cornell gets killed by penn 79-64

[phillysportsfan]

I guess they were reading too much about their ranking, they have not played well since they beat Harvard. Well now they wont have to worry about their ranking and will be lucky to get a 12/13 seed at this point if we win out which wont happen if they play like they did tonight

Cornell actually shot pretty well but had too many turnovers, it looked like Penn had a few extra players. Plus our defense was poor and really has been the last 2 games. They had no answer for Rosen. Penn players were dunking against Foote. Penn just outplayed them in every phase of the game.

They better beat Princeton tomorrow or this season is going to be a major disappointment

[nr53]

Thank god. A bit of a reality check is a good thing. Being ranked was nice, but I would rather not be in the long run.

[phillysportsfan]

I agree this team needed a wake up call but to lose to Penn of all teams, a bottom 50 DI team. Now all we are going to hear about is how the killer P's are back.

[YankeeLobo]

What a pathetic performance by this Cornell team tonight.  They should be ashamed of themselves for not showing up to play and getting manhandled by a very inferior team.  They embarassed the program, athletic department and entire school tonight.  What should have easily been a sustained run to the tournament now looks more like a total collapse if we don't beat Princeton tomorrow night, which FYI won't be easy in their house.  Goodbye national media attention, goodbye respect, goodbye Davidson comparisons (LOL!) and perhaps goodbye NCAA tournament.

Utterly disappointing...I'm embarassed to call myself a Cornell fan tonight.  Oh well, at least my Lobos are legit.

[Jordan 04]

What a pathetic performance by this Cornell team tonight.  They should be ashamed of themselves for not showing up to play and getting manhandled by a very inferior team.  They embarassed the program, athletic department and entire school tonight.  What should have easily been a sustained run to the tournament now looks more like a total collapse if we don't beat Princeton tomorrow night, which FYI won't be easy in their house.  Goodbye national media attention, goodbye respect, goodbye Davidson comparisons (LOL!) and perhaps goodbye NCAA tournament.

Utterly disappointing...I'm embarassed to call myself a Cornell fan tonight.  Oh well, at least my Lobos are legit.

At least it's good that we're not overreacting.

[YankeeLobo]

What a pathetic performance by this Cornell team tonight.  They should be ashamed of themselves for not showing up to play and getting manhandled by a very inferior team.  They embarassed the program, athletic department and entire school tonight.  What should have easily been a sustained run to the tournament now looks more like a total collapse if we don't beat Princeton tomorrow night, which FYI won't be easy in their house.  Goodbye national media attention, goodbye respect, goodbye Davidson comparisons (LOL!) and perhaps goodbye NCAA tournament.

Utterly disappointing...I'm embarassed to call myself a Cornell fan tonight.  Oh well, at least my Lobos are legit.

At least it's good that we're not overreacting.

I think a loss that puts us potentially out of the tournament field in a year where we were talking about an Elite 8 run (way out of line) calls for an overreaction.

[Tcl123]

Is it just me, or is anyone else getting used to (or even expecting) the disappointments year in and year out in, at least what seems like, EVERY sport? Especially when it feels like we are so close to obtaining something great.::bang::

[YankeeLobo]

Is it just me, or is anyone else getting used to (or even expecting) the disappointments year in and year out in, at least what seems like, EVERY sport? Especially when it feels like we are so close to obtaining something great.::bang::

It's called 'Ivy League Athletics'

[phillysportsfan]

Is it just me, or is anyone else getting used to (or even expecting) the disappointments year in and year out in, at least what seems like, EVERY sport? Especially when it feels like we are so close to obtaining something great.::bang::

Yeah it reminds me of being a Philadelphia sports fan until 2 years ago when the Phillies finally broke through.

[ugarte]

What a pathetic performance by this Cornell team tonight.  They should be ashamed of themselves for not showing up to play and getting manhandled by a very inferior team.  They embarassed the program, athletic department and entire school tonight.  What should have easily been a sustained run to the tournament now looks more like a total collapse if we don't beat Princeton tomorrow night, which FYI won't be easy in their house.  Goodbye national media attention, goodbye respect, goodbye Davidson comparisons (LOL!) and perhaps goodbye NCAA tournament.

Utterly disappointing...I'm embarassed to call myself a Cornell fan tonight.  Oh well, at least my Lobos are legit.

At least it's good that we're not overreacting.

I think a loss that puts us potentially out of the tournament field in a year where we were talking about an Elite 8 run (way out of line) calls for an overreaction.

If you were talking about an Elite 8 run you were insane to begin with. I called for a reality check upthread already. Cornell is a good team. They would not currently be in first place in the Pac 10 if they played in the Pac 10, but that's what their ranking - and the implication that Cornell was Syracuse's best OOC win - indicated. Cornell lost THREE Ivy games last year, including a reality-check blowout at Princeton to break the long win streak.

This game is not indicative of the quality of the team and probably a necessary corrective for both the national media and the locker room. I expect that tomorrow the team will get their heads straight and resume course for the Ivy League title.

[scoop85]

What a pathetic performance by this Cornell team tonight.  They should be ashamed of themselves for not showing up to play and getting manhandled by a very inferior team.  They embarassed the program, athletic department and entire school tonight.  What should have easily been a sustained run to the tournament now looks more like a total collapse if we don't beat Princeton tomorrow night, which FYI won't be easy in their house.  Goodbye national media attention, goodbye respect, goodbye Davidson comparisons (LOL!) and perhaps goodbye NCAA tournament.

Utterly disappointing...I'm embarassed to call myself a Cornell fan tonight.  Oh well, at least my Lobos are legit.

At least it's good that we're not overreacting.

I think a loss that puts us potentially out of the tournament field in a year where we were talking about an Elite 8 run (way out of line) calls for an overreaction.

If you were talking about an Elite 8 run you were insane to begin with. I called for a reality check upthread already. Cornell is a good team. They would not currently be in first place in the Pac 10 if they played in the Pac 10, but that's what their ranking - and the implication that Cornell was Syracuse's best OOC win - indicated. Cornell lost THREE Ivy games last year, including a reality-check blowout at Princeton to break the long win streak.

This game is not indicative of the quality of the team and probably a necessary corrective for both the national media and the locker room. I expect that tomorrow the team will get their heads straight and resume course for the Ivy League title.

I'd like to share your optimism, but beating Princeton in their gym will be a tall order, especially with a bit of shaken confidence.

[phillysportsfan]

Well get ready to hear from the media about how the Killer P's are back, we better win tomorrow

[Jordan 04]

What a pathetic performance by this Cornell team tonight.  They should be ashamed of themselves for not showing up to play and getting manhandled by a very inferior team.  They embarassed the program, athletic department and entire school tonight.  What should have easily been a sustained run to the tournament now looks more like a total collapse if we don't beat Princeton tomorrow night, which FYI won't be easy in their house.  Goodbye national media attention, goodbye respect, goodbye Davidson comparisons (LOL!) and perhaps goodbye NCAA tournament.

Utterly disappointing...I'm embarassed to call myself a Cornell fan tonight.  Oh well, at least my Lobos are legit.

At least it's good that we're not overreacting.

I think a loss that puts us potentially out of the tournament field in a year where we were talking about an Elite 8 run (way out of line) calls for an overreaction.

If you were talking about an Elite 8 run you were insane to begin with. I called for a reality check upthread already. Cornell is a good team. They would not currently be in first place in the Pac 10 if they played in the Pac 10, but that's what their ranking - and the implication that Cornell was Syracuse's best OOC win - indicated. Cornell lost THREE Ivy games last year, including a reality-check blowout at Princeton to break the long win streak.

This game is not indicative of the quality of the team and probably a necessary corrective for both the national media and the locker room. I expect that tomorrow the team will get their heads straight and resume course for the Ivy League title.

I'd like to share your optimism, but beating Princeton in their gym will be a tall order, especially with a bit of shaken confidence.

I've got to imagine that it takes more than a league road loss to shake this experienced team's confidence. Not to say tomorrow night will be a cakewalk, but there's no reason to believe we can't go in there and win.

[Jim Hyla]

What a pathetic performance by this Cornell team tonight.  They should be ashamed of themselves for not showing up to play and getting manhandled by a very inferior team.  They embarassed the program, athletic department and entire school tonight.  What should have easily been a sustained run to the tournament now looks more like a total collapse if we don't beat Princeton tomorrow night, which FYI won't be easy in their house.  Goodbye national media attention, goodbye respect, goodbye Davidson comparisons (LOL!) and perhaps goodbye NCAA tournament.

Utterly disappointing...I'm embarassed to call myself a Cornell fan tonight.  Oh well, at least my Lobos are legit.

Well, I guess if this is where you're coming from:

I expect this team to sweep the Ivy League schedule pretty easily.

, then I can understand your anger. However, if you'd tried and come down to earth sooner you might not have fallen from so high, with such a force.

Look, it's hard to beat a team when they shoot 65%, 75% 3pt, in the second half. We expect that we might have shooting like that, not our opponent. Now, getting out-rebounded, that's a problem. It wasn't their night tonight, maybe all the talk about Penn's coaching situation got into their heads (of either team), maybe the stars weren't aligned, I'm sure I don't know. All I do know is that going undefeated in the league is very hard; so those that talk that way should re-look at their ideas. A season is a season and doesn't get determined by any one game, as good as Harvard was nor as bad as this was. We all learn over time, so this was a learning experience for all, team and fans.

If they go on to win the rest of the games, we'll say it's a great team; if they lose 3 and win the league we'll be OK; if they lose the league and because of this game go nowhere, we'll be pissed. That's the nature of sports and why it's fun to watch. Please in the future come down to earth sooner, it's easier on the body.::thud::

[dag14]

Did any of you see the game, or even listen to it?  Any of you play a Division I sport?  Penn was unbelievably hot tonight. Do you think the Cornell players liked losing to an "inferior" team?  You all are whining.  Suck it up and stand behind your team instead of dumping on them like fair weather fans.