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Quote from: ugarte on October 22, 2026, 12:56:14 PM

Quote from: chimpfood on October 21, 2026, 03:32:13 PMBTA for Bucknell. Up to 16 in the RPI. Still probably need to win the Ivy for an NCAA bye but could possibly get it with a loss to Princeton in the final as well. Likely were hosting the Ivy tourney, of course the one year I'm not around

6-1. Goddamn. The loss to Colgate is a reminder that the rankings don't mean any game should be taken for granted. In a low-scoring game, bad shit can happen.

After some other games moved other teams around, we're back to 15th in RPI and 23d in Coaches' Ranking at the time of posting. In the official RPI, we're 16.

Our opponents (RPI/Rank/result)
@Marist (118/x/W 3-0)
UCSB (34/x/W 2-1)
@Akron (12/9/L 2-3) 11 in the Committee's top 16
@Pitt (6/17/L 0-2) 6 in the Committee's top 16
@WMU (168/x/W 2-0)
Binghamton (184/x/W 3-1)
Harvard (89/x/W 4-1)
@Brown (103/x/W 2-1)
UMass (NO CONTEST - lightning)
Penn (65/x/W 1-0)
@Colgate (141/x/L 0-1)
@Princeton (25/x/W 1-0)
@Bucknell (107/x/W 6-1) 10/20
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Dartmouth (72/x/x) 10/24
@Yale (126/x/x) 10/31
Columbia (137/x/x) 11/7

The Colgate game was nuts. Shot attempts were something like 32-3, but we somehow couldn't put one away and they scored on their only decent shot all night. After that game Smith went with the Freshman goalie for Princeton and Bucknell; not sure if it's a performance or injury issue, so it will be interesting how that position plays out the rest of the season.

Quote from: BearLover on October 22, 2026, 01:17:05 PMChecking in on the defectors:

Cournoyer has been great through two games with a .935 sv%. But the other half of Wisconsin's goalie platoon, Hauser, has been even better with a .972 sv% through two games. I'm sure they'll continue splitting time. Of course, Cournoyer gave up a guaranteed starter role when he transferred out of Cornell.

Robertson has 2 assists through 6 games. Sounds not-so-bad until you realize Michigan has been blowing everybody out with by far the most impressive offense in the country, averaging 6 goals a game.  Having ditched Cornell, Robertson may well win a national title this season as Michigan is currently ranked #1. But in so doing he gave up his role as quarterback of PP1 and a top pair defenseman, and is now a background player on a team stacked with stars. He will surely not make the NHL at this rate. Still, he is valued by the Michigan coaching staff and leads the team in ice time, even if he is no longer an offensive focal point.

Pelletier is scoreless in three real games at BC after scoring 2 goals in their exhibition game. But his ice time of over 16 minutes a game suggests the coaching staff sees him as a top-6 forward. He also has gotten PP time I believe.

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Quote from: ugarte on October 21, 2026, 11:11:04 AM

Quote from: Local Motion on October 20, 2026, 08:00:46 PMWorry about the rankings at the end of the season.  ...

do not lecture me! getting votes is cool. Sure, it's ephemeral, but it's definitely nice to see nine or fewer voters take notice of our plucky squad. dare to dream of a 53-3 loss to North Dakota State in December.

ND state moved up to FBS this year, but your point is valid to me.

Quote from: VIEWfromK on October 09, 2026, 10:51:19 PMMalott had the primary assist on each of the Ducks' first two goals.  It was his first multi point game as an NHLer.  The first was a partial breakaway that got stopped but the rebound was put in.  The second he made a nice defensive play and then took off, drew the defender and put the puck on a tee.  Nice speed on both plays.  Maybe he's not just a grinder in this league

I've always believed Malott had NHL talent. Glad to see he's being given a real chance to play. Neat seeing 3 Cornellians in the same NHL game

Great to have 2 Cornellians starting their NHL careers. A downer though is Malinski was a healthy scratch. Apparently Bernard was ticked off by a bad defensive play he made against the Jets and said that Malinski has been off to a slow start this year. After the great year he had last year hard to believe Malinski was given so little margin for error.

Quote from: ugarte on October 04, 2026, 07:03:23 AMHarvard beat Colgate yesterday on a hail mary with a lateral. incredible play.

Which shouldn't even happened. Harvard had lined up for a 57 yard FG attempt, but a false start pushed them back 5 yards. I said to myself before the Hail Mary that the false start was going to give them a better chance, as I didn't see any likelihood of a freshman Ivy kicker booting a 57-yard kick. While we'll never know for sure, I think they lucked out with the chance to throw the pass.

Quote from: mike1960 on October 03, 2026, 04:37:40 PMIt's hard to enjoy Cornell football with the current headlines.

Understandable, but since none of the men involved are/were football players, I'm able to separate my disgust over the Chi Phi incident with my rooting interest in Cornell football.

While I'm delighted to have the 35-7 lead, the game has felt closer than that. Georgetown has missed out on several golden opportunities, although we did also drop what seemed like an easy pick-6. But given our tortured football history over the past 30+ years, I shouldn't quibble.

Quote from: ugarte on September 28, 2026, 12:14:52 PMI wish that CU Athletics would put together a good highlight reel for football. They used to do it but it's gotten spotty. They didn't cut packages for a few of the (home) soccer games either.

The SID office must have seen some budget cuts, as the amount of information being posted this year seems reduced from the past few years.

Quote from: Ken711 on September 26, 2026, 04:26:23 PMYale without starting QB Dante Reno falls to the Big Red 38-25.  Nice home win Cornell.  Better balanced offense with an improved running attack.

Nice win for sure. Not sold on our QB, but he did enough today.

That is a terrific play by anyone, let alone a defenseman. And, I'm impressed how much juice there was in that crowd for a preseason game.

Quote from: 617BigRed on September 16, 2026, 07:20:59 PMI had to sleep overnight in Barton as is proper...

I had to sleep overnight in Lynah, which was sort of insane

Quote from: stereax on September 14, 2026, 04:19:43 PMNew recruit - Cameron Allard.

"Scouting report" (Eliteprospects dive) to follow once I get back in class.

Allard was the 130th rated North American skater in the final rankings but wasn't drafted.

Quote from: rss77 on September 05, 2026, 05:15:53 PMI don't see Vinny Freeman on the Cornell wrestling roster-did he decommit?

I assume he is doing the usual greyshirt year. Ugarte would presumably know more.

Quote from: chimpfood on September 05, 2026, 03:48:08 AMLast minute winner but looked dominant based on the stats. Couldn't watch so curious to hear from anyone who did. Top 10 road game vs Akron coming up

We were in control for all but a short stretch when USCB tied it up. Miller's game winner was a great shot. Only disappointment was having nothing to show for 12 corners, but overall a terrific performance against a very good opponent.