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gored · December 03, 2009, 12:14:02 AM

I still can't believe how much Sucks Univ is living up to their name. Did they seriously lose to Brown at home? And only one win with all those great recruits?
This is my favorite Sucks U season of all time.

sah67 · December 03, 2009, 01:47:44 AM

This could have been added to one of several other threads.

Trotsky · December 03, 2009, 08:14:14 AM

Who polices the thread police? ::panic::

gored · December 03, 2009, 08:40:21 AM

Sorry, I was away for a bit.

jtwcornell91 · December 03, 2009, 11:56:06 AM

If this were USCHO people would start five different "Harvard Sucks" threads.

ursusminor · December 03, 2009, 01:44:35 PM

Quote from: jtwcornell91If this were USCHO people would start five different "Harvard Sucks" threads.

Only if Harvard joined Hockey East.

jas27 · December 03, 2009, 10:13:00 PM

Here's hoping Donato keeps landing those recruits from prep schools. Great academic schools and littered with talented players.

The thing I love about hockey, and in particular college hockey, is that it exposes what talent really is: just talent.

Rosey · December 04, 2009, 12:47:33 AM

Quote from: jas27The thing I love about hockey, and in particular college hockey, is that it exposes what talent really is: just talent.

Reminds me of that line from Miracle. Something like: "The reason all-star teams fail is that they rely entirely on an individual's talent. What the Soviets do is take that talent and use it in a system for the betterment of the team."

Swampy · December 04, 2009, 07:25:14 AM

Quote from: Kyle Rose
Quote from: jas27The thing I love about hockey, and in particular college hockey, is that it exposes what talent really is: just talent.
Reminds me of that line from Miracle. Something like: "The reason all-star teams fail is that they rely entirely on an individual's talent. What the Soviets do is take that talent and use it in a system for the betterment of the team."

Sounds like a bunch of commies.

billhoward · December 04, 2009, 08:12:56 AM

Quote from: Kyle Rose
Quote from: jas27The thing I love about hockey, and in particular college hockey, is that it exposes what talent really is: just talent.
Reminds me of that line from Miracle. Something like: "The reason all-star teams fail is that they rely entirely on an individual's talent. What the Soviets do is take that talent and use it in a system for the betterment of the team."

And then make them wear uniforms that give the color red a bad name.

DisplacedCornellian · December 04, 2009, 08:44:11 AM

Quote from: jtwcornell91If this were USCHO people would start five different "Harvard Sucks" threads.

If Harvard had fans there would be five different "Fire Donato!" threads on USCHO.

gored · December 04, 2009, 09:33:31 AM

Actually that is an interesting point of discussion. What do you guys think of Donato's future? This is his 6th season and he is essentially .500 for his career. Including this year, three of the last 4 will be losing campaigns. The two best years were the first, with Mazzoleni's players. How long will Sucks keep him?
From our prespective, the longer the better if they perform so poorly.

Rosey · December 04, 2009, 11:50:51 AM

Quote from: billhoward
Quote from: Kyle Rose
Quote from: jas27The thing I love about hockey, and in particular college hockey, is that it exposes what talent really is: just talent.
Reminds me of that line from Miracle. Something like: "The reason all-star teams fail is that they rely entirely on an individual's talent. What the Soviets do is take that talent and use it in a system for the betterment of the team."
And then make them wear uniforms that give the color red a bad name.

The Soviets gave "red" a bad name because communism is inarguably evil. OTOH, that the Soviets were the greatest hockey team in the world for two decades is a point of pride for the players and coaches involved, regardless of the political system under which they lived.

billhoward · December 04, 2009, 01:06:03 PM

Communism is inherently useful if you're a party leader and get to drive on leaders-only center lanes through Moscow. That saves you time going to your next five-year-plan meeting. Plus that Joe Stalin did more for ZPG than Planned Parenthood ever did.

I never thought much about Communism in school because it was so bad as to be off the charts. Going way bacK: Too bad there was no right side to pick in the Vietnam war.

Beeeej · December 05, 2009, 03:49:04 PM

Quote from: goredActually that is an interesting point of discussion. What do you guys think of Donato's future? This is his 6th season and he is essentially .500 for his career. Including this year, three of the last 4 will be losing campaigns. The two best years were the first, with Mazzoleni's players. How long will Sucks keep him?
From our prespective, the longer the better if they perform so poorly.

I disagree; from our perspective, we should want Sucks to do as well as possible, especially out-of-conference and in the NCAAs, but lose to us. I'm a fan of Hahvahd-bashing and ridiculing their one-and-done recent history in the NCAAs, but I also believe a rising tide lifts all ECAC boats, and we shouldn't be the only team in the conference that manages more than sixty minutes of tourney time when we make it there.