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Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
mountainred The folks at lacrosse reference say Cornell has the most efficient offense in the sport but that they take their time on offense. I'll take that over forcing a shot to make the EMO look better. I don't feel like going back through the p-b-p's but there are probably a bunch of EMO chances that came up "empty" but the Red kept possession and scored later in the possessioby mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
billhoward mike1960 upprdeck Our offense is make multiple passes create lanes and shoot.. you get little of that in 30 sec penalties. we are leading the country in scoring so does it really matter if we dont score EMO. Its more our EMO defense that we need to worry about at times. It might matter. We were 1-3 in EMO against Yale, and we lost 13-11. We're going to have some seriously close gamesby mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
upprdeck Our offense is make multiple passes create lanes and shoot.. you get little of that in 30 sec penalties. we are leading the country in scoring so does it really matter if we dont score EMO. Its more our EMO defense that we need to worry about at times. It might matter. We were 1-3 in EMO against Yale, and we lost 13-11. We're going to have some seriously close games in the next few weby mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
Jeff Hopkins '82 Thanks for the Daily News cover, Bill. It never gets old! I don't often agree with Quint on much, but I have been wondering myself: When do they take the interim tag off of Milliman? I was told by a Lehigh alum co-worker that Lehigh has the best FOGO in the country, so that was some of the issue in that game. We may not run into that again, but we damn well need to improby mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - polls 4/23 - 6 years ago
Trotsky scoop85 Trotsky Odds Cornell makes the final four? 10%? Lower? I'd say maybe 15%--but make no mistake we have an excellent team that can play with anyone. Hopefully we'll get a chance to play Yale in the ILT So it sounds like they will need a big road upset in round 2 of the NC$$, but only one. Doable, certainly. Could be. A lot will depend on the draw. There aren't a lot of discby mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
scoop85 mike1960 Albany and Maryland lost. The three teams playing their best lacrosse now are Duke, Yale, and Cornell. I’d add Bucknell and Loyola to that list, with Navy not too shabby either. The top of the Patriot league is impressive this year. I would agree with that. It feels like there's a lot of parity this year at the top. Cornell might have as good a shot as anyone.by mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
Albany and Maryland lost. The three teams playing their best lacrosse now are Duke, Yale, and Cornell.by mike1960 - Other Sports
Stat question - 6 years ago
If the FOGO wins the ball but is immediately stripped of the ball for a turnover, does that count as a faceoff win? What does it look like on the stat sheet? Yale up 6-2 on Albany with 7:13 in the 2nd. They look really solid. Can't wait for the next meeting between the Big Red and the Elis.by mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
Hard to believe North Caroline played its last game of the season today.by mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
I'm going to go out on a limb and say the history of Brown upsets might be over today.by mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - C 6 @ Lehigh 3 2nd - 6 years ago
billhoward upprdeck If cornell could figure out the EM stuff they would be deadly. strange for a team that passes so well and score so much to struggle when up a man. Almost as if Cornell should decline the man-up opportunity. Maybe Cornell looks so-so in relation to Lehigh, which is on fire on EMO. That is Lehigh's strength. The D needs to avoid penalties this half. Our defense has played reaby mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - C 6 @ Lehigh 3 2nd - 6 years ago
Jeff Teat is so creative and effective. Bullen doing a great job in goal. Faceoffs not great but not terrible. Man-up offense looks flat-footed.by mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
dbilmes According to this article in the Syracuse paper, Syracuse lost the game because they were expecting Christian Knight to play goal for Cornell, and had trouble adapting to Bullen being in goal instead, because Bullen is left-handed while Knight is right-handed. This makes me wonder whether Syracuse's coaching staff had been paying attention to Cornell's recent results, since Bullen replaceby mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
Do I hear (radio broadcast) a band or recording of the Star Spangled Banner? I used to enjoy the lone violin playing it. Mikeby mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
Among his many skills, Jeff Teat has terrific field vision. It seems every time he is able to spot the open man and hit the cross with a perfect pass. He could help this team go a long long way.by mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
Jeff Hopkins '82 15-11 good guys. Final. Great result! Have to cut down on those penalties and tighten up the man-down defense. Tuesday is going to be exciting!by mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
Swampy Jeff Hopkins '82 djk26 Quint said it was "step down city" against Dartmouth. What are "step downs" in lacrosse? It has something to do with "sliding"? (another term I do not fully understand) From what I can tell it means taking a step (or 2) towards the target as you shoot the ball. It means you have plenty of time to get set up, and face the target, asby mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 @ Dartmouth 3/31 - 6 years ago
upprdeck Syracuse is hard to read.. Watched them play some tough teams well and then also got blown out multiple times. Yes, but I think we can expect their best effort on Tuesday.by mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - Ivy lax 3/31 - 6 years ago
billhoward @ #1 Albany 14, Harvard 6 @ #4 Yale 12, #20 Penn 6 #14 Cornell 22, @ Dartmouth 11 @ Brown 14, Princeton 13 (winning goal with :14 to play) The pre-season media poll was Yale, Princeton, Penn, Brown, Cornell, Harvard, Dartmouth. Princeton is now 0-3 (to Yale, Penn, Brown) in league play. It's starting to look good for Cornell to slot in as the 2-3 team going into the Ivy playby mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
No let up against Dartmouth. 7-1 Cornell after the 1st quarter.by mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
scoop85 mike1960 What's the story on Kason Tarbell? I haven't heard his name called in a game in quite a while. Thanks. He’s injured, but my understanding is that he’ll be back this season Thanks, Scoop!by mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
What's the story on Kason Tarbell? I haven't heard his name called in a game in quite a while. Thanks.by mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
The team sent an Instagram pic of them practicing at daybreak on Schoellkopf when it was 9 degrees. That's dedication and it is paying off big time.by mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
Because of the hockey game, I can't get an online radio stream of the game. It sounds like a great win for Cornell. Coach Milliman has really done a great job this far. Question: I see from the stats that Caelahn Bullen played goalie in the second half and Penn scored far fewer than the first half. Was it because he was that much better than Knight today, or did the defense pick it up? Or both? Tby mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
Al DeFlorio Cornell's zone D is giving up easy goals. Are you at the game? I'm listening to Barry Leonard on the radio. It sounds like Cornell has had a lot of opportunities to get control of this one.by mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
Looks like the team is loose, having fun, ready to play. Let's get a win tomorrow!by mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
TimV Not the same. Although he plays a tough schedule, he's in a much less competitive conference. He's a proven recruiter without a lot of admission constraints and a Hall-of-Fame caliber coach for sure. When you win the national title, you've essentially beaten every conference in the entire nation.by mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
TimV Correct. Even with those 12.5 scholarships, new facilities, and all that "We Are.." BS it's gonna be a long time, if ever, that he rivals JHU and UM. And he had to know it. That's another reason why I think it was the money. Underscores what an amazing job Bill Tierney has done out in Denver.by mike1960 - Other Sports
Re: Cornell lacrosse 2018 - 6 years ago
This team had a slow start but seems to be getting stronger every week. We might have some things to say about the Ivy League title this year. A couple of questions for the group. 1) We were up by 2 against Albany with about 3 minutes to play with the ball and a win in clear sight. After a break, the radio announcer on WHCU (don't know his name) said that Cornell committed an offensive penby mike1960 - Other Sports