road trip of a lifetime

[Beeeej]

[Q]CowbellGuy Wrote:
but no one has a problem with Ari's last column?[/q]

My problem with Ari's last column was that it was so overwhelmingly putrid in its attempt to use something resembling the English language that I couldn't even imagine where to begin.  It was like packing up my apartment to move, yet again - there was so much crap I was paralyzed by the mere thought of deciding where to stick the shovel first.

Beeeej

[Lauren '06]

Can we play nice, please?  Just because we don't have a common enemy to root against anymore now that the season's over....

Back on topic of the road trip, I think the 20 hour ride on the band bus went much faster than I expected it to, both ways.  I even found a way to get comfortable if I slept with my head hanging out in the aisle.  Thanks again to everybody who helped make that possible for us.

[ithacat]

Thank you...:-}

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=humor&x=15&y=15

[jtwcornell91]

So did they really not let anyone hang any banners?  That's just silly.  One of the things that made Placid such a fun environment was the array of signs and banners (and Age's Canadian flag) festooning the upper deck.

[judy]

there really wasn't any good place to hang banners. placid had the upper deck that was high enough above the lower section that you could hang stuff from.

the first day, they just held the canadian flag.

[Meng \'94]

[Q]ninian '72 Wrote:

 On the other hand, there were a number of posts by MN fans on USCHO after the game complimenting the Red, the fans, and the band and saying that there should be more games between eastern and western teams.  Although the outcome was not what we wanted to see, I think the Red's trip west increased respect for Cornell hockey.  Minnesota fans now know the guys can play, even if they hadn't played anyone worthwhile the rest of the season. [/q]

That's fine by me cus I want to see Cornell play more often in person with other fans (!!!) and I get sick of seeing these WCHA teams that are afraid of getting hit (except maybe for UND)!

[CowbellGuy]

No signs, no banners, no flags. No cowbells.

[ben03]

no red jerseys, no cornell sheatshirts, no cheering for the cornell ... wait ... they just look at you like a freak if you do those things :-P

[Ack]

Everything had to be thrown out or brought back to the car...sad moment.

[A-19]

no banners in albany either, per the ECAC i'm told

[RichH]

So much of my feelings of this trip has already been said by others in this thread.  Thank you to everyone in Section 2...I felt at home there.  For those of you who had to decide between this trip and something else, just remember that the memories of trips like this will outlast just about anything responsible you could've been doing.  :-D  I'm so proud to be a member of this fanbase.

Others here have already talked about most of the stories.  I'll add some more in list form, since it's the style of the time:

1) One of the more interesting phenomena with the Minnesotans is their somewhat aloof dislike of the fact that we have Canadians playing for us.  Age related one such comment somewhere.  I got another passive-aggressive one from a guy flipping through his program.  "Got a lot of Canadians on yer team..."  Coming from a border state, that's sort of surprising, but I guess they do indeed take the "pride on ice" thing a little seriously.  That sort of sums up my impression of the region...very provincial.  Those imaginary borders are heavy there.  My response to the subtle criticism is "so sorry that our University has such an international scope that we allow a diverse range of people who are interested in getting a good education to attend and to participate in athletics."

2) One of the most hurtful things on display at Mariucci:  The 2003 NCAA bracket that hung on a Buffalo building. :-(

3) Every fanbase has good and bad fans.  We met both.  Some of the good ones happen to be sitting in our section...in fact they pulled an old Lynah Faithful trick of calling up our ticket office when the Gophers had sold out.  After their semi ended, they chatted a bit with us and shared some of their hardy upper-midwest beverages.  They even asked us out to their tailgate after our game was done, where they gave us bar and restaurant advice.  We wound up going out to a several bars in Minneapolis with them...until 2 am.  During Sunday's game, it was all business, but once the game was over, we exchanged handshakes and they once again shared their beer out in the parking lot.  I hope to run into them in Columbus.

4) While out painting the town RED Saturday night, it occurred to me that there was a lack of organization among the CU fans there in terms of post-game activities.  We should've all picked a bar and taken it over (ala Jillians).  There were a few at Stub and Herb's for dinner, which was a start.  Granted, some may have needed sleep after 20 hour drives...but when we're all concentrated in a far away place like that, it would've been more fun to have a sea of Red in one place for more merriment.

[KP '06]

[Q]RichH Wrote:
1) One of the more interesting phenomena with the Minnesotans is their somewhat aloof dislike of the fact that we have Canadians playing for us.  Age related one such comment somewhere.  I got another passive-aggressive one from a guy flipping through his program.  "Got a lot of Canadians on yer team..."  Coming from a border state, that's sort of surprising, but I guess they do indeed take the "pride on ice" thing a little seriously.  That sort of sums up my impression of the region...very provincial.  Those imaginary borders are heavy there.  My response to the subtle criticism is "so sorry that our University has such an international scope that we allow a diverse range of people who are interested in getting a good education to attend and to participate in athletics."[/q]

Were there awkward stares during Oh Canada? I sure hope so.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Big time stares.  I'm surprised they didn't boo.  The swaying side to side during the Alma Mater got a lot of stares, too.

And Section A Banshee, I'm glad the band got to participate.  Just hearing the opening bars of "Davy" when the Red skated out on the ice for the first time on Saturday sent chills down my spine.  Though you need to work on the tempo for "The Victors"  :-P

[Steve M]

Great job by the band!  You came through loud and clear on the TV broadcast to give the game a bit of Lynah atmosphere on the road.  Plaing "The Victors" at the Ohio State game and "On Wisconsin" at the Minnesota game was priceless.

[Meng \'94]

[Q]RichH Wrote:

1) One of the more interesting phenomena with the Minnesotans is their somewhat aloof dislike of the fact that we have Canadians playing for us.  Age related one such comment somewhere.  I got another passive-aggressive one from a guy flipping through his program.  "Got a lot of Canadians on yer team..."  Coming from a border state, that's sort of surprising, but I guess they do indeed take the "pride on ice" thing a little seriously.  That sort of sums up my impression of the region...very provincial.  Those imaginary borders are heavy there.  My response to the subtle criticism is "so sorry that our University has such an international scope that we allow a diverse range of people who are interested in getting a good education to attend and to participate in athletics."
[/q]

Until Lucia, they only had Minnesotans on the team...