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Post by purplehaze on Feb 2, 2022 11:23:11 GMT -5
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Post by HC92 on Feb 4, 2022 15:47:03 GMT -5
The excuses for being bad in the minor sports would seem less valid for the women than the men as there’s a good amount of money for the women due to football and very little for the men.
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Post by longsuffering on Feb 7, 2022 18:52:00 GMT -5
At halftime of the MBB game, a Loyola women's lacrosse player was highlighted. She's a graduate student. I thought the PL did not allow graduate students to play. Or is that the IL?
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Post by purplehaze on Feb 7, 2022 19:01:41 GMT -5
LS, you haven’t been paying attention - BU for example has 3 (I believe) 5th yr grad students on their Men’s basketball team - no such restriction in the PL
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Post by longsuffering on Feb 7, 2022 19:37:25 GMT -5
LS, you haven’t been paying attention - BU for example has 3 (I believe) 5th yr grad students on their Men’s basketball team - no such restriction in the PL So BU and Loyola cherry pick the sports they play and then can use grad students. It is fair to wonder if their addition to the PL is a plus or minus for HC. I liked the symmetry when the PL was the less ancient eight. |
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Post by bfoley82 on Feb 7, 2022 19:56:44 GMT -5
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Post by longsuffering on Feb 7, 2022 20:25:41 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind LU using graduate students in OOC and NCAA games but not in PL and PLT games. That of course is highly unworkable. I did have the mistaken notion that the PL was a haven for primarily undergraduate institutions, didn't allow graduate students to play and thus was an excellent fit for HC.
The last three members in, American, BU and Loyola have larger graduate schools. Nothing wrong with that but it puts HC at a competitive disadvantage as we lose graduates with remaining eligibility like Avery and Austin to other schools for their graduate year.
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Post by purplehaze on Feb 12, 2022 15:04:56 GMT -5
With unseasonably warm temps on the hill our ladies got shellacked by Fairfield 18-8 - the Stags have a good program but that score is very disappointing
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Post by longsuffering on Feb 13, 2022 4:05:27 GMT -5
Like Loyola, Fairfield can accommodate graduate students like Caleb Green on varsity teams. It will be a smaller issue after the four year wave of the extra Covid year of eligibility works it's way through the system.
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 13, 2022 16:42:53 GMT -5
WLax has won two in a row and at 3-4 are threatening to be the third Crusader team with a winning record this academic year. Bring on PL competition.
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Post by purplehaze on Mar 19, 2022 17:35:41 GMT -5
After winning over two very weak ooc opponents we laid an egg today at Army, losing 21-10 - with the margin 14-4 in the 2nd qtr, the ‘running clock’ rule kicked in because of the margin - I’m not impressed with this Belichick
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Post by timholycross on Mar 21, 2022 15:57:32 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind LU using graduate students in OOC and NCAA games but not in PL and PLT games. That of course is highly unworkable. I did have the mistaken notion that the PL was a haven for primarily undergraduate institutions, didn't allow graduate students to play and thus was an excellent fit for HC. The last three members in, American, BU and Loyola have larger graduate schools. Nothing wrong with that but it puts HC at a competitive disadvantage as we lose graduates with remaining eligibility like Avery and Austin to other schools for their graduate year. Is it "grad students allowed because they got an extra Covid year"...or "grad students allowed at any time if they have a year of eligibility left"? Big difference. And how many athletes will HC lose to a grad year anyway, football being the outlier (lots of football players don't play a down as freshmen); once the Covid exception's gone? |
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Post by bison137 on Mar 21, 2022 16:47:14 GMT -5
Its grad students allowed at any time if they still have a year of eligibility.
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 21, 2022 18:57:27 GMT -5
I wouldn't mind LU using graduate students in OOC and NCAA games but not in PL and PLT games. That of course is highly unworkable. I did have the mistaken notion that the PL was a haven for primarily undergraduate institutions, didn't allow graduate students to play and thus was an excellent fit for HC. The last three members in, American, BU and Loyola have larger graduate schools. Nothing wrong with that but it puts HC at a competitive disadvantage as we lose graduates with remaining eligibility like Avery and Austin to other schools for their graduate year. Is it "grad students allowed because they got an extra Covid year"...or "grad students allowed at any time if they have a year of eligibility left"? Big difference. And how many athletes will HC lose to a grad year anyway, football being the outlier (lots of football players don't play a down as freshmen); once the Covid exception's gone? This four year window exasperates the issue. The higher level FB competes at the more they will be faced with teams with several players on the five year red shirt plan. Not too many small undergraduate only LAC's at the highest level of FCS, never mind our annual FBS game. But Coach Chesney is using the super seniors as a work around so HC's time is now. |
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 21, 2022 19:02:12 GMT -5
Its grad students allowed at any time if they still have a year of eligibility. After practice the grad students slip into their tweed sports coats with patches under the elbows and light their pipes.🙂 |
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Post by purplehaze on Mar 28, 2022 12:31:14 GMT -5
Another one-sided loss on Saturday at AU, 19-7
must win game coming up on Wednesday against winless BU (0-9, 0-3 PL)
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 28, 2022 12:53:04 GMT -5
Shame on BU for being winless with all the resources they aren't spending on other sports.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Mar 31, 2022 8:08:31 GMT -5
Beat BostonU 19-12. IIRC, Boston U. is at the scollie cap for women's lacrosse.
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Post by purplehaze on Mar 31, 2022 8:38:28 GMT -5
Well, if that's the case their coach must be in some trouble - the Terriers are not 0-10, 0-4 PL
HC is now 4-6, 1-2 PL with a huge challenge on Saturday when ranked Loyola comes to Worcester
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Post by bfoley82 on Mar 31, 2022 14:32:28 GMT -5
Well, if that's the case their coach must be in some trouble - the Terriers are not 0-10, 0-4 PL HC is now 4-6, 1-2 PL with a huge challenge on Saturday when ranked Loyola comes to Worcester BU was terrible against UVM when I shot them. |
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Post by longsuffering on Mar 31, 2022 14:48:56 GMT -5
Well, if that's the case their coach must be in some trouble - the Terriers are not 0-10, 0-4 PL HC is now 4-6, 1-2 PL with a huge challenge on Saturday when ranked Loyola comes to Worcester BU was terrible against UVM when I shot them. Just don't shoot the sheriff 🤣 |
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Post by purplehaze on Apr 16, 2022 7:58:48 GMT -5
Can we upset a better team and make a statement? Opportunity today at home vs. no.24 Navy
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Post by purplehaze on Apr 16, 2022 15:33:13 GMT -5
Not today - Navy wins 13-9 - that close only because our goalie made 12 saves (Navy goalie only had to make 2 saves)
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Post by purplehaze on Apr 20, 2022 21:02:57 GMT -5
Hopes for a playoff berth took a hit today with a 16-15 OT loss at Colgate - it’s a bad loss as the Raiders were 3-11 (2-4 PL) coming into the game - Coach Belichick has not won many big games during her tenure at HC
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Post by longsuffering on May 29, 2022 14:43:52 GMT -5
BC lost the national championship 12-11 in a barn burner at UNC today. I just watched the highlights but it was quite
an atmosphere as the stands were packed and the Tar Heel band was playing.
I hope HC can improve. Perhaps pick up some transfers who aren't getting playing time at top schools, which often are good academic schools.
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