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Post by caveman on Mar 11, 2005 15:10:18 GMT -5
They have a fine for that?? Uh oh...
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Post by XYZ on Mar 15, 2005 15:40:39 GMT -5
How about getting a thread locked?
Yeesh, I hope it wasn't my comment that did it. All I meant was that everyone at UWSP, including the coaches, know some changes need to be made. I don't think any player or coach at UWSP is happy with a .500 season, and they will try to change things to improve as such. That's all I meant.
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Post by XYZ on Apr 18, 2005 11:42:31 GMT -5
Heh, the UWSP funding thread is gone.
Comical.
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Post by Wormser on Apr 18, 2005 11:53:37 GMT -5
Thats factual information isn't it? Did it become some sort of flame fest?
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Post by XYZ on Apr 18, 2005 13:29:40 GMT -5
Thats factual information isn't it? Did it become some sort of flame fest? No, Jay deleted it on his own. Even more comical.
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Post by Admin on Aug 7, 2005 18:07:28 GMT -5
Re: NCAA Bans Indian Mascots in Touraments Come to think of it, I might as well apply NCAALogic and claim that I feel the mascot "Pointers" is offensive to those with Gynecomastia. __________________ _______________ UWSP Hockey: Ball and Chain. _______________ UW Hockey: Highway 101.
North Watersmeet FC V.81
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Post by Wormser on Jan 18, 2006 15:05:59 GMT -5
Just in case, because it is walking a fine line right now. From the "Best league in all Division 3": ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MW4Bucky&SNC - 1/18/06, 01:05 PM Chuck Norris was actually involved in one of the greatest cover-ups in the history of the world. Hitler didn't commit suicide in his Berlin bunker. Chuck Norris actually beat Allied troops to him and tea-bagged him to death.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- PrezdeJohnson09 - 1/18/06, 01:42 PM Quoting MW4's Post
LMAO!
that fact that tea-bagging just came up on the message board makes we want to nominate this for post of the year!
----------------------------------------------------------------------- One_to7 - 1/18/06, 01:55 PM Quoting PrezdeJohnson09 Post
That's all you, buddy.
----------------------------------------------------------------------- I can't believe that post came from MW4.
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Post by XYZ on Feb 20, 2006 20:07:19 GMT -5
Anyone know what happened to that UWSP thread from last night?
Did Lerch kill it or did GROUPIE delete it like he does most of his other threads?
I had been contemplating a reply, and had a pretty insighful one, i thought, but then the thread was gone.
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Post by Wormser on Feb 20, 2006 21:26:43 GMT -5
Grupie deleted it and started a new one because someone said he was being harsh or some crap like that. Jay blamed Lerch and Lerch said he didn't do it and that groupie did it. However, it looks as though the second one he started is also gone now.... That Milwaukee backer better learn proper message board etiquette.
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Post by XYZ on Feb 20, 2006 22:12:21 GMT -5
Grupie deleted it and started a new one because someone said he was being harsh or some crap like that. Jay blamed Lerch and Lerch said he didn't do it and that groupie did it. However, it looks as though the second one he started is also gone now.... That Milwaukee backer better learn proper message board etiquette. It's the second one I was talking about. "fornax" made a post that may have been borderline, so I saved it, i was just curious as to who killed it. Fwiw, here was fornax's post, sounds like parent or some long-time townie: It is interesting that you ask what has happened to UWSP over the years. They used to be an automatic to make the NCAA’s. Then they were an NCAA tournament contender. Then they were hopefully able to compete for an NCHA title. Then they were part of the Big 4 in the league. Then they were the old shoe of the league, not part of the Big 3, but still bigger than the rest. Now they are a contender for home ice – barely. Now the past two years they haven’t made it out of the first round of the playoffs. Looking at this descent down a slippery slope over the past 10+ years, your question appears to have merit. That is a lot of years though and I don’t know how easy it is to grasp the reasons, but I shall try. A lot of it depends on the perspective one looks at the Pointers with. Are they sliding or are they merely not improving at the same rate as the rest of the teams in the nation, and more specifically the NCHA? Either may be equally viable, but the fact remains that UWSP is not what they once were. Psychology is an important aspect of the game, the positive aspects of which often appear lost on UWSP. I’d be interested to learn how many other Division 3 teams have three powerplay and three penalty kill units. Or how many Division 3 teams spent an entire season rotating lines and lineups in an attempt to gain experience for everyone on the roster regardless of their skill level or effort submitted in respect to becoming more efficient contributors. Or how many teams are not forced to skate for compensatory reasons as “skating should be fun”. Tell that to Herb Brooks. I’m sorry, but this isn’t mini mites. A lot of money gets spent on these teams every season and many of them expend major resources in attempt to be as successful as possible. While paying dividends for many programs, I’m not sure UWSP is still willing to make that commitment. When a group of individuals is allowed to function at will without consequences, eventually the inmates will take over the asylum. Once a young man learns he can bust up a hotel room or rough up a bartender without paying a price, the attitude begins to permeate. As recently as this season, a threat to quit over playing time results in the player seeing action in some of the biggest games of the year. Historically, a team with 14 freshmen once lost a title game to Middlebury 2-1. They might have been a “runaway freight train with a light at the end of the tunnel”, but somewhere along the way that train was derailed and that powerful class never again earned a sniff of the national tournament. I mentioned a slippery slope earlier, and I believe that adage holds true regarding this institution. It’s not something one can spot over the course of a shift, a game, a month or even a season, but it’s always present, and eventually its effect will present itself. After 15 years, I believe the exponential effects of this attitude are finally taking permanent hold. We, as fans, must always remind ourselves that we are not dealing with world leaders, but rather rambunctious young men, and students first, who need guidance and leadership to not only make them successful on the ice, but off it. As fans, we must also often remind ourselves that it is not proper to demand too much of students who happen to play a game that happens to entertain us. At the same time however, it seems fair to expect a certain level of class and dignity to prevail regardless of the on-ice success of the team itself. Unfortunately, UWSP seems to be finding success in neither. As mentioned, whether it has to do with the game of hockey or the game of life, these “players” are at a stage where optimum leadership will push them to realize their full potential. It is illogical to expect the optimum level of performance to occur when the optimum level of leadership is not there to guide it. The University is making this even more challenging as they have eliminated the assistant coach position from the men’s hockey program, though as some may have already noticed UWSP has been functioning without an assistant coach for the past 8 games. They were 2-4-2. Recruiting should be interesting as this has traditionally been the role of the assistant as there are others who “don’t want to do it”. MSOE-GROUPIE, I don’t know who you are or why you even care about UWSP, but if you are legitimately interested I hope I was able to shed some light on it for you. People often underestimate the power of psychological in sports and leadership…and while being one thing to underestimate it, there are those who ignore it completely. That’s UWSP’s problem.
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Post by caveman on Feb 21, 2006 14:31:17 GMT -5
Wow, that was quite the post...
I agree with what was said though. I'll get into it more later, when I'm done with work.
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Post by Wormser on Dec 18, 2006 15:58:30 GMT -5
Oh those silly UWS fans, heres a bit of an exchange between gojackets and jacketfan_2006 on USCHO. Everyone needs to remember, no matter how bad Point may be this season, at least we aren't Superior fans. Originally Posted by Wormser-PointRC You guys root for the same team right?
Reply by gojackets Yah but erik's a whiny little _____ that likes to think he can make my life miserable. I'm pretty certain he just made a uscho account to rip on everything i say on here. Which is fine with me cuz he just makes himself look like more of a moron everytime he opens his mouth.
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Post by XYZ on Feb 2, 2007 2:48:19 GMT -5
Just in case...d3puckfan just posted this on the d3 board: Frustration Settles-in for Pointer Players From the Stevens Point Journal (January 30, 2007): Five mens hockey players from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point were arrested early Monday after a fight at a downtown bar. The men, Shane Foster, 22, Chris Conway, 21, Pat Lee, 22, Nathan Sorenson, 24, and Brett Coburn, 24, all were arrested for disorderly conduct. Foster and Conway also were cited for criminal damage to property and resisting a police officer. The fight happened at Graffiti's Sports Pub & Eatery, 912 Main St. Full text can be found here: Stevens Point Journal - January 30, 2007 It's been brought up on these boards before, but I think serious consideration has to be given to the replacing of Joe Baldarotta as head coach. It's clear that he's lost the confidence of his team on and off the ice. The Pointers currently sit with their worst record in nearly 20 years and it doesn't seem to be getting any better. Possible Candidates for the Job: Wil Nichol (UW-Stevens Point - '98) is the current head coach at Stevens Point Area Senior High and his team is carrying a perfect record of 17-0. Being an alum as well as a no-nonsense type coach could bring the requesite discipline to a clearly undisciplined program. Having been a coach at various levels (CHL, USHL, etc) he knows how to relate to today's players. Brian Idalski (UW-Stevens Point - '95) is the current asst. coach at Div I St. Cloud State (Women's) following a very successful tenure at UW-Stevens Point coaching their women's program. Idalski knows when it's time to have fun and when it's time to get to work. Ask any of his former players about Brian and you'll get the straight story. Paul Caufield (UW-Stevens Point - '92) is the former asst. coach with the Pointer men's team. He left the program in January of 2005 due to budgetary cut-backs, however a return of a scorer would certainly help the current crop of Pointers gaining some confidence and gain some knowledge as well. But there could be some bad-blood between Caufield and his alma mater in the way that he was "let go". In a snippet from an Academic Staff meeting's notes it says, "Julie S. clarified that Paul Caufield is not being layed-off. Per Nancy Bayne, when his contract expires on May 23, 2006, he will have completed six years of service to the university. After seven years a fixed term academic staff member has the right to ask for reasons and reconsideration and can appeal a decision if it is not made for budget or program reasons. Since Paul will only have been here six years, he would not have that right." Source: www.uwsp.edu/governance/acads...20Minutes.doc.. I'm not a huge fan of Paul, but I would think he'd want to do something more substantial than be a rink manager at a local youth hockey rink.
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Post by Admin on Feb 2, 2007 22:33:12 GMT -5
Funny how some of the links are all of a suddenly NOT working..
That's some potent prognasticating there...
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Post by Kelly on Feb 3, 2007 0:28:51 GMT -5
All 5 sat the game tonight, but will be back against St. Norbert.
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