Cornell-Wisconsin postgame thread (post-season thread?) NCAA quarterfinals 2006

billhoward · March 26, 2006, 09:55:09 PM

The season ended the way we probably expected: Cornell's inability to put the puck in the net did us in.

But in the meantime, what an incredible display of defense. And for David McKee, his best game this year, maybe his best game ever.

This overtime-loss-in-the-Midwest-Regional-to-a-Local-Team schtick is getting kind of old after two years.

Cornell deserved better. Wisconsin was the better team.

Have a beer. Sleep it off. Come Monday, we can wonder what the 2006-2007 team looks like. We're losing a couple good seniors. We could lose a bunch of non-seniors to the pros - but how many? And what will the freshman class look like?

It's a small consolation tonight, but the lacrosse team is ready to pick up the baton.

LGR.

[edit correcting to make it quarters, not semis]

[edit 2]Credit to the Badger fans. They're pretty damn good, too. They seemed to get into the "Safety School" chant when they pointed in Cornell's direction.

Chloe · March 26, 2006, 09:58:22 PM

Both teams did a wonderful job, but what was up with Earl?! Cramps? What a game...

redredux · March 26, 2006, 09:58:40 PM

[quote billhoward]

This overtime-loss-in-the-Midwest-Regional-to-a-Local-Team schtick is getting kind of old after two years.

[/quote]

So True.

Hail to McKee. That was an incredible display.

ebilmes · March 26, 2006, 10:00:49 PM

Really can't be too disappointed. Given our inconsitency this season, I am extremely proud of our performance in Green Bay. We came from behind to beat a Western powerhouse and then took the #1 team in the nation to three overtimes. Absolutely nothing to be ashamed of.

Next year should be exciting. A great freshman class, and another year of experience for the likes of Mugford, Barlow, Seminoff, etc. I would love to have Sasha and McKee back, but I doubt we'll have both of them.

Shouldn't there be some sort of off-season PWR ratings to keep us amused?

Dafatone · March 26, 2006, 10:02:27 PM

I'm really upset about that matching minors call, Mugford wasn't really fighting back from what I saw. The refs wanted to make a point without hurting either team. We were slowly gaining momentum throughout the last two OT's, and I really felt like we were making progress. Had the game gone much longer, I liked our chances.

Both teams played incredibly. McKee and Elliot were both amazing.

redliner · March 26, 2006, 10:02:28 PM

hey, is there a thread that talks about the incoming class? Thanks!

billhoward · March 26, 2006, 10:03:42 PM

[quote ebilmes]Really can't be too disappointed. ... Shouldn't there be some sort of off-season PWR ratings to keep us amused?[/quote]

You won't believe the crap we can find to talk about off-season to keep us amused? And you're an entering freshman? Be careful - it's one thing to spend hours online if all you're doing is wasting company time ... another thing if you've got to keep grades up.

Pete Godenschwager · March 26, 2006, 10:06:07 PM

[quote Chloe]Both teams did a wonderful job, but what was up with Earl?! Cramps? What a game...[/quote]

That was nuts, I couldn't believe he could even skate after crawling back the bench after every shift.

Italy571 · March 26, 2006, 10:10:25 PM

In my un-expert opinion, I think we'll see McKee back, considering that he played below his full potential this season and he knows it.

Perphaps Wisconsin deserved the win overall tonight. It's frustrating though becuase we were becoming more dominant as the game wore on, and you have to give us and McKee credit for getting to that point. Given just the OT periods, I say we outplayed them (plus, we hit the post first! :-P ).

Dpperk29 · March 26, 2006, 10:10:32 PM

great game. I am still in schock about the ending, but great game. Cornell never really carried the play, but we had our chances. We may not have won, but by beating CC and nearly beating Wisco, hopefully we earned some respect from our western friends.

Props to McKee, what an amazing display of goaltending. He made several saves that just left me going "how the hell???"

great game, this team deffinatly exceeded my expectations in the NCAAs.

nr53 · March 26, 2006, 10:10:35 PM

Amazing game. Period.

McKee almost looked even better than last year, other than a few really bad rebounds but we were able to clear them. I'm "happy" with the way the season ended. The team played two DAMN good games. I don't think anyone can say we were completely outplayed in this game. Momentum swung back and forth a lot. My main dissapointment was the unimaginative slap shot that Abbot would take ever time he got in the zone. I was hoping that just once he would skate it in but it didn't happen.

The season was one hell of a ride. Alternatively exhilarating and nausiating, but an amazing finish

ithacat · March 26, 2006, 10:19:11 PM

[quote billhoward]
This overtime-loss-in-the-Midwest-Regional-to-a-Local-Team schtick is getting kind of old after two years.
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Runner-up two years in a row in the Minnesota and Wisconsin Invitationals isn't too bad. So close to breaking through...B-]

It's Cornell against the world. Anyone, anytime, anywhere...drop the puck.

How many days to the Red-White game?

LGR...

oceanst41 · March 26, 2006, 10:21:31 PM

No doubt about it, we can finally say Cornell ran into a hot goalie tonight. Only this time ours was equal to the challenge - it was an absolutely incredible preformance by McKee.

The 4 on 4 gave Wisco just enough space to find the slot open, it's a shame that Mugford got dragged into that call - but it was ludacris to expect Shegos to call anything that resulted in a PP at that point in time.

Nothing to be ashamed of in this game, we took the best team in the country to the very edge.

Now I move on to being one of the alumni faithful, hopefully that results in a trip to the Frozen Four just like my first year as a student.

Swampy · March 26, 2006, 10:23:01 PM

Well, yes. Try this link http://elf.elynah.com/read.php?1,79242. But then, why would you want a thread, when there's an entire web site at http://bigredpuckhead.blogspot.com/ ?

billhoward · March 26, 2006, 10:26:59 PM

[quote Italy571]In my un-expert opinion, I think we'll see McKee back, considering that he played below his full potential this season and he knows it.

Perphaps Wisconsin deserved the win overall tonight. It's frustrating though becuase we were becoming more dominant as the game wore on, and you have to give us and McKee credit for getting to that point. Given just the OT periods, I say we outplayed them (plus, we hit the post first! :-P ).[/quote]

Two excellent thoughts. Half of us want to say, "Let it rest awhile before we plot out who stays and goes ... and half are already plotting the 2006-07 team. If there's a reason for David to stay (other than that he has a season of eligiblity left and he hasn't yet graduated - how quaint), it's that this wasn't the kind of year that makes a pro team want to shower you with riches. This game, however, was a Hobey Baker season wrapped up into sixty -- er, 113 -- minutes.