LSA Texas Stadium Weekend Pregame/Postgame Discussion

[shrekjr]

Great weekend that I believe was enjoyed by all regardless of the outcome of each game. One comment I heard summed it all up, said with a huge smile on his face..."Yes, I'm disappointed we're losing, but hey, I could be in school right now too. Instead, I'm in Texas Stadium playing lacrosse!"

[NYBuilt]

losing sucks...maybe thats why they were losing.

[aggielax11]

Congrats to the Aggies. Wish I could have been there. Hope to make it to Nationals.

Chig

[ECLaxitute]

Aggies are going to see the same results as last year. Another first round loss and headed home early. They are a well coached team, but do not have the individual talent needed to make it far in the tournament. If you look at the top teams competing (BYU, Michigan, UCSB, etc), they all have individual talent coupled with great coaching. Its takes both aspects to make it to the final four. And as far as I can see, which is very far, no team in the LSA has both great talent and great coaching. I think UT has the best coach with no where near raw talent needed to take them somewhere. My 2 cents on the LSA in general

[tech311cs]

Aggies are going to see the same results as last year. Another first round loss and headed home early. They are a well coached team, but do not have the individual talent needed to make it far in the tournament. If you look at the top teams competing (BYU, Michigan, UCSB, etc), they all have individual talent coupled with great coaching. Its takes both aspects to make it to the final four. And as far as I can see, which is very far, no team in the LSA has both great talent and great coaching. I think UT has the best coach with no where near raw talent needed to take them somewhere. My 2 cents on the LSA in general

wow! thanks for your 2 cents mr. east coast, ill use it if i need to call New Jersey. im sure the entire LSA community can get some rest now thanks to your expertise.

[benji]

Aggies are going to see the same results as last year. Another first round loss and headed home early. They are a well coached team, but do not have the individual talent needed to make it far in the tournament. If you look at the top teams competing (BYU, Michigan, UCSB, etc), they all have individual talent coupled with great coaching. Its takes both aspects to make it to the final four. And as far as I can see, which is very far, no team in the LSA has both great talent and great coaching. I think UT has the best coach with no where near raw talent needed to take them somewhere. My 2 cents on the LSA in general

Thanks for the uninspired, unprovoked LSA bashing ... How about something insightful? Too much to ask?

If you would have looked at A&M's record this season, you'd notice they played rather well against OOC competition. A three goal loss to #5 Simon Fraser, a comparable game against #8 Sonoma State ... so yeah they're no MCLA tournament heavy-hitter powerhouse favorite ... but they play the games for a reason.

And by the way ... a wouldn't sell A&M short for great coaching or great individual talent. They've got both. Just because they don't put out 1,000 press releases a season about the various irrelevant happenings of their impressive individual coaches and players doesn't mean they don't have them.

There's a lot of parody in this years national tournament, and it should prove to be very entertaining.

[NYBuilt]

its unfortunate A&M drew the best goalie in the country with Duluth. The Aggies will have to play up to their full potential offensively with their crisp ball movement and finding those cutter/crease guys for 6 yard shots. Defensively, Jolly is going to have to keep playing out of his mind. Good news for the Aggies is that they have the experience to do all of this. They have played like this at times this season. They could do it. AND east coast lacrosse is overrated...

[tech311cs]

AND east coast lacrosse is overrated...

finally you and i agree on something haha!

[shrekjr]

AND east coast lacrosse is overrated...

I think the playing field is leveling quickly now that youth leagues have started springing up in the rest of the country. The one thing the east coast had before was kids picking up sticks as soon as they were old enough to walk. That is now happening all over the country so I agree the east coast dominence will come to a screeching halt in the next few years.

[tech311cs]

AND east coast lacrosse is overrated...

I think the playing field is leveling quickly now that youth leagues have started springing up in the rest of the country. The one thing the east coast had before was kids picking up sticks as soon as they were old enough to walk. That is now happening all over the country so I agree the east coast dominence will come to a screeching halt in the next few years.

i would have to say one of the most rewarding victories for me, was beating the long island all stars when i played for team texas at champ camp. the best part about it was they were talking so much mess about how texas sucked at lacrosse, or as EC"Laxtitute" put it, had no individual talent. the difference between the WCLL/RMLL and LSA is that most of Texas's best highschool players go on to play NCAA ball as where California and Colorado's best players stay in their home state to play. i know that there are kids from colorado and cali that go play NCAA ball, but the majority of the better players stay home. i mean if you live in Santa Barbara, why would you go to east coast? the weather on the EC sucks and i know for a fact that the women in texas and cali are alot better haha (looks, manners, and accent wise).

[DG]

AND east coast lacrosse is overrated...

I think the playing field is leveling quickly now that youth leagues have started springing up in the rest of the country. The one thing the east coast had before was kids picking up sticks as soon as they were old enough to walk. That is now happening all over the country so I agree the east coast dominence will come to a screeching halt in the next few years.

Shrek,

The only thing holding up the non-east coast kids is quality of coaching at the junior and high school level. When the quality of coaching increases, the quality of the player coming out of those areas will also increase. As you say, it is just a matter of time.

DG

[NYBuilt]

I would even go as far to say that EC lax IQ is better; however, Texas athletes are superior...no one talks about maryland football. its just a matter of having the best athletes on the field & yes the best coaching. That has to be how Texas beat long island. Better athletes. And I recall Team Dallas had a sick showing in 2006 as well...

[Brent Burns]

There's a lot of parody in this years national tournament, and it should prove to be very entertaining.

I am just wondering if you are playing with words on "parody" and am wondering if you were thinking about "parity". Yet, this year's MCLA tournament will be enteraining as usual.

[Zimjig]

I would even go as far to say that EC lax IQ is better; however, Texas athletes are superior...no one talks about maryland football. its just a matter of having the best athletes on the field & yes the best coaching. That has to be how Texas beat long island. Better athletes. And I recall Team Dallas had a sick showing in 2006 as well...

I agree, the quality of athletes that come out of Texas is unparrallel to the athletes that come out of any other state, well except for Cali and Fl. Just look at all the top athletes that get recruited for college, alot of them are from TX. ITs just a matter of time before the LSA starts to have a strong showing in the playoffs because of the growing popularity of Lacrosse here in TX. There are youth leagues poping up everywhere in the DFW area and many highschools are starting thier own programs. I say in about 4 years a LSA team will be able to go deep in the bracket and become a contender.

Just look at how far North Texas has come, a lot of our starting lineup consits of rookies who played in highschool. I remember my first year playing here we would get creamed by better teams like TX, Tech, and A&M. And now we were able to make it past the first round and lose to A&M by one point. Just wait, the LSA will be a contender.

[JW]

I wouldn't rule out the Aggies pulling off the 1st round win. Good scoring depth and a good goalie in Jolly.

As far as lacrosse in texas goes, eventually Texas will be as deep in lacrosse talent as anywhere in the country.

Both of my little brothers just finished playing there 2nd year of lacrosse. One will be in 7th grade and the other will be a freshmen. They are in a program that is up and coming and each year increases in numbers, coaches, and wins every year since they started just 3 years ago. Keller Lacrosse has been growing a lot in the last few years, and within 4 years will have a couple of the top recruits.