CNNSI On Campus Article - The Line Dance

sockralex · October 23, 2006, 05:28:43 PM

Not sure if anyone has posted about this already but CNNSI had this in their Campus Corner today. Looks like a repost of an earlier Sun article.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/sioncampus/10/23/cornell.line/index.html

ftyuv · October 23, 2006, 07:57:24 PM

Quote"I'm from the Midwest, and the only hockey out there is roller hockey," Ballentine said.

Um... what?

ebilmes · October 23, 2006, 08:09:31 PM

QuoteFor Baum, and everyone else in line, the wait will always be worthwhile, all for a chance to be in Section B.

A lot of tickets went in A, D, and even G before B was filled. I was shocked that the top few rows of B were still available when our line numbers came up. I think a lot of freshmen were thrown off by the seating diagrams and, not realizing that the top rows of the sections still provide good views of the ice, opted for "closer" seats in the other sections instead of B seats.

French Rage · October 23, 2006, 08:18:27 PM

[quote ftyuv]

Quote"I'm from the Midwest, and the only hockey out there is roller hockey," Ballentine said.

Um... what?[/quote]

Just a bunch of no-name states. Minne-something, Wis-something. Doubt they know much about hockey.

Rita · October 23, 2006, 08:44:55 PM

[quote French Rage][quote ftyuv]

Quote"I'm from the Midwest, and the only hockey out there is roller hockey," Ballentine said.

Um... what?[/quote]

Just a bunch of no-name states. Minne-something, Wis-something. Doubt they know much about hockey.[/quote]

He is probably from Indiana or Illnois, a.k.a. "Hockey Hell". ::help::

I'm not sure if Hoosiers actually consider Minnesota and Wisconsin as part of the Midwest. I will have to ask.

Dpperk29 · October 23, 2006, 09:08:59 PM

the best seats are in the top rows... in a rink as small as lynah, the higher the better, especially with the angle of the seats, you are so close even when you are seated in the top row.

calgARI '07 · October 23, 2006, 09:13:48 PM

[quote Dpperk29]the best seats are in the top rows... in a rink as small as lynah, the higher the better, especially with the angle of the seats, you are so close even when you are seated in the top row.[/quote]

In four years in B, I've been towards the top, towards the bottom and in the middle. Far and away the best place to sit in terms of experience and atmosphere is smack dab in the middle.

Dpperk29 · October 23, 2006, 09:21:05 PM

oh yeah, I forgot... you students go for both the hockey and the atmosphere...

calgARI '07 · October 23, 2006, 09:30:28 PM

[quote Dpperk29]oh yeah, I forgot... you students go for both the hockey and the atmosphere...[/quote]

Yeah, and in that order.

redhair34 · October 23, 2006, 09:31:08 PM

[quote Dpperk29]the best seats are in the top rows... in a rink as small as lynah, the higher the better, especially with the angle of the seats, you are so close even when you are seated in the top row.[/quote]

I agree, otherwise you have a much more limited view of the corners. Ideally I wouldn't stand below the 8th row at Lynah. For away games, if the ticket office doesn't have a seating chart I ask for seats in one of the last few rows.

ORgrad · October 23, 2006, 09:46:16 PM

[quote ebilmes] not realizing that the top rows of the sections still provide good views of the ice[/quote]

This USED to be true. I sat in B row 12 a couple of years ago but with the addition of the new rows I can say that Section B, row 17 (and probably rows 15 & 16) stinks. The slope of the rows is much less in the new rows than it is for the existing rows. As a result there are heads blocking the first 4-6 feet of ice on the near boards (we couldn't see the ref when he was down on Saturday night). Besides, if you're over 5' tall, you can't actually stand on the bench if you happen to have seats right where the beams are (check it out next game)!

Looks like Athletics did their usual thorough job with (the approving of) the new design for Lynah.

RichH · October 23, 2006, 10:49:57 PM

[quote ORgrad][quote ebilmes] not realizing that the top rows of the sections still provide good views of the ice[/quote]

This USED to be true. I sat in B row 12 a couple of years ago but with the addition of the new rows I can say that Section B, row 17 (and probably rows 15 & 16) stinks. The slope of the rows is much less in the new rows than it is for the existing rows. As a result there are heads blocking the first 4-6 feet of ice on the near boards (we couldn't see the ref when he was down on Saturday night). Besides, if you're over 5' tall, you can't actually stand on the bench if you happen to have seats right where the beams are (check it out next game)!

Looks like Athletics did their usual thorough job with (the approving of) the new design for Lynah.[/quote]

Seriously...it's only a matter of time that the rafter in D will be covered with about 2 feet of liability-free foam.

Also, way to even think one femtosecond about the band. No, those tubas won't need to actually take up any vertical space. Symmetry be damned, they could've made the band feel like they *belonged* somewhere for once.

Chris '03 · October 23, 2006, 10:59:07 PM

[quote calgARI '07][quote Dpperk29]the best seats are in the top rows... in a rink as small as lynah, the higher the better, especially with the angle of the seats, you are so close even when you are seated in the top row.[/quote]

In four years in B, I've been towards the top, towards the bottom and in the middle. Far and away the best place to sit in terms of experience and atmosphere is smack dab in the middle.[/quote]

Is that why B, 8, 9 has been named "in your honor"?
http://lynahrink.com/index.cfm/order.lynah.seats?section=B

calgARI '07 · October 23, 2006, 11:01:23 PM

[quote Chris '03][quote calgARI '07][quote Dpperk29]the best seats are in the top rows... in a rink as small as lynah, the higher the better, especially with the angle of the seats, you are so close even when you are seated in the top row.[/quote]

In four years in B, I've been towards the top, towards the bottom and in the middle. Far and away the best place to sit in terms of experience and atmosphere is smack dab in the middle.[/quote]

Is that why B, 8, 9 has been named "in your honor"?
http://lynahrink.com/index.cfm/order.lynah.seats?section=B[/quote]

Is what why it has been named in my honor?

David Harding · October 24, 2006, 12:03:37 AM

[quote Rita][quote French Rage][quote ftyuv]

Quote"I'm from the Midwest, and the only hockey out there is roller hockey," Ballentine said.

Um... what?[/quote]

Just a bunch of no-name states. Minne-something, Wis-something. Doubt they know much about hockey.[/quote]

He is probably from Indiana or Illnois, a.k.a. "Hockey Hell". ::help::

I'm not sure if Hoosiers actually consider Minnesota and Wisconsin as part of the Midwest. I will have to ask.[/quote] Michi-something... Not that polls count, but there's a school in South Bend that's ranked higher than Cornell at the moment. Illinois is college hockey hell, but it's also where Topher Scott and Stephen Baby grew up and learned to play.