Opponent and other news and results 2025-2026

[Trotsky]

To all you bettors, there is no surer thing than Harvard in a consolation game.

[Robb]

To all you bettors, there is no surer thing than Harvard in a consolation game.

??  They've actually done okay in consolation games: 20-25, by my tally.  It's the fact that they've *played* in 45 consolation games that is eye-catching: 27-45 in the first round, with a significant amount of their success was stacked in the early years.

They are 3-17 in the first round over the last 20 years.

[Trotsky]

Don't shoot the clown, Robb.

[adamw]

Both.

Should've walked away, at minimum because of the consequences attached but also probably just a bad idea in general to get into a bar fight. But good that he stuck up for her.

The idea that he was sticking up for his mom, was a Twitter rumor that took off like wildfire and is being talked about like it's fact. That is still not proven by any actual evidence at this point. Not saying it didn't happen - but no actual news site has reported this.

[stereax]

Both.

Should've walked away, at minimum because of the consequences attached but also probably just a bad idea in general to get into a bar fight. But good that he stuck up for her.

The idea that he was sticking up for his mom, was a Twitter rumor that took off like wildfire and is being talked about like it's fact. That is still not proven by any actual evidence at this point. Not saying it didn't happen - but no actual news site has reported this.

That's why I keep mentioning the "stories" going around. There was one yarn, for instance, that the guy he hit was a bouncer who denied him a drink, but that seems to be debunked by now given that the victim was (I believe) identified as a PSU student studying immunology.

That being said, from CHN itself -

According to one source, another man was verbally harassing McKenna or a member of his family. After not stopping, the source said, McKenna got into it with the other man outside, and during a fight, threw a punch that broke the victim's jaw.

Also interesting to note - as per this official report, the fractures were on one side of the face and no missing tooth has been substantiated. (The fractures on one side makes more sense than both, given two punches thrown - it would make sense that McKenna's two [alleged] punches hit the same side, coming from the same fist. You could from both sides and two fists, but probably less likely.)

[stereax]

On McKenna news, Onward State (the PSU paper that broke the arrest news initially) reports his hearing has been postponed until March 11.

[Trotsky]

Hopefully Harvard's inevitable consy win today will raise our 7-8-9 NPI troika.

[marty]

Hopefully Harvard's inevitable consy win today will raise our 7-8-9 NPI troika.

Game graphic: Harvard 0-9-1 vs ranked opponents.

They lose the games they should lose.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Hopefully Harvard's inevitable consy win today will raise our 7-8-9 NPI troika.

I'm getting the sense that not much in terms of individual games will have a significant impact on NPI much anymore.  Teams may swap one or two positions, but we're in the phase where all opponents records approach 0.500.  So as long as there's not a complete collapse, I think the top 10 or 12 teams are set.

IMHO.

[BearLover]

Hopefully Harvard's inevitable consy win today will raise our 7-8-9 NPI troika.

I'm getting the sense that not much in terms of individual games will have a significant impact on NPI much anymore.  Teams may swap one or two positions, but we're in the phase where all opponents records approach 0.500.  So as long as there's not a complete collapse, I think the top 10 or 12 teams are set.

IMHO.

I'm not sure what you consider a "complete collapse," but pretty sure each one of Cornell/Dartmourh/Quinnipiac would miss the NCAA if it went, say, 4-4-1 the rest of the way.

[BearLover]

BU looked like trash against us at MSG this season and it's not surprising the dumpster is still on fire. Down 4-1 to BC in the beanpot tonight. Unfortunately Cornell would have benefitted from BU winning and especially from BC losing.

[stereax]

Cornell mention on the Beanpot cast - apparently someone was gonna go to Colgate(?), but switched to BU when Casey Jones came to Cornell.

[stereax]

BU looked like trash against us at MSG this season and it's not surprising the dumpster is still on fire. Down 4-1 to BC in the beanpot tonight. Unfortunately Cornell would have benefitted from BU winning and especially from BC losing.

I ran the numbers in the NPI thread and it's so marginal it barely matters who wins this one.

But also, lol BU.

[stereax]

Cornell mention on the Beanpot cast - apparently someone was gonna go to Colgate(?), but switched to BU when Casey Jones came to Cornell.

Yeah, they said it wrong. Morello. And it was Clarkson, which makes a lot more sense, LOL.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Hopefully Harvard's inevitable consy win today will raise our 7-8-9 NPI troika.

I'm getting the sense that not much in terms of individual games will have a significant impact on NPI much anymore.  Teams may swap one or two positions, but we're in the phase where all opponents records approach 0.500.  So as long as there's not a complete collapse, I think the top 10 or 12 teams are set.

IMHO.

I'm not sure what you consider a "complete collapse," but pretty sure each one of Cornell/Dartmouth/Quinnipiac would miss the NCAA if it went, say, 4-4-1 the rest of the way.

For teams that are roughly at 0.750 win %, I would consider that a collapse.