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MikeUMA · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 12:10 pm Post subject:

UMass Athletics just tweeted that we are up to #2 in the nation, which is best-ever for the program. #Nice

UMass1991 · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 2:40 pm Post subject:

from USAtoday online:

USILA poll:

1 Johns Hopkins (10) 8-0 218 2

2 Massachusetts 7-0 199 3

3 Virginia 8-1 195 1

Chris20 · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 2:42 pm Post subject:

Why do I foresee an undefeated season, rewarded with first round matchup with Cuse or Hopkins? Mad

econalum · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 3:07 pm Post subject:

Well, glad to be wrong about no movement. Wow. I fear that SOS could get us one of those horrible matchups as mentioned above.

But, let's expect success.

Lots of trap games ahead, now everyone is gunning for us.
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Chris20 · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 3:09 pm Post subject:

Actually, I meant UVA, not Cuse. Looks like Cuse is somewhat down this year.

Kosty · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:36 pm Post subject:

Quint Kessenich on InsideLacrosse.com made a comment on us today about the fact that we don't play ANYBODY (read ACC, Hopkins, 'Cuse, ND and Denver) and that it'll be interesting to see what our SOS/RPI gets us come tournament time.

http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/03/26/quint-kessenichs-top-20-and-analysis-march-26

Kosty · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 10:06 pm Post subject:

And THIS is what I was talking about with us getting SCREWED for the tournament......

http://fromoldvirginia.blogspot.com/2012/03/lacrosse-bracketology_25.html

Granted it's just one site's opinion but still........we could be ranked 2/3 in the country and yet get an 8 seed and have to play someone like Princeton!!!!! Ugh.

And some LaxPower talk about it......

http://network.laxpower.com/laxforum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=46287

econalum · Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:21 pm Post subject:

I liked your Laxpower post, Kosty.

The fact is, we are the best team NO ONE has seen. Nor will see, until the playoffs, perhaps deep into them.

The good news is that like BBALL, the 'tourney will tell'. In my view, there are so few teams in the MLAX D1 tourney, only really good teams are in there. Totally unlike BB, or baseball, or soccer, for that matter.

Was it 6 years ago UMASS lost to UVA in the finals? Something like that.
A proud moment for UM, and being dissed is always a motivator.

However, in the short term, we need to stay focused and play hard. Everyone will be psyched to surprise us.

the 'NU should be held accountable for such biased coverage.

Econ.
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InnervisionsUMASS · Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:57 am Post subject:

Kev1999 · Junior Joined: 05 May 2003 Posts: 397 Location: New Jersey

Kosty - awesome post on laxpower. Well said.

Dickie Dunn · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:56 pm Post subject:

InnervisionsUMASS · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:04 pm Post subject:

Sorry about that!
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gosox22 · Junior Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 679 Location: Quincy, MA

I've hardly ever read any comments on lacrosse articles like Quint's before, but WOW does UMass get zero respect from any of the fans of the other teams. Makes it that much sweeter when you beat them in the tourney though.

bittym87 · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:45 pm Post subject:

My roommate is a D3 coach/writer who has a vote in the media poll. UMass's SoS is atrocious, and while he and his colleagues appear intent on keeping UMass in the top 3 as long as they keep winning, one loss might be enough to drop them out of the top 10 altogether. (Not that it really matters come tourney time, of course.)

Sucks, but then again, they really should win out the rest of the regular season. CAA's weak this year besides us.
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78 · Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 11:47 pm Post subject:

Actually, SoS has improved. After the game against Harvard, it is now 24th out of 61 D1 teams. Last week it was in the 30's. I would think that it will stay in the 20's the rest of the year, although the St. Joe's game will definitely cause it to be lower, as St. Joe's is ranked 54th out of 61 teams in the Laxpower computer rankings.
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