Had a chance to talk to a few MSU players Monday before their team meeting at All Seasons Arena. Needless, to say it was a somber bunch, still reeling a bit from the sting of not getting into the NCAA tournament. Some reaction:
"I thought there might be a shot. (The selection show) didn't announce Wisconsin until three-fourths of the way through the show, so I thought we had a chance." -- Mick Berge
"I still don't understand how a team under .500 (Wisconsin) and who we're 2-1-1 against gets in the tournament and we don't." -- Berge
"I don't understand how it happened, how a sub-.500 team makes it over us." -- Mike Zacharias
"As soon as Princeton won, I knew the year was over. ... I knew pretty early Saturday night, about 9, 9:30. That was a pretty disappointing night." -- Zacharias
"I was hoping the committee would find a way to get us in. I don't know how we dropped two spots in one night. I don't know how Wisconsin came up so fast." -- Joel Hanson
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There's a good bunch of guys on this team. Here's to hoping this was another learning experience and they continue playing hard next year. My guess is that we'll go 2-0 against UNO next season.
Here's to hoping they all return next year too. Should we be concerned about any early departures, Shane?
I'm working on a season wrap-up story for Wednesday's paper. I think there's always a concern about early departures, but the coaches don't seem to be as worried as they were last year when the Wagner deal seemed imminent.
I look forward to reading it. Thanks.
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