Re: 2025 Mustang Classic
Posted: Wed Aug 21, 2024 2:45 pm
Yes, I’m aware, just play along
Yes, I’m aware, just play along
ehhh. every town has bad parts. i wouldn’t have an issue with my daughter walking anywhere around or near campus. the bad parts are condensed together.
Parts of Boston for sure. Parts of Somerville (1/2 of Tufts is in Somerville think Winter Hill Gang, Whitey Bulger, Mystic Ave projects) yes. Medford no, not anymore.Laxattackjack wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 6:58 pmehhh. every town has bad parts. i wouldn’t have an issue with my daughter walking anywhere around or near campus. the bad parts are condensed together.
newport news has bad parts, and some very nice parts
boston/medford the same.
For sure. Not a men’s lax school but, USC is not in a great area. Hop/Loyola are in a bad neighborhood. Dook has gotten much better but was a very rough city not long ago. I’m sure there are many other examples. That said, USC, Hop, Loyola and Dook are, and always have been, desirable locations despite the adjacent neighborhoods.Laxattackjack wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 6:58 pmehhh. every town has bad parts. i wouldn’t have an issue with my daughter walking anywhere around or near campus. the bad parts are condensed together.
newport news has bad parts, and some very nice parts
boston/medford the same.
Good point, I believe that is directed at me, or at least should be. And, as a Cornell alum, I should know that! Ha ha… Anywho, that said, I’d rather go to Baltimore rather than upstate New York in the middle of March all day long!!
Totally. Back in the day, Englewood, NJ, had The Sugar Hill Gang. Had to steer clear. I mean, the macaroni was soggy, the peas were mushed, and the chicken tasted like wood.Unknown Participant wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 8:17 pmParts of Boston for sure. Parts of Somerville (1/2 of Tufts is in Somerville think Winter Hill Gang, Whitey Bulger, Mystic Ave projects) yes. Medford no, not anymore.Laxattackjack wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2024 6:58 pmehhh. every town has bad parts. i wouldn’t have an issue with my daughter walking anywhere around or near campus. the bad parts are condensed together.
newport news has bad parts, and some very nice parts
boston/medford the same.
The neighborhoods I mentioned are the ones that surround Hop. I guarantee you that as big city neighborhoods they are not bad. I wouldn’t suggest that it would be a good idea for my daughter to walk through campus alone after dark but neither would it be a good idea to walk through Cornell,Colgate,Hamilton or Georgetown. Personally I have no fear in those neighborhoods but then I know Baltimore really well.callaxdad wrote: ↑Mon Aug 26, 2024 11:40 pm No, there are definitely some bad neighborhoods, safety wise, at least when it comes to crime, if that’s how you define bad, in Baltimore near Hop. Personally, I wouldn’t preclude my kid from going to Hop because of this, but, I know there are some who would.
OK, I think those are very fair statements. Which is why I had no problem paying for my daughter’s Uber trips when they were in college! However, I do think there is the perception that Hopkins campus is in a dangerous area. Not unlike USC and West LA. And we’ve seen on many many occasions, as the old saying goes, perception becomes reality. No doubt it’s a great university with a storied lacrosse history. And, IMHO, an outstanding head coach who is moving that program in the right direction.richard wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2024 9:17 amThe neighborhoods I mentioned are the ones that surround Hop. I guarantee you that as big city neighborhoods they are not bad. I wouldn’t suggest that it would be a good idea for my daughter to walk through campus alone after dark but neither would it be a good idea to walk through Cornell,Colgate,Hamilton or Georgetown. Personally I have no fear in those neighborhoods but then I know Baltimore really well.callaxdad wrote: ↑Mon Aug 26, 2024 11:40 pm No, there are definitely some bad neighborhoods, safety wise, at least when it comes to crime, if that’s how you define bad, in Baltimore near Hop. Personally, I wouldn’t preclude my kid from going to Hop because of this, but, I know there are some who would.
Well there’s a shocker!! LOL! Whatever. It’s a silly lacrosse forum thread. Sorry if you're slightly disjointed by the direction for the topic. Let’s all try to do better moving forward.
My 2 cents - Although Tufts vs RIT will be a great game, it seems like that should be a regular season game. Same for Lynchburg vs CNU. Those two game should swap opponents for a couple more North vs South matchups. Why travel all the way to Maryland to play a team that is already in the same region?Laxattackjack wrote: ↑Mon Aug 12, 2024 8:34 pm 2025 Mustang Classic
Friday
W&L vs St Lawrence
RIT vs Dickinson
Tufts vs Hamilton
CNU vs Gettysburg
Stevenson vs Lynchburg
Saturday
Dickinson vs W&L
Gettysburg vs Hamilton
Lynchburg vs CNU
Tufts vs RIT
Stevenson vs St Lawrence
Tufts gets the same matchups as 2024
Stevenson vs Lynchburg again
9 of 10 teams return from 2024. only change is York out and Gettysburg in.