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51percentcorn wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 8:55 am I still don't understand why we can't have the cannon back. Maybe you can't try to time it like they used to - resulting in booms for mom goals but seems like we are way past noisemakers - If the actual cannon is deemed too dangerous - either move it to the back field like some college football teams do OR as I believe Wombat suggested once which I thought was brilliant - do a video board cannon.

'06 Wells and Dori Stanwick and some of their children used to stand on the opposite side along the fence when Wells and Shack played - they were never highlighted on TV - you could just see them because they were opposite the cameras. You didn't even know who he was until I told you many years ago. I don't know why any pictures of the 20-30 people - on the CC patio would do the program any great shakes. The program has put out videos of the inside of the CC - its old news.

More important - at 7 PM in Ann Arbor the forecast is 39 degrees with a "Real Feel" of 23. Winds 22 mph - gusts to 44. I can't fathom why anybody thought 7 PM in Michigan in March was a great idea. You are directly opposite the East Regional Final for most of the game and even if the weather was average it would still be cold. These winds are going to make it close to unwatchable in person and its not going to be pretty on TV. Both teams have to play in it - but it is unfortunate.

51percentcorn wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 8:55 am I still don't understand why we can't have the cannon back. Maybe you can't try to time it like they used to - resulting in booms for mom goals but seems like we are way past noisemakers - If the actual cannon is deemed too dangerous - either move it to the back field like some college football teams do OR as I believe Wombat suggested once which I thought was brilliant - do a video board cannon.

'06 Wells and Dori Stanwick and some of their children used to stand on the opposite side along the fence when Wells and Shack played - they were never highlighted on TV - you could just see them because they were opposite the cameras. You didn't even know who he was until I told you many years ago. I don't know why any pictures of the 20-30 people - on the CC patio would do the program any great shakes. The program has put out videos of the inside of the CC - its old news.

More important - at 7 PM in Ann Arbor the forecast is 39 degrees with a "Real Feel" of 23. Winds 22 mph - gusts to 44. I can't fathom why anybody thought 7 PM in Michigan in March was a great idea. You are directly opposite the East Regional Final for most of the game and even if the weather was average it would still be cold. These winds are going to make it close to unwatchable in person and its not going to be pretty on TV. Both teams have to play in it - but it is unfortunate.

HopFan16 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 12:28 pm 51, resurrecting the cannon discussion yourself — you're just cheating on your FanLax bingo card now.

A digital cannon on the video board seems like it'd be a reasonable way to carry on the tradition without pissing anyone off too much, the AD might go for that. But I don't know if there's a constituency that cares enough to lobby for it.

One thing we cannot lose are the banana boys. Hopefully they're training the next generation of throwers for when those shoulders go.

Once the Big Ten starts its new media rights deal, I'm pretty sure "Johns Hopkins lacrosse" will be the only remaining B1G sport on ESPN. I know there's some consternation that our partnership with them will go bye-bye but from everything I've heard, that won't be the case.

Excited for the BTN night games, weather notwithstanding. Those are always quality broadcasts. Joe Beninati is the best play-by-play guy in the sport IMO.

jhu06 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2023 1:03 pm IL has Collison at 5 in their impact freshman rankings and Carson Brown also listed. 51 and HF16 follow recruiting more than I do but I don't remember reading much about Brown coming into the season.

gymman1031 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 25, 2023 12:56 pm Predictions for tonight in Ann Arbor?

gymman1031 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 25, 2023 12:56 pm Predictions for tonight in Ann Arbor?

nyjay wrote: ↑Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:56 pm

gymman1031 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 25, 2023 12:56 pm Predictions for tonight in Ann Arbor?

So the line is Hop -1.5, with the O/U at 23.5. I don't have a great feeling about this game. Michigan is a quality team with some really good offensive talent. Their goalie situation seems to have been not great, while they face off pretty well.

On defense, Hop has a couple of poles who can be very effective 1-on-1 (thinking Smith, Mazzone, Szuluk and maybe even Deans). And I think JK knows what he's doing game plan wise. So I tend do tend the think that they can do a good job on Michigan's big 3 and make Michigan beat them with depth players. Not sure Michigan can do that consistently enough to get to double digits.

On offense, I think it will just be another game with a couple of our ever-rotating cast perform well. Not sure who (other than Angelus and Degnon), but we'll find a way to get to 12 or so goals.

Similarly, on FO, not sure which one of our three guys will be most successful, but I think as a group, they stay pretty much even with Rowlett & Co.' The quality of the wing play we've been getting recently will help a lot (kudos to Mazzone and Hawley).

I trust Marcille a whole lot more than Michigan's tandem, but who knows how that all plays out.

So despite my bad feelings, I have Hop winning 12-9, giving the points and taking the under.

gymman1031 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 25, 2023 4:43 pm All together, it has been a pretty good day for JHU's past opponents. And hey, Loyola and St. Joe's lost to good teams.