QuiGon

The site of the "Frozen Four" is determined several years in advance, so Univ. Wisconsin being in the finals while the Finals are played in Wisconsin is a mere coincidence. I believe Boston enjoyed a similar "Home Ice Advantage" a few years ago when the Fozen Four was played at the Fleet Center.

Thing is, there are really only 3 regions in the country that play college hockey: Colorado, the northern most states in the center of the country (ND, SD, MN, MI) and New England. I believe there was 1 team in this year's tournament that did not come from one of those regions.

So my point is that if you have a Frozen Four in one of those areas, there is a darn good chance there will be a team from that particular area playing in it.

upstater1

The best thing that ever happened to BU sports was getting rid of football. That thing sucked the $$ out of all the other sports. If it was still around, no Agganis arena. That's for sure.

Frankly, wins over I-AA teams and wins against Boise in the MPC Bowl just don't do it for me, either way. This area of the country just isn't made for big time college football. Face facts.

Flying Fungi

it was an ironic statement genius

and what 'does it for you' is irrelevant...Boston College still has a major football program...and Syracuse and Penn State aren't too far away...

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upstater1

You're thinking of pro sports. College sports are a whole different entity. The Beanpot means something. Winning your conference means something. Not so in the pros. Ask Syracuse bball what was more important to them. Winning the Big East tourney or getting to the NCAA tournament.

I'm not saying that BU would rather have won the Beanpot and HE than play in the NCAA championship. I don't believe that at all. But you can't dismiss in season accomplishments in college. They MEAN something, whereas in the pros they don't. I don't think Duke is willing to scrap their seasons (along with all the other #1 seeds) simply because the underdogs dominated the NCAAs. In a one-and-done situation, anything can happen. In the pros, usually the best teams win. Not so in college sports.

upstater1

What's the irony? That BU doesn't have a football team? That's not irony. That's a fact.

Syracuse football? 1-11? I'm talking about big time college football. I'm talking about teams that pay on New Year's Day.

Penn State (I went there) is in the midwest, practically speaking, as anyone from the State College area will tell you. The Northeast is a whole different region. PSU fits in the Big-10 really well. An Eastern school? Nope.

Flying Fungi

the irony

is that this guy is boasting about BU's sports dominance in the face of mediocrity or at best under-performance...his attempts to do so are at the expense of BC's sports performance

BC--#2 in college hockey
BU--not

BC--Top 20 football program
BU--no football program

your inability to perceive the irony does not remove the irony

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upstater1

Maybe it's because I know what the word irony actually means:

# The use of words to express something different from and often opposite to their literal meaning.
# An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning.

So, I don't see why making a point about BU's football team is ironic statement at all. In fact, it's just weak. As I said, BC beat Boise in the MPC, who gives a crap? New England and big-time college football are two words that will never go hand-in-hand.

Flying Fungi

I am very proud of you for finding the definition of 'irony' on dictionary.com. now perhaps you can apply that happy valley education.

the irony, again, is that I pointed out the BU football team as an object of success (claiming to be a big fan of the BU football program). BU does not have a football program. I knew this when posting. I expected that the thread originator would also know this. This is irony. Incongruity between what was stated and what is real. A deliberate contrast between what was stated and what is real.

good luck with that--i hope you kept your tuition receipt

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upstater1

Well, anyone can make ironic statements by setting up a straw man ("I'm a fan of BU football!") but I was trying to find the irony in the previous posters statement. I don't see any. That's the point. Mentioning the BU football team in this context is about as irrelevant as mentioning BU's world-renowned success in lacrosse or any other sport they don't play, especially when BC's program is almost as irrelevant as BU's non-existent program. These two schools excel in HOCKEY, and little else. They are afterthoughts on the national stage (yes, both schools have advanced in soccer, i know, but I'll leave that be). BC clearly accomplished more than BU did in hockey this year. I've already said I agreed with that. On the other hand, there's an argument to be made about winning the Beanpot, HE season and tourney.

In the end, it's a Sunday, there's not a cloud in the sky, I'm about to go out and toss around and hit a softball, so the last thing I want to do is engage in a pissing match over a game I didn't even watch! Peace to you.

patsfan55

i knew someone would bring this point up
but as upstater mentioned its different in college sports

its actually like the opposite

everyone will remember ten yrs from now that bu won the hockey east tournament in 06

nobody will remember that bc was runners up in the finals of ncaa tournament

thats just how it works in college

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