2025 NCAAs: Flip the Switch, Flip the Script

[marty]

Oh man. It's today. I might be sick.

That's why God made this.  Good at at 9:47 but I'll be good to go in a few hours and might need some help.

[Snowball]

Oh man. It's today. I might be sick.

That's why God made this.  Good at at 9:47 but I'll be good to go in a few hours and might need some help.

C'mon people, house money, serious underdog, we rock!

On a lark I looked at the roster entry for #22, Howard. He looks 12, but they all do. I got bored reading all his fantastical stats and numerous awards, but eventually arrived at the bottom where there are bio notes and discovered this: away from the rink he "enjoys cornhole."

WTF

Big Red: SHUT HIM DOWN!!!

[imafrshmn]

MSU are a young team playing with the pressure of being a high seed in 'home' territory. Cornell, the road dogs, have all the moxie and veteran tricks. It's a pretty good value for the bettors, at +245 on the moneyline.

[Will]

Oh man. It's today. I might be sick.

That's why God made this.  Good at at 9:47 but I'll be good to go in a few hours and might need some help.

C'mon people, house money, serious underdog, we rock!

On a lark I looked at the roster entry for #22, Howard. He looks 12, but they all do. I got bored reading all his fantastical stats and numerous awards, but eventually arrived at the bottom where there are bio notes and discovered this: away from the rink he "enjoys cornhole."

WTF

Big Red: SHUT HIM DOWN!!!

I'm sure Cornell would love to give Isaac Howard a lot more opportunity to perfect his cornhole game.

[sah67]

There's lots of MSU fan chatter in various online forums totally looking past us and already discussing strategy and odds for MSU vs. BU/OSU. I certainly don't think it's anywhere near a "gimme" for them, and if any of our players have seen or heard it, I'm hoping it's extra motivation for them!

[djk26]

There's lots of MSU fan chatter in various online forums totally looking past us and already discussing strategy and odds for MSU vs. BU/OSU. I certainly don't think it's anywhere near a "gimme" for them, and if any of our players have seen or heard it, I'm hoping it's extra motivation for them!

Curious to know where national hockey fans are talking these days--USCHO's forum, once hopping (I guess that was 20 years ago--I am old) now seems dead.

[sah67]

There's lots of MSU fan chatter in various online forums totally looking past us and already discussing strategy and odds for MSU vs. BU/OSU. I certainly don't think it's anywhere near a "gimme" for them, and if any of our players have seen or heard it, I'm hoping it's extra motivation for them!

Curious to know where national hockey fans are talking these days--USCHO's forum, once hopping (I guess that was 20 years ago--I am old) now seems dead.

Most (if not all) Big 10 schools have their own ELF equivalents: fan-run forum/discussion board sites. I found a couple of different Michigan State ones just by googling.

[jtwcornell91]

Pretty depressing that teams like Yale, Union, Harvard, and even RPI have won a national championship much more recently than we have.

that's a pretty dumb way to think about it but knock yourself out. RPI was an incredible team when they won. that they are bad now is the aberration.

As a season ticket holder and RPI observer - more than a true fan - I think where RPI is now is horribly depressing.  This is a program that didn't hire alum Ben Barr who is coaching ascending Maine.  

Just as Adam Wodon worries about Clarkson's future,  I worry about RPI.

If Cornell, Clarkson and RPI don't all have decent men's hockey teams, something is wrong with the world.

[stereax]

Oh man. It's today. I might be sick.

That's why God made this.  Good at at 9:47 but I'll be good to go in a few hours and might need some help.

Aughhhh. No, you're right.

Law school's finally doing a watch party tonight with free snacks, so that's my afternoon booked. And I might get to meet other people here who care about hockey too

[ursusminor]

Pretty depressing that teams like Yale, Union, Harvard, and even RPI have won a national championship much more recently than we have.

that's a pretty dumb way to think about it but knock yourself out. RPI was an incredible team when they won. that they are bad now is the aberration.

As a season ticket holder and RPI observer - more than a true fan - I think where RPI is now is horribly depressing.  This is a program that didn't hire alum Ben Barr who is coaching ascending Maine.  

Just as Adam Wodon worries about Clarkson's future,  I worry about RPI.

If Cornell, Clarkson and RPI don't all have decent men's hockey teams, something is wrong with the world.

I think that the last time all three made the ECAC final 4 was 2002. That explains the world situation in a nutshell.

The last time RPI was decent was 2020, and COVID started.

[fastforward]

Oh man. It's today. I might be sick.

Ditto!
Just about to watch the Ohio vs BU game as a distraction!
I'm sure our boys are up to the task!
Shane will be strong in net, our D will work their magic to back him up, our forwards will skate through their lines, battle well in the corners, and make us proud!!
Stay out of the box and shoot on the power play!!
GO RED!!!

[marty]

Pretty depressing that teams like Yale, Union, Harvard, and even RPI have won a national championship much more recently than we have.

that's a pretty dumb way to think about it but knock yourself out. RPI was an incredible team when they won. that they are bad now is the aberration.

As a season ticket holder and RPI observer - more than a true fan - I think where RPI is now is horribly depressing.  This is a program that didn't hire alum Ben Barr who is coaching ascending Maine.  

Just as Adam Wodon worries about Clarkson's future,  I worry about RPI.

If Cornell, Clarkson and RPI don't all have decent men's hockey teams, something is wrong with the world.

I think that the last time all three made the ECAC final 4 was 2002. That explains the world situation in a nutshell.

The last time RPI was decent was 2020, and COVID started.

I know I am in the minority but I feel bad for Coach Smith as he seemed to be headed toward bringing the team back to relevance.

[stereax]

Oh man. It's today. I might be sick.

Ditto!
Just about to watch the Ohio vs BU game as a distraction!
I'm sure our boys are up to the task!
Shane will be strong in net, our D will work their magic to back him up, our forwards will skate through their lines, battle well in the corners, and make us proud!!
GO RED!!!

Can't watch Ohio vs BU, got class and a memo to work on, but I'm keeping an eye on it.

Four more games. LET'S GO RED!

[RichH]

An Ohio State University is controlling play and lead 1-0, and I'm having trouble following the 14 year old doing the call.

The building seems really quiet, which is what one would expect for a Thursday afternoon.

[sah67]

SOG 15-2 in favor of OSU with the first period almost over ::twitch::

If it continues like that, Pandolfo is going to sound pretty prescient given his postgame comments following the UConn loss last week:

If it happens again, the season's over," Pandolfo said after Thursday's loss. "If our guys want to play the way we did tonight at regionals, I don't think we're going to like the result."