Friday, January 04, 2008

Media Roundup: GLI Championship


The Michigan Side:





This might be the best headline to an article ever.

Ann Arbor News game story from the semifinal.






The Michigan Tech View:





Anonymous said...

Sorry man, no help with the computer issues. I've had my fair share of problems this past year, and the only resolution was no resolution at all. I lost all of my music and video, which was pretty crushing at the time. I've since gained most of it back, and a new machine is finally being built. To you, I wish good luck! Now on to the hockey stuff....

I completely agree to disagree with Antoine's comment. Sauer was obviously inconsistent last year. When he was on his game, he was decent. But when he wasn't, it was *bad*. Given the fluctuation between those variables, I'm not sure how it could be classified as a good season. A good 6 week stretch? Probably.

In my opinion, if the no-goal in the Tech game had been called a goal, it would have been a travesty. Miller crashed Nolan, taking him out of position to make any play on the puck. On my recollection without the assist of video, I don't even think it was close. Kudos to Shegos though for taking the time and getting the call right.

Budd Lynch - please, for all that is right in the world, retire. You hold a legendary status within the hockey community, and it's a damn shame to have that tarnished with each passing game.

I set my DVR to record both the live version, and the FSN tape delay. Both also would have missed the end of the game. I wasn't sure what kind of editing FSN would do, so I adjusted the DVR to record for 5 hours when we got back from downtown. I'm sure I got it all, but haven't reviewed the recording yet. I'll have it uploaded to mgovideo in a few weeks.

We've always assumed that egos played to a huge detriment over the previous 2 seasons. And while I was somewhat disheartened to see "them" go, the first half of this year has erased a lot of memories that many of us had. Of course, we'll still hold on to the good ones, but NoDak seems very distant, almost as if it occurred in an alternate dimension of time. I'm not sure that Chad needed to confirm the past, but it was a nice lead into what we all know: This team plays as one cohesive unit. I'll take that over top-caliber individuals eight days a week.

As for my prior comment of uneasiness when Llewellyn and Vaughan are paired together: They've started to calm my nerves a tad. I'm still not jumping up and down seeing them out there together, but they've grown over the past few games. Hopefully that continues into the second half.

I am convinced that Matt Sheppard is not the answer to Ken Daniels absence. Not a fan, at all.

Packer487 said...

Luckily one of those programs seems to have worked wonders. I was up until 6 am, but I managed to save everything that needed to be saved. Whew. Currently in the process of backing it all up onto DVDs, and I'll probably have to get another drive, but it would've crushed me to lose some of that stuff....

Yeah, Sauer was pretty darn good in the stretch run before the debacle against UND, but the season as a whole? Hard to use the word "good" to describe it. It makes what he's doing this year all the more impressive. Consistent play. Never thought we'd see it out of him.

About the no-goal, that's kind of what I figured had happened. Because it was a controversial play, they never showed a replay on the big board.

That's awesome that you've got a recording that'll be mgovideo-bound. Definitely a game I want in my archive. Thanks!

The best part about this "team concept" thing we've got going on is that we've GOT top-caliber individuals, but they're buying into the system. Usually you hear about a bunch of guys playing as a team, and it's a group that maybe isn't the most talented, but they make it work (MSU last year?). This group has an insane amount of ability and they've still managed to keep the egos in check. I think that's the mark of a great captain. Hard to think that you're hot **** when your captain is probably going to win the Hobey Baker and he's so soft-spoken.

Llewellyn has been shaky--he was benched for a big portion of the Championship Game--but I think Vaughan has been outstanding as of late. That kid can definitely play.

I'm not a fan of Shep either...

Anonymous said...

Dear Blogger:




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Best Wishes


Anonymous said...

Good point: Buying into the team concept, with talented individuals, is what separates the best from the rest.

Thanks for the tip about Llewellyn. Apparently I completely missed the fact that he wasn't seeing regular time with Vaughan that night.