Cornell vs. U-18 Team

"United States Under-Eighteen National Development Team....SUCKS!", maybe? A la Renssalear Polytechnic Institute...SUCKS!"

(I know I've misspelt or forgotten the order of something in there.)

ahh....touche. Forgot about those people from Troy.

It probably doesn't get much "touchier" than when they came into Lynah shorty after 9/11 for a mid-seson exhibition game.

I believe there were even comments from Schafer in the paper leading up to that game that he hoped the Faithful would treat the U-18 team like any other visiting opponent during the game. And that was done for the most part...throwing of porn, comments regarding diapers, high school, etc. After the game they were sent off with a standing O and "USA! USA!" chants.

Here's what I could dig up:

The exhibition also serves Cornell's recruiting purposes. The Red hopes that some of the prospects may consider Cornell for college after visiting Lynah.


"It's a great recruiting tool for us for them to see our fans in this place," Schafer said. "It's even more important for them to go back and talk to the 17 year-olds [about] how great of an atmosphere it is.


"We know that there are a lot of tickets left because they're not part of the season ticket package and we just hope that the Lynah fans will come out [tomorrow]. They have no idea of the importance of the game in the sense of the future players who come to Cornell."

So don't go soft, but don't be stupidily inappropriate either, I guess.

[Q]Liz '05 Wrote:

"United States Under-Eighteen National Development Team....SUCKS!", maybe? A la Renssalear Polytechnic Institute...SUCKS!"

(I know I've misspelt or forgotten the order of something in there.)[/q]

or we could do it for all of the schools they are attending next year...

BU
OSU
Wisconsin
Michigan
MSU
UVM
Denver
Colorado College
Minnesota (ugh)

this way it wouldn't be as dull and repetitive as usual--but I doubt the majority of the crowd would get the joke

"You've got acne!" (clap, clap, clap clap clap).

I don't get it. Why do we feel the need to support them in a patriotic manner just because they have USA written on their jerseys? It's not like they're in the military. They just play hockey against kids from other countries.

How many USA-Under 18 players have matriculated at Cornell?

[Q]billhoward Wrote:

How many USA-Under 18 players have matriculated at Cornell? [/q]

Chris Gartman '03 is the only one so far. There is hope that Chad Morin, who played on the U-18 team last year as a 16-year-old defenseman, will become the second.

Morin did leave to play in the USHL this year though. Almost all of their guys going to college next year have already committed to schools but I personally don't like most of the players that come out of NDP.

[Q]Section A Banshee Wrote:

I don't get it. Why do we feel the need to support them in a patriotic manner just because they have USA written on their jerseys? It's not like they're in the military. They just play hockey against kids from other countries.[/q]

1) Nobody has stated a need to support the team in a patriotic manner.

2) Why do you feel the need to interpret support of the team as a patriotic gesture? Maybe a copule months after 9/11 there were undertones that couldn't be ignored, but what if we just want to show support for the team? Their name is "U.S. National Team." So I'd think think "USA!" would be a better supportive cheer than "Little Kids!"

[Q]Section A Banshee Wrote:

I don't get it. Why do we feel the need to support them in a patriotic manner just because they have USA written on their jerseys? It's not like they're in the military. They just play hockey against kids from other countries.[/q]

Have you been rehearsing You Dropped a Bomb on Me?

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No radio

Moulson seemed a little confident in the Sun article...
[Q] I look forward to carrying that national championship with [Gleed] at the end of the year. [/Q]

While I think shouting out the whole name would be pretty funny, I think we could just abbreviate them as "USDT... Sucks!"

"When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you're chasing Moby Dick, bring along the tartar sauce."
- H. Jackson Browne, Jr.

Beeeej

[Q]dbilmes Wrote:

Moulson seemed a little confident in the Sun article...

I look forward to carrying that national championship with at the end of the year. [/Q]
[/q]
I got the sense he would have said just about anything to divert attention from "the fight."

By the way, the really desperate can follow tonight's game on Gametracker. If it's staffed and working, that is.

 

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