Maryland 2025

[AreaLax]

The Maryland Lacrosse family is saddened to learn of the passing of Jimmy Beardmore (‘87).

Jimmy was the 1987 Goalie of the Year, a First Team All-American and the ACC Player of the Year. Now, he will #BeTheBest angel. Our hearts go out to the Beardmore family during this time.

https://x.com/terpsmlax/status/17980732 ... EO2hFStaxg

RIP. Any idea what happened?

Here is an Baltimore Sun article, but does not list cause of death

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/06/12 ... osse-obit/

[youthathletics]

The Maryland Lacrosse family is saddened to learn of the passing of Jimmy Beardmore (‘87).

Jimmy was the 1987 Goalie of the Year, a First Team All-American and the ACC Player of the Year. Now, he will #BeTheBest angel. Our hearts go out to the Beardmore family during this time.

https://x.com/terpsmlax/status/17980732 ... EO2hFStaxg

RIP. Any idea what happened?

Here is an Baltimore Sun article, but does not list cause of death

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/06/12 ... osse-obit/

THanks. Not sure if you have ever seen the docu they did, it was good. I attended many of the coaching clinics he was working with years ago, where he brought is dog with him...everywhere he went. Intense, no nonsense guy, but you could just see the sensitive side wanting ooze out.

[Turnandrake]

The Maryland Lacrosse family is saddened to learn of the passing of Jimmy Beardmore (‘87).

Jimmy was the 1987 Goalie of the Year, a First Team All-American and the ACC Player of the Year. Now, he will #BeTheBest angel. Our hearts go out to the Beardmore family during this time.

https://x.com/terpsmlax/status/17980732 ... EO2hFStaxg

RIP. Any idea what happened?

Here is an Baltimore Sun article, but does not list cause of death

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/06/12 ... osse-obit/

THanks. Not sure if you have ever seen the docu they did, it was good. I attended many of the coaching clinics he was working with years ago, where he brought is dog with him...everywhere he went. Intense, no nonsense guy, but you could just see the sensitive side wanting ooze out.

I remember him coaching @SP

[AreaLax]

Incoming transfers this past season
Dowd went 45g/34a
Armitage 20g/4a
Bryce Ford 39g/13a
Goorno (SSDM) 7g/10a
Keegan 34g/13a
Ward 11g/5a

[DocBarrister]

Incoming transfers this past season
Dowd went 45g/34a
Armitage 20g/4a
Bryce Ford 39g/13a
Goorno (SSDM) 7g/10a
Keegan 34g/13a
Ward 11g/5a

Great transfer class. Dowd is a great get.

DocBarrister

[Bmk2222]

Missing the guy from Navy, right?

[AreaLax]

Missing the guy from Navy, right?

He did not play last season. I was just putting up the points that were scored last season.

[Bmk2222]

Missing the guy from Navy, right?

He did not play last season. I was just putting up the points that were scored last season.

Got it.

[jff97]

Incoming transfers this past season
Dowd went 45g/34a
Armitage 20g/4a
Bryce Ford 39g/13a
Goorno (SSDM) 7g/10a
Keegan 34g/13a
Ward 11g/5a

My best guess on eligibility for all the transfers
Dowd-1
Armitage-1
Ford-1
Goorno-1
Keegan-1
Hernandez-3
Ward-3
Going to be a lot of guys on next year's roster entering their final year of eligibility.

[masondixonlax]

Incoming transfers this past season
Dowd went 45g/34a
Armitage 20g/4a
Bryce Ford 39g/13a
Goorno (SSDM) 7g/10a
Keegan 34g/13a
Ward 11g/5a

My best guess on eligibility for all the transfers
Dowd-1
Armitage-1
Ford-1
Goorno-1
Keegan-1
Hernandez-3
Ward-3
Going to be a lot of guys on next year's roster entering their final year of eligibility.

Maybe Nestor will follow suite and join Dowd at MD

[sportsfan]

Looking at the list of incoming transfers you could argue that all of their playing experience has been against a much lower level of competition than Maryland typically plays. Do you think this was Tillman's strategy or more of a sign of who was available in the portal?

[keno in reno]

Looking at the list of incoming transfers you could argue that all of their playing experience has been against a much lower level of competition than Maryland typically plays. Do you think this was Tillman's strategy or more of a sign of who was available in the portal?

Who else could Tillman recruit that played against better competition than these guys while generating similar production?

[sportsfan]

Well I think it would be more desirable to have someone that put up those numbers playing against Big 10 or ACC teams rather than D3 teams or low level D1 teams. My question was more around if Tillman was looking for those diamond in the rough type players or there really just wasn't many players in the portal that had played against tougher D1 competition.

[Wheels]

Well I think it would be more desirable to have someone that put up those numbers playing against Big 10 or ACC teams rather than D3 teams or low level D1 teams. My question was more around if Tillman was looking for those diamond in the rough type players or there really just wasn't many players in the portal that had played against tougher D1 competition.

It's unlikely Tills takes fliers on grad transfers in this number. He's probably also looking at this through a systems perspective. Who can fit the systems they play on offense and defense? Given what the Terps return across the board, it's unlikely he views any of the graduate transfers as guys who will sit behind other players. Ford, Keegan, and Armitage have played against high level D1 competition even if their teams weren't juggernauts. Dowd and Goorno are the two coming up from D3. Goorno was the 2x D3 defensive midfielder of the year, and Dowd won that D3 national offensive midfielder of the year. So they're not your average D3 players to begin with. How they fit with the other parts of their units will tell the story.

[Finster]

Well I think it would be more desirable to have someone that put up those numbers playing against Big 10 or ACC teams rather than D3 teams or low level D1 teams. My question was more around if Tillman was looking for those diamond in the rough type players or there really just wasn't many players in the portal that had played against tougher D1 competition.

It's unlikely Tills takes fliers on grad transfers in this number. He's probably also looking at this through a systems perspective. Who can fit the systems they play on offense and defense? Given what the Terps return across the board, it's unlikely he views any of the graduate transfers as guys who will sit behind other players. Ford, Keegan, and Armitage have played against high level D1 competition even if their teams weren't juggernauts. Dowd and Goorno are the two coming up from D3. Goorno was the 2x D3 defensive midfielder of the year, and Dowd won that D3 national offensive midfielder of the year. So they're not your average D3 players to begin with. How they fit with the other parts of their units will tell the story.

This is a stellar group of transfers, better than the Donville/Kahn twosome (at least in quantity). I’ve seen Dowd play…he’s beyond legit.

Maryland will be squarely in the mix again. I thought the one-two punch losing Weirman and Ajax was too much to overcome. These transfers help a TON.

[jrn19]

Looking at the list of incoming transfers you could argue that all of their playing experience has been against a much lower level of competition than Maryland typically plays. Do you think this was Tillman's strategy or more of a sign of who was available in the portal?

You couldn’t make a list of Top 10 players in the portal entirely of B1G/ACC/Ivy players. It was not a stacked deck the way it has been in past years.

You could argue that this means they should not have gone so heavily in the portal. But, and at risk of getting yelled at again over this, as has been echoed above, Maryland has had quite a few years where they did not go heavy into the portal, at least not on the offensive end. They’ve had years in recruiting where they deliberately didn’t take as many players cause they didn’t love the options. If Tillman adds players, it’s cause he thinks they can be significant contributors. Doesn’t mean they will be, but that’s the goal.

And certainly, with the offensive production seen the last two years, they needed to make some changes. Just gotta see now if they can pan out

[Wheels]

Looking at the list of incoming transfers you could argue that all of their playing experience has been against a much lower level of competition than Maryland typically plays. Do you think this was Tillman's strategy or more of a sign of who was available in the portal?

You couldn’t make a list of Top 10 players in the portal entirely of B1G/ACC/Ivy players. It was not a stacked deck the way it has been in past years.

You could argue that this means they should not have gone so heavily in the portal. But, and at risk of getting yelled at again over this, as has been echoed above, Maryland has had quite a few years where they did not go heavy into the portal, at least not on the offensive end. They’ve had years in recruiting where they deliberately didn’t take as many players cause they didn’t love the options. If Tillman adds players, it’s cause he thinks they can be significant contributors. Doesn’t mean they will be, but that’s the goal.

And certainly, with the offensive production seen the last two years, they needed to make some changes. Just gotta see now if they can pan out

What's really odd is people somehow thinking that Tills is just spraying and praying. Does Tills ever do anything that doesn't involve serious planning and strategizing? Like, the guy who remade the entire Terps' offense before the Princeton game, the guy who completely out-coached Dino in the quarters, and the guy who had Lars spinning on the sidelines in the Final Four is just out there winging it in the portal?

Isn't anyone paying attention?

[Pork42]

Looking at the list of incoming transfers you could argue that all of their playing experience has been against a much lower level of competition than Maryland typically plays. Do you think this was Tillman's strategy or more of a sign of who was available in the portal?

You couldn’t make a list of Top 10 players in the portal entirely of B1G/ACC/Ivy players. It was not a stacked deck the way it has been in past years.

You could argue that this means they should not have gone so heavily in the portal. But, and at risk of getting yelled at again over this, as has been echoed above, Maryland has had quite a few years where they did not go heavy into the portal, at least not on the offensive end. They’ve had years in recruiting where they deliberately didn’t take as many players cause they didn’t love the options. If Tillman adds players, it’s cause he thinks they can be significant contributors. Doesn’t mean they will be, but that’s the goal.

And certainly, with the offensive production seen the last two years, they needed to make some changes. Just gotta see now if they can pan out

What's really odd is people somehow thinking that Tills is just spraying and praying. Does Tills ever do anything that doesn't involve serious planning and strategizing? Like, the guy who remade the entire Terps' offense before the Princeton game, the guy who completely out-coached Dino in the quarters, and the guy who had Lars spinning on the sidelines in the Final Four is just out there winging it in the portal?

Isn't anyone paying attention?

Right Wheels. If you want to push the guys coming back in the fall why not bring in some good talent to get the competitive juices flowing. Fall practices gonna be fun.

[PulpExposure]

What's really odd is people somehow thinking that Tills is just spraying and praying. Does Tills ever do anything that doesn't involve serious planning and strategizing? Like, the guy who remade the entire Terps' offense before the Princeton game, the guy who completely out-coached Dino in the quarters, and the guy who had Lars spinning on the sidelines in the Final Four is just out there winging it in the portal?

Isn't anyone paying attention?

Nope, clearly Tills has no idea what he's doing.

[keno in reno]

What's really odd is people somehow thinking that Tills is just spraying and praying. Does Tills ever do anything that doesn't involve serious planning and strategizing? Like, the guy who remade the entire Terps' offense before the Princeton game, the guy who completely out-coached Dino in the quarters, and the guy who had Lars spinning on the sidelines in the Final Four is just out there winging it in the portal?

Isn't anyone paying attention?

Tillman is the best, but I think it's reasonable to say that the plan on offense did not work out the last 2 years. Maybe it was out of loyalty to guys who sat during the '22 superteam year. Probably it was just top portal guys who simply chose other schools. But we were overmatched offensively almost every week from February to May. Tills is done with that, and it looks like we should be on par with UVA's offense next year (assuming they're on the schedule) and not punching up just to hang with Michigan.