2020-02-28: Cornell 5 St. Lawrence 0

[Trotsky]

Be prepared!
That's the Boy Scouts' marching song
Be prepared!
As through life you march along
Be prepared to hold your liquor pretty well
Don't write naughty words on walls if you can't spell

Be prepared!
To hide that pack of cigarettes
Don't make book
If you cannot cover bets
Keep those reefers hidden where you're sure that they will not be found
And be careful not to smoke them when the scoutmaster's around
For he only will insist that they be shared

Be prepared!

(Narrator: They were prepared.)

[osorojo]

Respect every opponent. Think and play one game at a time. Don't turn your mind into a spreadsheet.

[BearLover]

Respect every opponent. Think and play one game at a time. Don't turn your mind into a spreadsheet.

Wrong. All hockey players should think and behave like an Excel spreadsheet. Get with the times or start complaining about something else.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Be prepared!
That's the Boy Scouts' marching song
Be prepared!
As through life you march along
Be prepared to hold your liquor pretty well
Don't write naughty words on walls if you can't spell

Be prepared!
To hide that pack of cigarettes
Don't make book
If you cannot cover bets
Keep those reefers hidden where you're sure that they will not be found
And be careful not to smoke them when the scoutmaster's around
For he only will insist that they be shared

Be prepared!

Be prepared!
That's the Boy Scouts' solemn creed.
Be prepared!
And be clean in word and deed.
Don't solicit for your sister.  That's not nice!
Unless you get a good percentage of her price.  

Be prepared!
And be careful not to do your good deeds
when there's no-one watching you.

If you're looking for adventure of a new and different kind
And you meet up with a Girl Scout who is sim'larly inclined

Don't be nervous.  Don't be flustered.  Don't be scared!

Be prepared!

[Swampy]

Which is the bigger trap game: CU vs SLU or CLK vs COL?

[CU2007]

Which is the bigger trap game: CU vs SLU or CLK vs COL?

Probably Colgate because they seem like a reasonably competent team, while SLU is one of the worst teams in the country, not withstanding their win over Harvard. Realistically, Cornell should beat SLU even if we aren't fully on our game (I'm not advocating for trying this)

[Trotsky]

Which is the bigger trap game: CU vs SLU or CLK vs COL?

Good question.  SLU did us a huge favor in slamming Harvard but I'd say it's still more likely a trap because it's at home.  You're always more on your guard when you travel.

That would actually be a cool analysis: do the really huge upsets tend to happen more frequently at home?

[nshapiro]

Which is the bigger trap game: CU vs SLU or CLK vs COL?

Good question.  SLU did us a huge favor in slamming Harvard but I'd say it's still more likely a trap because it's at home.  You're always more on your guard when you travel.

That would actually be a cool analysis: do the really huge upsets tend to happen more frequently at home?

I wonder how much osorojo would charge for that analysis?

[KenP]

Which is the bigger trap game: CU vs SLU or CLK vs COL?

Good question.  SLU did us a huge favor in slamming Harvard but I'd say it's still more likely a trap because it's at home.  You're always more on your guard when you travel.

That would actually be a cool analysis: do the really huge upsets tend to happen more frequently at home?

I wonder how much osorojo would charge for that analysis?

I have a hypothesis on this very topic and will gladly accept gameday tickets plus a moderate stipend to support my testing.

[Trotsky]

Zach Tupker in for Ben Berard

[Trotsky]

Other scores to watch tonight:

Mankato at Bemidji (8:00 ET)
Western Michigan at North Dakota (8:30 ET)
Duluth at Bemidji (9:30 ET)

BC is idle.

[osorojo]

An "upset" only occurs when someone interprets data to select a "favorite" (a good, honest word) but that someone somehow manages to screw up. In a world where data interpretation was hard science there would be no upsets and no sports fans, only data geeks.

[Roy 82]

It's a good thing Noah Vail can't handle those passes. Otherwise there would have been a lot of breakaways.

[ugarte]

Congrats to Cornell, 2020 regular season champs.

[upprdeck]

colgate with the last 2nd tie..  but really colgate outplayed clarkson most of the game and really was unlucky to not get the outright win