Name: Christopher Caldwell
Position: D
HS Class: 2022
High School: IMG Academy
Commitment Date: 10/10/2020
College: Denver
Gender: Male
Denver 2021
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https://www.uslaxmagazine.com/college/m ... er-budgets
I only included the Denver excerpts of the article below.
DIVISION I LACROSSE COACHES DEALING WITH LARGER ROSTERS, TIGHTER BUDGETS
WED NOV 18 2020 | JUSTIN FEIL | COLLEGE
Sixty-six.
That’s how many players the Denver men’s lacrosse team has on its roster for the upcoming 2021 season. It’s something that head coach Bill Tierney says is a one-year anomaly caused by the NCAA granting every Division I spring student-athlete a fifth year of eligibility because the 2020 season was shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I know we won’t have 66 guys on our roster a year from now,” the Hall of Famer said...
....There are financial ramifications to the extended eligibility particularly if rosters swell. Tierney feels fortunate that Denver, which, in late June, announced cutbacks that included university layoffs and salary reductions in light of a projected a $45 million shortfall for the 2020-21 budget, agreed to a revised budget that allowed eight of last year’s 12 seniors to return for a fifth year.
“It was something that had to be approved by our school administration because we were giving out probably the equal of a scholarship-and-a-half or a scholarship above our norm,” Tierney said. “That had to be specially approved, and we had to wait a long time for that approval. That also made for some anxious moments. They approved us for an amount that allowed us to bring back these guys.”
The Pioneers also brought in transfers Jackson Morrill and Lucas Cotler from Yale and Cole Boland and Logan Deveroux from Loyola. All four are graduate students. The transfers mean that Denver retained in essence the same amount of 12 seniors that would have expected to graduate, plus Denver brought in a freshman class of 15. Denver is preparing to counter retaining players from younger classes in the future by paring down its high school recruits.
“Our 2021 class only has 11 and our 2022 class only has nine,” Tierney said. “We’ll probably get to 10 or 11 instead of 15. So instead of 30 guys, we’ll have 22. That cuts our roster down in a two-year cycle eight more guys.”
Transfers offer an attractive upgrade if the player is the right fit for a team. A strong fifth-year player or transfer could provide a one-year bump versus the long-term investment in an incoming freshman or developing underclassman already familiar with the team.
“At the end of the line, you want to make sure you’re putting the best product out there that you can,” Tierney said. “But also you have to make sure the kids you recruited aren’t pushed to the backside by kids coming in every year from other places as one-year wonders.”
.....Bigger rosters force programs to either limit the percentage of their student-athletes receiving any athletic scholarship aid or lower the average amount of aid offered to each student-athlete if a program keeps awarding aid to the same percentage. Said Tierney of the choices: “It’s a budgetary juggling nightmare.”
I only included the Denver excerpts of the article below.
DIVISION I LACROSSE COACHES DEALING WITH LARGER ROSTERS, TIGHTER BUDGETS
WED NOV 18 2020 | JUSTIN FEIL | COLLEGE
Sixty-six.
That’s how many players the Denver men’s lacrosse team has on its roster for the upcoming 2021 season. It’s something that head coach Bill Tierney says is a one-year anomaly caused by the NCAA granting every Division I spring student-athlete a fifth year of eligibility because the 2020 season was shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“I know we won’t have 66 guys on our roster a year from now,” the Hall of Famer said...
....There are financial ramifications to the extended eligibility particularly if rosters swell. Tierney feels fortunate that Denver, which, in late June, announced cutbacks that included university layoffs and salary reductions in light of a projected a $45 million shortfall for the 2020-21 budget, agreed to a revised budget that allowed eight of last year’s 12 seniors to return for a fifth year.
“It was something that had to be approved by our school administration because we were giving out probably the equal of a scholarship-and-a-half or a scholarship above our norm,” Tierney said. “That had to be specially approved, and we had to wait a long time for that approval. That also made for some anxious moments. They approved us for an amount that allowed us to bring back these guys.”
The Pioneers also brought in transfers Jackson Morrill and Lucas Cotler from Yale and Cole Boland and Logan Deveroux from Loyola. All four are graduate students. The transfers mean that Denver retained in essence the same amount of 12 seniors that would have expected to graduate, plus Denver brought in a freshman class of 15. Denver is preparing to counter retaining players from younger classes in the future by paring down its high school recruits.
“Our 2021 class only has 11 and our 2022 class only has nine,” Tierney said. “We’ll probably get to 10 or 11 instead of 15. So instead of 30 guys, we’ll have 22. That cuts our roster down in a two-year cycle eight more guys.”
Transfers offer an attractive upgrade if the player is the right fit for a team. A strong fifth-year player or transfer could provide a one-year bump versus the long-term investment in an incoming freshman or developing underclassman already familiar with the team.
“At the end of the line, you want to make sure you’re putting the best product out there that you can,” Tierney said. “But also you have to make sure the kids you recruited aren’t pushed to the backside by kids coming in every year from other places as one-year wonders.”
.....Bigger rosters force programs to either limit the percentage of their student-athletes receiving any athletic scholarship aid or lower the average amount of aid offered to each student-athlete if a program keeps awarding aid to the same percentage. Said Tierney of the choices: “It’s a budgetary juggling nightmare.”
Re: Denver 2021
2021 Roster is posted: https://denverpioneers.com/sports/mens- ... oster/2021
Breakdown by class:
Fr. 14
Gr. 12
Jr. 15
So. 16
Sr. 9
Breakdown by position:
Attack 11
Defense 11
Faceoff 3
Goalie 7
LSM 7
Midfield 22
SSDM 5
Grand Total 66
Breakdown by class:
Fr. 14
Gr. 12
Jr. 15
So. 16
Sr. 9
Breakdown by position:
Attack 11
Defense 11
Faceoff 3
Goalie 7
LSM 7
Midfield 22
SSDM 5
Grand Total 66
Re: Denver 2021
Great to see Denver practising this week.
I hear the first game will be against Utah on 1/30. I assume at home.
I would assume Denver still plays Air Force in the second week at home.
I think there will be games against Duke and UNC in North Carolina. I assume both might be the same week if possible.
Hopefully, Notre Dame, at home, but I don't think that is confirmed.
And 10 Big East Games. 1 home and 1 away with each.
Georgetown
Villanova
St. Johns
Providence
Marquette
Not sure if Denver will play away at Georgetown and Villanova the same week with a bus trip between games. And if they can do the same for St. Johns and Providence. That would definitely reduce flights and seems safer.
I guess they could play Notre Dame and Marquette on the same road trip to reduce the number of flights too.
I hear the first game will be against Utah on 1/30. I assume at home.
I would assume Denver still plays Air Force in the second week at home.
I think there will be games against Duke and UNC in North Carolina. I assume both might be the same week if possible.
Hopefully, Notre Dame, at home, but I don't think that is confirmed.
And 10 Big East Games. 1 home and 1 away with each.
Georgetown
Villanova
St. Johns
Providence
Marquette
Not sure if Denver will play away at Georgetown and Villanova the same week with a bus trip between games. And if they can do the same for St. Johns and Providence. That would definitely reduce flights and seems safer.
I guess they could play Notre Dame and Marquette on the same road trip to reduce the number of flights too.
Re: Denver 2021
ACC women’s teams are only allowed to fly for conferences games. Think they had a similar rule for football. So if they are playing then Denver traveling to the ACC.
Re: Denver 2021
Interesting. Maybe they are taking a bus. 2 days there and 2 days back...
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Re: Denver 2021
If they're playing games before February that's unreal, pandemic or not. Wouldn't be surprised if that's a scrimmage but the teams play again (at least once) in the season.DU-fan wrote: ↑Sat Jan 09, 2021 5:31 pm Great to see Denver practising this week.
I hear the first game will be against Utah on 1/30. I assume at home.
I would assume Denver still plays Air Force in the second week at home.
I think there will be games against Duke and UNC in North Carolina. I assume both might be the same week if possible.
Hopefully, Notre Dame, at home, but I don't think that is confirmed.
And 10 Big East Games. 1 home and 1 away with each.
Georgetown
Villanova
St. Johns
Providence
Marquette
Not sure if Denver will play away at Georgetown and Villanova the same week with a bus trip between games. And if they can do the same for St. Johns and Providence. That would definitely reduce flights and seems safer.
I guess they could play Notre Dame and Marquette on the same road trip to reduce the number of flights too.
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Re: Denver 2021
Early games sound like they will be:DU-fan wrote: ↑Sat Jan 09, 2021 5:31 pm Great to see Denver practising this week.
I hear the first game will be against Utah on 1/30. I assume at home.
I would assume Denver still plays Air Force in the second week at home.
I think there will be games against Duke and UNC in North Carolina. I assume both might be the same week if possible.
Hopefully, Notre Dame, at home, but I don't think that is confirmed.
And 10 Big East Games. 1 home and 1 away with each.
Georgetown
Villanova
St. Johns
Providence
Marquette
Not sure if Denver will play away at Georgetown and Villanova the same week with a bus trip between games. And if they can do the same for St. Johns and Providence. That would definitely reduce flights and seems safer.
I guess they could play Notre Dame and Marquette on the same road trip to reduce the number of flights too.
1/30 Utah - Home @ Denver, CO
2/5 Duke - Away @ Durham, NC
2/7 UNC - Away @ Chapel Hill, NC
2/13 Air Force - Home @ Denver, CO
Re: Denver 2021
Known schedule so far:
1/30 Utah - Home @ Denver, CO
2/5 Duke - Away @ Durham, NC
2/7 UNC - Away @ Chapel Hill, NC
2/13 Air Force - Home @ Denver, CO
...
3/21 Villanova - Away @ Villanova, PA
...
4/10 Villanova - Home @ Denver, CO
...
5/6 Big East Tournament @ Providence, RI
5/8 Big East Tournament @ Providence, RI
1/30 Utah - Home @ Denver, CO
2/5 Duke - Away @ Durham, NC
2/7 UNC - Away @ Chapel Hill, NC
2/13 Air Force - Home @ Denver, CO
...
3/21 Villanova - Away @ Villanova, PA
...
4/10 Villanova - Home @ Denver, CO
...
5/6 Big East Tournament @ Providence, RI
5/8 Big East Tournament @ Providence, RI
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Updated based on Marquette schedule
Known schedule so far:
1/30 Utah - Home @ Denver, CO
2/5 Duke - Away @ Durham, NC
2/7 UNC - Away @ Chapel Hill, NC
2/13 Air Force - Home @ Denver, CO
2/20 Marquette - Away @ Milwaukee, WI
...
3/21 Villanova - Away @ Villanova, PA
...
4/3 Marquette - Home @ Denver, CO
4/10 Villanova - Home @ Denver, CO
...
5/6 Big East Tournament @ Providence, RI
5/8 Big East Tournament @ Providence, RI
Known schedule so far:
1/30 Utah - Home @ Denver, CO
2/5 Duke - Away @ Durham, NC
2/7 UNC - Away @ Chapel Hill, NC
2/13 Air Force - Home @ Denver, CO
2/20 Marquette - Away @ Milwaukee, WI
...
3/21 Villanova - Away @ Villanova, PA
...
4/3 Marquette - Home @ Denver, CO
4/10 Villanova - Home @ Denver, CO
...
5/6 Big East Tournament @ Providence, RI
5/8 Big East Tournament @ Providence, RI
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Updated based on Providence schedule (and sorted St. Johns vs. Georgetown based on other schedules)
Known schedule so far:
1/30 Utah - Home @ Denver, CO
2/5 Duke - Away @ Durham, NC
2/7 UNC - Away @ Chapel Hill, NC
2/13 Air Force - Home @ Denver, CO
2/20 Marquette - Away @ Milwaukee, WI
2/27 Providence - Home @ Denver, CO
...
3/6 St. Johns ? (Georgetown is playing Marquette)
3/13 St. Georgetown ? (St. Johns is playing Villanova)
...
3/21 Villanova - Away @ Villanova, PA
3/27 Providence - Away @ Providence, RI
4/3 Marquette - Home @ Denver, CO
4/10 Villanova - Home @ Denver, CO
...
4/17 St. Georgetown ? (St. Johns is playing Villanova)
4/24 St. Johns ? (Georgetown is playing Providence)
5/1 ??
...
5/6 Big East Tournament @ Providence, RI
5/8 Big East Tournament @ Providence, RI
Hoping that ND is scheduled in one of the ? dates. St. Johns and Georgetown are the only other Big East schedules to not be posted.
Known schedule so far:
1/30 Utah - Home @ Denver, CO
2/5 Duke - Away @ Durham, NC
2/7 UNC - Away @ Chapel Hill, NC
2/13 Air Force - Home @ Denver, CO
2/20 Marquette - Away @ Milwaukee, WI
2/27 Providence - Home @ Denver, CO
...
3/6 St. Johns ? (Georgetown is playing Marquette)
3/13 St. Georgetown ? (St. Johns is playing Villanova)
...
3/21 Villanova - Away @ Villanova, PA
3/27 Providence - Away @ Providence, RI
4/3 Marquette - Home @ Denver, CO
4/10 Villanova - Home @ Denver, CO
...
4/17 St. Georgetown ? (St. Johns is playing Villanova)
4/24 St. Johns ? (Georgetown is playing Providence)
5/1 ??
...
5/6 Big East Tournament @ Providence, RI
5/8 Big East Tournament @ Providence, RI
Hoping that ND is scheduled in one of the ? dates. St. Johns and Georgetown are the only other Big East schedules to not be posted.
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Re: Denver 2021
Seems like it could be a 15 game schedule for Denver, major props to their staff for putting this one together.
Re: Denver 2021
Looks like Ierlan might be on a plane to Denver soon.
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Assuming he transfers to Denver, does anyone have an idea of how much the new face-off rules will affect dominant FOGOs. Do 80 percenters become 60 percenters? It seems like tweaks in the rules haven’t done much to hurt the top FOGOs, but who knows what will happen this year.
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Re: Denver 2021
Anyone know if Coach T has hinted that this may be his last year? Seems odd to just rent a player for a few months - maybe trying to go out on top?
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Nice to see the schedule. Bummer that there is no Notre Dame game.
Tierney extended his contract to be the head coach through 2024
https://denverpioneers.com/news/2019/12 ... eason.aspx
Tierney extended his contract to be the head coach through 2024
https://denverpioneers.com/news/2019/12 ... eason.aspx