OFFICIAL NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Bracket 2006

DeltaOne81 · March 19, 2006, 06:00:23 PM

[quote nr53]Well considering that most other nc$$ tourny's are based on smoke filled rooms, they were probably trying to go for the same mystique. I think we should all realize there are few fans as hard-core as we are and may not realize what the pair wise ranking is on any given day (or even what the pwr is). Then it makes sense that tv people would try to go for the same thing.[/quote]

Yeah, but what do you think the ratio is of "casual" watchers watching an 11 am NCAA hockey selection show, versus us serious fans? Do you really think its worth looking stupid in front of 99% of your viewing audience, for... what exactly?

nr53 · March 19, 2006, 06:11:34 PM

it does give us a lot to talk about... ::screwy::

CrazyLarry · March 19, 2006, 06:20:36 PM

Could be worse. I had to wake up at 8 am to watch it. And then after, I thought to myself, "Why did I wake up to watch it?" I can get better, more coherent, more accurate analysis any number of places at a time of my choosing. ESPN probably knows this. So, why do we watch it. Just because it's Cornell hockey on TV. Bob Norton could come out speaking in toungues and we'd still watch. So, complaining about the details seems silly. We got what we wanted. The Cornell logo on TV, and fleeting footage of some Cornell hockey.

ebilmes · March 19, 2006, 06:37:10 PM

[quote CrazyLarry]fleeting footage of Cornell hockey.[/quote]

...giving up six goals to Sucks... ::uhoh::

But, yes, any time Cornell hockey gets airtime is a good excuse to watch.

adamw · March 19, 2006, 06:42:25 PM

Re: Bob Norton ... no need to slag the guy. He's a great guy, he knows hockey. If he irritates you, that's your prerogative. Lord knows I irritate plenty of people

... But there is no chance in the world that Bob Norton or 99.99999 percent of the other commentators go out of their way to knock one team at the expense of another. Everyone has their favorites teams and people to root for, of course, but no one I know mindlessly knocks certain programs. Of course, criticism sometimes comes up in the course of honest assessments -- which most fans of those schools only tend to remember as opposed to the 15 other teams you said something positive.

Finally ... BC is in Worcester because it's the 6 vs. 11. No more complicated than that. That's why they "stay East" and Cornell doesn't. If BU is the 3 seed and must be in Worcester, then the 6-11 must be there too. That's the way they do it. They pay very little mind to any other reasons anymore. ... I do agree that it would be better to avoid a second-round matchup between BU-BC, but again, the committee doesn't care about that anymore. However, at least in this case, it's more justifiable, because BC is the lower seed and theoretically should lose in the first round.

jy3 · March 19, 2006, 07:41:16 PM

figured we would be west. i dont think we got screwed. we controlled our own destiny for staying east and got blown out. No one mentioned that instead of getting #9 michigan we got #10 cc. so technically we got a "lesser" opponent.
hope i watch the game sometime

direct tv and their tv scheduling module isnt working for some reason. anyway
http://cornellbigred.collegesports.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/031906aaa.html
story at cornellbigred.com

Al DeFlorio · March 19, 2006, 07:54:40 PM

[quote jy3]
story at cornellbigred.com[/quote]
From the story: "Cornell is set to compete in its fourth NCAA tournament in five years and fifth of head coach Mike Schafer's tenure."

Ummmm...didn't we go in both '96 and '97?

DeltaOne81 · March 19, 2006, 08:10:44 PM

[quote jy3]figured we would be west. i dont think we got screwed. we controlled our own destiny for staying east and got blown out. No one mentioned that instead of getting #9 michigan we got #10 cc. so technically we got a "lesser" opponent.
hope i watch the game sometime

direct tv and their tv scheduling module isnt working for some reason. anyway
http://cornellbigred.collegesports.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/031906aaa.html
story at cornellbigred.com[/quote]

Absolutely agree. No way we got screwed this year. We had bad luck, but we didn't get screwed. In the last 4 years we've made the NCAAs 4 times, twice east, twice west. Seems about fair for luck to me.

If BU had been #1, we'd be in Worcester. If we hadn't lost yesterday, we'd be in Albany. If we hadn't lost to RPI, Union, tied RPI, tied Yale, not gotten off the bust at Dartmouth, lost to Harvard at home, etc. This team has had a very up and down year and I can't possibly see how we "deserved" anything more than the random chance that is the NCAA seeding process.

Keep getting into the NCAAs and we'll land east about half the time. That's the way it works.... until they change the way it works.

jy3 · March 19, 2006, 08:24:51 PM

and if we had beaten the team from east lansing both games we would be a number 1 seed. i just hope i can watch the game saturday. we have a wedding ::help:: to go to

MINIteam8s · March 19, 2006, 08:55:07 PM

Definitely agree with the last few posts ... Our best team can win on any one night. We haven't brought our best team to every game this year; we had lots of opportunities to impact the ratings.

We do need our team healthy ... A mom-to-(player's)-mom conversation Friday night revealed that sinus, flu and typical upstate NY winter colds were taking their toll on the whole team. She mentioned that her son felt awful whenever his head moved (and he suited up and played Friday).

Back at the motel later that night I heard CNN report that NY was a red state (severe) for flu (sort of like the homeland insecurity color codes).

Our fans are the best ... when the team gets down, we all (need to) help them lift up their spirit - LGR!

RatushnyFan · March 20, 2006, 10:49:14 AM

[quote Al DeFlorio][quote jy3]
story at cornellbigred.com[/quote]
From the story: "Cornell is set to compete in its fourth NCAA tournament in five years and fifth of head coach Mike Schafer's tenure."

Ummmm...didn't we go in both '96 and '97?[/quote]
Yep. Those were good years. LSSU might have been a frozen four team in '96 (hand pass) and we played them pretty tough. Saw both games in person in '97. We outclassed a good Miami squad (Miami was one of only three teams to beat Michigan in '97) and while we tired out we played North Dakota as tough as anyone in the NCAA's that year (was a one goal game in the third, Knopp almost had a shortie in the third to tie it up) before tiring out. Good times.