Cornell vs. Princeton--ECAC Semis

[TimV]

When Ned got the team started at Union, his team was all freshman, skating against much more experienced division II teams, and, once, defeating UNH when they were the number one DIV I team in the country.  His teams skated out to the Starship cut of Miracles which is far from your usual pump-up song.  But with the arena lights dimmed and sequentially getting brighter as they skated out it was fabulous.  Still makes me cry over 35 years later.::rock::

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

This sounds like Rocky / Gary Glitter like we do for period 3.

[TimV]

Sports Illustrated ran an article  relating the staging of an actual Rollerball match after filming was done at the Munich Olympic arena.  The stuntmen in the film played under "Madrid Rules" and it sold out.

[Swampy]

We want OUR team team to crush the opponent.   When we don't have one of our favorite teams playing, we tend to root for the underdog.

People who root for the favorite when they don't have a rooting interest are sociopaths or Austrian economists.

+1, tho I'm not sure there's much difference.

[Swampy]

When Ned got the team started at Union, his team was all freshman, skating against much more experienced division II teams, and, once, defeating UNH when they were the number one DIV I team in the country.  His teams skated out to the Starship cut of Miracles which is far from your usual pump-up song.  But with the arena lights dimmed and sequentially getting brighter as they skated out it was fabulous.  Still makes me cry over 35 years later.::rock::

Thanks. I hadn't thought of it, but he probably had a hand in the Peter Gunn thing too.

[Trotsky]

When Ned got the team started at Union, his team was all freshman, skating against much more experienced division II teams, and, once, defeating UNH when they were the number one DIV I team in the country.  His teams skated out to the Starship cut of Miracles which is far from your usual pump-up song.  But with the arena lights dimmed and sequentially getting brighter as they skated out it was fabulous.  Still makes me cry over 35 years later.::rock::

That is... really strange.  For you youngins who had the good fortune not to be alive in the 70s, Miracles was the definitive prom lose your virginity song.

[TimV]

When Ned got the team started at Union, his team was all freshman, skating against much more experienced division II teams, and, once, defeating UNH when they were the number one DIV I team in the country.  His teams skated out to the Starship cut of Miracles which is far from your usual pump-up song.  But with the arena lights dimmed and sequentially getting brighter as they skated out it was fabulous.  Still makes me cry over 35 years later.::rock::

That is... really strange.  For you youngins who had the good fortune not to be alive in the 70s, Miracles was the definitive prom lose your virginity song.

True about that.  Many who you just referred to were probably CONCEIVED with that music playing.  Like I said, mot your standard Pump-Up music but it definitely worked at a small school with their first hockey team of all freshmen playing a tough schedule of historic programs.  They didn't play the whole 6 minutes, just the main hook of the song- the more assertive part in the last 2 min or so.

[Trotsky]

True about that.  Many who you just referred to were probably CONCEIVED with that music playing.

No, that would make them way too old.  Those kids were conceived to this shit.

[Jim Hyla]

When Ned got the team started at Union, his team was all freshman, skating against much more experienced division II teams, and, once, defeating UNH when they were the number one DIV I team in the country.  His teams skated out to the Starship cut of Miracles which is far from your usual pump-up song.  But with the arena lights dimmed and sequentially getting brighter as they skated out it was fabulous.  Still makes me cry over 35 years later.::rock::

That is... really strange.  For you youngins who had the good fortune not to be alive in the 70s, Miracles was the definitive prom lose your virginity song.

I had a good time in the 70s. That is, once my draft number came in okay, I had a good time. And what's wrong with Don Henley?

[Trotsky]

And what's wrong with Don Henley?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JlmvtAHhnc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm-o7_VVAoU

Next week, why Billy Joel sucks.

[Swampy]

When Ned got the team started at Union, his team was all freshman, skating against much more experienced division II teams, and, once, defeating UNH when they were the number one DIV I team in the country.  His teams skated out to the Starship cut of Miracles which is far from your usual pump-up song.  But with the arena lights dimmed and sequentially getting brighter as they skated out it was fabulous.  Still makes me cry over 35 years later.::rock::

That is... really strange.  For you youngins who had the good fortune not to be alive in the 70s, Miracles was the definitive prom lose your virginity song.

I had a good time in the 70s. That is, once my draft number came in okay, I had a good time. And what's wrong with Don Henley?

So how many times during the 70s did you lose your virginity to Miracles?

[Swampy]

And what's wrong with Don Henley?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JlmvtAHhnc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm-o7_VVAoU

Next week, why Billy Joel sucks.

Subtle!

https://www.cltampa.com/arts-entertainment/article/20743426/the-dude-abides-jeff-dowd-the-inspiration-behind-the-the-big-lebowskis-lovable-lead-comes-to-tampa-for-lebowski-fest-feb-25-26

[French Rage]

So literally anything is better than talking about Princeton hockey.

[Jim Hyla]

When Ned got the team started at Union, his team was all freshman, skating against much more experienced division II teams, and, once, defeating UNH when they were the number one DIV I team in the country.  His teams skated out to the Starship cut of Miracles which is far from your usual pump-up song.  But with the arena lights dimmed and sequentially getting brighter as they skated out it was fabulous.  Still makes me cry over 35 years later.::rock::

That is... really strange.  For you youngins who had the good fortune not to be alive in the 70s, Miracles was the definitive prom lose your virginity song.

I had a good time in the 70s. That is, once my draft number came in okay, I had a good time. And what's wrong with Don Henley?

So how many times during the 70s did you lose your virginity to Miracles?

Since I was married, that was long gone before the 70s. There were a lot of other fun times, however.

I think the late 60s and mid-late 70s were some of the most fun times I've had. Nuff said.

[RichH]

So literally anything is better than talking about Princeton hockey.

Insane thread drift is my favorite tradition of Championship Week.