2022 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament Thread of DESTINY

[djk26]

Inside Lacrosse article on the Cornell/Delaware game

"First thing I'll say... It's great to be here," Delaware coach and Cornell alum Ben DeLuca said to open his team's postgame press conference, an homage to legendary Cornell head coach Richie Moran, who coached DeLuca as a freshman and died on April 24.

That's pretty classy from DeLuca.

[billhoward]

Inside Lacrosse article on the Cornell/Delaware game

"First thing I'll say... It's great to be here," Delaware coach and Cornell alum Ben DeLuca said to open his team's postgame press conference, an homage to legendary Cornell head coach Richie Moran, who coached DeLuca as a freshman and died on April 24.

That's pretty classy from DeLuca.

Hmmph. I thought DeLuca was trading on the trademark of his old not current school. But I suppose "voted best party on the Northeastern Seaboard" doesn't have the same ring.

[dag14]

I think Ben DeLuca has just as much right as Connor Buczek or any other Cornell lax player to quote Richie Moran.  After all, he played for the guy, he coached at Cornell for several years, including his stint as head coach, and he interacted with Moran on a regular basis during their years at Cornell.  In his interviews he has always given Richie credit for shaping his coaching philosophy.  Now if Jeff Tambroni led off a post-season press conference with the comment, that would be different.

[Swampy]

Inside Lacrosse article on the Cornell/Delaware game

"First thing I'll say... It's great to be here," Delaware coach and Cornell alum Ben DeLuca said to open his team's postgame press conference, an homage to legendary Cornell head coach Richie Moran, who coached DeLuca as a freshman and died on April 24.

That's pretty classy from DeLuca.

Completely agree. His team just lost to Cornell, yet he paid homage to a legendary Cornell coach who had just passed away.

In an interview before the game he had been asked what it felt like to be playing against his alma mater. He said something like, "I love Cornell, and I love Cornell lacrosse. I always will. Coach Moran changed my life: I went to Cornell, got a great education, and became a lacrosse coach. But this game isn't about me."

DeLuca got shafted at Cornell, perhaps deservedly so. But he's spent his time in purgatory, and now he's building a very good program in Delaware. It's hard to imagine he hasn't learned some lessons from all this. He didn't have to say anything about Cornell, the university, or RM. But he chose to open with this.

Time to cut him some slack.

[CU77]

I also agree.

Now time to beat Rutgers!

[billhoward]

Rentschler background info says "grass field."

Info lacking on which side of the field or which sections are Cornell for Saturday. Also which is the parking area for the Cornell-sponsored (BYO food) tailgate.

Rentschler buy-tickets landing page suggests majority of sections have limited or no availability. Hard to believe it's close to sellout. In the years of 40K+ attendance in Baltimore or Philadelphia, the quarterfinal sites often drew 10,000-plus). Semifinal attendance at Hofstra was announced as 5814 (Shuart Stadium capacity is 11,929 and in previous year, pre-Covid, mid-teens, it was close to sold out), at Columbus 3684 (Ohio Stadium capacty is 104,944).

Oh, yeah, the lower cost seats are $26. Plus $13 handling fees. Where's an attorney general when you need them?

[billhoward]

Who's going to the NCAA lacrosse finals weekend?

We are in Lake Placid for the Memorial Day weekend. Plans are to watch the Saturday at WiseGuys, the sports 100 yards downhill from LP Miracle on Ice Rink. If Cornell advances, I'm going +3 (3-1/2 hour drive). From about age 40 onward, it's become clearer and clearer: If Cornell makes the finals, go! You might not live long enough to see the next one. Plus I saw 1971, 1976, 1977.

[ugarte]

fyi not many tickets left for the semis

[RichH]

Rentschler background info says "grass field."

No quotes needed. The Rent often hosts US National Soccer games, both Men's and Women's teams. It should still be grass. Never mind Pine Tree Road, imagine if you had to drive 30 minutes on an interstate to go to sporting events like UConn students do.

This is bizarre for me. I worked for 13 years (leaving in 2018) in a crumbling office park less than 3 miles away (so not Pratt & Whitney) from Rentschler. I could bike to the stadium in about 20 minutes from my home across the river. It was always a better choice for me to bike since the car traffic access in and out of the former airfield is so horribly mismanaged. Be prepared to sit around in your idling car as everyone is funneled into 1 or 2 entrance/exits depending on what highway you're coming from. Heck, just plan for a post-game tailgate while the lots empty. I was once leaving a concert and listened to an entire hockey period before getting out of the parking lots.

While I'm still undecided about going, I could provide any info about the area if anyone wants. I love Hartford like a 2nd home (yes, seriously), but most people here would feel most comfortable in the posh shopping/dining area of West Hartford Center, or for a more "New Englandy" feel, go to Glastonbury or Old Wethersfield. Nearby Manchester has all the chains (hotels, malls, big boxes) you might want. Just don't say you're "in Hartford" unless you're actually in Hartford city limits. The old racist tropes and donut effect is strong there. People "west of the river" tend to shit on the towns "east of the river" for some reason, but just wear any Whalers gear and you'll likely make friends. I'd like to say the area around the stadium and the city of East Hartford in general has anything very worthwhile, but it really doesn't, and that's too bad since that's what most fans visiting for the first time will take away. Other than the stadium there's a huge Cabella's plopped in the old airfield, and that's about it besides the stark Pratt & Whitney (now part of Raytheon) campus.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Rentschler background info says "grass field."

Info lacking on which side of the field or which sections are Cornell for Saturday. Also which is the parking area for the Cornell-sponsored (BYO food) tailgate.

Rentschler buy-tickets landing page suggests majority of sections have limited or no availability. Hard to believe it's close to sellout. In the years of 40K+ attendance in Baltimore or Philadelphia, the quarterfinal sites often drew 10,000-plus). Semifinal attendance at Hofstra was announced as 5814 (Shuart Stadium capacity is 11,929 and in previous year, pre-Covid, mid-teens, it was close to sold out), at Columbus 3684 (Ohio Stadium capacty is 104,944).

Oh, yeah, the lower cost seats are $26. Plus $13 handling fees. Where's an attorney general when you need them?

I just went onto the ticket sales page and there are still a crap-load of seats in the upper deck. Plenty of seats behind the goals, too.  Monday looks similar.

I'm driving up Saturday morning and staying with family in suburban Boston for the weekend.  If we win Saturday, I'll buy a Monday ticket then, and go to Monday's game on the way home.

[Weder]

Rentschler background info says "grass field."

Info lacking on which side of the field or which sections are Cornell for Saturday. Also which is the parking area for the Cornell-sponsored (BYO food) tailgate.

Rentschler buy-tickets landing page suggests majority of sections have limited or no availability. Hard to believe it's close to sellout. In the years of 40K+ attendance in Baltimore or Philadelphia, the quarterfinal sites often drew 10,000-plus). Semifinal attendance at Hofstra was announced as 5814 (Shuart Stadium capacity is 11,929 and in previous year, pre-Covid, mid-teens, it was close to sold out), at Columbus 3684 (Ohio Stadium capacty is 104,944).

Oh, yeah, the lower cost seats are $26. Plus $13 handling fees. Where's an attorney general when you need them?

I just went onto the ticket sales page and there are still a crap-load of seats in the upper deck. Plenty of seats behind the goals, too.  Monday looks similar.

I'm driving up Saturday morning and staying with family in suburban Boston for the weekend.  If we win Saturday, I'll buy a Monday ticket then, and go to Monday's game on the way home.

I figured out what's going on with ticket availability, I think. The site seems to be showing very different availability depending on which link you click to get to it. This link shows almost no seats available. This one shows many. There must be something going on in the parameters of the first URL that is filtering out available seats for some reason. There are also tons of tickets available on the usual resale sites, so I'm curious to see what the actual attendance is. (According to the Cornell ticket site, the official Cornell section is 102.)

[KenP]

Any thoughts on Rutgers as a team and how we pair up to them?

[Swampy]

Any thoughts on Rutgers as a team and how we pair up to them?

see this thread & follow its links.

[George64]

Any thoughts on Rutgers as a team and how we pair up to them?

The Rutgers goalie is CJ Kirst's brother, so CJ should know his weaknesses, if any.
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[scoop85]

Any thoughts on Rutgers as a team and how we pair up to them?

The Rutgers goalie is CJ Kirst's brother, so CJ should know his weaknesses, if any.
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And vice-versa