Lacrosse-Rob Pannell Status

[billhoward]

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Rob, use fall semester to grow one of those retro porn star mustaches and celebrate the era of Cornell's last NCAA champsionships.

[phillysportsfan]

That article seems promising that the Ivy league will give him anoher year, I dont think there is much to worry about with the NCAA screwing this up

[semsox]

I dont think there is much to worry about with the NCAA screwing this up

I don't think this is ever the case

[phillysportsfan]

I dont think there is much to worry about with the NCAA screwing this up

I don't think this is ever the case

Usually I would agree but the NCAA would have let him play as a grad student without any issue, he only had to not graduate because of stupid Ivy league rules

[billhoward]

I dont think there is much to worry about with the NCAA screwing this up

I don't think this is ever the case

Thank you in speaking for all of eLynah. Kudos to Philly for the perfect setup.

[billhoward]

If Rob Pannell really does come back next year, that truly is leadership by the captain. He'll be starting adult life two years after most classmates (taking a PG year before Cornell and then the fifth year). Plus the extra semester of tuition at Cornell.

Plus a couple of the HS lax parents in our town were all saying to me, "Cornell fifth year? Not a chance. He'll be with his brother at Virginia." Let's hope the team reloads with middies and perhaps a strong goaltender candidate so Cornell can make a serious run.

[Swampy]

If Rob Pannell really does come back next year, that truly is leadership by the captain. He'll be starting adult life two years after most classmates (taking a PG year before Cornell and then the fifth year). Plus the extra semester of tuition at Cornell.

Plus a couple of the HS lax parents in our town were all saying to me, "Cornell fifth year? Not a chance. He'll be with his brother at Virginia." Let's hope the team reloads with middies and perhaps a strong goaltender candidate so Cornell can make a serious run.

I think we have nine recruits lined up for next year. Four are middies, including one LSM. Two are defenders, and one is a goalie. I'd like to see some guys who were on the bench this year develop & blossom next year. If 1-2 frosh get regular playing time, I'd be happy. We lose eight seniors, not counting RP. We have 15 juniors becoming seniors.

BTW, Loyola loses only seven seniors and a graduate student. The grad student, Eric Lusby, is their top scorer. The next three scorers are sophomores. This year is not always a good predictor of next (cf. e.g., UVA), but on paper Loyola looks like the preseason #1.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

So will the league give him another year? By withdrawing does he just forfeit all the credits from this semester?

Certainly good news for Big Red fans. I'm sure he, his family, his coaches, the administration, his professors, etc. all worked together to figure out the best way to do this.

Let's just hope the NCAA & Ivy League do the right thing. He's willing to sacrifice so much for this. So now please give him the chance.

If the NCAA gave an extra year of eligibility to the entire Duke team, and if the Ivy League gave an extra year to Jeff Hamilton in hockey...if there's any dispute with this, I'll lose my fucking mind.

Roy Kerling played hockey for Cornell from 1977 to 1982 (inactive for the '78-'79 season), so there is a precedent.

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As I recall, Kerling didn't make grades one semester and was "asked" to take a leave of absence.

[TimV]

I'd have to check my back issues of the Lacrosse Annual(Yup, I have them all) but its probably not a bad bet that EVERY year the previous season's champion was the preseason Number One.

[David Harding]

It's probably too late for him to take an incomplete. Finals are over. If he hadn't already made the decision not to graduate before finals, I think he has to graduate.

Don't pay the library fines. That's a worse offense than plagiarism.

Or get a parking ticket - easier than having to actually trek to the library.

Maybe he hasn't taken his swim test?

(EDIT: One of my friends racked up enough parking tickets that he was sent a letter saying that his car would be towed on sight even if it was parked legally.)

When I was in school, the university announced that Ed Marinaro would be coming back for one of the "honoring the football team of...' tributes during a game at Schoellkopf.  The Ithaca police chief immediately announcd that Ed had so many outstanding parking tickets from his tenure as a student that he would be jailed if he showed up (or some such hyperbole).  

As I understand it, some rich alum (other than Ed), paid the tickets so he could show up.

Another prominent case was Allen Funt, as reported in The Cornell Chronicle

At first the graduate was reluctant to return to the Ithaca campus, in part, he said, because he still owed his alma mater for parking fines.

His host arranged to have the distinguished scofflaw's fines forgiven, and Maas had one other surprise. When Funt's car arrived on campus, white-gloved traffic officers motioned him into a reserved parking spot -- directly in front of the lecture hall.

Allen Funt hesitated. And smiled. For once, he was not on Candid Camera.

[Chris '03]

Not too earth shattering but Rob is apparently "confident" the league will approve his fifth year.

http://centralny.ynn.com/content/top_stories/588877/pannell-planning-cornell-return/

[Johnny 5]

Not too earth shattering but Rob is apparently "confident" the league will approve his fifth year.

http://centralny.ynn.com/content/top_stories/588877/pannell-planning-cornell-return/

If the league forces him to enroll at Virginia I will start cheering for Syracuse.
Then Hell will freeze over.

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