Bracket Predictions

Jordan 04 · March 22, 2009, 11:28:41 AM

Glad I tuned in to ESPN2 a few minutes early to catch the last runs of the tractor pull!

Jacob '06 · March 22, 2009, 11:35:52 AM

So far the Manchester regional is exactly what we all said.

Jordan 04 · March 22, 2009, 11:42:37 AM

Cornell vs Northeastern in Grand Rapids. 4 PM ET, ESPN U

Jacob '06 · March 22, 2009, 11:42:43 AM

We get northeastern in Grand Rapids at 4 PM.

Rita · March 22, 2009, 11:42:46 AM

GRAND RAPIDS to play Northeastern.

ND v. BSU

Jordan 04 · March 22, 2009, 11:44:00 AM

Would not surprise Melrose "atoll" to see a long game in the Midwest regional.

Jordan 04 · March 22, 2009, 11:46:35 AM

For those interested, there seemed to be packages available at lastminute.com for travel into Grand Rapids this weekend for ~$300 per person.

ETA: From NYC

calgARI '07 · March 22, 2009, 11:48:16 AM

Cornell catches big break. Instead of getting UMD that is playing their best hockey of the season, they get a team that has lost 3 of 5 heading in. I would have thought the top seed in the regional plays the 4:00 game.

DeltaOne81 · March 22, 2009, 11:48:21 AM

Hmmm, the switch of NE & UMD surprises me. Any thoughts on why? Its an oh-so-slight screw of both Notre Dame & NE.

Jacob '06 · March 22, 2009, 11:52:01 AM

Northeastern-Cornell is the "natural" pairing. I assume the switch of UMD and Northeastern between midwest and west is more of an attendance thing.

Jordan 04 · March 22, 2009, 11:52:14 AM

Cornell is a team that could upset BU?

I'll sign right now for that opportunity

DeltaOne81 · March 22, 2009, 11:54:44 AM

[quote Jacob '06]Northeastern-Cornell is the "natural" pairing. I assume the switch of UMD and Northeastern between midwest and west is more of an attendance thing.[/quote]

Yeah, it is. They had an option between two pairing that were off by one, or one that was 'natural' and the other was that off by two. I would have figured they would have preferred two near-corrects, than one being further off. But perhaps we've seen that first-round natural pairing take priority?

It *could* be attendance, but as the committee has ever to do anything based on attendance yet, I would not jump to that conclusion.

tretiak · March 22, 2009, 11:59:36 AM

and they want to see colin wilson or zane kalemba win the hobey...anyone but those two

scoop85 · March 22, 2009, 12:05:55 PM

[quote calgARI '07]Cornell catches big break. Instead of getting UMD that is playing their best hockey of the season, they get a team that has lost 3 of 5 heading in. I would have thought the top seed in the regional plays the 4:00 game.[/quote]

Agreed. A team that plays more like we do at a neutral venue. Only downside is that we get sent West, but we all knew that anyway, and no one here had any sense of entitlement to an Eastern draw.

Germ · March 22, 2009, 12:29:34 PM

I don't think we could have asked for too much more. Playing at a neutral site against a team who is leaking oil. I don't know if we've played in GR before but it has to be better than playing in Minny on their funky sheet of ice. (Unless GR has the same sheet.) And IF (big IF) we make it to the second round to play ND at least it's not in South Bend.

If we had beaten Yale and gotten a 2 seed wouldn't we have ended up playing UNH @ their crib in the first round?

I was irked that when they introduced the Midwest region they didn't even announce Cornell. They stopped at NE. Other than Barry saying we could upset BU we didn't get too much airtime. I guess when you're a three seed you're not the flavor of the day.