Review of Lynah Rink

This blogger must have been there for one of the games this weekend.

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"The Lynah"?

judy
"The Lynah"?

Yep, like "the Ralph."

And I don't know if his exhaustive search for tickets started and ended with StubHub, but I just Googled "Cornell hockey tickets" and ELF was the first match, so...

One thing everyone can agree upon: the War Memorial at OnCenter in Syracuse is by far the worst arena ever.

ebilmes
This blogger must have been there for one of the games this weekend.

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I do like the use of "tyme". I don't really see how "even the $31.95 total that I paid was worth every penny in my opinion, as a game at Lynah is a must-see for all avid hockey fans" translates to a value rating of 6/10.

judy
"The Lynah"?

You know, like "The Facebook"

Reading his mention of the fans waving newspapers during the introductions reminds me that the current issue of Sports Illustrated has a feature story on the Northern Iowa men's basketball team, and in one photo, the Northern Iowa fans are standing and holding newspapers in front of their faces. They're not shaking them, though.

"Seating 2/10"

I don't know what he is talking about here. The seats are perfectly adequate for taking a break during intermissions.

Seriously, I much prefer the intimate atmosphere and ability to crowd more people in with the bleacher seating. I would hate to see this changed.

If you could somehow warp space to fit the same number of people in the existing space, but providing a human-sized allocation for each seat, I'd be happier with that.

cth95
"Seating 2/10"

I don't know what he is talking about here. The seats are perfectly adequate for taking a break during intermissions.

Seriously, I much prefer the intimate atmosphere and ability to crowd more people in with the bleacher seating. I would hate to see this changed.

Lynah Seats are fine if you are 5' 8" or shorter and weigh 150 lb. or less.

Do you have any idea what it is like to be 6' 3" and slightly overweight and try to cram into into your space on the bleacher when the people infront and behind you are the same size.

Picture trying to pour 10 gallons of cow manure into a 5 gallon pale...

Dpperk29
Lynah Seats are fine if you are 5' 8" or shorter and weigh 150 lb. or less.

I'll agree to the 150 or less part, since I have been at Lynah both over and under that weight. I would disagree with the 5'8" part. I'm 5'6" and when I sit down, I'm still kicking someone in the back.

dbilmes
Reading his mention of the fans waving newspapers during the introductions reminds me that the current issue of Sports Illustrated has a feature story on the Northern Iowa men's basketball team, and in one photo, the Northern Iowa fans are standing and holding newspapers in front of their faces. They're not shaking them, though.

Right side up?

Dpperk29

cth95
"Seating 2/10"

I don't know what he is talking about here. The seats are perfectly adequate for taking a break during intermissions.

Seriously, I much prefer the intimate atmosphere and ability to crowd more people in with the bleacher seating. I would hate to see this changed.

Lynah Seats are fine if you are 5' 8" or shorter and weigh 150 lb. or less.

Do you have any idea what it is like to be 6' 3" and slightly overweight and try to cram into into your space on the bleacher when the people infront and behind you are the same size.

Picture trying to pour 10 gallons of cow manure into a 5 gallon pale...

I like my Ale straight up, but I can understand why those from the NC might go for that.

dbilmes
Reading his mention of the fans waving newspapers during the introductions reminds me that the current issue of Sports Illustrated has a feature story on the Northern Iowa men's basketball team, and in one photo, the Northern Iowa fans are standing and holding newspapers in front of their faces. They're not shaking them, though.

How can you tell they're not shaking them if it's a still photo?

CowbellGuy
If you could somehow warp space to fit the same number of people in the existing space, but providing a human-sized allocation for each seat, I'd be happier with that.

There's plenty of space in G. Any time you want to trade seats with me, you just let me know.

CowbellGuy
And I don't know if his exhaustive search for tickets started and ended with StubHub, but I just Googled "Cornell hockey tickets" and ELF was the first match, so...

Cowbell Guy--The ORIGINAL Syracuse War Memorial was the worst ever--so why not replace it with a worse barn.....bad begets worse.....

philmaywalt

CowbellGuy
And I don't know if his exhaustive search for tickets started and ended with StubHub, but I just Googled "Cornell hockey tickets" and ELF was the first match, so...

Cowbell Guy--The ORIGINAL Syracuse War Memorial was the worst ever--so why not replace it with a worse barn.....bad begets worse.....

Blueberry pancakes are better than banana pancakes!

Read the bottom. Apparently Lynah is too cold for North Dakotans.

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ebilmes
Read the bottom. Apparently Lynah is too cold for North Dakotans.

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I guess they've never been to Starr rink.

imafrshmn

ebilmes
Read the bottom. Apparently Lynah is too cold for North Dakotans.

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I guess they've never been to Starr rink.

Or Dartmouth in January. That is cold.

Trotsky

imafrshmn

ebilmes
Read the bottom. Apparently Lynah is too cold for North Dakotans.

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I guess they've never been to Starr rink.

Or Dartmouth in January. That is cold.

Wimps...

CowbellGuy
If you could somehow warp space to fit the same number of people in the existing space, but providing a human-sized allocation for each seat, I'd be happier with that.

Maybe this is Cornell's way of encouraging fans to keep to their diets so as not to overspill their numbered area on the benches.

philmaywalt

CowbellGuy
And I don't know if his exhaustive search for tickets started and ended with StubHub, but I just Googled "Cornell hockey tickets" and ELF was the first match, so...

Cowbell Guy--The ORIGINAL Syracuse War Memorial was the worst ever--so why not replace it with a worse barn.....bad begets worse.....

When watching BU vs. BC at Fenway I thought the fans were way too far from the action - so much that it seemed like the worst ever though only an ad hoc location. So how will Ford Field fare for Frozen Four?

Since the seating at Ford Field will only be in one end zone, it shouldn't be as bad as Fenway was (I was there along the 3rd base line). Ford Field also won't have the beams and the odd shape to contend with for rink placement.

ebilmes
Read the bottom. Apparently Lynah is too cold for North Dakotans.

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Maybe we should send them "Ithaca is COLD" t-shirts

dbilmes
Reading his mention of the fans waving newspapers during the introductions reminds me that the current issue of Sports Illustrated has a feature story on the Northern Iowa men's basketball team, and in one photo, the Northern Iowa fans are standing and holding newspapers in front of their faces. They're not shaking them, though.

Well, considering I stole the idea from a basketball team (The U of Scranton), that seems somewhat fitting.

For the Cal game next year, you'll see Stanford fans holding iPads.

billhoward
For the Cal game next year, you'll see Stanford fans holding iPads.

Huh?

French Rage

billhoward
For the Cal game next year, you'll see Stanford fans holding iPads.

Huh?

Instead of newspapers. 'Cuz they're close to Apple headquarters. Ha ha.

KeithK

French Rage

billhoward
For the Cal game next year, you'll see Stanford fans holding iPads.

Huh?

Instead of newspapers. 'Cuz they're close to Apple headquarters. Ha ha.

It's Stanford. They'll be holding HP workstations.

Stanford students for 30 years have gone into high tech - it's no more a commute than if we went to work at a Finger Lakes winery - and so many got filthy rich off IPOs and gave some back to Stanford that before the 2008 swoon, Stanford's endowment was $2 million per student, most in the world, followed by Princeton at $1.6 million per student. They've gone everywhere, not just HP or Apple, and also to Microsoft. The Stanford class of 1980 or 1982 had a dozen people who wound up VPs at MS with immense stock options.

(Drift: I believe Cornell is about #30 on this list, least of the Ivies, just behind Penn. The top ten is Stanford, Princeton, Yale, Harvard, Grinnell, Pomona, Swarthmore, Rice, Amherst, Williams. The top 4 had > $1M per student, the top 10 or 12 had > $500K per student. If you have $500K and it throws off 5%, that's $25K a year to help out each student. YMMV: The list I saw appears to be compiled before the crash and critics say there are multiple ways to compute the endowment. FWIW, see this chart: [www.data360.org] )

Don't forget Google!

billhoward

judy
"The Lynah"?

You know, like "The Facebook"

I'mma jump in here for this one as I still call it "The Facebook." When the fbook first came 'round, it actually was "The Facebook." In fact, you can still access it via its original URL- thefacebook.com. This is much more legit than "The Google" or "The Lynah."

This history lesson has been brought to you by the letter C.

MB

billhoward

judy
"The Lynah"?

You know, like "The Facebook"

I'mma jump in here for this one as I still call it "The Facebook." When the fbook first came 'round, it actually was "The Facebook." In fact, you can still access it via its original URL- thefacebook.com. This is much more legit than "The Google" or "The Lynah."

This history lesson has been brought to you by the letter C.

A jarring example of the lack of a definite article: [yglesias.thinkprogress.org]

Also jarring: "there's not screenfuls of 'go to hell'"

MB

billhoward

judy
"The Lynah"?

You know, like "The Facebook"

I'mma jump in here for this one as I still call it "The Facebook." When the fbook first came 'round, it actually was "The Facebook." In fact, you can still access it via its original URL- thefacebook.com. This is much more legit than "The Google" or "The Lynah."

This history lesson has been brought to you by the letter C.

There's a The Google: [www.theonion.com]