Cornell - Providence

[Roy 82]

Two points:

1. Rejuvention spas aside, Providence got to watch Cornell play a game and figure out a strategy that would work against us. They succeeded.
2. WTF is up with their mascot. Is it designed to inflict psychological harm on the vulnerable?

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Two points:

1. Rejuvention spas aside, Providence got to watch Cornell play a game and figure out a strategy that would work against us. They succeeded.
2. WTF is up with their mascot. Is it designed to inflict psychological harm on the vulnerable?

yeah, that mascot got a lot of comments at the rink, too.

And why do they need two mascots?  They also had a guy in a Dalmatian costume.

[jtwcornell91]

Two points:

1. Rejuvention spas aside, Providence got to watch Cornell play a game and figure out a strategy that would work against us. They succeeded.
2. WTF is up with their mascot. Is it designed to inflict psychological harm on the vulnerable?

yeah, that mascot got a lot of comments at the rink, too.

And why do they need two mascots?  They also had a guy in a Dalmatian costume.

Human mascots are universally creepy.  This is known.

I was wondering if the Dalmatian was some sort of HOCKEY-L reference for us old-timers.

[Trotsky]

Jesus fuck, any of you guys go to Sunday school?

It falls to the atheist to explain their own history to Christians.  As usual.

"Domini canes."  Get it?

[Greenberg '97]

Two points:

1. Rejuvention spas aside, Providence got to watch Cornell play a game and figure out a strategy that would work against us. They succeeded.
2. WTF is up with their mascot. Is it designed to inflict psychological harm on the vulnerable?

yeah, that mascot got a lot of comments at the rink, too.

And why do they need two mascots?  They also had a guy in a Dalmatian costume.

My 2-year-old had strong opinions on those two.  She referred to the Friar as "Flag" because he had been carrying it on the ice.

"Me scared Flag!"

But since the dog avoided those of us in red, she was very sad the whole ride home.  All she wanted was to say hi to him, and he was only a few seats away from us:

"No me hi puppy right there!"

[Killer]

Yeah, that thing was freaky.  Like some sort of hybrid between the Scream movies and Pumpkinhead.

[osorojo]

Passing the puck is a lot easier and faster than carrying it. The larger the ice surface the further defenders have to skate - IF the attacking team spreads out and passes the puck.

[jtwcornell91]

Jesus fuck, any of you guys go to Sunday school?

It falls to the atheist to explain their own history to Christians.  As usual.

"Domini canes."  Get it?

Who are you calling a Christian?  My family lost its religion in my parent's generation.  (Dad: Catholic -> Atheist, Mom: Episcopalian -> "spiritual" ) ")

ETA: I guess I maybe should have known from The Name of the Rose.  The Dominicans were the good guys and the Benedictines the bad guys in that one, right?  I remember that the protagonists (Connery and Slater in the movie) were Franciscans.

[Trotsky]

Jesus fuck, any of you guys go to Sunday school?

It falls to the atheist to explain their own history to Christians.  As usual.

"Domini canes."  Get it?

Who are you calling a Christian?  My family lost its religion in my parent's generation.  (Dad: Catholic -> Atheist, Mom: Episcopalian -> "spiritual" ) ")

ETA: I guess I maybe should have known from The Name of the Rose.  The Dominicans were the good guys and the Benedictines the bad guys in that one, right?  I remember that the protagonists (Connery and Slater in the movie) were Franciscans.

The Big Bad in TNOTR, if we're not counting John XXII, is Bernardo Gui, a Dominican.

The Franciscans are the peace, love, poverty hippies.  The Benedictines (Adso, the Abbey) are the neutrals.  The real good guys are Fra Dolcino (except he's dead already) and the Joachamites and especially the Apostolics ("Poenitentiam agite!" ) because they butchered the rich.

They know what they did.

[ugarte]

Game drew 5,231, leaving 9,100 empty seats. If we lost 3-2 in overtime we'd have a case to complain about home-town advantage. If the NCAA adjusts seedings or regional placements slightly to help attendance, Cornell is going to benefit more than many teams by being placed somewhere driveable. There were a LOT of yellow high school buses helping PC students get to and from the game.

A student on one such bus apparently yelled "Cornell is for nerds!" after the game.  My (non-CU) wife heard it, not me, or I would have thanked him for the compliment.

If Providence was any good, like a junior-grade BC, it would have an active Hillel foundation. As in, "You went to BC Law? I didn't know you were Jewish."

WTF?  Do explain that please @billhoward

it's a joke about jews attending a catholic university

[Swampy]

Jesus fuck, any of you guys go to Sunday school?

It falls to the atheist to explain their own history to Christians.  As usual.

"Domini canes."  Get it?

Thanks! I needed that.

Maybe that stuff about the burning torch and heretics explains why PC has no Hillel.

[abmarks]

Game drew 5,231, leaving 9,100 empty seats. If we lost 3-2 in overtime we'd have a case to complain about home-town advantage. If the NCAA adjusts seedings or regional placements slightly to help attendance, Cornell is going to benefit more than many teams by being placed somewhere driveable. There were a LOT of yellow high school buses helping PC students get to and from the game.

A student on one such bus apparently yelled "Cornell is for nerds!" after the game.  My (non-CU) wife heard it, not me, or I would have thanked him for the compliment.

If Providence was any good, like a junior-grade BC, it would have an active Hillel foundation. As in, "You went to BC Law? I didn't know you were Jewish."

WTF?  Do explain that please @billhoward

it's a joke about jews attending a catholic university

Not sure "joking" that a law school isn't any good without a bunch of Jews attending is in remotely good form. (And I say this even having dated three different Jewish women over the years who were BC law grads.)

[ugarte]

Game drew 5,231, leaving 9,100 empty seats. If we lost 3-2 in overtime we'd have a case to complain about home-town advantage. If the NCAA adjusts seedings or regional placements slightly to help attendance, Cornell is going to benefit more than many teams by being placed somewhere driveable. There were a LOT of yellow high school buses helping PC students get to and from the game.

A student on one such bus apparently yelled "Cornell is for nerds!" after the game.  My (non-CU) wife heard it, not me, or I would have thanked him for the compliment.

If Providence was any good, like a junior-grade BC, it would have an active Hillel foundation. As in, "You went to BC Law? I didn't know you were Jewish."

WTF?  Do explain that please @billhoward

it's a joke about jews attending a catholic university

Not sure "joking" that a law school isn't any good without a bunch of Jews attending is in remotely good form. (And I say this even having dated three different Jewish women over the years who were BC law grads.)

sorry i've already given him a pass the beit din has spoken.

[Trotsky]

Game drew 5,231, leaving 9,100 empty seats. If we lost 3-2 in overtime we'd have a case to complain about home-town advantage. If the NCAA adjusts seedings or regional placements slightly to help attendance, Cornell is going to benefit more than many teams by being placed somewhere driveable. There were a LOT of yellow high school buses helping PC students get to and from the game.

A student on one such bus apparently yelled "Cornell is for nerds!" after the game.  My (non-CU) wife heard it, not me, or I would have thanked him for the compliment.

If Providence was any good, like a junior-grade BC, it would have an active Hillel foundation. As in, "You went to BC Law? I didn't know you were Jewish."

WTF?  Do explain that please @billhoward

it's a joke about jews attending a catholic university

Not sure "joking" that a law school isn't any good without a bunch of Jews attending is in remotely good form. (And I say this even having dated three different Jewish women over the years who were BC law grads.)

To be fair, he was only identifying Jews with law students on probability.  He wasn't saying they were any good.

[abmarks]

Game drew 5,231, leaving 9,100 empty seats. If we lost 3-2 in overtime we'd have a case to complain about home-town advantage. If the NCAA adjusts seedings or regional placements slightly to help attendance, Cornell is going to benefit more than many teams by being placed somewhere driveable. There were a LOT of yellow high school buses helping PC students get to and from the game.

A student on one such bus apparently yelled "Cornell is for nerds!" after the game.  My (non-CU) wife heard it, not me, or I would have thanked him for the compliment.

If Providence was any good, like a junior-grade BC, it would have an active Hillel foundation. As in, "You went to BC Law? I didn't know you were Jewish."

WTF?  Do explain that please @billhoward

it's a joke about jews attending a catholic university

Not sure "joking" that a law school isn't any good without a bunch of Jews attending is in remotely good form. (And I say this even having dated three different Jewish women over the years who were BC law grads.)

To be fair, he was only identifying Jews with law students on probability.  He wasn't saying they were any good.

Umm, Trotsky, nice try but that would be a fail.  He only said "If Providence was any good, like a junior-grade BC, it would have an active Hillel foundation. "