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General Category => Hockey => Topic started by: Jim Hyla on February 09, 2006, 08:21:20 PM

Title: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: Jim Hyla on February 09, 2006, 08:21:20 PM
Yeah, I know it's early, but we're driving up for the game tomorrow and I 've got a few questions. Is the band going? Who else? Any of you? Does anyone know if Cheel has wireless access? My daughter would like to bring the laptop if it's useable. How about any of you Clarkson grads, any help? Thanks, I'm psyched.:-D
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: ron on February 09, 2006, 08:28:52 PM
Cheel has restricted wireless access, only users with Clarkson student/staff ID's can register their computers on the network unfortunately.

If you get up there early you can bum around town, go to the Bagelry. Have a big beer at Eben's across from campus or get a $1.00/$1.50 beer at Club 99 inside of the campus center. I suspect things will be a little quieter than usual as winter break starts on Saturday.

Enjoy the trip up.
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: Jim Hyla on February 09, 2006, 08:28:58 PM
As an aside, anyone watching Ohio-Mich b'ball on ESPN? They have a sea of maize, with the students not only standing, but jumping up and down when OSU has the ball. Check it out.
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: ron on February 09, 2006, 08:30:44 PM
Sounds like the BC/Duke game last week. The BC kids were crazy, I guess tickets were going for $800 outside of Conte which just doesn't seem to be a great venue for basketball. Busy watching the Bruins throw a million shots on Brodeur to no avail, maybe it'll tire him out for the Olympics.
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: atb9 on February 09, 2006, 09:15:05 PM
If there is any place for Rich to post, this would be it.  ::nut::

I think this is the bat-signal for Rich: ::rolleyes::
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: Jordan 04 on February 09, 2006, 09:15:55 PM
Gee....I wonder how this thread's going to end up...
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: Tub(a) on February 09, 2006, 09:19:50 PM
[quote Jordan 04]Gee....I wonder how this thread's going to end up...[/quote]

Nickerson --> ::popcorn::


(the popcorn is babies)
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: Drew on February 09, 2006, 09:22:16 PM
Ron, I thought Cheel had free wireless internet access in the common area, when did that change?

Jim, safe ride, bring your own food and women. Beer they have plenty. Best of luck....Saturday! :-D
Cheers!
Drew
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: atb9 on February 09, 2006, 09:22:36 PM
[generic syphilis comment]Nickerson[/generic syphilis comment]
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: ron on February 09, 2006, 09:35:44 PM
[quote Drew]Ron, I thought Cheel had free wireless internet access in the common area, when did that change?

Jim, safe ride, bring your own food and women. Beer they have plenty. Best of luck....Saturday! :-D
Cheers!
Drew[/quote]

They may have a couple of years back but recently they've gone to requiring MAC registration on campus. I was unable to get anything last time I was up. Still, you might be able to find an open access point somewhere around there!
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: jy3 on February 09, 2006, 10:08:52 PM
nothing on any of the wifi hotspot locators but... you may be able to find an unsecure one on campus. There is usually one around in most neighborhoods :)
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: Jim Hyla on February 09, 2006, 10:10:08 PM
Thanks, I might call up there tomorrow.

Hey guys, do you really have to bait him? We've had a nice discussion, and some help for me, from some Clarkson grads. Why can't we leave it there? Does Nickerson really need to be brought up. Think about it.::rolleyes::
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: redhair34 on February 10, 2006, 01:15:37 AM
I'll be making the trip (Clarkson & SLU) with my Dad
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: daredevilcu on February 10, 2006, 01:22:52 AM
Tub(a)... for some reason, that just cracked me up, and I liked Nickerson :-P
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: Cop at Lynah on February 10, 2006, 06:30:52 AM
I've heard the band doesn't have the $$$ to travel this weekend.
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: Trotsky on February 10, 2006, 08:29:59 AM
Huge weekend.

24 cor  (13 CLK; 18 SLU)
23 col  (18 SLU; 13 CLK)
20 DRT  (12 qpc; 13 prn)
19 HVD  (13 prn)
18 SLU  (23 col; 24 cor)

And afterwards we'll all have 18 GP.

This is SLU's make-or-break weekend; they've recently hit the skids after a great start, they're at home, and IMHO they've been playing below their potential and are really dangerous.

Dartmouth will be back in the mix after a presumptive 4-point weekend.

Colgate and Cornell can make it a 2-team race if they do well.
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: Beeeej on February 10, 2006, 09:30:06 AM
Any helpful mathematicians want to tell me who I should be rooting for in Colgate's games against Farkson and SLUt?  That's aside from the fact that we'd like to stay in first place - to the extent possible, we control that bit of our destiny.  I'm thinking more in terms of RPI and PWR.

Beeeej
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: Trotsky on February 10, 2006, 09:42:19 AM
The only PWR consequences I can think for the intra-ECAC games is pushing teams in or out of TUC.  TUC is based on RPI >= .500. (still?  right?)  Here are the RPI for all the ECAC teams:

.5524 Cornell
.5259 SLU
.5245 Harvard
.5206 Colgate
.5135 Dartmouth
.4931 Clarkson
.4876 Princeton
.4841 Union
.4828 Quinnipiac
.4794 RPI
.4741 Yale
.4540 Brown

We would like to push Dartmouth out of the TUC, so any time they lose that's peachy.  We would like to elevate Clarkson into the TUC *if* we beat them today, so if we win tonight we'd like to see them start winning, while if we lose we want them to start losing.  We don't want Colgate to take such a tumble that they drop out, but I doubt that's possible.  We don't want Princeton to go on a tear and get into TUC -- again, that looks mighty unlikely.

So I think this means:

It's safe to root for Colgate to lose to SLU to give us some breathing room at the top, then root for Colgate to do the opposite of whatever we do to Clarkson.
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: Beeeej on February 10, 2006, 09:52:59 AM
[quote Trotsky]It's safe to root for Colgate to lose to SLU to give us some breathing room at the top, then root for Colgate to do the opposite of whatever we do to Clarkson.[/quote]

That's easy enough.  Thanks!

So, who's making the North Country Trip?  (Not I - just curious.)

Beeeej
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: cth95 on February 10, 2006, 04:08:03 PM
I'll be at both games in my #1 red jersey.  2nd row section 12 tonight.  Not sure where tomorrow.  Getting tickets at Ag Alumni dinner before game.  Dinner at SLU this year after being at Clarkson last year.
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: Rich S on February 10, 2006, 04:29:44 PM
You should always be rooting for Clarkson.

You didn't know that? :-}
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: Trotsky on February 10, 2006, 04:33:40 PM
I will be missing the North Country trip yet again (grumble).  I'm hoping to make it next year.
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: Beeeej on February 10, 2006, 04:37:09 PM
[quote Rich S]You should always be rooting for Clarkson.

You didn't know that? :-}[/quote]

As Trotsky suggested, if Cornell wins tonight I'm more than happy to root for Clarkson tomorrow night.  :-}

Good luck this weekend, and enjoy the games - I won't be able even to listen to them (with the possible exception of the very end of tonight's).

Beeeej
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: ugarte on February 10, 2006, 04:48:32 PM
[quote Beeeej][quote Rich S]You should always be rooting for Clarkson.

You didn't know that? :-}[/quote]

As Trotsky suggested, if Cornell wins tonight I'm more than happy to root for Clarkson tomorrow night.  :-}

Good luck this weekend, and enjoy the games - I won't be able even to listen to them (with the possible exception of the very end of tonight's).

Beeeej[/quote]Jerk.
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: Jeff Hopkins '82 on February 10, 2006, 04:51:03 PM
[quote ugarte][quote Beeeej][quote Rich S]You should always be rooting for Clarkson.

You didn't know that? :-}[/quote]

As Trotsky suggested, if Cornell wins tonight I'm more than happy to root for Clarkson tomorrow night.  :-}

Good luck this weekend, and enjoy the games - I won't be able even to listen to them (with the possible exception of the very end of tonight's).

Beeeej[/quote]Jerk.[/quote]

Oh, not again!
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: Rosey on February 10, 2006, 04:53:34 PM
[quote ugarte]Jerk.[/quote]
No, I think "deserter" is more accurate.

Kyle
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: Rich S on February 10, 2006, 04:55:31 PM
Don't you ever get tired of saying that?

I think you should try looking in the mirror when you say it.  It's a better fit.

Geez, telling him to "always" root for Clarkson was just a humorous comment.
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: DisplacedCornellian on February 10, 2006, 04:56:40 PM
[quote Rich S]Don't you ever get tired of saying that?

I think you should try looking in the mirror when you say it.  It's a better fit.

Geez, telling him to "always" root for Clarkson was just a humorous comment.[/quote]

Either sarcasm is lost on you, or you are on an entirely different level of sarcasm than the rest of us, in which case I applaud you.

Edit:  err...facetious-ness might be a better word than sarcasm here (if it is even a word...heh)
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: ugarte on February 10, 2006, 04:58:08 PM
[quote Rich S]Don't you ever get tired of saying that?

I think you should try looking in the mirror when you say it.  It's a better fit.

Geez, telling him to "always" root for Clarkson was just a humorous comment.[/quote]Like ringing a bell. I save so much money on steak now.
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: Rich S on February 10, 2006, 05:02:16 PM
Cool...You should be proud.

Speaking of bells, maybe I should get my doberman to answer your next "ring", eh?

How's that for sarcasm? :-}
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: jaybert on February 10, 2006, 06:24:31 PM
in case anyone has problems accessing the clarkson radio stream... (windows media player doesnt recognize the .pls file...), just open up windows Media player, right click, select open URL, and enter "http://hockey.clarkson.edu:8000/" without the quotes.
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: mjc on February 10, 2006, 06:27:06 PM
Wooly bully!
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: Trotsky on February 10, 2006, 06:38:08 PM
[quote DisplacedCornellian]or you are on an entirely different level of sarcasm than the rest of us[/quote]
That was *very* funny.  I love this forum.  ::laugh::
Title: Re: Clarkson Pregame
Post by: Drew on February 10, 2006, 07:03:26 PM
I saw it comin' and almost winced...lmao