Lacrosse season approaching

[Al DeFlorio]

ESPNU (still not available on Comcast::cuss: will broadcast Cornell's lax game at Army at 5pm, February 28.

Inside Lacrosse has a kind of index page to their pre-season articles here: http://insidelacrosse.com/preseason/

[DeltaOne81]

[quote Al DeFlorio]ESPNU (still not available on Comcast::cuss: will broadcast Cornell's lax game at Army at 5pm, February 28.

Inside Lacrosse has a kind of index page to their pre-season articles here: http://insidelacrosse.com/preseason/[/quote]

That's fine, I'll probably be there

By the way, anyone realize the name of Army's lax field?
http://www.goarmysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11100&KEY=&ATCLID=324142

[Al DeFlorio]

[quote DeltaOne81][quote Al DeFlorio]ESPNU (still not available on Comcast::cuss: will broadcast Cornell's lax game at Army at 5pm, February 28.

Inside Lacrosse has a kind of index page to their pre-season articles here: http://insidelacrosse.com/preseason/[/quote]

That's fine, I'll probably be there

By the way, anyone realize the name of Army's lax field?
http://www.goarmysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11100&KEY=&ATCLID=324142[/quote]
Dress warmly.  Should be cold after a 2/28 sunset on the banks of the Hudson.  We'll be in Amman.

[BCrespi]

[quote DeltaOne81][quote Al DeFlorio]ESPNU (still not available on Comcast::cuss: will broadcast Cornell's lax game at Army at 5pm, February 28.

Inside Lacrosse has a kind of index page to their pre-season articles here: http://insidelacrosse.com/preseason/[/quote]

That's fine, I'll probably be there

By the way, anyone realize the name of Army's lax field?
http://www.goarmysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=11100&KEY=&ATCLID=324142[/quote]

Wow, that's waaayy too pretty to be called Shea Stadium.

[billhoward]

>>> Located along the banks of the Hudson River, Shea Stadium is also equipped with two functional locker rooms ...

Trying to figure the opposite of functional.

[Dpperk29]

[quote billhoward]>>> Located along the banks of the Hudson River, Shea Stadium is also equipped with two functional locker rooms ...

Trying to figure the opposite of functional.[/quote]

the visiting locker rooms at Lynah come to mind.

[Josh '99]

[quote Dpperk29][quote billhoward]>>> Located along the banks of the Hudson River, Shea Stadium is also equipped with two functional locker rooms ...

Trying to figure the opposite of functional.[/quote]

the visiting locker rooms at Lynah come to mind.[/quote]If it's under construction, there could be two that are functional and others that are currently not functional.

Or, "functional" could be used to describe them as austere, as opposed to luxurious locker rooms at professional stadiums.

[DeltaOne81]

[quote billhoward]
Trying to figure the opposite of functional.[/quote]

Non-functional?

[David Harding]

[quote billhoward]>>> Located along the banks of the Hudson River, Shea Stadium is also equipped with two functional locker rooms ...

Trying to figure the opposite of functional.[/quote]dysfunctional

[CornellFan]

http://ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=6943

[Chris '03]

[quote CornellFan]http://ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=6943[/quote]

Wow.

In short, starting in 2010 lax (both men and women) will have a 4 team ivy playoff for the Ivy bid to the NCAAs (but not Ivy title).

If they're willing to do this during finals in the spring what next? Basketball tournament, football playoffs?

I hope this doesn't come at the expense of two nonconference games on the schedule or start date or some nonsense. I presume it won't since only 4 teams are involved.

[Hillel Hoffmann]

Holy shit. That's ginormous. It's such a shock I don't even know what to think.

Gut reaction good: Increases chances of future tournament bids for Cornell. Increases chances for watching Cornell lacrosse live and on TV. Improves Ivy teams' recruiting pitches.

Gut reaction bad: As a card-carrying old-school crankpot, I have always hated conference tournaments. Hated.

[Chris '03]

[quote Hillel Hoffmann]Holy shit. That's ginormous. It's such a shock I don't even know what to think.

Gut reaction good: Increases chances of future tournament bids for Cornell. Increases chances for watching Cornell lacrosse live and on TV. Improves Ivy teams' recruiting pitches.

Gut reaction bad: As a card-carrying old-school crankpot, I have always hated conference tournaments. Hated.[/quote]

Also presumably helps play down to the stupid NCAA selection nonsense. By theoretically seeing a good princeton team twice, Cornell's t-10 sos improves. Thus, it can continue to play local rivals like binghamton, colgate, and hobart (and bad ivy teams!) without as strong tourney repercussions.

I don't buy the tie breaker stuff as the motivating factor. It seems no less likely for their to be ties in sports like field hockey. I'm more inclined to think it's the reality of NCAA seeding.

[Hillel Hoffmann]

Here's another reason for liking a post-season tournament that's just hitting me. A shallow, selfish, short-term reason. As a Cornell fan, I like that it starts in 2010, the first year of the post-Seibald/Glynn/Moyer era. That could be a tough, transitional season. To get an NCAA tournament bid, Cornell might need a conference tournament more than any season since Tambroni became head coach.

[ugarte]

[quote CornellFan]http://ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=6943[/quote]
Listen closely, people. Whatever you do, DO NOT TELL KEITHK ABOUT THIS.