?s from a first time Lynah visitor

[KeithK]

Can we please stop jumping on every little perceived slight in Rich's posts?  Yes, he sometimes writes inflammatory things.  The post you're criticizing was not.

[Trotsky]

[quote KeithK]Can we please stop jumping on every little perceived slight in Rich's posts?  Yes, he sometimes writes inflammatory things.  The post you're criticizing was not.[/quote]
I want you to know your remarks really offended me, Keith. B-]

[DeltaOne81]

[quote KeithK]Can we please stop jumping on every little perceived slight in Rich's posts?  Yes, he sometimes writes inflammatory things.  The post you're criticizing was not.[/quote]

Well, it mighta been. But I think it coulda been taken as is and moved on. There really no reason to make a fight out of something like that.

So, moving on... it was a decent point by Rich, they're pretty lose on the rules - whether you call that poor or enthusiastic behavior is besides the point - on things like throwing newspapers, 'intimidating' opponents, etc.

Of course, that seems to be their M.O. - find one thing to stick in their craw even though other similar behavior isn't an issue - i.e. no complaints about newspaper throwing, but fish will get us a 5 minute major for delay of game!

That said, just so Rich is aware, Age has had some more personal interaction with the athletics staff than your typical fan - as in the eLynah webcam for a while. Which I have created tensions. I think one example is enough without rehashing all the stories.

[billhoward]

[quote mwade]
Trust me - I don't cheer and I don't wear colors, besides BC isn't playing :-).  Actually I did accidentally wear colors once - at the Denver Cup, I packed an orange top since that is normally a completely neutral color (mostly shoot HE).  I completely forgot that it was a Princeton color. [/quote]
The orange vest Harry Whittington wore was apparently too neutral. He looked just like a covey of quail.

[billhoward]

[quote Rich S]so in the meantime, you'll continue to act...how?  

As a part time sportswriter covering HS games, I know all about acting professionally.  Sometimes it's not easy especially when you have a rooting interest.

But it's part of the job you're being paid to do.[/quote]
The Aussies would love your phrasing.

[DL]

[quote KeithK]Can we please stop jumping on every little perceived slight in Rich's posts?  Yes, he sometimes writes inflammatory things.  The post you're criticizing was not.[/quote]

Actually, I rather find these volleys quite amusing, now that no one seems to be willing to take Facetimer's occasional baiting.

[ebilmes]

[quote Darren Leung]
Actually, I rather find these volleys quite amusing, now that no one seems to be willing to take Facetimer's occasional baiting.[/quote]

Facetimer doesn't bother me at all anymore. If Age put up another "which eLf'er would you most like to have banned," I'd imagine RichS would gather a lot more votes than Facetimer.

[jy3]

[quote mwade]Despite shooting the Cornell at Harvard game earlier in the year, Saturday will be my first official Cornell home game and I'm looking for some tips:

1.  Are the directions on the Athletics site from Route 13 obvious?  I get lost easily so if there is a simpler way, let me know.

2.  I have to pick up credentials at Bartels Hall - can't find a map of your facilities, how close is this to Lynah?  Do I need to leave time to go to Bartels, get back in the car and drive to Lynah (heavy bag)?

3.  Anyone ever notice photographer positions - penalty box, holes in glass, concourse, etc.?

4.  Senior night festivities - what is planned?  Before or after (or both) the game?  Direction facing?

5.  Anything else you think might help.

Thanks,
-Melissa[/quote]

just to recap...
if you are coming from NYC then the best way to go really depends on from which part you are leaving.
mapquest would likely give you the best idea for the overall route.
either of these would work...
17 west to 81 north to 79 west into town
OR
if you are more south... 80 west to 380 north to 81 north to 79 west
mapquest link for NY, NY to ithaca, NY - pay attention to the big roads without exact addresses of course
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&rmm=1&un=m&cl=EN&ct=NA&rsres=1&1y=US&1ffi=&1l=&1g=&1pl=&1v=&1n=&1pn=&1a=&1c=new+york&1s=ny&1z=&2y=US&2ffi=&2l=&2g=&2pl=&2v=&2n=&2pn=&2a=&2c=ithaca&2s=ny&2z=

not to confuse things but...I still believe that from binghamton 17 west to 96/96b north is faster or even a more complicated route i used to take when I lived in vestal but for simplicity use the above directions.

[RatushnyFan]

How many Cornell students/alumni does it take to give directions? ::nut::

[nyiballs]

[quote Beeeej]
But again, don't go too far over the limit in or near Hancock, or in any of the few 55mph zones.

Beeeej[/quote]

I paid $130 for the priveledge of going through Hancock.  I may also add that I paid $90 for the priveledge of stopping at a stop sign in Waterloo.

This is why I would take the 80>380>81>79 Route... Interstates = Fewer Cops looking to screw you over.

[nr53]

[quote RatushnyFan]How many Cornell students/alumni does it take to give directions? ::nut::[/quote]

i don't know, but i'm sure cracking under the pressure ::help::

[kaelistus]

since the story is being revisited. I just want to say that I stand with Age. Additionally, what Cornell Athletics has done with their audio visual services as well as their website has been pathetic.

[Rich S]

Kyle,

You missed by a mile, not by a crack.  It's by no means sour grapes.  I have never been envious of boorish behavior anywhere.

It also has nothing to do with bringing the fan support at Lynah to anyone else's level.  My comment was simply that there is a lot of unsportsmanlike or distasteful behavior at Lynah which, by the way, was acknowledged elsewhere in this thread.  At the same time, I have never underestimated the impact of the positive fan support of Lynah fans.

Having been a Clarkson fan for many years, I am well aware that the enthusiastic and rabid fan support that was historically present there has waned in recent years and am aware of the effect its loss can have.  I had the good fortune to have been a part of an era (early 70s) when the crowd support was unparalleled in the East and helped to make Clarkson Arena an intimidating place to play for visitors.

Any old timer can tell you about the dreaded "North Country" trip.

Hopefully, as Clarkson's performance improve in the next few years, much of that fan support will return.

[Rosey]

Rich, I can't dispute what you claim re: your feelings towards the Lynah fanbase, except by noting that you do come off as bitter much of the time.  But there may be some other reason for that.

More interesting to me is a question I've been meaning to ask the slightly-older Faithful for years, but didn't because I feel if people wanted to talk about it, they would have already.  Well, here goes: how was Lynah, really, during the dark years, i.e., the early-to-mid 90's, right before I arrived on campus?  I've never really had a good feel for how attendance, fan participation, volume, etc. were back when Cornell was struggling through the latter part of the M era (though I know enough not to write his name out in full).

I know a lot of folks who got into Cornell hockey during that era, so there must have been something to the Lynah experience even then.

My hope is that the raucous Lynah crowd could experience just about any kind of shock, but you'd figure a school like Clarkson in an area with basically nothing do to but drink and go to hockey games wouldn't want to lose 50% of their social life.  (I say this with the full support of several friends who attended Clarkson, which is part of the reason why I have fond memories of the Cornell/Clarkson games I witnessed as an undergrad.  It's also a statement that is less true, but still somewhat true, of Cornell.)  I suspect the move to Cheel was a large part of this, because Clarkson was plenty competitive in the mid-to-late 90's vs. Cornell, yet the fan support had already dropped considerably from the Walker days, again a second-hand report.

Cheers,
Kyle

[RatushnyFan]

[quote krose]I know a lot of folks who got into Cornell hockey during that era, so there must have been something to the Lynah experience even then.
[/quote]It was very strong for the initial post-Nieuwendyk era from '88-'92.  Always a full, raucous rink.  But we were still pretty good then so someone who experienced the '93-'95 debacle is probably who you're looking for.  And let me point out that Parris Duffus was an incredible collegiate goaltender so if he had stayed another two years things might have been different.

Eric
'92