Cornell vs. UNH scores and updates- spoilers inside

[KateThe15Fan]

I think a couple things probably lead to the Faithful sounding quieter than usual (and I'll post this since I was there and was actually surprised that we sounded quieter than the second game, on TV).

-  Having our fan base spread out probably didn't help things any in a 19,000 seat arena.  Additionaly, the areas where our fans were concentrated were made up of the, um, not so exuberant or cheer-knowledgable Faithful.  Though I do have to say I was pretty happy to see Hunter Rawlings amongst them.

- The bands had microphones on them.  Especially in Michigan's case, the bands were leading the cheers, which probably caused them to sound overly loud.  In my opinion, the cheers were so long and complicated that it just sounded like a sea of mumbling by the end of them.  By the way, our band was so much better than either of these two teams!  They defintely sounded more like drum and buggle groups than pep bands.  Play something!!!  (no offense, I give them props for effort)  And Minnesota's band needed to remember that they had cheerleaders to dance for them.

- As the game became more and more of a nail-biter, it was really hard to concentrate on cheering the Red on, unforunately.  We'd start a cheer and then it would trail off as we got totaly distracted by the intensity on the ice.

Overall, I was pretty happy with our turn-out given the circumstances.  I think we made a pretty good showing against the UNH fans.  It was pretty tough seeing buses of them arrive (buses you know were arranged for them) and head up to their free buffet breakfast and rally Thursday morning in the lobby of the arena.  The Faithful did pretty good for being on their own.

Kate

[BTA]

I have to say that the section I was sitting in (which had a number of Golpher fans, was pretty loud.  However, the Glass is much Higher and I think that some of the sound dissapated to the very high ceiling.  I certainly felt that
I nearly lost my voice cheering.  I was at the second game and while the
section I sat in (again next to the "real" gopher) was pretty loud, I'm
not sure how they sounded through out the entire arena.  Also, since the
team (Cornell) skated off ice immediately after they shook hands, we (the fans) were not able to give them a big cheer at the end.

[yougoon]

In a way, I was lucky that I couldn't make the game since I'm sure it hurt more to have to watch the loss in person...but regarding the fans, I must say I thought they were pretty loud when I was listening to the radio. On E$PN I think they had the crowd noise "dimmed".
[Q] Author: CUlater '89
Date: 04-11-03 11:14 And, quite frankly, the fans were "tight" -- [/Q]
Yup. Pictures are worth a thousand words because, after the first UNH goal, every time they panned to the crowd as they headed into a commercial, the CU fans looked pretty shook up. ::uhoh::

[canucksfan]

A lot of you are correct about different things. I think we can all agree that Palahicky's goal should have counted. We also would have liked to see Cornell keep up the intensity after it was disallowed, but you have to remember that a big part of our game is wearing the other team down, and UNH got a 10-minute break while the goal was being reviewed.

For those of you who insist on trashing the seniors and, of all people, David LeNeveu, get a grip. LeNeveu is the best thing that's happened to CU hockey in a long time. When was the last time another Cornell player shattered national records? Please don't convince him to leave for the pros, because he has proven that he's good enough. As for the Class of '03, yeah, it was a crappy way for them to go out. Still, they led the team to an ECAC Championship and a national semifinal appearance, which is better than any of the other senior classes for 23 years.

Finally, they played a pretty good game. But for a couple of dumb calls (the disallowed goal, the absurd goalie interference penalty on Moulson) and Ayers' facemask save w/ 20 seconds left, they may well have collected their 31st win (oh look, another milestone) and gone on to the final. Great season, Red, and thank you seniors!

[canucksfan]

PS- Don't EVER, EVER suggest that the players were doing anything less than playing their hearts out and trying the best they could.

[question]

Is it la-Neh-vue or Lena-vue?

[jtwcornell91]

Barbara wrote:
Also, since the
team (Cornell) skated off ice immediately after they shook hands, we (the fans) were not able to give them a big cheer at the end.

The group of 8 or so that I was in (adjacent to and slightly lower than the UNH band) did do a "Thank you seniors" cheer, but it got sort of drowned out as the Wildcats were celebrating at center ice.

[Section A]

the first one, with the emphasis on "Neh."

[Section A]

LeNeveu, by the way, means "The Nephew" in French. I'm sure that's been mentioned before though, and note how we would not emphasize the "The", but we would emphasize the "Neph" syllable. The pronunciation of David's name follows the same pattern.

The NEPH you

La NEV oo

I think that analysis made sense :-D