Anders Lee

[southernmnscout]

I won't post much, if at all, for a while. But how bout try telling the people who are commenting on my stuff to stop for a change?

I thought you weren't going to post much, if at all?

[thestickler07]

I would be fine with 16 teams if :

1. We go back to one class

2. It could be played at one venue and in a short time span.

There will never be an ageement to mix the 2 classes in a 16 team tournament. AHA vs Albert Lea would not be pretty. In addition, all teams should face the same level of competition in the sections if they are all going to the same state tournament.


The hockey tournamnet is not like the football playoffs. It has its own unique traditions and one of them is a single location for the championship bracket games. The other is that it is played in a short time span. Its an event and a big one.

As far as thinking highly of teams who compete in the lower classes, my attitude is the more power to them so long as that kind of participaton does not diminish the accomplishments nor the experience of those who compete at the highest competitive level.

Hockey does a great job. With the exception of going to Mariucci for the losers on Friday, nothing much has changed the experience for the AA participants and their family and fans as a result of adding Class A.

You could start the tournament on Tuesday and play it straight through Saturday, half the bracket would be playing 4 games in 4 nights, which although tough, I think would be something all those kids would be willing to deal with. Or, if you wanted to give them a rest, you could start it on Monday, and play 3rd place/consolation championship in primetime on Friday night, and make the championship the only game on Saturday night. So that's 1, at most 2 days more than the tourney is now, anyone here opposed to more hockey?

Also, I would agree with your point regarding the strength of scheduling if sections weren't already uneven. 5AA is tons more stacked than even 1AA, so the issue doesn't hold any water because it wouldn't be a new situation, and the MSHSL already alters sections in a two year rotation to address competitive issues. With a 16 team format, getting to the "Final Four" or winning it all would be the accomplishment, not just getting there. Also if we had applied this idea to the 2007 tournament we would have had these matchups:

Section 1 Albert Lea vs Century
Section 2 Duluth Marshall vs Woodbury
Section 3 St. Thomas vs Hill Murray
Section 4 Little Falls vs Blaine

and on the other side

Section 5 Blake vs Burnsville
Section 6 Orono vs Edina
Section 7 Hermantown vs Grand Rapids
Section 8 Warroad vs Roseau

Ok, I see 1, 3 max potentially painful to watch games here. Edina vs Orono would be bad probably, Blake vs Bville might have gotten ugly, and AL vs Century could have been bad. Otherwise, I can see Marshall beating Woodbury, STA and HM would be a coin flip, LF if they showed up like they did vs Htown could take Blaine, and Hermantown could've beat Rapids.

I don't see anything bad here. Besides, Edina beat Blaine 6-1 in consolation and no one gave a hoot. Blowouts happen even at the largest stage of competition. Not every championship tournament is close all the time.

[Can't Never Tried]

http://www.ushsho.com/forums/viewtopic. ... 82&start=0

Interesting!

2nd from the bottom page 1

[Neutron 14]

Why do people keep starting threads about people leaving schools if they don't know anything? Both Ryan and Anders are great football players at a school that got 2nd last year and should do well in hockey again.

Good catch CNT!

[Can't Never Tried]

Hows about this one
http://www.ushsho.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5463

I miss 2aOldtimer is he still around? under a new alias?

But we all know who MR is....enjoy
Oh yeah........
Go Anders!!!
Just to stay on topic, I think he'll do fine where ever he goes!

Still laughing

[RLStars]

I miss 2aOldtimer is he still around? under a new alias?

H's still here, new screen name.

[Neutron 14]

I miss 2aOldtimer is he still around? under a new alias?

He's around. Ask George Blanda if he's seen him...

[Can't Never Tried]

I miss 2aOldtimer is he still around? under a new alias?

He's around. Ask George Blanda if he's seen him...

That would make sense...thanks guys!

More fun on the 3peat thread page 30...

[Can't Never Tried]

What I think is absurd, is that HS took this thread way off topic, and then beat the daylights out of it, and then starts a new topic on the same darn thing...I mean why move it now??

I have to do this he's talking about asking his mom! to funny

2aOldtimer said: She says, "Nobody cares, why should you?" Then she went on to say, "Don't listen to mathrunner, he only makes you stupider, then sends you to Jupiter."

[Neutron 14]

That would make sense...

Of course it does, HS didn't say it.

[packerboy]

Stickler, You cant justify mixing the classes in a state tournament because the sectons are not even anyways.

If STA wants to play HM or any other AA school, in the state tournament then it better also be willing to slug it out against AA compettion to get there. Same with all A schools.

The match ups you propose may happen but only after beating some tough teams to get there. If you propose that STA play LeCresent and Red Wing so they can play HM who has played Centenial and WBL to get there, forget it.

[HShockeywatcher]

When did I take this off topic? I've just responded to what people said.

Wow, PB, way to repeat what I have said in a previous post, yet again.

[HShockeywatcher]

southernmnscout wrote:

I thought you weren't going to post much, if at all?

Yeah, me too man. The whole people commenting on me and talking to me gets me to typing I guess. If only they'd figure. People comment that I post a lot, but if they'd stop giving me stuff to reply to I'd have no posts.

[Can't Never Tried]

packerboy,

this past year I handled going from being the number 1 team in state to the A 3rd place team because of a player leaving, I really could care less if Anders leaves if it's really better for him. I'm just saying if you're a player that will probably go to state in football, have a chance of doing well again, probably get another conference championship, do really well in hockey, dominate the conference, probably be the top play in the conference/section/state, play on a top baseball team and have a good chance of being a top state/conference/section team again, why would you give that up to play on a very above average AA hockey team that will have a real challenge of getting to state when you'll be on a bad football team and a bad baseball team? I was in high school and college at one point. I understand how everyone has their dominant sport, but at that age they all matter. Just asking why people would give that stuff up, that's all. It has nothing to do with being from where I went to school or anything. He's moving to a different class and we'll still have a good team, why would I care?

I'd say this is where you started to drift away around page three of this thread....

[breakout]

packerboy,

this past year I handled going from being the number 1 team in state to the A 3rd place team because of a player leaving, I really could care less if Anders leaves if it's really better for him. I'm just saying if you're a player that will probably go to state in football, have a chance of doing well again, probably get another conference championship, do really well in hockey, dominate the conference, probably be the top play in the conference/section/state, play on a top baseball team and have a good chance of being a top state/conference/section team again, why would you give that up to play on a very above average AA hockey team that will have a real challenge of getting to state when you'll be on a bad football team and a bad baseball team? I was in high school and college at one point. I understand how everyone has their dominant sport, but at that age they all matter. Just asking why people would give that stuff up, that's all. It has nothing to do with being from where I went to school or anything. He's moving to a different class and we'll still have a good team, why would I care?

I'd say this is where you started to drift away around page three of this thread....

Ya think so???

[breakout]

packerboy,

this past year I handled going from being the number 1 team in state to the A 3rd place team because of a player leaving, I really could care less if Anders leaves if it's really better for him. I'm just saying if you're a player that will probably go to state in football, have a chance of doing well again, probably get another conference championship, do really well in hockey, dominate the conference, probably be the top play in the conference/section/state, play on a top baseball team and have a good chance of being a top state/conference/section team again, why would you give that up to play on a very above average AA hockey team that will have a real challenge of getting to state when you'll be on a bad football team and a bad baseball team? I was in high school and college at one point. I understand how everyone has their dominant sport, but at that age they all matter. Just asking why people would give that stuff up, that's all. It has nothing to do with being from where I went to school or anything. He's moving to a different class and we'll still have a good team, why would I care?

I'd say this is where you started to drift away around page three of this thread....

Ya think so???