cornell gets killed by penn 79-64

phillysportsfan · February 12, 2010, 11:32:07 PM

Yeah I watched the whole game. We played without any defensive intensity, when we were on offense it was as if Penn had 2 or 3 extra players. They really wanted this game more and out hustled us at every point.

What do you mean stand behind the team? I do stand behind this team, have been to every home game during the semester the last 3 years since I became a student here and gone to several away games. What are we supposed to do, be happy about them getting destroyed by Penn?

YankeeLobo · February 13, 2010, 02:45:04 AM

they're going to get a terrible seed in the tournament unless they win out, in which case they may be able to salvage a 12 seed for the gaudy record (or NIT here we come!). bottom line is that this is as bad a loss as any i have ever seen for a ranked team this late in the season and the committee knows it. maybe the lower seed will be a blessing in disguise...

DeltaOne81 · February 13, 2010, 10:13:13 AM

For godsakes, this is the Ivy league in basketball. We should be happy if they make the tournament period, not fretting over not getting a good enough of a seed. Get your expectations in check.

ugarte · February 13, 2010, 10:20:20 AM

Quote from: DeltaOne81For godsakes, this is the Ivy league in basketball. We should be happy if they make the tournament period, not fretting over not getting a good enough of a seed. Get your expectations in check.

This is too negative, a frustration built on decades of failure. This is a GOOD team, and we don't have to set our sights quite that low.

phillysportsfan · February 13, 2010, 10:24:18 AM

Yeah the ESPN basketball experts are already calling this game the upset of the season. The sad part is they are showing part of our Thursday practice on ESPN gameday today at 11am. Kind of embarrassing that we had to lose last night to a 300+ RPI team.

Yeah Delaone81, this is a team that has gotten to the tournament the last 2 years, this is the year it is not to much to expect them to win a game.

YankeeLobo · February 13, 2010, 12:37:27 PM

Cornell was already on the bubble RPI Wise at #48, before this loss. Not sure where this loss drops them, but undoubtedly they'll need to win the league to get in the tourney. will be an interesting few weeks leading up to selection sunday.

And I don't get fans trying to give this team a break. They were dominated by a team that had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to play for, when they are the team that has EVERYTHING to lose. They didn't play hard, CHOKED, and in doing so, frankly embarassed themselves in front of the national media. What's worse, they had been steadily declining in quality of play since the Harvard game, nearly losing to BROWN AT HOME! and Coach Donahue STILL couldn't get the team focused. They ignored the cardinal rule of sports: RESPECT YOUR OPPONENT. don't they teach that at Cornell or is the concept too simple for ivy league student athletes to understand?

Let's not ignore the facts: barring, in my mind, a tremendous recovery and winning at least one game in the tournament, this was probably a Program defining loss and it will cast a shadow over the Ivy League's reputation for a long time.

Let's hope they sack up tonight and play their hearts out, or it's practically over.

phillysportsfan · February 13, 2010, 12:51:42 PM

Our RPI dropped to 65 but like you said it doesnt really matter now because they have to win the league to make the tournament otherwise NIT

billhoward · February 13, 2010, 01:45:22 PM

How quickly some fans turn on a team that has a bad night. Cornell did not play well but Penn had sensational, 65%, second-half shooting.

Need to sweep Princeton, or hope someone else takes down Princeton as well as Cornell.

Jim Hyla · February 13, 2010, 03:03:06 PM

Quote from: YankeeLoboCornell was already on the bubble RPI Wise at #48, before this loss. Not sure where this loss drops them, but undoubtedly they'll need to win the league to get in the tourney. will be an interesting few weeks leading up to selection sunday.

And I don't get fans trying to give this team a break. They were dominated by a team that had ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to play for, when they are the team that has EVERYTHING to lose. They didn't play hard, CHOKED, and in doing so, frankly embarassed themselves in front of the national media. What's worse, they had been steadily declining in quality of play since the Harvard game, nearly losing to BROWN AT HOME! and Coach Donahue STILL couldn't get the team focused. They ignored the cardinal rule of sports: RESPECT YOUR OPPONENT. don't they teach that at Cornell or is the concept too simple for ivy league student athletes to understand?

Let's not ignore the facts: barring, in my mind, a tremendous recovery and winning at least one game in the tournament, this was probably a Program defining loss and it will cast a shadow over the Ivy League's reputation for a long time.

Let's hope they sack up tonight and play their hearts out, or it's practically over.

All I can say is, wow. That, and that even with 5 edits, it could use another.=]

YankeeLobo · February 13, 2010, 03:50:24 PM

At least I give a sh*t. You, Jim Hyla, seem content to stand by and yawn while the best thing that's happened to Cornell athletics in many years suffers a complete collapse. That's your prerogative. I like hockey, but no one outside of Ithaca could give a sh*t about Cornell hockey. It's basketball that gets the school attention.

semsox · February 13, 2010, 03:55:50 PM

Quote from: YankeeLoboAt least I give a sh*t. You, Jim Hyla, seem content to stand by and yawn while the best thing that's happened to Cornell athletics in many years suffers a complete collapse. That's your prerogative. I like hockey, but no one outside of Ithaca could give a sh*t about Cornell hockey. It's basketball that gets the school attention.

Dude, chill out. Even though winning the Ivy is now the team's only way into the tournament, no one was planning on losing the Ivy. We'll still get an 11 or 12 seed and things will be all rosy. The best part of all this is going to be bumping this thread and all these quotes when Cornell makes a deeper run than your Lobos.

YankeeLobo · February 13, 2010, 04:06:40 PM

Quote from: semsox
Quote from: YankeeLoboAt least I give a sh*t. You, Jim Hyla, seem content to stand by and yawn while the best thing that's happened to Cornell athletics in many years suffers a complete collapse. That's your prerogative. I like hockey, but no one outside of Ithaca could give a sh*t about Cornell hockey. It's basketball that gets the school attention.

Dude, chill out. Even though winning the Ivy is now the team's only way into the tournament, no one was planning on losing the Ivy. We'll still get an 11 or 12 seed and things will be all rosy. The best part of all this is going to be bumping this thread and all these quotes when Cornell makes a deeper run than your Lobos.

I hope you're right about making the deep run...re: the Lobos, I'd give them more respect if I were you. Should Cornell and UNM meet in the tourney, I don't think Cornell would stand a chance. Cornell has 5 less athletes in their starting lineup than the Lobos. Ivy League basketball observers wouldn't know what a major D-1 'athlete' looks like.

phillysportsfan · February 13, 2010, 04:07:28 PM

Its not panic time yet, tonight is a huge game though, if we win tonight we control our destiny and can finish strong. If we lose tonight then its panic time because we will have to deal with Harvard on Friday who wants to avenge their 36 point loss to us.

But this loss hurts because it was Penn, of all teams to lose to. Now all the Penn fans are saying the P's are back, they are so arrogant I hope we embarrass them when they play us on Feb 27

phillysportsfan · February 13, 2010, 04:25:07 PM

Quote from: YankeeLobo
Quote from: semsox
Quote from: YankeeLoboAt least I give a sh*t. You, Jim Hyla, seem content to stand by and yawn while the best thing that's happened to Cornell athletics in many years suffers a complete collapse. That's your prerogative. I like hockey, but no one outside of Ithaca could give a sh*t about Cornell hockey. It's basketball that gets the school attention.

Dude, chill out. Even though winning the Ivy is now the team's only way into the tournament, no one was planning on losing the Ivy. We'll still get an 11 or 12 seed and things will be all rosy. The best part of all this is going to be bumping this thread and all these quotes when Cornell makes a deeper run than your Lobos.

I hope you're right about making the deep run...re: the Lobos, I'd give them more respect if I were you. Should Cornell and UNM meet in the tourney, I don't think Cornell would stand a chance. Cornell has 5 less athletes in their starting lineup than the Lobos. Ivy League basketball observers wouldn't know what a major D-1 'athlete' looks like.

YankeeLobo, now you just sound stupid, games in the tournament are not best of 3,5, or 7, it is one game, anything can happen, that is what is so great about the NCAA tournament

Kansas probably has better athletes on their whole squad than any of Cornell's starting 5 but we hung with them until the last 40 seconds.

Look at a team like George Mason a few years ago when they made their final 4 run, you think they had better athletes than the teams they beat, Georgetown, UConn, etc

ugarte · February 13, 2010, 05:59:07 PM

Quote from: YankeeLoboAt least I give a sh*t. You, Jim Hyla, seem content to stand by and yawn while the best thing that's happened to Cornell athletics in many years suffers a complete collapse. That's your prerogative. I like hockey, but no one outside of Ithaca could give a sh*t about Cornell hockey. It's basketball that gets the school attention.

Childish rage doesn't prove that you care more about Cornell sports. It proves that you care more about proving that you care more.