| I’m a 2029 parent and would be interested to know how my daughter’s team might be able go over inflate their rating next year to end in the top 10. Please let me know! |
Sorry, I can’t get past the “Jack clinging to the door on the Titanic” reference. This has to be a mom, at least I hope it is. |
I think what you are saying is the 2028 class as a whole is actually pretty talented, and probably not the worst class in 900+ years. |
Nope. Not a 25 parent- just a parent of a 28 being honest. |
2028 was a down year across the board and the reason why a handful of players went to MD. Still, enough players stayed and made Pride a highly competitive team, and history shows players who go on to Capital Blue will get recruited to great schools. As for the rankings, I didn't know math was inflatable - thought math was math. If we are to believe Pride doesn't deserve a #7 spot, it means the entire ranking system is fraudulent and unreliable. Can't question the math used for one without questioning the math used for all. Separately - all three major DMV clubs (Stars, Pride, BLC) at the 2029 level are top 25 and two at the 2030 level (BLC and YJMA) are top 20. Top players from these teams haven't moved to MD (and won't) because the 2029 year is clearly a stronger talent year. Capital will continue to thrive based on the strong talent pool in the DMV. |
I am not convinced 2028 is a down year across the board. I feel confident that if the ~10 players who left for MD teams were instead on Next Level this year, for example, that would be a very good team - probably in the top 25. Similarly, if those ~10 were now playing for Capital you would be looking at a future top 5 team easily. The pool of talent is more spread out at 2028 for sure, but is it a down year across the board? Maybe that is indeed true, but I have not read any good arguments in favor. It's just a talking point as far as I am concerned - conventional wisdom. |
In the DMV it's all about the benjamins baby |
And what team does your daughter play for? Truly hoping I don't have to share a sideline with a clown that maligns 14 year olds who have never played together as a group, and many of whom just finished a great season of lacrosse, and will keep developing. Capital Blue 2028s will follow a typical Capital Blue trajectory--top 20 the first year, and improving through their 3 years together, with strong recruiting results. No amount of you saying how bad the class is will change that. I look forward to coming back here and reminding you of that on page 600-something of this thread. In the meantime, go jump in a lake. |
There are maybe five DMV players on MD teams who are needle-movers. The others wouldn’t make Capital Blue. |
| Not going to happen. Pulick will be running for the words after first season. The Capital committee did him dirty and gave him an awful team. Cap blue won’t crack top 20. |
| *the woods |
| Hero’s will slip when YJ and other LI teams catch fire during the HS years. Pride will be a disaster. NL will take years to farm a top 30 team (look at YJMA for history). Capital will be around 20 year 1 and will settle into the mid teens year two. Those Cap players will still go to great schools and teams which will infuriate everyone. |
God, WTF? I am not a Capital parent but am so sick of hearing people $hit on this team. Give it a rest. |
You are the obviously one who didn’t want the MD girls to come back because your daughter would have been on orange instead of blue. All of the starters on MD teams would have made blue |
They probably wouldn’t take some much crap if their parents weren’t so obnoxious |