Cornell lacrosse in 2011

[Robb]

No. 2 Notre Dame is 9-0 with one-goal wins over Denver and (on Sunday) Georgetown; they close at Syracuse and at North Carolina. If they stay unbeaten, they deserve the #1 ranking and seeding going in.

It will get a little messy if Syracuse beats Notre Dame!

If only we'd taken care of Army...

[Swampy]

No. 2 Notre Dame is 9-0 with one-goal wins over Denver and (on Sunday) Georgetown; they close at Syracuse and at North Carolina. If they stay unbeaten, they deserve the #1 ranking and seeding going in.

It will get a little messy if Syracuse beats Notre Dame!

If only we'd taken care of Army...

Injuries made Cornell shorthanded in the Army game, as they did Syracuse last night. Cornell also has improved steadily as the season has progressed.

Hopefully, the seeding committee takes such things into account.

[Jim Hyla]

As a special treat to readers on the heels of Cornell's big win, Inside Lacrosse is running its Big Red feature story from the March issue of the magazine, reported and written by Terry Foy.

Very nice article about the multi-year effort to make Cornell a top-caliber program.

A very good story [edit: an excellent story with a lot of sources and details], but what a clumsy online intro to the print story and a heavy-handed suggestion that you really should subscribe to the magazine. Maybe IL ran the Cornell story online because no new helmets or gloves came out this week.

But if you want clumsy, how about this clumsy quote from Tierney:

"At the time that David took over, the biggest thing was recruiting," Tierney says. "It had changed drastically in the mid-'90s. You had to get into kids' homes and it was an energy thing. They took advantage of the advantages Cornell has over the other Ivy League schools. You have to ask them how much of [their plan] came from looking at Princeton, but maybe that's the nature of the rivalry — you have two schools that look at each other and are in awe of the other."

Yeah, I guess the reason we are successful is because of you? And is that a backhand reference to the state schools? What about all the advantages Princeton has had with their financial aid. Maybe I'm glad, in many ways, he's far away.

[TimV]

I noticed in the print edition a subtle tribute to Cornell's emphasis on "Team" - no photo in the article identified any of the players by name.

[billhoward]

My neighbor is deeply involved in Princeton athletics. He talks about the unfair advantage of Cornell state schools. I talk about the unfair advantage of Princeton having the nation's second-largest endowment per student (after Stanford) and Class of '52 Field for lacrosse (4,000 seats, surrounded by woods, modern facilities).

[phillysportsfan]

State schools have nothing to do with it, look what Harvard has been doing with basketball recruiting, lowering their standards enough to get guys who most of the other schools in the league couldnt get in

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

My neighbor is deeply involved in Princeton athletics. He talks about the unfair advantage of Cornell state schools. I talk about the unfair advantage of Princeton having the nation's second-largest endowment per student (after Stanford) and Class of '52 Field for lacrosse (4,000 seats, surrounded by woods, modern facilities).

It's just a rationalization for their failures.

[ben03]

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[Towerroad]

My neighbor is deeply involved in Princeton athletics. He talks about the unfair advantage of Cornell state schools. I talk about the unfair advantage of Princeton having the nation's second-largest endowment per student (after Stanford) and Class of '52 Field for lacrosse (4,000 seats, surrounded by woods, modern facilities).

It's just a rationalization for their failures.

I think it is more like jealousy. Our Ice Cream is vastly superior to theirs.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

My neighbor is deeply involved in Princeton athletics. He talks about the unfair advantage of Cornell state schools. I talk about the unfair advantage of Princeton having the nation's second-largest endowment per student (after Stanford) and Class of '52 Field for lacrosse (4,000 seats, surrounded by woods, modern facilities).

It's just a rationalization for their failures.

I think it is more like jealousy. Our Ice Cream is vastly superior to theirs.

Princeton's in New Jersey! Princeton's in New Jersey!

[Josh '99]

My neighbor is deeply involved in Princeton athletics. He talks about the unfair advantage of Cornell state schools. I talk about the unfair advantage of Princeton having the nation's second-largest endowment per student (after Stanford) and Class of '52 Field for lacrosse (4,000 seats, surrounded by woods, modern facilities).

It's just a rationalization for their failures.

I think it is more like jealousy. Our Ice Cream is vastly superior to theirs.

In fairness, Thomas Sweet is actually pretty good.  However, our hockey team is vastly superior to theirs, and that's far more important.

[Towerroad]

My neighbor is deeply involved in Princeton athletics. He talks about the unfair advantage of Cornell state schools. I talk about the unfair advantage of Princeton having the nation's second-largest endowment per student (after Stanford) and Class of '52 Field for lacrosse (4,000 seats, surrounded by woods, modern facilities).

It's just a rationalization for their failures.

I think it is more like jealousy. Our Ice Cream is vastly superior to theirs.

In fairness, Thomas Sweet is actually pretty good.  However, our hockey team is vastly superior to theirs, and that's far more important.

Boy, I don't know, that might be the question for the ages Ice Cream or Hockey? A strong case can be made for either. Of course both is the best.

As for Thomas Sweet. I am willing to concede that it might be a fine product but is it made on campus by students as part of an academic program? I think not, and as a result a clear glaring chasm in the academic offerings at Princeton. Hence the jealousy.

Now if I want to make a Tiger weep one only need mention that we have a course on Wines that is specifically exempt from the NYS drinking age.

"I would found and institution where any person can find instruction in any study." Our founder knew what he was doing!

[billhoward]

The new cheer is something like "Princeton's Everywhere in New Jersey." Fifteen miles outside of Princeton proper, you start seeing Princeton Heights, Princeton Highlands, Princeton Corporate Park, Princeton Forrestal Village. Everyboyd wants a pice of the magic. See how your property values over the past decade have stood up compared to those in Princeton.

Go ahead, knock New Jersey. We could use a little less crowding. We're 45 minutes from Princeton, have almost an acre of land, are five minutes from train service into Manhattan (45 mins), have seen deer and fox in our back yard (cute the first time only), and most of the children in our town grow up with straight, pearl-white teeth. Life is pretty good ... until you get the property tax bills.

[phillysportsfan]

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=140663779339021

Big Red men's lacrosse continues their quest for the ninth consecutive Ivy League title when they host long-time rival Princeton at Schoellkopf Field on Saturday, April 30th.

FREE "BEAT PRINCETON" rally towel for the first 2,000 fans!

CORNELL STUDENTS ADMITTED FREE!!!! Don't miss out on the Cornell tailgate carnival before the game: 10:30am-12:15pm in the Crescent Lot. Prizes, games, giveaways, music and fun. Bring your own tailgating necessities if you so desire. Located at the top of the grassy slope behind the Crescent.

***The first 500 Cornell students will also receive a FREE Cornell lacrosse pinney!*** They will be distributed at the student carnival in the parking lot and the student entrance of Schoellkopf.

Come out strong for the final game of the regular season and GO BIG RED!

[billhoward]

First the small matter of getting past Brown Saturday. Cornell's senior class came up short the last trip to Providence and is 2-2 (including a playoff game) vs. Brown. A win gives Cornell the Ivy League regular season title and puts the Ivy playoffs in Ithaca.

This from the pre-game notes http://www.cornellbigred.com/news/2011/4/21/MLAX_0421111000.aspx: >>> CLOSE CALLS — Since the beginning of the 2003 season, Cornell is 27-7 in games that have been decided by a single goal, a mark that was raised as the Big Red defeated Harvard, 13-12, on April 9, 2011, at Harvard Stadium ...

... but the importance of those one-goal losses ...