Women's Team Fall 25

[Trotsky]

Band's here, btw. Nice touch.

From watching on ESPN, it sounds like the pep band gets to play as much as it wants during the women's game. It's too bad they play so much piped-in music during the men's games, cutting in to the amount of pep band time.

My third or fourth hand understanding is that athletics has decided to limit the band more and more at men's games. First killing pregame. Then adding jock jams. Now apparently controlling when they play entirely. Seems gone are the days that the band coordinates announcements with ACM and otherwise uses its own judgment to fill other breaks. A system which... Worked fine?

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That's a damn shame and an awful decision. What benefit would that possibly bring?

In a word (well, two):

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=creeping+meatballism

cf., everything

[stereax]

Though we're #4 in the most recent poll from November 3rd, we're actually #1 in NPI right now!

Knocking on all the wood in my apartment.

[abmarks]

Band's here, btw. Nice touch.

From watching on ESPN, it sounds like the pep band gets to play as much as it wants during the women's game. It's too bad they play so much piped-in music during the men's games, cutting in to the amount of pep band time.

My third or fourth hand understanding is that athletics has decided to limit the band more and more at men's games. First killing pregame. Then adding jock jams. Now apparently controlling when they play entirely. Seems gone are the days that the band coordinates announcements with ACM and otherwise uses its own judgment to fill other breaks. A system which... Worked fine?

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That's a damn shame and an awful decision. What benefit would that possibly bring?

People ought to let Nicki their feelings on this. She's not Andy -from everything I have read about her it seems like she would at least listen to the feedback.

[Trotsky]

Important games this weekend.  #4 Cornell at #14 Colgate today at either 3 or 4 depending on whom you trust.  Then they flip around and play in Ithaca tomorrow.  Cornell broke Colgate's string of 4 consecutive ECAC championships last year.

[dag14]

Important games this weekend.  #4 Cornell at #14 Colgate today at either 3 or 4 depending on whom you trust.  Then they flip around and play in Ithaca tomorrow.  Cornell broke Colgate's string of 4 consecutive ECAC championships last year.

Started at 3 pm EST

[imafrshmn]

0-0 after the first period. Fairly sloppy game so far from Cornell's side and a little chippy. Some signs of frustration at the lack of quality chances. Despite our 7-0 record and number 4 national ranking, i get the sense that this is a team still searching for connectedness on the ice.

[imafrshmn]

Colgate gets two quick goals right from the drop in the 2nd. Both capitalizing on defensemen seemingly losing focus. Can't say it's completely surprising. Now we get to see if we have comeback-ability.

[imafrshmn]

Down 0-2 after the 2nd. Looking pretty beleaguered out there. It seems like this iteration of CUWiH struggles to forecheck against big physical opposition. Coming off a bye week, gotta wonder what practice has been like.

[imafrshmn]

0-3 Final from Hamilton. There's no sugarcoating this one. One of the most lackluster performances we've seen from this team in a long time. The relatively small roster size this season makes it tough to come from behind. That was a rude awakening to some considerable deficiencies in the program at the moment, and look to be a step back from their level from the past couple years.

[BearLover]

The small roster is baffling. It's not like we had any surprising departures in the offseason.

[marty]

The small roster is baffling. It's not like we had any surprising departures in the offseason.

Perhaps Doug needs some advice.  I wish I knew someone I could recommend. 

[BearLover]

The small roster is baffling. It's not like we had any surprising departures in the offseason.

Perhaps Doug needs some advice.  I wish I knew someone I could recommend. 

He could talk to Casey down the hall (roster size of 31).

[dag14]

The small roster is baffling. It's not like we had any surprising departures in the offseason.

Perhaps Doug needs some advice.  I wish I knew someone I could recommend. 

He could talk to Casey down the hall (roster size of 31).

I have never heard an explanation of the small roster size so I am hesitant to just assume the coach made a unilateral decision to go with a small group.  That being said, he lost a national championship in triple overtime with a smaller roster so am not ready to give up on this team.  They did look pretty awful though.  Outshot 2-1, at least through the second period.  I haven't looked at the final stats.

[marty]

The small roster is baffling. It's not like we had any surprising departures in the offseason.

Perhaps Doug needs some advice.  I wish I knew someone I could recommend. 

He could talk to Casey down the hall (roster size of 31).

Q.E.D.

[Weder]

The small roster is baffling. It's not like we had any surprising departures in the offseason.

I think Caroline Chan is the only non-senior from last season's team not on this season's roster. Related, I have been curious about whether Sarah MacEachern might have done anything to try to get an extra season of Ivy eligibility since she's missed so much time to injury.