Union @ Cornell 11/21

[Trotsky]

There were a million non-calls last night, both ways. Nobody has anything to complain about in terms of partisanship.  I don't even know that it was "bad" officiating.  It was just VERY loose officiating.

[Dafatone]

The call on Long that led to Union's goal was the worst one I've seen this year.

But I've been doing a lot of watching on my phone, so I might have missed something.

[andyw2100]

Will also second that the cowbell guy fucking sucks. But also, I thought it was just known that once cowbell guy stops playing the cowbell you yell things. Like how you can't hear the telephone chant, 'cause nobody with a pair of lungs does it anymore, but you still join in on the YOU SUCK part of it.

The problem is that the audience participation part of the cowbell cheer is clapping along to the beat and yelling "Fight" twice. It's impossible to do those things when the cowbell sounds like it is being played by an uncoordinated drunk chimpanzee. (An uncoordinated sober chimpanzee would have been a step up from last night.)

[stereax]

Will also second that the cowbell guy fucking sucks. But also, I thought it was just known that once cowbell guy stops playing the cowbell you yell things. Like how you can't hear the telephone chant, 'cause nobody with a pair of lungs does it anymore, but you still join in on the YOU SUCK part of it.

The problem is that the audience participation part of the cowbell cheer is clapping along to the beat and yelling "Fight" twice. It's impossible to do those things when the cowbell sounds like it is being played by an uncoordinated drunk chimpanzee. (An uncoordinated sober chimpanzee would have been a step up from last night.)

The Association of Uncoordinated Drunk Chimpanzees is lodging a formal complaint against you for this libel.

[BearLover]

The first question is was it student attendance down or all attendance?  For students that means either something else conflicted (Early on a Friday night?  Doubtful.  Or perhaps The New Prudery means they're all tucked in by 11 now.) or they split to go home for Thanksgiving a week early (which seems unlikely to me, that's blowing off 4 full days of classes and Saturday labs).

The only thing I have ever seen put a dent in townie attendance was dangerous weather.

Both student and townie attendance have been in gradual decline. In absolute numbers townie attendance has declined more than student attendance due to there being more townie seats overall. Last night most of the visibly empty sections were on the townie side.

[Give My Regards]

Jane's article is out:

"We traveled in packs" -- I like that.  It's not "soul-crushing juggernauts" but it's pretty good.

[The Rancor]

I enjoyed hearing Union being called "The Skating Dutchman" in the first period. Good game, hard fought.