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RPI 2015 Off Season Thread: Another Long Spring and Summer :(

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Today is 17 March 2015. There are 200 days until RPI's next game.


This is based upon 3 October 2015 for the start of next season.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
I think that it was free to everyone when I was at RPI. At least I don't remember that others had to pay. Anyway, they should have had to pay people to watch the team when I started. :)
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As bad as we were during my time there, and we were perhaps the worst in the country ever at that time, fairly decent numbers of fans showed up. Maybe it was just to watch the dogs running on the field at halftime? But the spirit was there and brought out the students. I recall the Nicholls game where we built a substantial lead (only to give up two scores very late to leave with a miserable tie) where fans flocked to the game when they heard we might finally win one. When we finally beat Middlebury after 42 losses(and the tie with Nicholls) in a row, there was a crowd several people deep surrounding the place. The noise was incredible and the atmosphere was electric. Not sure which year was the worst - 1963 when we were outscored 200-16 in 6 games or 1962(before I got there) when we were outscored 337-36 and in one game against Vermont lost 82-6.
 
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Ralph Baer said:
I think that it was free to everyone when I was at RPI. At least I don't remember that others had to pay. Anyway, they should have had to pay people to watch the team when I started. :)
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I don't know when they started making people pay, but it was before I started. I remember, when we hosted a playoff game in 2007, that they diverted foot traffic below the JEC walkway in order to get over to Lally, Amos Eaton, and all of those buildings in that part of campus. Since then, they had always tried to enforce that in order to get some revenue until they left '86 Field and went up to ECAV, where it was much easier to enforce. Had I not been with the band, I was an officer of HKN, so watching from the Flip Flop lounge would have been fun.
 
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DrDemento said:
As bad as we were during my time there, and we were perhaps the worst in the country ever at that time, fairly decent numbers of fans showed up. Maybe it was just to watch the dogs running on the field at halftime? But the spirit was there and brought out the students. I recall the Nicholls game where we built a substantial lead (only to give up two scores very late to leave with a miserable tie) where fans flocked to the game when they heard we might finally win one. When we finally beat Middlebury after 42 losses(and the tie with Nicholls) in a row, there was a crowd several people deep surrounding the place. The noise was incredible and the atmosphere was electric. Not sure which year was the worst - 1963 when we were outscored 200-16 in 6 games or 1962(before I got there) when we were outscored 337-36 and in one game against Vermont lost 82-6.
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There must have been an incredible amount of chatter on the internet calling for the coaches head.
Oh wait, no internet. :p
 
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engineerhockeyfan said:
There must have been an incredible amount of chatter on the internet calling for the coaches head.
Oh wait, no internet. :p
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None at all. The coach was an all around really nice guy, team did a lot in the community, and the grad rate was 100 percent. :D
 
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DrDemento said:
As bad as we were during my time there, and we were perhaps the worst in the country ever at that time, fairly decent numbers of fans showed up. Maybe it was just to watch the dogs running on the field at halftime? But the spirit was there and brought out the students. I recall the Nicholls game where we built a substantial lead (only to give up two scores very late to leave with a miserable tie) where fans flocked to the game when they heard we might finally win one. When we finally beat Middlebury after 42 losses(and the tie with Nicholls) in a row, there was a crowd several people deep surrounding the place. The noise was incredible and the atmosphere was electric. Not sure which year was the worst - 1963 when we were outscored 200-16 in 6 games or 1962(before I got there) when we were outscored 337-36 and in one game against Vermont lost 82-6.
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Those were the cheerleaders. ;)
 
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DrDemento said:
We had cheerleaders? I was not even sure we had any girls on campus. I know there were some but I could never find anyone who looked like a girl.:rolleyes:
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Dudes with long hair. Either that, or there were girls, but they all had RIBS. :eek::p
 
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engineerhockeyfan said:
There must have been an incredible amount of chatter on the internet calling for the coaches head.
Oh wait, no internet. :p
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No internet? We did not even have access to a calculator much less a computer (unless you could get into the Amos Eaton building and get to use the IBM 360 Model 50 which took up almost the entire building). Had to get by with my K & E sliderule. But those were about the best years of my life and memories from those years can almost always make me smile. An incredible school, great student body with great school spirit, and an administration that actually seemed to care.
 
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lugnut92 said:
Ratio-induced ßitch Syndrome Yes I know ß=ss, not b, but it looks close enough.

The phrase has fallen heavily out of favor since FlagDUDE left RPI.
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And the fact that RKarger was an RPI coed. :)
 
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This is a bit off-topic but as Ralph points out it is 200 days until our next game. I just wanted to give a shout out to fellow alumnus and sometimes poster to the USCHO site, Tyler Hinman. Rooting for you to bring back the Crossword Puzzle Championship Title (to be contested March 27-29).
 
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DeepRed72 said:
This is a bit off-topic but as Ralph points out it is 200 days until our next game. I just wanted to give a shout out to fellow alumnus and sometimes poster to the USCHO site, Tyler Hinman. Rooting for you to bring back the Crossword Puzzle Championship Title (to be contested March 27-29).
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Rooting for him also.
 
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lugnut92 said:
Ratio-induced ßitch Syndrome Yes I know ß=ss, not b, but it looks close enough.

The phrase has fallen heavily out of favor since FlagDUDE left RPI.
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Bingo on the acronym. I wouldn't be shocked if the phrase still exists somewhat, though. Your fortune makes your position on the matter partial. ;) "Get a room!"
 
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lugnut92 said:
Ratio-induced ß*tch Syndrome Yes I know ß=ss, not b, but it looks close enough.

The phrase has fallen heavily out of favor since FlagDUD left RPI.
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I can't imagine how such a phrase ever would have been in favor, except perhaps to the most depraved anti-social misogynist. :(

B*itch to a woman is akin to the n-word to a black person. Of course, Mr. Dud loves to insult others, gratuitous vile meanness with intent to injure suits him so well, so why am I not surprised? There are probably no mirrors in his place.

That usage of RIBS actually is akin to Redefining Ideal Beauty Standards.....downward. :(
 
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