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Quote from: chimpfood on September 30, 2025, 09:45:06 PMDidn't watch because I was too busy stressing over the Red Sox but we had an absolutely dominant 5-0 win over Binghamton today. We really look like one of the better teams in the country right now, it's a shame our schedule has been so weak that our chances of getting an at large bid are seriously hurt. The committee doesn't rely on the RPI as strictly as in hockey but it still would be nice to be able to drop "bad wins" in the soccer RPI. I believe we have dropped from about #40 to #90 over the course of our 4 game win streak. That's just silly.

I watched the game, and it was as thorough a beatdown as a D1 soccer game could be. Our defense remains rock solid, and the offense is starting to find it's groove. While Ka and Harris are surely missed, this team looks as deep and dangerous as any Cornell team in recent memory.

Thanks for the swift transition. Seems easy enough to get around this new place. Your work to keep and maintain this site is appreciated.

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2. Many other teams did the exact same thing, or more, following the CHL/transfer portal opening up a new universe of recruits. So while Cournoyer was a huge net add for us, it is still less than what our opponents did. (See late additions by PSU, UMich, Providence Quinnipiac, etc.)

I note that none of the other opponents you list are subject to the stringent admissions standards that Casey has to contend with. It's just a fact that needs to be acknowledged, and one that you seem to ignore. Bringing in Cournoyer, along with transfers Ashton and Fischer, was a great piece of work.

Casey's always been able to recruit. After last season we were all wondering about our goaltending, and Casey goes out and brings in Cournoyer to help shore up that critical position. Last night I happened to catch a segment of Hockey Prospect radio where the hosts were discussing the 2025 drafts of the Atlantic Division teams.  When discussing Montreal's draft, Brad Allen, who is one of NHL Radio's draft gurus, said he thought Cournoyer was an excellent pick in the 5th round. Allen said Cournoyer has a terrific glove hand and was one of Allen's top 10 goalie prospects in the draft.

Quote from: rss77Have always respected Jared Backus's coaching acumen per defense.  He always get the best of talent available.  Thought pass coverage was  as good as I've seen in a while.

I was at the game and concur that the pass coverage was quite tight overall, although an Albany receive did drop a perfectly thrown bomb that looked like a sure TD in the 4th quarter. CB Michael O'Keefe, who had an INT, was especially good.

Offensively we really missed Wang's dynamic ability. Page could run a bit, but his passing was meh, while Bass-Sulpizio clearly is the better passer but not much of a runner. Put them together and we'd have another guy like Wang. At running back it seems clear to me that Tucker is the more effective guy, but the coaches seem to like Pope; he's just so small and can't break a tackle. The pass blocking was pretty good, as I don't recall our QB's getting sacked once. Not much from the WR's without Musunga, but Kurtz is a terrific tight end and will likely be the go-to guy this season.

The team played hard, but too often shot themselves in the foot with penalties and other mistakes. Not sure how many wins we'll see, but I liked the fight they showed.

Kurtz is terrific, and in Musunga's absence our best offensive player

Down 6-0 @ ht. Offense really misses Wang. Defense playing fine.

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Quote from: wolcomaEvery year I buy season football tickets and donate to the program.  Then I sign up for ESPN +.   It just drives me nuts I can't even stream or listen to the game on Saturday night.   Meanwhile Homecoming is just over two weeks away and I have not received any e-mails or snail mail from the athletic department.   Like I said, Cornell does not make it easy to be a Big Red fan.

Homecoming is when???

10/4

Quote from: Ken711Cornell receives a  2026 basketball commitment. Trey Williams, Loyola Academy IL, 6'3 180lbs PG.

We're good at finding guards, not as successful with big men.

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Quote from: scoop85Teat named game MVP with 3G, 3A as the NY Atlas defeated the Denver Outlaws 14-13 in a wonderfully entertaining championship game. All the Cornell guys made an impact, with Kelleher adding a goal for NY, Adler playing terrific defense, and old friend Jon Donville scoring a goal for Denver (they listed Donville as being from "Maryland" but we know he's truly a Cornell guy).

I was meh on the PLL prior to this season, but with so many of our guys now in the league I watched quite a bit and really enjoyed the pro game. I'd prefer they lengthen the shot clock a few seconds on the possessions, but otherwise the games have been fun and the league seems to be building momentum.

Is there a list of LAX Alumni in the Pros?

No formal list but this is who I can recall:

NY — Teat, Adler, Kelleher, and Davis (who I believe was never active for a game)
MD — Pannell
PHI — Kirst
DEN — Donville
CAL — Ierlan

I believe that's it, but it's possible I'm missing a guy or two.

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Quote from: upprdeckThere are 100s of season ticket left, J and H look half empty

What a change from my grad school days, when we lined up at 5 am, and later, spent the night in Barton Hall.
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As has been discussed on this forum, the ability to stream games surely has impacted the season ticket sales.

Teat named game MVP with 3G, 3A as the NY Atlas defeated the Denver Outlaws 14-13 in a wonderfully entertaining championship game. All the Cornell guys made an impact, with Kelleher adding a goal for NY, Adler playing terrific defense, and old friend Jon Donville scoring a goal for Denver (they listed Donville as being from "Maryland" but we know he's truly a Cornell guy).

I was meh on the PLL prior to this season, but with so many of our guys now in the league I watched quite a bit and really enjoyed the pro game. I'd prefer they lengthen the shot clock a few seconds on the possessions, but otherwise the games have been fun and the league seems to be building momentum.

Right after we beat Maryland someone posted here that they were happy to trade the success of their professional teams for a Cornell championship, and I wholeheartedly agreed with them. Well, with the Mets in freefall and the Giants looking miserable after one game, God is putting me to the test (but I still stand by my prior assertion).

Just seeing we lost 1-0 on a goal against in the 71st minute. Outshot UCI 12-6, but it seems we haven't found the guy(s) to replace Harris or Ka as of yet. Lots of time to figure out who steps up.

Kudos to ace reporter Jane McNally for getting the win in her first career start in goal for the Cornell field hockey team, which defeated Colgate today 2-1.