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Post by hc87 on May 4, 2021 20:53:13 GMT -5
So they all have one then! Fitton was the last purist stadium. Should have filmed a period movie there before the old scoreboard came down. I remember a movie with "The Rock" being filmed there. Any others? Maybe "The Iron Major"...pretty sure there were scenes shot at HC, not sure about on Fitton though.
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Post by Crucis#1 on May 4, 2021 22:04:09 GMT -5
For a true purist, instead of a digital countdown clock, there would be an analog clock providing time remaining. You probably have to be over 60 to have seen one in operation at the Boston Garden or Madison Sq Garden. The above is an example of a hockey scoreboard from years past.
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Post by Crucis#1 on May 4, 2021 22:15:29 GMT -5
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Post by trimster on May 5, 2021 8:14:22 GMT -5
Fitton used to have one opposite the scoreboard. It was for time only and was atop the big end zone stands near MCKeon Road.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on May 5, 2021 9:44:38 GMT -5
This is even more ridiculous than the William and Mary to PL or flood plain talk. I guess that is a vote for the Ancient Eight maintaining the status quo. Ivy League has no reason to ever expand. Why would they want to dilute the Ivy brand by inviting more schools? Thousands of students attend these institutions every year, spurning the likes of Johns Hopkins, Stanford, Duke and Notre, specifically because of allure of attending an "Ivy League school'. It's the only sports league that truly has academic cache. No one enrolling at Colgate or Lafayette does so because it's been their "dream" to attend a Patriot League school.
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Post by hcpride on May 5, 2021 10:04:51 GMT -5
I guess that is a vote for the Ancient Eight maintaining the status quo. Ivy League has no reason to ever expand. Why would they want to dilute the Ivy brand by inviting more schools? Thousands of students attend these institutions every year, spurning the likes of Johns Hopkins, Stanford, Duke and Notre, specifically because of allure of attending an "Ivy League school'. It's the only sports league that truly has academic cache. No one enrolling at Colgate or Lafayette does so because it's been their "dream" to attend a Patriot League school. Essentially agree. Although I have seen two cases of MIT over HYP amongst my students (admittedly MIT acceptances are extraordinarily rare) and have seen kids pick Hopkins, Stanford, and Amherst/Williams over the non-HYP Ivies fairly regularly. Colgate, interestingly enough, tends to be a third choice (behind Cornell and Dartmouth) of the kids I know that apply. Very good company but I honestly don't think any of them has heard of the Patriot League. Now that I think of it I don't think any of my seniors have heard of the Patriot League.
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Post by timholycross on May 5, 2021 10:57:45 GMT -5
For a true purist, instead of a digital countdown clock, there would be an analog clock providing time remaining. You probably have to be over 60 to have seen one in operation at the Boston Garden or Madison Sq Garden. The above is an example of a hockey scoreboard from years past. If that's not the Gahden one, it was a duplicate of that. Believe there was one in Chicago Stadium for a long time as well. Boston Arena had a one-sided version of same. I remember it more from watching the Tech Tournament there in the early 60s versus watching pro games (didn't go to a Celts game or a Bruins game until I was in high school). Saw the control board close up, it was bizarre. There was a button for each digit and 8 sets of them; that is, one set for each team's score and a pair for each team's penalties. Like an old adding machine, I guess. This is the one that fans younger that remember the Garden will recall. Cannot find a later article that says what became of it. boston.curbed.com/2018/8/8/17661030/old-boston-garden-scoreboard
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Post by timholycross on May 5, 2021 11:00:29 GMT -5
Ivy League has no reason to ever expand. Why would they want to dilute the Ivy brand by inviting more schools? Thousands of students attend these institutions every year, spurning the likes of Johns Hopkins, Stanford, Duke and Notre, specifically because of allure of attending an "Ivy League school'. It's the only sports league that truly has academic cache. No one enrolling at Colgate or Lafayette does so because it's been their "dream" to attend a Patriot League school. Essentially agree. Although I have seen two cases of MIT over HYP amongst my students (admittedly MIT acceptances are extraordinarily rare) and have seen kids pick Hopkins, Stanford, and Amherst/Williams over the non-HYP Ivies fairly regularly. Colgate, interestingly enough, tends to be a third choice (behind Cornell and Dartmouth) of the kids I know that apply. Very good company but I honestly don't think any of them has heard of the Patriot League. Now that I think of it I don't think any of my seniors has heard of the Patriot League. No question when it comes to the rank-and-file student, they choose the school they want to go to; not the company that the school keeps (i.e., the PL).
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Post by Tom on May 5, 2021 11:21:50 GMT -5
Essentially agree. Although I have seen two cases of MIT over HYP amongst my students (admittedly MIT acceptances are extraordinarily rare) and have seen kids pick Hopkins, Stanford, and Amherst/Williams over the non-HYP Ivies fairly regularly. Colgate, interestingly enough, tends to be a third choice (behind Cornell and Dartmouth) of the kids I know that apply. Very good company but I honestly don't think any of them has heard of the Patriot League. Now that I think of it I don't think any of my seniors has heard of the Patriot League. No question when it comes to the rank-and-file student, they choose the school they want to go to; not the company that the school keeps (i.e., the PL). There is something to be said about going to an Ivy League school. I think there are probably some rank and file students who choose the school Cornell in part because it's an Ivy League school. In my opinion, from an academic standpoint, this is unique to the Ivy's I think there are zero students who choose the Coast Guard Academy because it's in the same conference as MIT
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Post by hc87 on May 5, 2021 11:56:08 GMT -5
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Post by longsuffering on May 5, 2021 13:03:58 GMT -5
No question when it comes to the rank-and-file student, they choose the school they want to go to; not the company that the school keeps (i.e., the PL). There is something to be said about going to an Ivy League school. I think there are probably some rank and file students who choose the school Cornell in part because it's an Ivy League school. In my opinion, from an academic standpoint, this is unique to the Ivy's I think there are zero students who choose the Coast Guard Academy because it's in the same conference as MIT If anybody did he would be barfing overboard and cursing his decision. I know someone who was from nearby upstate NY and graduated from Cornell with a degree in hotel restaurant management in the 1970s and always added that she went to the State College section of Cornell.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on May 5, 2021 15:43:20 GMT -5
The SUNY portion of Cornell I believe is the Aggie School and the School of Labor Relations. IIRC the hotel school is part of "private Cornell" along with Arts & Sciences and the other colleges within the school.
I don't think there's much difference in terms of "ease of getting in" as far as applying to the various schools, since applicants know you can freely transfer between them once accepted. But there is obviously the tuition break for the SUNY programs.
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Post by longsuffering on May 5, 2021 18:05:08 GMT -5
Interesting that the aggie section of UMass, Stockbridge School of Agriculture offered an associate's degree in hotel restaurant management at least in the seventies. I had one buddy who worked at a Howard Johnson's in HS and went there for that and two who worked at a golf course and went for an Associate's in turf management. It was a good deal because admission standards were low (one kid ranked 171 out of 171 in our class and got rejected everywhere else) but you lived in the same dorms and frats as regular UMass students and got a good education and placement in your field.
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Post by bfoley82 on May 5, 2021 21:12:19 GMT -5
Interesting that the aggie section of UMass, Stockbridge School of Agriculture offered an associate's degree in hotel restaurant management at least in the seventies. I had one buddy who worked at a Howard Johnson's in HS and went there for that and two who worked at a golf course and went for an Associate's in turf management. It was a good deal because admission standards were low (one kid ranked 171 out of 171 in our class and got rejected everywhere else) but you lived in the same dorms and frats as regular UMass students and got a good education and placement in your field. UMass turf management program is now one of the best in the nation.
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Post by timholycross on May 5, 2021 22:07:54 GMT -5
Interesting that the aggie section of UMass, Stockbridge School of Agriculture offered an associate's degree in hotel restaurant management at least in the seventies. I had one buddy who worked at a Howard Johnson's in HS and went there for that and two who worked at a golf course and went for an Associate's in turf management. It was a good deal because admission standards were low (one kid ranked 171 out of 171 in our class and got rejected everywhere else) but you lived in the same dorms and frats as regular UMass students and got a good education and placement in your field. UMass turf management program is now one of the best in the nation. Guys like this, who I went to hs with, no doubt have helped create that reputation. www.top100golfcourses.com/architect/brian-silva
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Post by alum on May 6, 2021 8:56:53 GMT -5
Ivy League has no reason to ever expand. Why would they want to dilute the Ivy brand by inviting more schools? Thousands of students attend these institutions every year, spurning the likes of Johns Hopkins, Stanford, Duke and Notre, specifically because of allure of attending an "Ivy League school'. It's the only sports league that truly has academic cache. No one enrolling at Colgate or Lafayette does so because it's been their "dream" to attend a Patriot League school. Essentially agree. Although I have seen two cases of MIT over HYP amongst my students (admittedly MIT acceptances are extraordinarily rare) and have seen kids pick Hopkins, Stanford, and Amherst/Williams over the non-HYP Ivies fairly regularly. Colgate, interestingly enough, tends to be a third choice (behind Cornell and Dartmouth) of the kids I know that apply. Very good company but I honestly don't think any of them has heard of the Patriot League. Now that I think of it I don't think any of my seniors have heard of the Patriot League. You must teach at a pretty sharp high school. There are plenty of public high schools that don't have kids with all of those choices very often.
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Post by hcpride on May 6, 2021 9:05:59 GMT -5
Essentially agree. Although I have seen two cases of MIT over HYP amongst my students (admittedly MIT acceptances are extraordinarily rare) and have seen kids pick Hopkins, Stanford, and Amherst/Williams over the non-HYP Ivies fairly regularly. Colgate, interestingly enough, tends to be a third choice (behind Cornell and Dartmouth) of the kids I know that apply. Very good company but I honestly don't think any of them has heard of the Patriot League. Now that I think of it I don't think any of my seniors have heard of the Patriot League. You must teach at a pretty sharp high school. There are plenty of public high schools that don't have kids with all of those choices very often. 30 years. (And part of my district is in one of the wealthiest parts of the US.)
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