Tix at Colgate

[Colgate \'04]

The way I always take home from Cornell is 366 to 13 to 80 (at Sheds) to 26 (at Georgetown) and a right onto 46 South (which becomes 12B).  Directions always either North or East except for the 46 South as noted.

[Colgate \'04]

[Q]Greg Berge Wrote:

 To be fair, the worst offenders may not be entirely or even primarily Colgate students.  There's a large townie contingent, many of them Young Bored Males, and there aint a lot to do in the dark months in Hamilton.  Like they say about my own adopted hometown: "hills, whores, and liquor stores."[/q]


My only request as a nondrunken Colgate fan is that you all realize there are good Gate fans out there.  Maybe not the majority (since the majority of Gate crowds are the students, many of whom are drunk, and a good number of townies) but we exist.  If I was in your shoes, I would probably complain about your experiences at Starr too, but just remember that those actions are not representative of everyone.

[RichH]

[Q]Colgate '04 Wrote:

My only request as a nondrunken Colgate fan is that you all realize there are good Gate fans out there.  [/q]
True enough, and I've met a few.  My biggest pet peeve since the college hockey online community really took off is the generalization of fanbases.  e.g. "Team X's fans are all obnoxious, boorish, stupid, classless* oafs."  All schools have their share of good seeds and also rotten apples.  Just varying populations of each type from school to school.  Lord knows I've been embarrassed on more than one occasion by Cornell fans in various places...home, away...online...

* don't get me started on how often people used to rant on USCHO, CHDF, and the old Clarkson Round Table on how "classless" every fanbase was.  The online community was obsessed with the term "classy" when it came to fans, and you only got that distinction if you knelt down and worshipped your opponent.  Thankfully, that no longer seems to be the case (thought admittedly, I don't frequent USCHO too much these days).  I think people have realized that if you dig past the colors of the jersey you wear, we're all hockey fans.  Now it's just better to make fun of each other's University/College/Institute.  (Edit: or the scoreboard.  The only thing that really matters.  ;-) )

[DeltaOne81]

[Q]Colgate '04 Wrote:

 The way I always take home from Cornell is 366 to 13 to 80 (at Sheds) to 26 (at Georgetown) and a right onto 46 South (which becomes 12B).  Directions always either North or East except for the 46 South as noted.[/q]
If you want to take slightly bigger roads, should the weather not be great, as has often been the case, you can do:

whatever -> Route 13 -> I-81 N -> Route 20W -> 46S which becomes 12B

Unfortunately I have no idea which is quicker, as I've done each once, but both times in pretty bad to horrible snowy weather. Better luck this year!

[Greg Berge]

[Q]Colgate '04 Wrote:
My only request as a nondrunken Colgate fan is that you all realize there are good Gate fans out there.  Maybe not the majority (since the majority of Gate crowds are the students, many of whom are drunk, and a good number of townies) but we exist.  If I was in your shoes, I would probably complain about your experiences at Starr too, but just remember that those actions are not representative of everyone.
[/q]

Exactly my point.  And back in the day (late 80's to early 90's), Colgate was actually one of the most initimidating places for an opposing team to skate.  Cornell's 4-1 victory over an otherwise perfect at home 'Gate squad in Hamilton in 1990 was a great victory for McCutcheon's boys.  Forbodingly, 'Gate later returned the favor in Ithaca, breaking a Big Red 6 game conference win streak (although IIRC that was the game Ross Lemon broke the Cornell record for consecutive games scoring a goal).

[Jacob '06]

Just called the ticket office, the game is sold out.

[Pace]

Haha! You ran into our ditch! Seriously, you know my buddy. You guys ran into the ditch we cleared up for you by running into it first. You should've seen the snow splash. We didn't get passed by the team bus though, just by a cop.

[Pace]

[Q]RichH Wrote:

 [Q2]Avash '05 Wrote:

 [Q2]ben03 Wrote:

 [Q2]Will Wrote:
I think we also need to remember to bring the proper maps, and lots of them, just in case.[/Q]
and/or a baseball bat, a golf club, maybe a lacrosse stick, or ... well you get the picture
for those who have never been please do not think i am joking[/Q]
Everyone, he isn't joking. I'm hoping the Colgate fans are going to be more well-behaved than they were last year, but last year, I was physically confronted (i.e. shoved, taunted, etc.) by 4 different fans - 2 in the stands, 1 in the lobby, and 1 by my car when I was leaving. And I know I wasn't the only one.
[/Q]
That could be a very interesting thread by itself...horror stories from Starr.  Besides the usual shoving, shoulder-checks, threats of fisticuffs that have happened every time I've been there, I know of bandies who got hit with a glass liquor bottle (during a game), and of course there's the time some Colgate punks were trying to blind our goaltender Jason Elliot during play with a laser pointer.  That was the only time I've ever seen Colgate security actually do anything.  I got spit on with a juicy loogie from the window of the yellow school bus Colgate sent to Lynah one year....I really should've tipped over the keg they had hanging out the back door.  I'm so sick of the harrassment that I've sworn not to go to Starr anymore.  It just isn't worth it.

Just take a look under the benches of the Colgate student section after the game.[/q]


That's the first time I hear of this. Three of my buddies and I were at last year's game. We neglected to get seats ahead of time, so we wound up with standing room. We spent the whole game in front of the glass where the zamboni comes in. We were in full Cornell regalia and didn't experience any harrasment, hardly even verbal, and we were surrounded by Colgate fans.

All the same, I won't wear my all-star game jersey to Colgate...

[ajec1]

The person that arranged it is Nathan Olson '05. By the way, the smattering of applause that we received was nice (as for the singing, that was freakin awesome).

[mha]

Up 81 to Lafayette (exit 15) and then 20 west is definitely my preferred route. One good reason? Have dinner at the Brae Loch in Cazenovia on the way there, or drinks there on the way back. (I'm more likely to do the latter.) They're right on the corner with the blinky traffic light as you're coming into Cazenovia and turning right.

Hey, let's fill up their bar after the game Friday... decent variety of bottled and draft beers, pool table, outstanding scotch selection. (After all, it's a Scottish B&B.)

[Jim Hyla]

[Q]mha Wrote:

 Up 81 to Lafayette (exit 15) and then 20 west is definitely my preferred route. One good reason? Have dinner at the Brae Loch in Cazenovia on the way there, or drinks there on the way back. (I'm more likely to do the latter.) They're right on the corner with the blinky traffic light as you're coming into Cazenovia and turning right.

Hey, let's fill up their bar after the game Friday... decent variety of bottled and draft beers, pool table, outstanding scotch selection. (After all, it's a Scottish B&B.)[/q]But I think the Brewster Inn, on 20 at south end of the lake before the Brae Loch, has better food, and certainly a better wine selection.

[Pace]

I think section 8 is the one reserved for Cornell fans.

[Jim Hyla]

I may have tix for Gate. See ticket exchange.

[atb9]

According to USCHO fan postings...

http://board.uscho.com/showthread.php?t=40307

"Tickets for students (1000 were held) opened at 3:30 and was sold out by 3:55. That's a little over 1/3 of the student body."