Lacrosse-Rob Pannell Status

[Towerroad]

what happens to kids that graduate in 3 years? are they told they cant play a 4th year?

Right, not at Cornell.  But they can go to a non-Ivy for graduate school and play there for a year.

Wow! Maybe he could play for Syracuse next year?!

I will now commit seppuku.

::thud::

Apostate! Nothing so quick and painless as seppuku.

I sentence you an endless series of Prelims each in a subject that is very important to your future. For some reason the Big Red tape did not drop you early in the semester even though you thought you had dropped the class. Now you must pass or some unspecified bad thing will happen. The Prelim is passed out and there are some marks on the paper you do not recognize. (Oh and by the way you must take the test in your underwear)

[Johnny 5]

what happens to kids that graduate in 3 years? are they told they cant play a 4th year?

Right, not at Cornell.  But they can go to a non-Ivy for graduate school and play there for a year.

Wow! Maybe he could play for Syracuse next year?!

I will now commit seppuku.

::thud::

Apostate! Nothing so quick and painless as seppuku.

I sentence you an endless series of Prelims each in a subject that is very important to your future. For some reason the Big Red tape did not drop you early in the semester even though you thought you had dropped the class. Now you must pass or some unspecified bad thing will happen. The Prelim is passed out and there are some marks on the paper you do not recognize. (Oh and by the way you must take the test in your underwear)

Aha, wise master.....you have that recurring nightmare, also??

::help::

[upprdeck]

so the ivy league which prides itself on kids going to school says kids who graduate in 3 years can not play a 4th ?  this is far different than playing a 5th year with a RS or not graduating in 4..

seems kind of backwards towards the goals of school and student athlete.

in doing some googling it says the rule says no "5th year", also the rule is in place because columbia has no grad school this cant compete on equal terms.

so really the rule is more you have 4 years, no RS without special waiver, nothing to do with graduating, so much as they expect you to be done in 4 thus graduated..

[Al DeFlorio]

also the rule is in place because columbia has no grad school this cant compete on equal terms.

Columbia has no grad school?::screwy::

[jtn27]

also the rule is in place because columbia has no grad school this cant compete on equal terms.

Columbia has no grad school?::screwy::

Nope. They have no grad school.

[Towerroad]

what happens to kids that graduate in 3 years? are they told they cant play a 4th year?

Right, not at Cornell.  But they can go to a non-Ivy for graduate school and play there for a year.

Wow! Maybe he could play for Syracuse next year?!

I will now commit seppuku.

::thud::

Apostate! Nothing so quick and painless as seppuku.

I sentence you an endless series of Prelims each in a subject that is very important to your future. For some reason the Big Red tape did not drop you early in the semester even though you thought you had dropped the class. Now you must pass or some unspecified bad thing will happen. The Prelim is passed out and there are some marks on the paper you do not recognize. (Oh and by the way you must take the test in your underwear)

Aha, wise master.....you have that recurring nightmare, also??

::help::

Not any more but it showed up once and a while for about 20 years after graduating. I think it is a common dream. Regardless, I sentence you to it for eternity for you even thinking the unthinkable. I was at the game of which we shall not speak

[Swampy]

what happens to kids that graduate in 3 years? are they told they cant play a 4 commit year?

Right, not at Cornell.  But they can go to a non-Ivy for graduate school and play there for a year.

Wow! Maybe he could play for Syracuse next year?!

I will now commit seppuku.

::thud::

FWIW, RP has gone on record saying he will not play for another university.

But don't let this discourage you from committing seppuku because of your evil thoughts. ::twak::

[jtn27]

Seems unlikely that Pannell will be back for Princeton.

https://twitter.com/#!/BDelaney_1160/status/193814401021771776

[Johnny 5]

what happens to kids that graduate in 3 years? are they told they cant play a 4th year?

Right, not at Cornell.  But they can go to a non-Ivy for graduate school and play there for a year.

Wow! Maybe he could play for Syracuse next year?!

I will now commit seppuku.

::thud::

Apostate! Nothing so quick and painless as seppuku.

I sentence you an endless series of Prelims each in a subject that is very important to your future. For some reason the Big Red tape did not drop you early in the semester even though you thought you had dropped the class. Now you must pass or some unspecified bad thing will happen. The Prelim is passed out and there are some marks on the paper you do not recognize. (Oh and by the way you must take the test in your underwear)

Aha, wise master.....you have that recurring nightmare, also??

::help::

Not any more but it showed up once and a while for about 20 years after graduating. I think it is a common dream. Regardless, I sentence you to it for eternity for you even thinking the unthinkable. I was at the game of which we shall not speak

The picture below is rumored to be that of Cornell's #3, practicing to defeat "the team that shall not be named".

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t147/Coelacanth64/ABanderas13thWarrior_R.jpg



















::wtf::

[ithacat]

what happens to kids that graduate in 3 years? are they told they cant play a 4 commit year?

Right, not at Cornell.  But they can go to a non-Ivy for graduate school and play there for a year.

Wow! Maybe he could play for Syracuse next year?!

I will now commit seppuku.

::thud::

FWIW, RP has gone on record saying he will not play for another university.

But don't let this discourage you from committing seppuku because of your evil thoughts. ::twak::

I would think a chance to play with his brother at UVA might be tempting.

[jtn27]

what happens to kids that graduate in 3 years? are they told they cant play a 4 commit year?

Right, not at Cornell.  But they can go to a non-Ivy for graduate school and play there for a year.

Wow! Maybe he could play for Syracuse next year?!

I will now commit seppuku.

::thud::

FWIW, RP has gone on record saying he will not play for another university.

But don't let this discourage you from committing seppuku because of your evil thoughts. ::twak::

I would think a chance to play with his brother at UVA might be tempting.

More tempting than the chance to go pro?

[RichH]

what happens to kids that graduate in 3 years? are they told they cant play a 4 commit year?

Right, not at Cornell.  But they can go to a non-Ivy for graduate school and play there for a year.

Wow! Maybe he could play for Syracuse next year?!

I will now commit seppuku.

::thud::

FWIW, RP has gone on record saying he will not play for another university.

But don't let this discourage you from committing seppuku because of your evil thoughts. ::twak::

I would think a chance to play with his brother at UVA might be tempting.

More tempting than the chance to go pro?

I shut my sarcasm detector down much earlier tonight, so I can't really get a read if you're serious, but lacrosse is one of those sports that is MUCH more glamorous at the college level than the pros.  It's the college stars who dominate the magazine covers.  Top teams get to play in front of 40,000+ on championship weekend with a national TV audience, while the all-time record for MLL is about 22,000. But the biggest factor is money. The minimum pro salary is $6000. Average is $16000. Top MLL players can make $30000 before endorsements, and just about all of them have to find 2nd jobs...many lax players have alumni connections in finance where they can pull in 10x what they can make in professional lacrosse.  It's simply not worth it to "go pro" like it is for the elite in football, basketball, hockey, & baseball.

[jtn27]

More tempting than the chance to go pro?

I shut my sarcasm detector down much earlier tonight, so I can't really get a read if you're serious, but lacrosse is one of those sports that is MUCH more glamorous at the college level than the pros.  It's the college stars who dominate the magazine covers.  Top teams get to play in front of 40,000+ on championship weekend with a national TV audience, while the all-time record for MLL is about 22,000. But the biggest factor is money. The minimum pro salary is $6000. Average is $16000. Top MLL players can make $30000 before endorsements, and just about all of them have to find 2nd jobs...many lax players have alumni connections in finance where they can pull in 10x what they can make in professional lacrosse.  It's simply not worth it to "go pro" like it is for the elite in football, basketball, hockey, & baseball.

It was sort of a serious question. I know that MLL players don't make much money, but I figured some money is better than no money. Also, where would he face better competition? Do all the best players go pro or do most take higher paying jobs?

[billhoward]

You're young, you've got the rest of your life to make money, so why not play MLL a couple seasons and see how good you are at the next level.

[RichH]

You're young, you've got the rest of your life to make money, so why not play MLL a couple seasons and see how good you are at the next level.

What's the point when you can see how good you are at the highest exposure level?  Because making $15000 a year when you aren't in school is a pretty miserable existence? You're young, and you're in college, with a school giving you more in a scholarship/aid than you could make in a pro league.

If you can name one...*ONE* single player to not max out their NCAA eligibility in lacrosse (i.e. leave early for the pros), I'll edit my post and replace it with the words to Princeton's alma mater.  It doesn't happen. The NCAA is the top level, much like college football was MUCH more highly regarded in the 1920s and 30s than the NFL.

Edit, thanks to Chris '03:

Tune every heart and every voice,
Bid every care withdraw;
Let all with one accord rejoice,
In praise of Old Nassau.
In praise of Old Nassau we sing,
Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!
Our hearts will give while we shall live,
Three cheers for Old Nassau.