Bates
Oh man, lots of Bowdoin haters on here. Yep Trinity is gonna be very tough. Prob Bowdoin by a goal or two at home.SaltCounty wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 7:29 pmBates
Babson (in a close one)
Bowdoin
Tufts
Wesleyan
Hamilton (Hamilton hosts this game)
Midd
I'd be in for the Trinity upset if the game were in Hartford.
I think there's a better chance to see an upset when Bowdoin travels to Conn; granted Conn has a good start to the season.
I know who it is, easy to trace. I would never have imagined someone sinking this low. You gotta be a real scumbag, all because of a post he disagreed with. What a f*+#ing wimp.RE6ULATOR wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 4:44 pmSorry. It jumped out at me so assumed everyone else saw too. Maybe I should’ve put a ? At the end of “Had to create an alternate account to try to “dox” someone”Laxxal22 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 2:50 pmI was really confused by this exchange for a moment before seeing the "@" in the burner account name.RE6ULATOR wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 1:22 pmHad to create an alternate account to try to “dox” someone. Classic.RE@ULATOR wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 12:55 pmMr. Leventhal appreciates your dedication to trolling the NESCAC thread during business hours.laxdad1434 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 12:13 pm I'm here to stay Skippy, just to tick your sorry ass off.
“Sir or Madam,
Im a poster on an Internet forum, and there’s this guy who hurt my feelings by not acknowledging the prestige of _____ college. Make him stop.
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One specific NESCAC poster logged back in at 1pm just after the burner Re@ulator posted, revealing the likely culprit... can’t buy class apparently.
Not a Bowdoin hater - just not ready to get behind them yet the same way some are.jumpman23 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 7:50 pmOh man, lots of Bowdoin haters on here. Yep Trinity is gonna be very tough. Prob Bowdoin by a goal or two at home.SaltCounty wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 7:29 pmBates
Babson (in a close one)
Bowdoin
Tufts
Wesleyan
Hamilton (Hamilton hosts this game)
Midd
I'd be in for the Trinity upset if the game were in Hartford.
I think there's a better chance to see an upset when Bowdoin travels to Conn; granted Conn has a good start to the season.
Wesleyan will take care of business.
Amherst in OT
And of course, Tufts wins by 20 and people in this thread give Casey crap for running up the score, yet again
I will look for it, but someone did an analysis a few years back that highlighted the size differences between D1 and D3 lacrosse players to be around 4 lbs and 1/2 an inch. So basically no difference.choochooCharlie wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:58 pmSo, purely hypothetical here, I don’t see any of these teams beating NJIT.HereForIt wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:33 pmLove these takes. Just the right amount of controversial. Felt the need to offer my two cents and more color. More reactions to the above than predictions/arguments.
Bates over Emerson - Obvious choice. Bates is building. Seem to be well coached, but were very young and inexperienced last year. Their offense looked decent, but defense could be improved. Hopefully this team continues in the right direction.
Babson over Williams - This is a juicy one. For Babson, may take time to mesh as a team that has taken a lot of 5th years historically. They were good last year, but graduate a lot, and bring in a lot. Just the reality. You never know until you know with them. Williams may have (ever so slightly) regressed in recent years, but still a force to be reckoned with, and a very well run program. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think they graduated too much last year and had some very strong young talent, especially in the midfield. Expect them to come out and look better than Babson early in the year.
Early season Trinity Upset over Bowdoin - Really juicy one and just as my username would imply, I love it. Last year, Trinity improved drastically from game 1 to the end, and if this year’s team is anything like the team everyone saw late last year, they just don’t quit. Nonetheless, hard to pick against the Polar Bears in the Tundra in early February. Really like what Coach Mason has done up in Brunswick the last 3 years, and also pretty cool that Donal Mullane has joined their staff as he was one hell of an X attackman. Just to keep it interesting, this pick gets my co-sign.
Tufts over Conn - Maybe Conn’s Will Rice makes 30 Billion saves again like he did in last year’s regular season game. Tufts lost a lot to graduation, but I don’t think it’s a question. They are probably well reloaded and ready to go like always.
Colby over Wesleyan - Gonna have to disagree with this one. Wesleyan may have had a down year last year, and props to Colby for an absolutely incredible hire this offseason, but it’s gonna be hard to beat Wesleyan. I do expect to see Colby surprise a lot of people this spring, but I don’t see Wesleyan losing this one.
Hamilton over Bates - Fair. Like I said before, expect Bates to trend in the right direction, but Hamilton has been a great mid-tier NESCAC team for the past few years.
Midd in OT over Amherst - Early pick for game of the year. Two great teams with a chance to prove it early. Would look at how Amherst handles Middlebury’s 10 man ride early in the year and in the cold (that is if Middlebury has it installed). Ride/clear is always one of those pesky factors/stats that can make or break a game early in the year. Side note: Massive believer in the 10 man ride, wish more teams would ingrain it into their identity. If you have the speed and the horses, I don’t see why you wouldn’t test opposing defensive personnel’s stick work and see how many long passes they can string together. Back to the point, I like this one to go into OT, could be anyone’s game.
Hear me out, there is a distinct size and speed difference when going between divisions. A player or two makes a lion out of Bates. Imagine an entire roster of them, wearing NJIT uniforms. Oh wait they’re out there. On NJIT. Mic Drop.
New guy here. I'll take a stab, albeit a month out.
https://bhbero.wixsite.com/mysite/singl ... division-3BallHunt wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:01 pmI will look for it, but someone did an analysis a few years back that highlighted the size differences between D1 and D3 lacrosse players to be around 4 lbs and 1/2 an inch. So basically no difference.choochooCharlie wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:58 pmSo, purely hypothetical here, I don’t see any of these teams beating NJIT.HereForIt wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:33 pmLove these takes. Just the right amount of controversial. Felt the need to offer my two cents and more color. More reactions to the above than predictions/arguments.
Bates over Emerson - Obvious choice. Bates is building. Seem to be well coached, but were very young and inexperienced last year. Their offense looked decent, but defense could be improved. Hopefully this team continues in the right direction.
Babson over Williams - This is a juicy one. For Babson, may take time to mesh as a team that has taken a lot of 5th years historically. They were good last year, but graduate a lot, and bring in a lot. Just the reality. You never know until you know with them. Williams may have (ever so slightly) regressed in recent years, but still a force to be reckoned with, and a very well run program. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think they graduated too much last year and had some very strong young talent, especially in the midfield. Expect them to come out and look better than Babson early in the year.
Early season Trinity Upset over Bowdoin - Really juicy one and just as my username would imply, I love it. Last year, Trinity improved drastically from game 1 to the end, and if this year’s team is anything like the team everyone saw late last year, they just don’t quit. Nonetheless, hard to pick against the Polar Bears in the Tundra in early February. Really like what Coach Mason has done up in Brunswick the last 3 years, and also pretty cool that Donal Mullane has joined their staff as he was one hell of an X attackman. Just to keep it interesting, this pick gets my co-sign.
Tufts over Conn - Maybe Conn’s Will Rice makes 30 Billion saves again like he did in last year’s regular season game. Tufts lost a lot to graduation, but I don’t think it’s a question. They are probably well reloaded and ready to go like always.
Colby over Wesleyan - Gonna have to disagree with this one. Wesleyan may have had a down year last year, and props to Colby for an absolutely incredible hire this offseason, but it’s gonna be hard to beat Wesleyan. I do expect to see Colby surprise a lot of people this spring, but I don’t see Wesleyan losing this one.
Hamilton over Bates - Fair. Like I said before, expect Bates to trend in the right direction, but Hamilton has been a great mid-tier NESCAC team for the past few years.
Midd in OT over Amherst - Early pick for game of the year. Two great teams with a chance to prove it early. Would look at how Amherst handles Middlebury’s 10 man ride early in the year and in the cold (that is if Middlebury has it installed). Ride/clear is always one of those pesky factors/stats that can make or break a game early in the year. Side note: Massive believer in the 10 man ride, wish more teams would ingrain it into their identity. If you have the speed and the horses, I don’t see why you wouldn’t test opposing defensive personnel’s stick work and see how many long passes they can string together. Back to the point, I like this one to go into OT, could be anyone’s game.
Hear me out, there is a distinct size and speed difference when going between divisions. A player or two makes a lion out of Bates. Imagine an entire roster of them, wearing NJIT uniforms. Oh wait they’re out there. On NJIT. Mic Drop.
Bates by 6
Interesting. I would love to see an updated one. I also would imagine the average sizes of players both divisions have increased, though likely more so in DI, with specialization really starting to set in, especially on the defensive end.BallHunt wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:16 pmhttps://bhbero.wixsite.com/mysite/singl ... division-3BallHunt wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:01 pmI will look for it, but someone did an analysis a few years back that highlighted the size differences between D1 and D3 lacrosse players to be around 4 lbs and 1/2 an inch. So basically no difference.choochooCharlie wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:58 pmSo, purely hypothetical here, I don’t see any of these teams beating NJIT.HereForIt wrote: ↑Tue Jan 30, 2024 6:33 pmLove these takes. Just the right amount of controversial. Felt the need to offer my two cents and more color. More reactions to the above than predictions/arguments.
Bates over Emerson - Obvious choice. Bates is building. Seem to be well coached, but were very young and inexperienced last year. Their offense looked decent, but defense could be improved. Hopefully this team continues in the right direction.
Babson over Williams - This is a juicy one. For Babson, may take time to mesh as a team that has taken a lot of 5th years historically. They were good last year, but graduate a lot, and bring in a lot. Just the reality. You never know until you know with them. Williams may have (ever so slightly) regressed in recent years, but still a force to be reckoned with, and a very well run program. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think they graduated too much last year and had some very strong young talent, especially in the midfield. Expect them to come out and look better than Babson early in the year.
Early season Trinity Upset over Bowdoin - Really juicy one and just as my username would imply, I love it. Last year, Trinity improved drastically from game 1 to the end, and if this year’s team is anything like the team everyone saw late last year, they just don’t quit. Nonetheless, hard to pick against the Polar Bears in the Tundra in early February. Really like what Coach Mason has done up in Brunswick the last 3 years, and also pretty cool that Donal Mullane has joined their staff as he was one hell of an X attackman. Just to keep it interesting, this pick gets my co-sign.
Tufts over Conn - Maybe Conn’s Will Rice makes 30 Billion saves again like he did in last year’s regular season game. Tufts lost a lot to graduation, but I don’t think it’s a question. They are probably well reloaded and ready to go like always.
Colby over Wesleyan - Gonna have to disagree with this one. Wesleyan may have had a down year last year, and props to Colby for an absolutely incredible hire this offseason, but it’s gonna be hard to beat Wesleyan. I do expect to see Colby surprise a lot of people this spring, but I don’t see Wesleyan losing this one.
Hamilton over Bates - Fair. Like I said before, expect Bates to trend in the right direction, but Hamilton has been a great mid-tier NESCAC team for the past few years.
Midd in OT over Amherst - Early pick for game of the year. Two great teams with a chance to prove it early. Would look at how Amherst handles Middlebury’s 10 man ride early in the year and in the cold (that is if Middlebury has it installed). Ride/clear is always one of those pesky factors/stats that can make or break a game early in the year. Side note: Massive believer in the 10 man ride, wish more teams would ingrain it into their identity. If you have the speed and the horses, I don’t see why you wouldn’t test opposing defensive personnel’s stick work and see how many long passes they can string together. Back to the point, I like this one to go into OT, could be anyone’s game.
Hear me out, there is a distinct size and speed difference when going between divisions. A player or two makes a lion out of Bates. Imagine an entire roster of them, wearing NJIT uniforms. Oh wait they’re out there. On NJIT. Mic Drop.
Preach.choochooCharlie wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 9:09 am …This is reasonable discourse, and it’s welcomed. Thank you for not hyperventilating at the mere suggestion like so many others have.
Looking purely at returning points for the upcoming season (if a Senior/Grad Student last year those points disappear):
Interesting. I wish the numbers were from annual physicals, but I guess we can assume an equal fudging of the numbers across divisions and conferences.
Definitely some fudging goin on. Anyone here actually think Brock Gonzalez put on 25 lbs of any combination of muscle and fat, in a calendar year, to go from 250 to 275?
Now drawing instant triple team cover. Minimal playing time last year and lucky for opponents because he can get quality shots off just backing down defenders.RE6ULATOR wrote: ↑Wed Jan 31, 2024 2:30 pmDefinitely some fudging goin on. Anyone here actually think Brock Gonzalez put on 25 lbs of any combination of muscle and fat, in a calendar year, to go from 250 to 275?
I guess we will see when he hits the field.
https://goduke.com/sports/mens-lacrosse ... alez/20306
https://athletics.amherst.edu/sports/me ... alez/15653
Definitely need to replace points at attack, but I expect they have the players en masse to get close.
Kudos to you on both Williams and Fitz there. Looks like Fitz is not rostered, so that should give them an extra boost. Hadn't realized Freitas graduated & not sure who they turn to next, so maybe Babson should be favored.
Aside from what I’m pretty sure was a joke in a post on here, is there anything even suggesting Swank might be suiting up? He graduated and has a full time job, not sure why there is any speculation he is going to be coming back.