Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is an interesting discussion on D1 vs D3. Here is my question…besides the Ivy League schools,the academies, and a few ACC and Big 10 schools where would you rather see your child go to school besides schools like Tufts, Amherst, or Williams? I’m sure someone will comment on the Amherst coaching issues so take that out of the equation. I think the D1 argument is short sighted and not thinking about the bigger life picture.

Georgetown, Lehigh, Villanova, Loyola, all the ACC and B10 just to name a few. Tufts Amherst and Williams and the other woke schools will stop supporting a sport they despise. The support at these schools will fade in the future.

D1 can’t take school support for granted either. It’s not like the Ivies have a great track record of supporting their sports programs. And you can go back to a pre-woke world and see how Duke hung their lacrosse team out to dry in the blink of an eye. Anyone picking a college for anything other than the best possible education (that one can reasonably afford) and ticket to the future is extremely short-sighted. I would rather my kid got a Williams or an Amherst degree than from Rutgers or High Point. Not knocking those schools, just highlighting that there are great options out there. I think many in the “D1 or bust” camp are compensating for not academically making the cut and ending up at a D1 school with weaker academics. Bashing D3 is like driving a Corvette - you are probably compensating for something.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like some teams are back to work. Who is the preseason #1 team?

#1; SJC
It’s not even close

#2; Prep
‘23 class is filthy

#3; Bullis
Impressive 22 and 23 classes

#4; PVI
Really only graduated their goalie. Did lose their top attackman to a transfer, however.

#5; Landon
Too young for anything higher. No idea what’s happening coaching wise too.

#6; Gonzaga
Graduated a ton, but have a strong LSM and Goalie to keep them at 6.

#7; SSSAS
Weren’t too impressive last year, but they too graduated little.

#8; Albans
Very very talented 23 class that will shine this year.

#9; DeMatha
Graduated all 10 starters from last year, but new HC Dave Mitchell will find a way to make it work for this squad.

#10; Episcopal
Lost star player from Junior class

11; Heights
12; Yorktown
13; St. Andrews
14. Churchill
15; Robinson

I’d swap Bullis at #3 and replace them with Landon.

Bullis graduated 7 out of their 10 starters from last spring, including their goalie who kept them in several close contests.

PVI always looks good on paper but can never win the “big game”, I’m not even convinced they should even be listed at 4.

Anonymous wrote:Looks like some teams are back to work. Who is the preseason #1 team?

#1; SJC
It’s not even close

#2; Prep
‘23 class is filthy

#3; Bullis
Impressive 22 and 23 classes

#4; PVI
Really only graduated their goalie. Did lose their top attackman to a transfer, however.

#5; Landon
Too young for anything higher. No idea what’s happening coaching wise too.

#6; Gonzaga
Graduated a ton, but have a strong LSM and Goalie to keep them at 6.

#7; SSSAS
Weren’t too impressive last year, but they too graduated little.

#8; Albans
Very very talented 23 class that will shine this year.

#9; DeMatha
Graduated all 10 starters from last year, but new HC Dave Mitchell will find a way to make it work for this squad.

#10; Episcopal
Lost star player from Junior class

11; Heights
12; Yorktown
13; St. Andrews
14. Churchill
15; Robinson