polls 11/8

[duffs4]

I'm very surprised where we ended up.   I just hope that we can convert this weekend and prove to the skeptics that we belong there.

[Avash]

[Q]Robb Wrote:

 So which is most surprising?

1.  Our jump to 8th place.    
2.  Our first place vote.  
3.  Vermont's 15th place vote.    [/q]

In Vermont's first game of the season, they lost 7-1 to Maine. Nevertheless, after the game, and of course well before Vermont took 3 out of 4 (imaginary) points from Minnesota-Duluth, Maine coach Tim Whitehead had this to say: "They'll have a strong season. Obviously this is a tough result, but they will definitely use it as a positive...They're going to surprise a lot of people, in my opinion"  (uscho.com). I know it's still early in the season, but that was some pretty good foresight on Whitehead's part.

[calgARI '07]

[Q]Avash '05 Wrote:

 [Q2]Robb Wrote:

 So which is most surprising?

1.  Our jump to 8th place.    
2.  Our first place vote.  
3.  Vermont's 15th place vote.    [/Q]
In Vermont's first game of the season, they lost 7-1 to Maine. Nevertheless, after the game, and of course well before Vermont took 3 out of 4 (imaginary) points from Minnesota-Duluth, Maine coach Tim Whitehead had this to say: "They'll have a strong season. Obviously this is a tough result, but they will definitely use it as a positive...They're going to surprise a lot of people, in my opinion"  (uscho.com). I know it's still early in the season, but that was some pretty good foresight on Whitehead's part.



Edited 2 times. Last edit at 11/08/04 09:55PM by Avash '05.[/q]

And people were questioning my prediction of Vermont finishing 6th in the ECACHL this year.

[Pace]

Indeed. I hope this jump won't turn out to be a jinx. A sweep of MSU would go a long way to soldifying this confidence in us.

[CowbellGuy]

Were? I still am. Three games do not a season make.

[KeithK]

In fairness to Vermont, that loss to Maine came the first day teams were allowed to be on the ice with coaches/  So they hadn't ever had an official practice.  But I'm still a skeptic on the Cats chances this season. And not because I'd like to see them finish 12th before leaving the conference.

[dss28]

Personally, I like seeing 3 ECAC teams in the top 15.

[Beeeej]

I was just thinking that.:-)

(Of course, it's much nicer to see much later in the season, but still.)

Beeeej

[ninian '72]

The jump also makes us a bigger target next weekend.  I would have much preferred going into East Lansing under the radar.

[Josh '99]

[Q]ninian '72 Wrote:
The jump also makes us a bigger target next weekend.  I would have much preferred going into East Lansing under the radar.[/q]Even if we'd stayed at 12, we'd still have been higher in the polls than MSU.  Maybe the attention being paid to the Red is broader because of that 8 ranking, but as far as MSU goes, I think we would've had to drop a home game or two to be under their radar.

[Bio '04]

Princeton seems to think that Vermont is a threat this year (not that that's saying much since it is Princeton):

[Q]It was a weekend of shutouts on the road for men's hockey (1-2-1 overall, 1-1-0 ECAC), which came up on the short end of the stick Friday night against Vermont (5-4-1, 2-0-0) â€" one of men's hockey's powerhouses â€" but rebounded to capture the win on Saturday versus Dartmouth (1-1-0 ECAC).
[/Q]

http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2004/11/09/sports/11351.shtml

[ugarte]

I like the 2 #8's, but I think the pollsters are just trying to get ahead of themselves; it is hard to say Cornell has proven itself yet - particularly with so many freshmen playing such a huge role. I hope this is the real level of this team, but to paraphrase Age, 4 games do not a season make. On the other hand, Colgate at 7-2 deserves more respect than they are getting.

Colgate/Cornell looks to be a real tough weekend for the ECAC this year and the H2H should be a blast.