Cornell vs Colgate 12/6

[upprdeck]

Its almost like people here don't watch other games.

Denver was #1 has lost 3 in a row
BC is #1 and is 7th in HE

We win tonight and we might be 2nd in the ECAC

For all the inconsistent play we have also had a large number of dominant periods that just hasn't led to goals.

we need to win the PP/PK battle a little more often. That alone is the reason for the record.

But really 31-10 on goal games should not be so hard. shots were 68-29 overall. How many games have we had like that.  
That's all about effort and over time that should lead to wins.

Just because guys are playing does not mean they are healthy and that means less practice and timing is off.
Hopefully win tonight get the month off and get the team in sync.

[VIEWfromK]

Really fun game to be at, crowd was definitely into it.

The students in A+B plus the band were into it right from the hop.  At some point though things transitioned into your typical modern day sporting event.  Music was pumped in at every stoppage.  The band is no longer allowed (or expected) to carry the entertainment burden.  It's going to take some time to get used to but I have a feeling this was unavoidable.

[VIEWfromK]

In summation, extremely high expectations,

Each game I think, is this the night they turn into the team that I had hoped they would be?  Tonight I'll be in Hamilton thinking the same thing.

[TimV]

Really fun game to be at, crowd was definitely into it.

The students in A+B plus the band were into it right from the hop.  At some point though things transitioned into your typical modern day sporting event.  Music was pumped in at every stoppage.  The band is no longer allowed (or expected) to carry the entertainment burden.

Why the pumped in music when the band is there?   Who decided for that?  There's gotta be somebody I can threaten with a donation cutoff.

I love the Clarkson game when TWO bands are in the house.

[marty]

Why the pumped in music when the band is there?   Who decided for that?  There's gotta be somebody I can threaten with a donation cutoff.

I love the Clarkson game when TWO bands are in the house.

Agree.  The idiot running the Houston Fieldhouse in Troy has music cranked to 11 out of 10.  We had to move our season ticket seats to get to a spot between speakers rather than right under one.  RPI's band long ago lost the piped in music battle.

[BearLover]

Really fun game to be at, crowd was definitely into it.

The students in A+B plus the band were into it right from the hop.  At some point though things transitioned into your typical modern day sporting event.  Music was pumped in at every stoppage.  The band is no longer allowed (or expected) to carry the entertainment burden.

Why the pumped in music when the band is there?   Who decided for that?  There's gotta be somebody I can threaten with a donation cutoff.

I love the Clarkson game when TWO bands are in the house.

Wait, WTF, seriously? They play pumped in music during play stoppages now? Has that been going on all season?

Can somebody give more color to this?

[pjd8]

Really fun game to be at, crowd was definitely into it.

The students in A+B plus the band were into it right from the hop.  At some point though things transitioned into your typical modern day sporting event.  Music was pumped in at every stoppage.  The band is no longer allowed (or expected) to carry the entertainment burden.  It's going to take some time to get used to but I have a feeling this was unavoidable.

Really? If this is true, it's a death knell for Lynah atmosphere. When I was at UNH last year, they had the same issue: a good band that was only allowed to play sporadically because they competed with piped-in music. Every time the band played, the crowd was engaged. Every time music was pumped through the sound system, the crowd just sat there. That's a program that could be going places, and having an electric atmosphere could really give the team a boost when they most need it. If they had won a couple of more games last year, they would have gotten an NCAA bid. They're *that close* to turning a big corner.

It's kind of sad watching the games in Lynah. The Snakepit of the ECAC days are gone. It's going to take a long time to truly recover from Covid lockdowns. I know a lot of organizations nationwide, at all levels, have to rebuild traditions. I've worked hard the past to years as a high school booster on that. But I would have hoped that Cornell wouldn't have mucked up support for the hockey program, especially with such a strong band program.

In contrast, I've gone down to Oregon State for a few football games this year. The program was gutted by the coach going to Michigan State and staff and players following him. But they put on a *really* good show. The band is an integral part of that show, and the announcer and jumbotron cameramen interact with the crowd and feed off of what the crowd responds to. The team can have a very disappointing performance (and they have) but the games are still a good fan experience.

I don't feel that way about the Lynah games anymore. I had hoped that was simply a factor of being 3,000 miles away, but it sounds and looks like that's not the case.

[chimpfood]

They play pumped in music sometimes but the band still gets most of the stoppages. Last night was more speaker music than usual because it was supposed to be a "white out." What's really annoying is that the in period ice scraping stoppages now are taken up almost entirely by pumped in noise (not even music literally just noise) and they'll play it in the middle of the band's song, cowbell, tubas, whatever is going on. Tonight should have two bands if Cornell makes the trip like they normally do so that should be fun.

[Scersk '97]

Really fun game to be at, crowd was definitely into it.

The students in A+B plus the band were into it right from the hop.  At some point though things transitioned into your typical modern day sporting event.  Music was pumped in at every stoppage.  The band is no longer allowed (or expected) to carry the entertainment burden.

Why the pumped in music when the band is there?   Who decided for that?  There's gotta be somebody I can threaten with a donation cutoff.

I love the Clarkson game when TWO bands are in the house.

Wait, WTF, seriously? They play pumped in music during play stoppages now? Has that been going on all season?

Can somebody give more color to this?

Same. I appreciate the comments below, but I'd like a very exact appraisal of what's going on, especially "noise" during period breaks and pumped-in music during in-game stoppages, because it needs to change.

I hate to ask specifically, but could you comment ACM?

[BearLover]

Somebody needs to talk to the band and whoever is in charge of Lynah about this. It's totally unacceptable. There should be no pumped in music after the game starts, at all. This should be fixable, because I know people here should have a line of contact to those in charge.

Has this been going on all year?

More color would still be appreciated...

[sah67]

Really fun game to be at, crowd was definitely into it.

The students in A+B plus the band were into it right from the hop.  At some point though things transitioned into your typical modern day sporting event.  Music was pumped in at every stoppage.  The band is no longer allowed (or expected) to carry the entertainment burden.

Why the pumped in music when the band is there?   Who decided for that?  There's gotta be somebody I can threaten with a donation cutoff.

I love the Clarkson game when TWO bands are in the house.

Wait, WTF, seriously? They play pumped in music during play stoppages now? Has that been going on all season?

Can somebody give more color to this?

I could be wrong, but seems to me over the last two or three seasons (from my vantage point in L) that even without the pumped-in jock jams, the band was playing a lot less frequently during games than they used to, and there were frequent moments of awkward "dead air", both during and between periods.

It also seems like it's becoming more frequent that the band can't muster a "full" showing except for big games, and they don't sound all that great when they're missing those pieces.

I'm wondering if someone in athletics thought they could "improve" the atmosphere by filling in around the band's quiet moments. That might also explain all the cheesy "arena-style" games and call-and-response music videos they've started to run on the big screen during stoppages (which the band often has to compete with.) At this point, I wouldn't be surprised to see a "kiss cam" or "dad dance-off" show up if they had the funds for a roving cameraman.

[BearLover]

Really fun game to be at, crowd was definitely into it.

The students in A+B plus the band were into it right from the hop.  At some point though things transitioned into your typical modern day sporting event.  Music was pumped in at every stoppage.  The band is no longer allowed (or expected) to carry the entertainment burden.

Why the pumped in music when the band is there?   Who decided for that?  There's gotta be somebody I can threaten with a donation cutoff.

I love the Clarkson game when TWO bands are in the house.

Wait, WTF, seriously? They play pumped in music during play stoppages now? Has that been going on all season?

Can somebody give more color to this?

Same. I appreciate the comments below, but I'd like a very exact appraisal of what's going on, especially "noise" during period breaks and pumped-in music during in-game stoppages, because it needs to change.

I hate to ask specifically, but could you comment ACM?

Our posts crossed. I second this exactly.

[chimpfood]

Yeah it's been happening for years. Exactly like the other guy said there used to be a bunch of silences when the band wouldn't play so they started pumping in music. Only this year did it seem like the pumped in music is actually getting in the way of the band and the crowd and not just filling dead space.

[marty]

Somebody needs to talk to the band and whoever is in charge of Lynah about this. It's totally unacceptable. There should be no pumped in music after the game starts, at all. This should be fixable, because I know people here should have a line of contact to those in charge.

Has this been going on all year?

More color would still be appreciated...

Black

[BearLover]

Yeah it's been happening for years. Exactly like the other guy said there used to be a bunch of silences when the band wouldn't play so they started pumping in music. Only this year did it seem like the pumped in music is actually getting in the way of the band and the crowd and not just filling dead space.

I'm confused why the band is playing less. Why would that be a long term effect of COVID?