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Post by bison137 on May 4, 2024 9:46:23 GMT -5
Yes, that was my point (we get students and athletes from places like St Anthony's and Chaminade but not the better boys lax players...and it is not as if they and/or their parents have never heard of this place or don't think highly of this place or it is too far away or the name is too Catholic). I think a few schollie dollars might do the trick here and there. The girls lax team (with their 31 D-1 commits) at St Anthony's is number 1 in the nation...and the boys lax team is way down (lol) at number 6 in the nation this year. I presume that 31 is among all 4 classes, as women’s lax regularly provides many underclass commits. Obviously, still impressive. Lacrosse has much tougher recruiting rules than other D1 sports. Coaches cannot communicate directly with athletes until September 1 of their junior year. No offers can be made before that date, including offers made through a third-party. so it’s only juniors and seniors.
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Post by bison137 on May 4, 2024 7:44:32 GMT -5
Portal is at 2023 after a few entries this afternoon. I don't know if they are the only school to have zero portalers but Herb Sendek's Santa Clara Broncos achieved that fete. I tried to cut and paste something that a Fairfield poster had cut and pasted to their board but it didn't work. According to Dr. Evan Miyakawa, PhD in Stats, the conference with the highest % of players enter the portal was the American at 48%, (101 players). Next was the MAAC at 47%, (78 players). The lowest by far at 16% was the PL with 28 entrants. Ivy was next to last at 26% with 35 entrants. A10 was at 32 % with 78 entrants and BE was nearby at 34%, (57 entries). For a complete ranking of the 32 conferences see the last current page of the transfer portal thread at www.scoutfairfield.com.
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Post by bison137 on May 2, 2024 0:00:18 GMT -5
Holy Cross WBB doesn't have a penny of NIL to offer but they are the championship program on campus. If Coach Magarity doesn't land a key player in the portal, she really can't be blamed. The great majority of female players who come out of the portal will not get even a penny of NIL money,
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Post by bison137 on Apr 30, 2024 0:07:07 GMT -5
Bucknell men’s lacrosse currently has about three scholarships although that is going to rise to about six over the next two years. Exactly my point, Bucknell has two NCAA berths in the 2000's and eight regular season patriot league championships in that time period. Holy Cross has none of those in their HISTORY. When Bucknell earned those NCAA berths, and when Bucknell won all of those regular season championships, they had exactly 0 scholarships. The first scholarships they ever gave for lacrosse were in the last two years. But it’s become a lot tougher to win without having a good number of scholarships. Beyond the money issue, Bucknell for many years was more successful than Holy Cross due to better facilities, a winning tradition, and incredible continuity of staff. As a matter of fact, Bucknell has had lacrosse for 58 years and has had two head coaches in that time. That has traditionally made recruiting much easier and also has created an incredibly loyal and supportive group of alums. But as I mentioned, it has gotten a lot tougher in recent years.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 29, 2024 20:18:08 GMT -5
He's not just an ordinary player transferring from the PL. He was the conference's player of the year, and has two years left. Six figures, minimum, whether it's from a P6 school or slightly lower (Mountain West, A-10, MVC, maybe others). Wow - Is that where we are today? Six figure minimums from mid majors. I wonder how many of the programs making those payments bring in that kind of money we are not really talking about that kind of money being given out by mid majors, but rather by top 10 conferences. And Smith will be one of their more highly sought after prospects. Not every one of the players in those conferences is going to make six figures.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 29, 2024 19:54:14 GMT -5
Those players like scholarship aid, too. Even a partial athletic scholarship is a bragging point over a walk on to a similar quality school. As I understand it, HC is pushed by one anti-discrimination measure, title nine, to discriminate against men's lacrosse schollies in favor of women's schollies. Not required to exactly but probably the best work around they can come up with. Although I doubt women's lacrosse has that much aid to give, they have some and the men have none I believe. I know some of the other teams in the conference are not fully funded.... Bucknell men’s lacrosse currently has about three scholarships although that is going to rise to about six over the next two years.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 29, 2024 15:34:24 GMT -5
UConn backcourt very crowded if everyone is healthy next year. Paige, Azzi, Chen, KK Arnold, Ashlynn Shade, and incoming McDonald’s All American recruits in Allie Ziebell and Morgan Cheli. They could really use a dominant frontcourt player like Beers from Oregon Stare but she’s dragging her feet deciding between UConn and Oklahoma. Paige was playing the 3 this season anyways...I wouldn't expect her to change next year. Chen is better offensively than Arnold and Shade. Paige was nominally playing the three in a 3-guard offense. The only difference between her role and that of the two guard was due to her being a taller player with an ability to put the ball to the floor. She guarded the SF defensively because she was much taller than the other two UConn guards And a far better rebounder.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 29, 2024 15:30:18 GMT -5
Does Smith project to be a high major prospect? Just how big of a bag will he warrant? he will definitely get a number of P6 offers.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 29, 2024 12:03:47 GMT -5
this is a huge deal for the league if he follows through on it.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 28, 2024 16:32:39 GMT -5
Does he even have 2 years? One at HC. 2 at SBU...doesn't have the Covid bonus year, right? You are correct. Assuming he doesn’t get hurt early in the year, this will be his last season of college ball. He has no path to get an extra year.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 28, 2024 15:32:36 GMT -5
If scores hold up from today’s games, Lehigh and Lafayette will almost assuredly be done. Bucknell will have finished the PL regular season at 12-13. So long as we finish with 12 wins, we’ll beat Bucknell with the head to head tiebreaker. Just a question of whether we are going to Annapolis or West Point now. Very likely. However, in the unlikely event of a three-way tie between Bucknell, Holy Cross, and Lafayette at 12–13, Bucknell actually would end up with the three seed, and holy Cross would end up with the four seed.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 26, 2024 17:38:21 GMT -5
Congratulations Caitlin. Make a splash and get drafted. It will be fun to compare Weimar's stats with BPC's next year. I wonder if Bronagh will have any involvement with Ireland's national team's quest to get to the Olympics. I'm not sure how countries qualify for the Olympics and if Ireland has any realistic shot of making the games in WBB. I think if she wanted to play for the Irish National Team for a year she could use her remaining Covid season of NCAA eligibility in the 2025-6 season if she chose. The final qualifying tournament for the Olympics was held several months ago. Ireland, which is very weak in women's basketball, wasn't in it. In fact, with a world ranking of 81 they had been eliminated almost a year ago.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 24, 2024 10:56:39 GMT -5
Many HC fans will remember that Shoniker was the #1 reason why Avery LaBarbera committed to Canisius. Then when Canisius fired their head coach, with Shoniker being collateral damage, LaBarbera decommitted.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 20, 2024 19:18:19 GMT -5
11-6 loss in game 2 today - 4 straight losses and we'll have to stop that streak tmro now tied with Laf for 3rd with 8-9 PL record, Bucky and Lehigh in 5 and 6th Elsewhere - Navy swept Lehigh and Army split with Bucknell Current Standings, and remaining games: Army . . . . . 11-6 / BU (1), Navy (3), LU (2), LC (2) Navy . . . . . 13-8 / LU (1), Army (3) Holy Cross . 8-9 / LU (5), LC (3) Lafayette . . 8-9 / HC (3), BU (3), Army (2) Bucknell . . . 9-12 / Army (1), LC (3) Lehigh . . . . 6-11 / Navy (1), HC (5), Army (2)
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Post by bison137 on Apr 12, 2024 17:39:49 GMT -5
Choosing not to wait until Billy Donovan ends his Bulls season. Kentucky chooses alum Mark Pope of BYU, a polar opposite of Calipari. The carousel continues. Portal numbers and decommits will grow. Several report said that Donovandid not have any interest in returning to college coaching.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 12, 2024 16:54:01 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.... Actually, both he and the NCAA women’s rules disagreed with you.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 12, 2024 16:53:09 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 bison137 on Apr 12, 2024 12:50:26 GMT -5
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.pdfActually, the optimal women’s dimensions are 120 yards x 65 yards. However, schools are allowed to have smaller dimensions if they don’t have a big enough field, as long as the visiting team is notified in advance.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 11, 2024 20:51:27 GMT -5
Must have grown over the last few years-- what can I say, does that include the seminary students, and general studies for residents of the local community? Does not include them.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 11, 2024 12:42:54 GMT -5
I'm really curious about this move by Coach Dan. I'm assuming he will get an increase in pay; wonder if he had a prior relationship with Autry (The Basketball Tournament, maybe?). I'm curious because I'm wondering if this might be the start of a trend - sitting low D-1 coaches latching on to a position in the pro-college division of NCAA basketball. Maybe he is as optimistic about the future of low D-1 ball as I am (which is, not very). He also had a couple of really good freshmen hit the portal; maybe that played a part. At any rate, good luck to a good guy. Wish JB a good transition as well. He recruited like crazy to get pretty good players to the Mount, a school of 900 undergraduates, plus grad students and seminary. I think his move was to get away from the day to day pressures of the NIL and portal. A good coach and terrific guy who cares about his craft and his players. MSM’s website says they have 1766 full-time undergraduate students.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 9, 2024 9:52:05 GMT -5
Joins her former HS teammate Abby Antognoli, which I suppose was the connection. Doesn't make a lot of sense, transfers to the worst team in the PL this past season. Guess she likes the Lehigh Valley. It makes some sense when you consider that Lafayette is the only patriot league team where she might be able to get playing time. Unfortunately, she kind of plateaued after her sophomore year in high school.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 8, 2024 11:00:27 GMT -5
Interesting, if true. Arkansas is a big time program, but not the same level as Kentucky. Seems like moving down the food chain it is moving down the food chain. However, Calipari was on a very hot seat, and might well been fired after next season. Now he locks up a new long-term contract. And he is going to a place where the fans will worship him, as opposed to Kentucky, were most of the fans wanted him fired. I am sure the Kentucky A.D. is ecstatic about this move.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 4, 2024 13:05:00 GMT -5
I just tried to find the 4th but couldn't. However I did find two more HC mentions on the Richmond Board, (SPIDERNATION). Both are frosh and seem like real reaches: Rodney Brown Jr. of Cal and Reid Ducharme of Xavier. Lots of interest in both per the Twitter copies. Ducharme is from Milton, MA. Played at Brewster. Both of his parents are Williams grads. His father played football and mother played basketball. And his sister Caroline Ducharme, who has been a good SF for UConn before chronic concussion problems caused her to be shut down for almost the entire year.
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Post by bison137 on Apr 1, 2024 22:38:32 GMT -5
Heard Women's Final Four tickets going for a higher price than tickets for the Men's Final Four. Is that true? Great to see the improvement & growth in the women's game. Will it translate to the WNBA? Other than the Caitlin Clark factor, a major factor in driving the price of tickets is that the arena hosting the women’s finals seats a bit over 19,000 people, while the dome hosting the men’s event seats nearly 80,000.
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Post by bison137 on Mar 29, 2024 11:55:21 GMT -5
Gerry McNamara ('cuse asst) to Siena, it's official He interviewed at Bucknell last year. Was not a finalist.
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