RPI 2013 Part V: Who Wants Screech?

[LTsatch]

Re: RPI 2013 Part V: Who Wants Screech?

Don't think the Red Fox is there. Sadder still, the Casa del Sol (best Margaritas this side of Cabo...)in S. Lake is closed ...(new owners managed to drive a thriving enterprise into the ground in short order) Though there is some hope that former owners will resurrect it. Seriously Doc, next time you are thru LP, take Jenny to Liquids and Solids -- food and bev is outstanding, and I say that as a bit of foodie !

I won't compare days -- suffice it say that our OCD/ADD company owner's schtick was wearing quite thin on me today...

Do they serve goat?

[hawthr]

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Ah, you engineers.

We liberal-arts Brown grads know the quote makes sense the way Emily wrote it:

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."

BAM!

You sure showed us, quoting Emily Dickinson...and on Pi Day, no less.

[Ralph Baer]

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You missed the other half which read: "Mares eat oats...and RPI eats Ivies."

LOL. I hope that you are correct.

[RPI92]

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This might be an instance of competing goals. It is not always ideal to move as high as possible on a given weekend -- instead, it might be better to remain a little lower but have a stronger buffer against the teams below you. In my view, this weekend is about shoring up our current position, while Atlantic City (if we make it) would afford us an opportunity to really jump up the rankings.

That's a good point. I will let you be the judge. I have uploaded a copy of my Enhanced PWR Chart(tm) for each scenario.

http://cool-studio.net/2013-03-13_PWR_WaP.pdf
http://cool-studio.net/2013-03-13_PWR_RPI92.pdf

In the WaP scenario, Rensselaer is in 13th. A loss to Dartmouth and a following loss in an AC consolation game with SLU drops us to ~17th. A consolation win maintains ~14th. A win over Dartmouth and loss to Quinnipiac lands us at ~13th. I think the WaP picks might be more secure if they pick Niagara to win the tournament; as it is, WaP picks will guarantee that AHA would get a lower tourney winner bid in addition to Niagara. Also, WaP might want to check why Wisconsin takes the PWC from Rensselaer (on the basis of TUC record). It could have something to do with the TUC cliff under the WaP scenario. Or a bug in my mega-pwr spreadsheet!

In the RPI92 scenario, Rensselaer is in 11th. A loss to Yale and a following loss in an AC consolation game with Dartmouth drops us to ~16th. A consolation win maintains ~11th and could immunize us from tournament winners. A win over Yale and loss to Quinnipiac puts us in ~10th.

My rankings for the Atlantic City games are approximate, because I didn't run it for all the other teams that are still alive that could flip some results; I only ran the effects of the Rensselaer games.

[Ralph Baer]

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Ed Weaver's article http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2...mode=fullstory.

he is also having a live chat online at 5 PM http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2...a488891008.txt.

[vicb]

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You have until 7PM to get your picks in to the ECAC Pick The Playoffs Contest. http://board.uscho.com/showthread.ph...-Playoffs-2013

Round 1 contestants who have not picked yet are:
bothman
Brian Sullivan
burgie12
cnor79
fr joe
gocu11
H60Hockey
hockeyplayer1015
jstadts
KnucklePuckCU
Maine-iac
Nate Owen
NYhockeyguy
red133883
sshablak
Union93

[REDaero91]

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Thanks for the Lake Placid suggestions everyone! Yes Doc, I asked about the Charcoal Pit and was told it was torn down about five years ago, I'm sorry.

Here's the picture of the "Do not open" box in Manory's: https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot..._3083757_o.jpg (Let me know if it doesn't work)

[Ralph Baer]

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Thanks for the Lake Placid suggestions everyone! Yes Doc, I asked about the Charcoal Pit and was told it was torn down about five years ago, I'm sorry.

Here's the picture of the "Do not open" box in Manory's: https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot..._3083757_o.jpg (Let me know if it doesn't work)

For whatever reason, it didn't work in IE, but it worked in Chrome.


Edit: I got it to open in IE.

[Ralph Baer]

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REDaero91,

Did you got to Manory's to look for the box recently, or had you been aware of its existence before? I am just curious if it had been mentioned here at all since you have been at RPI.

Another question: has anyone heard from Frank Gardiner recently?

[REDaero91]

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REDaero91,

Did you got to Manory's to look for the box recently, or had you been aware of its existence before? I am just curious if it had been mentioned here at all since you have been at RPI.

Another question: has anyone heard from Frank Gardiner recently?

That picture is actually from the first time I went to Manory's with my family, two years ago. I had no idea what it was or why it was there, but it mentioned RPI and the ECAC so I took a picture. I don't think I've seen it mentioned on here at all until now. RKarger and I actually went to Manory's on Wednesday though, and it's still there!

[realet]

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That's a good point. I will let you be the judge. I have uploaded a copy of my Enhanced PWR Chart(tm) for each scenario.

http://cool-studio.net/2013-03-13_PWR_WaP.pdf
http://cool-studio.net/2013-03-13_PWR_RPI92.pdf

In the WaP scenario, Rensselaer is in 13th. A loss to Dartmouth and a following loss in an AC consolation game with SLU drops us to ~17th. A consolation win maintains ~14th. A win over Dartmouth and loss to Quinnipiac lands us at ~13th. I think the WaP picks might be more secure if they pick Niagara to win the tournament; as it is, WaP picks will guarantee that AHA would get a lower tourney winner bid in addition to Niagara. Also, WaP might want to check why Wisconsin takes the PWC from Rensselaer (on the basis of TUC record). It could have something to do with the TUC cliff under the WaP scenario. Or a bug in my mega-pwr spreadsheet!

In the RPI92 scenario, Rensselaer is in 11th. A loss to Yale and a following loss in an AC consolation game with Dartmouth drops us to ~16th. A consolation win maintains ~11th and could immunize us from tournament winners. A win over Yale and loss to Quinnipiac puts us in ~10th.

My rankings for the Atlantic City games are approximate, because I didn't run it for all the other teams that are still alive that could flip some results; I only ran the effects of the Rensselaer games.

You have way more time on your hands than I do. You might want to look into starting a blog.

[realet]

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Thanks for the Lake Placid suggestions everyone! Yes Doc, I asked about the Charcoal Pit and was told it was torn down about five years ago, I'm sorry.

Here's the picture of the "Do not open" box in Manory's: https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphot..._3083757_o.jpg (Let me know if it doesn't work)

I love how it says "please."

[JCrawford]

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How are ticket sales? Should I expect to be able to get a walk-up?

I'm surprised you're willing to take the risk of getting threatened with a lawsuit again.

[Stay@homeDad]

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I'm surprised the hockey website doesn't have a link to America One on it for the live video under upcoming events. Not that it matters to me as I will be at HFH but just thought it odd.

[Wicked Slappaahs]

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I'm surprised you're willing to take the risk of getting threatened with a lawsuit again.

I'm guessing he'll be travelling with his attorney from Dewey, Chetum & Howe .