Michigan Tech Offseason Thread I: Not Winning and the ensuing drama.

[JOHN SCOTT ROCKS]

Re: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread I: Not Winning and the ensuing drama.

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Also you're quick to forget my purpose on here is philanthropy; I like to provide knowledge to the less fortunate.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Re: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread I: Not Winning and the ensuing drama.

Also you're quick to forget my purpose on here is philanthropy; I like to provide knowledge to the less fortunate.

We're so glad to have a resident know-it-all. Gosh, whatever would we do without a genius like you? We'd probably be far less entertaining, that's for damn sure.

[JOHN SCOTT ROCKS]

Re: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread I: Not Winning and the ensuing drama.

We're so glad to have a resident know-it-all. Gosh, whatever would we do without a genius like you? .

You know, I don't expect the gratitude, but hey I'll take it. It's no problem, no problem at all.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Re: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread I: Not Winning and the ensuing drama.

You know, I don't expect the gratitude, but hey I'll take it. It's no problem, no problem at all.

Hey it's offseason, and I'm generous. *shrug*

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread I: Not Winning and the ensuing drama.

You're positive or pretty sure? Is it gentlemens rules or NCAA rules? Because I recall Nate Hagemo talking to UMINN after committing to Wisconsin and actually changing his committment. Lucia's response- he contacted us first. So if it was illegal according to NCAA, could Lucia talk to him regardless of who made contact? I would guess it is not illegal as North Dakota isn't the only school who has contacted him. I'm guessing it's gentlemens agreement that you don't contact a committed kid but that agreement is gone once the recruiting coach is gone.

Sorry, I am 100% POSITIVE that since Tanner Kero has signed a National Letter of Intent, no other team is allowed to talk to him without repercussions from the NCAA. The Gentleman's agreement you speak of is related to Verbal Commitments. This is how MTU got Blake Pietila to change his Verbal from NMU to MTU after his brother left NMU for MTU, he decided to rethink his situation and commit to MTU.

[JOHN SCOTT ROCKS]

Re: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread I: Not Winning and the ensuing drama.

Sorry, I am 100% POSITIVE that since Tanner Kero has signed a National Letter of Intent, no other team is allowed to talk to him without repercussions from the NCAA. The Gentleman's agreement you speak of is related to Verbal Commitments. This is how MTU got Blake Pietila to change his Verbal from NMU to MTU after his brother left NMU for MTU, he decided to rethink his situation and commit to MTU.

Well I don't know what to tell you beside, apparently multiple schools including North Dakota became interested once Russell was gone. Are there any clauses in the NLI that deal with the recruiting coach being dismissed?

[Shirtless Guy]

Re: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread I: Not Winning and the ensuing drama.

Well I don't know what to tell you beside, apparently multiple schools including North Dakota became interested once Russell was gone. Are there any clauses in the NLI that deal with the recruiting coach being dismissed?

Teams being interested in a NLI signed player is fine...actually contacting them directly is not...the NCAA is very specific that players sign NLI to commit to a school not a coach...now there is absolutely nothing that says a "friend of a friend" told me there would be a place for you if you're interested in transferring to UND or find a way to convince the new coach to let you out of your NLI.

[geezer]

Re: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread I: Not Winning and the ensuing drama.

Well I don't know what to tell you beside, apparently multiple schools including North Dakota became interested once Russell was gone. Are there any clauses in the NLI that deal with the recruiting coach being dismissed?

I don't know what to tell you beside, Kero isn't going to play college hockey anywhere but at Tech. It doesn't matter if they're interested in him or not.

[Hatch_man]

Re: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread I: Not Winning and the ensuing drama.

Cary Eades is just getting to know his recruit before he takes the MTU job!! Here's to wishful thinking

[huskyfan]

Re: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread I: Not Winning and the ensuing drama.

Tanner is playing at Tech. Remember last year? Brett Olsen was leaving for the pros. JSR is pot stirring.

[pbr]

Re: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread I: Not Winning and the ensuing drama.

Tanner is playing at Tech. Remember last year? Brett Olsen was leaving for the pros. JSR is pot stirring.

Sorry all you JSR haters, but he's right on this one. And it's not just NoDak. Multiple schools have inquired about his future. This happens all the time for any decent recruit when the school's coach leaves.

[manurespreader]

Re: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread I: Not Winning and the ensuing drama.

Sorry but I agree with jsr, even if he is insufferable. I don't doubt that there are a number of teams interested in him and don't doubt that they have found a way to contact him without contacting him. Still I don't think one can assume he is leaving or the other wolf crying that is going on.
Let's just wait and see. Nothing we can do about it.
On another subject what is the news on the big freon leak from last fall.

[Flashy Man]

Re: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread I: Not Winning and the ensuing drama.

So I get a kick out of how the capacity of the Mac is stated at 4200, but in all actuality there are only about 2800 seats and reaching a total of about 3000 when Suites are factored. So, with that we were actually at about 76% seated capacity last season. 82% Not factoring suite capacity.

[huskyfan]

Re: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread I: Not Winning and the ensuing drama.

Yager got banned for saying UND recruits with free booze, hookers and blow. or something close to that.

[oldish husky]

Re: Michigan Tech Offseason Thread I: Not Winning and the ensuing drama.

The beauty of the boards is that if you make enough unsubstantiated, speculative comments, eventually one of them will come true and then you can claim that you were smarter than everyone else. That an any comment that someone else makes that you disagree with can instantaneously be asinine and ignorant.

I wasn't suggesting that Kero wasn't a great player that could attract interest from other schools. But based on what I see, N Dakota recruits NHL draft picks, not just USHL draft picks. Kero would be a great addition to Tech among other schools. I maintain that stating that a school is interested in a recruit, and that the recruit is headed out the door are two different things. The may both be true or maybe not. But until I see evidence that a player has a release from a NLI or plans to sit a year, I'm not buying it. I think this sort of thing is why Witten is still around to hold down the fort.