Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Uncaged Notes

I just realized I forgot to post the new polls this week, must have had something to do with that stupid event that took place Tuesday night. Anyway, the Tigers remained at numero uno again across the board, thanks to Bachman's NHL level performances. (polls will follow post) The biggest annoyance I have right now is that USCHO and INCH don't have current photos of the Tigers' players and it drives me freaking insane! The INCH Player of the week pic (oh yea, did I mention Bachman got that?!) is him in the early parts of last season with the gold pads (sent him the wrong color) and the basic black helmet. GET A CURRENT PHOTO!! I think that takes away a huge chunk of credibility to a site if they aren't willing to take the time to get a current pic.

An interesting traffic note: I compared my traffic from this site to the old one and the supportcctigers.blogspot.com site is still generating a ginormous amount of traffic and it's old! Nothing is current and no one seems to be clicking through, it's odd. So anyway, this site IS what was formerly supportcctigers.blogspot.com. I just wanted a new domain so I jumped over. So please bookmark this address and let your friends know.

I'm still working on the ugly blug links, it's a glitch somewhere hidden in my code that I can't seem to find. If anyone knows how to fix it please let me know. (it's all configured in the color and font settings to be yellow and grey so it's a hidden problem).

The Tigers' opponent this week is the once mighty North Dakota Fighting Sioux. The Sioux are currently 2-4 (2-2WCHA) and are coming off a 5-2 loss to Wisconsin. Judging from the lack of posts on Goon's Sioux site, it's been a bad year already. I can't remember the last time the Sioux weren't in the top 10, let alone unranked! Doesn't mean it won't be a tough series, but the Tigers need to sweep North Dakota for points and because, at least in terms of current records, the Sioux are apparently a "should win" series. The biggest key is to get some points and avoid injuries...oh yea and score!

Speaking of scoring, am I the only one who is getting annoyed with the Tigers' perimeter power play attack? They pass on the outside too much and don't generate good chances. Opposing teams crash the net and make fans hold their breath as Bachman plays superman while getting pummeled with shots. The Tigers have the talent to score more but aren't, and I have a feeling a shift in stragety may help. That's my 2 cents.

Polls:
INCH Power Rankings

USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll

The 14th annual USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's College Hockey Poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association. The poll includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the six NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the American Hockey Coaches Association and USA Hockey Magazine, the official publication of USA Hockey.

Nov. 3, 2008

No. Team (First-place votes)
Points
Last Poll
1. Colorado College (28)
501
1
2. Boston College (5)
469
2
3. Boston University (1)
442
3
4. Minnesota
394
5
5. New Hampshire
361
7
6. Denver
354
4
7. Michigan
304
8
8. Miami
242
6
9. Princeton
205
10
10. Northeastern
193
9
11. Michigan State
162
12
12. Notre Dame
141
13
13. Minnesota State
73

11

14. Air Force
72
NR
15. Clarkson
50
14

Also receiving votes: Massachusetts 27, Vermont 23, Cornell 15, Minnesota Duluth 13, North Dakota 9, St. Lawrence 8, Union 8, Harvard 5, Alaska Anchorage 3, Yale 3, UMass Lowell 1, Nebraska-Omaha 1, St. Cloud State 1.

USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Poll

Nov. 3, 2008

No. Team (First-place votes)
Points
Last Poll
1. Colorado College (41)
986
1
2. Boston College (5)
932
2
3. Boston University (1)
908
3
4. Minnesota
829
5
5. New Hampshire
772
6
6. Denver
755
4
7. Michigan
676
8
8. Miami
599
7
9. Princeton
548
10
10. Northeastern
529
9
11. Michigan State
468
11
12. Notre Dame
457
13
13. Minnesota State
316
12
14. Air Force
291
17
15. Clarkson
249
15
16. Vermont
216
14
17. Cornell
187
16
18. Harvard
156
20
19. Massachusetts
146
NR
20. Minnesota Duluth
104
NR

Also receiving votes: North Dakota 89, St. Lawrence 59, Alaska Anchorage 53, Nebraska-Omaha 30, St. Cloud State 28, Colgate 25, Union 20, Dartmouth 16, UMass Lowell 15, Northern Michigan 11, Yale 11, Wisconsin 7, Ferris State 6, Alaska 4, Bemidji State 1, RIT 1.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

you might have some old hold-over code from your last site. in the generated source, do a find for 'color:blue;'. you'll see it in a *second* definition of a:link, which overrides the first one from your 'new' template. delete the color clause from the definition, and then the color up in the first a:link should rule. this same issue is affecting a:visited. do a find for 'color:purple;' and get rid of that too. better yet - get rid of all the old redundant code. finally, there is a non-terminated comment declaration that is preventing some older posts and your right sidebar from appearing. do a find for '(!-- /*', but replace the left paren with a 'less-than' bracket in your search string (this comment dialog box wouldn't let me type it). Then delete the '(!--'. (note: there are actually two occurrences of this issue.) there are probably better ways to fix these problems, but i hope this gets you on the right track...good luck.

TigerPride said...

thanks! I got some advice from a co-worker today and we came to a similar conclusion that it's a leftover/duplicate piece that's overriding the current, just need to find it. I'll have to dive in with both your pieces of advice tonight!!
(and holy moly is there a lot of code with blogger sites!)