Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by baldbear
Some thoughts on Stony Brook and their schedule.

No one doubts that they are a very good team and you can debate whether their schedule helps or hurts them. Their conference play is not challenging because they play in a weak conference. That is not their fault. You play who you have to play. They can't change conferences due to other obligations to sports within the university. It is what it is.

Scheduling non-conference games is not easy. You don't pick up the phone and say "What are you doing on the first Saturday in March" to another coach. Believe it or not there is a cost measure (transportation, hotels, food, staff) that must be paid by the university and lacrosse spread sheets are pretty thin. Sometimes you get a non-conference commitment 2-3 years ahead of the game so you don't know how strong the team is you will be eventually playing.

Based on their high pre-season ranking and schedule it does not surprise me that Stony Brook is #1 and has a very good chance of maintaining that position for the rest of the season. The other teams ranked play each other and will incur losses. You play who you play. If you follow D1 mens basketball Gonzaga gets that rap sometimes. Just don't be surprised if Stony Brook gets a 4 seed when the tournament starts.

Undefeated BC w a thumping over UNC should be ranked above SB for now. As should a one-loss in OT at UNC Maryland team. SB should be ranked #3 right now.


If you are going to make a statement that is clearly lacking in any kind of informed opinion at least be consistent. Using the so called thumping ( was closer than the score and having watched the whole game UNC missing their goalie hurt) as a ranking hammerhead then you should take into account their OT win over a suspect USC team who beat Oregon and lost to Stanford in OT . SB has not had any games as close as several BC games so if the thumping puts them over SB then the OT win puts them way below.


SB was tied with Towson and Northwestern late in the games. BC has had one close competitive game(USC).The UNC game was not close, UNC took one lead in the first half and only won 2 draws in the second. They very bad against Yale and relinquished a 5 goal lead against ND. Maryland is the true number 1, They have defeated solid teams week after week with ease. The excuse of being in a weak league is not valid Loyola, JMU, Towson, USC,Navy schedule competitive games outside of their weak conferences. Dont complain if they dont get the number one seed and Maryland does. BC I believe will lose this weekend, they never win at UVA.


UVA goalie will lose the game for them this week