN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLSiouxPhan Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Man I hope we have our gamefaces on tonight......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagard Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 i could be wrong... but i thought a team can't drop in it's pwr by beating a weaker opponent in a conference tournament. it was one of those things added after a couple teams several years ago would have potentially dropped out of the NCAA tourney by sweeping their home series of the playoffs. so even if UND plays mankato, i don't think it matters if the drop out as a tuc, because UND can't drop anyway. A teams RPI can not drop, but if there opponent is no longer a TUC after the series their PWR standing can fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goon Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Let the chips fall where they may. The ONLY game UND should be worrying about tonite is the one against Michigan Tech. Tomorrow, the only game to worry about is against Michigan Tech. Beat Tech, beat the first-round WCHA opponent, beat Minnesota in the Final Five semi-finals, and advance to the championship game, then win the Final Five championship. No more worries about PRI. This is very true, lets worry about next weekend and hopefully the players don't forget about this weekend. If we sweep and SCSU loses one game we are at home. If we sweep and DU sweeps C.C. we end up ahead of C.C. I could care less who we play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedGrn Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, there'd be plenty of treats for all the kids. Just win, baby. If my uncle had boobs he'd be my aunt.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sioux-cia Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 If my uncle had boobs he'd be my aunt.... If your uncle had boobs he'd be Marilyn Manson, . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagies Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 I've never enjoyed analyzing the PWR rankings and reviewing the scenarios too much. I'd rather let WINS do the talking. Let's get 'er done. GO SIOUX! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodakvindy Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 I certainly agree that the wins do the talking, but there is also nothing wrong with understanding what they say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxtatoo42 Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 If your uncle had boobs he'd be Marilyn Manson, . if i had boobs, i'd take longer showers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIOUXELEVENS Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 if i had boobs, i'd take longer showers TFF Lets Go Sioux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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