Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by ebilmes
Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: ebilmes (---.nys.biz.rr.com)
Date: January 25, 2010 03:03PM
This blogger must have been there for one of the games this weekend.
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Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: judy (63.240.196.---)
Date: January 25, 2010 03:09PM
"The Lynah"?
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: ebilmes (---.nys.biz.rr.com)
Date: January 25, 2010 03:56PM
judy
"The Lynah"?
Yep, like "the Ralph."
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: CowbellGuy (Moderator)
Date: January 25, 2010 03:57PM
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...
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Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: amerks127 (---.ilr.cornell.edu)
Date: January 25, 2010 05:07PM
One thing everyone can agree upon: the War Memorial at OnCenter in Syracuse is by far the worst arena ever.
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: Josh '99 (---.net)
Date: January 25, 2010 05:14PM
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.ebilmes
This blogger must have been there for one of the games this weekend.
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Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: billhoward (---.hsd1.nj.comcast.net)
Date: January 25, 2010 06:06PM
You know, like "The Facebook"judy
"The Lynah"?
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: dbilmes (---.adsl.snet.net)
Date: January 25, 2010 06:11PM
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.
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: cth95 (---.hsd1.vt.comcast.net)
Date: January 25, 2010 07:19PM
"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.
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.
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: CowbellGuy (Moderator)
Date: January 25, 2010 07:21PM
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.
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Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: Dpperk29 (---.townhouse.clarkson.edu)
Date: January 25, 2010 08:16PM
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...
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Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: judy (---.washdc.fios.verizon.net)
Date: January 25, 2010 08:39PM
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.
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: billhoward (---.hsd1.nj.comcast.net)
Date: January 25, 2010 08:47PM
Right side up?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.
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: Jim Hyla (---.twcny.res.rr.com)
Date: January 25, 2010 09:29PM
I like my Ale straight up, but I can understand why those from the NC might go for that.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...
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Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: Josh '99 (---.nyc.res.rr.com)
Date: January 25, 2010 11:57PM
How can you tell they're not shaking them if it's a still photo?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.
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Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: Kyle Rose (---.bstnma.fios.verizon.net)
Date: January 26, 2010 12:07AM
There's plenty of space in G. Any time you want to trade seats with me, you just let me know.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.
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: philmaywalt (68.70.12.---)
Date: January 26, 2010 09:11AM
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.....
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: CowbellGuy (Moderator)
Date: January 26, 2010 10:56AM
Blueberry pancakes are better than banana pancakes!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.....
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Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: ebilmes (---.redrover.cornell.edu)
Date: January 26, 2010 02:26PM
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: imafrshmn (---.somas.stonybrook.edu)
Date: January 26, 2010 02:31PM
I guess they've never been to Starr rink.
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Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: Trotsky (---.dc.dc.cox.net)
Date: January 26, 2010 03:53PM
Or Dartmouth in January. That is cold.imafrshmn
I guess they've never been to Starr rink.
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: Dpperk29 (---.townhouse.clarkson.edu)
Date: January 26, 2010 05:31PM
Trotsky
Or Dartmouth in January. That is cold.imafrshmn
I guess they've never been to Starr rink.
Wimps...
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Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: munchkin (---.c3-0.sbo-ubr4.sbo.ma.cable.rcn.com)
Date: January 26, 2010 10:15PM
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.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.
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: marty (---.sub-75-237-80.myvzw.com)
Date: January 27, 2010 07:30AM
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?
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: munchkin (---.c3-0.sbo-ubr4.sbo.ma.cable.rcn.com)
Date: January 27, 2010 10:11AM
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.
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: judy (63.240.196.---)
Date: January 27, 2010 11:37AM
Maybe we should send them "Ithaca is COLD" t-shirts
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: Jeff Hopkins '82 (---.155.115.200.in-addr.arpa)
Date: January 31, 2010 08:39PM
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.
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: billhoward (---.hsd1.nj.comcast.net)
Date: February 01, 2010 06:37AM
For the Cal game next year, you'll see Stanford fans holding iPads.
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: French Rage (---.packetdesign.com)
Date: February 01, 2010 01:52PM
billhoward
For the Cal game next year, you'll see Stanford fans holding iPads.
Huh?
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Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: KeithK (---.external.lmco.com)
Date: February 01, 2010 02:08PM
Instead of newspapers. 'Cuz they're close to Apple headquarters. Ha ha.French Rage
billhoward
For the Cal game next year, you'll see Stanford fans holding iPads.
Huh?
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: Trotsky (---.hsd1.md.comcast.net)
Date: February 01, 2010 06:19PM
It's Stanford. They'll be holding HP workstations.KeithK
Instead of newspapers. 'Cuz they're close to Apple headquarters. Ha ha.French Rage
billhoward
For the Cal game next year, you'll see Stanford fans holding iPads.
Huh?
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: billhoward (---.hsd1.nj.comcast.net)
Date: February 01, 2010 08:19PM
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] )
(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] )
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: French Rage (---.packetdesign.com)
Date: February 01, 2010 08:23PM
Don't forget Google!
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03/23/02: Maine 4, Harvard 3
03/28/03: BU 6, Harvard 4
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Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: MB (---.hsd1.ca.comcast.net)
Date: February 03, 2010 05:08AM
billhoward
You know, like "The Facebook"judy
"The Lynah"?
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.
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: RichH (---.hsd1.ct.comcast.net)
Date: February 03, 2010 11:13AM
MB
billhoward
You know, like "The Facebook"judy
"The Lynah"?
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'"
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/03/2010 11:14AM by RichH.
Re: Review of Lynah Rink
Posted by: French Rage (---.packetdesign.com)
Date: February 03, 2010 12:25PM
MB
billhoward
You know, like "The Facebook"judy
"The Lynah"?
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]
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03/23/02: Maine 4, Harvard 3
03/28/03: BU 6, Harvard 4
03/26/04: Maine 5, Harvard 4
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