CU vs Ohio State 12/29/15

Johnny 5 · December 29, 2015, 08:32:16 AM

To a Happy New Year!!

::cheer::

Jim Hyla · December 29, 2015, 09:50:56 AM

Quote from: Johnny 5To a Happy New Year!!

::cheer::

and why would we celebrate them?

ps. That would make a nice T shirt.

Johnny 5 · December 29, 2015, 10:34:37 AM

Quote from: Jim Hyla
Quote from: Johnny 5To a Happy New Year!!

::cheer::

and why would we celebrate them?

ps. That would make a nice T shirt.

I try.
Thanks!
GBR!!

::rock::

Cornell '15 · December 29, 2015, 09:41:29 PM

I'm not watching or listening to the game, just following the E-Lynah Twitter feed... but can someone who's watching the game explain why OSU was up 6-0, but shots on goal were 20-19 OSU, going into the 3rd? What happened???

Beeeej · December 29, 2015, 09:44:54 PM

Quote from: Cornell '15I'm not watching or listening to the game, just following the E-Lynah Twitter feed... but can someone who's watching the game explain why OSU was up 6-0, but shots on goal were 20-19 OSU, going into the 3rd? What happened???

An unusually large percentage of OSU's shots went into the net.

Cornell '15 · December 29, 2015, 09:48:05 PM

Quote from: Beeeej
Quote from: Cornell '15I'm not watching or listening to the game, just following the E-Lynah Twitter feed... but can someone who's watching the game explain why OSU was up 6-0, but shots on goal were 20-19 OSU, going into the 3rd? What happened???

An unusually large percentage of OSU's shots went into the net.

I got that much, funnily enough. But after how we played yesterday, and how we've been playing all season, how are we getting shut out by a team that's only existed for 3 years, given roughly equal shots on goal? Either a bad night, or the beginning of a spring semester that looks like last year's... hopefully, the former.

KeithK · December 29, 2015, 09:51:12 PM

Quote from: Cornell '15... how are we getting shut out by a team that's only existed for 3 years, given roughly equal shots on goal?

They've been around since the 60s actually. You must be thinking Penn State (who is actually pretty good so far).

Cornell '15 · December 29, 2015, 09:56:12 PM

Quote from: KeithK
Quote from: Cornell '15... how are we getting shut out by a team that's only existed for 3 years, given roughly equal shots on goal?
They've been around since the 60s actually. You must be thinking Penn State (who is actually pretty good so far).

Have they? This link is a bit confusing then, I guess it's their coach's third year, not their third year in existence... my mistake! Same question though, what the hell is happening right now?

Beeeej · December 29, 2015, 09:59:08 PM

Quote from: Cornell '15
Quote from: KeithK
Quote from: Cornell '15... how are we getting shut out by a team that's only existed for 3 years, given roughly equal shots on goal?
They've been around since the 60s actually. You must be thinking Penn State (who is actually pretty good so far).

Have they? This link is a bit confusing then, I guess it's their coach's third year, not their third year in existence... my mistake! Same question though, what the hell is happening right now?

My guess is the combination of an off-night for Gillam, and a day-after letdown from battling the #1 team in the country.

upprdeck · December 29, 2015, 10:05:42 PM

shot totals were strange.. at one point the video said cornell had 12 shots mid first period. they had at least 8-9 after that on goal but it was 12-11.. shots were pretty even, but two pretty simple ones went in for OSU the first period and cornell had 6-7 A+ shots get stopped, hit a cross bar or missed the net. the 2nd period the D went to sleep the few shots OSU generated were from in close and the made good on them.

the big thing is the speed OSU was able to come thru center with to generate some plays and a few give aways. Cornell was better on the boards but didnt get anything out of most of it. OSU much the better the 2nd period.

Trotsky · December 29, 2015, 10:06:15 PM

It was a very bad night for both Gillam and Stewart. We had many excellent chances in the first but Frey and/or puck luck denied us.

One thing though was that Ohio State really pushed the play up tempo throughout the game, and our big guys got tired. In the final two periods our guys were outskated and outhustled, which with Schafer probably peeling the paint off the lockerroom wall suggests to me that they might just have had nothing left in the tank.

It happens.

Cornell '15 · December 29, 2015, 10:10:55 PM

Sounds like just a bad night all around. I'm sure they'll bounce back if that's the case.

Jim Hyla · December 30, 2015, 08:13:37 AM

Quote from: Cornell '15Sounds like just a bad night all around. I'm sure they'll bounce back if that's the case.

I also expect us to bounce back, but we've played over our heads the first part of the season. Realistically we had to come down sometime. There's no way we are yet one of the top 10 programs in the country. We have the potential to get there, but I'm happy if we make a good showing for the rest of the ECAC season, look good in LP (even if we don't win it all) and make the NCAA's.

This was a tough regression to the mean, but maybe better to fall hard in one game, than to drift down slowly.

Swampy · December 30, 2015, 10:31:01 AM

Quote from: Jim Hyla
Quote from: Cornell '15Sounds like just a bad night all around. I'm sure they'll bounce back if that's the case.

I also expect us to bounce back, but we've played over our heads the first part of the season. Realistically we had to come down sometime. There's no way we are yet one of the top 10 programs in the country. We have the potential to get there, but I'm happy if we make a good showing for the rest of the ECAC season, look good in LP (even if we don't win it all) and make the NCAA's.

This was a tough regression to the mean, but maybe better to fall hard in one game, than to drift down slowly.

Well, tOSU is ranked in the forties, and I hope we're better than that. The last two games we showed our Jekyll and Hyde potential. But I can't believe we're 8 goals worse than tOSU. Let's hope the boys learn from the experience, and resume their former track: maybe not yet top 10, but always competitive with the top 10.

Trotsky · December 30, 2015, 10:45:43 AM

Quote from: Jim HylaThere's no way we are yet one of the top 10 programs in the country.

"You are what your record says you are." We're 7th in PWR. Consider that Providence (Win) is 4th, SLU (Win) is 9th, and BU and Yale (Ties) are tied for 11th. I think we actually are one of the top 10 teams in the country.

If we're going to rebound Merrimack is a good opponent. Midtable non-conference opponent who on paper it looks like we should beat -- basically a reprise of OSU. It certainly won't be a trap weekend, now.

I was very happy there was no fighting on other garbage -- the team is obviously much better disciplined. There are ten more days to get other bodies healthy, too.