so much for that
Bitter Much, Gongshow?
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I'm sorry to descend on you with this but this makes me utterly livid. They are the all-CCHA teams:
First Team
Position Name, Year, School First Totals
F - Reilly Smith (JR, Miami) 10 50
F - Tyler Gron (SR, No. Michigan) 7 42
F - T.J. Tynan (SO, Notre Dame) 5 40
D - Torey Krug (JR, Michigan State) 10 50
D - Chad Billins (SR,, Ferris State) 9 48
G - Taylor Nelson (SR, Ferris State) 6 34
Second Team
F- Justin Florek (SR, No. Michigan) 4 34
F- Cody Kunyk (SO, Alaska) 2 23
F- Jordie Johnston (SR, Ferris State) 3 22
D- Dan DeKeyser (SO, W. Michigan) 2 20
D- Matt Tennyson (JR, W. Michigan) -- 20
G- Shawn Hunwick (SR, Michigan) 2 24
Hunwick got two first place votes at goalie and lost out to Taylor Nelson of Ferris State. In CCHA play Hunwick had a .937 save percentage to Nelson's .927, had a 1.93 GAA to Nelson's 2.08, and played about 430 additional minutes.
You know what they say about the Gong Show and the CCHA: one is an unfunny joke begging to be put out of its misery, and the other was a syndicated 1970s amateur night featuring absurd prizes. It's no wonder that the competent teams all fled as soon as they could find a way to.
March 7th, 2012 at 6:09 PM | 
Fuck the CCHA. No wonder its
Fuck the CCHA. No wonder its
March 7th, 2012 at 6:13 PM |
pretty clear there are some
pretty clear there are some
pretty clear there are some sour grapes involved. only 2 players represented by big ten schools (michigan, msu, osu).
March 7th, 2012 at 6:44 PM |
24 pts for Hunwick with only
24 pts for Hunwick with only
24 pts for Hunwick with only two 5pt first votes (likely MSU, OSU) also means that of the eight remaining coaches that could vote for Hunwick only three voted him 2nd and five voted him third. Sour Grapes, yes.
March 7th, 2012 at 6:55 PM |
Another possibility
Another possibility
Another possibility is that he recceived 2 first place votes, 4 second place votes and 2 third place votes, with 2 coaches leaving him off the ballot entirely.
Actually, if I had to guess, I think that's what happened. There are certain coaches in this league who would not hesitate to do something like that.
March 7th, 2012 at 6:15 PM |
POY?
POY?
Does the CCHA have a player of the year and if so, are they setting us up for giving Hunwick the player of the year, analogous to Denard getting Offensive MVP but being 3rd team QB or something?
March 7th, 2012 at 6:18 PM |
So Red has to be a shoe-in
So Red has to be a shoe-in
So Red has to be a shoe-in for coach of the year, right? Second in the conference with only one all-conference player, and a 2nd-teamer at that, quite impressive.
March 8th, 2012 at 10:13 AM |
I don't think
I don't think
that's how coach of the year works. If you look at football, basketball, or any pro-sport--you'd know that the COY award goes to the coach whose team has the best players, best record, and best statistics.
Coaching, strategy, improvement, and development are explicitly not considered.
March 8th, 2012 at 12:10 PM |
I think you're wrong.
I think you're wrong.
I think you're wrong. Especially considering that if you look below in this thread, Don listed that Red has 10 regular season titles, 9 tournament titles and he has exactly 2 CCHA COY awards. That doesn't support your point.
Look at other conferences in other sports. Ron Zook won COY when he took Illinois to the Rose Bowl. Tressel had OSU in the NCG that year.
Or maybe my sarcasm meter isn't working.
For a' that, an' a' that,
Our toils obscure an' a' that,
The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
The man's the gowd for a' that.
Our toils obscure an' a' that,
The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
The man's the gowd for a' that.
March 7th, 2012 at 6:23 PM |
I don't get it...
I don't get it...
The player with better statistics in goals against and save percentage while playing roughly 7 more games for a team, IMO (and in many others) that is less consistent and simply not as good, doesn't get the award?
Some Sour Grapes as RBGoBlue put it seems to be the case. I'm not familiar with this voting, but is it done by league officials or by media?
This just seems wrong. Some put Hunwick in the conversation for Hobey, fergodsakes.
Your father wouldn't want to hear this, Sonny. This is business, not personal.
March 7th, 2012 at 6:23 PM |
It's ok
It's ok
We get the last laugh when he brings home the Hobey Baker.
March 7th, 2012 at 6:24 PM |
GONGSHOW GONNA GONG!
GONGSHOW GONNA GONG!
GONGSHOW GONNA GONG!
March 7th, 2012 at 6:55 PM |
Yeah
Yeah
I don't understand why he doesn't get more attention. He's one of the top goalies in the COUNTRY not just the conference
Carl Hagelin is awesome.
March 7th, 2012 at 7:01 PM |
Good riddance. Kid is
Good riddance. Kid is
Good riddance. Kid is probably the only guy in the conference with a legit shot at the Hobey and he only gets 2 first team votes. Fuck it. He makes MGoBlog's 1st team CCHA.
For a' that, an' a' that,
Our toils obscure an' a' that,
The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
The man's the gowd for a' that.
Our toils obscure an' a' that,
The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
The man's the gowd for a' that.
March 7th, 2012 at 7:23 PM |
Onto bigger and better things
Onto bigger and better things
It's unfortunate Hunwick didn't get more recognized, but I can say that looking back on my athletic careers 1rst team all-conference vs 2nd team all-conference vs not even being recognized didn't make a difference to me. The team championships defined the year as a success or failure. Everything else didn't matter. Hopefully, Hunwick feels the same way and does not care about being slighted.
Oh and Fuck the CCHA
3-time Wolverine
March 7th, 2012 at 7:25 PM |
Fuck the CCHA, fuck Ferris
Fuck the CCHA, fuck Ferris
Fuck the CCHA, fuck Ferris State, and fuck every other coach. Sour grapes is the only reason that this happened
If you're doing nothing, how do you know when you're finished?
March 7th, 2012 at 7:45 PM |
Just made this
Just made this
March 7th, 2012 at 7:58 PM |
here's the thing
here's the thing
The suits at the gong show--er CCHA--will never convince me Hunwick's second team anything nor will they dissuade my man-crush on him. Suck it suits.
"Play hard and with great effort"
March 7th, 2012 at 8:15 PM |
What a silly list. I guess
What a silly list. I guess
What a silly list. I guess this is what happens when you allow your best teams leave.
March 7th, 2012 at 8:16 PM |
Get bent CCHA. You can shove
Get bent CCHA. You can shove
Get bent CCHA. You can shove that list and your incompetent criminal refs up your piehole.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
March 7th, 2012 at 8:26 PM |
At least he's a lock for the
At least he's a lock for the
At least he's a lock for the mgoblog HOF
March 7th, 2012 at 9:34 PM |
what can you expect from a league
what can you expect from a league
that has made Blasi coach of the year four times for winning two regular season titles, and Jeff Jackson has been COY twice for winning two titles.
Meanwhile, Red has won 10 regular season titles and 9 tournament titles and has been Coach of the Year exactly twice.
Fuck the CCHA.
March 8th, 2012 at 9:20 AM |
Maybe merit-invariant Oprah
Maybe merit-invariant Oprah
Maybe merit-invariant Oprah is in charge of the CCHA.
"YOU get two COYs!!! YOU get two COYs!!! YOU get two COYs!!!"
etc.
March 7th, 2012 at 9:44 PM |
Different sport, but
Different sport, but
Different sport, but appropriate NSFW quote.
Michigan Resurgent? Michigan Resurgent!
The beatings will continue until the uniforms improve!
March 7th, 2012 at 9:45 PM |
Gong Show
Gong Show
Dude, I don't know what you're complaining about, they don't give first team honors to undrafted walkons from America. You crazy!?! Now if he had those numbers and was a drafted Canadian, Hobie Baker baby!
March 7th, 2012 at 10:03 PM |
Stupid, stupid, stupid
Stupid, stupid, stupid
Hunwick might be the best goaltender the CCHA has had in the last 5-10 years. He has dragged this team to top 5 status periodically throughout the last 2 and a half years. I hate to play the conspiracy card, but how can this not be bitter grapes? The guy has a ton of minutes and has .937 save%! WTF. Go screw yourself CCHA & bitter non-B1Gers
Rudy watches inspirational movies about Shawn Hunwick
March 8th, 2012 at 2:21 AM |
"Over? Nothing is over until
"Over? Nothing is over until
"Over? Nothing is over until we decide it is!"
"Anastos? DEAD!"
"Blasi? DEAD!"
"Sergott? DEAD!"
Let's go win a CCHA and National Championship, HOBEY HUNWICK.
March 8th, 2012 at 2:50 AM |
Much rather deal with
Much rather deal with
Much rather deal with Minnesota's looney fanbase than be under the thumb of the Gongshow. All hail glorious Big Ten Hockey.
North Campus' resident Sport Management major
Michigan Concrete Canoe Team - http://umich.edu/~concanoe
March 8th, 2012 at 1:56 PM |
Sour Grapes
Sour Grapes
The sour grapes don't just grow at Gong Show HQ. Down here in KC, Frank Haith (MIzzou BBall coach) just finished 3rd in their COY voting.
I would expect this from fan voting, but from supposedly rational adults?
Fuck the CCHA. No wonder its going to collapse.
All the more reason to look forward to the B1G hockey conference.
This is home...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgijdypJUEQ