Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno

[mookie1995]

Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno

I did say 2018...

....trickery!!!!!

[UML Puck Hawk]

(who eat our freshmen's lunch).

When I originally posted that I thought it would be an accomplishment. I'll still view it that way (hell we got rolled by Maine), but you all are sure making that difficult.

Lowell is on a two week bye before playing BU, so lots of rust

[sterlippo1]

Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno

so being 6-10-1 will help how?!?!

(and already lost easy games to easy teams like easy umo and tied easy unconn AT HOME!!!)
((so lets not break out the popsicles just yet for that easy schedule.... ))

and I'm the sandbagger

[Scarlet]

and I'm the sandbagger

Sandbagging is when you say that while in first place in the league with a five point lead and an 8 or 9 game undefeated streak. It’s not sandbagging when your team is under .500 and plummeting out of the top 20. We’ve had this conversation before.

[mookie1995]

Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno

and I'm the sandbagger

no, you're the guy who tells out of towners to shop at the airport

mookie is the guy who eats olives for dinner

[theprofromdover]

no, you're the guy who tells out of towners to shop at the airport

mookie is the guy who eats olives for dinner

And likes happy endings!

[mookie1995]

And likes happy endings!

Mookie is a happy guy

[brassbonanza]

Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno

Pretty much set now that BU need to win hea tournament to make NCAA tourney at this point.

From a mathematical perspective, this is laughably wrong. If you want to argue that the product on the ice indicates a big change/turnaround would be necessary to get an at-large bid, then you've got a better argument. But we are absolutely not relegated to the autobid from a "simple math" perspective.

[Tater]

Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno

If anyone is looking to pick up tickets for Saturday, the ticket office released a ton of tickets last week and many are still available. They must have been holding those tickets for the partial season ticket packages that they were promoting included a ticket to the BC game.

[Tater]

Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno

From a mathematical perspective, this is laughably wrong. If you want to argue that the product on the ice indicates a big change/turnaround would be necessary to get an at-large bid, then you've got a better argument. But we are absolutely not relegated to the autobid from a "simple math" perspective.

He never said they were mathematically eliminated. I took his comment as being from a reality based perspective. Sure, if BU wins all the rest of their games, we all know they will get an at-large. We know that won't happen though and I agree with Mookie that BU needs to win the autobid. Most years I would say the team had a bit more time to turn things around, but HEA's poor NC record will put any conference team with double digit losses in jeopardy.

[BU Fan 84]

Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno

He never said they were mathematically eliminated. I took his comment as being from a reality based perspective. Sure, if BU wins all the rest of their games, we all know they will get an at-large. We know that won't happen though and I agree with Mookie that BU needs to win the autobid. Most years I would say the team had a bit more time to turn things around, but HEA's poor NC record will put any conference team with double digit losses in jeopardy.

Yeah, at what point would they become mathematically eliminated? I really can't imagine BU getting an auto bid with, say, 12 losses. Not with HE being so down this year. Sweeping the next four would go a very long way towards saving the season. I think there might be a 1% chance of winning the next four.

[purpleinnebraska]

Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno

He never said they were mathematically eliminated. I took his comment as being from a reality based perspective. Sure, if BU wins all the rest of their games, we all know they will get an at-large. We know that won't happen though and I agree with Mookie that BU needs to win the autobid. Most years I would say the team had a bit more time to turn things around, but HEA's poor NC record will put any conference team with double digit losses in jeopardy.

Last year (and I think that was a pretty normal year) 7 teams with at least 11 losses got at-large bids, including 2 from a fairly weak Big 10. It's not Panic Day for you yet. Panic Day Eve, maybe, but not Panic Day.

[Tater]

Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno

Last year (and I think that was a pretty normal year) 7 teams with at least 11 losses got at-large bids, including 2 from a fairly weak Big 10. It's not Panic Day for you yet. Panic Day Eve, maybe, but not Panic Day.

Big Ten had a 0.583 non-conference record last season. Hockey East is 0.469 this year versus 0.573 last year. Only one auto-bid with more than 12 losses and that was a NCHC team.
Really impossible to predict the Pairwise this far out but I would say 4 more losses at most would put them in auto-bid territory and 3 would put them on the bubble.

[purpleinnebraska]

Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno

Big Ten had a 0.583 non-conference record last season. Hockey East is 0.469 this year versus 0.573 last year. Only one auto-bid with more than 12 losses and that was a NCHC team.
Really impossible to predict the Pairwise this far out but I would say 4 more losses at most would put them in auto-bid territory and 3 would put them on the bubble.

Good points, but the Big's record last year was boosted by a lot of Penn State and Ohio State wins over Atlantic Hockey, wins that boosted the league's percentage, but didn't really help for Pairwise purposes. I would agree that if you have 12 losses, you better be in the NCHC, or you're going to need some luck.

[BU Fan 84]

Re: Boston University - 2017-2018 season - thread numero uno

Assuming the next four go like we think they will (disastrously bad for BU), I think Quinn should start focusing on next season during the break. Let's develop players for next year, start installing a completely new offense, (like that'll ever happen ....) etc.