Cornell lacrosse 2017

[George64]

The team that finished the year doesnt lose to Penn and Hobart. it started moving in the right direction , now can it take another step next year.

Cornell had six double-digit goal scorers (two freshman, three sophomores and one junior), who accounted for 124 of team's 152 goals.  It would be nice if Knight gets another year of eligibility because of last year's injury.  That, plus a faceoff stud.

[Ken711]

The team that finished the year doesnt lose to Penn and Hobart. it started moving in the right direction , now can it take another step next year.

Provided they solve their face-off problem.

[CU77]

I don't see improvement happening under these coaches, but I will be happy to be proven wrong.

[Jim Hyla]

Meanwhile the women are doing well, securing the #1 seed in the Ivy tourney.

However, I don't like the penalty rules in their game, the whole free position shot thing.

[scoop85]

Meanwhile the women are doing well, securing the #1 seed in the Ivy tourney.

However, I don't like the penalty rules in their game, the whole free position shot thing.

Agreed that there are too many whistles in the women's game that really stops the flow. Put helmets on the gals already and perhaps they will resolve that issue.

[billhoward]

The team that finished the year doesn't lose to Penn and Hobart. it started moving in the right direction , now can it take another step next year.

So we're agreed the coaches should not be hanged this year. (Lacrosse only; football, hockey, basketball could go either way.)

[Johnny 5]

Meanwhile the women are doing well, securing the #1 seed in the Ivy tourney.

However, I don't like the penalty rules in their game, the whole free position shot thing.

Agreed that there are too many whistles in the women's game that really stops the flow. Put helmets on the gals already and perhaps they will resolve that issue.

Or, move the game into the 21st century and let them play by the men's rules?
The women's game is more whistles than lacrosse. Insane.
I mean, if women can carry weapons into combat now....??
Elizabeth Cady Stanton is turning over.

::rock::

[Ken711]

The team that finished the year doesn't lose to Penn and Hobart. it started moving in the right direction , now can it take another step next year.

So we're agreed the coaches should not be hanged this year. (Lacrosse only; football, hockey, basketball could go either way.)

I wouldn't include basketball.  Football is a make or break year in my opinion, finish at least 5-5 or time for a new staff.

[Trotsky]

So we're agreed the coaches should not be hanged this year. (Lacrosse only; football, hockey, basketball could go either way.)

Wait, what?  Why are we hanging hockey coaches?

[CAS]

It's unlikely a coach at Cornell would get fired regardless of how poor their team's record is. Bill Courtney even was extended for a 6th year despite his team's losing record, which including a 2-26 season in his 4th year.

[scoop85]

It's unlikely a coach at Cornell would get fired regardless of how poor their team's record is. Bill Courtney even was extended for a 6th year despite his team's losing record, which including a 2-26 season in his 4th year.

True, but Tim Pendergast was let go as football coach after 3 years following a humiliating blowout at Penn

[Ken711]

It's unlikely a coach at Cornell would get fired regardless of how poor their team's record is. Bill Courtney even was extended for a 6th year despite his team's losing record, which including a 2-26 season in his 4th year.

True, but Tim Pendergast was let go as football coach after 3 years following a humiliating blowout at Penn

Correct.

[CAS]

...of course that was way back in 2003.

[Ken711]

...of course that was way back in 2003.

Yes, but Andy was the AD then.

[billhoward]

It's unlikely a coach at Cornell would get fired regardless of how poor their team's record is. Bill Courtney even was extended for a 6th year despite his team's losing record, which including a 2-26 season in his 4th year.

True, but Tim Pendergast was let go as football coach after 3 years following a humiliating blowout at Penn

Correct.

The 59-7 blowout at Penn was preceded by six straight league losses to everyone else; in only two Ivy games did we score more than 7 points. And that was it for his head coaching career. Pendergast spent a year at Ithaca as an assistant coach in 2006. The last six years he's been director of football administration at UConn. Trying to recall how it was Pendergast came to Cornell when he had lots of assistant-coach experience but only one year as head coach at Hamilton and a 2-7 record.  Does anyone remember what Cornell saw in Pendergast at the time? He wasn't the only person available? After Pendergast was dismissed, the first four finalists also said no thanks. Jim Knowles '87 finally took the job. Compared to that era, Jeff Archer has been a miracle worker.