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Anonymous wrote:If you are going to go transitive peppery of sports, then Landon beat DeMatha after the coaching switcheroo. D Mitchel was definitely on the sidelines. Landon dismantled DeMatha, St John’s took overtime twice to beat them. Landon was down 7-1 on Gonzaga, terrible half, woke up, and made up a lot of goals for the W. Taft was not a great win. Landon Dismantled Prep twice, running three midfields the second time.

The WCAC is not a better conference than the IAC in Lacrosse. Such a comment is risible. True, the IAC was only three teams deep this year, but their bottom three would spank the bottom half of the WCAC. We will see what happens next year with Bullis, EHS, and StSStA. It will also be interesting to see if PVI and GC can get better and make the WCAC a four horse league. In which case the Heights is your fifth team and maybe the WCAC starts to lay a legitimate claim to bragging rights.
I would love Landon and St John’s to play later in the season. Don’t know if that will happen however.

WCAC is a better conference this year; more good teams. Normally not the case, but the bottom three IAC are trash.

SJC and Gonzaga are very strong. Dematha, PVI, and GC all solid.

Landon, Prep, Bullis are strong, the rest are a dumpster fire.

That's a 5 team vs. 3 team league in terms of some competition level.

SOS between Landon and SJC strongly favors SJC. Landon had a great senior class and elected to play a get wins schedule. SJC didn't duck anyone, there's a lot to be said for that.

Landon coaches deserve huge credit for what they did this year coaching wise but should be ashamed of their soft scheduling.

Lax numbers has Landon with a more difficult SoS: https://www.laxnumbers.com/ratings.php?y=2024&v=3000. So I guess SJC coaches should be ashamed also?

Seriously? That's a purely numbers driven ranking, which has some value, but let's use a little more of the human brain.

SJC has no choice but to play O'Connell, Ireton, Heights, and McNamara. That's a league schedule they are bound to that kills their mathematic SOS.

SJC out of conference: BL, Gilman, Culver, Taft, St. Anthony's, and lost a game vs. Hill.

Landon out of conference (they had to play Haverford based on last year's rankings): Heights, St. Paul's, Severn, St. Mary's, Highland Park, Allen, Episcopal Dallas, Cardinal Gibbons, SAES, Gonzaga.

I think Landon definitely has the best DMV team this year, but there is no world in which their out of conference schedule is anything close to SJC's. SJC scheduled tough after getting hit hard by graduation the last two years, Landon scheduled weak MIAA teams and some cupcakes despite having a great senior class. The strongest game they had was one they were forced to play based on IAC and INTERAC ranking from a year ago.

I agree with the former poster that Landon coaching is great, their team is great, and boy did they throttle the IAC this year. But they apparently ducked SJC and played an out of conference schedule that guaranteed a ton of wins.

I posted this a long time ago but Landon has historical relationships with many of these schools. They have been playing Severn, St. Paul’s, and St. Mary’s for decades straight. Mix in Loyola and Gilman. They assume that between these games, Prep, Bullis, HP, Gonzaga and CG that they are going to face 5 or more top 25 opponents. Not their fault those schools fell off.


The AD at a school like Landon schedules in the interest of the students, including a once in a lifetime spring break trip to Texas. The schedule is not built to amuse random old dudes on DCUM.

St. John’s on the other hand operates very differently. They are no doubt an athletic powerhouse that wants to compete with IMG.

But again you will find 0 media outlets saying a WCAC team is better than Landon this year. The only place on earth you will hear that is this thread

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Anonymous wrote:If you are going to go transitive peppery of sports, then Landon beat DeMatha after the coaching switcheroo. D Mitchel was definitely on the sidelines. Landon dismantled DeMatha, St John’s took overtime twice to beat them. Landon was down 7-1 on Gonzaga, terrible half, woke up, and made up a lot of goals for the W. Taft was not a great win. Landon Dismantled Prep twice, running three midfields the second time.

The WCAC is not a better conference than the IAC in Lacrosse. Such a comment is risible. True, the IAC was only three teams deep this year, but their bottom three would spank the bottom half of the WCAC. We will see what happens next year with Bullis, EHS, and StSStA. It will also be interesting to see if PVI and GC can get better and make the WCAC a four horse league. In which case the Heights is your fifth team and maybe the WCAC starts to lay a legitimate claim to bragging rights.
I would love Landon and St John’s to play later in the season. Don’t know if that will happen however.

WCAC is a better conference this year; more good teams. Normally not the case, but the bottom three IAC are trash.

SJC and Gonzaga are very strong. Dematha, PVI, and GC all solid.

Landon, Prep, Bullis are strong, the rest are a dumpster fire.

That's a 5 team vs. 3 team league in terms of some competition level.

SOS between Landon and SJC strongly favors SJC. Landon had a great senior class and elected to play a get wins schedule. SJC didn't duck anyone, there's a lot to be said for that.

Landon coaches deserve huge credit for what they did this year coaching wise but should be ashamed of their soft scheduling.

Lax numbers has Landon with a more difficult SoS: https://www.laxnumbers.com/ratings.php?y=2024&v=3000. So I guess SJC coaches should be ashamed also?

Seriously? That's a purely numbers driven ranking, which has some value, but let's use a little more of the human brain.

SJC has no choice but to play O'Connell, Ireton, Heights, and McNamara. That's a league schedule they are bound to that kills their mathematic SOS.

SJC out of conference: BL, Gilman, Culver, Taft, St. Anthony's, and lost a game vs. Hill.

Landon out of conference (they had to play Haverford based on last year's rankings): Heights, St. Paul's, Severn, St. Mary's, Highland Park, Allen, Episcopal Dallas, Cardinal Gibbons, SAES, Gonzaga.

I think Landon definitely has the best DMV team this year, but there is no world in which their out of conference schedule is anything close to SJC's. SJC scheduled tough after getting hit hard by graduation the last two years, Landon scheduled weak MIAA teams and some cupcakes despite having a great senior class. The strongest game they had was one they were forced to play based on IAC and INTERAC ranking from a year ago.

I agree with the former poster that Landon coaching is great, their team is great, and boy did they throttle the IAC this year. But they apparently ducked SJC and played an out of conference schedule that guaranteed a ton of wins.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are going to go transitive peppery of sports, then Landon beat DeMatha after the coaching switcheroo. D Mitchel was definitely on the sidelines. Landon dismantled DeMatha, St John’s took overtime twice to beat them. Landon was down 7-1 on Gonzaga, terrible half, woke up, and made up a lot of goals for the W. Taft was not a great win. Landon Dismantled Prep twice, running three midfields the second time.

The WCAC is not a better conference than the IAC in Lacrosse. Such a comment is risible. True, the IAC was only three teams deep this year, but their bottom three would spank the bottom half of the WCAC. We will see what happens next year with Bullis, EHS, and StSStA. It will also be interesting to see if PVI and GC can get better and make the WCAC a four horse league. In which case the Heights is your fifth team and maybe the WCAC starts to lay a legitimate claim to bragging rights.
I would love Landon and St John’s to play later in the season. Don’t know if that will happen however.

WCAC is a better conference this year; more good teams. Normally not the case, but the bottom three IAC are trash.

SJC and Gonzaga are very strong. Dematha, PVI, and GC all solid.

Landon, Prep, Bullis are strong, the rest are a dumpster fire.

That's a 5 team vs. 3 team league in terms of some competition level.

SOS between Landon and SJC strongly favors SJC. Landon had a great senior class and elected to play a get wins schedule. SJC didn't duck anyone, there's a lot to be said for that.

Landon coaches deserve huge credit for what they did this year coaching wise but should be ashamed of their soft scheduling.

Not sure that is true. Landon beat the #1 or #2 and #4 team in the WCAC, Bullis beat the #3 and #4 team in WCAC. Gonzaga beat #2 in IAC. Beyond top 3 in IAC and top 2 in WCAC, both conferences aren't what you'd call top-to-bottom deep. SJC played a tough early schedule but lost 4 out of 5 and a couple of those weren't competitive.

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Anonymous wrote:SSAS was as good as anyone in the IAC the last 10 years. A true dark horse and a tough out. The drop off was so quick and drastic.

Was the SSAS JV any good? Or are they getting some strong public schoolers? Or is next year ANOTHER rebuilding effort too?

They were okay outside of the IAC but 5th in it. They have a problem with numbers too and could barely field both a jv and varsity team for the season ending tournament because players can only play on one roster.

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there is no world in which their out of conference schedule is anything close to SJC's.

SJC got outscored 62 - 35 starting 1-4. That's not scheduling tough, that's unrealistic expectations.
Landon is 2 goals away in 2 OT games from a perfect season.

there is no world in which their out of conference schedule is anything close to SJC's.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are going to go transitive peppery of sports, then Landon beat DeMatha after the coaching switcheroo. D Mitchel was definitely on the sidelines. Landon dismantled DeMatha, St John’s took overtime twice to beat them. Landon was down 7-1 on Gonzaga, terrible half, woke up, and made up a lot of goals for the W. Taft was not a great win. Landon Dismantled Prep twice, running three midfields the second time.

The WCAC is not a better conference than the IAC in Lacrosse. Such a comment is risible. True, the IAC was only three teams deep this year, but their bottom three would spank the bottom half of the WCAC. We will see what happens next year with Bullis, EHS, and StSStA. It will also be interesting to see if PVI and GC can get better and make the WCAC a four horse league. In which case the Heights is your fifth team and maybe the WCAC starts to lay a legitimate claim to bragging rights.
I would love Landon and St John’s to play later in the season. Don’t know if that will happen however.

WCAC is a better conference this year; more good teams. Normally not the case, but the bottom three IAC are trash.

SJC and Gonzaga are very strong. Dematha, PVI, and GC all solid.

Landon, Prep, Bullis are strong, the rest are a dumpster fire.

That's a 5 team vs. 3 team league in terms of some competition level.

SOS between Landon and SJC strongly favors SJC. Landon had a great senior class and elected to play a get wins schedule. SJC didn't duck anyone, there's a lot to be said for that.

Landon coaches deserve huge credit for what they did this year coaching wise but should be ashamed of their soft scheduling.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are going to go transitive peppery of sports, then Landon beat DeMatha after the coaching switcheroo. D Mitchel was definitely on the sidelines. Landon dismantled DeMatha, St John’s took overtime twice to beat them. Landon was down 7-1 on Gonzaga, terrible half, woke up, and made up a lot of goals for the W. Taft was not a great win. Landon Dismantled Prep twice, running three midfields the second time.

The WCAC is not a better conference than the IAC in Lacrosse. Such a comment is risible. True, the IAC was only three teams deep this year, but their bottom three would spank the bottom half of the WCAC. We will see what happens next year with Bullis, EHS, and StSStA. It will also be interesting to see if PVI and GC can get better and make the WCAC a four horse league. In which case the Heights is your fifth team and maybe the WCAC starts to lay a legitimate claim to bragging rights.
I would love Landon and St John’s to play later in the season. Don’t know if that will happen however.

WCAC is a better conference this year; more good teams. Normally not the case, but the bottom three IAC are trash.

SJC and Gonzaga are very strong. Dematha, PVI, and GC all solid.

Landon, Prep, Bullis are strong, the rest are a dumpster fire.

That's a 5 team vs. 3 team league in terms of some competition level.

SOS between Landon and SJC strongly favors SJC. Landon had a great senior class and elected to play a get wins schedule. SJC didn't duck anyone, there's a lot to be said for that.

Landon coaches deserve huge credit for what they did this year coaching wise but should be ashamed of their soft scheduling.

Lax numbers has Landon with a more difficult SoS: https://www.laxnumbers.com/ratings.php?y=2024&v=3000. So I guess SJC coaches should be ashamed also?

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Anonymous wrote:If you are going to go transitive peppery of sports, then Landon beat DeMatha after the coaching switcheroo. D Mitchel was definitely on the sidelines. Landon dismantled DeMatha, St John’s took overtime twice to beat them. Landon was down 7-1 on Gonzaga, terrible half, woke up, and made up a lot of goals for the W. Taft was not a great win. Landon Dismantled Prep twice, running three midfields the second time.

The WCAC is not a better conference than the IAC in Lacrosse. Such a comment is risible. True, the IAC was only three teams deep this year, but their bottom three would spank the bottom half of the WCAC. We will see what happens next year with Bullis, EHS, and StSStA. It will also be interesting to see if PVI and GC can get better and make the WCAC a four horse league. In which case the Heights is your fifth team and maybe the WCAC starts to lay a legitimate claim to bragging rights.
I would love Landon and St John’s to play later in the season. Don’t know if that will happen however.

WCAC is a better conference this year; more good teams. Normally not the case, but the bottom three IAC are trash.

SJC and Gonzaga are very strong. Dematha, PVI, and GC all solid.

Landon, Prep, Bullis are strong, the rest are a dumpster fire.

That's a 5 team vs. 3 team league in terms of some competition level.

SOS between Landon and SJC strongly favors SJC. Landon had a great senior class and elected to play a get wins schedule. SJC didn't duck anyone, there's a lot to be said for that.

Landon coaches deserve huge credit for what they did this year coaching wise but should be ashamed of their soft scheduling.

Anonymous wrote:If you are going to go transitive peppery of sports, then Landon beat DeMatha after the coaching switcheroo. D Mitchel was definitely on the sidelines. Landon dismantled DeMatha, St John’s took overtime twice to beat them. Landon was down 7-1 on Gonzaga, terrible half, woke up, and made up a lot of goals for the W. Taft was not a great win. Landon Dismantled Prep twice, running three midfields the second time.

The WCAC is not a better conference than the IAC in Lacrosse. Such a comment is risible. True, the IAC was only three teams deep this year, but their bottom three would spank the bottom half of the WCAC. We will see what happens next year with Bullis, EHS, and StSStA. It will also be interesting to see if PVI and GC can get better and make the WCAC a four horse league. In which case the Heights is your fifth team and maybe the WCAC starts to lay a legitimate claim to bragging rights.
I would love Landon and St John’s to play later in the season. Don’t know if that will happen however.

Anonymous wrote:Inside lacrosse has Landon ranked 7th and SJ ranked 24th.

Lax numbers calculation has Landon 13th and SJ 41st. That is a computer calculation based on scores and strength of schedule. Impossible to say you are a better judge of a schedule than this computer algorithm