THIS HAS GOT TO BE ADDED TO OUR STAPLE CHEERS

[Trotsky]

Colgate is a much more significant hockey rival than Princeton and Brown, over all time.  Yale has had its moment.  Dartmouth has had its moments.  But currently, 'Gate exceeds both of those as well.  So the Ivy Factor is not that strong in hockey.

[Beeeej]

[quote Trotsky]Colgate is a much more significant hockey rival than Princeton and Brown, over all time.  Yale has had its moment.  Dartmouth has had its moments.  But currently, 'Gate exceeds both of those as well.  So the Ivy Factor is not that strong in hockey.[/quote]

For instance, it certainly didn't stop Boston University from being among Cornell's biggest hockey rivals for nearly twenty years.

Beeeej

[PE84]

The irony is that, as indicated above, Harvard could do this cheer to Cornell. With respect to perceived rivalries, you could say that Colgate is to Cornell, what Cornell is to Harvard.  Cornell does not view Colgate as its most significant rival, just like Harvard does not put Cornell in this category.  This was clearly reflected in some Harvard player radio interviews when they last visited Lynah -- as they were commenting with some puzzlemnent & raised eyebrows on the particularly frenzied Red fans (and fish!).  

Harvard's Beanpot opponents would appear to take the honored "rival" spot.  So we need to be careful dissing other's perceived rivals.

[Beeeej]

[quote PE84]The irony is that, as indicated above, Harvard could do this cheer to Cornell. With respect to perceived rivalries, you could say that Colgate is to Cornell, what Cornell is to Harvard.  Cornell does not view Colgate as its most significant rival, just like Harvard does not put Cornell in this category.  This was clearly reflected in some Harvard player radio interviews when they last visited Lynah -- as they were commenting with some puzzlemnent & raised eyebrows on the particularly frenzied Red fans (and fish!).  

Harvard's Beanpot opponents would appear to take the honored "rival" spot.  So we need to be careful dissing other's perceived rivals.[/quote]

And yet, there is little question that in the last few years, Bright has contained more Hahvahd students - and more vocal Hahvahd students - for the Cornell game than for most others.  It seems to me they're gradually putting the lie to their own earlier-expressed opinions of the rivalry.

As for the puzzlement of Hahvahd players, well - unless they were freshmen and therefore witnessing the fish & frenzy for the first time, they had no reason to be puzzled or surprised.  (Plus, what did you think they would do on a radio broadcast - say they were intimidated or impressed?)

Beeeej

[Josh '99]

[quote PE84]The irony is that, as indicated above, Harvard could do this cheer to Cornell. With respect to perceived rivalries, you could say that Colgate is to Cornell, what Cornell is to Harvard.  Cornell does not view Colgate as its most significant rival, just like Harvard does not put Cornell in this category.  This was clearly reflected in some Harvard player radio interviews when they last visited Lynah -- as they were commenting with some puzzlemnent & raised eyebrows on the particularly frenzied Red fans (and fish!).  

Harvard's Beanpot opponents would appear to take the honored "rival" spot.  So we need to be careful dissing other's perceived rivals.[/quote]If their six fans want to cheer this at us, let them.  See if I care.

[Liz '05]

[quote PE84]With respect to perceived rivalries, you could say that Colgate is to Cornell, what Cornell is to Harvard.  [/quote]

The Abbott that did the intermission interview during the @Colgate game said exactly that


[quote PE84]Harvard's Beanpot opponents would appear to take the honored "rival" spot.  [/quote]

Heh.  No, that would be Yale.  Evidence: The Game, where the schools bus half their student population to the game.  It doesn't matter which sport, Harvard and Yale are each other's primary rivals.  Princeton creeps into this a bit with HYP stuff, but they're a bit of a third wheel.  In men's hockey specifically, though, Harvard hockey fans seem to realize that we matter.