PWR Pedagogery

scoop85 · February 27, 2010, 09:41:25 PM

Quote from: RobbGood - I nominate mikek to do the honors in the morning. I'm staying up to watch the game tonight (dammit!) after having worked approximately 75 hours this week, and at least another 12 to go tomorrow. Big work deadline on Monday...

In the meantime, here's all the wisdom I can muster: winning = good. losing = bad.

LGR!

And tonight's tie does what?

mikek · February 28, 2010, 10:04:54 AM

Ok but today's verison will be shorter, just had some time to kill yesterday... Tie actually didn't hurt too bad, at least for now. We lost the COp comparison to Mich St, but we stayed ahead in RPI as they tied with Bowling Green. We we're able keep the COp with Alaska, a loss would have meant we we're even.

The UMD comparison could be interesting. We are currently tied with them in COp and could take the TUC category with a win against Union and a loss to Yale. We need them to get in a playoff matchup with CC or North Dakota (preferrable because we don't want CC to win much) and lose.

We got a couple favorable results last night with Mich St. and Ferris both tying inferior opponents. Even though we kept the Alaska comparison they moved past us into 9th and we dropped to 11th. We're still just clinging to that RPI cliff though with 4 or 5 teams hanging around right behind us just waiting for us to lose.

I think we defininitely need to root for BU against Vermont today as it will be hard for BU to catch our RPI and we have the COp solidly in hand.

upperdeck · February 28, 2010, 12:34:43 PM

what exactly has VT managed to do to be ranked so high in PWR yet almost didnt even qualify for the hockey east playoffs? the OC results of 6-1 managed to carry them thru such a poor reg season?

mikek · February 28, 2010, 01:09:01 PM

Quote from: upperdeckwhat exactly has VT managed to do to be ranked so high in PWR yet almost didnt even qualify for the hockey east playoffs? the OC results of 6-1 managed to carry them thru such a poor reg season?

Wins against Denver and UMD are helping their COp against the WCHA and their TUC record isn't bad considering their overall record. They stand to steal the comparison against us if we get to 10 TUC games (the Dartmouth loss could haunt us here). We need them lose to BU today and then either lose again to BU or UNH in the playoffs (if they make it...) or we need to win against SLU, Dartmouth, or Yale.

Jim Hyla · February 28, 2010, 02:58:40 PM

Quote from: mikek
Quote from: upperdeckwhat exactly has VT managed to do to be ranked so high in PWR yet almost didnt even qualify for the hockey east playoffs? the OC results of 6-1 managed to carry them thru such a poor reg season?

Wins against Denver and UMD are helping their COp against the WCHA and their TUC record isn't bad considering their overall record. They stand to steal the comparison against us if we get to 10 TUC games (the Dartmouth loss could haunt us here). We need them lose to BU today and then either lose again to BU or UNH in the playoffs (if they make it...) or we need to win against SLU, Dartmouth, or Yale.

Yale means we win the ECAC's, I'll take that. Dartmouth could be quarter-finals, or SLU in the semis. LGR

Trotsky · February 28, 2010, 02:59:32 PM

Quote from: Jim HylaYale means we win the ECAC's, I'll take that. Dartmouth could be quarter-finals, or SLU in the semis. LGR

We could also beat Yale in the consy.

Robb · February 28, 2010, 03:24:15 PM

I seem to recall that we still need a win over Clarkson for one of the CoPs. Now THAT would be sweet to get!

(you do the math)

Dpperk29 · February 28, 2010, 04:48:24 PM

Quote from: RobbI seem to recall that we still need a win over Clarkson for one of the CoPs. Now THAT would be sweet to get!

(you do the math)

Cya in the semifinals!

Jeff Hopkins '82 · February 28, 2010, 04:53:56 PM

Quote from: RobbI seem to recall that we still need a win over Clarkson for one of the CoPs. Now THAT would be sweet to get!

(you do the math)

Unfortunately, one of those was with Michigan State. And last night's tie makes that COP un-winnable. But a Clarkson win would flip COP with Minn-Duluth. More likely scenario is we flip that with a CC or UND win over Duluth.

Trotsky · March 01, 2010, 07:39:36 AM

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KeithK · March 01, 2010, 11:46:15 AM

Quote from: Trotskyhttp://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41pbYW37MrL._SL500_AA240_.jpg

Al Davis isn't exactly the greatest example anymore. Quote stil works.

adamw · March 05, 2010, 12:49:30 PM

Quote from: upperdeckwhat exactly has VT managed to do to be ranked so high in PWR yet almost didnt even qualify for the hockey east playoffs? the OC results of 6-1 managed to carry them thru such a poor reg season?

They still might not qualify - since there's a week remaining in the regular season .... But it's very tightly compacted. 2 or 3 points separate 4th from 9th.

Al DeFlorio · March 06, 2010, 09:06:12 AM

Now #11, three comparisons behind UHN.:-/

Nathan Chicowdy 92 · March 11, 2010, 02:27:47 PM

Can someone please, please provide an updated PWR assessment for the coming weekend? Can BU face UnivNoHardware in the HE tourney and flip the CoP for us? Would CoP even matter for that comparison if we advance to Albany? Is NoHardware the only comparison that is up for grabs and is not 100% RPI-dependent? I need my PWR fix here, people.

Robb · March 11, 2010, 04:16:40 PM

Sorry - travelling for work again, working ~80 hours per week, so I'm lucky to be checking in at all. Someone else is going to have to pick up the slack!

The good news is that my travels are not that far from Albany... ::uptosomething::