MLax NCAAs 2009: Hofstra 8 @ Cornell 11 (final)

[dag14]

Why are you all grousing about the attendance?  The game is played on the field.  We don't get our seeding changed based on the number of fans who attended the game.

Those of us who made the trip to Schoel[l]kopf, drank a few beers with our friends and watched a great lax game can smile contentedly; those who chose to stay home and watch on TV because they didn't want to get wet or have to wait out the lightning play-stoppages that never materialized can just be sorry that they wimped out.  And the students who decided that studying on a Saturday evening was a better way to spend their time than getting out with their friends for a few hours to watch a Cornell sporting event will eventually learn that it is important to have balance in one's life.

[KP '06]

[quote Scersk '97]

Cheerleaders and/or spirit team members, not to exceed 12 in number, plus the mascot shall be admitted, if in uniform, via the gate list furnished to the host institution by the competing institution's director of athletics; all other institutional representatives will be admitted only on presentation of a ticket. A maximum of 12 cheerleaders and/or spirit team members shall be allowed on the sideline during the progress of the game. The cheerleaders shall be located in a designated area by the tournament manager.

Band members, not to exceed 25 in number, who are in uniform and performing at the championship will not be charged admission to the competition. Bands, or any component thereof, are allowed to play during timeouts, between games, and before and after the competition.

I fail to see how anything in the above precludes a greater than 25-member band.[/quote]

I agree with you that it depends how you read the sentence. An unfortunate interpretation was chosen this year.

Anyway, it was nice to see some flashes of the team we saw against Princeton a few weeks ago. They need to put it all together again next week. Anybody (who knows more about lacrosse than me) know what's up with John Glynn's faceoffs recently? He was invincible against Princeton and great for several weeks before that.

[billhoward]

Nice post, nice comments. What are you doing on eLynah ... making reasonable observations and suggestions?

The tailgating restriction for students probably is an alcohol thing, except there's no ban on students walking in and around the parking lot.

All the more reason the drinking age should be 18. Lower the drinking age, raise awareness and enforcement. 21-to-25-year-olds have similar drinking / driving issues that perhaps get less enforcement when everyone is hung up on nailing 18-to-20s with a beer in their hands. Anyone who has teeange kids knows the 21-age doesn't keep alcohol out of the high schools.

[French Rage]

[quote CUontheslopes]
4. Tailgating restrictions - in one of the absolute dumbest restrictions ever, Cornell refuses to allow students to tailgate. Every time I go up to purchase a tailgating pass they ask me if I'm a student because they don't allow students to purchase the passes. Even though I'm a law student, I always respond that I'm an alum and they happily produce the pass. (By the way - it's not like the lot's full...300 passes for sale, I had #8)[/quote]

So couldn't any student claim they aren't one if they really wanted to?

[Trotsky]

[quote French Rage]So couldn't any student claim they aren't one if they really wanted to?[/quote]

I do believe you've hit on the point.  ::cheer::