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General Category => Hockey => Topic started by: Greenberg '97 on March 29, 2009, 11:08:59 PM

Title: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: Greenberg '97 on March 29, 2009, 11:08:59 PM
You know, if Bemidji goes on to win the tournament, it would be the equivalent of a 128th seed being elected president of the moon.
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: abmarks on March 29, 2009, 11:13:14 PM
They might make the final, but I think BU/UVM winner would smoke them if they do.

Both those teams can skate circles around them.

So yeah, I think I agree!
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: imafrshmn on March 29, 2009, 11:15:52 PM
Who do we root for in BU/UVM?  I'm assuming UVM.
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: Jim Hyla on March 29, 2009, 11:17:33 PM
Not I, here's a copy of my post on the Must Read thread
QuoteWell, being on the other end of this, yes it's me they were referring to, I will find it hard to ever root for Bemidji. Their fans at the games were tasteless, at least the ones we had contact with. The group behind us, who obviously started this thread, were drunk for the ND game, and they had little kids with them. Tonight the band had to deal with a group who went to sit behind them and heckle them. Finally the rink staff had to escort them out.

Last night I threw Snickers to some of the kids, so what happens tonight; I throw them some and they whip them back at us, with obvious intent to hit someone, not playful as if to say we don't want it. Then as it became clear that they would win, they heckled us. Fortunately that didn't go on too long, but I was concerned about what they might do after the game. Gladly, nothing.

No I can't see rooting for them, and I generally like the underdog if I don't have a favorite. Classless.
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: abmarks on March 29, 2009, 11:17:41 PM
I'm rooting for UVM and wearing the jersey.  I've been waiting 35 years for a UVM title, only 20+ for a Cornell one.

And for those not partisan, UVM fans are really much mor fun than BU ones.
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: badger on March 29, 2009, 11:18:30 PM
1) Always cheer against BU.

2) My brother is excited about being able to yell "We love Beavers!" in Washington all next week.::banana::

3) Bemidji is trying to get into the WCHA.  Ya think this might help their chances?
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: Greenberg '97 on March 29, 2009, 11:38:56 PM
Jim, thanks for the on-scene reporting, as always.

Actually, I have no allegiance to any of the remaining teams.  I just needed a subject line to point out the fallacy of the graphic that ESPNU kept running (and ugarte mentioned in the game thread): That Bemidji State advancing to the frozen four would be the equivalent of a #64 seed in basketball making it.  Which, of course, is utter nonsense.
Title: Bemidji vs Hockey East
Post by: lynah80 on March 30, 2009, 04:01:09 AM
I don't think it matters who roots for Bemidji.  They don't stand a chance against either Hockey East team.
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: billhoward on March 30, 2009, 08:32:26 AM
[quote Greenberg '97]Jim, thanks for the on-scene reporting, as always.

Actually, I have no allegiance to any of the remaining teams.  I just needed a subject line to point out the fallacy of the graphic that ESPNU kept running (and ugarte mentioned in the game thread): That Bemidji State advancing to the frozen four would be the equivalent of a #64 seed in basketball making it.  Which, of course, is utter nonsense.[/quote]

It might be more like the lowest-ranked team in the sweet sixteen advancing in basketball.

Do a Google search in two weeks on "bemidji hockey cinderella" and you'll see how great journalist minds think quite alike. That will be the next story line.

Nothing wrong with hoping Bemedji does well.
Title: Re: Bemidji vs Hockey East
Post by: ftyuv on March 30, 2009, 11:20:25 AM
[quote lynah80]I don't think it matters who roots for Bemidji.  They don't stand a chance against either Hockey East team.[/quote]Not to rub salt in... but a week ago, did they stand a chance of not just beating, but blowing out ND and CU?
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: KenP on March 30, 2009, 03:12:53 PM
They didn't blow out CU.  They won 3-1 with two ENGs.  ::cuss::
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: ftyuv on March 30, 2009, 03:52:28 PM
4-1 with one ENG, no?  Maybe "blow out" is a tad too strong, but it certainly didn't come down to the last minute.
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: Josh '99 on March 30, 2009, 04:02:43 PM
GO BANANA!

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Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: Trotsky on March 30, 2009, 04:04:23 PM
I'll be rooting for BU to win the final 27-0.

If we have to read "2009, Bemidji State" in the record books for the next 40 years, you know what we'll be thinking.
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: ftyuv on March 30, 2009, 04:12:08 PM
"We should find more diverse reading material"?
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: Jacob '06 on March 30, 2009, 10:08:18 PM
[quote billhoward]
Do a Google search in two weeks on "bemidji hockey cinderella" and you'll see how great journalist minds think quite alike. That will be the next story line.
[/quote]

13,100 hits on that search as of right now.
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: KeithK on March 30, 2009, 11:02:04 PM
[quote Jacob '06][quote billhoward]
Do a Google search in two weeks on "bemidji hockey cinderella" and you'll see how great journalist minds think quite alike. That will be the next story line.
[/quote]

13,100 hits on that search as of right now.[/quote]
One of several reasons why I will be rooting for Miami next Thursday.
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: RatushnyFan on April 01, 2009, 02:17:51 PM
Go Vermont.  Second choice is Miami.
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: KeithK on April 01, 2009, 02:31:03 PM
Go Miami.  Went to Cornell games with a Miami alum for four years in grad school.  I owe him that much support.  Plus, Miami is not one of the usual suspects or a school I have any reason to dislike.
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: djk26 on April 01, 2009, 03:19:43 PM
Yeah, I concur.  Go Miami.  Vermont left the ECAC, Screw BU and I can't pronounce Bemidji.
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: French Rage on April 01, 2009, 03:20:36 PM
I'm disappointed in everyone.  There's still a chance that one of the teams could come down sick, and they'd need another team to step in, and they'd call us in, and we'd go on to win the title.  How you could choose to ignore that possibility and root for another team is sad.
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: Rosey on April 01, 2009, 03:27:42 PM
I repeat: ice open, swallow them all.
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: Josh '99 on April 01, 2009, 03:28:09 PM
Screw the Beavers.  Go Miami.
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: ftyuv on April 01, 2009, 06:27:59 PM
Yeah, screw beavers!
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: judy on April 01, 2009, 07:24:19 PM
[quote French Rage]I'm disappointed in everyone.  There's still a chance that one of the teams could come down sick, and they'd need another team to step in, and they'd call us in, and we'd go on to win the title.  How you could choose to ignore that possibility and root for another team is sad.[/quote]

"Call in sick" what's that? Food poisoning? How do we go about food poisoning an entire team? :-P
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: KeithK on April 01, 2009, 08:06:44 PM
[quote judy][quote French Rage]I'm disappointed in everyone.  There's still a chance that one of the teams could come down sick, and they'd need another team to step in, and they'd call us in, and we'd go on to win the title.  How you could choose to ignore that possibility and root for another team is sad.[/quote]

"Call in sick" what's that? Food poisoning? How do we go about food poisoning an entire team? :-P[/quote]
Gift certificates to Pizza Hut?
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: amerks127 on April 02, 2009, 05:07:15 AM
I'm rooting for Vermont because of Justin Milo.  I wonder if he regrets transferring to UVM though?  He makes it to the Frozen Four in his first year playing with UVM, but UVM drops its baseball program, which probably caused this dilemma in the first place.

Sure would've been nice to have him on our squad this year the way he performed in Burlington
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: Josh '99 on April 02, 2009, 09:30:09 AM
[quote judy][quote French Rage]I'm disappointed in everyone.  There's still a chance that one of the teams could come down sick, and they'd need another team to step in, and they'd call us in, and we'd go on to win the title.  How you could choose to ignore that possibility and root for another team is sad.[/quote]

"Call in sick" what's that? Food poisoning? How do we go about food poisoning an entire team? :-P[/quote]And more importantly, why didn't we do so four days ago?  :-P
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: marty on April 02, 2009, 05:14:54 PM
[quote Josh '99][quote judy][quote French Rage]I'm disappointed in everyone.  There's still a chance that one of the teams could come down sick, and they'd need another team to step in, and they'd call us in, and we'd go on to win the title.  How you could choose to ignore that possibility and root for another team is sad.[/quote]

"Call in sick" what's that? Food poisoning? How do we go about food poisoning an entire team? :-P[/quote]And more importantly, why didn't we do so four days ago?  :-P[/quote]

I don't think the Pizza Hut in Potsdam delivers to Grand Rapids.::yark::
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: redice on April 02, 2009, 05:34:01 PM
[quote marty][quote Josh '99][quote judy][quote French Rage]I'm disappointed in everyone.  There's still a chance that one of the teams could come down sick, and they'd need another team to step in, and they'd call us in, and we'd go on to win the title.  How you could choose to ignore that possibility and root for another team is sad.[/quote]

"Call in sick" what's that? Food poisoning? How do we go about food poisoning an entire team? :-P[/quote]And more importantly, why didn't we do so four days ago?  :-P[/quote]

I don't think the Pizza Hut in Potsdam delivers to Grand Rapids.::yark::[/quote]

They'll do anything for enough money.   Is there any doubt that properly timed collection on Elynah would fail to fund something that worthwhile?
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: jkahn on April 02, 2009, 05:59:46 PM
[quote marty][quote Josh '99][quote judy][quote French Rage]I'm disappointed in everyone.  There's still a chance that one of the teams could come down sick, and they'd need another team to step in, and they'd call us in, and we'd go on to win the title.  How you could choose to ignore that possibility and root for another team is sad.[/quote]

"Call in sick" what's that? Food poisoning? How do we go about food poisoning an entire team? :-P[/quote]And more importantly, why didn't we do so four days ago?  :-P[/quote]

I don't think the Pizza Hut in Potsdam delivers to Grand Rapids.::yark::[/quote]
IIRC, it's the one in Canton that we need to call.
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: Larry72 on April 02, 2009, 06:48:46 PM
OK - I'm all for VT taking the whole thing:

- Any eastern team winning other BU or "sucks"  (OK, I'll admit it...I watched Harvard win it all in '89 from a condo in Maui!)
- Justin Milo - I know there wasn't a fit at Cornell - but he's still a great kid!  (And even at UVM - there's the baseball thing!)
- My best friend at Cornell from my freshman floor (U-Hall 4) now lives in Burlington and was going to be hugely conflicted (with Cornell ultimately winning out) if CU had made it.
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: Dpperk29 on April 02, 2009, 07:02:57 PM
[quote jkahn][quote marty][quote Josh '99][quote judy][quote French Rage]I'm disappointed in everyone.  There's still a chance that one of the teams could come down sick, and they'd need another team to step in, and they'd call us in, and we'd go on to win the title.  How you could choose to ignore that possibility and root for another team is sad.[/quote]

"Call in sick" what's that? Food poisoning? How do we go about food poisoning an entire team? :-P[/quote]And more importantly, why didn't we do so four days ago?  :-P[/quote]

I don't think the Pizza Hut in Potsdam delivers to Grand Rapids.::yark::[/quote]
IIRC, it's the one in Canton that we need to call.[/quote]

The one in canton is the one you are looking for...

You could also send them Fat bags... err... Pizza Rolls from Sergi's in potsdam. If you aren't drunk fat bags will make it flow from both ends damn near simultaneously.
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: judy on April 02, 2009, 07:03:46 PM
[quote Dpperk29][quote jkahn][quote marty][quote Josh '99][quote judy][quote French Rage]I'm disappointed in everyone.  There's still a chance that one of the teams could come down sick, and they'd need another team to step in, and they'd call us in, and we'd go on to win the title.  How you could choose to ignore that possibility and root for another team is sad.[/quote]

"Call in sick" what's that? Food poisoning? How do we go about food poisoning an entire team? :-P[/quote]And more importantly, why didn't we do so four days ago?  :-P[/quote]

I don't think the Pizza Hut in Potsdam delivers to Grand Rapids.::yark::[/quote]
IIRC, it's the one in Canton that we need to call.[/quote]

The one in canton is the one you are looking for...

You could also send them Fat bags... err... Pizza Rolls from Sergi's in potsdam. If you aren't drunk fat bags will make it flow from both ends damn near simultaneously.[/quote]

And here I was, about to sit down to dinner...
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: Dpperk29 on April 02, 2009, 07:08:04 PM
[quote judy][quote Dpperk29][quote jkahn][quote marty][quote Josh '99][quote judy][quote French Rage]I'm disappointed in everyone.  There's still a chance that one of the teams could come down sick, and they'd need another team to step in, and they'd call us in, and we'd go on to win the title.  How you could choose to ignore that possibility and root for another team is sad.[/quote]

"Call in sick" what's that? Food poisoning? How do we go about food poisoning an entire team? :-P[/quote]And more importantly, why didn't we do so four days ago?  :-P[/quote]

I don't think the Pizza Hut in Potsdam delivers to Grand Rapids.::yark::[/quote]
IIRC, it's the one in Canton that we need to call.[/quote]

The one in canton is the one you are looking for...

You could also send them Fat bags... err... Pizza Rolls from Sergi's in potsdam. If you aren't drunk fat bags will make it flow from both ends damn near simultaneously.[/quote]

And here I was, about to sit down to dinner...[/quote]

sorry...
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: ugarte on April 02, 2009, 09:56:51 PM
[quote redice][quote marty][quote Josh '99][quote judy][quote French Rage]I'm disappointed in everyone.  There's still a chance that one of the teams could come down sick, and they'd need another team to step in, and they'd call us in, and we'd go on to win the title.  How you could choose to ignore that possibility and root for another team is sad.[/quote]

"Call in sick" what's that? Food poisoning? How do we go about food poisoning an entire team? :-P[/quote]And more importantly, why didn't we do so four days ago?  :-P[/quote]

I don't think the Pizza Hut in Potsdam delivers to Grand Rapids.::yark::[/quote]

They'll do anything for enough money.   Is there any doubt that properly timed collection on Elynah would fail to fund something that worthwhile?[/quote]
What money? There's no way that they make it in under 30 minutes.
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: Scersk '97 on April 07, 2009, 10:36:21 PM
[quote djk26]Yeah, I concur.  Go Miami.  Vermont left the ECAC, Screw BU and I can't pronounce Bemidji.[/quote]

F*** Vermont.  Splitters.

Go Miami.  (BU, if necessary.)
Title: Re: go bemidji, I guess
Post by: French Rage on April 08, 2009, 12:49:23 PM
[quote Scersk '97][quote djk26]Yeah, I concur.  Go Miami.  Vermont left the ECAC, Screw BU and I can't pronounce Bemidji.[/quote]

F*** Vermont.  Splitters.[/quote]

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