NCAA Tournament 2024

[BearLover]

Quinnipiac winning would typically really blow. Especially since I was really hoping BC got upset, but now I'll have to root for them next round. Despite all this, the damage was already done when Q won last year. Can't go back on that now. Diminishing marginal pain from Q winning again.

[arugula]

Alaska Arizona State earlier this month.  A full on brawl.

I saw that box. More penalty minutes than the Cornell-Union game that included the height of stupidity established by Leeor Shtrom (And then- And THEN- ).

The video is astonishing.  Disgraceful.

[BearLover]

I'm confused. Wasn't there all this talk about demand for the Maryland Heights regional greatly outstripping the supply (2,500 seats)? But 2/3 of the seats are empty for UMich-NoDak.

[adamw]

I'm confused. Wasn't there all this talk about demand for the Maryland Heights regional greatly outstripping the supply (2,500 seats)? But 2/3 of the seats are empty for UMich-NoDak.

There is zero doubt NoDak fans would fill any building there is - even on the moon. Most likely it was just impossible logistically to actually get the tickets.

[jtwcornell91]

That is a terrible font ESPN is using for the clock.

[Trotsky]

Ian Shane goes for career win # 50 tomorrow.

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           [b]W  L  T[/b]
Dryden    78  4  1
Scrivens  65 37 13
McKee     65 24 13
Galajda   60 14  9
Iles      58 42 17
Cropper   51  5  0
Shane     49 20 10


[KenP]

Brian Cropper at 51-5-0 is unreal. Then you look at Ken Dryden's record....

Ian Shane goes for career win # 50 tomorrow.

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           [b]W  L  T[/b]
Dryden    78  4  1
Scrivens  65 37 13
McKee     65 24 13
Galajda   60 14  9
Iles      58 42 17
Cropper   51  5  0
Shane     49 20 10


[upprdeck]

seeing the loss numbers for Dryden and Cropper is just so insane.

[BearLover]

seeing the loss numbers for Dryden and Cropper is just so insane.

Galajda also insane. He would have the all time wins record if not for COVID.

[RichH]

That is a terrible font ESPN is using for the clock.

There's something weird about the clock. In the first game in Missouri, you could see it shaking every so often. I think the network pointed a camera at the video-board clock, like they used to do in the 80s. That's one way to ensure your broadcast graphic is synced with the game clock.

[RichH]

Still crazy to me how bad Shane got shafted on the richter. Having Mbereko over him is heinous.

What's the richter? You mean the National Ken Dryden award? That's what it should be called.

[ursusminor]

Still crazy to me how bad Shane got shafted on the richter. Having Mbereko over him is heinous.

What's the richter? You mean the National Ken Dryden award? That's what it should be called.

Maybe it's the Richter scale which measures how much the clock is shaking. :-D

[Trotsky]

This is the day
Our life will surely change

This is the day
When things fall into place


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZYgKCbFbWY

[Faithful84]

Flaw in Pairwise.  Late start for Ivy League reduces chance for quality wins in whole ECAC.  And the results of early Ivy non-conference games often reflect the 3-week disparity in experience for those teams.  Thus, every Ivy team ends up clawing their way up from #42 in Pairwise and every loss within the league is by definition a terrible loss.  That's why a fast Ivy start - like Cornell's 4-0 - is critical to getting into the Top 15.

But that still doesn't excuse lossess to Harvard, Princeton, Colgate...... that's due to Cornell's preferred style of play.  Increased emphasis on defense & shot-blocking - at the expense of letting your freshmen develop on offense - keeps games low-scoring and close.  Which is a huge benefit aganist teams that might be better than you (e.g. 7-1-2 vs. ranked teams).  But might not be so great when playing an inferior opponent ranked #42 in Pairwise.....

[Trotsky]

I can't excuse them for their wins against BU, Quinnipiac, and Maine.  Inexpiable.