On Dec 11, 20:01, Tony Buffa wrote:
> Subject: RPI vs. Princeton
> Anyone out there who saw the game want to do a post-mortem from the RPI
> viewpoint (the elitist chump viewpoint, I guess!  :-))  ?  I saw the
> description from the Princeton person, but what's up with RPI?  Forget the
> expectation B.S., let's get down to brass tacks, are they going to finish
> 20-12 or 12-20?  What went wrong at Princeton?  Same as at Army, just a
> random one time loss, is Princeton that good, did RPI have a terrible
> game, blame it on finals, phase of the moon, what?
>
> Any info would be appreciated out here in college hockey wasteland,
> central coastal CA!
>
> Tony Buffa
> RPI '64
>-- End of excerpt from Tony Buffa
 
        let me add my plea to that -- perhaps Jayson is still in shock (i know
he normally posts the details -- :-)).
 
On Dec 12, 4:43, Jimmy Page is GOD wrote:
>
>Why the hell was Masotta in goal vs. Princeton.(It makes no sense)
>
>Tamburro had a full week break since his last game and the princenton
>game is followed by a two plus week break for RPI, so why the hell
>didn't Tamburro start and stay in goal ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
>
>Why does Fridgen play Masotta when Tamburro is healthy and rested(rare
>qualities to be found in any RPI player) ?
>
>Masotta is a freshman, inexperienced, and not very good yet (as is to
>be expected).  My question is why should Masotta be given important
>RPI games as practice time when Tamburro could be in goal and RPI could
>be winning the games they obviously could win.
>
>The overall RPI team isn't strong enough to support a weak goalie.
>This is evidenced by their need to depend on Tamburro to pull them
>out of defensive disasters(as witnessed during the Clarkson game).
>
>In other words:
>
>       Tamburro Plays ------->  RPI wins (or loses occasionally by a
>                                            small margin)
>
>        Masotta Plays -------->  RPI loses(abysmally)
>
>                       Please help me on this point of confusion,
>
>                      Bryce.
>-- End of excerpt from Jimmy Page is GOD
 
        obviously this is not the answer, Tamburro still gave up two in the
third, while he was "fresh."  sounds like the defense didn't show, to me.
 
        similarly, it seems as if the offense was asleep -- the one box score
that came out yesterday said that the Clarke goal was unassisted (read
breakaway; read Act of God)
 
        this is why we need an analysis from someone who saw it -- this is pure
conjecture!!
 
        i also am curious about the power play situation -- RPI was 0 for 5,
and Princeton was only 1 for 7 -- what made the difference -- I'd have thought
that Princeton's ppg score would have been much higher given the overall score.
 
                                        jag RPI '87