I'm a little surprised at this post from you, someone who has as much 
experience around college hockey as you do. When you get quotes from a 
player, you KNOW that player is mostly parroting what he has been told 
in the locker room. And the coaches want to put the best possible spin 
on what happened to keep morale up.

Deron Treadwell 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
>