Lacrosseophobia

[peterwho]

I've coined a new term: Lacrosseophobia - a fear of lacrosse and/or lacrosse players.

I believe it to be just as valid as many of the other phobias of our current "culture" and shares the predominant root-cause: ignorance.

What happened to journalists who research their story? How can a sports reporter cover football in one column and then claim that lacrosse is an expensive sport? Have they priced football equipment, lately? Granted, it takes a little more than lacing up your Chuck Taylors, grabbing a basketball for $10 at Kmart and hitting the blacktop...

I didn't hear anyone question the future of NCAA Football when the University of Colorado had similar issues to Duke. I don't remember NCAA Basketball coming under scrutiny when the University of Minnesota had an issue in Wisconsin. I don't remember the future of the programs being in-question, either.

The latest article on ESPN.com does a good job of capturing the essence of the NCAA Finals: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2461634
Focus on the problem. It has nothing to do with the sport.

[LaxRef]

I didn't hear anyone question the future of NCAA Football when the University of Colorado had similar issues to Duke. I don't remember NCAA Basketball coming under scrutiny when the University of Minnesota had an issue in Wisconsin. I don't remember the future of the programs being in-question, either

The big difference is that, in percentage terms, the Colorado and Minnesota scandals were tiny in comparison to the overall amount of coverage football and basktball receives. However, when it comes to lacrosse, the lacrosse scandal at Duke is the vast majority of what the average person hears about lacrosse.

[FLALAX]

There is that statement that any press is good press. Yes, the sport is tarnished with the Duke "scandal" but it has raised exposure to the sport and in the long run that may pay off.