Nowhere close to reality, but that's nothing new for a NoDak thread.

(07-03-2020 08:02 PM)utpotts Wrote:  NoDak plays the victim role well. Disagree with him he gets drunk and ******* about it.

That's just normal Whioux behavior. Downtown Omaha"s full of the green snotballs stumbling around like that one weekend every winter. They help the cops earn a little overtime, at least.

(07-04-2020 11:41 AM)cubucks Wrote:  

(07-04-2020 09:44 AM)TerryD Wrote:  

(07-04-2020 09:21 AM)XLance Wrote:  

(07-02-2020 08:10 PM)TerryD Wrote:  UND is already there. :)

I saw the headline and thought the same thing.

und.com is the official website of Notre Dame athletics.

If you're a knowledgeable college sports fan, we know who UND, OSU, and USC is a reference to.

If used without further specification, I would definitely assume USC is Southern California, not South Carolina. UND is a bit grayer; I think I see (and would use) just "ND" more often for Notre Dame. And OSU is the grayest. Ohio State would come to mind first I suppose, but it could just as easily be referring to Oregon State or Oklahoma State. Although "tOSU" is pretty clear...

(07-04-2020 04:10 PM)Nerdlinger Wrote:  

(07-04-2020 11:41 AM)cubucks Wrote:  If you're a knowledgeable college sports fan, we know who UND, OSU, and USC is a reference to.

If used without further specification, I would definitely assume USC is Southern California, not South Carolina.

If the context is hockey, a headline about USC considering starting up a Div 1 hockey program would have to be USC, not SC.

Similarly if the context is hockey, that resolves the OSU ambiguity nicely, which is pleasant for someone born in Columbus, Ohio and teaching in a program with an association with one of the other two.

It's even worse in OU, where when conference affiliation is not in view, the most common ones are actually "UO".

Quote: UND is a bit grayer; I think I see (and would use) just "ND" more often for Notre Dame.

That's awfully grey. I type "www.und.com" I get a site with the two initials ND in gold overlaid on each other on a blue background, while if I type "www.fightinghawks.com" I get a set with the two initials ND in green and white, with what must be a fighting hawk worked into the D.

So pretty clearly, from the visible evidence, they are both ND. North Dakota avoids the ambiguity nicely by writing out "North Dakota" on their uniforms, which is a reasonable clarification if the context is not FCS football.

(07-04-2020 04:10 PM)Nerdlinger Wrote:  

(07-04-2020 11:41 AM)cubucks Wrote:  

(07-04-2020 09:44 AM)TerryD Wrote:  

(07-04-2020 09:21 AM)XLance Wrote:  

(07-02-2020 08:10 PM)TerryD Wrote:  UND is already there. :)

I saw the headline and thought the same thing.

und.com is the official website of Notre Dame athletics.

If you're a knowledgeable college sports fan, we know who UND, OSU, and USC is a reference to.

If used without further specification, I would definitely assume USC is Southern California, not South Carolina. UND is a bit grayer; I think I see (and would use) just "ND" more often for Notre Dame. And OSU is the grayest. Ohio State would come to mind first I suppose, but it could just as easily be referring to Oregon State or Oklahoma State. Although "tOSU" is pretty clear...

In the hockey world. UND has seven national champs and major soldout arenas where they play. Meanwhile ND has zero championships and is not really a hockey name.

(07-04-2020 05:42 PM)NoDak Wrote:  

(07-04-2020 04:10 PM)Nerdlinger Wrote:  

(07-04-2020 11:41 AM)cubucks Wrote:  

(07-04-2020 09:44 AM)TerryD Wrote:  

(07-04-2020 09:21 AM)XLance Wrote:  
I saw the headline and thought the same thing.

und.com is the official website of Notre Dame athletics.

If you're a knowledgeable college sports fan, we know who UND, OSU, and USC is a reference to.

If used without further specification, I would definitely assume USC is Southern California, not South Carolina. UND is a bit grayer; I think I see (and would use) just "ND" more often for Notre Dame. And OSU is the grayest. Ohio State would come to mind first I suppose, but it could just as easily be referring to Oregon State or Oklahoma State. Although "tOSU" is pretty clear...

In the hockey world. UND has seven national champs and major soldout arenas where they play. Meanwhile ND has zero championships and is not really a hockey name.

Yes, which is why ND is so ambiguous in the hockey context ... one is like a big fish in a small pond, while the other one is more a T-Rex that is bigger than the small pond it is dipping it's toes into.

(07-04-2020 05:42 PM)NoDak Wrote:  

(07-04-2020 04:10 PM)Nerdlinger Wrote:  

(07-04-2020 11:41 AM)cubucks Wrote:  

(07-04-2020 09:44 AM)TerryD Wrote:  

(07-04-2020 09:21 AM)XLance Wrote:  
I saw the headline and thought the same thing.

und.com is the official website of Notre Dame athletics.

If you're a knowledgeable college sports fan, we know who UND, OSU, and USC is a reference to.

If used without further specification, I would definitely assume USC is Southern California, not South Carolina. UND is a bit grayer; I think I see (and would use) just "ND" more often for Notre Dame. And OSU is the grayest. Ohio State would come to mind first I suppose, but it could just as easily be referring to Oregon State or Oklahoma State. Although "tOSU" is pretty clear...

In the hockey world. UND has seven national champs and major soldout arenas where they play. Meanwhile ND has zero championships and is not really a hockey name.

Yes, making the Frozen Four in 2008, 2012, 2017 and 2018 makes the Irish an unknown nobody in college hockey.

I am just saying North Dakota has no monopoly on that UND thing.

(07-04-2020 08:28 PM)TerryD Wrote:  Yes, making the Frozen Four in 2008, 2012, 2017 and 2018 makes the Irish an unknown nobody in college hockey.

Sure, the UND Fighting Irish have been good in hockey this century, but what about last century?

Offhand, it seems like the fighting Irish hockey highlight reel would be more "HD video" and less grainy black and white footage.

Quote: I am just saying North Dakota has no monopoly on that UND thing.

Though to be fair, if nDimensional did not own the nd.com domain, Notre Dame might have gone with that.

When does drunk NoDak come back??

(07-04-2020 10:56 PM)utpotts Wrote:  When does drunk NoDak come back??

If we're the ones who drive him to drink, it should be any day now.

The B1G has no incentive to add but especially North Dakota and Minnesota - Duluth. The conference doesn’t need anyone. Even if they wanted to, why add schools that would regularly compete for the autobid? The B1G is just fine. It’s lineup includes 7 schools: 4 with national titles (Michigan, Michigan St, Minnesota, Wisconsin), 2 more with Frozen Four appearances (Notre Dame, Ohio St), and 1 upcoming program with national tournament appearances (Penn St). With rumors of B1G schools adding the sport, expansion with more non-B1G schools will not happen.

(07-05-2020 12:55 AM)BePcr07 Wrote:  The B1G has no incentive to add but especially North Dakota and Minnesota - Duluth. The conference doesn’t need anyone. Even if they wanted to, why add schools that would regularly compete for the autobid? The B1G is just fine. It’s lineup includes 7 schools: 4 with national titles (Michigan, Michigan St, Minnesota, Wisconsin), 2 more with Frozen Four appearances (Notre Dame, Ohio St), and 1 upcoming program with national tournament appearances (Penn St). With rumors of B1G schools adding the sport, expansion with more non-B1G schools will not happen.

Indeed, the efforts of the Illini to add the sport were more than just rumors, even it they may have been postponed due to Covid19.

While Minnesota- Duluth is currently great at hockey and in the footprint.
I could see an Arizona or any non B1G P5 getting a spot before a directional type school.
UND and Denver would make sense Denver being like John Hopkins in Lacrosse . The great thing about hockey is ND can have a rivalry with Minnesota and Minnesota- Duluth. That does not happen in basketball and football anymore. ECU could have a rivalry with Memphis but not Tennessee .

(07-03-2020 06:59 AM)NoDak Wrote:  

(07-02-2020 07:27 PM)Nerdlinger Wrote:  

(07-02-2020 07:16 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  

(07-02-2020 07:06 PM)NoDak Wrote:  Nearly the last hockey news here was how LIU was so delusion as to start hockey as their new young coach doesn't get paid much but the HockeyFuture board is raving about him. So, this board called me idiotic when I said UAH may use the so-called hockey retirement to just bring it back. I was an idiotic for saying that according to this board but yet it came true. This board bullies Anyone that puts out a different opinion even though circumstances change. It's not like first time home buyer doesn't postpone their offer because of vastly difficult conditions like Covid.

Maybe they’re right on this topic, but HFBoards is a terrible message board when it comes to things like prospects. When I read it a few years ago, it was basically Leafs fans making up lies to denigrate other teams’ prospects and prop up their own. That fan base made that site unreadable.

Yes, that site is filled with a$$holes, and somehow that's OK with everyone there.

This site is filled with a$$holes, and somehow it's OK and desired by certain people here. The USCHO board is raving about LIU too, especially how their handling the transfer process and choosing the right players. Besides, the new LIU coach isn't a prospect. The site has raved about how he took graduate goaltender that transfeered, as not to the transfer years on inexperience. America East would need LIU if Hockey East ever broke up,. Just as UMBC's club team is mostly paid for. by the college.

Why would Hockey East breakup?

(07-05-2020 10:21 AM)gosports1 Wrote:  

(07-03-2020 06:59 AM)NoDak Wrote:  

(07-02-2020 07:27 PM)Nerdlinger Wrote:  

(07-02-2020 07:16 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  

(07-02-2020 07:06 PM)NoDak Wrote:  Nearly the last hockey news here was how LIU was so delusion as to start hockey as their new young coach doesn't get paid much but the HockeyFuture board is raving about him. So, this board called me idiotic when I said UAH may use the so-called hockey retirement to just bring it back. I was an idiotic for saying that according to this board but yet it came true. This board bullies Anyone that puts out a different opinion even though circumstances change. It's not like first time home buyer doesn't postpone their offer because of vastly difficult conditions like Covid.

Maybe they’re right on this topic, but HFBoards is a terrible message board when it comes to things like prospects. When I read it a few years ago, it was basically Leafs fans making up lies to denigrate other teams’ prospects and prop up their own. That fan base made that site unreadable.

Yes, that site is filled with a$$holes, and somehow that's OK with everyone there.

This site is filled with a$$holes, and somehow it's OK and desired by certain people here. The USCHO board is raving about LIU too, especially how their handling the transfer process and choosing the right players. Besides, the new LIU coach isn't a prospect. The site has raved about how he took graduate goaltender that transfeered, as not to the transfer years on inexperience. America East would need LIU if Hockey East ever broke up,. Just as UMBC's club team is mostly paid for. by the college.

Why would Hockey East breakup?

Because several of its members are to be incorporated as hockey affiliates of the Great Northern Conference, of course.

(07-04-2020 08:28 PM)TerryD Wrote:  

(07-04-2020 05:42 PM)NoDak Wrote:  

(07-04-2020 04:10 PM)Nerdlinger Wrote:  

(07-04-2020 11:41 AM)cubucks Wrote:  

(07-04-2020 09:44 AM)TerryD Wrote:  und.com is the official website of Notre Dame athletics.

If you're a knowledgeable college sports fan, we know who UND, OSU, and USC is a reference to.

If used without further specification, I would definitely assume USC is Southern California, not South Carolina. UND is a bit grayer; I think I see (and would use) just "ND" more often for Notre Dame. And OSU is the grayest. Ohio State would come to mind first I suppose, but it could just as easily be referring to Oregon State or Oklahoma State. Although "tOSU" is pretty clear...

In the hockey world. UND has seven national champs and major soldout arenas where they play. Meanwhile ND has zero championships and is not really a hockey name.

Yes, making the Frozen Four in 2008, 2012, 2017 and 2018 makes the Irish an unknown nobody in college hockey.

I am just saying North Dakota has no monopoly on that UND thing.

North Dakota has 22 frozen fours and 8 (not 7) championships. Saw ND in both a championships in Denver and a semifinal series at UND. The ND crowd was really pathetic and the Denver final had a marginal Irish crowd. The BC crowd was really amazed at how many than Sioux jerseys there were but that but explained by the BC geography geniuses by close UND is to Denver, like a Maine to Denver.

UND typically has the Denver and CC barns full too.

(07-04-2020 04:40 PM)BruceMcF Wrote:  

(07-04-2020 04:10 PM)Nerdlinger Wrote:  

(07-04-2020 11:41 AM)cubucks Wrote:  If you're a knowledgeable college sports fan, we know who UND, OSU, and USC is a reference to.

If used without further specification, I would definitely assume USC is Southern California, not South Carolina.

If the context is hockey, a headline about USC considering starting up a Div 1 hockey program would have to be USC, not SC.

Similarly if the context is hockey, that resolves the OSU ambiguity nicely, which is pleasant for someone born in Columbus, Ohio and teaching in a program with an association with one of the other two.

It's even worse in OU, where when conference affiliation is not in view, the most common ones are actually "UO".

Quote: UND is a bit grayer; I think I see (and would use) just "ND" more often for Notre Dame.

That's awfully grey. I type "www.und.com" I get a site with the two initials ND in gold overlaid on each other on a blue background, while if I type "www.fightinghawks.com" I get a set with the two initials ND in green and white, with what must be a fighting hawk worked into the D.

So pretty clearly, from the visible evidence, they are both ND. North Dakota avoids the ambiguity nicely by writing out "North Dakota" on their uniforms, which is a reasonable clarification if the context is not FCS football.

UND's website used the most is undsports.com ND is the abbreviation for the state so uND makes sense.

Fightinghawks.com does not have popularity at all.

(07-05-2020 10:21 AM)gosports1 Wrote:  

(07-03-2020 06:59 AM)NoDak Wrote:  

(07-02-2020 07:27 PM)Nerdlinger Wrote:  

(07-02-2020 07:16 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  

(07-02-2020 07:06 PM)NoDak Wrote:  Nearly the last hockey news here was how LIU was so delusion as to start hockey as their new young coach doesn't get paid much but the HockeyFuture board is raving about him. So, this board called me idiotic when I said UAH may use the so-called hockey retirement to just bring it back. I was an idiotic for saying that according to this board but yet it came true. This board bullies Anyone that puts out a different opinion even though circumstances change. It's not like first time home buyer doesn't postpone their offer because of vastly difficult conditions like Covid.

Maybe they’re right on this topic, but HFBoards is a terrible message board when it comes to things like prospects. When I read it a few years ago, it was basically Leafs fans making up lies to denigrate other teams’ prospects and prop up their own. That fan base made that site unreadable.

Yes, that site is filled with a$$holes, and somehow that's OK with everyone there.

This site is filled with a$$holes, and somehow it's OK and desired by certain people here. The USCHO board is raving about LIU too, especially how their handling the transfer process and choosing the right players. Besides, the new LIU coach isn't a prospect. The site has raved about how he took graduate goaltender that transfeered, as not to the transfer years on inexperience. America East would need LIU if Hockey East ever broke up,. Just as UMBC's club team is mostly paid for. by the college.

Why would Hockey East breakup?

BC, BU, Providence, UConn and maybe others consider UMLowell, Vt, UNH, Merrimack, Maine, and others too small and want their own league. A split was talked when the new commish was hired. Maybe they want Syracuse.

(07-05-2020 04:23 PM)NoDak Wrote:  BC, BU, Providence, UConn and maybe others consider UMLowell, Vt, UNH, Merrimack, Maine, and others too small and want their own league. A split was talked when the new commish was hired. Maybe they want Syracuse.

A lukewarm rock has more brain function than you do. None of what you just discussed is in the vicinity of factual.

Kevin Warren, the new commish, wants bigger hockey . https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/sports...a-priority
The easiest way for that is to change Gopher home games from Masoleums.

(07-06-2020 07:31 PM)ccd494 Wrote:  

(07-05-2020 04:23 PM)NoDak Wrote:  BC, BU, Providence, UConn and maybe others consider UMLowell, Vt, UNH, Merrimack, Maine, and others too small and want their own league. A split was talked when the new commish was hired. Maybe they want Syracuse.

A lukewarm rock has more brain function than you do. None of what you just discussed is in the vicinity of factual.

So guess BC wants UML, Maine, and Merrimack in the ACC then.