Nice pull - credit where credit is dueSagittarius A* wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 9:49 am 87 team was Larry LeDoyne who transferred from UVA.
Can't recall if he scored in the NC game, but he played an instrumental role that season and had some big games for the Jays that year.
Re: Johns Hopkins 2022Quote Sagittarius A*
by Sagittarius A* » Thu Apr 28, 2022 8:47 am
A statement with some truth to it - 2 for 2 - stop - don't mess it up. I agree 100% - if you are a higher profile transfer that many programs would want from a lacrosse standpoint - especially if you have not won a title - then looking at programs where that appears to be a greater probability undoubtedly enters the equation. So from that standpoint Hopkins is on the debit side of the ledger right now - if you think that is entirely RD's/JB's and PM's fault - I disagree. Look at some realities:Sagittarius A* wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 9:47 am It's hard to compete for the top players in the portal when you are not a playoff contender.
- There are 40ish programs for graduate studies at Johns Hopkins - there are 230 and 11,000 people in graduate studies at the University of Maryland. 20% of Hopkins graduate programs are in Biotechnology - I don't want to insult anybody's intelligence but I will say it would be pretty hard to be a DI athlete and get your masters in regenerative and stem cell technologies. People can obviously do it - but that's not Accounting 201 in the business school.
- There's money - both in how much the school costs and the availbility of scholarship money. If you are a BSD on the lacrosse field you probably want some money - who has it? Who can orchestrate some capology to give it to you? I know '06 thinks its easy cheesy lemon squeezy to kick people off the team and do whatever you want - SEC football right - doesn't work that way.
- Roster Size - I just did the math earlier - you are starting at 56/57 total in possible returnees + enrollees - how much room do you really have? This isn't SEC football - Milliman took alot grief for cutting players over the last two years - I think the roster is too big by ALOT - but the reality is he can't cut 6+ kids every year - it will impact recruiting big time
- Team Chemistry and recruiting - it's worked out great for Maryland this year - it doesn't always. One year rentals can cause alot of resentment. Are you kicking the can down the road and if you are a consistent/aggressive transfer player - what do recruits thinks?
- Two way street - hey we all can name the obstacles to Hopkins as a destination. If they are applicable to a recruit - they are possibly even more applicable to a transfer because he didn't choose Hopkins in the first place - whether it's Petro Milliman whomever - the player also has to want to come here