FB: Empire 8

[bomber3]

Dew --

I didn't know they were missing those guys but two non-skill(albeit good) defensive players being out is hardly justification for your opinion if Fisher will win.  As Bombers stated, Ithaca has capable replacements at each position.  If Fisher wins it will be for other reasons than because IC is battling injuries.

[Bombers798891]

Dew --

I didn't know they were missing those guys but two non-skill(albeit good) defensive players being out is hardly justification for your opinion if Fisher will win.  As Bombers stated, Ithaca has capable replacements at each position.  If Fisher wins it will be for other reasons than because IC is battling injuries.

Gilfedder will play this week from what I hear

[SJFF82]

Dew --

I didn't know they were missing those guys but two non-skill(albeit good) defensive players being out is hardly justification for your opinion if Fisher will win.  As Bombers stated, Ithaca has capable replacements at each position.  If Fisher wins it will be for other reasons than because IC is battling injuries.

...it will be science

[sjfcards]

Dew --

I didn't know they were missing those guys but two non-skill(albeit good) defensive players being out is hardly justification for your opinion if Fisher will win.  As Bombers stated, Ithaca has capable replacements at each position.  If Fisher wins it will be for other reasons than because IC is battling injuries.

...it will be science

or because they are just better.

[fisheralum91]

yeah- what they said!


Looking forward to it boys!
See you Saterday

[Bombers798891]

Dew --

I didn't know they were missing those guys but two non-skill(albeit good) defensive players being out is hardly justification for your opinion if Fisher will win.  As Bombers stated, Ithaca has capable replacements at each position.  If Fisher wins it will be for other reasons than because IC is battling injuries.

...it will be science

or because they are just better.

Amen. There are some cases where, yes, a team gets lucky, or catches a break, or there are injuries. There are times when you have two evenly-matched teams and hey, someone has to win in football. But there are those times where the players putting on the uniforms for one team are better than those putting on the uniforms for the others. This is usually portrayed as insulting for the worse team, but this kind of thing happens in all walks of life, but I feel like sometimes, sportswriters are hesitant to pull that trigger (Perhaps because athletes tend to be quick to jump on the "disrespect" train)

[bomber3]

On the a "A Matter of Inches" article on the homepage it lists the top attendance figures in D3 over the past 37 years.  Ithaca/Cortland has 10 of the top 28 attendance figures of all time.  Kinda cool...

[Bombers798891]

On the a "A Matter of Inches" article on the homepage it lists the top attendance figures in D3 over the past 37 years.  Ithaca/Cortland has 10 of the top 28 attendance figures of all time.  Kinda cool...

Yeah, but that's what happens when you disregard things like fan/player safety in the interest of a football game.

I'm all for big crowds, but some of those games at Butterfield were downright unsafe. Kids are jammed up against barricades (which they can easily break through) and crowded into walkways. The old Cortland Stadium was a disaster for that too.

Thankfully, they've gotten better in recent years, as Cortland's stadium has gotten naturally bigger, and they've tried to keep the games at Butterfield down to about 10,000, as opposed to the 12,000 they had in the late 90's/early 00's. But attendance had been a real problem in the past

[maxpower]

On the a "A Matter of Inches" article on the homepage it lists the top attendance figures in D3 over the past 37 years.  Ithaca/Cortland has 10 of the top 28 attendance figures of all time.  Kinda cool...

Yeah, but that's what happens when you disregard things like fan/player safety in the interest of a football game.

I'm all for big crowds, but some of those games at Butterfield were downright unsafe. Kids are jammed up against barricades (which they can easily break through) and crowded into walkways. The old Cortland Stadium was a disaster for that too.

Thankfully, they've gotten better in recent years, as Cortland's stadium has gotten naturally bigger, and they've tried to keep the games at Butterfield down to about 10,000, as opposed to the 12,000 they had in the late 90's/early 00's. But attendance had been a real problem in the past

I was at the game last year, and we got pressed up real hard against the bars, had to jump them and stand on that rocky slope.... my friend had bruises on her legs. Not a good sign.

[maxpower]

On the a "A Matter of Inches" article on the homepage it lists the top attendance figures in D3 over the past 37 years.  Ithaca/Cortland has 10 of the top 28 attendance figures of all time.  Kinda cool...

I can't seem to find that article, bomber3. Can you post a link?

[Bombers798891]

On the a "A Matter of Inches" article on the homepage it lists the top attendance figures in D3 over the past 37 years.  Ithaca/Cortland has 10 of the top 28 attendance figures of all time.  Kinda cool...

Yeah, but that's what happens when you disregard things like fan/player safety in the interest of a football game.

I'm all for big crowds, but some of those games at Butterfield were downright unsafe. Kids are jammed up against barricades (which they can easily break through) and crowded into walkways. The old Cortland Stadium was a disaster for that too.

Thankfully, they've gotten better in recent years, as Cortland's stadium has gotten naturally bigger, and they've tried to keep the games at Butterfield down to about 10,000, as opposed to the 12,000 they had in the late 90's/early 00's. But attendance had been a real problem in the past

I was at the game last year, and we got pressed up real hard against the bars, had to jump them and stand on that rocky slope.... my friend had bruises on her legs. Not a good sign.

The fact that half/most/all of the students there are drunk makes the problem worse. But for a long time, getting 12,000+ in the stadium mattered more

[AUPepBand]

On the a "A Matter of Inches" article on the homepage it lists the top attendance figures in D3 over the past 37 years.  Ithaca/Cortland has 10 of the top 28 attendance figures of all time.  Kinda cool...

I can't seem to find that article, bomber3. Can you post a link?

It's Keith's Around the Nation column....

[SJFF82]

yeah...I'm waiting for the visitor bleachers to collapse at Growney under the weight of 12 PepBand members...just kidding

[sjfcards]

On the a "A Matter of Inches" article on the homepage it lists the top attendance figures in D3 over the past 37 years.  Ithaca/Cortland has 10 of the top 28 attendance figures of all time.  Kinda cool...

Yeah, but that's what happens when you disregard things like fan/player safety in the interest of a football game.

I'm all for big crowds, but some of those games at Butterfield were downright unsafe. Kids are jammed up against barricades (which they can easily break through) and crowded into walkways. The old Cortland Stadium was a disaster for that too.

Thankfully, they've gotten better in recent years, as Cortland's stadium has gotten naturally bigger, and they've tried to keep the games at Butterfield down to about 10,000, as opposed to the 12,000 they had in the late 90's/early 00's. But attendance had been a real problem in the past

I was at the game last year, and we got pressed up real hard against the bars, had to jump them and stand on that rocky slope.... my friend had bruises on her legs. Not a good sign.

The fact that half/most/all of the students there are drunk makes the problem worse. But for a long time, getting 12,000+ in the stadium mattered more

Being from Cortland, and having a wife that went to Ithaca, there is a lot of things about Cortaca that are great. Like entertainment. Last year on the Friday night before the game I walked the dog a total of 3 blocks and I saw, 2 fistfights, 3 topless girls, someone stuck in a dumpster, and someone who drove a car into a house.
But I can really do without the drunk kids passing out/throwing up in my front yard, the REDICULOUS crowds at the bars, and the absurd number of arrests for some stupid thing or another (last game in cortland topped the 500 arrest mark).  I still go every year, and usually have a few drinks before I go, but when I get tired of the problems that come with boozing, there is something wrong.

[Bombers798891]

Being from Cortland, and having a wife that went to Ithaca, there is a lot of things about Cortaca that are great. Like entertainment. Last year on the Friday night before the game I walked the dog a total of 3 blocks and I saw, 2 fistfights, 3 topless girls, someone stuck in a dumpster, and someone who drove a car into a house.
But I can really do without the drunk kids passing out/throwing up in my front yard, the REDICULOUS crowds at the bars, and the absurd number of arrests for some stupid thing or another (last game in cortland topped the 500 arrest mark).  I still go every year, and usually have a few drinks before I go, but when I get tired of the problems that come with boozing, there is something wrong.

Topless women can be fun...as for the rest of it...

There are lots of great things about Cortaca, but the schools really seem to prioritize high attendance over some of the more basic, logical concerns.