Re: Inside Lacrosse rankings
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2019 1:10 am
Towson #1 over Maryland. 4-0 with a win over the former #1. No contest.
And facing maybe the three top FOGOs in the division.
I wouldn't necessarily agree with the no contest idea. As you say a win over the former #1.
Maybe Tillman will reconsider playing Towson...now that the Tigers play a good enough schedule.Cooter wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 10:23 amI wouldn't necessarily agree with the no contest idea. As you say a win over the former #1.
In a season, where everyone seems to be beating everyone else, if Maryland beats Notre Dame this weekend to go 6-0, over all decent teams, there would be a rationale for putting Maryland at #1.
Preston: Maryland fails to make a case in dropping Towson from lacrosse scheduleCooter wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 10:52 am I don't fully remember why Maryland dropped Towson. I think it was something about Tillman wanting to restructure his schedule and make Towson a mid week game, and Towson being unwilling to go along with the idea.
The last time Towson and Maryland played was 2011, a few years before Maryland left the ACC after 2014.
The Terps also have been privately saying they wanted to upgrade the caliber of their opponents because strength of schedule had become so important in selecting the tournament field and seeding the teams.
So, Maryland thought about dropping UMBC and canceled Towson to add a super power like Hartford, which plays in the weak America East Conference (the same as UMBC)? And then they added another rising power like big, bad Marist, which plays in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Coach didn't remember either....According to Nadelen, Tillman said the two teams might be able to play again, but it would be on a yearly basis. "They're trying to go year-to-year with us and trying to figure out what works best for them," said Nadelen. "That's something that I don't want to be a part of. I want the Maryland-Towson rivalry game to be a consistent thing. It's not going to be a year-to-year thing. If he wants to play us, then he can play us."
Tillman says he doesn't remember that conversation.
Did Tillman make those comments in front of congress? (could not resist)foreverlax wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 11:25 amPreston: Maryland fails to make a case in dropping Towson from lacrosse scheduleCooter wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 10:52 am I don't fully remember why Maryland dropped Towson. I think it was something about Tillman wanting to restructure his schedule and make Towson a mid week game, and Towson being unwilling to go along with the idea.
The last time Towson and Maryland played was 2011, a few years before Maryland left the ACC after 2014.
This is what I remember -
The Terps also have been privately saying they wanted to upgrade the caliber of their opponents because strength of schedule had become so important in selecting the tournament field and seeding the teams.So, Maryland thought about dropping UMBC and canceled Towson to add a super power like Hartford, which plays in the weak America East Conference (the same as UMBC)? And then they added another rising power like big, bad Marist, which plays in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.Coach didn't remember either....According to Nadelen, Tillman said the two teams might be able to play again, but it would be on a yearly basis. "They're trying to go year-to-year with us and trying to figure out what works best for them," said Nadelen. "That's something that I don't want to be a part of. I want the Maryland-Towson rivalry game to be a consistent thing. It's not going to be a year-to-year thing. If he wants to play us, then he can play us."Tillman says he doesn't remember that conversation.
enjoying the nectar of the gods (thc) will do that to your brian, so I have been toldforeverlax wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 11:25 amPreston: Maryland fails to make a case in dropping Towson from lacrosse scheduleCooter wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 10:52 am I don't fully remember why Maryland dropped Towson. I think it was something about Tillman wanting to restructure his schedule and make Towson a mid week game, and Towson being unwilling to go along with the idea.
The last time Towson and Maryland played was 2011, a few years before Maryland left the ACC after 2014.
This is what I remember -
The Terps also have been privately saying they wanted to upgrade the caliber of their opponents because strength of schedule had become so important in selecting the tournament field and seeding the teams.So, Maryland thought about dropping UMBC and canceled Towson to add a super power like Hartford, which plays in the weak America East Conference (the same as UMBC)? And then they added another rising power like big, bad Marist, which plays in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.Coach didn't remember either....According to Nadelen, Tillman said the two teams might be able to play again, but it would be on a yearly basis. "They're trying to go year-to-year with us and trying to figure out what works best for them," said Nadelen. "That's something that I don't want to be a part of. I want the Maryland-Towson rivalry game to be a consistent thing. It's not going to be a year-to-year thing. If he wants to play us, then he can play us."Tillman says he doesn't remember that conversation.
Unfortunately, I have read my 3 articles on the Sun for the month, so I can't read that oneforeverlax wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 11:25 amPreston: Maryland fails to make a case in dropping Towson from lacrosse scheduleCooter wrote: ↑Thu Feb 28, 2019 10:52 am I don't fully remember why Maryland dropped Towson. I think it was something about Tillman wanting to restructure his schedule and make Towson a mid week game, and Towson being unwilling to go along with the idea.
The last time Towson and Maryland played was 2011, a few years before Maryland left the ACC after 2014.
This is what I remember -
The Terps also have been privately saying they wanted to upgrade the caliber of their opponents because strength of schedule had become so important in selecting the tournament field and seeding the teams.So, Maryland thought about dropping UMBC and canceled Towson to add a super power like Hartford, which plays in the weak America East Conference (the same as UMBC)? And then they added another rising power like big, bad Marist, which plays in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.Coach didn't remember either....According to Nadelen, Tillman said the two teams might be able to play again, but it would be on a yearly basis. "They're trying to go year-to-year with us and trying to figure out what works best for them," said Nadelen. "That's something that I don't want to be a part of. I want the Maryland-Towson rivalry game to be a consistent thing. It's not going to be a year-to-year thing. If he wants to play us, then he can play us."Tillman says he doesn't remember that conversation.
DU has 5 game road gauntlet in March. At UNC, ND in California, OSU, Princeton and Towson on same road trip during spring break. 3-2 locks up NCAA at-large bid pretty much.
One might also note that with the increasing strength of the Big Ten, that the need to play Yale to help the SOS was mitigated.calourie wrote: ↑Fri Mar 01, 2019 11:11 am According to comments he made at the time, Tillman didn't like trekking up to New Haven for a cold weather early season matchup against the Bulldogs, feeling that it didn't really benefit his team, who I believe lost the last two regular season games that were played there.
I don't know that it seems particularly weird. How many instate opponents does UMd play in basketball?