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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 12, 2024 19:09:01 GMT -5
Thanks for agreeing with me.... Actually, both he and the NCAA women’s rules disagreed with you. I guess you missed the meters vs yards....last I knew 120 > 110 yards but maybe in your world that math is the same
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 12, 2024 14:25:11 GMT -5
As is often the case, the NCAA has its own rules. From the 2023 Women's Lacrosse rule book SECTION 1. The playing area shall be rectangular and marked with a solid lined boundary. Optimal field dimensions shall be 60 meters (65 yards) in width and 110 meters (120 yards) in total length, with goals 92 meters (100 yards) apart. Where optimal field dimensions cannot be met due to field-space limitations, the field must be between 101 and 110 meters (110 to 120 yards) from end line to end line and between 55 and 64 meters (60 to 70 yards) from sideline to sideline. The goals shall be placed not more than 92 meters (100 yards) and not less than 82 meters (90 yards) apart, measured from goal line to goal line. There must be 9 meters (10 yards) of space behind each goal line, extending to the end line and running the width of the field. There must be a minimum of 4 meters (4.4 yards) of space between the sideline boundary and the scorer’s/timer’s table. There should be at least 4 meters (4.4 yards) of space between the other sideline and any spectator area. There should be 2 meters (6'6") of space beyond each end line. SECTION 2. It shall be the host institution’s re From the 2023/2024 men's rule book SECTION 2. The playing field shall be rectangular, 110 yards long and 60 yards wide. The boundaries of the field shall be marked with white or contrasting-colored lines. The long sides of the field shall be designated sidelines; the short sides shall be designated end lines. A bold white or contrasting-colored line shall be marked through the center of the field perpendicular to the sidelines. This line shall be known as the center line and shall continue through any logos or other markings (including a shadow line through any logos or other markings). All lines shall be not less than 2 inches wide nor more than 4 inches wide. The goal line and the goal mouth arc shall be 2 inches wide. The center line shall be 4 inches wide. Out of bounds lines shall be measured from the inside edge of the line; field lines (e.g., midfield line, etc.) shall be measured from the center of the line.Taking a look at Fitton on Google Earth. I would estimate the entire enclosed surface is about 135 yards by 65-70 yards. So, under either the men's or women's rules, it is a tight fit and, of course, the goal posts represent a small hazard which is present at virtually every high school field in the lacrosse playing universe. Thanks for agreeing with me....
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 12, 2024 12:30:06 GMT -5
Beat me to it by a few seconds
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 12, 2024 12:29:42 GMT -5
I seem to recall the car chase breaking into a sporting event I was watching (NBA finals?) and being annoyed This was before the days of TV shows like CSI and NCIS making the average person aware of DNA testing. Back then most people were not familiar with that technique and all that evidence could look more like science fiction than science That day was an epic day in sports. The World Cup started that day, Arnold Palmer had his final round in the US Open, NBA Finals were ongoing, and the Rangers had their parade. There is a great 30 for 30 on it.
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 12, 2024 12:25:18 GMT -5
So whoever said Fitton was too small to hold lacrosse games to me was lying... I think that it is borderliine unsafe but they wouldn't have scheduled the game if they thought that the referees or opponents were going to complain. The NCAA field dimensions for both men and women are 110 x 60 and, looking at Google Earth, I would say that the field area is probably 135 x 80. I am not sure why people would want to play in front of 22000 empty seats but maybe they think that this is a gimmick to get more people to come to the games. Are students more likely to walk down to Fitton or up to Father K field? Don't they need to worry about the flood plain? Men and women do not play on the same sized field. Women’s lacrosse is played on a slightly bigger field than a men’s field, 120 yards by 70 yards vs. 110 yards by 60 yards. www.usalacrosse.com/sites/default/files/documents/Rules/how-to-line-womens-field-2021.pdfwww.usalacrosse.com/sites/default/files/documents/Rules/how-to-line-mens-field-2021.pdf
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 12, 2024 6:34:31 GMT -5
So whoever said Fitton was too small to hold lacrosse games to me was lying...
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 11, 2024 14:58:32 GMT -5
Anywhere you want? Well, territoriality can play a role. I experienced what can happen when the "home" fans are hostile. At CCSU I sat across the field (ignoring a warning from several regular stadium staffers). The CCSU fans actually picked up names of some HC fans and checked them out on the internet. They then used cheers that attacked HC fan families in some vicious ways. The HC fans gathered around those being attacked and a serious brawl was avided only because a large number of stadium security forced the CCSU fans to move away. That was truly unique. I woud hope that never happens at HC and not just because so few visiting team fans actually show up. I can say in all the 1-AA stadiums I have been in, CCSU has the worst fans by far. I saw fans puking onto the visiting teams sidelines and minimal security.
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 11, 2024 14:53:56 GMT -5
How much longer until we hear from the Goldman family going after his estate? Or has he already done that?
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 11, 2024 14:51:33 GMT -5
The women’s tourney was weird this year. They had two regionals at one site so the Iowa-Oregon State region played Sat-Mon and the SC-ND region played Fri and Sun in the same arena. Iowa tickets were definitely more expensive. Cheapest I saw for either Iowa session was like $100. Most tickets were $150 and up which is a lot. But if you wanted to go see UConn men in Boston, the cheapest tickets were $300-$400. If you wanted to see UConn Women in Portland, it was $13 and up. The women's tournament wasn't weird as that is how they are doing it now. In 2025, they are in Spokane and Birmingham, Alabama. In 2026, they are in Fort Worth and Sacramento. Interesting enough the WBB doesn't give out units like MBB amp.awfulannouncing.com/college-basketball/ncaa-womens-tournament-unit-distribution-march-madness-2025.html
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 11, 2024 9:39:34 GMT -5
Another thing is the teams will not be "crossing" each other to get on and off the field which can lead to negative interactions. I have been in quite a few confrontations with the teams crossing each other to get to their respective halftime areas. I was going to call them locker rooms but we know there isn't a visiting locker room at Fitton.
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 11, 2024 9:16:29 GMT -5
Am I the only one who thinks it’s going to eventually come out that these ratings numbers aren’t real? Call me a cynic but I don’t believe much I read these days. For example, I know there have been a lot of false or at least misleading stories about ticket prices for Iowa games this year. In that case, it was easy enough to go to SeatGeek or Stubhub or Ticketmaster and see the actual ticket prices in real time. No such easy way to check the numbers here. My question would be: what's the incentive to fudge the #'s? To break the NCAA contract with ESPN and put the WBB tournament up for bid on its own.
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 10, 2024 8:38:48 GMT -5
Normal TV or Cabal. Why did ABC/ESPN carry the Men's Final on cable & not on network TV? Maybe they did not believe the projected viewership justified taking a prime time network slot with its far greater audience. The Women's game, although carried by the network started at 6PM prior to prime time. Are there any HC alumTV execs who might enlighten us? CBS not ESPN/ABC/Disney. Yea I thought it was weird the Final Four games were on TBS and not CBS. Has this been the case prior? CBS in the latest contract rotates with Turner in broadcasting the final four. I found it odd
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 9, 2024 22:23:28 GMT -5
I just watched the opening to game two yesterday. The broadcasters mentioned it would be a seven inning game that was determined prior to first pitch. No reason was given. The second game started at 2:35pm which wasn't even that late to worry about lighting...
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 9, 2024 22:19:55 GMT -5
Women's NCAA final game viewership crushed the Men's final. Men's game - 14+million viewers. Women's game - 18+million viewers. Is this an indication of declining interest in men's college basketball? Or, is this more a leading indicator of the growth of women's basketball? Is this a one off? Or, as I suspect, is men's NCAA March Madness morphing into March Numbness? One game was on normal TV and the other was on Cable. I think that is part of the reason.
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 8, 2024 22:26:55 GMT -5
I agree that Bryant being an affiliate CAA member for football and America East for Other sports is the ideal situation for them. Kudos to that administration and centers of influence for setting their athletic programs up for success and just more relevance. Bryant is also an affilate member of the Southland Conference in three sports.
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 8, 2024 22:22:08 GMT -5
Are we really going to be in the same subdivision as Mercyhurst? From a pure "feels" perspective, it feels like we belong with Harvard and Yale, AWP, Navy, the Dakotas and Montanas of the world, but Mercyhurst and RMU? At least we are not in the same conference as them. If they tried to get in the PL (which calm down guys it wouldn't happen with academic indexes and the like) I'd rather be an affiliate of the mvfc. Robert Morris has been D-1 since 1976. They have played in EIGHT NCAA Tournaments in Men's Basketball since joining. Holy Cross has only played in seven in that same time period.
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 8, 2024 21:51:25 GMT -5
Crazy to think they needed permission. Some people in charge must have viewed the women's tournament like the Para Olympics. I wonder if HC MBB and WBB coaching staffs made it to the respective final fours? Probably because CBS didn't want the logo seen on screen on Disney/ESPN networks broadcasting the women's games. More about that I imagine than "sexism". Equally silly -- the Ford logo having to be taped over on all 63,000 seats in the football stadium in Phoenix where the Final Four is being held. All because they don't want Ford to get free advertising since they're not a March Madness sponsor. The NCAA covered up the New Balance logos for the D-1 Track championships held at "the TRACK at New Balance"
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 8, 2024 21:50:03 GMT -5
Thought -- even though the NCAA tourney is over, perhaps Holy Cross and UCONN could capitalize on "striking while the irons hot" and schedule a "New England Women's Basketball Championship" game at the DCU Center this coming weekend. Bueckers v. Powers-Cassidy. Would be a nice little bump in economic activity for downtown Worcester. UConn doesn't play any non conference games against New England schools usually.
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 8, 2024 21:31:09 GMT -5
And he picks Lowell's big gym which they barely play in. The dump they play a majority of their games in is probably the worst building in the country.
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 6, 2024 20:06:59 GMT -5
Lost 9-7. Seemed to lose focus in second half. No moral victories but based on what we knew about Lehigh going in, not a horrible loss. You play to win the game
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 5, 2024 19:49:20 GMT -5
Depressing to see these results, the program has great support from alums and parents. They deserve a lot better. BU is a fully funded program and just beat Army. But we need to be more competitive. They have never been competitive at the D-1 level
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 4, 2024 20:55:01 GMT -5
It is my understanding that there was once a proposal many years ago for America East to take over control of Hockey East. Hockey East had less members then and AE schools made up a majority of its membership. BU was however not for it and it failed to go anywhere. This wasn't that long ago. Maybe 4-5 years ago. America East should be looking to spearhead a football conference first and foremost. They have the numbers now. It would prevent then from opening themselves to the possibility of Albany and/or Bryant leaving for the CAA in all sports. Plus, Sacred Heart and Merrimack are there for the taking. I'd be all for HC going all in on America East in all sports if football was on the table AND if we could leverage the relationships in conference to get into Hockey East for Men's Hockey. Merrimack is in America East in men's lax already so there is a relationship but they are leaving when Merrimack goes down to the MAAC. America East Lacrosse > MAAC Lacrosse
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 4, 2024 15:26:51 GMT -5
I had forgotten Binghamton was starting a team....A split is likely coming to Atlantic Hockey soon. Could America East start their own conference? They have UNH, Maine, Lowell, Vermont, Binghamton. I think they need one more program for an autobid. Without the Boston teams a good nickname for the new conference would be the Country Bumpkins. America East is actually physically located in Boston unlike Hockey East.
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 3, 2024 20:52:33 GMT -5
Meghan Gebbia is the Wake coach and we know she came from AU- her coaching seat is pretty warm going into next season after a 2-16 ACC record this year and many outbound portal defections - I’m not sure Johns can help much in that league Hardest job in the ACC? So far only 1 into the portal for WF this season. BC might be tougher...
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Post by bfoley82 on Apr 3, 2024 19:38:08 GMT -5
I had forgotten Binghamton was starting a team....A split is likely coming to Atlantic Hockey soon. Could America East start their own conference? They have UNH, Maine, Lowell, Vermont, Binghamton. I think they need one more program for an autobid.
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