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Wheels wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2020 9:54 pm
6) Yale - Never in doubt against a bottom half Michigan team. TD Ierlan makes them go. Full stop.

I wasn't able to watch the game, but wasn't it 9-7 at the half and 13-11 with about 8 minutes left?

ICGrad wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:07 pm

Wheels wrote: ↑Sun Mar 08, 2020 9:54 pm
6) Yale - Never in doubt against a bottom half Michigan team. TD Ierlan makes them go. Full stop.

I wasn't able to watch the game, but wasn't it 9-7 at the half and 13-11 with about 8 minutes left?

I watched the game and just never felt that Michigan was really a threat to win the game. In a way, it was like the Maryland-Albany game...except Albany actually had a chance to tie the game with 30 seconds left! Dunno, maybe it was the way Yale jumped out that made me feel like the game was never really in doubt. Without Ierlan, I'd feel really different.

EDIT...oversight on my part to not rank UMass.

Polls by midnight...

Maverik Media Poll is out

https://www.insidelacrosse.com/league/DI/polls

Cuse #1 and Cornell #2

Normally, the return of the UVA-Maryland matchup would be the game of the weekend, and in fact that's where I'll be, but this year is a little different in that the real power conference features the games of the week as the Ivy open league play.

Yale-Cornell on Saturday.

molo wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 1:24 pm Normally, the return of the UVA-Maryland matchup would be the game of the weekend, and in fact that's where I'll be, but this year is a little different in that the real power conference features the games of the week as the Ivy open league play.

Word on the street is that crossbars are worth 2 points and posts worth 1. #amirite

My top 20 after 3/8/2020

1. Syracuse
2. Cornell
3. Princeton
4. Yale
5. North Carolina
6. Maryland
7. Duke
8. PSU
9. Georgetown
10. Denver
11. Virginia
12. Army
13. Umass
14. Ohio State
15. Notre Dame
16. Loyola
17. Lehigh
18. Penn
19. Villanova
20. Brown

GOBIGRED
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and you don't have Cornell at #1?!

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 4:15 pm and you don't have Cornell at #1?!

#1 can be a jinx. However I note Syracuse has one top 20 win (Army) while Cornell has a top 20 (OSU) and a top 5 (PSU). They go head to head on April 7th at Cornell.

laxfan1313 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 7:05 pm

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 4:15 pm and you don't have Cornell at #1?!

#1 can be a jinx. However I note Syracuse has one top 20 win (Army) while Cornell has a top 20 (OSU) and a top 5 (PSU). They go head to head on April 7th at Cornell.

Have to laugh, 1313 calling # 1 a jinx.....

RedIvy wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 7:21 pm

laxfan1313 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 7:05 pm

Matnum PI wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 4:15 pm and you don't have Cornell at #1?!

#1 can be a jinx. However I note Syracuse has one top 20 win (Army) while Cornell has a top 20 (OSU) and a top 5 (PSU). They go head to head on April 7th at Cornell.

Have to laugh, 1313 calling # 1 a jinx.....

Ask the team whether they want to be ranked #1 5 games in. I haven't asked but believe the answer would be no.

Being ranked #1 in early March is not that important or meaningful. There's 10 weeks of lacrosse left (provided the season is not interrupted or cancelled). The quality wins help build the resume for an at large bid in May though.

D1 Men Forum Polls

Loyola is at 12... why? You have Nova, UMASS w quality wins below them. They should be 18-20.

With apologies to forumites I had a birthday party and was not back in time to do the poll.

Mr3Putt wrote: ↑Tue Mar 10, 2020 4:24 am Loyola is at 12... why? You have Nova, UMASS w quality wins below them. They should be 18-20.

Perry has Loyola at 10.

Updated top 20...



1 Syracuse
2 UNC
3 UMD
4 PSU
5 Duke
6 GT
7 UVA
8 UD
9 ND
10 Nova
11 Army
12 UMASS
13 Loyola
14 OSU
15 Lehigh
16 Hobart
17 Richmond
18 St joes
19 Bucknell
20 Providence

3 of the Top Ten in the Forum Poll were Ivy. 30% is a lot. (Arguably 4. 40%)

And now, if the ACC goes down?