Cornell vs. BU

[Adam \'04]

Can someone that was around let us know if there were any special cheers, traditions, or rituals that existed when the rivalry was in full swing that have long since faded form the Lynah Faithful repertoire? If not could you please give us some stories of the storied rivalry? I know a bit about the rivalry, but it would be nice to give us youngins some more in-depth history. Hopefully, with some input, the modern Lynah Faithful can attempt to revive anything that has been lost with time and turn it into a tradition. ::help::

[RedAR]

Are any Cornell fans in the Boston area planning on going to the BU-Harvard game on Tuesday?

Just curious to know if their might be a Lynah contingent to get a preview of what to expect for the upcoming weekend.

[Representin SECTION N]

what do u say for the "screw bu" cheer?

[Adam \'01]

I believe you just say "Screw BU" and that's it.

[mha]

"Screw B.U.!" at the top of your lungs. Then stop.

[jtwcornell91]

At a BU-Harvard game, I'd say "Screw BU, Harvard too!", but no one will play it.

At a Cornell-BU game, it's just "Screw BU!"

[Al DeFlorio]

The BU-Harvard game's on FSNE Tuesday at 7pm, DirecTV channel 620.

[Will]

Is there a good way (short of putting a flyer on each seat in Lynah, because I don't want to pay for the photocopying costs!) of spreading the word about the "Screw BU!" cheer?  I know not nearly all of the Faithful (let alone whoever will actually be there this coming weekend) check out eLynah.  People have been asking me what we do and I tell them, but I'd like to avoid having a couple thousand confused fans messing up the cheer if possible.

[Al DeFlorio]

Maybe they'll use the scrolling-message feature of the new scoreboard to tell people. ::nut::

[Lowell '99]

Perhaps people will notice that the band will jump right in to repeat the cheer.  One would think that would send the message that "Screw BU!" is enough.

Then again, if people listened to the band (or parts of it, anyway), they'd realize the "dieeeeeeeeeeeeee!" is the most annoying, dumb-sounding, obnoxious (to our lovely tuba players) thing in Lynah.   You try lugging around a 20 pound piece of fiberglass for a few hours and see if you like people cheering over you.  To those of you reading this, I urge you to stop.  Additionally, please kick any and all of those around you in the genitals if they insist on drawing it out.

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[Will]

Yeah, I stopped the "diiiiiiiiiiiiiiie!" thing a few weeks ago when I saw people complaining that it threw them off.  I never thought it did, and I apologize to the brave tuba players for helping to propogate that particular phenomenon. :`(

[gtsully]

You just say "Screw BU."  At the games in Boston last year, everyone was a little confused, but as the first game wore on people stopped saying "Screw BU, BU too" eventually (save for a few facetimers).

I have a feeling it'll be a little tougher to inform the whole crowd at Lynah, though.  Maybe someone sitting towards the front of A or B could make a poster and hold it up towards the crowd before the games start.  That would be cheaper and easier than flyers...

I was planning on going to the BU/Harvard game on Tuesday, but I figured I'd try to save some coin for my Ithaca trips this weekend and next.  I will be watching on FSNE, though.

[neil shapiro]

I think that the cheer suffered when the actual opponents name was added after Screw BU.  Until the 1980 ECAC playoffs, the cheer was just Screw BU, no matter who we were playing.  I always felt that not even mentioning the opposition treated them with just the right amount of contempt.

[Ben Doyle 03]

By the numbers:

Boston University 6-3-2
Goals for: 3.22
Goals against: 3.49
Save %: 88.3
Penalty/game: 9.2 for 21.3 minutes

Cornell University 6-1-0
Goals for: 4.57
Goals against: 1.43
Save %: 92.6
Penalty/game: 6.4  for 15.1 minutes


Just a look on paper, not trying to say anything. . .that's why they play the game :-))

[gwm3]

Wow, they've allowed more goals than they have scored and are still 6-3-2 and ranked 10th in the nation.