M beats Bimidji State

[Revelli]

With a 5-1 win over Bimidji State Michigan advances to once again take on Miami OH. Rematch time folks. Let's see if we can repeat that great win on Sunday. ESPNU is showing the game at 8pm.

[bighousemike84]

This is going to be a truly great hockey game. Whoever wins this game most likely goes on to win the national championship. Michigan has some magic right now I just hope that the magic can continue and that this isnt some wonderful dream that I will be waking up from.

[hail2mich]

Great win last night. The only thing they need to improve on from last night was the penalties. Hunwick still looks great out there and the defense is doing a good job limiting the amount of shots he is seeing. Beat the Redhawks!

[Revelli]

gotta say... it's nice to see summers back out there.

[hail2mich]

Fuck those refs from tonight's game. Absolutely got robbed of a win, and I hope they get fired. Fuck them

[Wolvrin704]

I thought it was a well played game and the better team won. It's nice to see a team from Ohio advance.

Of ourse you only come in here and rub it in once we lost. Did you even watch the game? To say Mimai was the btter team last night is a farce as both teams played at about the same level. UM got robbed and there is no other way around it. The ref had a quick whistle and nothing more.

[1OSUNUT]

Sounds like sour grapes to me. Michigan had several chances to win in OT - the Miami goalie just played very good. The fact is that the whistle did blow and the correct call was made.

[bighousemike84]

http://www.yostbuilt.com/2010/03/michigan-3-miami-2errrrrmiami-3.html


It was the type of game that we've seen so many times before. Outshoot the other team badly, have a goal waived off for no reason other than sheer incompetence, lose in the most heartbreaking way possible.


I couldnt have said it better myself.

This game sucked in one way in particular, one early whistle. As an official myself, I am keenly aware of an officials ability to irrevocably effect the outcome of a game. As an official it is of the utmost importance that you never put yourself in a position to cause a shift in momentum or that you take away from either teams ability to play.

In football the official is taught to blow the whistle only when he can clearly see the ball. This insures that the play is not blown dead before the ball is actually dead. According to the announcers, in Hockey the official is taught to blow the whistle as soon as he loses sight of the puck. I would have to examine the NCAA hockey rulebook to believe that to be true. In hockey, just like in football, there are occasions that the official will lose sight of the puck but that in no way means that the play or the puck is dead(IE: Michigan vs. Miami OT#1). There is no way that the NCAA rules makers tell their officials to blow the play dead as soon as you lose the puck, no way. A good official should always have a feel for the puck or ball. I almost never watch the ball as an official, in fact it is much more advantages to watch in front of the ball to be able to better anticipate the action before it happens. Regardless of where my eyes and my focus are, I always have a feel for the location of the ball. I would think if that was me in that game last night and I had lost sight of the puck I would still have a good enough feel for the action of the puck to know that the play is not dead.

As an official, you have a million different things to think about on any given play. You have keys that you must play close attention to that tell you the flow of the play, there are always unknown variables that effect each individual play that no amount of preparation can make you fully prepared for. I understand that officials are human and as such they are just as capable of screwing up as the average human. But I cant help but be pissed off that the covering official blew an early whistle, its just incompetence, at a level of play that you should never see that kind of ignorance from.

[hail2mich]

Wow, was I pissed off last night!

I have no problem losing when you get outplayed by the opposition, and that is the reason why a game turns out the way it is. I do have a problem when the refs are the reason between a loss and win. Blowing the whistle on that loose puck was terrible, especially the ref who was skating away from the play on the other side of the goal who has no view of what is going on. Miami scored on the exact same type of play, but the refs swallowed their whistles on that one and allowed the goal. I have no problem on how Miami scored that goal, but you have to know the situation to blow the whistle. Once you blow it, that's it. If you let play go on, you have the ability to review and overturn the ruling if the puck in fact was stopped. No going back when you blow that whistle. You see this in football too with fumbles (carrier hitting the ground before or after the fumble). Let the damn play go on, and THEN review. Sorry for the rant , but you have to do this when you are ref. I really don't think they understand this.

BTW, that was not the only problem with those refs las night, this is just the tip o the iceberg.

[1OSUNUT]

I think the ref thought (or assumed) that the goalie had stopped or covered the puck - so he blew the whistle. When the puck actually popped out and was slapped in - it was well after the whistle blew. I agree it was a bad call - but those are part of the game as I'm so oftenly reminded. The Wolverines controlled play after that call and had many more chances to win - many more then Miami did. I thought the goalie for Miami played very well in the 2 OT's. Sure he missed one and it went off the bar - but sometimes you need some luck. I won't lie I was pulling for Miami because they are an Ohio school. Wisconsin will be there to represent the Big Ten - that is good enough for me.

[rickyleach]

i think the ref thought (or assumed) that the goalie had stopped or covered the puck - so he blew the whistle. When the puck actually popped out and was slapped in - it was well after the whistle blew. I agree it was a bad call - but those are part of the game as i'm so oftenly reminded. The wolverines controlled play after that call and had many more chances to win - many more then miami did. I thought the goalie for miami played very well in the 2 ot's. Sure he missed one and it went off the bar - but sometimes you need some luck. I won't lie i was pulling for miami because they are an ohio school. Wisconsin will be there to represent the big ten - that is good enough for me.

nut why are you postingon this you said on another thread you dont like hockey and who cares...i

[1OSUNUT]

I don't like hockey - but I do enjoy seeing Michigan lose. I was channel surfing last night and saw that the game was on ESPN and in OT - I just had to watch. I really don't care at all for hockey but I will admit that I was cheering for those Redhawks last night. My favorte teams are always the Buckeyes and whoever is playing Michigan - in any sport.

[The Michigan Man]

I don't like hockey - but I do enjoy seeing Michigan lose. I was channel surfing last night and saw that the game was on ESPN and in OT - I just had to watch. I really don't care at all for hockey but I will admit that I was cheering for those Redhawks last night. My favorte teams are always the Buckeyes and whoever is playing Michigan - in any sport.

Let me review the NCAA Hockey brackets - I'm looking closely, and I'm failing to see tUOS. Could it be a misprint? Oh yeah, they suck and don't play in post season tourneys. This is hockey, go get your shine box and get to work on UM's skates.

It must have been nice to actually see a team overachieve and lose a very close game in 2OT, on the verge of making the Frozen Four. tUOS basketball took its 3-way tie conference championship and conference tourney recognition and sh*t the bed, not even getting past the Sweet 16. It looks like we'll have to depend on MSU to rescue the conference's reputation, as usual.

[1OSUNUT]

You know I was thinking the same exact thing. I was checking my NIT and NCAA basketball brackets and failed to see Michigan in either. I guess I will have to be happy with a conference championship and Big Ten tournament championship - O well. Not bad for a team picked to finish 5th in the conference. Funny how you make fun of us ONLY making the Sweet 16 - yet your squad and your great coach cannot make it into the to 100. I mean the NCAA tournament takes 65 teams and the NIT take a bunch - yet no Wolverines. Don't expect to see them on next years brackets either.

[Wolvrin704]

You know I was thinking the same exact thing. I was checking my NIT and NCAA basketball brackets and failed to see Michigan in either. I guess I will have to be happy with a conference championship and Big Ten tournament championship - O well. Not bad for a team picked to finish 5th in the conference. Funny how you make fun of us ONLY making the Sweet 16 - yet your squad and your great coach cannot make it into the to 100. I mean the NCAA tournament takes 65 teams and the NIT take a bunch - yet no Wolverines. Don't expect to see them on next years brackets either.

True we are not there but we've at least been in the basketball tourney since the last time OSU was in the hockey tourney and heck we've even managed to win a NC in that time as well. At least we have SOMETHING to show in basketball. What do you have in hockey?

[1OSUNUT]

Who cares - it's hockey. If I'm not mistaken the Buckeyes even beat the Wolverines on the ice this year - how pathetic is that. The Buckeyes blow in hockey and still beat Michigan - and almost did it twice.

[hail2mich]

Who cares - it's hockey. If I'm not mistaken the Buckeyes even beat the Wolverines on the ice this year - how pathetic is that. The Buckeyes blow in hockey and still beat Michigan - and almost did it twice.

You can say the exact same thing about Michigan basketball this year vs. Ohio St. you moron.

Also if you don't care about hockey, why are you even posting in this thread? Oh yeah I forgot, you're a troll.

[The Michigan Man]

Who cares - it's hockey. If I'm not mistaken the Buckeyes even beat the Wolverines on the ice this year - how pathetic is that. The Buckeyes blow in hockey and still beat Michigan - and almost did it twice.

UM has 9 hockey NCs. You need to stop.

[primetime101]

its all a vicious cycle NUT. we all know and recognize that UM athletics is struggling at the moment, no more evident by the early whistle which cost us a chance to the Frozen 4. it seems like we have gotten ZERO breaks since 1997. but its all good NUT, enjoy it while you can. cuz you know damn well UM will not suck forever. and when the time comes for role reversal, i hope you have the NUTs to post on this forum in the same manner you do now

[bighousemike84]

its all a vicious cycle NUT. we all know and recognize that UM athletics is struggling at the moment, no more evident by the early whistle which cost us a chance to the Frozen 4. it seems like we have gotten ZERO breaks since 1997. but its all good NUT, enjoy it while you can. cuz you know damn well UM will not suck forever. and when the time comes for role reversal, i hope you have the NUTs to post on this forum in the same manner you do now

Common man, you know thats not going to happen. As soon as things start turning around these slack-balled vagina punchers will all be gone, just look at the threads from the beginning of the 2009 season. Almost completely devoid of buckeyes, that was until Michigan started losing again and they came back.

[Wolvrin704]

Common man, you know thats not going to happen. As soon as things start turning around these slack-balled vagina punchers will all be gone, just look at the threads from the beginning of the 2009 season. Almost completely devoid of buckeyes, that was until Michigan started losing again and they came back.

Exactly, when we start winning again they'll mostly leave. Norcal has even admitted he's leaving as soon as RR turns it around. Of course everytime there is a loss they'll be back. I see a huge influx of trolls from both sides of the aisle infiltrating come late August/early September. Hopefully there won't be any reason for them to stick around once the season begins.

[1OSUNUT]

I was here and never left - even when you guys were 5-0 and talking crap last year. I'm not fair weather at all. I show up when OSU wins or loses. I dish it out and I can take it - it's only fair.

[Wolvrin704]

I was here and never left - even when you guys were 5-0 and talking crap last year. I'm not fair weather at all. I show up when OSU wins or loses. I dish it out and I can take it - it's only fair.

I don't think anyone is talking about you. I for one am sure you'll be here as long as this site exists. You have to admit though that the trollishness goes up a whole other level when UM is losing or has a bad game, and that includes with you as well my friend. During the off season you are up and down on the troll scale, some weeks you are very level headed and tolerable. And in many other weeks you like to throw the troll towel down like you currently are because someone makes a few disparaging remarks about OSU. Its always the same people saying the same stuff that gets you all riled up.

[Voleye]

That UM v Miami was one of the best college games I have ever seen. UM got screwed by the early whistle. Its hockey, I know every call isnt made. Both teams gave each other plenty of chances with the power plays. There is only two college games that I have seen that were better, Last years NC game, and in the early 90's UM came to Miami late in the season and the conference title was on the line. I love the college hockey tourney. Every game is a game seven.