Clarkson Pregame

Trotsky · February 10, 2006, 08:29:59 AM

Huge weekend.

24 cor (13 CLK; 18 SLU)
23 col (18 SLU; 13 CLK)
20 DRT (12 qpc; 13 prn)
19 HVD (13 prn)
18 SLU (23 col; 24 cor)

And afterwards we'll all have 18 GP.

This is SLU's make-or-break weekend; they've recently hit the skids after a great start, they're at home, and IMHO they've been playing below their potential and are really dangerous.

Dartmouth will be back in the mix after a presumptive 4-point weekend.

Colgate and Cornell can make it a 2-team race if they do well.

Beeeej · February 10, 2006, 09:30:06 AM

Any helpful mathematicians want to tell me who I should be rooting for in Colgate's games against Farkson and SLUt? That's aside from the fact that we'd like to stay in first place - to the extent possible, we control that bit of our destiny. I'm thinking more in terms of RPI and PWR.

Beeeej

Trotsky · February 10, 2006, 09:42:19 AM

The only PWR consequences I can think for the intra-ECAC games is pushing teams in or out of TUC. TUC is based on RPI >= .500. (still? right?) Here are the RPI for all the ECAC teams:

.5524 Cornell
.5259 SLU
.5245 Harvard
.5206 Colgate
.5135 Dartmouth
.4931 Clarkson
.4876 Princeton
.4841 Union
.4828 Quinnipiac
.4794 RPI
.4741 Yale
.4540 Brown

We would like to push Dartmouth out of the TUC, so any time they lose that's peachy. We would like to elevate Clarkson into the TUC *if* we beat them today, so if we win tonight we'd like to see them start winning, while if we lose we want them to start losing. We don't want Colgate to take such a tumble that they drop out, but I doubt that's possible. We don't want Princeton to go on a tear and get into TUC -- again, that looks mighty unlikely.

So I think this means:

It's safe to root for Colgate to lose to SLU to give us some breathing room at the top, then root for Colgate to do the opposite of whatever we do to Clarkson.

Beeeej · February 10, 2006, 09:52:59 AM

[quote Trotsky]It's safe to root for Colgate to lose to SLU to give us some breathing room at the top, then root for Colgate to do the opposite of whatever we do to Clarkson.[/quote]

That's easy enough. Thanks!

So, who's making the North Country Trip? (Not I - just curious.)

Beeeej

cth95 · February 10, 2006, 04:08:03 PM

I'll be at both games in my #1 red jersey. 2nd row section 12 tonight. Not sure where tomorrow. Getting tickets at Ag Alumni dinner before game. Dinner at SLU this year after being at Clarkson last year.

Rich S · February 10, 2006, 04:29:44 PM

You should always be rooting for Clarkson.

You didn't know that? :-}

Trotsky · February 10, 2006, 04:33:40 PM

I will be missing the North Country trip yet again (grumble). I'm hoping to make it next year.

Beeeej · February 10, 2006, 04:37:09 PM

[quote Rich S]You should always be rooting for Clarkson.

You didn't know that? :-}[/quote]

As Trotsky suggested, if Cornell wins tonight I'm more than happy to root for Clarkson tomorrow night. :-}

Good luck this weekend, and enjoy the games - I won't be able even to listen to them (with the possible exception of the very end of tonight's).

Beeeej

ugarte · February 10, 2006, 04:48:32 PM

[quote Beeeej][quote Rich S]You should always be rooting for Clarkson.

You didn't know that? :-}[/quote]

As Trotsky suggested, if Cornell wins tonight I'm more than happy to root for Clarkson tomorrow night. :-}

Good luck this weekend, and enjoy the games - I won't be able even to listen to them (with the possible exception of the very end of tonight's).

Beeeej[/quote]Jerk.

Jeff Hopkins '82 · February 10, 2006, 04:51:03 PM

[quote ugarte][quote Beeeej][quote Rich S]You should always be rooting for Clarkson.

You didn't know that? :-}[/quote]

As Trotsky suggested, if Cornell wins tonight I'm more than happy to root for Clarkson tomorrow night. :-}

Good luck this weekend, and enjoy the games - I won't be able even to listen to them (with the possible exception of the very end of tonight's).

Beeeej[/quote]Jerk.[/quote]

Oh, not again!

Rosey · February 10, 2006, 04:53:34 PM

[quote ugarte]Jerk.[/quote]
No, I think "deserter" is more accurate.

Kyle

Rich S · February 10, 2006, 04:55:31 PM

Don't you ever get tired of saying that?

I think you should try looking in the mirror when you say it. It's a better fit.

Geez, telling him to "always" root for Clarkson was just a humorous comment.

DisplacedCornellian · February 10, 2006, 04:56:40 PM

[quote Rich S]Don't you ever get tired of saying that?

I think you should try looking in the mirror when you say it. It's a better fit.

Geez, telling him to "always" root for Clarkson was just a humorous comment.[/quote]

Either sarcasm is lost on you, or you are on an entirely different level of sarcasm than the rest of us, in which case I applaud you.

Edit: err...facetious-ness might be a better word than sarcasm here (if it is even a word...heh)

ugarte · February 10, 2006, 04:58:08 PM

[quote Rich S]Don't you ever get tired of saying that?

I think you should try looking in the mirror when you say it. It's a better fit.

Geez, telling him to "always" root for Clarkson was just a humorous comment.[/quote]Like ringing a bell. I save so much money on steak now.

Rich S · February 10, 2006, 05:02:16 PM

Cool...You should be proud.

Speaking of bells, maybe I should get my doberman to answer your next "ring", eh?

How's that for sarcasm? :-}