NCAA 3/26

[CrazyLarry]

Glad to hear it.

[Trotsky]

Crowd shots reveal a lot of, er, corn well-fed ladies in the Spartan camp.

[Trotsky]

The third MSU goal was from an incredible angle.  Goalie must have just blown the trajectory -- it looked really soft.

[CrazyLarry]

Yeah, you CANNOT allow that shit in.  Beautiful shot, to the far upper corner, but no excuse not to be able to cut that off.

2 goals for MSU in the last 90 seconds of periods.  Lack of mental toughness from Maine.

[andyw2100]

[quote Trotsky]The third MSU goal was from an incredible angle.  Goalie must have just blown the tranjectory -- it looked really soft.[/quote]

Just watched the replay on TiVo. It looked like the goalie had the angle OK, but just went down in such a way that the puck was able to go over his left shoulder. Had he stayed on his feet, he would have blocked the shot.      
                              Andy W.

[andyw2100]

[quote CrazyLarry]Yeah, you CANNOT allow that shit in.  Beautiful shot, to the far upper corner, but no excuse not to be able to cut that off.[/quote]

It wasn't the far upper corner, but rather the near upper corner.
                     Andy W.

Edit: The puck may have hit the far upper corner in the net, but the goalie was beat on the near side, not the far side.

[MattShaf]

thanks for the cn8 link.
today that's a lifesaver.
here's hoping the feed holds up and they show the CU-Wis game.

[CrazyLarry]

Fair enough.  I was trying to make the point it was a good shot, but it would have been even better to hit the near upper corner, so it was a stupid phrasing.  Still, bad goaltending.

[andyw2100]

[quote CrazyLarry]Still, bad goaltending.[/quote]

Agreed.
             Andy W.

[Trotsky]

Instructive to watch Maine try to protect their third period lead.  I'm so used to the "screw down the lid and suffocate them" that the number of good rushes and set ups this, a very team, gives up with a one goal lead is staggering.

[nyc94]

For anyone without basketball on another TV or picture in picture, #11 George Mason is hanging with UConn 64-63 with 5:45 to go.

[Trotsky]

Mason winning.  You can hear the hearts of a hundred ESPN execs breaking.

[Townie]

Score Maine ENG 5-3

[Townie]

Score MSU w5 seconds left 5-4

[nyc94]

Could UConn be any luckier?  I was 5 seconds from an almost lock on the office pool!