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Nosey Ned wrote: ↑Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:47 pm

Can Opener wrote: ↑Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:32 am

Nosey Ned wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2019 6:16 pm The landscape is so vastly different now that history is completely irrelevant.

In fact with all due respect, this discussion is silly. It's the kind of chatter that disgruntled dad's have when they think their kid was short changed in the recruiting process. The reality is top 20 D3 lacrosse is awesome and doesn’t need validation by any discussion of how they’d stack up against D1.

The problem is, for the vast majority of young players (and parents), it's D1 or bust. The travel programs feed this mania for the money! That mindset is so wrong on MANY levels. IMHO if your good enough to get a look from a top D1 program but aren't good enough to get the offer, you're infinitely better off going top D3 then settling for middling D1. You'll play, you'll get more money, play in more meaningful games and have a great college experience.... Lax as well as a semester abroad and have a social life to boot. Not to mention, when all is said and done you'll have, in all likelyhood a better degree that will allow you to accomplish even bigger goals after college!

Oh my, Nosey. Not sure why we need to take swipes at dads and club coaches to make a point on which I’m confident we all agree: DIII lacrosse is an excellent experience for thousands of athletes. Is there anyone out there who would prefer to have their son play for DI St. Bonaventure or Cleveland State over DIII Williams or Wesleyan? There are 73 DI men’s programs and 248 DIII men’s programs. I will bet you a cold beer that only a very small percentage of those athletes, their dads and their club coaches are disappointed with the DIII outcome. Besides, without disgruntled dads and pushy club coaches, would we even have a FanLax forum?!?!

Haha .... love the dads and club coaches! Was probably little too critical and may have over shadowed my point. Which is, I don’t think players (and coaches and dads guiding them) go in to the recruiting process with the excitement for top end D3 that they should. Players seem to come to it and “settle” for D3 at the back end of the process when the D1 dreams are fading. Top end D3 should be more of a goal at the beginning ... not a consolation prize.

Hell yes! Outside of 20-30 guys over a course of years, you aren’t making a living playing lax. That isn’t to say you can’t make it in the game! Coaching, equipment companies, etc. No need for D1 non-mega star cred there though. Top floor D3 should be a goal for a huge number of great HS players.

Current NESCAC player- any questions or takes that people want to hear?

PlayerSource wrote: ↑Thu Nov 14, 2019 10:58 am Current NESCAC player- any questions or takes that people want to hear?

Laxxal22 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:10 pm

PlayerSource wrote: ↑Thu Nov 14, 2019 10:58 am Current NESCAC player- any questions or takes that people want to hear?

What did your recruiting look like? What options outside of the NESCAC did you consider?

ctlaxfan99 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2019 12:00 pm Don't want to spread any false rumors, but I am hearing some things coming out of New London... can anybody confirm or deny?

NELaxGuy33 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 4:31 pm Anything on Conn College? Should be interesting to see if they can bring in a decent coach on such short notice.

laxxer27 wrote: ↑Wed Jan 15, 2020 11:56 am Is Dave Cornell done there totally? I know last year it was because of some family health issues. I think they will keep it the same as last year. Its not like they did any better or worse with Corcoran

Suskypride wrote: ↑Thu Jan 16, 2020 1:00 pm Jim Nagle listed as new interim HC at Conn College.