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

[Rita]

Some quick (and late) thoughts on my weekend in Green Bay. It is a very good thing that this is a written account and not a verbal one, I sound like a sick frog My voice is still hoarse from cheering this weekend.  

1) I was very glad I went! We were a small contingent but tried  really hard to be heard above the badger fans. It was also really nice to put faces to ELF log-in names. I don't think I could have handled watching the OT alone in a bar again. I did that last year and it wasn't any fun (and that was only ~ 5 min of 1 OT period). It is much better to celebrate and commisserate with others who care as much as you do.

2) Our team played fantastic!! It was great to watch them comeback against CC, you could see them gaining control of the game and could sense that if they could just get a goal, then they take the game.

3) The Wisconsin game was one for the ages. If by chance anyone hears of it being broadcast on ESPN Classic (or other outlets) please let me know. I would love to re-watch that game (and the CC one too). Our team play so well and so hard. Not much more I can add to what has already been posted, other than I consider myself very lucky to have witness such a great game live.

4) We should be very proud in what our team accomplished this year. Yes, there were several games when we wondered "Who is that team wearing the Cornell jerseys?". However, they seemed to have more than the usual bumps and bruises that hockey players get each season. Given that the last weekend of the regular season we had 2 forwards taking regular shifts on defense, and we struggled to eke out a 2-1 win v. Union, I know I didn't expect them to take #1 Wisconsin to 3OT to decide a Frozen Four berth. It is amazing how everyone on the team fought through the injuries to have the playoff run that they did this season.

5) The Wisconsin fans I met were really nice and congratulated several of us for our dedication to our team in making the trip out there.

6) Finally, an important note to anyone going to Milwaukee for the Frozen Four: get any beverages you may need to have in your hotel room early. At least in Green Bay and in Appleton, you could not buy beer from the local mini-mart after 9 pm. Apparently each county can set their own hours for alcohol sales, and I do not know what the hours are in Milwaukee's county.

[Al DeFlorio]

ESPNU is showing replays of many of last weekend's games in the next few days.  I haven't specifically checked if or when the midwest final is being shown.

[DeltaOne81]

[quote Al DeFlorio]ESPNU is showing replays of many of last weekend's games in the next few days.  I haven't specifically checked if or when the midwest final is being shown.[/quote]

9 AM today (i.e. in 20 minutes), and maybe again later.

[Josh '99]

[quote Section A Banshee]Personally I give the slow "sieve" from that particular weekend a big thumbs down in terms of execution.  I think it should be said differently. "SIEVE!" loudly and punctuated(ly), two-beat pause, "SIEVE!" two-beat pause again, etc.  Not that odd drawling thing that I remember hearing.  I guess the long drawling thing might be more irritating to a goaltender, but it also sounds very... I don't know... NHL-fans-ish.[/quote]Well, there's always room for modification and improvement.

[ugarte]

[quote DeltaOne81][quote Al DeFlorio]ESPNU is showing replays of many of last weekend's games in the next few days.  I haven't specifically checked if or when the midwest final is being shown.[/quote]

9 AM today (i.e. in 20 minutes), and maybe again later.[/quote]The whole thing or a truncated version?

[canuck89]

My criterion for worked was a rather large percentage of students cheering.  The "Red line, idiot" cheer seemed to have ~50 people max. cheering at this season's end.  On the other hand, "Kill Red, kill" seemed to have ~300+ people.

Note:  I am obviously estimating with the fact that each section seats around 300 people.  I thought between A and B about 300 had cheered "kill, red, kill" versus a much smaller number for the other cheer.

[Trotsky]

[quote canuck89]It should be noted that "Kill Red, Kill" was working pretty well by the end of the season.  I'd like to see that return next year.[/quote]

Yep.  When I first heard people trying to get that started I thought 1) deliberately trying to seed a cheer like that is dumb and won't work and 2) it sounds like it will be stupid anyway.  But once a critical mass started using it, it did sound good.

I'd actually like to hear the "Let's Go Red!" cheer that follows an opponent's goal delayed until the ensuing faceoff.  The way it is done now just ups the volume of the opponent's crowd's celebration.  At Lynah, that isn't an issue, but in Albany it seemed to be self-defeating.

Or maybe it just got old after 6 times against Harvard. :-(

[Liz '05]

[quote Trotsky]
I'd actually like to hear the "Let's Go Red!" cheer that follows an opponent's goal delayed until the ensuing faceoff.  The way it is done now just ups the volume of the opponent's crowd's celebration.  At Lynah, that isn't an issue, but in Albany it seemed to be self-defeating.

Or maybe it just got old after 6 times against Harvard. :-([/quote]

I think that's kinda done anyway at away rinks.  Certainly at Green Bay we knew we couldn't outshout 7900 Badger fans, so we had to wait until they died down to do anything.  Granted, it was usually after some random play that the Badger fans decided to become hugely noisy, but the point still applies.

[Jacob '06]

[quote Liz '05][quote Trotsky]
I'd actually like to hear the "Let's Go Red!" cheer that follows an opponent's goal delayed until the ensuing faceoff.  The way it is done now just ups the volume of the opponent's crowd's celebration.  At Lynah, that isn't an issue, but in Albany it seemed to be self-defeating.

Or maybe it just got old after 6 times against Harvard. :-([/quote]

I think that's kinda done anyway at away rinks.  Certainly at Green Bay we knew we couldn't outshout 7900 Badger fans, so we had to wait until they died down to do anything.  Granted, it was usually after some random play that the Badger fans decided to become hugely noisy, but the point still applies.[/quote]


Woohoo we've got a faceoff after a TV timeout, lets get as loud as possible!
Or, Wow, our guy just came way down the wing nowhere near the net and took a no angle shot, lets start cheering wooooooooo!

[DeltaOne81]

[quote ugarte][quote DeltaOne81][quote Al DeFlorio]ESPNU is showing replays of many of last weekend's games in the next few days.  I haven't specifically checked if or when the midwest final is being shown.[/quote]

9 AM today (i.e. in 20 minutes), and maybe again later.[/quote]The whole thing or a truncated version?[/quote]

Pretty sure its truncated. Scheduled for 2 hours. Pretty sure we'll never get the whole thing again. I did record the next game after it too just in case they decided to go long with it.

- Fred

[bradford]

Sorry that this is so tardy.  I meant to post this earlier in the week, but unfortunately fate intervened in the form of a family illness...

I just wanted to compliment Coach Schafer, the CU players, support staff, fans, and the Big Red Pep Band on a great showing in Green Bay.  The team showed great character both in their inspired comeback against a CC team with two Hobey finalists and the epic duel with my Badgers.  As happy as I was for the Badger players---especially the seniors, who endured an absolutely hellish freshman season---to advance to Milwaukee, I also felt a good deal of sadness for the Cornell players, who deserved a better fate.  

As for the fans who made the trip...though you weren't great in number, you certainly made up for it in spirit.  I know there have been a few Badger fans that have had some silly complaints about you (though I've only seen the couple on USCHO, as I rarely visit the Badger board), but some are just unable to appreciate fans cheering for a team other than their own.  Personally, I love it---I think it does nothing but add to the atmosphere.  (Unless, of course, it really is WAY out of line and unoriginal---but that certainly wasn't the case here.)  I thought the BRPB was great as well---it's a little different from the Big 10-type bands that we hear more in this part of the country, but that doesn't diminish it's greatness in the least.

I know that on boards like USCHO and elsewhere, there's a lot of provincial nonsense that gets bandied about---i.e., the West is better, Eastern hockey sucks, the WCHA is better than the NHL, etc. I've never bought into any of it, and I've tried to remain at least reasonably informed about teams such as Cornell that I rarely see.  I thought that I had an appropriate level of respect and appreciation for Cornell's program, as I thought I understood how good they were.  The Big Red were the matchup that I feared most for the Badgers---in many ways, a mirror image, built upon the same principles.  I now see that even my healthy respect for CU's program entering the weekend was inadequate.  Coaches, players, fans---a first-class outfit throughout.  And I know that I'm not alone among Badger fans in feeling that way---you definitely have some new western fans.

Thanks to the Big Red fans for being so gracious in defeat.  I wish you much success next season, and would love to see a rematch next year---preferably not until St. Louis, though. :-D

Bradford

[KeithK]

Bradford, thanks much for your kind words.  Best of luck to your guys in Milwaukee next week. I'll second the hope for a St. Louis rematch!

[ebilmes]

Just a reminder that today is the first day that 2007 Frozen Four Ticket Applications can be submitted. There's a link on NCAAsports.com. Let's hope Cornell will be there in St. Louis next year!

[DeltaOne81]

[quote ebilmes]Just a reminder that today is the first day that 2007 Frozen Four Ticket Applications can be submitted. There's a link on NCAAsports.com. Let's hope Cornell will be there in St. Louis next year![/quote]

Heh, as if the NCAA needs to hold onto my money any longer than they already do. But thanks for the reminder