jhu06 wrote:I would imagine it's a lot harder to get an elite d3 school football team together than it is a d1 lacrosse program. No scholarship $, more kids to find, more coaches, probably less juice w admissions, and still obviously a private school cost+ cost of living in an east coast city when compared to some of these places most of us have never heard of. On the other hand, it's not like Margraff is competing against bucolic settings like Charlottesville, the Princeton network, or kids who've seen cameron indoor and carrier dome on their tee vees since they learned to walk. I don't know the sports admissions game like some of you, but it's interesting that schools like Williams, Amherst, Hopkins, and MIT-which competes in more sports than any other school in the nation put care into doing well.
They're not professional journalists, but w/IL's cutbacks a few years ago, these guys have been the only consistent daily d1 writing on the sport.
https://www.collegecrosse.com/
It's run by an Orange alum, so take it with a grain of salt, but I enjoy their work and respect their hustle. They've been doing schedule breakdowns as we sort of wait for the preseason previews to get fully caught up on things. I was hoping the athletic, a new subscription based website which has invested in stuff like hockey would add some d1 lacrosse coverage since it seems like a space ripe for more coverage but I guess we'll have to see in the spring.
I agree. Supplemental to IL but College Crosse this offseason is doing a better job in some ways covering College Lacrosse than IL. The young man is industrious, works at ESPN yet is expanding his site and it has become a good read. I assume that he will eventually be assigned to covering lax in some capacity for ESPN but I also think he could capitalize on his own work if he decides to dedicate himself to his venture.
