Cornell vs. Princeton--ECAC Semis

[Swampy]

I'll bet that 9-goal game Friday made a handful of kids Cornell fans for life.

That's how it's worked for me... I went to my first CU games (as a teenager) during Ned's tenure.   9-1 games were not uncommon....  I was quickly hooked!!

And they make for great memories. I remember 3/8/66, my sophomore year, when we played BC in the ECAC QF. BC was highly regarded, and we got to our seats early. The place was rocking. The lights over the ice were off, then the band started playing the theme from Peter Gunn, out came the Big Red team -- skating to the music, like sharks about to rip an eagle to its carcass -- and after a lap or two around the rink, the lights come on.

Cornell won 9-0. Like crack indeed.

[BearLover]

Funnily enough, I strongly prefer the tight 3-2 wins with a late game-winnong goal, and I always have.

[ugarte]

Funnily enough, I strongly prefer the tight 3-2 wins with a late game-winnong goal, and I always have.

i only prefer these games after the fact; i don't prefer the experiences except for the literal GWG.

[scoop85]

Funnily enough, I strongly prefer the tight 3-2 wins with a late game-winnong goal, and I always have.

i only prefer these games after the fact; i don't prefer the experiences except for the literal GWG.

Bingo!

[Beeeej]

Funnily enough, I strongly prefer the tight 3-2 wins with a late game-winnong goal, and I always have.

i only prefer these games after the fact; i don't prefer the experiences except for the literal GWG.

This.

In the afterglow of the actual victory, especially victories like the OT win in the 2003 ECAC title game or the 2OT win in the 2003 NCAA regional final, it's much easier to forget how I felt for a solid hour or two like I might legit have a heart attack. I loved Friday night's 9-1 win over Q, the experience of which for me was more like tubing along a lazy river at a Disney resort.

[redice]

In Ned's days, people used to ask me why anyone would enjoy going to a 15-1 hockey game....  It's simple... When it's my team scoring the 15 goals and I'm whooping it up 15 times that day, It's a fun time for me!!!

No guilt or sympathy for the other team...

[BearLover]

Once a game gets out of reach for the other team, watching the rest of the game is like watching with the outcome predetermined--not why I follow sports. There is nothing so thrilling as hanging onto every lose puck, every shot, every tip, every rebound, knowing full well it could decide the game.

With that said, I'd probably amend my post to say I prefer the 3-2 nailbiters in the regular season and the 6-1 drubbings in the playoffs, as an extremely tight, critically important game is too much for me to bear.

[Jim Hyla]

Once a game gets out of reach for the other team, watching the rest of the game is like watching with the outcome predetermined--not why I follow sports. There is nothing so thrilling as hanging onto every lose puck, every shot, every tip, every rebound, knowing full well it could decide the game.

With that said, I'd probably amend my post to say I prefer the 3-2 nailbiters in the regular season and the 6-1 drubbings in the playoffs, as an extremely tight, critically important game is too much for me to bear.

But 3-2 nailbiters can go either way. While they are exciting, if you lose, it's not so good.

So I'm assuming you like 3-2 winning nail-biters better than 9-1 winners.

But what about 3-2 losers? Do you prefer those over 9-1 winners? When I'm watching a 9-1 I'm pretty happy about knowing I'll get a win. A 3-2 game, makes me shiver.

Above all I want a win and if it could be predetermined that I'd win, I'd take a 3-2, but it wouldn't be very exciting.

[abmarks]

And they make for great memories. I remember 3/8/66, my sophomore year, when we played BC in the ECAC QF. BC was highly regarded, and we got to our seats early. The place was rocking. The lights over the ice were off, then the band started playing the theme from Peter Gunn, out came the Big Red team -- skating to the music, like sharks about to rip an eagle to its carcass -- and after a lap or two around the rink, the lights come on.

While I hate all the staged game presentation crap that shows up nearly everywhere in sports these days...but, skating on to the ice, choreographed to a pep band playing?   I'd pay extra to see that.

[Trotsky]

While I hate all the staged game presentation crap that shows up nearly everywhere in sports these days...but, skating on to the ice, choreographed to a pep band playing?   I'd pay extra to see that.

That's what I was thinking.  It sounds like Tokyo's synchronized skating in Rollerball.

[KenP]

Once a game gets out of reach for the other team, watching the rest of the game is like watching with the outcome predetermined--not why I follow sports. There is nothing so thrilling as hanging onto every lose puck, every shot, every tip, every rebound, knowing full well it could decide the game.

With that said, I'd probably amend my post to say I prefer the 3-2 nailbiters in the regular season and the 6-1 drubbings in the playoffs, as an extremely tight, critically important game is too much for me to bear.

But 3-2 nailbiters can go either way. While they are exciting, if you lose, it's not so good.

So I'm assuming you like 3-2 winning nail-biters better than 9-1 winners.

But what about 3-2 losers? Do you prefer those over 9-1 winners? When I'm watching a 9-1 I'm pretty happy about knowing I'll get a win. A 3-2 game, makes me shiver.

Above all I want a win and if it could be predetermined that I'd win, I'd take a 3-2, but it wouldn't be very exciting.

It's called tape delay.

[Jim Hyla]

Once a game gets out of reach for the other team, watching the rest of the game is like watching with the outcome predetermined--not why I follow sports. There is nothing so thrilling as hanging onto every lose puck, every shot, every tip, every rebound, knowing full well it could decide the game.

With that said, I'd probably amend my post to say I prefer the 3-2 nailbiters in the regular season and the 6-1 drubbings in the playoffs, as an extremely tight, critically important game is too much for me to bear.

But 3-2 nailbiters can go either way. While they are exciting, if you lose, it's not so good.

So I'm assuming you like 3-2 winning nail-biters better than 9-1 winners.

But what about 3-2 losers? Do you prefer those over 9-1 winners? When I'm watching a 9-1 I'm pretty happy about knowing I'll get a win. A 3-2 game, makes me shiver.

Above all I want a win and if it could be predetermined that I'd win, I'd take a 3-2, but it wouldn't be very exciting.

It's called tape delay.

I don't understand.

[Swampy]

While I hate all the staged game presentation crap that shows up nearly everywhere in sports these days...but, skating on to the ice, choreographed to a pep band playing?   I'd pay extra to see that.

That's what I was thinking.  It sounds like Tokyo's synchronized skating in Rollerball.

It wasn't choreographed. The team just came out and skated a few laps as part of its warm-up. The first several bars of the Theme to Peter Gunn just happen to be perfect for this kind of fast, ominous skating. I suppose there was enough variation among the individual players that a bunch of them always seemed in time with the music. Alternatively, if your routine was to do 3-4 laps of the rink for the aerobic start to your warm-up before starting stretches, shooting, passing, and similar things, wouldn't you want to time the rhythm of your movement as you did your laps to be in tune with cool music?

[Trotsky]

While I hate all the staged game presentation crap that shows up nearly everywhere in sports these days...but, skating on to the ice, choreographed to a pep band playing?   I'd pay extra to see that.

That's what I was thinking.  It sounds like Tokyo's synchronized skating in Rollerball.

It wasn't choreographed. The team just came out and skated a few laps as part of its warm-up. The first several bars of the Theme to Peter Gunn just happen to be perfect for this kind of fast, ominous skating. I suppose there was enough variation among the individual players that a bunch of them always seemed in time with the music. Alternatively, if your routine was to do 3-4 laps of the rink for the aerobic start to your warm-up before starting stretches, shooting, passing, and similar things, wouldn't you want to time the rhythm of your movement as you did your laps to be in tune with cool music?

Let's see them do it to  Metheny's First Circle.

Forwards skate 12/8, defensemen 22/8.

They could do it.

Edit: on second thought, maybe we don't want to get into that business.

[ugarte]

Once a game gets out of reach for the other team, watching the rest of the game is like watching with the outcome predetermined--not why I follow sports. There is nothing so thrilling as hanging onto every lose puck, every shot, every tip, every rebound, knowing full well it could decide the game.

That's how I feel about games when my team isn't in them. But if my team is up 9-1 I look forward to the 10th goal.