Undercover Hockey Lover wrote:
Just curious....is there some significant reason you number your posts? Does that number make you the posting hero? Or does it mean you haven't written anything that could be construed as contraversial in the whole time you've been here?
The old system used to tell us what post it was by numbering and totatling your posts. The new system just tells us how many we have made.
This way Bob knows which post it was by reference number.
But in the transfer fromone system to the other several older posters 'posts' were not counted. Bob's numbers have taken that into account so he has an accurate # of poots.
My own personal number is somewhere over 25,000 as I do not have a real life.
It is a two team race Anoka and Duluth East.
And it would be a one team race if Brainerd had not been sucked west to 8AA, perhaps the toughest section int he state.
All GR had last year is now gone. They get nothing from their bantam program.
ER is nothing now that they don't have Rogers.
Cloquet could not do it last year with a 3 man show. This year it is a one man show.
Forest Lake??? What is this wrestling???
The rest of them should be single A so Warroad could have some competition.
Undercover Hockey Lover wrote:Not bad....you took a thought and ran with it. Looks to me like you've been out of Da-Ranged too long though because GR isn't #1.
Look, Mr. Undercover Hockey. You want to get on me about counting posts? You better start getting on the "Bored Legend" Slapshooter then also.
And what happened to the theory of #1 until beaten? Defending champs until beaten? I guess that is gone.
Also, don't say sportswriters are too lazy to do their homework. Most of the time that is all the writer does...writes on a specific sport and all he/she is ever doing is researching.
As for a "coaches poll" That is what state rankings are for. I wouldn't rank Grand Rapids in a statewide top 10 at this point, but it is common to put a team who went to the state tournament in the top 10, regardless of what they return. You will see that from LPH in a couple weeks.
If you want preseason rankings to be run like you say, then everyone must state their team alliance and make a ranking without including them. Everyone is a hometown fan. It would be a cryin' shame if people didn't cheer for their hometowns.
Now, for the sake of this thread, and my future existence on this "bored," I will now drop out of this thread and wait until the season starts.
Elliott70..I know purple and gold still run through those vains and your a LumberJack man through and through too. Nobody's Perfect. But Bemidji is JUST far enough out of Da-Ranged to clear those Pulp colored glasses.
As for you Boblee...lighten up....it's a Trash Talk thread that one of your buddies started. Now that your in Fargo maybe you'll clear your senses much like BIAFP and AY have about the greatness of Da-Range. I bet you squeak when you fart your so uptight. (Trash Talk)
Undercover Hockey Lover wrote:Like I said the thread SHOULD be: GR is #1 because they were last year and we say so.
Just curious and I'd like you to explain it to us all that aren't from GR. How is a prediction and a pre-season ranking different? Isn't a poll taken before something happens....a prediction?
By the way nobody has said they would be 0 - 25 and a 9th seed you took it to that extreme. I only went down to a 5 seed and I'll toss in 10 regular season losses to boot.
For what it's worth..
prediction
noun
1. the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
2. a statement made about the future
noun
1. the act of predicting (as by reasoning about the future)
2. a statement made about the future
Perfect!!! Boblee are you paying attention, Puck Time with the help of Mr. Webster DEBUNKS your theory. Pencil whip that!! (Trash Talk) Oh; I forgot....Slappy you quit counting too!!!
And I am reading a "pre-season ranking" as how you see it now, not how it may be in the future - which is a contradiction to the definition of "prediction".
PuckTime wrote:And I am reading a "pre-season ranking" as how you see it now, not how it may be in the future - which is a contradiction to the definition of "prediction".
But the trash talk part is fun
Well if NOW you no longer have your all world forward, top D and goalie, NOW might not be the best time to rank them #1. Just trash talking of course...
this thread is too funny! someone from gr comes on here calls everyone out and starts crying.... i dont care about pre season anything you call people out and expect them to agree with every word you say is just plain dumb. i would also like to add that in (my opinion) a pre season ranking does not go off of the previous year. easy way to look at that why have a preseason ranking for what we already know? we all know where everyone finished last year it wouldnt make any sense to write it down again. a preseason ranking is useing the information on players ect.... for this season and making an educated guess as to who will have the best team. i have no idea how section 7 stacks up so i cant even guess.
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rapidsrapids wrote:Put up your dukes.....Wow...What happened...Where am I...I'm feeling kinda groggy...
You and your buddies have been throughly whipped...keyboard whipped that is. You fellas should have taken a lesson or two from some of those old Taconite Hornets as you guys weren't that tough to smack around at all. Your most prolific poster even tried to make a run for the locker room but turtled before he got there.
I don't think anyone is crying about Rapids not being number 1 in preseason. I just think that reasoning that Rapids has no chance this year because they lost White is absurd. Rapids also doesn't have to likely work as hard or have that sniper to get pucks in the net because I doubt East and CEC will have goalies as good as Ellingson and Leis again.
By the same token I don't think CEC should be taken lightly or written off just because they lost Ellingson and Tyler Johnson. CEC is a solid program with good coaches and a winning system.
The point is 7AA is wide open, Cloquet, East, Rapids, Anoka, Elk River, Forest Lake, and who knows maybe even Andover have a shot to win it.
When teams step on the ice to play Grand Rapids they're gonna be thinking about the Hawks being defending champs and having an oppurtunity to accomplish a little more than just a "W", but also a confidence booster knowing they're good enough to win the section.
rapidsrapids wrote:I don't think anyone is crying about Rapids not being number 1 in preseason. I just think that reasoning that Rapids has no chance this year because they lost White is absurd. Rapids also doesn't have to likely work as hard or have that sniper to get pucks in the net because I doubt East and CEC will have goalies as good as Ellingson and Leis again.
By the same token I don't think CEC should be taken lightly or written off just because they lost Ellingson and Tyler Johnson. CEC is a solid program with good coaches and a winning system.
The point is 7AA is wide open, Cloquet, East, Rapids, Anoka, Elk River, Forest Lake, and who knows maybe even Andover have a shot to win it.
When teams step on the ice to play Grand Rapids they're gonna be thinking about the Hawks being defending champs and having an oppurtunity to accomplish a little more than just a "W", but also a confidence booster knowing they're good enough to win the section.
While I think GR will have a solid team...and I think Roy and Rendle are very good players...GR had zero players in the Elite League this past Fall...Cloquet had 2, DE had 3 and Anoka had 4...and you can't just ignore or discount this...yes...all the players are important...but you need to have high end difference making players...and with the graduation of PW, JS and RJ...GR lacks an element they had the past 2 years...thats simply a fact. Cloquet lost TJ and RE...ER lost BB, BM, CS and TS...East lost BL, WM, CT and then KF....but East has more depth in their feeder program.to replace these losses..while Anoka has their top guns back....so as the season progresses...GR, Cloquet and ER may find new kids who step up big...as anything can happen in a given HS hockey game or season...but it helps to have proven high end players...Anoka and East simply have more of these players going into the 07-08 season.
rapidsrapids wrote:I don't think anyone is crying about Rapids not being number 1 in preseason. I just think that reasoning that Rapids has no chance this year because they lost White is absurd. Rapids also doesn't have to likely work as hard or have that sniper to get pucks in the net because I doubt East and CEC will have goalies as good as Ellingson and Leis again.
By the same token I don't think CEC should be taken lightly or written off just because they lost Ellingson and Tyler Johnson. CEC is a solid program with good coaches and a winning system.
The point is 7AA is wide open, Cloquet, East, Rapids, Anoka, Elk River, Forest Lake, and who knows maybe even Andover have a shot to win it.
When teams step on the ice to play Grand Rapids they're gonna be thinking about the Hawks being defending champs and having an oppurtunity to accomplish a little more than just a "W", but also a confidence booster knowing they're good enough to win the section.
While I think GR will have a solid team...and I think Roy and Rendle are very good players...GR had zero players in the Elite League this past Fall...Cloquet had 2, DE had 3 and Anoka had 4...and you can't just ignore or discount this...yes...all the players are important...but you need to have high end difference making players...and with the graduation of PW, JS and RJ...GR lacks an element they had the past 2 years...thats simply a fact. Cloquet lost TJ and RE...ER lost BB, BM, CS and TS...East lost BL, WM, CT and then KF....but East has more depth in their feeder program.to replace these losses..while Anoka has their top guns back....so as the season progresses...GR, Cloquet and ER may find new kids who step up big...as anything can happen in a given HS hockey game or season...but it helps to have proven high end players...Anoka and East simply have more of these players going into the 07-08 season.
Having players play in the Midwest Elite League does not mean they will be great. Also, the GR players that were not chosen for that league all had the talent and ability to be there. Thank Pat Guyer for the snubs. It appears evident there wasn't room for the GR boys when he added his own kid and Greenway's skilled but not great defenseman. Just because the GR kids weren't on the roster doesn't mean they weren't good enough. That said, while GR lost a lot of fire power, they're still returning a lot of talent and experience. While I haven't seen Anoka, I'm hearing they're the best of Sec. 7. Perhaps on paper. When it comes right down to it, GR will be in the thick of the race because of a great system, and superior coaching. Bruce will have the boys ready to go all year long. And as has been proven in the past, Rapids has always been a big game club. They'll be competitive until the end.
1. Grand Rapids
2. Anoka
3. Duluth East
4. Cloquet
5. Elk River
6. Andover
7. Forest Lake
8. St. Francis(they still in this section?)
9. Cambridge
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rapidsrapids wrote:I don't think anyone is crying about Rapids not being number 1 in preseason. I just think that reasoning that Rapids has no chance this year because they lost White is absurd. Rapids also doesn't have to likely work as hard or have that sniper to get pucks in the net because I doubt East and CEC will have goalies as good as Ellingson and Leis again.
By the same token I don't think CEC should be taken lightly or written off just because they lost Ellingson and Tyler Johnson. CEC is a solid program with good coaches and a winning system.
The point is 7AA is wide open, Cloquet, East, Rapids, Anoka, Elk River, Forest Lake, and who knows maybe even Andover have a shot to win it.
When teams step on the ice to play Grand Rapids they're gonna be thinking about the Hawks being defending champs and having an oppurtunity to accomplish a little more than just a "W", but also a confidence booster knowing they're good enough to win the section.
While I think GR will have a solid team...and I think Roy and Rendle are very good players...GR had zero players in the Elite League this past Fall...Cloquet had 2, DE had 3 and Anoka had 4...and you can't just ignore or discount this...yes...all the players are important...but you need to have high end difference making players...and with the graduation of PW, JS and RJ...GR lacks an element they had the past 2 years...thats simply a fact. Cloquet lost TJ and RE...ER lost BB, BM, CS and TS...East lost BL, WM, CT and then KF....but East has more depth in their feeder program.to replace these losses..while Anoka has their top guns back....so as the season progresses...GR, Cloquet and ER may find new kids who step up big...as anything can happen in a given HS hockey game or season...but it helps to have proven high end players...Anoka and East simply have more of these players going into the 07-08 season.
Just FYI - GR did have 3 players on the section 7A/AA Elite II roster.
With Whitey, Stejskal & Jensen gone there are some holes to fill, but Rapids, just as some of their competitors, is deeper than just those three players.
elliott70 wrote:
But in the transfer fromone system to the other several older posters 'posts' were not counted. Bob's numbers have taken that into account so he has an accurate # of poots.
You can say that again...
I'd have about 5k if Admin would stop deleting my posts.
One reason not to keep track IS BECAUSE SLAPPY KEEPS TRACK!
elliott70 wrote:
But in the transfer fromone system to the other several older posters 'posts' were not counted. Bob's numbers have taken that into account so he has an accurate # of poots.
You can say that again...
I'd have about 5k if Admin would stop deleting my posts.
One reason not to keep track IS BECAUSE SLAPPY KEEPS TRACK!
The Best 4th Liner wrote:It doesnt matter who places where in section 7@@ cause there is no way that anyone from that section will win the state tournament.
I would never count that section out. Especially before the season has even started!
But Bemidji is JUST far enough out of Da-Ranged to clear those Pulp colored glasses. 
