[LAX] Cornell is 7 seed

[Tub(a)]

According to http://www.hws.edu/athletics/hobart/showrelease.asp?id=2016 the game is "tentatively scheduled" for 1pm.

[jeh25]

[Q]Jerseygirl Wrote:

 Also, I believe that the game is much faster on turf than on grass....[/q]

*Much* faster...

Also, on turf, ground balls and deflected shots tend to roll out of bounds whereas they tended to stay in bounds on grass. This changes the tempo of the game from behind the cage in that you end of with a live ball unsettled situation rather than a deadball set offense.  

As a long stick, I'm not sure which I prefer: getting smoked on a ground ball  I was too lazy to chase after a shot or getting beat from X on an iso...

[jtwcornell91]

Any word on TV coverage of the NCAAs?  Or whether Hobart has a free radio webcast?

[billhoward]

[Q]nyc94 Wrote:

 Anyone think the canceled Cornell-UNC game would have has an impact?[/q]

The seeding committee says it doesn't count losses, just wins against the top five, top ten, etcetera team. I believe that, part way. I think it's always human nature to look at the team's W-L record. (Also note that you can't get in with a sub-.500 record, something that did in Virginia. Note Virginia is only the second defending champ not to make the playoffs next year. We did it (didn't do it) in 1972.) Cornell is historically a slow-starting team (maybe all northern teams are because of the weather?) and playing UNC early on, the week after George Boiardi's death, would have been an unlikely time to get another win.

As it turns out, Cornell got a sweet draw that couldn't get much better. OK, maybe a higher ranking would have us avoiding #2 Navy in the quarterfinals. But still: Home field advantage against the team we lost to narrowly on *their* field, then getting the home field for the quarterfinals if we advance, to play (quite possibly), the team Hobart only lost to by one goal.

(Not to be a pessimist but ...) in this season, making it to the Final Four would be an incredible accomplishment, and the seeding committee didn't hurt our chances any. And remember, a miracle happened 15 years ago (er, 16), when we made it to the title game. We're due again.

And maybe Princeton can do great things in its bracket. I would love to see two Ivy schools in the final four. the last couple years with the finals in Baltimore area, there's been a resurrection of the BS about the South being the home of quality lacrosse and quality fans. Ignoring the fact that from 1992 on, it's been Yankee schools winning every year but two.

[peterg]

I suspect the seeding committee was more concerned with packing the house on the 23rd.  With Syracuse in one game (almost a certainty) and either Cornell or Hobart in the other, they've done all they can to maximize the revenues.

[nyc94]

I was also thinking it would have done something for UNC although hosting the first round and playing at UVA is the best they could get anyway.  Perhaps if they had beat Cornell they wouldn't be looking at Hopkins in the second round.