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Quakers03
Professor
Posts 12530
 02-07-20 01:57 PM - Post#298801    

From twitter:

Due to the snow in upstate New York, we are pushing our
@IvyLeague
Weekend 2 trip back a day

*Penn at Columbia is now SATURDAY (2/7) at 2 p.m.
*Penn at Cornell is now SUNDAY (2/8) at 2 p.m.
palestra38
Professor
Posts 32803
 02-07-20 02:08 PM - Post#298805    

Penn hadn't headed up to NY yet?
Quakers03
Professor
Posts 12530
 02-07-20 02:10 PM - Post#298807    

I'm sure the issue was with Princeton heading to Ithaca so who knows where they are but I have to think Penn had time to turn around. At least we have some familiarity with Saturday games at 2.
10Q
Professor
Posts 23360
 02-07-20 02:11 PM - Post#298808    

Hooray for non-Shabbos games!
Streamers
Professor
Posts 8220
Streamers 		02-07-20 02:18 PM - Post#298813    

thanks for getting the word out - I guess the NYC Penn Alumni reception is cancelled...
mbaprof
Senior
Posts 345
 02-07-20 02:29 PM - Post#298820    

really dumb decision
Mess up everyone s plans for game fri night when its warm and raining in nyc. Its a big alumni event
My class has a well attended dinner every year
The philly cornell trip via the western route is easier and safer than the nyc cornell trip, having done both many times when my daughter was athlete at colgate
They could have played and come back to philly

Cant wait till the ivy tournament goes there...
Btw i have no dog in this fight, i now get to watch at breakast from hawaii vs missing golf time
palestra38
Professor
Posts 32803
 02-07-20 02:30 PM - Post#298821    

Gotta love your outrage....followed by the factoid that you are sitting in Hawaii.
HARVARDDADGRAD
Postdoc
Posts 2691
 02-07-20 02:47 PM - Post#298824    

Has anyone considered moving the Tournament to Hawaii? Coaches and players would go for it! Isn't that how we got into this mess in the first place?
10Q
Professor
Posts 23360
 02-07-20 02:58 PM - Post#298830    

How about alternate sites?
Hawaii and the Palestra rotating.
penn nation
Professor
Posts 21193
 02-07-20 03:24 PM - Post#298841    

  • 10Q Said:
Hooray for non-Shabbos games!



Kiddish!
13otto
Masters Student
Posts 779
13otto 		02-07-20 04:05 PM - Post#298845    

  • Streamers Said:
thanks for getting the word out - I guess the NYC Penn Alumni reception is cancelled...


Alumni reception moved to 12:00 noon (till 1:30 pm) tomorrow. Same location.
http://www.letsgoquakers.com/
SteveChop
PhD Student
Posts 1154
 02-08-20 10:07 AM - Post#298957    

Columbia game is still on Shabbat. Per my son-in-law, kiddish refers to post-game discussion of the game.
SteveChop
PhD Student
Posts 1154
 02-08-20 10:19 AM - Post#298960    

The postponement was a cruel joke. My wife and I had already left for Columbia and leaned of the postponement when we arrived at Levien. To say that I was urinated is an understatement.

I have been watching Ivy League basketball for 53 years and don’t recall any weather related postponements. I’ve gone to both road games and palestra games in blizzard conditions. There was absolutely no reason to postpone the Penn-Columbia game - it could have been played and Penn-Cornell could have been played Sunday.

BTW, the weather at Cornell was forecast a few days ago. The wimps from NJ could have left earlier - that’s what I do when there is a bad weather forecast. In my view, just an embarrassment.
welcometothejungle
Masters Student
Posts 788
 02-08-20 10:59 AM - Post#298964    

Princeton has been in Ithaca since Thursday evening. The postponement has nothing to do with their arrival. Cornell’s campus was closed
SteveChop
PhD Student
Posts 1154
 02-08-20 11:09 AM - Post#298965    

Thanks for that info. I’ve never heard of a closed campus. We’ve had blizzards in Philadelphia too - actually, Cornell should be more prepared for such events given their location.
HARVARDDADGRAD
Postdoc
Posts 2691
 02-08-20 11:17 AM - Post#298967    

Columbia's Ivy Men's Basketball game scheduled for Saturday, February 9th, 2013 was postponed to Sunday, February 10th, 2013 due to winter storm Nemo.
HARVARDDADGRAD
Postdoc
Posts 2691
 02-08-20 11:17 AM - Post#298968    

Columbia's home Ivy Men's Basketball game scheduled for Saturday, February 9th, 2013 was postponed to Sunday, February 10th, 2013 due to winter storm Nemo.
OldBig5
Masters Student
Posts 639
 02-08-20 11:44 AM - Post#298970    

  • SteveChop Said:
Thanks for that info. I’ve never heard of a closed campus. We’ve had blizzards in Philadelphia too - actually, Cornell should be more prepared for such events given their location.


Time's have changed--organizations tend to be afraid of backlash and lawsuits if anything happens to folks in winter conditions. School districts are much more likely to close schools now than when I was a kid. Or even when my kids were younger.

Are you able to stay for the game today? Root the Quakers to victory.
Mike Porter
Postdoc
Posts 3618
Mike Porter 		02-08-20 12:46 PM - Post#298974    

Yeah... it is pretty weak that league also postponed Penn @ Columbia, but not much else you can say there.

Here’s to hoping our Penn guys are ready to go today!
PennFan10
Postdoc
Posts 3584
 02-08-20 12:52 PM - Post#298976    

I don't think other coaches/programs would think it's fair for Penn/Cornell to get an extra day to prepare for a game when they all have to play these back to back. It seems most coaches would object to that if it can be avoided as it is a perceived advantage.
HARVARDDADGRAD
Postdoc
Posts 2691
 02-08-20 01:45 PM - Post#298979    

Campuses close because it’s unsafe for staff to drive/travel.

No staff, no classes, meals, security, etc
Silver Maple
Postdoc
Posts 3770
 02-08-20 05:26 PM - Post#299058    

I went to grad school in Hanover. When I was there the College NEVER closed for weather, no matter how ugly. I doubt that has changed.

Just saying.
HARVARDDADGRAD
Postdoc
Posts 2691
 02-08-20 05:45 PM - Post#299059    

Harvard had a similar record until a few years ago.
73Quaker
Freshman
Posts 61
 02-08-20 06:18 PM - Post#299067    

FYI, Harvard closed for 4 days during The Blizzard of 1978. I was there.
QHoops
Senior
Posts 368
 02-08-20 08:14 PM - Post#299090    

This is hazy, but I think I recall that when Penn closed for a day in 1978 they announced it was the closure since the civil war.
penn nation
Professor
Posts 21193
 02-08-20 08:17 PM - Post#299094    

  • SteveChop Said:
Columbia game is still on Shabbat. Per my son-in-law, kiddish refers to post-game discussion of the game.



Ah, but SNY is showing it right now after Shabbat is over.

Woo hoo!



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