(above) Disgraced referee Randy Schmidt, played by Russell Crowe, is led to the courthouse by Mike Eaves, Bob Motzko, Doug Woog, Mike Sertich, John Mariucci and John MacInnes in the film adaptation "3.7 Seconds To Yuma"From: St. Cloud Times Blog
by Kevin Allenspach
SCSU coach Bob Motzko chuckled wryly this week after Wisconsin was cheated out of a goal (and potentially at least a point in the standings) by a referee's decision last Friday.
Randy Schmidt, who also cost the Huskies a goal and at least a point earlier this season against Denver, made his second video replay mistake when he failed to award Matt Ford's score with less than one second to go in Denver's 3-2 "victory."
Wisconsin officials filed an appeal with the league, asking the loss be removed and replaced by a tie. That would open up a can of worms to say the least if it's approved.
SCSU faculty representative Bill Hudson, chair of the WCHA executive committee, will appoint two other faculty reps to make a decision. Expect the decision to stand. If it's overturned, the Huskies will be right there in line with another appeal.
The Badgers also considered legal action, but that seems unlikely, too. Motzko's chagrin, however, shows in that everyone seems to express outrage when it's Wisconsin. When SCSU is wronged, it's like a tree falling in the forest.
Randy Schmidt, who also cost the Huskies a goal and at least a point earlier this season against Denver, made his second video replay mistake when he failed to award Matt Ford's score with less than one second to go in Denver's 3-2 "victory."
Wisconsin officials filed an appeal with the league, asking the loss be removed and replaced by a tie. That would open up a can of worms to say the least if it's approved.
SCSU faculty representative Bill Hudson, chair of the WCHA executive committee, will appoint two other faculty reps to make a decision. Expect the decision to stand. If it's overturned, the Huskies will be right there in line with another appeal.
The Badgers also considered legal action, but that seems unlikely, too. Motzko's chagrin, however, shows in that everyone seems to express outrage when it's Wisconsin. When SCSU is wronged, it's like a tree falling in the forest.
7 comments:
Haven't yet seen 3.7 Seconds to Yuma, although the reviews thus far aren't favorable. I highly recommend 3:10 to Yuma.
The WCHA has and seemingly always will have a referee problem. They just can't recruit quality officals. People forget that the linesmen suck too. Mosseaux needs and diet so he get wide load in position to make a correct call. The two ref system that they used for trial games worked very well. They need that for all games, lord knows the league has the money to pay these jokers. Every team has a right to gripe about the WCHA refs and for one team, like the loser cheeseheads who have nothing better to do than go on about being screwed, to claim to be the biggest victim of injustice is just lame and self-centered. Poor Babies!
Outside of the Mile High Area the movie is shown under its more familiar title “3 Months to Denver Frozen Four.” The ending is rather predictable. Eaves and the rest of the posse have the noose around Randy Schmidt’s neck, and as they are ready to hang him from a tree, Schmidt’s compadres, played by Bruce McLeod, Chancellor Robert Coombe, Jon Schmieder, and Tom Jacobs from the NCAA, shoot the rope just before pulls tight (a la Clint Eastwood in Good, Bad and the Ugly), freeing Schmidt so that he can continue to win games for DU. The best part of the movie is watching the DU hockey fans that played extras struggling to ride their horses while carrying both their huge egos and their massive hatred for other teams.
Jamie,
All I can say is nice work. :-)
Jamie......lemme guess, you're a bitter UW fan. Maybe you can help Eaves get the cheese out from between his ears and help the Badgers get over .500.
"huge egos and massive hatred for other teams".....Question for you: do you know your ass from a hole in the ground?? Ever been to a game in person?? Most fans (abbreviation for fanatics) dislike the opposing teams. That's what makes them fans. DU fans are no different. Go see a game in Grand Forks or anywhere else and then report back to us. You need to get out more. In the meantime, quit your bitching.
Thanks dggoddard, getting kudos from you is truly a compliment.
You have a gift... offensive and condescending to other teams’ fans, but in a creative, classy kind of way. And while I rarely agree with your opinions, LetsGoDU is one of my favorite blogs in cyberspace.
P.S. hey anonymous at 11:04 AM, I go to a lot of WCHA hockey games. I myself have massive hatred for the Badgers. The hatred for other teams is a common denominator with all the fans. But, DU fans are second only to the Gophers in believing that they are superior to others by some divine proclamation. I actually find it very entertaining from a sociological stand point.
Jamie,
I think that may be our new advertising slogan.
LetsGoDU - offensive and condescending to other teams’ fans, but in a creative, classy kind of way.
dg
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