<p>lol Any guesses on the margin of victory? Over/under at 50 points probably</p>
<p>ugh that was ugly...damnit. Foote fouled out and the twins did amazingly well. At least we improved in the 2nd half...oy.</p>
<p>Haha, it was painful. I only watched a few minutes of it, but that's all I needed. I guess there's always next year...after all, most of our team is young.</p>
<p>the team looked promising though. They have most of the pieces in place to be successful. All they need now is a 7 foot center that weighs more than a paperclip and can put up more than 2 points a game before fouling out</p>
<p>Pretty much what I expected. Too much size and too much D from Stanford. Cornell got outrebounded 2:1 and only shot 30%. At least Stanford gave us a chance to make it respectable by resting their starters.</p>
<p>My prediction for the Cornell-UConn game: 97-40.</p>
<p>The game is televised on a special CBS channel if you have Dish Network. This channel will also allow you to view the other west coast games such as the UCLA game.
But boy did Cornell get killed in every aspect...even to the point of getting beat coming back on defense.
Oh well...maybe next year.
I think UCLA will win it this year.</p>
<p>The Cornell women lost 89-47 to Uconn (I was close :)). No more Cornell teams in this year's NCAA tourney.</p>
<p>^ that sucks. I just hope that the b ball team is as good next year.</p>
<p>It's pretty amazing the difference athletic scholarships can make when you see teams like Stanford, UCLA, Duke, etc. rake in talent after talent. It was only around 4-5 years ago that Stanford had the Collins brothers (twins who were 7-feet tall), both of whom ended up in the NBA. Now, they have the Lopez brothers (twins who are 7-feet tall), both of whom will probably end up in the NBA (Brooks Lopez will probably be a Top 5 pick). Of course, you have to compromise your academic standards (for example, Brook Lopez missed Stanford's first few games this season due to academic ineligibility). Harvard is supposed to have a spectacular recruiting class this year for basketball but one of dubious academic potential. I guess the Stanford men's bball team wasn't kidding when they said that Cornell's team's probably better academically.</p>
<p>^ i was thinking the same thing. Its a shame that the Ivys cannot use athletic scholarships. I guess they do not want compromise academic standards, as you say. I think Cornell has a great team considering such circumstances.</p>
<p>well...I hope Cornell's new financial aid policy well help the coaches recruit more great classes</p>
<p>Although it was tough to watch Cornell play Stanford and get beaten so badly, I don't think Cornell should be like Stanford and give athletic scholarships. It leads to an inordinate emphasis on sports over academics. I think Cornell has it right--athletes are students first, athletes second. Just making it to the NCAA tournament is an accomplishment and I was proud of both the men's and women's teams.</p>