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Nice little run.

I know nothing about their team, coach, or program. Not an pushover academic school - what is their recruiting history and coach? They can't have many athlete type majors I would imagine.

Nice financial impact
http://www.cornellsun.com/section/news/ ... y-finances

Their coach's record puts a major dent in Jean-Jacques Taylor's argument that it never takes five years to turn around a program.

2000–2001 Cornell 7-20 3-11 T-7th
2001–2002 Cornell 5-22 2-12 7th
2002–2003 Cornell 9-18 4-10 T-5th
2003–2004 Cornell 11-16 6-8 T-5th
2004–2005 Cornell 13-14 8-6 2nd
2005–2006 Cornell 13-15 8-6 3rd
2006–2007 Cornell 16-12 9-5 3rd
2007–2008 Cornell 22-6 14-0 1st NCAA 1st Round
2008–2009 Cornell 21-10 11-3 1st NCAA 1st Round
2009–2010 Cornell 29-4 13-1 1st NCAA***Still Playing

I think I heard that Cornell has eight seniors this year, too.

http://www.cornellbigred.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball&

How can they have 18 players? Is there a limit on walk ons?
Looks like they don't recruit locally very much. They have a total of ONE player from NY.

Pony_Fan wrote:http://www.cornellbigred.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball&

How can they have 18 players? Is there a limit on walk ons?
Looks like they don't recruit locally very much. They have a total of ONE player from NY.

Ivy League rules prohibit members from offering athletic scholarships, so all of their players are technically walk-ons.

CalallenStang wrote:

Pony_Fan wrote:http://www.cornellbigred.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball&

How can they have 18 players? Is there a limit on walk ons?
Looks like they don't recruit locally very much. They have a total of ONE player from NY.

Ivy League rules prohibit members from offering athletic scholarships, so all of their players are technically walk-ons.

Check out some other Cornell sports. Hockey team in top 5, 2 wrestlers in NCAA finals and 2 in semi-finals, top five rated lacross team, top Ivy football team.

CalallenStang wrote:Ivy League rules prohibit members from offering athletic scholarships, so all of their players are technically walk-ons.

I agree with your understanding. These players are unique. They are intelligent.