2026 Men's Lacrosse

[CU77]

Virginia fired their coach Lars Tiffany (two national championships in his ten years there) on Monday.    Rumor mill has four coaches interviewing, none named Buczek.

[chimpfood]

Virginia fired their coach Lars Tiffany (two national championships in his ten years there) on Monday.    Rumor mill has four coaches interviewing, none named Buczek.

I think we're safe as long as an AD doesn't monumentally fuck up a contract situation in the future. Coach wants to be here

[djk26]

Virginia fired their coach Lars Tiffany (two national championships in his ten years there) on Monday.    Rumor mill has four coaches interviewing, none named Buczek.

Does anyone have a handle on the rumors (I know that's a contradiction in terms) that the players (one player in particular) forced him out?  Or a link to a summary of such rumors?  I don't want to venture into the swamp that is FanLax Forum for this one. 

On another note, Princeton all the way this weekend, right?  No, I don't love it either but there's no way this Cornell lacrosse fan will root for Syracuse or Duke, and Notre Dame has won it all twice recently.  Plus back to back years of having an Ivy League team win it all would be good for the league.

[mike1960]

Virginia fired their coach Lars Tiffany (two national championships in his ten years there) on Monday.    Rumor mill has four coaches interviewing, none named Buczek.

Does anyone have a handle on the rumors (I know that's a contradiction in terms) that the players (one player in particular) forced him out?  Or a link to a summary of such rumors?  I don't want to venture into the swamp that is FanLax Forum for this one. 

On another note, Princeton all the way this weekend, right?  No, I don't love it either but there's no way this Cornell lacrosse fan will root for Syracuse or Duke, and Notre Dame has won it all twice recently.  Plus back to back years of having an Ivy League team win it all would be good for the league.

Too bad about Tiffany. He is a great coach. He'll find a good gig elsewhere if he wants.

I have given up on lacrosse for this year after our losses. I'm still angry at how we played against Princeton and then Hopkins. There is just no excuse for how poorly we played.

[Swampy]

Virginia fired their coach Lars Tiffany (two national championships in his ten years there) on Monday.    Rumor mill has four coaches interviewing, none named Buczek.

Does anyone have a handle on the rumors (I know that's a contradiction in terms) that the players (one player in particular) forced him out?  Or a link to a summary of such rumors?  I don't want to venture into the swamp that is FanLax Forum for this one. 

On another note, Princeton all the way this weekend, right?  No, I don't love it either but there's no way this Cornell lacrosse fan will root for Syracuse or Duke, and Notre Dame has won it all twice recently.  Plus back to back years of having an Ivy League team win it all would be good for the league.

Too bad about Tiffany. He is a great coach. He'll find a good gig elsewhere if he wants.

I have given up on lacrosse for this year after our losses. I'm still angry at how we played against Princeton and then Hopkins. There is just no excuse for how poorly we played.

How we played was so out of character that I have to presume some unknown factors (injuries?) were at work.

But I'll agree insofar as I think we need to modify our recruiting strategy with regard to a few things.

• I know star-rankings can be misleading, and we've done well with our coaches finding hidden talents. Nonetheless, we're getting far fewer 5 stars than some of our peers & main competitors (e.g. Pton, Scuse), and in some contexts the things that stand out to make a player get 5-star attention become important factors against certain defensive and offensive strategies, and the lack of 5-star depth can make a team vulnerable to injuries to key players. Even if we have some great under-the-radar players, top recruits need to be available to fill in.
• Size matters. Lacrosse is a great sport in part because smaller players can be superstars. (Think Jeff Teat, Ryan Goldstein, Rob Pannell. But often you need a Connor Buczek or Max Seibald who can bull & speed their way into scoring position. Our recruiting, training, and internal balance needs to put more emphasis on having several skilled, bigger players to complement the skilled, smaller, quick players. 
• Along with better recruiting of standout talent and paying more attention to size, should come more diverse offensive and defensive strategies. Of course, teams practice certain things, which then become their style. But in several games this year better fundamentals (namely, passing, catching, & ground balls) would have prevented turnovers. Hopefully, in future years having an indoor facility will allow more time for early season practices (including captains' practices) to rid the team of such unnecessary flaws.
  

[rss77]

From listening to the Dixie & Fly Inside Lacrosse podcast some of the older UVA lacrosse alums did not like Tiffany.