Conference Playoffs: Non-conference rooting interests

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Nope, we don't want anybody but NoDak to win the NCHC.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

WE ARE...

good at holding a 1 goal lead in the 3rd period?

yup, PSU up 1-0 after two.

Nope. Now tied at 1.

[Rita]

after 1 OT, still tied at 1. The Michigan announcers are really happy that the tie will be resolved by "real hockey" and not the shoot-out that they use in the regular season. Go Lions!

[Rita]

According live box and twitter feeds, Penn State wins 2-1!.

The free michigan audio cut out after the first OT. Bummer about that, but the end result was sweet.

We are now #15 PWR, Michigan drops to #16

[trainbow]

Using CHN, when I put the Penn State result in, CU is 15 and Michigan is 18.
In any case, losing three times to Penn State this year is not going to do Michigan any favors with the committee.

Lastly, for my wife's alma mater I say  LGR!
For my alma mater I say  We Are ... !

[trainbow]

WE ARE...

So dumb you have to keep repeating your own identity wherever you go?

Here's the background story behind Penn State's chant:

"In 1948, [Wallace] Triplett became the first African-American to play in the Cotton Bowl Classic, catching the tying touchdown in Penn State's 13-13 tie with Southern Methodist University. It has been suggested Penn State's now-famous 'We Are Penn State!' stadium cheer has its origins in SMU's request for a meeting to protest the participation of Penn State's two black players (Triplett and Hoggard). Team captain Steve Suhey was said to have responded, 'We are Penn State. There will be no meetings.'"

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Triplett]

As further context, I should note that through the 1940's, when northern colleges played in the south, black players on the northern teams were not allowed to participate.  Penn State refused to comply.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Using CHN, when I put the Penn State result in, CU is 15 and Michigan is 18.
In any case, losing three times to Penn State this year is not going to do Michigan any favors with the committee.

Lastly, for my wife's alma mater I say  LGR!
For my alma mater I say  We Are ... !

PENN STATE!!!

It's my dad's Alma Mater, too.

[mikek]

Still possible to make it... though I think Cornell needs these exact results.

http://goo.gl/o5dWI9

Rk Team PCWs RPI Rk   W-L-T Win %  
1 Minnesota 58 .5930 1   25-6-6 .7568  
2 Boston College 57 .5881* 2   26-7-4 .7568  
3 Union 55 .5877* 3   28-6-4 .7895  
4 Wisconsin 55 .5661* 4   24-10-2 .6944  
5 Mass.-Lowell 53 .5617* 5   25-10-4 .6923  
6 Quinnipiac 53 .5581 7   25-9-6 .7000  
7 Ferris State 52 .5610* 6   28-10-3 .7195  
8 Notre Dame 51 .5518* 8   23-14-2 .6154  
9 St. Cloud State 50 .5495* 9   21-10-5 .6528  
10 Minnesota State 49 .5476* 10   26-13-1 .6625  
11 Providence 47 .5472* 11   21-10-6 .6486  
12 North Dakota 47 .5449 12   24-12-3 .6538  
13 Vermont 46 .5398 13   20-14-3 .5811  
14 Michigan 44 .5367 14   18-13-4 .5714  
15 Cornell 44 .5351 15   17-10-5 .6094  
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16 Northeastern 42 .5351 16   19-14-4 .5676  
17 Colgate 42 .5348 17   19-13-5 .5811  
18 New Hampshire 42 .5282 18   22-18-1 .5488  
19 Yale 40 .5266 19   17-11-5 .5909  
20 Ohio State 39 .5265 20   18-14-5 .5541  


User-Specified Results
•Atlantic Hockey Semifinal #2: Niagara def. Robert Morris
•Atlantic Hockey Championship: Niagara def. Canisius
•Big Ten Semifinal #1: Ohio State def. Minnesota
•Big Ten Championship: Wisconsin def. Ohio State
•ECAC Semifinal #2: Quinnipiac def. Colgate
•ECAC Championship: Union def. Quinnipiac
•Hockey East Semifinal #2: New Hampshire def. Providence
•Hockey East Championship: Mass.-Lowell def. New Hampshire
•NCHC Semifinal #1: North Dakota def. Miami
•NCHC Championship: North Dakota def. Denver
•NCHC Consolation: Miami def. Western Michigan
•WCHA Semifinal #1: Ferris State def. Alaska-Anchorage
•WCHA Championship: Minnesota State def. Ferris State

[gonyr]

Still possible to make it... though I think Cornell needs these exact results.

http://goo.gl/o5dWI9

Rk Team PCWs RPI Rk   W-L-T Win %  
1 Minnesota 58 .5930 1   25-6-6 .7568  
2 Boston College 57 .5881* 2   26-7-4 .7568  
3 Union 55 .5877* 3   28-6-4 .7895  
4 Wisconsin 55 .5661* 4   24-10-2 .6944  
5 Mass.-Lowell 53 .5617* 5   25-10-4 .6923  
6 Quinnipiac 53 .5581 7   25-9-6 .7000  
7 Ferris State 52 .5610* 6   28-10-3 .7195  
8 Notre Dame 51 .5518* 8   23-14-2 .6154  
9 St. Cloud State 50 .5495* 9   21-10-5 .6528  
10 Minnesota State 49 .5476* 10   26-13-1 .6625  
11 Providence 47 .5472* 11   21-10-6 .6486  
12 North Dakota 47 .5449 12   24-12-3 .6538  
13 Vermont 46 .5398 13   20-14-3 .5811  
14 Michigan 44 .5367 14   18-13-4 .5714  
15 Cornell 44 .5351 15   17-10-5 .6094  
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16 Northeastern 42 .5351 16   19-14-4 .5676  
17 Colgate 42 .5348 17   19-13-5 .5811  
18 New Hampshire 42 .5282 18   22-18-1 .5488  
19 Yale 40 .5266 19   17-11-5 .5909  
20 Ohio State 39 .5265 20   18-14-5 .5541  


User-Specified Results
•Atlantic Hockey Semifinal #2: Niagara def. Robert Morris
•Atlantic Hockey Championship: Niagara def. Canisius
•Big Ten Semifinal #1: Ohio State def. Minnesota
•Big Ten Championship: Wisconsin def. Ohio State
•ECAC Semifinal #2: Quinnipiac def. Colgate
•ECAC Championship: Union def. Quinnipiac
•Hockey East Semifinal #2: New Hampshire def. Providence
•Hockey East Championship: Mass.-Lowell def. New Hampshire
•NCHC Semifinal #1: North Dakota def. Miami
•NCHC Championship: North Dakota def. Denver
•NCHC Consolation: Miami def. Western Michigan
•WCHA Semifinal #1: Ferris State def. Alaska-Anchorage
•WCHA Championship: Minnesota State def. Ferris State

Union over Q drops Northeastern to 18, but puts us in at #15 also. Seems more than a little unlikely for everything to fall exactly into place at this point.

[Beeeej]

Looks like the window's already closed because of other results.

[Rita]

Since Cornell is out, I'm all for the underdog/bid-stealers in other conference. Let's see what a "hot" team that ran the table in their conference tournament can do in the NC$$. UNH, tOSU and Miami seem to be contenders.

I would like to see Colgate get in so that the ECAC has three representatives. I would like to see Michigan and Vermont knocked out.

[John81]

Would a win in the cancelled game vs. Mass have had us in the 15 spot pending today's outcomes?

[ugarte]

Would a win in the cancelled game vs. Mass have had us in the 15 spot pending today's outcomes?

Don't want to know the answer. Please don't figure this out. Or if you do, only report if the answer is "it wouldn't have mattered."