Declaring Our Independence: UAH 2010-11, Part the First

[gfmorris]

Re: Declaring Our Independence: UAH 2010-11, Part the First

You're right...the UAH-Bemidji era likely ends next season. We'll just have to enjoy this while we can. Today in particular.

Nah, it'll come back. Western realignment is going to shake a number of things up, including the insularity of conference scheduling. B10 schools aren't going to want to play a 24-game schedule. CHA fans know how unpleasant that can be.

GFM

[moose97]

Re: Declaring Our Independence: UAH 2010-11, Part the First

Nah, it'll come back. Western realignment is going to shake a number of things up, including the insularity of conference scheduling. B10 schools aren't going to want to play a 24-game schedule. CHA fans know how unpleasant that can be.

GFM

No offense, but there's a huge difference, though, between BSU/UAH/et. all and scheduling OOC games and Minnesota/Penn State and Michigan.

Here you go (BTHC): 6 teams, 20 conference games (home and home vs. everyone) and 14 OOC games (or 16 if there are exempt games). In the CHA, there was no real incentive for other schools to want to play BSU/UAH/etc., where as just about every W/CCHA school currently admits that Minnesota/Michigan, etc. drives their attendance, and they "need" them. The WCHA and CCHA would almost be foreced into some sort of scheduling interlock, reducing their number of conference games just to guarantee OOC games vs. the BTHC, and those schools would have plenty of games for variety in their 14-16 OOC games (and they would also give the W/CCHA schools what they want - games vs. their in-state BTHC "rivals").

[gfmorris]

Re: Declaring Our Independence: UAH 2010-11, Part the First

No offense, but there's a huge difference, though, between BSU/UAH/et. all and scheduling OOC games and Minnesota/Penn State and Michigan.

Here you go (BTHC): 6 teams, 20 conference games (home and home vs. everyone) and 14 OOC games (or 16 if there are exempt games). In the CHA, there was no real incentive for other schools to want to play BSU/UAH/etc., where as just about every W/CCHA school currently admits that Minnesota/Michigan, etc. drives their attendance, and they "need" them. The WCHA and CCHA would almost be foreced into some sort of scheduling interlock, reducing their number of conference games just to guarantee OOC games vs. the BTHC, and those schools would have plenty of games for variety in their 14-16 OOC games (and they would also give the W/CCHA schools what they want - games vs. their in-state BTHC "rivals").

The reduction in conference games for CCHA and WCHA is what I was meaning, but I didn't fully finish the thought. An interlock would certainly be a reasonable solution in the west. If the BTHC brings about more non-conference games for all of college hockey, I look at that as a net positive.

GFM

[Back check]

Re: Declaring Our Independence: UAH 2010-11, Part the First

Nice to see the Chargers on the good end of a one-goal game. Only the 3rd time in last 28 tries UAH has beaten BSU.

Now comes Merrimack who waxed Maine 7-1 last night.

[beaverhockeyfan]

Re: Declaring Our Independence: UAH 2010-11, Part the First

Nice to see the Chargers on the good end of a one-goal game. Only the 3rd time in last 28 tries UAH has beaten BSU.

Now comes Merrimack who waxed Maine 7-1 last night.

No one is going to be able to make the drive from Huntsville to Nashville anyway. It sounds like the world is ending down there......

[Douglas]

Re: Declaring Our Independence: UAH 2010-11, Part the First

No one is going to be able to make the drive from Huntsville to Nashville anyway. It sounds like the world is ending down there......

Hey Millsy - You wanna send down here some of those yellow and orange golf balls... with all this white stuff around I think I'm going to need them... This stuff is ruining my Monday golf day!!! ...and I can't find my balls... golf balls that is...

[beaverhockeyfan]

Re: Declaring Our Independence: UAH 2010-11, Part the First

Hey Millsy - You wanna send down here some of those yellow and orange golf balls... with all this white stuff around I think I'm going to need them... This stuff is ruining my Monday golf day!!! ...and I can't find my balls... golf balls that is...

I don't have any of those type. I figure I can see well enough yet that I don't need the optical "enhancement"

[gfmorris]

Re: Declaring Our Independence: UAH 2010-11, Part the First

No one is going to be able to make the drive from Huntsville to Nashville anyway. It sounds like the world is ending down there......

Pretty much. Hockey team might have to skate to Nashville. Good for the endurance, I guess.

GFM

[Douglas]

Re: Declaring Our Independence: UAH 2010-11, Part the First

I don't have any of those type. I figure I can see well enough yet that I don't need the optical "enhancement"

Oooooooo... burn!

[jyoung]

Re: Declaring Our Independence: UAH 2010-11, Part the First

Hey, heads up to those coming to Nashville for the games. I've got an e-mail telling me that a number of parking lots in the area aren't going to be open this weekend with the swearing in of the new Governor and State Speaker. I suspect they're mostly government employee lots but the e-mail with the details is on my work computer not this one. In any case this may make parking for Bridgestone a bit more creative than some would like.

[MikeAnderson]

Re: Declaring Our Independence: UAH 2010-11, Part the First

Hey, heads up to those coming to Nashville for the games. I've got an e-mail telling me that a number of parking lots in the area aren't going to be open this weekend with the swearing in of the new Governor and State Speaker. I suspect they're mostly government employee lots but the e-mail with the details is on my work computer not this one. In any case this may make parking for Bridgestone a bit more creative than some would like.

Funny you should mention Nashville. I just got an e-mail from the Predators offering free-ish* tickets for both games this weekend. If you haven't bought up yet and you subscribe to the Preds email list, you might wanna check it out.

* -ish meaning there is an $0.82 Ticketmaster charge.

[Douglas]

Re: Declaring Our Independence: UAH 2010-11, Part the First

The team is just about to leave for Nashville... itinerary says 6:30 pm, about 6 minutes from now. I'll be heading up tomorrow as I'd rather spend the night in my own bed. I'll meet the team at the arena a couple of hours before game time. Should be an interesting time. Hope we can hold our own against what is turning out to be a killer team in Merrimack. Depends on the hotel's upload speeds as to whether I will be able to post any pics Saturday morning... See you there!

[gfmorris]

Re: Declaring Our Independence: UAH 2010-11, Part the First

Enjoy the trip, Doug.

GFM

[gfmorris]

Re: Declaring Our Independence: UAH 2010-11, Part the First

AUGH, that collapse was painful. I'm sure that it was worse in person. Four goals in exactly ten minutes from the one in the late second to the first three in the third ... ouch. Everything I heard on the Merrimack broadcast indicated that the Warriors were getting foiled at every turn by Saunders. Did the chances just improve late?

I hope the boys bounce back with the short turn. I'm driving up this morning to watch.

GFM

[gfmorris]

Re: Declaring Our Independence: UAH 2010-11, Part the First

Chris Heisenberg's 2011 recruiting list indicates that the OJHL's Oakville Braves' Kyle Lysaght will be a Charger come next season. Lysaght is from Marietta, GA, and he's been a consistent scorer in the OJHL: 26-23--49 in 56GP last season, and 26-19--45 through 37GP this season. Welcome, Kyle.

GFM