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Quote from: stereax on November 16, 2025, 08:16:45 PMInterestingly, a bunch of guys went over that exact spot and none of 'em had any issues.

I noticed that, too. And during a stoppage one of the refs skated over it too.

I also wondered when Casey and the Yale coach came out at center ice to chat whether they were considering switching ends mid-period so that neither attacking team would be overly disadvantaged by the bad ice.

The person I was with suggested that maybe the refs had a contract like airline pilots and they exceed their allowable hours.   

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Quote from: Jeff Hopkins '82 on November 15, 2025, 11:43:51 PMTo be fair, it's 50º outside right now and pouring.  So that's going to warm things up inside the rink.  And it was pretty warm inside.  But somebody is going to have to do a serious job of reconditioning the ice in the next week.  Because there are a bunch of things that need work.

Same forecast next weekend pretty much. No women's game though.

I had to wonder from home what the rink air temperature was.  Unless there's some functional problem with the refrigeration system, that must be the biggest factor. 
It's really hard for me to imagine that having a game in the afternoon would affect the ice in the evening.  I don't see any complaints about the ice in the evening after the quarterfinal against BU in 2012.  https://cornellbigred.com/news/2012/3/10/WICE_0310121319.aspx

I had to take a layer off.  It was warmer than Friday

Definitely warm.  Interestingly, partway through the long break, I felt some cold air start blowing on me.  I thought it might have been from the open doors (with all the students leaving), but it was too cold.  Maybe they turned on the air conditioning?

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Quote from: The Rancor on November 16, 2025, 12:49:46 PMthat first Yale goal really seemed to piss off Cornell.

Well, the Yale guy did make a point of skating past his teammates to bang into the Section A glass.

Yeah, that was a dick move.

Quote from: chimpfood on November 16, 2025, 01:29:10 PM18th in the RPI. I guess there's a minuscule chance at a bye if the committee likes us but I can't imagine they will given our Q1 record.

Marshall is trailing UCF, so if that holds it could help us creep up.  However, Georgetown is leading UConn, so that hurts unless UConn drops a ton with a loss.

Does somebody want to write a "You are the committee" for soccer?   

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Quote from: mike1960 on November 16, 2025, 01:08:39 PMThat second Princeton goal wasn't offsides?

not even close. if you watch the replay, look at the grass lines. defender on the opposite side of the field was at least a step ahead of him when the pass was struck.

Pretty bad mistake then.

I don't watch a lot of college soccer. The clock stoppage is disconcerting.

What struck me as more bizarre are the substitution rules.

I heard a horn and assumed people were going on and off. What's the rule?

If you go off before halftime, you can't come back in the first half, but you can in the second.  But if you go off in the second half you're done for the game.

So different from international football.

That is different.

Pretty exciting in the last few minutes. A good strike by Cornell just missed. A risky play outside the box by the Princeton goalie that could have resulted in a Cornell score.

Princeton's a damn good team, but we had our chances and kept pace with them.  We showed we belonged.

OTOH that PK left something to be desired.

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Quote from: mike1960 on November 16, 2025, 01:08:39 PMThat second Princeton goal wasn't offsides?

not even close. if you watch the replay, look at the grass lines. defender on the opposite side of the field was at least a step ahead of him when the pass was struck.

Pretty bad mistake then.

I don't watch a lot of college soccer. The clock stoppage is disconcerting.

What struck me as more bizarre are the substitution rules.

I heard a horn and assumed people were going on and off. What's the rule?

If you go off before halftime, you can't come back in the first half, but you can in the second.  But if you go off in the second half you're done for the game.

So different from international football.

Quote from: mike1960 on November 16, 2025, 01:12:41 PM

Quote from: ugarte on November 16, 2025, 01:10:03 PM

Quote from: mike1960 on November 16, 2025, 01:08:39 PMThat second Princeton goal wasn't offsides?

not even close. if you watch the replay, look at the grass lines. defender on the opposite side of the field was at least a step ahead of him when the pass was struck.

Pretty bad mistake then.

I don't watch a lot of college soccer. The clock stoppage is disconcerting.

What struck me as more bizarre are the substitution rules.

Frustrating.  So many chances, but they just couldn't finish.

Hopefully this performance helps them with seeding in the tourney.

Quote from: stereax on November 15, 2025, 11:52:00 PM

Quote from: Jeff Hopkins '82 on November 15, 2025, 11:43:51 PMTo be fair, it's 50º outside right now and pouring.  So that's going to warm things up inside the rink.  And it was pretty warm inside.  But somebody is going to have to do a serious job of reconditioning the ice in the next week.  Because there are a bunch of things that need work.

Ice NEEDS to be thicker...

Yeah that's one thing. 

Also, there's a big grey patch between the circles at the G/H end, and the crease at that end has lost a lot of it's blue color.

In the second period, I turned to the friend I was with and said "They look gassed."  Fortunately, they found their legs in the third to tie it up.

But my god, the officiating was pathetic.

To be fair, it's 50º outside right now and pouring.  So that's going to warm things up inside the rink.  And it was pretty warm inside.  But somebody is going to have to do a serious job of reconditioning the ice in the next week.  Because there are a bunch of things that need work.

Quote from: VIEWfromK on November 15, 2025, 12:17:46 AMThe difference in that game was one goalie gave up rebounds and one didn't.  I'm still not sure how that first period scramble in Cournoyer's crease didn't result in a goal.  After that sequence he was brilliant.  Pretty sure the one he gave up went in off a Cornell body.  There were a few too many early breakdowns where you look up and all of a sudden Brown has an odd man rush that originated in the offensive zone.  Luckily they just couldn't finish.  It became another case of survive the first period.  The Wallace-Catalano-Devlin line was the most consistent of the night.  Sure wish Wallace had got a little more air on that one.  All he needs is to get on the board to complete his comeback.  DiGiulian continues to have a nose for the net.  His goal and the second Ryan goal and the Walsh goal were all because someone simply put the puck to the net.  What percentage of Cornell's goals are by freshman (I don't feel like looking it up)?  I sure hope Major isn't out for long.

A couple observations:

- Cornoyer was definitely screened on the Brown goal.  No idea if it deflected, but he couldn't see it anyway.

- Definitely a lot of shooting from outside.  Put the puck on net.

- The passing on the power play was quick and crisp.  Nice to see.

- We took the puck away from Brown rather easily in our own zone.  When our d-man got on an attacking Brown guy there was usually a trailer, who the d-man could knock the puck to.

Quote from: ithacat on November 15, 2025, 06:43:39 AMWatching the replay...loved the pregame ceremonial puck drop between the two goalies. Nice. #KenDryden

What is going on with the ice? Is it weird shadowy film noir or does it look that bad in-person?

I was told they have some problem with the lighting.

Quote from: Trotsky on November 14, 2025, 08:39:46 PMHow does the crowd sound?  Not getting a great sense of it on the broadcast.

Meh.  There wasn't a lot of cheering other than when a goal was scored. The band was fairly small and didn't lead much cheering.  The friend who was with me said that the townies are generally quiet these days. So really only A & B are cheering.  That and the canned music dampened any cheering or chants during stoppages.

Kinda disappointing.

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Quote from: BearLover on November 09, 2025, 08:49:20 PMI'd like to see the people lambasting the deal lay out how they would expect the next three years to play out in the universe where Cornell refuses to play ball.

There's only one school that isn't playing ball—-it's Harvard, and because they fought back they're getting totally screwed over by the Trump admin currently. They're also orders of magnitude richer than us, meaning their risk tolerance is much higher. Oh, and they're probably going to end up settling soon anyway, for probably five times as much as if they had just played ball from the start.

I don't see how Cornell had any real choice here. The alternative was financial ruin and ruining the lives of countless university students and workers.

This is where I disagree. It seems like Harvard is winning by fighting back.

And sure they're richer, but it's not like Cornell can't afford legal fees, even if they are significant.

I don't think it was the legal fees.  I think it was the lost funding and the associated job cuts.