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We're on the bubble in the INCH power rankings: http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/5Pol ... s_0417.htm

We forced OSU out of the rankings but Colgate is still in there. A sweep of WMU this weekend and a win over Ferris (who is ranked near the bottem) will help our cause greatly and extend our win streak to 9. Apparently taking out 3 ranked teams in the last month isn't enough for us to break through the bubble even though our stats in the last 6 games are some of the best in D1.

BGFan wrote:We're on the bubble in the INCH power rankings: http://www.insidecollegehockey.com/5Pol ... s_0417.htm

We forced OSU out of the rankings but Colgate is still in there. A sweep of WMU this weekend and a win over Ferris (who is ranked near the bottem) will help our cause greatly and extend our win streak to 9. Apparently taking out 3 ranked teams in the last month isn't enough for us to break through the bubble even though our stats in the last 6 games are some of the best in D1.

Personally, I like being the unranked team knocking off the ranked teams. I tend to think of a number before our name as being more of a bullseye on our backs than anything else.

I can understand that and a part of me agrees. But there is another part of me that also believes that the growth of a team involves how well they play with that bullseye on their back. OSU hasn't been able to hold up under the microscope due, IMO, in no small part to Markel's ego. Never take any team too lightly because, with that target, they'll always be gunning for you.

BGFan wrote:I can understand that and a part of me agrees. But there is another part of me that also believes that the growth of a team involves how well they play with that bullseye on their back. OSU hasn't been able to hold up under the microscope due, IMO, in no small part to Markel's ego. Never take any team too lightly because, with that target, they'll always be gunning for you.

It's all a double edged sword. I don't mind recognition, as long as the head still fits the helmet.

As for OSU, if they'd cut the cheap stuff, they might be pretty good. If they keep the cheap stuff up they'll soon be right where they belong, at the bottom of the league.

http://www.uscho.com/rankings/

Apparently, more people are taking notice. #26

Unbelievable! In the USCHO rankings OSU is still ranked 20th! While we're in "Others receiving votes" all three of the ranked teams we've knocked off are still ranked!

I guess six in a row isn't good enough! We'll just have to keep winning!


Come on Falcons!

Sweep WMU and neuter the Bulldogs!

I'm not nay-saying or bringing any negativity, but I wanted to remind everyone that BG is still below .500.

A few more wins under the belt and getting above .500, and I have no doubt that the Falcons will be in the polls! Patience, grasshoppers

McConvey wrote:I'm not nay-saying or bringing any negativity, but I wanted to remind everyone that BG is still below .500.

A few more wins under the belt and getting above .500, and I have no doubt that the Falcons will be in the polls! Patience, grasshoppers

I realize that, but I was surprised to still see OSU in the polls. That's what aggravated me the most.

I can see your frusteration BGFan... there are 6 (Colgate, St. Lawrence, Ohio St, Mich St, Nebraska-Omaha, Northern Mich) teams getting more votes or ranked ahead of us in these polls, one of which we swept handily (UNO). It's those losses to Notre Dame and Merrimack and other games like that which are really holding the votes down IMO.

As the wins keep piling up, so will our votes. Fear not my feathered friend!

BGFan wrote: I realize that, but I was surprised to still see OSU in the polls. That's what aggravated me the most.

Yeah, I actually cursed when I opened the email and read that one. Luckily I was the only one in the room at the time

My personal opinion of the polls is neither here nor there, but in general, teams below .500 won't be ranked, regardless (or is that irregardless?) of who they've just beaten. And there always seem to be teams that will be ranked no matter what their records based more on their names than their actual performances (think Boston University the last 2-3 seasons).

As long as they keep winning, the Falcons will be ranked. It just seems to take the polls a few weeks to catch up with what's really going on with a team like BG, (or Providence, or Ferris State).

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SYLLABICATION: ir·re·gard·less
PRONUNCIATION: r-gärdls
ADVERB: Nonstandard Regardless.
ETYMOLOGY: Probably blend of irrespective and regardless.
USAGE NOTE: Irregardless is a word that many mistakenly believe to be correct usage in formal style, when in fact it is used chiefly in nonstandard speech or casual writing. Coined in the United States in the early 20th century, it has met with a blizzard of condemnation for being an improper yoking of irrespective and regardless and for the logical absurdity of combining the negative ir– prefix and –less suffix in a single term. Although one might reasonably argue that it is no different from words with redundant affixes like debone and unravel, it has been considered a blunder for decades and will probably continue to be so.

FalconBlue wrote:irregardless

SYLLABICATION: ir·re·gard·less
PRONUNCIATION: r-gärdls
ADVERB: Nonstandard Regardless.
ETYMOLOGY: Probably blend of irrespective and regardless.
USAGE NOTE: Irregardless is a word that many mistakenly believe to be correct usage in formal style, when in fact it is used chiefly in nonstandard speech or casual writing. Coined in the United States in the early 20th century, it has met with a blizzard of condemnation for being an improper yoking of irrespective and regardless and for the logical absurdity of combining the negative ir– prefix and –less suffix in a single term. Although one might reasonably argue that it is no different from words with redundant affixes like debone and unravel, it has been considered a blunder for decades and will probably continue to be so.

Are you related to Grant?