Colgate starting time

[dbilmes]

The eLynah countdown clock has the Colgate game Friday night starting at 7, but the TV schedule and the Cornell Hockey website both have the game listed as starting at 7:30. I'm assuming this one of the rare occasions when eLynah is wrong.

[RichH]

The eLynah countdown clock has the Colgate game Friday night starting at 7, but the TV schedule and the Cornell Hockey website both have the game listed as starting at 7:30. I'm assuming this one of the rare occasions when eLynah is wrong.

Maybe it's a trick to get the students (especially Section D) to show up on time for once. (Since they all check the eLynah countdown clock constantly, of course).

Saturday night was the first time I've seen a section mostly empty for intros at a Harvard game in the Schafer era.  E & F were full, probably because they're GA.  It did fill up, but it surprised me.

[Beeeej]

From an Athletics email earlier this evening:

Friday's men's ice hockey game, where no. 6 Cornell hosts no. 20 Colgate, will be televised live on the CBS Sports Network. The opening face-off time as been moved to 7:30 p.m. due to the live TV coverage. The Lynah Rink doors will open at 6:30 p.m. rather than the normal 6:00 p.m. opening time. Please make note of the time change and plan accordingly.

[underskill]

nowhere better to put this, but somewhat similar issues to Lynah...

http://dukechronicle.com/article/low-attendance-forces-duke-athletics-sell-student-seats

[css228]

Lynah is also incredibly expensive for season tickets for students. I couldn't imagine not buying them every year, but even at this years reduced price, I know a lot of people who wanted to buy hockey tickets but not at that price. Of course the revenue those tickets produce allow us to be incredibly competitive. Maybe a deep run this year will drum up excitement for next year.

[marty]

From an Athletics email earlier this evening:

Friday's men's ice hockey game, where no. 6 Cornell hosts no. 20 Colgate, will be televised live on the CBS Sports Network. The opening face-off time as been moved to 7:30 p.m. due to the live TV coverage. The Lynah Rink doors will open at 6:30 p.m. rather than the normal 6:00 p.m. opening time. Please make note of the time change and plan accordingly.

Please make a note of this time, we wouldn't want anyone getting to the rink early.::bang::

[Jim Hyla]

Article on Austin Smith and this weekends games from The Syracuse Post-Standard.

[Aaron M. Griffin]

I've seen the start time on other locations listed as 7:36 pm tonight, not 7:30 pm. The weekend picks from USCHO's Nate Owen was the latest medium that provided that time.

The bad news? The Raiders have yet to win a game in 2012. The worse news? Cornell is 8-0-3 against Colgate dating to 2007 and are currently one of the nation's hottest teams.  Note the 7:36 start time, as this one will be broadcast on CBS College Sports Network.  Cornell 4-2

[RichH]

I've seen the start time on other locations listed as 7:36 pm tonight, not 7:30 pm. The weekend picks from USCHO's Nate Owen was the latest medium that provided that time.

The bad news? The Raiders have yet to win a game in 2012. The worse news? Cornell is 8-0-3 against Colgate dating to 2007 and are currently one of the nation's hottest teams.  Note the 7:36 start time, as this one will be broadcast on CBS College Sports Network.  Cornell 4-2

Well, I'm sure the broadcast has to do a brief pre-game talking-head thing, give lineups, and have a first commercial break before the puck actually drops.

Anyway, Section D has 6 more minutes to begin trickling in.

[KeithK]

Lynah is also incredibly expensive for season tickets for students. I couldn't imagine not buying them every year, but even at this years reduced price, I know a lot of people who wanted to buy hockey tickets but not at that price.

Maybe that's so.  But the Harvard game was sold out.  Once you've spent the money on a ticket "it's so expensive" is irrelevant.  Heck, if the tickets are so expensive you'd think people would want to get the most value for their money by seeing the entire game.

[css228]

Lynah is also incredibly expensive for season tickets for students. I couldn't imagine not buying them every year, but even at this years reduced price, I know a lot of people who wanted to buy hockey tickets but not at that price.

Maybe that's so.  But the Harvard game was sold out.  Once you've spent the money on a ticket "it's so expensive" is irrelevant.  Heck, if the tickets are so expensive you'd think people would want to get the most value for their money by seeing the entire game.

Yes but there were extra student tickets left to be bought on Thursday morning. A friend of mines fraternity bought 32 tickets in section E and used it as their rush event. If season tickets weren't so expensive, then the student section would be sold out by season tickets alone.

[dag14]

How much money do students spend on 2.5 hours worth of alcohol consumption?  Two six packs of Brooklyn Lager, Magic Hat, etc., cost more than a student ticket to a hockey game.  

I realize there are many students who are on tight budgets and whose families do not have a lot of disposable income.  However, to say that $13-15 for an evening's entertainment is "too expensive" is an exaggeration in the case of at least 1500 students -- approx the number of student season ticket holders.  Now if you are going to follow the hockey game with several hours of drinking topped off by a Hot Truck sub or two, if you are on a budget, of course the part to skip is the hockey game.

[Aaron M. Griffin]

How much money do students spend on 2.5 hours worth of alcohol consumption?  Two six packs of Brooklyn Lager, Magic Hat, etc., cost more than a student ticket to a hockey game.  

I realize there are many students who are on tight budgets and whose families do not have a lot of disposable income.  However, to say that $13-15 for an evening's entertainment is "too expensive" is an exaggeration in the case of at least 1500 students -- approx the number of student season ticket holders.  Now if you are going to follow the hockey game with several hours of drinking topped off by a Hot Truck sub or two, if you are on a budget, of course the part to skip is the hockey game.

I agree with the sentiments and I was certainly on a budget during my time on the Hill (which ended May 2010), but I do not think that undermines css228's point. His point is that student season ticket prices and attendance by season-ticket holders within the typical student sections has been depressed by the increasing cost of student season tickets. One might be able to rationalize spending $15.00-18.00 a few times a year, but not be able to pay the lump sum of $234.00 up-front for an entire season of hockey.

Economic analysis indicates that individuals will spend more money if given the same option to pay smaller denominations more often than to pay a smaller sum at one time. Even though it may make little rational sense to you, the behavior of students not buying season tickets is both understandable for price and predictable by behavioral analysis.

The ticket pricing ensures that only those wealthy enough to afford tickets without a second thought, or those willing to make other sacrifices to pay for the tickets can hold season tickets. Wealth and ability to pay elevated ticket prices is not predictive of passion and dedication among the Lynah Faithful. I made the choice to ask for the funds to cover tickets costs as a gift during my time on the Hill, but I had many friends while I was at Cornell who intimated to me similar sentiments as those that css228 describes that they would have been season-ticket holders had the cost of tickets not increased. I agree that those who will choose to expend meager funds on beer instead of high quality hockey at historic Lynah Rink do not deserve to be season-ticket holders, but the point is that many more, who would be otherwise dedicated fans, do not make those decisions still cannot afford season tickets because of their higher prices.

[jtn27]

Since Colgate considers Cornell its major rival while Cornell only considers Colgate a minor diversion until the next Harvard game, we should break out this chant that UNC uses against North Carolina State.

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/15351/the-cruel-kings-of-carolina-strike-again#more

[Aaron M. Griffin]

Since Colgate considers Cornell its major rival while Cornell only considers Colgate a minor diversion until the next Harvard game, we should break out this chant that UNC uses against North Carolina State.

http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/15351/the-cruel-kings-of-carolina-strike-again#more

"Not our ri-val! (clap-clap clap-clap-clap)"

I would be ecstatic were that to work its way into the repertoire of the Lynah Faithful. Colgate makes such a big out of the "rivalry" that it is laughable. I will be stuck in the nether realm of Section E, but I will echo it if someone in the better-positioned sections starts it.