well have you talked to whitehead? did he tell you he was happy with a
split?
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From: "William" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: Our "feel good" split


> The guess here is that Johnson said it felt good because they got a win in
> the second game after losing the first, meaning the best they could do at
> that point was split. That said, there was a time, and not that long ago,
> when a split against two sub-par/mediocre teams was just unacceptable.
> Simple as that.  And it started from the top on down. It starts with the
> coaches. The coaches set the tone on what is acceptable and what isn't.
> Losing to Duluth and coming from behind to beat Northeastern would've been
> a pretty bad series of hockey under a former particular coach, who hated
> losing about as much as he loved winning, and whose "ties are not
> acceptable at the University of Maine" mantra rubbed off on his players.
>
> My concern is that Whitehead was satisfied or felt pretty good about the
> tournament. That would be a shame. My concern is that Whitehead is setting
> a tone here that suggests it's ok to split games against weak(er)
> opposition. If that's the case, he needs to be reminded (again) that he's
> not in Lowell anymore.
>
> --- Deron Treadwell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Well its been a couple weeks since my last rant, so before 2005 ends I
> > figure I'll harp on this subject one last time this year.
> >
> > But first.. a recap for those who haven't been paying attention or lost
> > interest: Maine split this week down in Florida losing to
> > Minnesota-Duluth
> > and then beating Northeastern.
> >
> > Now for the rub... Keith Johnson in the Portland Press Herald Dec. 29:
> >
> > "Especially the juniors, we haven't had the best of luck down here,"
> > Johnson
> > said. "We haven't really played particularly well either, but it feels
> > good
> > to split down here and get ready for the second half."
> >
> > ...
> >
> > ".. it feels good to split down here"
> >
> > Excuse me?  I wasn't there, but it doesn't sound to me like there was
> > much
> > that happened on the ice that felt good.
> >
> > I could see this quote making sense if you took care of business against
> >
> > Minnesota-Duluth (proud owners of only 7 wins in 20 games prior to
> > Florida)
> > and then gave Cornell a good game.
> >
> > BUT.. you got whitewashed by Duluth 4-1.  Then you spent a good deal of
> > the
> > game behind against a Northeastern team that has..... ONE WIN!!!
> >
> > But hey, that apparently feels good.
> >
> > I don't mean to pick on Keith, it isn't his fault -- he just gave the
> > quote,
> > but the quote is indicative of the pervasive attitude on this team and
> > with
> > this program right now.  Instead of demanding play at the highest (and
> > more
> > importantly hardest working) level possible WE continue to view
> > mediocrity
> > as an acceptable outcome.  I have real concerns about the direction of
> > this
> > program long-term right now.
> >
> > But the new year is upon us and like everywhere else this is a time for
> > new
> > beginnings.  All is not lost in Orono.. yet.  Happy New Year!
> >
> > -Deron
> >
>
>
>
>
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