Friday Hockey @ MSU Open Thread

Submitted by bklein09 on
I'm on the road and have no way of keeping tabs on the game.

Last I saw it was 0-0 in the 2nd.

Hockey is a nice reprieve from the football mess.

Who's watching?

Bando Calrissian

January 7th, 2011 at 10:17 PM ^

I don't know what it is, but there's something that just grates me to the core about losing to MSU in hockey.  Such a garbage program, playing mindnumbingly boring hockey, with a coach one step above pee-wee competence...

MetricSU

January 7th, 2011 at 10:36 PM ^

Wow, lots of vitriol here toward MSU. I figured there would be, and just wanted to confirm that U-M fans are ordinary.

About the game. You know how it goes. It's like playing your little brother in basketball. You kind of goof around and let him stay close, and then you snatch the game away from him.

2014

January 7th, 2011 at 10:52 PM ^

You know your team sucks at hockey right? Wrong sport to be bragging about these days son.

I'm pretty sure the whole world knows the 5-0 result was way closer to the truth than this BS tonight.

BTW, nice job with the dictionary words in your post. The obvious attempt to look educated enough to post on this board is flattering.

MetricSU

January 7th, 2011 at 11:05 PM ^

Yes, MSU hockey is in bad shape right now. That's what makes beating the Wolverines satisfying. It's actually gotten a bit boring in football, men's basketball, and women's basketball. Total domination for three years.

So you can have hockey. Have you noticed that no one outside the Midwest and Northeast even cares? And most people living in college hockey regions care, either. But you all do.

Hopefully Comley will be let go soon and MSU can get a dynamic coach. It's good to have to rebuild in at least some sports -- right?

kevin holt

January 8th, 2011 at 12:34 AM ^

he meant they obviously wouldn't care about it because they don't have teams in those areas. just like how the US doesnt follow soccer very closely, because we don't have the big leagues here.

And you contradicted yourself by mentioning the debate fucking team... you think people care about that? lolsparty

MetricSU

January 7th, 2011 at 11:39 PM ^

You need to believe that, and it's okay. I happen to know you're wrong. There's not denying U-M is better known, but MSU isn't unknown.

With the lousy state of U-M sports -- at least those than anyone pays attention to -- I can see why you need to denigrate MSU.

By the way, go check out how the MSU and U-M debate teams have done over the past decade. I believe MSU has 3 national titles -- over the likes of Harvard, Berkeley, Northwestern, and so on. U-M isn't even in the picture.

bronxblue

January 8th, 2011 at 9:56 AM ^

I've been on a couple of interviews out here in New York over the years, and every time someone reads my resume, they note that I went to Michigan and then bring up a point about MSU being good at basketball.  I'm sure they know it is another school, but academically the credentials just don't carry over.

Alton

January 7th, 2011 at 11:24 PM ^

So in this one glorious post by MetricSU, I learn about Michigan State's dominance in women's basketball, and that nobody cares about college hockey.

When Michigan makes the NCAA hockey tournament again this year and Michigan State misses the NCAA tournament again, will I get to see a billboard that says Michigan State 4, Michigan 3?

MetricSU

January 7th, 2011 at 11:36 PM ^

On a given weekend a lot more people in the U.S. see women's college BB than see college hockey. For the first two Big Ten games the MSU women averaged 6,400 in attendance. How many people go to UM hockey games? About 6,800? And most people who follow college sports know the key players in women's BB: UConn, Geno, Tennessee, Pat.

Enjoy the NCAA hockey tournament. And BTW, MSU has won an NCAA championship more recently than UM. Right? I don't actually follow hockey very closely.

bronxblue

January 8th, 2011 at 8:42 AM ^

Yeah...um, great points there.  Just stop now.  I was at MSU during the whole JLS era, when MSU couldn't beat anyone and had to rely on the greatest comeback in school history to beat a mediocre NW team.  Just stop it - you have won 3 games in a row in football, yet haven't done much else beyond that.  Somebody attached to the University feels the need to rent out multiple billboards trumpetting minor victories over UM and Wiscy.  You sell freaking t-shirts in the gift shop after you beat UM.  Those are not actions of a dominant program "bored" with a rivalry - they are of a program confident in the knowledge that the wins were a fluke and reality will soon set in (maybe the 42 point beating by Alabama is the start).

As for basketball - wonderful for you.  MSU has been one of the best CBB programs since Izzo showed up.  Of course, it looks like he might not stick around forever, and MSU has slipped a bit the past couple of years (and last year's run to the Final Four could have easily been stopped that first weekend with a missed 3 here or there).  But whatever, I will concede that MSU has the better basektball program now.

Women's BB?  Really? 

MSU's hockey team is still in the dumps, and one upset won't change that.  I much rather have UM's decades of dominance over MSU's, even given MSU's Ryan Miller-led upset for the NCAA title.

bklein09

January 7th, 2011 at 11:25 PM ^

You do know that we owned you in football for the better part of 100 years right? Ok so you won 3 in a row. Congrats. Call me when it gets to 6. So it's getting boring huh? Well I hope you can take solice In the fact that it will no longer be boring the next time we beat you. I'm sure it Won't upset you at all for that reason. Jesus Christ you are so illogical it boggles the mind. I'd rather die and rot in hell than be an msu fan. Even if We only have hockey. You are disgusting human beings...period.

bklein09

January 7th, 2011 at 11:20 PM ^

Sir you do realize that we owned you in football for the better part of 100 years right. Ok so you're getting bored after 3 wins in a row? I hope you feel that way the next time we beat you. Instead of being upset you can Take solice inthe fact that it's not boring anymore. Jesus Christ just go die somewhere. You are so illogical it's not even worse the time. But I couldn't resist.