NESCAC

[Laxattackjack]

Just to summarize for anyone joining the topic late.

One poster with a kid that committed to a low level D1, thinks all D1 is superior any D3

The other 99.9% of the lacrosse community knows he is wrong.

If this one poster were correct, I would have to assume his kid is now the best player in D3. Probably would have won player of the year in D3. All American.

As dumb as all of your other posts.

Coming from the dude that doesn’t understand how lacrosse is different from football, I will take this as a compliment.

[laxdad1434]

Just to summarize for anyone joining the topic late.

One poster with a kid that committed to a low level D1, thinks all D1 is superior any D3

The other 99.9% of the lacrosse community knows he is wrong.

If this one poster were correct, I would have to assume his kid is now the best player in D3. Probably would have won player of the year in D3. All American.

As dumb as all of your other posts.

Coming from the dude that doesn’t understand how lacrosse is different from football, I will take this as a compliment.

It wasn't a compliment.

[choochooCharlie]

Laxdad rolled up in the NESCAC country club like-

[Laxxal22]

Laxdad rolled up in the NESCAC country club like-

Started as a troll but now he's just stirring up lack of the dopamine hit. Addict behavior at this point.

[TucoBPJMRamirez]

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[RE6ULATOR]

…The difference with many, if not all, NESCAC kids is that academics is the #1 factor, period. This is why, outside of the top academics in the top 25, it is Ivy or NESCAC for these kids. Therefore, when you narrow down the pool of available schools, you are ending up with really good athletes in the NESCAC…

Wouldn’t the low acceptance rates and rigorous standards of these schools make the pool of athletes at least proportionately (if not more) narrow as well? With the top end athletes (size and skill combined with the required academics) of the group getting scooped by their first choices, and thus creating quite the drop off?

Is this Laxdad vs the entire NESCAC forum? It ain’t pretty, but he’s hanging in there.

[Nosey Ned]

I would not be surprised, however, to see him grab some transfers from D1 guys who now realize that they are too far down the depth chart to see the field. If I'm the #6 attackman at a losing Patriot League, NEC or AE program and have the chance to upgrade academics/prestige/career opportunities while playing in the best D3 league in the country, I am all ears.

This made me chuckle. The contributors on the top NESCAC squads all turned down PL/NEC/AE offers back in high school. Picking up refugees from DI bottom-feeders won't move the needle for Colby (even if they can somehow navigate the 2.5% transfer acceptance rate).

"D1 Bottom feeders" would beat Colby by 20 goals with a running clock. D1 rosters are loaded with very good players that may never see significant time until their JR/SR year. If those players were excepted at Colby(doubtful), it would certainly improve the program. Let's see what happens.

Haha …. 26 days and 11 pages ago, Laxdad rolled this cluster bomb into the NESCAC thread and started a firestorm! Said he was bored waiting for his delayed flight. Say what you want about the guy but you gotta respect that he’s no “hit and run” artist. He’s stood in here swinging away at all comers! Amazing how hotly contested this D3 v D1 talent gap argument is every year.

The bottom line … don’t bang your head against the wall. If someone can’t appreciate choosing a top tier D3 academic/lacrosse program trumps choosing a bottom tier D1 program, you’re not going to change their mind. Those of us that KNOW … know from experience (either as a player or player parent). I just wish more young men realized this and pushed back against the “play for pay” teams that perpetuate the D1 or bust mindset.

[Laxxal22]

Is this Laxdad vs the entire NESCAC forum? It ain’t pretty, but he’s hanging in there.

Yeah, but it's more like this.

[Laxattackjack]

…The difference with many, if not all, NESCAC kids is that academics is the #1 factor, period. This is why, outside of the top academics in the top 25, it is Ivy or NESCAC for these kids. Therefore, when you narrow down the pool of available schools, you are ending up with really good athletes in the NESCAC…

Wouldn’t the low acceptance rates and rigorous standards of these schools make the pool of athletes at least proportionately (if not more) narrow as well? With the top end athletes (size and skill combined with the required academics) of the group getting scooped by their first choices, and thus creating quite the drop off?

Is this Laxdad vs the entire NESCAC forum? It ain’t pretty, but he’s hanging in there.

These “elite” academic schools are flexible with athletes when it comes to acceptance.

[Unknown Participant]

…The difference with many, if not all, NESCAC kids is that academics is the #1 factor, period. This is why, outside of the top academics in the top 25, it is Ivy or NESCAC for these kids. Therefore, when you narrow down the pool of available schools, you are ending up with really good athletes in the NESCAC…

Wouldn’t the low acceptance rates and rigorous standards of these schools make the pool of athletes at least proportionately (if not more) narrow as well? With the top end athletes (size and skill combined with the required academics) of the group getting scooped by their first choices, and thus creating quite the drop off?

Is this Laxdad vs the entire NESCAC forum? It ain’t pretty, but he’s hanging in there.

These “elite” academic schools are flexible with athletes when it comes to acceptance.

That was discussed 6-7 pages ago .

[SKUD]

According to the WSJ Best Colleges in the US, the NEWMAC is the only D3 Conf with 2 schools represented:

Rank School State Score
1 Princeton NJ 91.6
2 MIT MA 90.4
3 Yale CT 90.3
4 Stanford CA 90.1
5 Columbia NY 89.7
6 Harvard MA 89.5
7 University of Pennsylvania PA 89.4
8 Amherst College MA 88.4
9 Claremont McKenna College CA 88
10 Babson College MA 87.9

[SKUD]

Laxdad is great!

[RE6ULATOR]

According to the WSJ Best Colleges in the US, the NEWMAC is the only D3 Conf with 2 schools represented:

Rank School State Score
1 Princeton NJ 91.6
2 MIT MA 90.4
3 Yale CT 90.3
4 Stanford CA 90.1
5 Columbia NY 89.7
6 Harvard MA 89.5
7 University of Pennsylvania PA 89.4
8 Amherst College MA 88.4
9 Claremont McKenna College CA 88
10 Babson College MA 87.9

It’s settled then.
NJIT> NEWMAC> NESCAC.

[Unknown Participant]

According to the WSJ Best Colleges in the US, the NEWMAC is the only D3 Conf with 2 schools represented:

Rank School State Score
1 Princeton NJ 91.6
2 MIT MA 90.4
3 Yale CT 90.3
4 Stanford CA 90.1
5 Columbia NY 89.7
6 Harvard MA 89.5
7 University of Pennsylvania PA 89.4
8 Amherst College MA 88.4
9 Claremont McKenna College CA 88
10 Babson College MA 87.9

Columbia, Stanford and Claremont McKenna don't have lacrosse teams so that list is useless .

[Laxxal22]

Good for Babson! I grew up playing hockey there and it was certainly not considered a powerhouse of a school at the time.

[pcowlax]

Good for Babson! I grew up playing hockey there and it was certainly not considered a powerhouse of a school at the time.

Don’t want to sound NESCAC elitist (as my argument against the foolishness of thinking lower tier D1 could beat top D3 is not NESCAC specific) but any list that has Babson as a top 10 academic school in the country is crazier than laxdad.

[SKUD]

You don’t sound elitist, just clueless

[laxdad1434]

You don’t sound elitist, just clueless
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That's an understatement.

[NNELax]

Good for Babson! I grew up playing hockey there and it was certainly not considered a powerhouse of a school at the time.

Don’t want to sound NESCAC elitist (as my argument against the foolishness of thinking lower tier D1 could beat top D3 is not NESCAC specific) but any list that has Babson as a top 10 academic school in the country is crazier than laxdad.

NESCAC sycophants are in denial...Babson is a fantastic NESCAC adjacent option.. If Jr. wants to study business and entrepreneurship Babson is a premier spot...I know I'm not the only parent who would rather see my kid there than some of the lower ranked NESCAC's....

[NNELax]

You don’t sound elitist, just clueless

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