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Let's be honest. A meaningful percentage of top players (probably 25-33%) won't even look at MD because of their field hockey turf. Until that changes I can't see recruiting getting much better. Do you really think that's the case??? Seems like maybe a tie breaker if two teams are equal. (That said...

Not sure why you think this. MD is lagging far behind other top schools in terms of providing NIL opportunities to players. MDs athletic department is a mess financially. While they're in the Big Ten, they took out a huge loan against future earnings from the conference to pay their buyout to the A...

Just based on academics alone, BC is surely far above Maryland. Not saying that is the reason MD is or is not getting the lax recruits but objectively BC is a better academic school. BC has an acceptance rate in the teens while UMD is more like 30-40%. Both competitive to be sure but not the “same”...

FSU has historically not supported its women's athletics programs. I don't see them investing in wlax. Interestingly enough, Florida has been a historically strong supporter of its women's programs. Could see them putting more $$ in, but I think they need a coaching change if they wanna win a champ...

Some of the posts in this thread appear to be wide of the mark. To begin with, while Maryland is positioned behind Northwestern and North Carolina in national academic rankings, it is ahead of Boston College and Syracuse. The thesis that Maryland cannot compete in recruiting due to academic shortcom...