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Congrats to Rutgers - Hitch - 03-06-2014 10:16 PM
http://www.insidelacrosse.com/news/2014/03/06/rutgers-back-business-after-upset-win-over-army
Nice win over Army in men's lax!
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While not the ACC, B10 lax will be pretty strong next spring.
RE: Congrats to Rutgers - brista21 - 03-07-2014 11:18 AM
Thanks! We're not far removed from being a regular NCAA tourney participant. Hoping this season we're getting back on track.
RE: Congrats to Rutgers - Hitch - 03-07-2014 12:07 PM
(03-07-2014 11:18 AM)brista21 Wrote: Thanks! We're not far removed from being a regular NCAA tourney participant. Hoping this season we're getting back on track.
10 years without a tournament appearance is more than a dry spell, but the conference move might be just the thing to spark a revival.
RE: Congrats to Rutgers - mikeinsec127 - 03-08-2014 12:33 AM
There was a area disconnect between our coaches and the high school players for a bunch of years. I don't know what caused it or why it was allowed to continue. NJ produces D1 lacrosse players at a rate equal to football and basketball. We should be a lax power. Maybe now we can keep some of these kids home and rebuild our program.
RE: Congrats to Rutgers - Hitch - 03-08-2014 01:27 PM
(03-08-2014 12:33 AM)mikeinsec127 Wrote: There was a area disconnect between our coaches and the high school players for a bunch of years. I don't know what caused it or why it was allowed to continue. NJ produces D1 lacrosse players at a rate equal to football and basketball. We should be a lax power. Maybe now we can keep some of these kids home and rebuild our program.
Lax recruiting is tricky because the best players also tend to have the ability to pick the best schools and the best programs. Coaches have to sell the university's academics as well as the lacrosse program because few lax players have any desire to try for major league lacrosse. Instead they go into banking, consulting, and other lucrative careers where the quality of their undergrad university starts to matter. Rutgers is obviously a solid university but, like Maryland, they're competing with some elite universities that also have elite lacrosse programs. That's a hard mountain to climb.