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It is worth noting that Bob had a winning record against both of them during the regular season this year.

Agree with this. I would not be surprised to see Michigan win the national title, but I also wouldn't be surprised with a first round exit.

Umass is a host school. I think that means they will play in Springfield. My guess is they swap UMass and RIT from what you have above. I know that means conference rivals playing in the first round in Mass. But I'm not sure how else you do it unless BU goes to SF or MO. Not likely.

This is true. Almost as much of a waste of time as posting on message boards about likely brackets. And yet here I am...

Yep, and th I think I am talking to myself so it will be my last post on this subject. Yes, there were some defensive lapses. But we only gave up two. That is absolutely not the reason we lost the game. If you don't score 3 against a team like Michigan you are generally going to lose. You...

Again, I don't necessarily disagree. But that is different than "defensive lapses" which is the subjet we were addressing. If we want to say that we didn't score in large part because we could not execute a breakout, that's maybe a fair argument. But sorry... it is ridiculous to say we lost...

N Not really important. Whatever the source, if it's enough to keep every starter that you wanted to keep, it's enough. PJs tone on this is completely different than it was a year ago. That tells me he feels good about it. Plus... if he needed a lot more NIL money, why would he spin it to...

Don;t di Don't disagree. Justin was terrific and there were some defensive lapses. But the fact is that we lost that game because we did not score enough goals. Period, end of story.

I don't disagree with the lapses I guess. But if you give up only 2 goals, on your own ice, that should be a 'W.' If we think the D was the problem, it means we think we should have won that game 1-0.

Those could be fighting words for some here. There are many more kids from MN than any other state playing NCAA hockey. So we tend to be a bit biased.

I was actually more concerned about the offense. In particular, the lack of a forecheck and the lack of faceoff wins. In my opinion, this led directly to the lack of goal scoring. You aren't going to beat Michigan (or any talented team) very often if you don't score once in the first 58...

Was actually thinking the same thing today. I actually hope this happens, just to give it a true regional flavor. Not sure who 14 would be in that scenario. They could actually decide to put the 15 in there instead, in order to avoid same-conference opponents in 1st round games. Maybe RIT...

Yeah, those throws looked really good. No side arm, sling shot motion. After watching just a few of his throws, I would be willing to bet my next 10 paychecks that we will have fewer passes batted down at the line of scrimmage next year. Now... we all know that it is a lot harder to...

Agree 100%. I watched both the Denver and ND games last night. Based on that, it's hard to see them losing tonight. But it is hockey as we all know. No matter what, a Gopher win tonight is more important than the results of any other game.

You use the same circular, bizarre logic as my teenage daughter. If we went into a pizza place, and I ordered pepperoni instead of plain cheese, and she wanted plain cheese, she might say "you ripped the rug out from under me." Then when I poked fun at her for being melodramatic, she might...

"Rip the rug out from under fans." Yeah, most Gopher fans I know feel just totally betrayed and hurt. The emotional trauma from this is going to last forever. I had to go and get a therapist already, and apparently there is talk of creating special support groups to deal with this thing. I...

And I am not sure what simulation you are using. If ND gets swept by Miami, and we win BIG Tourney, you say that ND will still be ahead of us at the end? I don't see how that is possible. No matter.... let's just see how it plays out. Beat the Wolverines.

Good point.

I do yes. But it's a hardly a small piece.

Yes, I actually have run several different scenarios. Kind of pathetic, I know, but work has been slow lately. We are a virtual lock to be seeded ahead of MSU in NCAAs if we win the BIG Tourney (I am assuming regulation wins here so that could change things if OT comes into play). With that...