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Re: Clarkson Game Thread - 4 days ago
upprdeck Weder dbilmes If you're wondering why McDonald played both games over the weekend, this is what Schafer said in the official Brandon Thomas writeup after the St. Lawrence game: Senior Nate McDonald made 19 saves to earn the victory, improving to 5-0 in his first five collegiate starts. "I thought he did a solid job again tonight," Schafer added. "I thought he was beby Weder - Hockey
Re: Clarkson Game Thread - 4 days ago
dbilmes If you're wondering why McDonald played both games over the weekend, this is what Schafer said in the official Brandon Thomas writeup after the St. Lawrence game: Senior Nate McDonald made 19 saves to earn the victory, improving to 5-0 in his first five collegiate starts. "I thought he did a solid job again tonight," Schafer added. "I thought he was better at controlby Weder - Hockey
Re: Womens hockey 21 - 5 days ago
Free stream here if you’re not in NESN territoryby Weder - Hockey
Re: Womens hockey 21 - 5 days ago
Cornell played pretty well in stretches against Q, but they need more offensive threats other than the top line. The win over Princeton isn’t looking quite as good a couple of weeks later, but I think Cornell will continue to get better as the season goes along. The D is really young as well and will improve. Messier is a ton of fun to watch.by Weder - Hockey
Re: Cornell Football 2021 - Sun editorials, op-eds - 7 days ago
CU2007 Do we really tarp off the stadium because of low attendance?! The Ivy League’s Jacksonville Jaguars It doesn’t look terrible, to be honest. It’s several rows at the top of the Crescent. (It’s at least better than the tarp with the Under Armour ad that they have/had at the Yale Bowl.) Who knows how it will look after an Ithaca winter, though.by Weder - Other Sports
Re: Cornell Football 2021 - Sun editorials, op-eds - 9 days ago
upprdeck Yup. the fact they dont let these kids compete for a NC when all the other sports can is beyond dumb.. it would help attendance all over the ivies as well as better players would come if given a chance for a NC. The Ivy rules are completely random. Basketball starts at the same time as everyone else and plays the same number of games, yet almost every other Ivy sport has later startsby Weder - Other Sports
Re: Cornell Football 2021 - Sun editorials, op-eds - 9 days ago
billhoward From Mark Wolcott '83 in the Cornell Daily Sun this week, more on the perceived deterioration of Cornell sports and facilities than football. Mark Wolcott Cornell soccer has had a spectacular season and are nationally ranked. The only problem is that our soccer facility is located almost next to the Vet School and they rarely draw more than a couple hundred fans. For years Corneby Weder - Other Sports
Re: Women's Basketball - 10 days ago
Jeff Hopkins '82 Al DeFlorio Weder Just noticed on the schedule that there is a home game against Washington State on the afternoon of Dec. 19, and WSU is playing at BYU the afternoon of the 18th. That’s a pretty rough turnaround for WSU (assuming that they are flying commercial). Also, WSU appears to be coming East just for that game. I’d be interested in the backstory. Someone (a senior?) on thby Weder - Other Sports
Re: Women's Basketball - 10 days ago
Just noticed on the schedule that there is a home game against Washington State on the afternoon of Dec. 19, and WSU is playing at BYU the afternoon of the 18th. That’s a pretty rough turnaround for WSU (assuming that they are flying commercial). Also, WSU appears to be coming East just for that game. I’d be interested in the backstory.by Weder - Other Sports
Re: Red Hot Hockey "Presale" - 10 days ago
David Harding Does anyone know whether there is significant attendance from out-of-town? I live in Illinois but typically spending Thanksgiving with my sister in the area. This was first year with an MSG game that I decided I just didn't want to travel. I assume there is a decent number of folks in the Boston-DC corridor who go. I’m in DC and usually go but decided not to travel this year (andby Weder - Hockey
Re: Red Hot game thread and watch - 12 days ago
Rita lhayes Listening via WHCU. No engineer? Ads interrupt the game, interviews - like they were scheduled/programmed in advance. Missed the second goal. Jason doesn’t seem to know. ESPN plus broadcast isn't perfect either. had a close up of the cornell bench and missed like 20 sec or so of on ice action. weird. Also volume balancing is out of whack- very low for the broadcast but then whenby Weder - Hockey
Re: Cornell Football 2021 - 15 days ago
Trotsky Weder Trotsky I have heard that Football Fan still gives Cornell way more money than Hockey Fan, as difficult as that it to comprehend after 55 years of hockey success and football ineptitude. That's gonna end sometime, and if the demographic is 70+ that sometime is really soon. Here’s a one-day snapshot of how all the sports teams did on the university’s annual giving day this sprinby Weder - Other Sports
Re: Cornell Football 2021 - 16 days ago
Trotsky I have heard that Football Fan still gives Cornell way more money than Hockey Fan, as difficult as that it to comprehend after 55 years of hockey success and football ineptitude. That's gonna end sometime, and if the demographic is 70+ that sometime is really soon. Here’s a one-day snapshot of how all the sports teams did on the university’s annual giving day this spring: Men’s hby Weder - Other Sports
Re: Opponents and Others, 2021-22 - 16 days ago
Iceberg Well, in some odd scheduling, Sucks is hosting a conference game against Brown tonight. And throughout the week pretty much everyone else in the conference will have at least one OOC game (mostly against HEA teams). Would be nice if the conference came out with a positive record by the end of this week. Harvard does this to account for the Beanpot. (Avoids playing 3 games in 4 nights.)by Weder - Hockey
Re: Red Hot Hockey "Presale" - 16 days ago
jts15 Just received this in my email. $25 tickets for the game at MSG. I took a quick look and tried to use the code but it didn't seem to work for me. I got a code not valid message when trying different price ranges...maybe the email came out before they were ready. If anyone has time to look at it and figures it out please post. It worked for me when I clicked unlock and then entered tby Weder - Hockey
Re: Red Hot Hockey "Presale" - 16 days ago
Virtually all of the available tickets are in the BU half of the Garden, it seems.by Weder - Hockey
Re: Interesting news about Harvard admissions - 17 days ago
I know people who who were legacies and children of faculty members (sometimes both) who did not get admitted. In those cases, Cornell often offers the guaranteed transfer option -- go somewhere else for a year and if you meet whatever the GPA threshold is we'll let you in as a sophomore. Do many other elite schools do that?by Weder - Other Sports
Re: Womens hockey 21 - 21 days ago
jtwcornell91 Weder The NCAA tournament will expand to 11 teams (yes, 11) either this season or next season. I really wonder what they were thinking going with 11 and not 12. 11 apparently gives them the same fraction as the men of teams in the tournament (27%), but was there some sort of regulation that said they couldn't go over by one? A USCHO columnist characterized it as maliciousby Weder - Hockey
Re: Womens hockey 21 - 21 days ago
The NCAA tournament will expand to 11 teams (yes, 11) either this season or next season.by Weder - Hockey
Re: Game thread - 24 days ago
upprdeck very confused by the stats. rego says 2/1 but total says 2. andreev says 4/2 but total says 5, zach says 1/1 but total says 1. stienburg says 1/3 but total says 5? overall cornell says 11 goals 17 assists for 30 pts? RPI says 3 goals 6 assists 26 pts? Total refers to shots on goal, not points. I’m not sure why the NCAA boxes do that, but it’s been that way for as long as I can remby Weder - Hockey
Re: Game thread - 24 days ago
Just noticed that after the dust settled, Andreev was credited with a six-point game.by Weder - Hockey
Re: Stats - 25 days ago
upprdeck I wonder if any of our so/Jrs took a semester off so they could play an extra yr or if they all stayed on schedule? I feel like I’ve heard that there were at least a few players on both the men’s and women’s teams who took time off. Maybe it was on one of the Zoom events over the summer?by Weder - Hockey
Re: Game thread - 25 days ago
ugarte Highlight of the broadcast was Grady bringing up the We Want Weder series against Colgate when we scored 10 in game 1 and Tim saying "yeah i played in that one." I feel obligated to point out that the Weder series was in 1996 and the 10-goal game was five years earlier.by Weder - Hockey
Re: Game thread - 25 days ago
Bahnstorm jtwcornell91 Trotsky Cop at Lynah When was the last time CU scored 8 goals in a game Prior to tonight: 8 3/9/18 9 3/9/18 10 11/20/99 11 2/21/79 12 2/4/78 13 1/14/78 14 11/25/75 15 11/25/75 16 1/27/68 17 1/27/68 18 1/27/68 19 1/27/68 After tonight: 8 11/13/21 9 11/13/21 10 11/13/21 11 11/13/21 12 2/4/78 13 1/14/78 14 11/25/75 15 11/25/75 16 1/27/68 17by Weder - Hockey
Re: Yet another collegetown bar bites the dust - 26 days ago
ugarte standing outside the burning Steak Aroma and yelling "I said RARE" too soonby Weder - John Spencer Is Dead
Re: Womens hockey 21 - 29 days ago
I'm in Ithaca this week and it seems like the games could have been played, but Syracuse and Colgate opted not to travel down because of the situation (probably the right call). Just guessing on Colgate, but the email sent to folks who had tickets to the hockey game said Syracuse decided not to make the trip. I was at an afternoon event on Central Campus that went on as scheduled while North Campby Weder - Hockey
Re: State of Cornell Athletics - 4 weeks ago
I’m curious whether Cornell’s test-optional policy (in place through the Fall 2024 admissions cycle) will significantly change the recruited athlete profile. For the Cornell Class of 2025, 60% of enrolling students submitted an SAT or ACT score.by Weder - Other Sports
Re: State of Cornell Athletics - 5 weeks ago
With the hockey teams, at least, don't the rosters look fairly close to what they would have been this year anyway? I'm not aware of any recruiting losses. Obviously, not playing last season has consequences in terms of player development. (And according to Neutral Zone, the Cornell women have next year's No. 1 recruiting class in the country.)by Weder - Other Sports
Re: Lynah now at full capacity - 5 weeks ago
Al DeFlorio Weder Al DeFlorio upprdeck You go 3x3 to try and remove most of the ties.. no different than soccer deciding that a play at midfield wouldnt even be worthy of a card but in the penalty area is worth a PK that often decides a game. Some things are dumb in all sports. They could also go 5x5 for 5 min then 4x4 for 5 min then 3x3 or something.. But if you create a rule that makes a winnby Weder - Hockey
Re: Lynah now at full capacity - 5 weeks ago
Al DeFlorio upprdeck You go 3x3 to try and remove most of the ties.. no different than soccer deciding that a play at midfield wouldnt even be worthy of a card but in the penalty area is worth a PK that often decides a game. Some things are dumb in all sports. They could also go 5x5 for 5 min then 4x4 for 5 min then 3x3 or something.. But if you create a rule that makes a winner you shouldnt beby Weder - Hockey