Cornell vs. U-18 Team

[Robb]

I'm assuming that there's no way for us out-of-towners to partake of this weekend's game, right?

Hope the in-towners show those U-18s what they'd be missing if they go to other schools...

[Tub(a)]

The game might be on the online video package, but right now there is neither audio or video listed on cstv.com

[redhair34]

http://www.cornellsun.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/10/21/43588e6069c47

this includes an interview with Moulson

[DeltaOne81]

Typically the audio of this game has been available online in past years, hasn't it?
If they didn't do video for an exhibition I guess I could understand (although wasn't the phrasing, 'all home men hockey games'?), but if they give us less than they did in the past, then I'm pissed

[canuck99]

So how do the cheers work tonight:  USA...SUCKS!!!

Just thought that would be something interesting.  lol.

[jaybert]

[Q]canuck99 Wrote:

 So how do the cheers work tonight:  USA...SUCKS!!!

Just thought that would be something interesting.  lol.[/q]

dont remember, but the last time we played them here, we did start a "USA!  USA!" cheer at the end of the game after we beat them.   forget if that was last year or the year before.

[Ack]

It would be nice if they felt appreciated after being verbally slaughtered.

[redhair34]

[Q]Jason L Wrote:

 [Q2]canuck99 Wrote:

 So how do the cheers work tonight:  USA...SUCKS!!!

Just thought that would be something interesting.  lol.[/Q]
dont remember, but the last time we played them here, we did start a "USA!  USA!" cheer at the end of the game after we beat them.   forget if that was last year or the year before.
[/q]

2 years ago

[Liz '05]

"United States Under-Eighteen National Development Team....SUCKS!", maybe?  A la Renssalear Polytechnic Institute...SUCKS!"  

(I know I've misspelt or forgotten the order of something in there.)

[canuck89]

ahh....touche.  Forgot about those people from Troy.

[Jordan 04]

It probably doesn't get much "touchier" than when they came into Lynah shorty after 9/11 for a mid-seson exhibition game.

I believe there were even comments from Schafer in the paper leading up to that game that he hoped the Faithful would treat the U-18 team like any other visiting opponent during the game.  And that was done for the most part...throwing of porn, comments regarding diapers, high school, etc.  After the game they were sent off with a standing O and "USA! USA!" chants.

Here's what I could dig up:

The exhibition also serves Cornell's recruiting purposes. The Red hopes that some of the prospects may consider Cornell for college after visiting Lynah.


"It's a great recruiting tool for us for them to see our fans in this place," Schafer said. "It's even more important for them to go back and talk to the 17 year-olds [about] how great of an atmosphere it is.


"We know that there are a lot of tickets left because they're not part of the season ticket package and we just hope that the Lynah fans will come out [tomorrow]. They have no idea of the importance of the game in the sense of the future players who come to Cornell."

So don't go soft, but don't be stupidily inappropriate either, I guess.

[redhair34]

[Q]Liz '05 Wrote:

 "United States Under-Eighteen National Development Team....SUCKS!", maybe?  A la Renssalear Polytechnic Institute...SUCKS!"  

(I know I've misspelt or forgotten the order of something in there.)[/q]

or we could do it for all of the schools they are attending next year...

BU
OSU
Wisconsin
Michigan
MSU
UVM
Denver
Colorado College
Minnesota (ugh)

this way it wouldn't be as dull and repetitive as usual--but I doubt the majority of the crowd would get the joke

[Trotsky]

"You've got acne!" (clap, clap, clap clap clap).

[Lauren '06]

I don't get it.  Why do we feel the need to support them in a patriotic manner just because they have USA written on their jerseys?  It's not like they're in the military.  They just play hockey against kids from other countries.

[billhoward]

How many USA-Under 18 players have matriculated at Cornell?