Miami at Bowling Green - 1/4 and 1/5

Rightupinthere · Post by **Rightupinthere** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 12:02 pm

redhawk95 wrote: at the same time, the "overrated" chant is kind of lame, we are 18-3 after all, and there were several bg fans who yelled "overrated" at us as we left the building, so let's not be too hard on the miami folk. we all know fans are fans.

Glad you enjoyed the game.

I, along with MANY BG fans, find this chant inane. It discredits the win and diminishes the efforts by the lads wearing the BG sweaters. Miami is very deserving of their No. 1 ranking.

Feel free to stop in the BG chat room tonight. We're usually pretty respectful except for the drunks *raising hand* and the d@mn women and their liberal slathering of profanity.

McConvey · Post by **McConvey** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 12:15 pm

Rightupinthere wrote:This was a great game and proved a LOT to me about this young team.

1) Scoring 4 goals on the #2 goalie in the nation.

2) Holding the number 1 offense in the nation to 2 goals. Keep in mind, Miami has outscored its opponents 30-something to 5 in the 3rd period this year. They are a very well conditioned team.

I'm very interested to hear the reports from the folks who were there. It sounds like BG just took over the game and didn't let Miami set any of the game pace.

Great game for the players, fans, and the coaches!

Those are some nifty stats there... did you spend all night looking them up?
What a nerd

pdt1081 · Post by **pdt1081** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 11:37 pm

redhawk95 wrote: i have to admit, i thought the hit on eichenlaub was pretty serious. what's worse, is that he appeared to be quite injured. regardless of the legality, and not to speculate, but it seems we've probably lost one of our top 6 defenseman.

The reason he got hurt was because he put his arms out to brace himself for contact with the glass. If he hadn't braced for the hit, he would have had the wind knocked out of him at most. More than likely not even that.

miamibeef04 · Post by **miamibeef04** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:41 am

Some thoughts on the weekend:

- Great game Friday night from BG. Cepis was EVERYWHERE and we couldn't stop him in the first two periods. I was glad to see him get lit up a couple times after the second goal - mainly because he came back to the bench and was taunting Miami after it. Too bad Roeder couldn't get a good check on him - I would have liked to see him go flying through the air.

- If the CCHA mandates that the Instant Replay system be in use at every CCHA arena, I cannot understand how the cameras in the "closed end" of the arena were not working. Miami had 2 shots that could have been reviewed, one of which was probably in. The first one was behind Spratt and there was a very light ping noise, suggesting it hit some of the post, but also the net. The second one was probably not a goal, as it hit the corner of the crossbar and post.

- The Miami team that you saw on Saturday night was to be expected. Can't believe Mercier hit the post on that empty netter with 5 or so seconds left. 6-2 looks a lot nicer on the score sheet than 5-2, and the voters will likely drop us to 3 or 4 this week behind Michigan, Denver and CC.

- Good work by the students on Saturday night trying to shut up the Miami contingent (and specifically me). Who is the woman with the incredibly annoying voice that was leading many of the "BG" "SU" chants? I am going to have nightmares. Classy move by her though - after all our bickering over the weekend, she came over to say "this was fun" and "no harm done".

Other misc. notes:
- We have earned the #1 ranking. "Overrated" was not the classiest move by the students. I do understand the excitement of beating the #1 team, though.
- Kantola's hit was Dirty with a capital D. Lisko is a horrible ref, but he was right on top of that one, and he deserved the 5 + Game DQ. And you can't sell me on "he was bracing himself" - if that was the case, he would have hit his head on the glass, not on the ledge where the glass hits the boards.
- $5 for parking?!?!?!?!

McConvey · Post by **McConvey** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:18 pm

miamibeef04 wrote: - If the CCHA mandates that the Instant Replay system be in use at every CCHA arena, I cannot understand how the cameras in the "closed end" of the arena were not working. Miami had 2 shots that could have been reviewed, one of which was probably in. The first one was behind Spratt and there was a very light ping noise, suggesting it hit some of the post, but also the net. The second one was probably not a goal, as it hit the corner of the crossbar and post.

This probably has little to do with the cameras and more to do with whether or not the officials felt it was reviewable.
This is just a guess, as I wasn't there and didn't see the actual plays you mention.

miamibeef04 wrote:- The Miami team that you saw on Saturday night was to be expected. Can't believe Mercier hit the post on that empty netter with 5 or so seconds left. 6-2 looks a lot nicer on the score sheet than 5-2, and the voters will likely drop us to 3 or 4 this week behind Michigan, Denver and CC.

You're worried about an empty netter? Really? Just chill... Miami is still leading the nation in goals-per-game.

As for the rankings, you're probably right. Michigan and Denver were idle, while Colorado College pulled off an impressive sweep of Wisconsin in Madison, something the Tigers haven't done in ages. Miami rebounded for the 5-2 win, but dropped a 4-2 decision to an unranked BGSU team. So my guess is that Miami will drop a few spots and that BGSU might crack into the USCHO poll again. Don't forget, up until this past week the Falcons were ranked in USCHO's poll and if the voters consider that, Miami might not drop too far. It's not like the RedHawks lost to American International or anything. But a loss to an unranked team is probably weighed more heavily in the voters' minds than the score by which the #1 team beats that unranked team by the next night.

Anyhow, I'm glad you seemed to enjoy your trip to the BGSU Ice Arena. I'll be checking out your joint in February and I've heard it's beautiful. At least it will be better than Goggin

McConvey · Post by **McConvey** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:09 pm

Ok, I was wrong on my poll predictions: Miami only fell to #2 in the USCHO poll and BGSU was still not ranked (although they were the top receiving votes team).

But I call bollocks on Minnesota State (Mankato!!) being #20. They're the ninth best team in the WCHA, have a dismal 3-6-3 record in league play and six of their nine wins have come against the likes of Alabama-Huntsville (two), Bemidji State (two), Princeton and Yale. Perhaps if those non-league wins were against the likes of Boston College, Notre Dame or Clarkson, I could buy it.

pdt1081 · Post by **pdt1081** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:43 pm

miamibeef04 wrote: - Kantola's hit was Dirty with a capital D. Lisko is a horrible ref, but he was right on top of that one, and he deserved the 5 + Game DQ. And you can't sell me on "he was bracing himself" - if that was the case, he would have hit his head on the glass, not on the ledge where the glass hits the boards.

If he hit is head on the ledge where the glass meets the boards he must only be about 3 and a half feet tall. And he wouldn't have gotten up holding his arm.

BGSUE · Post by **BGSUE** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:52 pm

The voice is heard at all BG games especially Hockey since '78 and Women's Basketball for about that long. Home or away it's either "Go BG" or the "BG" part of that cheer. I might give you nightmares in your own place.

Altoid_storm · Post by **Altoid_storm** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:07 pm

miamibeef04 wrote:Some thoughts on the weekend:

- Good work by the students on Saturday night trying to shut up the Miami contingent (and specifically me). Who is the woman with the incredibly annoying voice that was leading many of the "BG" "SU" chants? I am going to have nightmares. Classy move by her though - after all our bickering over the weekend, she came over to say "this was fun" and "no harm done".

Other misc. notes:
- We have earned the #1 ranking. "Overrated" was not the classiest move by the students. I do understand the excitement of beating the #1 team, though.
- Kantola's hit was Dirty with a capital D. Lisko is a horrible ref, but he was right on top of that one, and he deserved the 5 + Game DQ. And you can't sell me on "he was bracing himself" - if that was the case, he would have hit his head on the glass, not on the ledge where the glass hits the boards.
- $5 for parking?!?!?!?!

I still think it's disrespectful to do your own chants in someone else's building, but that's just me and not a lot of other hockey fans.

Also, try not to generalize to the students too much because it was only about a dozen students doing that chant. I'm sure you're familiar enough with bandwagon fans.

And I do disagree about the Kai hit, but I don't blame you since Kai hurt your team's player.

PegCityFalcon · Post by **PegCityFalcon** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:46 pm

I don't mind the opposition using their chants. It is our fault that we can't fill the stands enough to reassure a home atmosphere. It is also fun to mock their chants. i.e. Michigan cowbells followed by "Go Blue" changed to "Go Home" and Michigan States "Go Green, Go White" changed to "Can't Read, Can't Write."

BGFalconfromCincy · Post by **BGFalconfromCincy** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:17 am

I have no problem with the visiting team doing there goal chant or penalty chant, I think it makes the game more fun. When its a home game I like mocking the chant the visitors do, and when we are the away team I like being mocked by the home fans, I mean they are just chants, and not personal ones at that

FindlayFalcon · Post by **FindlayFalcon** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 7:22 am

PegCityFalcon wrote:I don't mind the opposition using their chants. It is our fault that we can't fill the stands enough to reassure a home atmosphere. It is also fun to mock their chants. i.e. Michigan cowbells followed by "Go Blue" changed to "Go Home" and Michigan States "Go Green, Go White" changed to "Can't Read, Can't Write."

What happened to the old Go Green, Go White, Go Suck an Egg??

I know, I know, that was from waaayyyy back when during the dark ages and no one except BG Bill, Falcon Fanatic, BG Fan, Freddie and HockeySue remember that one

rc_ziggy84 · Post by **rc_ziggy84** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:22 am

FindlayFalcon wrote:
PegCityFalcon wrote:I don't mind the opposition using their chants. It is our fault that we can't fill the stands enough to reassure a home atmosphere. It is also fun to mock their chants. i.e. Michigan cowbells followed by "Go Blue" changed to "Go Home" and Michigan States "Go Green, Go White" changed to "Can't Read, Can't Write."
What happened to the old Go Green, Go White, Go Suck an Egg?? I know, I know, that was from waaayyyy back when during the dark ages and no one except BG Bill, Falcon Fanatic, BG Fan, Freddie and HockeySue remember that one

that's not that far back... even i remember that!

miamibeef04 · Post by **miamibeef04** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:08 am

hockeysue wrote:The voice is heard at all BG games especially Hockey since '78 and Women's Basketball for about that long. Home or away it's either "Go BG" or the "BG" part of that cheer. I might give you nightmares in your own place.

You're welcome any time - as long as you don't sit in section 6!!!

miamibeef04 · Post by **miamibeef04** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:12 am

Altoid_storm wrote:
miamibeef04 wrote:- Kantola's hit was Dirty with a capital D. Lisko is a horrible ref, but he was right on top of that one, and he deserved the 5 + Game DQ. And you can't sell me on "he was bracing himself" - if that was the case, he would have hit his head on the glass, not on the ledge where the glass hits the boards.
And I do disagree about the Kai hit, but I don't blame you since Kai hurt your team's player.

Good point. We'll have to agree to disagree since Miami fans will obviously think it was dirty while you guys will think it wasn't. We'll have to see what Tom Anastos says on the matter - whether he'll be suspended again or not.

Also, pdt1081, I believe (but cannot confirm in any way because no reports have been released) that he was holding his arm because he broke his collarbone. I've never done it before, but when a guy breaks his collarbone, usually he holds his arm so that the whole thing doesn't move and cause more pain. (Again, I'm not a doctor, nor do I have any sort of information on the topic - just an observation)