Good Luck, Cornell!

[hypotenuse]

By the way, what does Wisconsin think of Harvard (assuming you think of them at all?)

[ACM]

[quote min]Thanks for the good wishes, too. I hope that the two schools can arrange a home-and-home series in the future. I have no proof, but I think there is enough good will and/or interest among the fans of both schools.

According to the records kept by our de facto historian (TBRW), Wisconsin has never visited Lynah, and Cornell never returned to Madison after two NC games in Dec 86. Did something happen during that series?[/quote]

Haven't been back to Madison, but we did play in the Badger Showdown holiday tournament in Milwaukee in December 1998.

[75er]

As someone who was at the '73 final, Bill's reaction is understandable. Wisconsin had the most intimidating fans I'd ever seen. It remains my single worst CU hockey memory. But the Badger fans were awesome. We were jealous!

Pettit and Westner were long gone by then, though.

[badger]

[quote hypotenuse]By the way, what does Wisconsin think of Harvard (assuming you think of them at all?)[/quote]

Personally, we haven't played Harvard enough to hate them, so it is just a mild dislike.  I kind of like BC, but that is only because I despise BU ("Screw BU!").  I was at the Frozen Four in Providence in 1978 (Wisconsin took 4th, back when there was a consolation game) and had a great time, but my BU dislike was reinforced.

[marty]

[quote hypotenuse]They did teach us the "sieve" cheer at that game, which was what, 1972 or 73? Anyway, I think that loss was Betrand's fault for leaving out Pettit and Westner until they couldn't stand up.[/quote]

Actually he put the fourth line out too much because after we got up, he was saving his first lines for the next night.  (no day off). Anyone remember Don Ceci? He was a great role player but was  only in Boston because of multple injuries to our starters.

[Al DeFlorio]

[quote marty][quote hypotenuse]Actually he put the fourth line out too much because after we got up, he was saving his first lines for the next night.  (no day off).[/quote]
Right.  Denver had crushed BC Thursday night had Friday to rest.  Bertrand was spooked at having to play a rested Denver team.

[jkahn]

[quote hypotenuse]They did teach us the "sieve" cheer at that game, which was what, 1972 or 73? Anyway, I think that loss was Betrand's fault for leaving out Pettit and Westner until they couldn't stand up.[/quote]
Can't blame him for leaving out guys who had already graduated and weren't on that '73 team.

[Trotsky]

[quote jkahn][quote hypotenuse]They did teach us the "sieve" cheer at that game, which was what, 1972 or 73? Anyway, I think that loss was Betrand's fault for leaving out Pettit and Westner until they couldn't stand up.[/quote]
Can't blame him for leaving out guys who had already graduated and weren't on that '73 team.[/quote]

Central Dogma holds the '73 Wisco loss was due to the '72 NCAA SF, which Cornell won but did not rest their players, leading to them being exhausted and losing to BU in the '72 NCAA Championship.  The next year, Bertrand had the big late lead, rested his top his line in anticipation of the final, but was burned by the Wisco comeback.


A classic case of damned either way.

[Al DeFlorio]

[quote Trotsky][quote jkahn][quote hypotenuse]They did teach us the "sieve" cheer at that game, which was what, 1972 or 73? Anyway, I think that loss was Betrand's fault for leaving out Pettit and Westner until they couldn't stand up.[/quote]
Can't blame him for leaving out guys who had already graduated and weren't on that '73 team.[/quote]IIHRC (that's, "Have Read"), the '73 Wisco comeback often is blamed on the '72 NCAA SF, which Cornell won but did not rest their players, leading to them being exhausted and losing to BU in the final.  The next year, Bertrand rested his top his line with the big lead and was burned.
[/quote]
Right.  I sat with Bertrand watching Denver dismantle BC on Thursday and he was obsessed with having again to play the Friday game and then face a rested Thursday night winner.  That night Denver proceeded to crush (10-?) a BC team that held Cornell to a 3-2 ECAC championship win the week before.

The great irony is that the Wisconsin team that had to go overtime Friday night to beat Cornell handled rested Denver relatively easily on Saturday.