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Quote from: chimpfood on November 15, 2025, 10:37:07 PMECAC 4-0 non con today. Up to .475 on the season. Even though Omaha, BU and Alaska don't look like the teams we probably hoped they would be when we scheduled them, we have a fighting chance for an at large bid thanks to the conference turning it on a bit.

Well, we haven't played those teams yet so if they suck and we beat them, then whatever. UMass is a more concerning to me, we already split with them and they were swept by BC this weekend. I hope they're actually good.

Clarkson starting to struggle now that Casey's recruits are gone? Hmm...

Hmmmmmmm.

Also, Omaha is outperforming expectations. They just had a stretch of SUPER high level games. Don't count them out.

BU - defense has forgotten how to defend. Team is imploding a little. As a BU mild enthusiast I hate to see it, as a Cornell fan HELL yes.

Alaska... have not been keeping track tbh.

UNO got a nice win over Duluth tonight.

Quote from: Ken711 on November 15, 2025, 02:24:46 PM

Quote from: ugarte on November 15, 2025, 02:22:08 PMCornell and Dartmouth trade punts. Cornell gets "into" FG range on a ~30 yard pass to Kurtz. Alas, 38 yards is a real longshot for our current kicking situation and it goes wide right. 10-7 Green at the half but we are very, very in this game.

If someone else wants to give updates, please do. I'll be running errands for most of the second half then interviewing Chris Kluwe, so I'm going to see if he can Chad Powers his way onto the Cornell roster next year.

Losing their outstanding sophomore kicker from last season Alan Zhao to an injury has been a challenge.

I'm surprised by how often kickers seem to get injured, but if Jack Hughes can cut his finger at a steakhouse and need surgery putting him out 8 weeks, I guess it shouldn't surprise me.

Quote from: ugarte on November 15, 2025, 01:59:26 PMDartmouth with a beautiful punt that dies on the 2 but GBS and the offense carves up the Green with screens, one long pass to Kurtz over the middle, a great play action to Triplett to the 2 and then a third down QB run for the TD. Cornell up 7-3 with under five minutes left in the half.

What a great drive. Took exactly what the defense offered. Clean blocks the whole way. If GBS sets his feet before throwing to Triplett, he walks into the end zone but still a good scheme, good vision and a great catch by Triplett even if he had to go to the ground to make the catch.

I've been critical of our QB play this season, but GBS has really improved the last few weeks. Kudos to him, and I'm glad he's making me eat my words.

Quote from: ugarte on November 15, 2025, 01:41:14 PMIt's really not easy to talk about Hiscock without it sounding like a terrible, juvenile joke. Impressed with his play though.

If he were an opponent he'd be a tasty target. Of course if Lynah is a quiet as people say it was last night, who knows.

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Quote from: pjd8 on November 11, 2025, 10:24:12 PMA game with 13 Ferguson points and 10 Murray points is a different league entirely.

Oh, but to have Death on our team again. Hockey players have the best names.

Pronounced "Deeth."  Went on to stay locally as, what Arthur, a dentist?  Doctor?

Later added an 'e' at the end of his name to encourage correct pronunciation.

Good move by Murray.

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Quote from: chimpfood on November 08, 2025, 09:16:20 PMAm I missing something or has Major not been on the ice?

Haven't seen or heard about him in a while

Major skated to the locker room during a tv timeout.  Didn't appear to be injured and the trainer did not accompany him.  I want to say it was early in the 2nd.  Did not see him for the rest of the game.

Maybe he ate at a Pizza Hut nearby?

Quote from: Trotsky on November 08, 2025, 10:18:16 PM

Quote from: Iceberg on November 08, 2025, 09:31:38 PMDartmouth structure and officials aside, the team did not look sharp tonight. Quite a few unforced errors and rough passes

We looked good in the third.  Had many great looks.  But if justice prevailed we would have been down 4-1 by then.

That was just a great final period though.  That was March hockey in early November.

I think we may have watched 2 of the best 3 teams in the conference tonight and possibly two teams that could crack the NC$$.

We need to get fat off the weak, though, looking forward.  No moral victories.

We were better in the 3rd, but had virtually no grade A chances. Our only goal was a softie. As often happens in Hanover, we developed fumbleitis and had trouble handling the puck. Dartmouth clogged the slot and we had trouble getting anything through to the net. The power play looked lethargic compared to the zippiness Dartmouth showed on their PP.

Dartmouth has had our number lately. Some of that may be due to the players' focus on the Harvard game, but a lot of it is due to better coaching and talent in Hanover.

Quote from: Trotsky on November 08, 2025, 07:30:23 PMNot as crisp as last night.

A lot of that has to do with the opponent. Dartmouth plays with more structure and is better coached that Harvard. If I were a power conference hockey program looking for a coach, Cashman would be high on my list.

1-0 Green on the PP. We had several chances to clear the zone but couldn't do so and we paid the price.

Quote from: mountainred on November 05, 2025, 07:13:11 PMGood call on Rafiq, I completely forgot about him!  He was the first frosh to play in game 1.  Thought he looked good, but so hard to tell against a D3 opponent.

24/7 lists Nix as the best prospectCornell landed in 20 years.  Better than anyone on the 2010 crew, Matt Morgan, Shonn Miller, anyone.  That should mean something, but if you look at the rest of their top 10, it probably doesn't.  FYI next year recruit Ryan Burbach is 4th on their list.

At worst, the guys will play entertaining, if occasionally frustrating, ball and be around .500.  If Jon hits on a couple of recruits, it could be better.  If he doesn't, next year could be tough.  But I will worry about that later.

Burbach is a freshman this year.

Thanks as always for your informative summary. If Shapiro is fully healthy, do you think he can win it all or is AA now his ceiling?

Nobody knows why he didn't come as part of this year's class so your speculation is just that.

We've benefitted from recruiting flips (Walsh was committed to Brown initially)

Perhaps some NIL money plus the "traditional" full ride athletic scholarship to a traditional blue blood program was enough of an enticement.

Jane finishes her career with a bang:

https://cornellbigred.com/news/2025/11/3/field-hockey-mcnally-named-ivy-league-defensive-player-of-the-week.aspx

Quote from: BearLover on November 02, 2025, 09:55:25 PMWell that really sullied a good weekend. WTF

Only if you let it. I'm confident we'll continue to recruit very well despite it all.