ok, so this has been pissing me off for a while. i know the sun sports writer alluded to it a while back, and i think the problem is worse this year than in any year i have had season tickets. does anybody else notice that the student section is half-empty through at least 5 minutes into the first period? specifically, the first 5 rows of section B are CONSISTENTLY empty throughout the lineups. at the same time, the "towny" side is packed (though seated). now, many people claim that these seats in B are the "best in the house" (though i tend to disagree, sitting in A, by choice, all 4 years). i don't know what the case is in other sections, such as D, E, F, etc., but from what i can see from my vantage point, our little area is kind of sad at the beginning of the games.
i was really hoping people could show up for the lineups this weekend, and i think these games may be the formative moment for our team this season. if you are reading this, and tend to get there a few minutes late, this is not the weekend to do so. (not to mention that the line to get into lynah will be much longer with the full cavity search for fish on saturday). if you have friends that consistently come late, apply a little pressure. we should have a packed stadium on time, because i'm sure the 2,000 people (after the first 800) who waited outside for tickets and were turned away would be more than happy to attend harvard-brown on time. i'm hoping for a loud and raucous crowd from the get-go; you know what they say about first impressions.
a few of us used to show up about half an hour early last year, to get in some extra taunting time during the pregame practice. if anything, that's when their players can actually hear you better, and sometimes they even forget to close the door to the locker room. if more people started showing up then (or at least for this weekend), we might be able to get under somebody's skin.
so i guess this is a request for latecomers to get to games a little earlier, if you can.
-mike rosenberg, '04
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This is because all of the diehard fans got screwed on tickets this year. Freshman and other assorted facetimers (frats, sororities, etc.) don't care enough to get there for the lineups. It's a social event for them, not a hockey game. The new ticket system (lining up as opposed to a lottery), was supposed to remedy this, but as we all know, it doesn't work because athletics is run by a bunch of screw ups who don't enforce the rules.
That all being said, I completely agree with you, and the people that have the seats should be able to get their asses to Lynch for the beginnings of the games!
Okay, okay, I promise to show up on time this weekend...sorry for always being late. ::nut::
Section G isn't much better, but then again, I expect G to be like that. I wish it weren't so. On the other hand, once I see some of the people who eventually show up to sit in G (thanks for blocking my view for the first five minutes of the game, assholes), those who don't sing the Alma Mater and chat about unrelated things all throughout the game, I wish they hadn't showed up to begin with. In that respect alone, the Mercyhurst game was by far the best home game so far, because all of those people were at home for their Thanksgiving break, and didn't bother to sell/give away their ticket! I want Lynah to be packed as much as the next Faithful, but I want it to be packed with true fans, true members of the Faithful...even if they happen to be freshmen. (I can't believe that ALL freshmen are that evil and uneducated in our ways, as much as I may make it out to be sometimes.)
To pretend like this is a new problem this year is rather ludicrous. Anybody from a vantage point of G/H and on (er...later in the alphabet) will be able to give you an accurate analysis of how filled to capacity each student section is at puckdrop. Last year from section H, it was quite obvious that while A and B seemed to be (usually) at least 90/95% filled at the start of games, D/E/F were usually little over half present (I couldn't really judge G or H from the vantage point). Maybe the problem is worse now, but there are enough problems to blame on the ticket fiasco before tossing this one all on the newcomers' backs.
I also hope somewhere along the line people draw the distinction between the Faithful who shows up five minutes late once or twice (because of emergency/extemely important one-time engagement/friday afternoon commute from work out of state/etc.) and all the people who habitually come late and might be better off letting someone else have their tickets.
I agree with you completely, Mike, but unfortunately, I think you're preaching to the choir by posting that here.
This problem dates at least from when they changed game time from 7:30 to 7:00, which was about a decade ago.
Much of the most creative crowd arts and science used to happen during the warmup, since you could really focus on individual players, fire off ad hoc cheers that were then picked up by the rest of the crowd during the game, and generally be An Intimidating Presence looming over the opponent as they exited for their lockeroom. It set the tone well before the actual game began.
Just stop admitting fans at 6:30. That'll work. :-D
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I agree with you completely, Mike, but unfortunately, I think you're preaching to the choir by posting that here.
i think you're right. anyone who bothers constantly reading threads on this site is most likely to show up on time as it is. but then again, everybody knows a friend who is chronically late, and that doesn't mean that they are bad fans or facetimers. for instance, we have a housemate who, for half the season last year, honestly thought the puck dropped at 7:30. he used to think that they just started early.
i guess my post was intended as an observation on the phenomenon this year, and more particularly, to try to get people to pack the stands a little earlier for this crucial hockey weekend.
-mike
While we're on this topic:
I've gotten an unofficial reminder from a CUPD officer that, for the Harvard game, they'll be checking as many people as they can get their hands on for fish, a process that will take somewhat longer than the usual ticket-tearing and marker-on-hand. As a result, it'll take a while to get into the rink. So, if you're planning to get to your seat at a certain time, plan on arriving at the rink at a substantially earlier time than you would for other games.
QuoteMike wrote:
we have a housemate who, for half the season last year, honestly thought the puck dropped at 7:30. he used to think that they just started early.
Did he just never look at the season tickets? As I recall, they clearly stated "7:00PM".
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we have a housemate who, for half the season last year, honestly thought the puck dropped at 7:30. he used to think that they just started early.
Did he just never look at the season tickets? As I recall, they clearly stated "7:00PM".
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You know, it's that Cornell education...they have Freshman Writing seminars, but no Freshman Reading seminars....
QuoteDan '01 wrote:
You know, it's that Cornell education...they have Freshman Writing seminars, but no Freshman Reading seminars....
How about a Freshman Lynah Seminar?
Arthur should give a Lynah seminar, in the rink, in early October.
"For those of you who did not hear... or are incapable of understanding... objects thrown onto the ice will result in a delay of game penalty against the home team."
Cost us a point too, IIRC.
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Well, if you've got a friend who is chronically late for games, then it's your duty as a friend and a fan to give him shit for it mercilessly. :-D
We can do something about this. Harass your less faithful friends into showing up earlier!
guilt trip them : if the don't show up early they are helping ossama bin laden or george bush, or harvard
well i am going to attempt to get there today at 6PM with 20 or so people, in section A. if any of you reading the forum are interested in coming that early in order to get under their skin in warmups, we'd be happy to see you there.
-mike
Good job.
BTW, people should please go easy on the ushers tonight. Imagine the worst day you ever had at work or at school. That's what Fish N Fowl is for the rink staff every year.
greg, as long as the ass who stepped on my coat last night on purpose doesnt do it again, we have a deal ;)
got there at 610 2nite :)
I was present at the rink by 6:20, and I think a good portion of the crowd was there by 7. Of course, the chances of this repeating at the next home game in January are slim. :-/
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How about a Freshman Lynah Seminar?
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seriously....as a freshman here...that is a good idea. :-) i personally hope to become a real lynah faithful. we freshmen could learn a lot from upper classmen...there are so many things that i have learned here on elynah.com but not everyone knows about this site. plus most people don't TRY to make asses of themselves by doing the wrong things at the wrong time. just a thought...
This has been debated around the Rink for years (it is not a lot worse this year than it has been for a while). They even discussed going to general admission season tickets for A, B, D and E, with doors opening at 6:00. CU didn't want lines forming early, though, so that has never made it past the discussion stage.