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Why the Stanley Cup playoffs are better than March Madness
Posted on 3/16/11 at 11:46 am
Posted on 3/16/11 at 11:46 am
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Some highlights..
1. The Stanley Cup Playoffs don't have some dopey play-in game in order to determine which weak sister gets sacrificed to the No. 1 seed. Instead, we help determine our playoff teams the old-fashioned way: with an All-Star Game skills competition during the regular season.
7. Game 7 is like the last two minutes of an NCAA Tournament game if they lasted 60 minutes and an overtime.
11. Stanley Cup winning coaches don't have goofy names like Tubby or Phog or Branch. They have perfectly normal names like Punch and Toe and Badger.
20. ESPN is merely apathetic about not having the rights to the Stanley Cup Finals, instead of harboring a seething animosity about not having NCAA Tournament rights.
24. The only college-age kids being exploited by the League for billions in revenues are half of the Oilers.
31. Because in a world of Leagues with deeply corrupt officials who will never be fired no matter how terrible they are for the league, at least in hockey you can plan accordingly because you know Colin Campbell's kid plays for the Bruins.
38. The majority of top seeds advance to the later rounds in the NCAA. The participation of the Washington Capitals and San Jose Sharks in the NHL means we'll always have an upset.
51. A fight in an NCAA game would become headline news, as the behavior of young athletes is demonized. A fight in a Stanley Cup Playoff game means it was a [expletive] awesome Stanley Cup Playoff game.
61. Our white guys are tougher than your white guys.
67. You can't drink booze out of the NCAA tournament trophy, which looks like something a law student gets for his office wall after finishing a course on the history of Title IX.
68. No Duke.
Some highlights..
1. The Stanley Cup Playoffs don't have some dopey play-in game in order to determine which weak sister gets sacrificed to the No. 1 seed. Instead, we help determine our playoff teams the old-fashioned way: with an All-Star Game skills competition during the regular season.
7. Game 7 is like the last two minutes of an NCAA Tournament game if they lasted 60 minutes and an overtime.
11. Stanley Cup winning coaches don't have goofy names like Tubby or Phog or Branch. They have perfectly normal names like Punch and Toe and Badger.
20. ESPN is merely apathetic about not having the rights to the Stanley Cup Finals, instead of harboring a seething animosity about not having NCAA Tournament rights.
24. The only college-age kids being exploited by the League for billions in revenues are half of the Oilers.
31. Because in a world of Leagues with deeply corrupt officials who will never be fired no matter how terrible they are for the league, at least in hockey you can plan accordingly because you know Colin Campbell's kid plays for the Bruins.
38. The majority of top seeds advance to the later rounds in the NCAA. The participation of the Washington Capitals and San Jose Sharks in the NHL means we'll always have an upset.
51. A fight in an NCAA game would become headline news, as the behavior of young athletes is demonized. A fight in a Stanley Cup Playoff game means it was a [expletive] awesome Stanley Cup Playoff game.
61. Our white guys are tougher than your white guys.
67. You can't drink booze out of the NCAA tournament trophy, which looks like something a law student gets for his office wall after finishing a course on the history of Title IX.
68. No Duke.
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Posted on 3/16/11 at 11:48 am to Baloo
March Madness way better to me.
Posted on 3/16/11 at 11:48 am to Baloo
Posted on 3/16/11 at 11:50 am to Baloo
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22. The only bracket we worry about busting in hockey is the one holding together the incredibly dangerous part of the rink that players love to run their opponents heads into.
I
at this one.Posted on 3/16/11 at 11:52 am to fabtigers
I thought the shot at the Cpas and the Sharks was funny, and I say that as a Caps fan. Surprised he didn't include Vancouver as well.
The one about the adoration of Bettman also cracked me up, but its only funny to hockey fans.
The one about the adoration of Bettman also cracked me up, but its only funny to hockey fans.
Posted on 3/16/11 at 11:54 am to Baloo
quote:
51. A fight in an NCAA game would become headline news, as the behavior of young athletes is demonized. A fight in a Stanley Cup Playoff game means it was a [expletive] awesome Stanley Cup Playoff game.
Posted on 3/16/11 at 11:55 am to Baloo
quote:I liked this one as well.
28. No one has ever stolen a game ball after a tournament victory. Then again, Chris Pronger never played college basketball.
Posted on 3/16/11 at 11:57 am to Baloo
Funny stuff. I love both but I love March Madness way more.
Also, the Cup playoffs take more than half the league. Gay. March Madness takes less than 20% of the teams.
Also, the Cup playoffs take more than half the league. Gay. March Madness takes less than 20% of the teams.
Posted on 3/16/11 at 12:08 pm to xiv
Don't see how anyone could choose a month long sissy bball tourney played only on weekends over The Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Cup run last 2 plus months with virtually no downtime. And yes, I still take time off work to watch March Madness. I would never tivo a bball game to go back and watch like I will with the Cup. But in 1 month it will be the best time of the year 
Let's Go FLYERS!
Let's Go FLYERS!
Posted on 3/16/11 at 12:20 pm to Baloo
Nothing about hockey will ever be better than any of America's regular sports
Posted on 3/16/11 at 12:23 pm to Baloo
I like 67 and 68.
The NHL playoffs seem to produce more "fluke" winners than other sports in my limited observation.
The NHL playoffs seem to produce more "fluke" winners than other sports in my limited observation.
Posted on 3/16/11 at 12:24 pm to Baloo
Ill watch regular season hockey if it is on buy I always make a little time for the cup playoffs.
I'm not a college hoops fan at all so I rarely watch any games unless LSU is in.
I'm not a college hoops fan at all so I rarely watch any games unless LSU is in.
Posted on 3/16/11 at 12:25 pm to H-Town Tiger
quote:Ain't that the truth. It shows how even most teams are. There's very little separation.
The NHL playoffs seem to produce more "fluke" winners than other sports in my limited observation.
Posted on 3/16/11 at 12:25 pm to Baloo
people watch hockey?
Posted on 3/16/11 at 1:07 pm to Baloo
thanks Baloo for brightening an otherwise shitshow day 
Posted on 3/16/11 at 1:20 pm to Baloo
quote:
The NHL playoffs seem to produce more "fluke" winners than other sports in my limited observation.
if they didn't produce flukes then more people might watch it
Posted on 3/16/11 at 1:21 pm to Baloo
#52 also wins.
Posted on 3/16/11 at 1:24 pm to xiv
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Also, the Cup playoffs take more than half the league. Gay. March Madness takes less than 20% of the teams.
Yeah, but 80% of the teams in CBB have no chance to ever win the championship. There are so many teams inferior of the Kansas, UCLA, Kentucy type schools that taking less than 20% is not even impressive.
Posted on 3/16/11 at 1:59 pm to Srbtiger06
Why should I give 2 shits about hockey?
Posted on 3/16/11 at 2:01 pm to filmmaker45
You obviously do, or else you wouldn't have clicked on this thread and then read it, and then posted in it.
So I don't have to convince you to care... you've proven you do.
So I don't have to convince you to care... you've proven you do.
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