Cornell 5 St. Lawrence 1

[chimpfood]

Seems to me like most of the bare seats are on the student side but townie attendance seems down a bit too.

[Jackal307]

We actually drove out from Boston for the weekend to bring the kids to their first home games. Section A was empty. I know that we were there during the insane fan times (we are '07 and '08) but it was very disappointing. For anybody needing some energy my 7 year old will be the one losing her fucking mind in section N tonight

[VIEWfromK]

For me the shift away from Lynah began when the Men's basketball team went on their back to back NCAA tournament runs.

[Iceberg]

Here are some actual observations about the game. I missed most of the game so my comments may be off-base; I can really only speak with respect to what I was able to see:
—man, pretty brutal for Jack O'Brien to finally get into the lineup and then on maybe his first shift have the forward score on him. He wasn't out of position but as ViewfromK said, he probably needed to play the StL player more aggressively.
—the Robertson-to-Walsh goal was pretty. Robertson is so good, damn.
—Fegaras seemed to have a good game. He was very involved and had some nice hard shots on net. Then he was rewarded with the goal, though I thought it may have hit a stick shortly after George shot it rather than it going in cleanly via snipe.
—Shane seemed shaky. StL had only 13 SOG, but one got behind Shane which Stanley kept out, and another hit the post.
—that was a dominant game. If you outshoot the opposing team 34-13 you're usually going to win.

I thought it was a great individual effort from the SLU player to score. I don't blame O'Brien for not stepping up given that there would have been no other defender if he pinched and missed the puck. Even then, the eventual goal scorer still had to fight through the two other defenders who were draped on him.

The shot from Fegaras was definitely tipped upward on the way to the net. I'm not so sure Kraws stops it even if it doesn't hit the stick, though, because there was a lot of net to shoot at and his angle was off due to being heavily screened.

It sure was good to experience a dominant, uneventful win. It seems like many of these games against weaker teams this season have been an adventure.

[BearLover]

For me the shift away from Lynah began when the Men's basketball team went on their back to back NCAA tournament runs.

IDK. It's not like home basketball games are attracting that many fans, and it's rare for basketball and hockey to have competing home games in the first place. But you're right that things started to decline around the time when the basketball team began having success.  I was a student then. Still, by the time I graduated in the early 2010s, A and B were still completely full, and D was almost entirely full every night (and, unlike today, entirely on its feet during play). Students weren't in C yet, which accounts for some, but far from all, of the empty seats in the other student sections today. The townie side was definitely fuller. It seemed like most games, from the view of the student side you couldn't make out an empty seat on the townie side (other than a few behind the goal).

It's been a gradual decline since around 2007. Even though we've won a lot more the past six years than we did the prior four, and basketball started to struggle again, that hasn't slowed the decline.

[upprdeck]

its been a decline since the redo and the box seats were created..

[scoop85]

For me the shift away from Lynah began when the Men's basketball team went on their back to back NCAA tournament runs.

Well, until last Saturday's Princeton game Newman has been pretty much a ghost town for the better part of a decade.

I think the cheap streaming (which I'm thankful to have) is the biggest factor in the attendance drop-off.

[upprdeck]

its interesting because when I talk to locals I find almost no one who has espn+ to watch games..

[andyw2100]

its interesting because when I talk to locals I find almost no one who has espn+ to watch games..

I'm local and have ESPN+ to watch away games and home games if I am out of town. But I'm probably not a great example. I also paid $15 per game or whatever it was to watch away games not on ILDN.

[adamw]

I realize everyone only sees things through their own lens - but Rich is right - it's like this everywhere. It's harder to get people to go - and, if they go, to get them to be loud. Heck, trying comparing concert crowds of today to yesteryear.

It's a combination of everything - cost, being able to watch nice video streams, and the cell phone culture. Add it all up.

That said, it's still pretty good - it's all relative.

[adamw]

But these "watch lists" (for all the awards) are worth as much as the digital ink they're printed on. They're nothing more than an excuse for SIDs to send out more press releases.

What are they? I've never heard of them before.  Are they put out by conferences to promote their players?

What, watch lists? Like I said, just an excuse to send out press releases. Mainly by schools. Kinda like the poll. Neither serves any other purpose.

[marty]

I realize everyone only sees things through their own lens - but Rich is right - it's like this everywhere. It's harder to get people to go - and, if they go, to get them to be loud. Heck, trying comparing concert crowds of today to yesteryear.

It's a combination of everything - cost, being able to watch nice video streams, and the cell phone culture. Add it all up.

That said, it's still pretty good - it's all relative.

And for whatever reason, tonight Section A looks better.

[Dunc]

I realize everyone only sees things through their own lens - but Rich is right - it's like this everywhere. It's harder to get people to go - and, if they go, to get them to be loud. Heck, trying comparing concert crowds of today to yesteryear.

It's a combination of everything - cost, being able to watch nice video streams, and the cell phone culture. Add it all up.

That said, it's still pretty good - it's all relative.

And for whatever reason, tonight Section A looks better.

Way better in fact... confusing

[adamw]

I realize everyone only sees things through their own lens - but Rich is right - it's like this everywhere. It's harder to get people to go - and, if they go, to get them to be loud. Heck, trying comparing concert crowds of today to yesteryear.

It's a combination of everything - cost, being able to watch nice video streams, and the cell phone culture. Add it all up.

That said, it's still pretty good - it's all relative.

And for whatever reason, tonight Section A looks better.

Way better in fact... confusing

Maybe Beyonce was live streaming on Tik-Tok Friday???

[scoop85]

I realize everyone only sees things through their own lens - but Rich is right - it's like this everywhere. It's harder to get people to go - and, if they go, to get them to be loud. Heck, trying comparing concert crowds of today to yesteryear.

It's a combination of everything - cost, being able to watch nice video streams, and the cell phone culture. Add it all up.

That said, it's still pretty good - it's all relative.

And for whatever reason, tonight Section A looks better.

Way better in fact... confusing

Saturday's seem to be the better attended night in general, and Clarkson is probably a bigger draw than SLU