LSA Week 1 (1/26/05 - 2/1/05): Thoughts, Predictions, Scores

[byualum]

I love that there always two main topics in the LSA forum that re-occur each year and both surround A&M. The first one hasn't come up yet, but could appear shortly and that is why does A&M run up the score?

I'd imagine that thread will start the afternoon of the Tulane game...

[lax]

I think Southwestern will beat Rice as a B division team facing the A division team. Coach Bowman is one of the best coaches in the league, A or B and he gets the most out of his players. Southwestern lost a significant part of their offense with the departure of Caldwell, Beermaker, and Emmel, the first two graduated and Emmel transfered to Tulane. However, look for Matt Gainey and Mike Jeffcoat to be stars in the B division and for Southwestern to win it all in the B. Just an early season prediction for yall...

[OldBalls]

Unofficial from College Station: A&M 23 Tulane 6

Word from A&M coaches and fans:

A&M showed a little different look than previous years with middie scoring playing a more important part in the game's outcome.

Both A&M goalies got time in the cage and showed signs of picking up right where Matt (a.k.a. Fat Pat) left off last year.

To put an end to early rumors of the score being run up, the starting attack was out mid-way through the third quarter along with the starting middie lines.

Tulane looked like a team that deserved to make that jump from Div. B to Div. A.

[monkeylax]

Any word from Austin, concerning the UT v. UNT matchup? I am curious to see how UT started off the season. I am sure that both teams were pumpt up after their close game last year, could UNT provide any early upset in the LSA? Someone tell me before I go crazy!

[Bluevelvet]

(It'll be interesting to see if A&M will relieve a little pressure off their rookie goalie by using a slide package. I know Tony doesn't believe in slides, but if his goalie is struggling early and they fall behind, I don't know how he couldn't utilize some slide defense. )

Honestly?

How can a coach not believe in sliding?

Easy - the top 5 teams in the USL-MDIA preseason poll mostly never slide. If you don't have guys who pride themselves on one-on-one D and take personal responsibilty for their offensive opponent, you probably won't win at the upper-levels of this league.

You can't be serious about this comment. The top 5 MDIA teams slide constantly. That is one of the many reasons that RMLC and WCLL teams destroy their high scoring opponents in the national championship tournament.
WCLL and RMLC defenses are extremely complex and involve multiple and constant slides as well as changing into and out of zone coverages.

[bobcatlacrosse13]

As far as I know UT beat UNT 17-7.

[jmazz]

i believe the final from college station was aggies 22, tulane 6

[Brent Burns]

So far, I got from different teams this afternoon:

UT-Dallas at UT-Arlington, postponed due to unplayable field.

Southwestern 10 Rice 5

Stephen F. Austin 13 TCU 8

Texas A&M 22 Tulane 6

I got these scores in the following order received via email.

I know I am still waiting to hear from the game scores from:

Baylor 13 at Oklahoma State 0 (confirmed by email from BU and OSU)
North Texas 7 at UT-Austin 16 (confirmed by email from Texas)
Nicholls State at St. Edwards
SMU at Texas Tech

[Pip]

I heard that Texas Tech beat SMU by one point. I think the score was something like 10-9.

Oh to rumor mongering about scores...

[LaxC21]

The game in College Station was pretty interesting. A&M showed a little different look with the offense and Chris(?) Deeke and Tab were just sick at times. This is a very young team, very talented with great senior leaders. I think everyone will see the return of a very powerful A&M offense this season.

The only question that I had when I left the game is how good is A&M's defense this season? A&M controlled the clock for most of the game so there weren't really any opportunities to gage the Aggie defense. They played two goalies who both demonstrated some great abilities...but there wasn't a lot on cage to test them.

Tulane doesn't have a lot of depth but they had two players that show promise, 12 at Attack and 26 on Defense. I think with a little more depth Tulane will have an opportunity to contend in the LSA A division.

[cgibber13]

What is the deal with SMU's schedule. 3 division B teams and not a single OOC challenge? Cake walk!!!!!!

[bste_lax]

LaxC21, 2 questions:

1) Were both goalies a step down from Hughes?

2) Deeke playing that well, does he play like a freshmen at times?

[porculator]

Tulane looked like a team that deserved to make that jump from Div. B to Div. A.

Well thanks to the rule changes we had to if we wanted to ever play in a postseason

[shrekjr]

Baylor 13, OSU 0....@ Stillwater in the snow.

[the lax]

1) I knew Deeke was legit.

2) If the offense controls the ball, it does not matter if their defense is poor.