2020-21 Schedule

[Trotsky]

Again, please no politics.  I do not want to know which of you is an idiot.

[ithacat]

NoDak at home to start the season. Wow.

[Tcl123]

NoDak at home to start the season. Wow.

If it happens

[ithacat]

NoDak at home to start the season. Wow.

If it happens

If it doesn't we're really in trouble. Also, I think Mike said Yale at MSG. My Zoom session was having issues.

[Trotsky]

NoDak at home to start the season. Wow.

Wow.  That will be worth coming up for.  If it happens.

Narrator: It did not happen.

[Trotsky]

What was that about SOS again?

[Jim Hyla]

Added the North Dakota home games and Yale at MSG to schedule, although I hate both of them.

Yale doesn't add anything and North Dakota will likely have played at least 4 actual games prior to us. That doesn't include exhibition games.

I could easily see us losing both and then having to go all season trying to make up for it, much like 2 years ago.

Granted losing to UND is better than losing to MSU, but not much.

Sure we could win and be on top of the world, but I would not put any of my money on it.

I'd much rather have seen UND at MSG and 2 midlevel schools to open with.

But "You can't always get what you want". Maybe it'll turn out to be "what (we) need".

[redice]

Added the North Dakota home games and Yale at MSG to schedule, although I hate both of them.

Yale doesn't add anything and North Dakota will likely have played at least 4 actual games prior to us. That doesn't include exhibition games.

I could easily see us losing both and then having to go all season trying to make up for it, much like 2 years ago.

Granted losing to UND is better than losing to MSU, but not much.

Sure we could win and be on top of the world, but I would not put any of my money on it.

I'd much rather have seen UND at MSG and 2 midlevel schools to open with.

But "You can't always get what you want". Maybe it'll turn out to be "what (we) need".

Jim:  Don't underestimate our men in Red/White!!   I expect they'll be on a mission next year.  (That's not to underestimate that UND may be, as well).

[Trotsky]

"To be the best..."

And as long as the Ivies do this to us we have no flexibility and will be at a disadvantage.

Maybe Mike knows the Ivy limit is about to be dropped and we'll have played 4 games by then.  ::uptosomething::

[Jim Hyla]

Added the North Dakota home games and Yale at MSG to schedule, although I hate both of them.

Yale doesn't add anything and North Dakota will likely have played at least 4 actual games prior to us. That doesn't include exhibition games.

I could easily see us losing both and then having to go all season trying to make up for it, much like 2 years ago.

Granted losing to UND is better than losing to MSU, but not much.

Sure we could win and be on top of the world, but I would not put any of my money on it.

I'd much rather have seen UND at MSG and 2 midlevel schools to open with.

But "You can't always get what you want". Maybe it'll turn out to be "what (we) need".

Jim:  Don't underestimate our men in Red/White!!   I expect they'll be on a mission next year.  (That's not to underestimate that UND may be, as well).

I certainly don't underestimate the team, but a team that has already played 4 games is just going to have an advantage. Not that they are guaranteed to win, but they have had a chance to see how their strategy of play and players works out. They can then adjust. That's a major advantage.

[Jim Hyla]

"To be the best..."

And as long as the Ivies do this to us we have no flexibility and will be at a disadvantage.

Maybe Mike knows the Ivy limit is about to be dropped and we'll have played 4 games by then.  ::uptosomething::

Since the Ivy League presidents just voted against allowing spring sports seniors to have another year of eligibility, I think the chance that they will ever add the extra games is as close to 0 as you can get.

[marty]

"To be the best..."

And as long as the Ivies do this to us we have no flexibility and will be at a disadvantage.

Maybe Mike knows the Ivy limit is about to be dropped and we'll have played 4 games by then.  ::uptosomething::

Since the Ivy League presidents just voted against allowing spring sports seniors to have another year of eligibility, I think the chance that they will ever add the extra games is as close to 0 as you can get.

It's more likely that the Ivy League will secede from the NCAA this year than change the idiotic rule.

[redice]

Added the North Dakota home games and Yale at MSG to schedule, although I hate both of them.

Yale doesn't add anything and North Dakota will likely have played at least 4 actual games prior to us. That doesn't include exhibition games.

I could easily see us losing both and then having to go all season trying to make up for it, much like 2 years ago.

Granted losing to UND is better than losing to MSU, but not much.

Sure we could win and be on top of the world, but I would not put any of my money on it.

I'd much rather have seen UND at MSG and 2 midlevel schools to open with.

But "You can't always get what you want". Maybe it'll turn out to be "what (we) need".

Jim:  Don't underestimate our men in Red/White!!   I expect they'll be on a mission next year.  (That's not to underestimate that UND may be, as well).

I certainly don't underestimate the team, but a team that has already played 4 games is just going to have an advantage. Not that they are guaranteed to win, but they have had a chance to see how their strategy of play and players works out. They can then adjust. That's a major advantage.

Coach Schafer also has a chance to study films of their games and develop strategy for beating them.   My money's on Schaf, UND adavantage or no!

[dbilmes]

Given the fact that North Dakota does not have a large fan base in the tri-state area, it doesn't make sense for them to play Cornell at MSG. They would probably be more interested in playing a holiday game in a big arena in the Midwest, like in Chicago or Minneapolis.

[scoop85]

Given the fact that North Dakota does not have a large fan base in the tri-state area, it doesn't make sense for them to play Cornell at MSG. They would probably be more interested in playing a holiday game in a big arena in the Midwest, like in Chicago or Minneapolis.

The flip side is that their passionate fan base might like the opportunity to spend Thanksgiving weekend in NYC