Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These lists prove that grades matter and the Capital connections/brand work!!

OR that Capital
Is almost all private school families with lots of money to afford ivies and privates. You don’t know whether the girls on other ranked teams have high grades or not. Nor do you know what their family circumstances permit. You draw many elitist conclusions.

oh, so now it's skill and not riches and private schools?

you are right I don't - or maybe I do? - Capital and Pride have a lot of similar players with similar families that happen to be friends - I didn't want to mention the name of the other club but it is quite obvious at this point and you are failing to see the obvious

Capital and Pride players are not even on the same planet skill-wise.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These lists prove that grades matter and the Capital connections/brand work!!

Or maybe just grades and private school matter?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These lists prove that grades matter and the Capital connections/brand work!!

OR that Capital
Is almost all private school families with lots of money to afford ivies and privates. You don’t know whether the girls on other ranked teams have high grades or not. Nor do you know what their family circumstances permit. You draw many elitist conclusions.

you are right I don't - or maybe I do? - Capital and Pride have a lot of similar players with similar families that happen to be friends - I didn't want to mention the name of the other club but it is quite obvious at this point and you are failing to see the obvious

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Anonymous wrote:
Here are the commitments so far for the number one and number two ranked teams in the class of 2026.

Yellow Jacket Manning #1 Ranked 2026
1 Rutgers
1 UVA
1 Quinnipiac
1 Vanderbilt
1 Vanderbilt
1 Florida State
1 Florida State
1 Florida State
1 Florida State
1 Georgtown
1 Maryland
1 UNC
1 JHU
1 BC
1 BC
1 Florida
1 Harvard


LI Top Guns Black 2026 #2 Rank
1 Navy
1 Michigan
1 Fairfield
1 Arizona State
1 Drexel
1 UVA
1 Dartmouth
1 Stanford
1 UMass
1 Princeton
1 Duke
1 Yale
1 Northwestern
1 Northwestern
1 BC
1 High Point

You missed a Navy commit on Top Guns. She was one of the first commits of the 26 class and the first from Top Guns.

Anonymous wrote:
Here are the commitments so far for the number one and number two ranked teams in the class of 2026.

Yellow Jacket Manning #1 Ranked 2026
1 Rutgers
1 UVA
1 Quinnipiac
1 Vanderbilt
1 Vanderbilt
1 Florida State
1 Florida State
1 Florida State
1 Florida State
1 Georgtown
1 Maryland
1 UNC
1 JHU
1 BC
1 BC
1 Florida
1 Harvard


LI Top Guns Black 2026 #2 Rank
1 Michigan
1 Fairfield
1 Arizona State
1 Drexel
1 UVA
1 Dartmouth
1 Stanford
1 UMass
1 Princeton
1 Duke
1 Yale
1 Northwestern
1 Northwestern
1 BC
1 High Point

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:It really all goes back to what we have been saying from the beginning different choices for different families.

some people can't believe anyone would pass up a top ranked lax program for a low ranked ivy

some people can't believe anyone would pass up a D1 program for a high academic D3

some people want to go to the program that can get them the lowest cost

everyone has different priorities - the issue is truly that it is very difficult to be in someone else's shoes

congrats to everyone and yet again for those of us 26 parents that are still looking for the right fit - "comparison is the thief of joy"

Literally no one has said any of those things. What has been said is that some/many players, who are not 5 or even 4 stars, are choosing great academics even though the very top lacrosse schools are beating down all their doors. They can't just take the win that girls are getting into good schools.

I think you are referring to one post that someone made that although poorly worded may have been kinda true… meaning maybe those top programs did have interest in them but they chose to go Ivy instead. I have not seen this point being made repeatedly though. Just once that can recall.

That poster literally said the top 10 players on the team could've gone to BC, NW and UNC if they wanted to. Which is where this discussion emanated from. Since, we've heard players going to Dartmouth would be shunning BC, etc., and now you saying the OP's take is kinda true. It's not.

This has been going on for a month, not just today. First it was a couple girls, now it's 10. Make the madness stop.

The 2 highest rated players are going to Denver and Fla State. That tracks. And they are not Ivies. And it's not a coincidence.

If you want less pushback from the peanut gallery, it would largely just take not claiming the lightning rod squad is the best at everything.

These girls (and, their families) each want what is best for their own situations given available options. For some, that is leveraging an Ivy admit. For others, it is playing at a blue chip program. Still others want to be somewhere that they expect significant field time and/or the opportunity to be at the vanguard of a new program. All of these are legitimate goals. Stop second guessing a bunch of teenagers.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It really all goes back to what we have been saying from the beginning different choices for different families.

some people can't believe anyone would pass up a top ranked lax program for a low ranked ivy

some people can't believe anyone would pass up a D1 program for a high academic D3

some people want to go to the program that can get them the lowest cost

everyone has different priorities - the issue is truly that it is very difficult to be in someone else's shoes

congrats to everyone and yet again for those of us 26 parents that are still looking for the right fit - "comparison is the thief of joy"

Literally no one has said any of those things. What has been said is that some/many players, who are not 5 or even 4 stars, are choosing great academics even though the very top lacrosse schools are beating down all their doors. They can't just take the win that girls are getting into good schools.

I think you are referring to one post that someone made that although poorly worded may have been kinda true… meaning maybe those top programs did have interest in them but they chose to go Ivy instead. I have not seen this point being made repeatedly though. Just once that can recall.

That poster literally said the top 10 players on the team could've gone to BC, NW and UNC if they wanted to. Which is where this discussion emanated from. Since, we've heard players going to Dartmouth would be shunning BC, etc., and now you saying the OP's take is kinda true. It's not.

This has been going on for a month, not just today. First it was a couple girls, now it's 10. Make the madness stop.

The 2 highest rated players are going to Denver and Fla State. That tracks. And they are not Ivies. And it's not a coincidence.

If you want less pushback from the peanut gallery, it would largely just take not claiming the lightning rod squad is the best at everything.

These girls (and, their families) each want what is best for their own situations given available options. For some, that is leveraging an Ivy admit. For others, it is playing at a blue chip program. Still others want to be somewhere that they expect significant field time and/or the opportunity to be at the vanguard of a new program. All of these are legitimate goals. Stop second guessing a bunch of teenagers.

Also, let's not forget that NESCAC and some other high academic D3s cannot commit players until July after junior year.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These lists prove that grades matter and the Capital connections/brand work!!

OR that Capital
Is almost all private school families with lots of money to afford ivies and privates. You don’t know whether the girls on other ranked teams have high grades or not. Nor do you know what their family circumstances permit. You draw many elitist conclusions.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It really all goes back to what we have been saying from the beginning different choices for different families.

some people can't believe anyone would pass up a top ranked lax program for a low ranked ivy

some people can't believe anyone would pass up a D1 program for a high academic D3

some people want to go to the program that can get them the lowest cost

everyone has different priorities - the issue is truly that it is very difficult to be in someone else's shoes

congrats to everyone and yet again for those of us 26 parents that are still looking for the right fit - "comparison is the thief of joy"

Literally no one has said any of those things. What has been said is that some/many players, who are not 5 or even 4 stars, are choosing great academics even though the very top lacrosse schools are beating down all their doors. They can't just take the win that girls are getting into good schools.

I think you are referring to one post that someone made that although poorly worded may have been kinda true… meaning maybe those top programs did have interest in them but they chose to go Ivy instead. I have not seen this point being made repeatedly though. Just once that can recall.

That poster literally said the top 10 players on the team could've gone to BC, NW and UNC if they wanted to. Which is where this discussion emanated from. Since, we've heard players going to Dartmouth would be shunning BC, etc., and now you saying the OP's take is kinda true. It's not.

This has been going on for a month, not just today. First it was a couple girls, now it's 10. Make the madness stop.

The 2 highest rated players are going to Denver and Fla State. That tracks. And they are not Ivies. And it's not a coincidence.

If you want less pushback from the peanut gallery, it would largely just take not claiming the lightning rod squad is the best at everything.

These girls (and, their families) each want what is best for their own situations given available options. For some, that is leveraging an Ivy admit. For others, it is playing at a blue chip program. Still others want to be somewhere that they expect significant field time and/or the opportunity to be at the vanguard of a new program. All of these are legitimate goals. Stop second guessing a bunch of teenagers.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It really all goes back to what we have been saying from the beginning different choices for different families.

some people can't believe anyone would pass up a top ranked lax program for a low ranked ivy

some people can't believe anyone would pass up a D1 program for a high academic D3

some people want to go to the program that can get them the lowest cost

everyone has different priorities - the issue is truly that it is very difficult to be in someone else's shoes

congrats to everyone and yet again for those of us 26 parents that are still looking for the right fit - "comparison is the thief of joy"

Literally no one has said any of those things. What has been said is that some/many players, who are not 5 or even 4 stars, are choosing great academics even though the very top lacrosse schools are beating down all their doors. They can't just take the win that girls are getting into good schools.

I think you are referring to one post that someone made that although poorly worded may have been kinda true… meaning maybe those top programs did have interest in them but they chose to go Ivy instead. I have not seen this point being made repeatedly though. Just once that can recall.

That poster literally said the top 10 players on the team could've gone to BC, NW and UNC if they wanted to. Which is where this discussion emanated from. Since, we've heard players going to Dartmouth would be shunning BC, etc., and now you saying the OP's take is kinda true. It's not.

This has been going on for a month, not just today. First it was a couple girls, now it's 10. Make the madness stop.

The 2 highest rated players are going to Denver and Fla State. That tracks. And they are not Ivies. And it's not a coincidence.

If you want less pushback from the peanut gallery, it would largely just take not claiming the lightning rod squad is the best at everything.

Anonymous wrote:These lists prove that grades matter and the Capital connections/brand work!!

Anonymous wrote:These lists prove that grades matter and the Capital connections/brand work!!