'04 - '05 Schedule

[dss28]

For those who would normally take 95: might I suggest taking 91-691-84 or cutting over to rt. 15 (Merritt Pkwy).... =/

[dss28]

[Q]Tom Pasniewski 98 Wrote:
I guess they'll have to amend UConn's on 84 after tonight or wait till tomorrow night to see how the women do.  [/q]


UCONN:  2 teams, 2 national champions.  History was made tonight.

[jtwcornell91]

Don't underestimate the impact of RPI overrating teams that rack up good records against weak schedules.  Holy Cross helped Maine's SOS more (per game) than any opponent besides BC and Minnesota:
http://slack.net/~whelan/tbrw/tbrw.cgi?2004/current/crit.Me

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Don't take the Merritt!  When there's an accident on 95, the Merritt is a parking lot.  I can only imagine what it's like now.

JH

[Tom Pasniewski 98]

Actually I was on 95 south two days after the bridge 'burned' - traveling between Boston and the Philly area - with all the warning signs they had up to avoid the area, I figured no one would be on 95 and I was right and sailed through the detour in Bridgeport in about 10 minutes.  The rest area in Fairfield had 12 bored McDonald's workers hanging around just hoping to serve somebody.  By the next night, northbound was already reopened.  Yeah, it was a quick trip to Philly.  I'll take Route 15 aka the Merritt in portions, over battling oil tankers for lane positioning any day on 95.  Though I know it's a mess during rush hours.  

Yep, congrats to UConn - basketball is all they have in Storrs.  Maybe the men will get the northbound rest area dedicated after them and the women the southbound rest area.  Personally Route 320 between I-84 (exit 71) and Storrs is a favorite of mine - once you get past the mega truck stop - it's all hills, curves, fog, deer - best driven in the middle of the night if you know the road - take your foot off the brake and see how airborne you can get on those hills.  

So Middlebury wins the DIII men's and women's hockey titles.  UConn wins men's and women's DI basketball titles, Minnesota has the DI women's title - who would have thought it would be the Minnesota men's hockey team that would not complete the triple double.  Though I guess Minnesota-Duluth is in the same state.

[CUlater 89]

I'm not sure if this was posted elsewhere, but the Everblades tourney games will be December 28 and 29

[dss28]

[Q]Tom Pasniewski 98 Wrote:


Yep, congrats to UConn - basketball is all they have in Storrs. [/q]

My brother currently attends UCONN... his away message two nights ago was:  "There are 2004 miles between Storrs and San Antonio.  Coincidence?  I think not." ::laugh::

On the way back from New Haven last night, rather than the electronic signs giving out traffic information, they all congratulated UCONN

[Killer]

OK, somebody had to say it:

The Oka-Force was with them

(Did I just sleep through the crowd views and miss it, or was no one from UConn geeky and creative enough to make that sign?  BTW, please don't tell my daughter that I was.):-P

[dss28]

From my [limited] experience with UCONN games, I've learned 3 "cheers" that they do:

1.  U-C-O-N-N (making the letters with their arms, reminiscent of the YMCA dance), UCONN! UCONN! UCONN!!

2.  When the other team commits a foul, point to the opposing player:  You! You! You! You! Awwwwww YOU!

3.  When a Husky is attempting a foul shot, arms up in the air... if it goes in, arms down accompanied by "WHOOSH!"

...based on that, I wouldn't be surprised if no one made the sign.  *shrug*

[CUlater 89]

Regardless of what one thinks about their fans' creativity, the teams certainly don't lack for fan support.

[dss28]

Oh, definitely!

Tickets to games at the Civic Center are hard to come by... not to mention ones for games at Gampel.  At least any given bar will be showing Husky games

[Killer]

[Q]dss28 Wrote:

 Oh, definitely!

Tickets to games at the Civic Center are hard to come by... not to mention ones for games at Gampel.  At least any given bar will be showing Husky games [/q]

I never actually attended any of their games, but in my 20+ years in CT I became a fan.  It was great when the local channels carried their games.  I miss it now that I'm in MA.  UConn basketball is only on when it's a nationally-televised game or if they're playing someone like BC.  Damn, Boston may consider themselves a great sports town, but I'm here stuck with no UConn and watching the likes of the friggin' Sox instead of the Yankees.  And tonight: GO HABS!

[Tom Pasniewski 98]

Well it's real easy to root for the two winningest franchises in sports history.  ;-)

Your home town pride really shows through :-P

I wish I didn't care about Boston sports teams but I do - so much heartache.

Connecticut is what separates me and the rest of my family.  Sometimes the state's too big and sometimes the state's too small if you know what I mean.  Kind of sad when the tallest building the state of Conn. is attached to a casino - UConn play any basketball at Mohegan Sun this year?  

Tomorrow's BC-Maine tickets are going for six times what Denver-Duluth tickets are going for.  E-A-G-L-E-S.  EAGLES!  EAGLES!  EAGLES!  - led by the guy in the Superman outfit.  Whatever - as long as they put some past Jimmy boy

[Killer]

[Q]Tom Pasniewski 98 Wrote:

 Well it's real easy to root for the two winningest franchises in sports history.  

Your home town pride really shows through

I wish I didn't care about Boston sports teams but I do - so much heartache.

[/q]


Them's fightin' words, pardner.  My hometown pride is exactly why I root for the Yankees.  Grew up in NY and have been a fan since I was 4.  I'd sooner die than root for the Sox.  I hope my great great grandchildren are long dead before a WS crown ever comes to Boston.

As for the Canadiens, blame Ken Dryden.  I never followed pro hockey until I went to Cornell.  I missed Ken by a couple years, but all the news we ever got about the pros was about Ken in Montreal.  So the Habs became the adopted hometown team.  I'd say being loyal for 30+ years, even through the bad times, isn't a bad record.  Besides, I never could stomach the Rangers or the Slimelanders (that "dynasty" that endured by the grace of one funny bounce of the puck).

May the Babes, Buckies, Buckners, and Boonies torment you forever.

[ugarte]

[Q]CUlater 89 Wrote:

 Regardless of what one thinks about their fans' creativity, the teams certainly don't lack for fan support.[/q]And what they lack in creativity, they more than make up for in the ever-elusive constant VOLUME.  I've never been to Storrs, but I've been to MSG a few times to see the Huskies play St. John's.  SJU rarely sells out the Garden when they aren't a top 20 team (Alumni Hall is almost always full), but Connecticut fans pack the house.  

It isn't like Lynah East at the Garden, but it is pretty damn close.