Opponents and other news and results 2026-2027

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Now a marching band member dies from the heat.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/49870190/iowa-band-member-taken-life-support-collapsing-game

How do we know that he died from the heat? Nothing in the article proves that. It even says that he died before they were to perform and that he had cardiac arrest. Maybe he had unknown cardiac problems. Certainly students have been found to have previously unknown problems.

They say he collapsed in the heat. Well duh, it was hot, he couldn't have collapsed in the cold.

It was bad reporting to even say that he collapsed in the heat, because it seems to imply that it was due to  the heat, even though it doesn't have any proof of that. A more reasonable statement, until more is known, would be to just say that he died after collapsing due to "sudden cardiac arrest."

The author made it worse when it went on to discuss the temperature and what the school did and didn't do with game times. Better reporting would have been to first acknowledge that we don't know how much, if any, the heat was a factor.

The way words are used matters and we all need to be careful how we say or write things.

This is not to say that heat wasn't a factor. It may well have been. But until we know the facts, we should be careful.

I should have written "dies IN the heat", not "dies FROM the heat" to be more accurate, though Jim is correct that there has been no reporting yet specifically tying the cardiac arrest to the heat.   

What I found interesting was that Iowa actually has a safety policy about uniforms for the band members that is nicely thought out, especially since the standard band uniform is wool .

From the official University statement:

The Hawkeye Marching Band is supported by UI Health Care and UI Sports Medicine at all practices and events, and students participating in HMB must have clearance from UI Sports Medicine to actively practice or perform during the season.

UI Sports Medicine consults with students as needed; providing appropriate care and referrals to students when injured or ill, and providing training to staff and students on appropriate topics related to weather, nutrition, injury prevention. Recommendations include hydrating in advance, eating appropriately, wearing suitable clothing, and staying equipped with water, sunscreen, hats, and other protective items.

The Hawkeye Marching Band modifies rehearsal and game day procedures when conditions warrant. While preparing for the Sept. 5, football game, HMB rehearsed indoors on Tuesday and Wednesday. Throughout the week, and during dress rehearsal at Kinnick Stadium, hydration breaks were provided three or four times per hour, and cooling towels were available for students. On Sept. 5, the band was outfitted in its alternate hot-weather uniform that included shorts, t-shirts, and ball caps, rather than the traditional marching uniform. Hydration stations and regular water breaks were available throughout the day. These measures were implemented in consultation with UI Sports Medicine and are consistent with HMB's established protocols for extreme heat and humidity conditions.

(Bold and italics are mine for emphasis)

[Will]

Changed the link to a non-paywall version:

16 former members of the UMich men's team from 1984-2001 filed a lawsuit today against the university and its board for "sexualized torture" they claim they endured at the hands of older players.

Red Berenson and Mel Pearson are not named as defendants but are described in the suit as having condoned and encouraged the abuse: https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2026/09/sexual-hazing-accusations-leveled-at-michigan-hockey-in-lawsuit.html

Sexualized abuse akin to "torture" became the norm in ritualistic hazing among members of the University of Michigan's men's hockey team from 1984 to 2001, according to a new federal lawsuit filed by 16 former team members.

The allegations are graphic and shocking: Many allege they were stripped naked and forcibly had their genitals shaved. Others say during this process, the handles of razors were forcibly inserted into their anuses. Multiple people said they had pubic hair singed by a blowtorch. Others said older players tied a hockey helmet to the genitalia of younger players and filled the helmet with pucks.

"Coaching staff concealed the nature of the abuse and misled the players by chiding the few players who complained to 'be a Michigan man;' that they were not being 'good teammates;' and even penalizing players with reduced ice time," the lawsuit states.

What, no elephant walk?

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I happened to stumble over to Princeton's hockey website and noted that single game tickets are already onsale and Cornell is nearly sold out.  I never got a notification or saw anything here.  Did you all know?

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Now I see I got an email last week.  Shite!

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I happened to stumble over to Princeton's hockey website and noted that single game tickets are already onsale and Cornell is nearly sold out.  I never got a notification or saw anything here.  Did you all know?

Similarly, does anyone know if there will be a Cornell section at Nebraska Omaha?

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I happened to stumble over to Princeton's hockey website and noted that single game tickets are already onsale and Cornell is nearly sold out.  I never got a notification or saw anything here.  Did you all know?

Similarly, does anyone know if there will be a Cornell section at Nebraska Omaha?

Considering timing and travel, I'd say unlikely, but I'd wager there would be Cornell fans in attendance and that there would be an organic clumping together.

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I happened to stumble over to Princeton's hockey website and noted that single game tickets are already onsale and Cornell is nearly sold out.  I never got a notification or saw anything here.  Did you all know?

Similarly, does anyone know if there will be a Cornell section at Nebraska Omaha?

Considering timing and travel, I'd say unlikely, but I'd wager there would be Cornell fans in attendance and that there would be an organic clumping together.

I hope so. Nothing like shouting "red" during the anthem and then realizing youre the only one, while a few thousand annoyed Nebraskans glare at you.

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I happened to stumble over to Princeton's hockey website and noted that single game tickets are already onsale and Cornell is nearly sold out.  I never got a notification or saw anything here.  Did you all know?

Similarly, does anyone know if there will be a Cornell section at Nebraska Omaha?

Considering timing and travel, I'd say unlikely, but I'd wager there would be Cornell fans in attendance and that there would be an organic clumping together.

I hope so. Nothing like shouting "red" during the anthem and then realizing youre the only one, while a few thousand annoyed Nebraskans glare at you.

Hey, I pulled it off at Albany when there wasn't even a red TEAM in attendance 😂

(Relatedly, why do we only do the red at hockey and lacrosse games? Why not at basketball, soccer, etc?)

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Wrote the part 2 of the small schools competing. Yes you definitely need money to retain players consistently. For RPI, Cornell, and the other Ivies, they probably have to lean into the academic reputation and recruiting good students who care about their education to have their roster retention without being able to pay players directly

https://www.rpifieldhouse.com/p/how-the-new-ncaa-landscape-changes

Thanks for this piece. I have a couple quibbles/questions:
1. You mention the "going rate" for first round picks is 75-100K. While I could see this being the case for transfers or CHL kids who commit at the very last second after they've already been drafted or are surefire first-rounders, this wouldn't apply to most blue-chippers who commit at age 16 or so. Unless those kids are shaking down their programs before matriculating or the program is promising 16-year-olds 75-100K, I doubt such kids are getting this much, even the ones who turn out to be first rounders.
2. You mention an overall budget of $250K can "keep you competitive." Unless the plan is to use that $250K to fight over your own kids trying to leave through the portal or to steal other teams' top players from the portal, I would question whether $250K actually goes very far--that's less than $10K per player, and probably quite a bit less after taxes. And even if you are using the $250K on just a few players, I question the effect on team camaraderie. If a kid wants to leave, is it really worth bribing him to stay? Or having a couple kids making way more than everyone else?