Cornell-Syracuse Postgame

[Al DeFlorio]

[quote TimV]
My bad.  Sorry Jacob.  I'll find an adult ed remedial reading course.::blush::[/quote]
I understand they have one at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.::nut::

[TimV]

[quote Al DeFlorio][quote TimV]
My bad.  Sorry Jacob.  I'll find an adult ed remedial reading course.::blush::[/quote]
I understand they have one at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.::nut::[/quote]

::moon::::moon::::moon::

[TimV]

Catching up on what I missed on the hockey board.

There's some interesting posts on the Cornell hockey in 2009-2010 thread about Miami's "upset loss" to BU that seem to fit lacrosse as well:

I'm not saying BU shouldn't have won; they were clearly the better team going in. Does anyone actually disagree that BU was the strongest team in the nation this year, bar none? They kicked ass and took names and will come back next year and probably do the same thing. Parker got pwned at Lynah in 2002, and probably learned a lot from that experience. Woe to us at MSG.  

I'm simply arguing that they should have won handily in regulation, and the fact that they had to and went on to score 3 unanswered goals, at least one of them garbage, with less than 2 minutes left in regulation has to hurt for the Miami players, who almost pulled off a massive upset against such a dominant team. I can't help but admire BU for getting it together, but I also can't help but feel bad for Miami, who after all could have been us in a year in which the chips fell slightly differently.

Miami fans have to love that fluke goal because they can fixate on that and ignore the final-minute collapse. The winners just walk around with the 2009 NCAA Champs T-shirts while the losers will spend hours dreaming up scenarios for why they should have won. A bit like we're doing here.

The tournament-winning goal, especially, was utter crap. If you're Miami, I've got to believe you are feeling completely robbed losing like that.

Too bad we're closer to the end of the last hockey season than the beginning of the next one.

[Killer]

I still can't bring myself to watch the recording I made of the game.  For the last three days, I keep seeing Seibald with the ball right in front of us (we were in section 101) starting that clear.  As much as I want to see all the details of what went wrong, it's just too painful.  I think the last time I had this feeling in my gut was when I broke up with my last girlfriend, before meeting my wife.  Hmmmm...if that analogy holds, though, maybe we're destined for a NC winning streak.

[Al DeFlorio]

[quote Killer]I still can't bring myself to watch the recording I made of the game.  For the last three days, I keep seeing Seibald with the ball right in front of us (we were in section 101) starting that clear.[/quote]
I haven't been able to watch either.  We were sitting in 133, right where Moyer was dancing around looking for somebody open before Nims checked the ball out of his stick.  Nobody was open or moving to get open.  It's all still hard to believe...

[scoop85]

[quote Al DeFlorio][quote Killer]I still can't bring myself to watch the recording I made of the game.  For the last three days, I keep seeing Seibald with the ball right in front of us (we were in section 101) starting that clear.[/quote]
I haven't been able to watch either.  We were sitting in 133, right where Moyer was dancing around looking for somebody open before Nims checked the ball out of his stick.  Nobody was open or moving to get open.  It's all still hard to believe...[/quote]

I saw the highlights on the local news, and even that was too much to stomach.  I don't know when (or even if) I'll be able to watch it all again.

[RichH]

[quote Al DeFlorio][quote Killer]I still can't bring myself to watch the recording I made of the game.  For the last three days, I keep seeing Seibald with the ball right in front of us (we were in section 101) starting that clear.[/quote]
I haven't been able to watch either.  We were sitting in 133, right where Moyer was dancing around looking for somebody open before Nims checked the ball out of his stick.  Nobody was open or moving to get open.  It's all still hard to believe...[/quote]

Same here: Game is sitting on the DVR.  I have to believe that's about as close as you can get without winning it.  And to think we lost it on what I considered this team's greatest strength...it just makes the wound that much deeper. ::cry::

Monday morning I put two things in the fridge: a bottle of bubbly for a win and an orphaned can of Old Milwaukee for a loss.  I guess I'll finally get around to downing that Ol' Mil sometime this weekend as I unlock the brain from denial phase.

[oceanst41]

[quote scoop85][quote Al DeFlorio][quote Killer]I still can't bring myself to watch the recording I made of the game.  For the last three days, I keep seeing Seibald with the ball right in front of us (we were in section 101) starting that clear.[/quote]
I haven't been able to watch either.  We were sitting in 133, right where Moyer was dancing around looking for somebody open before Nims checked the ball out of his stick.  Nobody was open or moving to get open.  It's all still hard to believe...[/quote]

I saw the highlights on the local news, and even that was too much to stomach.  I don't know when (or even if) I'll be able to watch it all again.[/quote]

I came into work at 4am the morning after, and Good Morning Quad Cities surprised me with a highlight of the game-tying goal. Not exactly what I was looking for at that time of day, just hours after watching it live. :-/

[ugarte]

Watched the final play one more time, then deleted it from the DVR. No way could I watch again any time soon.

[Redscore]

I felt, and continue to feel the pain that you all have described here but I want to put a silver lining on things.  Awful as it was, I really believe that what happened last weekend is going to have a hugely positive impact on the Cornell Lacrosse program.  I have been amazed by the number of people with non-Cornell backgrounds who came up to me and told me that they and their entire families were rooting hard for Cornell and that they were incredibly impressed by not only the way our team played, but also by the poise and class shown by the entire team and by Coach Tambroni and Max Siebald in particular.
I really believe that these games and the way all the people associated with our program, coaches, players, parents, ex-players and their parents, etc. etc.  have always conducted themselves has been noticed and admired by too many people for it not to positively impact Cornell Lacrosse well into the future.  What we have always known is now being learnt by many others.
This is going to show up in recruiting and alumni support and I'm confident that we are at the starting point of something great for our program.  I firmly believe that things happen for a reason and good things are going to come out of this.
I cant wait for next year.

[Killer]

[quote Redscore]I firmly believe that things happen for a reason and good things are going to come out of this.
I cant wait for next year.[/quote]

Well, one good thing that will come out of this (Boston fans will understandably disagree) is that the Red Sox won't win the World Series this year.

How do I know that?  You see, I was involved in negotiations with the Gods of Sport, and had worked out an arrangement whereby I'd gladly accept a Red Sox victory in the fall, so long as we got a Big Red victory on Monday.  Alas, the deal is off.

Sorry, Red Sox Nation. ;-)

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

[quote Killer][quote Redscore]I firmly believe that things happen for a reason and good things are going to come out of this.
I cant wait for next year.[/quote]

Well, one good thing that will come out of this (Boston fans will understandably disagree) is that the Red Sox won't win the World Series this year.

How do I know that?  You see, I was involved in negotiations with the Gods of Sport, and had worked out an arrangement whereby I'd gladly accept a Red Sox victory in the fall, so long as we got a Big Red victory on Monday.  Alas, the deal is off.

Sorry, Red Sox Nation. ;-)[/quote]

How do you get a deal like that?  I usually have to sacrifce a win by on favorite team to get a win by another favorite team.

[Killer]

[quote Jeff Hopkins '82][quote Killer][quote Redscore]I firmly believe that things happen for a reason and good things are going to come out of this.
I cant wait for next year.[/quote]

Well, one good thing that will come out of this (Boston fans will understandably disagree) is that the Red Sox won't win the World Series this year.

How do I know that?  You see, I was involved in negotiations with the Gods of Sport, and had worked out an arrangement whereby I'd gladly accept a Red Sox victory in the fall, so long as we got a Big Red victory on Monday.  Alas, the deal is off.

Sorry, Red Sox Nation. ;-)[/quote]

How do you get a deal like that?  I usually have to sacrifce a win by on favorite team to get a win by another favorite team.[/quote]

This was similar to yours, but with an extra dimension.  Not only was I sacrificing the win by the favorite team, in this case the Yankees, but I was sweetening the deal with acceptance of a win by the arch enemy, the Sox.  Oh, Gods of Sport, thou hast wronged me.  Let there be a new 86-year curse.

[DeltaOne81]

[quote Killer]...Let there be a new 86-year curse.[/quote]

I think there's 77 left in the Yankee's curse first.

Although I suppose they could operate simultaneously... the rest of MLB would probably appreciate that.

[Redscore]

I had forgotten how clinical Ivy league students were.  Its actually quite sad.  My point was more about the groundswell of opinion in Cornell's favor rather than the the "softer" good things will come, part of my post. Im not surprised that the softer part of my quote was pounced upon on this thread.  Have fun guys, and now I'm truly sorry I even tried to step in here.  Its been a tough week and the last thing I need is a-holes from my own side.