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I flew out of W. Palm Beach on Thursday afternoon, saying goodbye to 80 degree temps and Royal Palm trees. Though it was aeautiful in Ithaca on Friday, dealing with a high of 44 and lots of rain today was well worth it for the Big Red W. Salient thoughts of the day: -Despite the final score, I think...

I flew out of W. Palm Beach on Thursday afternoon, saying goodbye to 80 degree temps and Royal Palm trees. Though it was a beautiful in Ithaca on Friday, dealing with a high of 44 and lots of rain today was well worth it for the Big Red W. Salient thoughts of the day: -Despite the final score, I thi...

My guess is that several players were not dressed due to injuries...including Goldstein and Lombardi. I didn't notice TJ Lamb either.
And we know of Cascadden and Bozzi.

Nice to see everyone who was dressed get some PT. Especially given very short rest, no practice on Sunday, and flying back losing 2 hours given the time zone difference. In terms of the game, however, don't be misled. My daughter is a Hobart graduate and I have very positive feelings about the schoo...

For those Cornell faithful who are not aware, we're not going to see Michael Bozzi today. My guess is, nor will we in the weeks ahead. Following the Cascadden injury (which IMO was one of the VERY TOP Cornell players you would not want to see go down), this one really hurts as well. I'd rate him our...

I have no problem with a two minute penalty. My problem is that the unreleasablecall, over two minutes, can lead to multiple goals. Also, a non-front line player (e.g., a 2nd line middie, a ss, a number two LSM is very different from losing a front-line player (for some portion of a game). I've also...

FYI - if no IL reporter is at a game, it's not unusual for IL to use a feed supplied from the the home team (presumably from the Sports Info department). Clearly, the IL article did not at all reflect the reasons for Denver's "comeback" and the ultimate score. Personally, I had zero expect...

A few excellent comments on prior posts... -Orfling - yes, I'm afraid that yesterday's calls may portend the new normal, though I'd prefer to call them "the canary in the coalmine." Unfortunately, a 2 minute is bad enough, but in lacrosse, unlike football or hoops where the team scored on ...

As referenced in my post yesterday, I would like to know if "high hits" now translate to 2 minute unreleasble penalties. If this is the case, I'm sure its been sanctioned from "above," given the sensitivity to head/neck injuries. In the past, you only saw the 2 minute on flagrant...

Cornell certainly outplayed Denver for 3+ quarters. Unfortunately, all that counts is the final score. What makes the L hurt even more is the way the game was lost...and...the upcoming schedule. I was feeling really good about the outcome after the first unreleasable (Denver got 3) after Cornell cam...

It was indeed a very hot and very humid day - both in the 90's. The exactly optimal for lax. The first game was an absolute snoozer. I've referenced in previous posts Quint K's great one liner, about 50 seconds into the Cornell-Duke game, "there's already been more action in this game than in t...

You are correct. The Hopkins - Georgetown was even further back; it was the 2nd game of a quarterfinal double-header. What threw me was that it was also played in Princeton, but in 2005. That makes Brodie M even older than I thought. Unfortunately, the Cornell team was IMO still developing and lost ...

semsox -- you are correct about the 2007 Cornell - UAlbany quarterfinal game and Seibold's trail check. It's similar to the proverbial story about how the size of a fish caught somehow growing in size year after year. But I don't think this game is underrated - the issue is more that it took place i...

Joewillie --- I flew to Charlotte and attended that game vs. Penn State. I rank it the 2nd most exciting Cornell game* I've attended...in decades.* Cornell came in ranked 5 and Tambroni-coached Penn State was 2. They were loaded, Ament, O'Keefe, and Kelly to name a few. Don't think I've seen a Corne...

An observation about face-offs during the game vs. Lehigh. Unless I'm mistaken, the great majority (if not almost all) of the face-offs were controlled by a FOGO after the initial clamp. Very little wing play involved in ultimate possession, so much so, having watched the entire game via stream, I w...

In regard to Kelleher...a few thoughts -IMO some of the players (bigger guys in particular) may have had some traction issue on the turf. Kelleher and Blake in particular; they're bigger guys who typically need some room to accerlerate, rather than having the quick first step. -He frequently draws a...

I'll always take the W. Especially in an initial season game in lousy conditions. Regardless, two main take-aways for me. 1) Defensively -Cornell's ability to play, not only with top 5 teams, but top 20 teams will be a function of its defense. Something that Tom LaFalce said at the very end is reall...

1:10PM - the field is completely clear now.
Apparently a wicked snow squall rolled in, blizzard like, but an hour + later, you wouldn't know it.

12:30PM - I know the Cornell women are playing Cal this afternoon, so I turned on to check out the conditions. I've never seen a Cornell game played in these conditions. The snow totally covers the field except for 3 plowed "lines" (by a bobcat) at midfield and the two attack zones. Closes...

Cornell scrimmaged Albany this weekend. Given that UA is not on the schedule this year, they are a good team to fine-tune things against, prior to the season opener.
Any feedback on how the boys looked?