Albany 2019

[gunnerz]

Nanticoke going pro. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... ater&ifg=1

[Bandito]

Nanticoke going pro. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... ater&ifg=1

Wow. Good luck, kid.

[DMac]

Wow, too many Dogs jumping the fence at UA.
Lost a couple of blue ribbon Canines, not good.

[FannOLax]

I agree, Dmac, not good for the Great Danes... and in Nanticoke's case, if he's walking away from a college degree, probably not good for the young man who plays lacrosse.

[ggovel]

UAlbany players Ron John, Mitch Laffin, Colyn Lyons, and Chaunce Hill talk about the role of lacrosse in their lives in this video from PBS/WMHT
http://capitaldistrictlax.com/2018/11/0 ... -pbs-wmht/

[youthathletics]

LSN reporting via Coach Marr, that Tehoka is expected back this Spring. https://www.instagram.com/p/BrDnAO4BZ0C/

[calourie]

Nanticoke better be returning as The Danes appear to have about the toughest OOC schedule in the country (Syracuse, Cornell, UMass, Maryland, Yale all in IL's preseason top 25). With the departure of a number of stars from last year's NCAA quarterfinal's squad, this season should go a long way towards revealing just how resilient Marr's Albany fun run-and-gun program is.

[DaneFan]

Not many programs could reload and fill the void left by the guys who graduated and two new coaches to the staff. Will definitely be a transition year.

[Typical Lax Dad]

Not many programs could reload and fill the void left by the guys who graduated and two new coaches to the staff. Will definitely be a transition year.

Albany will be fine. Some concern from a supporter of a school that never takes transfers that took your FOGO mid summer. We wouldn’t do it. Good for him.

[DaneFan]

Several frequent Yale posters taking uninformed pot shots at Albany. Not sure I get it, but to each his own.

[10stone5]

Not a dig by any means.
But.
Wonder if Nanticoke was thinking along these lines.
Just go pro.

Seems it was the correct move for Staats.

http://nll_stats.wttstats.pointstreak.com/playerpage.html?playerid=11080304&seasonid=18464

[calourie]

No intention here of taking an uninformed pot shot at the Danes. I for one love the Yale-Albany rivalry and find the Albany/Marr style as fun to watch as any. My comment was strictly intended to point out the impressive nature of this year's Dane's schedule, and what I see as the difficult task confronting them in dealing with that schedule while replacing a number of truly outstanding players. Obviously the Irelan transfer adds to the difficulty of that effort in addition to amping up the intensity of the Y-A rivalry, but it is by no means to say that the Albany program under Marr, whose coaching I admire a great deal, won't some up with the means to not only be competitive but also successful. Obviously having Nanticoke on board would not only be an asset, but would also leave the Danes with one of the most exciting players in college lacrosse. I'm sure I am not alone in hoping that will be the case.

[10stone5]

The obsession at Albany is to look at the offense.
The Thompsons, Fields, Nanticoke.

But, a 4/5 star defense freshman this year.
Tanner Hay.
Look forward to seeing if he can fit right in with the D, contribute this year.

[DaneFan]

No intention here of taking an uninformed pot shot at the Danes. I for one love the Yale-Albany rivalry and find the Albany/Marr style as fun to watch as any. My comment was strictly intended to point out the impressive nature of this year's Dane's schedule, and what I see as the difficult task confronting them in dealing with that schedule while replacing a number of truly outstanding players. Obviously the Irelan transfer adds to the difficulty of that effort in addition to amping up the intensity of the Y-A rivalry, but it is by no means to say that the Albany program under Marr, whose coaching I admire a great deal, won't some up with the means to not only be competitive but also successful. Obviously having Nanticoke on board would not only be an asset, but would also leave the Danes with one of the most exciting players in college lacrosse. I'm sure I am not alone in hoping that will be the case.

Someone else was opining on Teoka and making comments that were not accurate, and not everyone knows all of the ins and outs of the TD situation so I am probably a little thin skinned when it comes to most things Albany.

[DaneFan]

The obsession at Albany is to look at the offense.
The Thompsons, Fields, Nanticoke.

But, a 4/5 star defense freshman this year.
Tanner Hay.
Look forward to seeing if he can fit right in with the D, contribute this year.

Think you may see Hay playing back up LSM and on man down. Has a very nice knack of getting his stick into passing lanes.

[FannOLax]

I apologize: a usually-reliable source was wrong about Tehoka; Nanticoke is an amazing talent and I hope he and Albany do well... fun team to watch, Marr doing a wonderful job.

[faircornell]

I hate to bring this up on the U Albany thread, or anywhere, but I did think it important enough to mention in a forum on FanLax. Lyle Thompson was on Instagram and Twitter politely noting that he had been harassed in Philadelphia by the PA announcer for his ponytail and by fans as well for his Native American heritage. This is tremendously unfortunate. It is a credit to Lyle Thompson's diplomacy that his response has been measured and calm.

[admin]

Not good. Ridiculously inappropriate and, thankfully, the announcer was fired. This doesn't turn back time and erase the act but it's something. Plus, good to see the amount of support Lyle's getting. Kudos to the lacrosse community.

[Drcthru]

Nanticoke better be returning as The Danes appear to have about the toughest OOC schedule in the country (Syracuse, Cornell, UMass, Maryland, Yale all in IL's preseason top 25). With the departure of a number of stars from last year's NCAA quarterfinal's squad, this season should go a long way towards revealing just how resilient Marr's Albany fun run-and-gun program is.

#4 OOC. viewtopic.php?f=118&t=846

[ggovel]

UAlbany - Colgate Scrimmage
🗓 Fri Feb 1, 2019
7:00 PM
Colonie, NY
🎟 Free
More info:
http://capitaldistrictlax.com/2019/01/2 ... on-2-1-19/