Western Michigan Rallies to Beat Denver in Double OT

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00:00But he's very disappointed in Denver.

00:03They lost in double overtime last night to Western Michigan.

00:05They'll meet BU in the Frozen final on Saturday.

00:11What did you think of that great hockey game, double overtime?

00:14You got the Canucks right as well.

00:16Nice call on that win last night in Roto.

00:19I'll tell you what, Scott.

00:20That Western Michigan-Denver game was legit one of the best hockey games

00:24I've seen this year.

00:25It was like Four Nations face-off type of stuff.

00:28The intensity, a spot on the line in the national championship game.

00:33Denver, the defending champions.

00:35And Western Michigan beat Denver.

00:38It's kind of strange in college hockey, guys.

00:40You can't, like, the conferences are kind of different.

00:43They're all over the place.

00:44So, like, you know, Western Michigan is not a MAAC team.

00:47They play in the same conference with the Denver Pioneers.

00:49It's like an elite conference of teams.

00:51And they beat Denver in their conference tournament, Scott,

00:56in double overtime, 4-3.

00:58And, you know, you and I talked about Boston University.

01:01So, we got that one right.

01:02You know, we get the split.

01:03I hit the under.

01:04I went 2-1 with the college hockey yesterday.

01:06But watching the game, Scott, I don't know if I can get in front of this

01:10Western Michigan team tomorrow.

01:12Like, I saw Andrew Raycroft, who's one of the analysts on the college hockey coverage,

01:17just saying, you know, this is a team of destiny.

01:20I know it's cheesy, you know, but the players start to buy in, bro.

01:23You win a couple of games at double overtime like this against Denver.

01:27And Western Michigan are just unstoppable right now.

01:30That game's going to be a lot of fun.

01:31I'll get the odds up right now.

01:32They didn't have a number posted last night for it.

01:35But really, really good hockey game.

01:37Do you think you took it out of them playing double overtime that they got to turn around

01:41and play Saturday?

01:42No problem.

01:43They're young.

01:44No, I don't think so.

01:46I don't think so.

01:47The only thing is, it's the emotional sort of, sort of like basketball, Scott.

01:51You just knocked off the defending champion, bro.

01:53You brought it up earlier in the week, Houston Duke.

01:56You know what I mean?

01:57That's my only concern.

01:58It's like, all right, you guys just beat the Pioneers twice.

02:01Are you going to be able to roll on?

02:03But, you know, they're playing so well.

02:05They're so fast.

02:06This is like the eyeball test for me watching both games yesterday.

02:10Like, the first game, the Boston kind of stifled Penn State last night.

02:15It was more of a slower type of pro-style hockey game.

02:20Dude, the Denver, like Western Michigan, I think they had 50 shots on goal, Scott.

02:25Like, after the first overtime, the goalie was up to like 47 saves

02:29or something like that on Denver.

02:31Like, he could only do so much.

02:32And then finally they buried him.

02:34But the odds makers agree, bro.

02:36Look, the game is basically a pickup.

02:38Boston University, minus 120.

02:40Western Michigan, minus 110.

02:43Total five and a half.

02:45And it's one of these classic instances, guys,

02:47where Western Michigan's never been this far before.

02:50They've never made it to the Frozen Four,

02:52let alone the National Championship game.

02:54Boston University, big-time pedigree.

02:56But they've been in three of the last four Frozen Fours

02:59and didn't make it to the final either.

03:01So something's got to give here.

03:02But just the way this Western Michigan team is playing, Scott,

03:05I'm going to go with the Broncos tomorrow.

03:07Yeah, listen, I feel like I totally respect that.

03:11I like BU based on that they keep going and falling short.

03:15Now they finally are there.

03:17Finish it off.

03:18Get it done.

03:19Win the title.

03:21And try to take advantage of this team that just played two overtimes

03:24and then has a day to rest.

03:26And BU means business.

03:28I mean, they're there for a reason.

03:30They're a really good team.

03:30I think it's going to be a great game.

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