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> Capial District Observations on Clarkson/Cornell.
> Toss-up!
> Having grown up upstate attending RPI and Union games(now with Union
> seasons), there is typically not much difference between these two, they are
> the biggest out of town draws.   The only noticible difference is the
> Clarkson's following is pretty consistant year to year, Cornell's ebbs and
> flows depending on how well they are doing.  VT is quiet during the season,
> but I do wonder who is milking the cows during the play-offs.
>
 
 
I'd like to respectfully point out that Clarkson has also been doing
consistently better over the last few seasons, so it's harder to tell whether
their fans would come out to support a more mediocre team.  Cornell has had a
lot of ebb and flow the last few seasons, and our travelling fan base has
probably reflected this.  By far the strongest visiting crowd for any ECAC
regular season game I've ever seen is Cornell at Harvard, when Bright Arena
turns into "Lynah East."  Of course, most of those fans live in Boston, so
whether that counts as a "travelling crowd" is debateable.....
 
The season starts on Friday - LET'S GO RED!
 
Robb Newman
Cornell 94 95
 
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