To Those Going to Buffalo

[melissa]

Hey all.

Just wanted to encourage people to make signs of all sizes, shapes, colors and materials to help give our team the home ice advantage. Going into the biggest hockey week-end that the faithful can experience I am hoping that we can really take over the rink as our own ... not only by being a visible and vocal sea of red but by posting words of encouragement for the guys and hopefully intimidating the hell out of competition. Here's to showing everyone watching the games on ESPN and ESPN2 what college hockey fans can and should be like!

Ohh ... my signs.

In response to that stupid cornell canada USCHO thread .... a 2meter long sign with "Cornell Univ .... Proud Sponsor of Canadian Hockey" ...  bite me criticizing midwest fans.

and

Got Red?

Goaltending
Offense

Busloads of fans
Inensity
Grit

Respect
Endurance
Defense



Post Edited (04-06-03 14:44)

[judy]

I'll be bringing along a little motivation for the boys due to my great fear they may be rusty after 2 weeks (big game or not!) ::uhoh::
I'm also taking suggestions for wording improvements since I won't be making this til Wed. nite. and a lot of you out there are probably better with words than I am.

To Do List
Cornell 2002-03

• Ivy Champs
• ECAC Champs

[ ] NCAA Champs
LET'S GO RED!!!

and now to go pick up the materials....

[KateThe15Fan]

I'm thinking anything involving ESPN/ESPN2 is sure to get on TV.  Been rolling things around in my head for a while now... haven't come up with any definites.  But someone should definitely do a ESPN2 sign using "2 more wins" as the last one.  

Here are some of my uncompleted ideas to ponder  :-)

                        L *E *  Neveu
                 McRae*S*
                           *P*aolini
                     -insert something good here for the N-


ECAC Champs
S?
Providence
Now Buffalo

I'm sure all of you will come up with ones much better



Post Edited (04-06-03 17:01)

[cquinn]

FOR LOVE OF... THE GAME
               THE FANS
         THE FRIENDSHIP
          THE EDUCATION

      CORNELL UNIVERSITY
A non-scholarship organization.

With the ESPN on the end in a different color.
Maybe too much for reasonably sized sign.  And anybody who can come up with a better word that ends in P, be my guest.

[melissa]

ohhh. i like it, Chris!

[Josh '99]

KateThe15Fan wrote:
                        L *E *  eNeveau

I'd just like to encourage everyone who makes signs to check their spelling, please.  :-P

[KateThe15Fan]

And how I managed that one I have no idea.  My apologies

[Jim Hyla]

Do it Chris!

[A-19]

as resident signman, i have a few good ones

Early
Sendoff,
Poor
New Hampshire

and my personal favorite

CU leaves
em UNHappy

if we had shitloads of UNHappy signs that'd be funny

what about SAT in big letters?

 University of
 No
cHampionships

this one is regarding the mascots. of course, we do kinda have a bear

CU Big Red
Everyone else is just animals

i got a few more ideas for minni, but i'm still working on those

and, of course, a huge THIS IS OUR HOUSE wouldn't hurt

-mike 04

[Josh '99]

Mike wrote:
 University of
 No
cHampionships

University of
No
Hardware

works well too.

[rhovorka]

Mike wrote:

 University of
 No
cHampionships

It's common to see on USCHO that UNH = University of No Hardware.  As I'm sure someone will have already pointed out by the time I finish writing this post.

[Q]
CU Big Red
Everyone else is just animals
[/Q]

I like that, and I'll also cast my vote for Christine's wonderfully worded idea.  Judy could add "Beat Harvard" with 3 checkmarks next to it in her to do list.

I had an idea that was too late for the regionals.  Since there is 1 team from each of the 4 major conferences, have a list of the conferences, and cross off each one as they get eliminated.  Perhaps a sign that reads "ECAC" with the first C being red and bolded.  I'm just in favor of fighting the EZAC joke whenever possible.

Any sign that references Bob Peters's 1958 GAA of 1.27 is good.  Since that will be the last weekend the record will officially stand.  :-D

Any sign that reminds the locals that we're an upstate NY school would be good before they go off and start cheering for some Big-10 school they've seen play other sports on the TV.

In '96-'97, "Thank You Schafer" chants were very common.  A "Thank You Schafer, Russell, Brekke, and Teeter" sign might be good to show some gratitude for the places they've taken us.  I've seen the "Thank You Seniors" sign at each of the last 2 venues.

A "Lynah Faithful" sign would be good to educate people about the CU Fans' history and dedication.

I've always thought the "Hail, All Hail" line of the Alma Mater would make a good sign in a high-profile event.

Just suggestions...

[yougoon]

[Q]Author: Christine Quinn '94
Date:   04-06-03 15:49


FOR LOVE OF... THE GAME               THE FANS         THE FRIENDSHIP          THE EDUCATION      CORNELL UNIVERSITYA non-scholarship organization.
[/Q]   Watch out, Cornell does have scholarships, just not athletic ones.

[Lowell '99]

G-ddamit, for the millionth time, Cornell does not have any freakin' scholarships, at least in the traditional sense.  If somebody qualifies for financial aid, then part of their grant may literally have the word "scholarship" in it, but this sum merely replaces funds that would otherwise carry the nondescript label "Cornell Grant."  I'm so sick of people screwing this up.

In response to a related issue brought up somewhere, the amount of loans/grants/work study does not vary based on an individual student's talents (ie. athletic ability, music performance, etc.) but solely on their financial aid application.  However, some of their grant  may be specified for an athlete (or musician), even for one from a specific sport, but if every athlete came from a millionaire family, these funds would go unused.  

Interestingly, Canadian hockey players (and Canadians in general) at Cornell are more likely to qualify for generous amounts of need-based aid because of the Canadian exchange rate.  That's certainly a generalization with many exceptions, but there's some truth to it.

[Robb Newman]

Depends on your definition of "scholarship."  Most people assume that means free money that the University bestows upon you (in the form of free classes) as a reward for your merit - whether academic, artistic, athletic, or whatever.  Cornell does not give out those kind of scholarships, though plenty of outside organizations (Microsoft, Kodak, etc) give out cash to students to spend on a Cornell education.

For you FORTRAN types:
Financial_aid .NE. scholarship

C:
Financial_aid != scholarship

MATLAB:
Financial_aid ~= scholarship

Surely there is some language out there where:
Financial_aid <> scholarship

What did you mean, yougoon?

[paulspen]

No Athletic Scholarships; Just Athletic Scholars