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[BGFan]

pauluch was a great player. i never said that he was not. he deserves all the credit in the world when it comes to his days of playing. however coaching is completely different. he was a great player but he is just a very bad coach. i know it is hard to believe me. i understand if most of you do not. however people that really know and understand hockey can tell he does not have what it takes to be a head coach and bring a championship team to the table. what concerns me most is he continues to hurt players careers. you do not realize it but he does. there have been quite a few players that were held back because pauluch does not know how to handle nor does he care about them. he has major double standards. he is also a liar to his players and he puts on a great show to the public but it is all fake. 2 seasons ago he only helped jordan in talking to the bruins to help him further his career. he did not make any phone calls for brew, christie, minni, rogo or pedota. he did not help them at all. they all had to help themselves and that is the truth and that is not right. everyone of those guys were good players that can easily play at the pro level. ofcourse jordan was on another level but that does not mean you do not help your other guys out. the same happened the year befor that with bieksa and all those guys and the same thing happened this past year as well. it is just not right. the man is an AS$h^&*. he does not deserve to have the privaledge to coach at this level.college is suppose to make you a better player not get worse. this largely comes from the coaches, because all these guys had the talent and the work ethic.

The biggest difference between Siggy and the players you listed is the respect that Siggy gave back to the coaching staff. If all you do is slam the coaches how can you expect them to be willing to help them further their careers? If you truly believe that none of what was said about them in the locker rooms ever reached their ears then you are sadly mistaken because they are VERY aware of who is saying what about them and when. You have a lot to learn because if you continue spewing disrespect, disrespect is exactly what you'll receive in return. "Do unto others" goes a long way in every aspect of your life.

Tens of thousands of dollars are literally given to most of these players to further their education for doing nothing more than playing hockey. What more are these players owed? BTW, the truly smart ones realize that and do their best to complete their degrees so that they have something to fall back on if their hockey career doesn't pan out. The ones who don't are left blaming the coaches for their own failings.

[BGSU Crazy Fan 58]

pauluch was a great player. i never said that he was not. he deserves all the credit in the world when it comes to his days of playing. however coaching is completely different. he was a great player but he is just a very bad coach. i know it is hard to believe me. i understand if most of you do not. however people that really know and understand hockey can tell he does not have what it takes to be a head coach and bring a championship team to the table. what concerns me most is he continues to hurt players careers. you do not realize it but he does. there have been quite a few players that were held back because pauluch does not know how to handle nor does he care about them. he has major double standards. he is also a liar to his players and he puts on a great show to the public but it is all fake. 2 seasons ago he only helped jordan in talking to the bruins to help him further his career. he did not make any phone calls for brew, christie, minni, rogo or pedota. he did not help them at all. they all had to help themselves and that is the truth and that is not right. everyone of those guys were good players that can easily play at the pro level. ofcourse jordan was on another level but that does not mean you do not help your other guys out. the same happened the year befor that with bieksa and all those guys and the same thing happened this past year as well. it is just not right. the man is an AS$h^&*. he does not deserve to have the privaledge to coach at this level.college is suppose to make you a better player not get worse. this largely comes from the coaches, because all these guys had the talent and the work ethic.

The biggest difference between Siggy and the players you listed is the respect that Siggy gave back to the coaching staff. If all you do is slam the coaches how can you expect them to be willing to help them further their careers? If you truly believe that none of what was said about them in the locker rooms ever reached their ears then you are sadly mistaken because they are VERY aware of who is saying what about them and when. You have a lot to learn because if you continue spewing disrespect, disrespect is exactly what you'll receive in return. "Do unto others" goes a long way in every aspect of your life.

Tens of thousands of dollars are literally given to most of these players to further their education for doing nothing more than playing hockey. What more are these players owed? BTW, the truly smart ones realize that and do their best to complete their degrees so that they have something to fall back on if their hockey career doesn't pan out. The ones who don't are left blaming the coaches for their own failings.

Excellent post BGFan. Now that I'm going through college and realize how expensive it is and that I'm gonna be paying back loans for a long time, a free education to play a sport would be a dream come true. Being a student athlete is tough, very tough, but scholarships make it a whole lot nicer.

[BGFan]

I always find it amazing how silent certain posters become when presented with an argument they cannot refute. Claims of favorites being played by Paluch and company become bogus in light of the fact that the loudest complainers in last year's class received the majority of the ice time. Knowing what I know now, I'm not sure that I would have let some of last year's class complete their careers, but Paluch did. That, in and of itself, should be enough proof of his integrity because I would have kicked their butts off of the team 2 years ago. A cancer indeed.

FWIW, a recent conversation with one of the players was from the heart and that player said more than what was stated here. It was requested that someone here ask a current or former player of their feelings concerning the state of the program so one of us does and is immediately cut down by one of these posters as being bogus since, surely, the player can't say anything bad about the coaches for fear of being benched or worse. That player wasn't afraid to talk and what he said was quite enlightening. Suffice it to say that the cancer is slowly being removed.

[CrazytrainBG]

I still don't believe the real question to this thread has been answered yet...how does ShaneFalco have so much hockey credibility? and which player was he that was cut recently or underperformed while probably spending too many nights after games or practices at Ziggys worrying about his beer pong game instead of the games coming up?

Paluch is a great coach and great person, so don't BS me or any of these true fans about how he is a total prick and deserves an a** whooping. The players I've all talked to love playing for him and Fogs and the two men are two real class acts that I couldn't have more pride in, knowing they're definitely leading the program in the right direction and getting rid of the waste when present. I.E. players who don't give a damn about anyone but themselves and their own ambitions.

Sounds just like those younger guys in their 20s and 30s playing in rec softball leagues acting like its game 7 of the World Series and talking up their stats while blaming past coaches for not getting them to the next level. And don't BS me about this lack of creativity stuff...we had 2 guys near the top of the nation in scoring for a majority of the season and were producing plenty of offense...if anything there should of been less creativity and more concentration on systems this past year with all the breakdowns defensively.

Also I've been to numerous practices and never seen any of this disrespecting stuff I hear you mention. So go run along to the minor leagues somewhere or rec hockey leagues and get the hell away from my campus....probably wasted enough money on you already with wasted scholarship money we could've used on a better student or player that actually took some pride in being part of BG.

[Freddie]

Just trying to get an idea on how serious I should take one's discussion board posts.

I have noticed that many of your lives revolve around a computer screeen, and I doubt that you are on a treadmill while typing (not trying to say that you are out of shape).

Where does everyone's emense hockey knowledge originate from?

Years of playing the game? Years of watching the game, thinking that you have a clue that is going on? Talking to players? Playing mens-league, chasing the dream?

Just trying to equally evaluate all posters


Here's my day, so far:

4:35 AM Dressed in my shoes, shorts and BG hoody, I'm off for my 1.5 mile run to the gym. Altho they don't actually open 'till 5, the owner has given a few of us 'early risers' our own keys.
4:45 AM Twenty minutes on the stairmaster to get my heart rate up and maximize the effectiveness of the cycle of weight training to follow.
5:05 AM 25 minutes to work through six quick stations of weights. Today's particular focus is neck, shoulders, upper back, and chest. Yesterday was legs, arms and hands. I work the abs and core daily.
5:30 AM Fifteen minutes with the large inflatable ball and the balance beam to promote flexability, and cool down.
5:45 AM A strawberry-grapefruit-banana smoothie spiked with a dash of tabasco and one tbls. of granulated flax seed. I enjoy this power breakfast as I walk back home.
6:05 AM Damn, the morning paper is not here yet. There goes my routine. Well, at least there's enough daylight I can work on trimming those bushes on the east side of the house.
6:20 AM Paper's here. Just in time, too...the effects of the fibre filled smoothie are upon me...time to retire to the 'throne'. I'll spare the details
6:30 AM Shower, shave and dress.
6:40 AM Bible study. Today's lesson is the third chapter of the Old Testament book of Lamentations. The prophet Jeremiah asks God to grant him patience in the face of trials and troubles.
7:00 AM Off to the practice range. Altho it's just a five minute drive, I'd like to be there well in advance of my scheduled 7:30 appointment with my swing guru. I need some extra work from the greenside bunkers.
7:30 AM I'm still not comfortable with with the slight change my coach has encouraged me to make in the position of my wrists at the top of my backswing. I know it's designed to keep me 'inside' the ball and promote a gentle draw as my hands turn over, but if the timing's not perfect, it can create a nasty block-slice.
8:10 AM Why is it I pay for an hour's lesson, but only get 40 minutes with the pro? Must be a union thing. I'll spend 15 minutes on putting drills.
8:25 AM This voice recognition software has proven to be a wonderful investment. I can dictate my response to Shanefalco's stupid post while I drive to the airport. I'll bet his sorry butt is still snug and warm between his soiled sheets.

My flight doesn't leave 'till 1PM, but I want to get to the airport before 11AM. I'm anticipating some delays getting all my gear through customs. My flight is non-stop to Frankfurt, where I'll have to spend the night before continuing on to Oslo.

I'll be in Norway for a week, teaching a clinic for thirty European hockey officials. These young men hope to find employment opportunities in North America, and the focus of my part in the camp is the differences between international rules and styles of play vs. what they will may see here.

After that, I'll head directly to Scotland, where I hope to qualify for the British Open. Assuming I do qualify, I'll have to pospone my scheduled trip to Tibet. The rest of the Everest climb team will just have to wait...we should be fine, as long as we can start the assent before August 1st. Of course, this whole schedule could get discarded if the CIA calls again. It seems that everytime they feel they're getting close to catching Osama bin'laden they want me to put together an assault team.




COMMENT:
Do not have to know how to skate to respond.

[transfer2BGSU]

Freddie -

SHHH The Agency asks us to never divulge our true occupation

[ShaneFalco]

Freddie:

Now that is what I like to see. I enjoyed reading that. Sounds like you are quite a busy person. Cheers.

[ShaneFalco]

I still don't believe the real question to this thread has been answered yet...how does ShaneFalco have so much hockey credibility? and which player was he that was cut recently or underperformed while probably spending too many nights after games or practices at Ziggys worrying about his beer pong game instead of the games coming up?


What, and where is Ziggys?

[transfer2BGSU]

Where does everyone's emense hockey knowledge originate from?

Years of playing the game? Years of watching the game, thinking that you have a clue that is going on? Talking to players? Playing mens-league, chasing the dream?

If you want us to take you seriously, then why not answer your own questions?