Lacrosse Final Four 2023

[dbilmes]

Who are we rooting for? Or rooting against? Or do we just not care? Meanwhile, two Princeton middies have transferred to Syracuse for next season. They were both seniors this season.

[Trotsky]

I guess Virginia is the least despicable, but it's pretty much an ISIS beauty pageant.

[ugarte]

don't even know who is playing if they haven't already been mentioned in the thread

[arugula]

No love for tambroni?

[Trotsky]

No love for tambroni?

Pedo State can burn in hell for eternity.  I'd root for Liberty over them.

[Trotsky]

don't even know who is playing if they haven't already been mentioned in the thread

Saturday, May 27: No. 1 Duke vs. No. 5 Penn State 12:00 ET

Saturday, May 27: No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 3 Notre Dame 2:30 ET

Monday, May 29: NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Game

[ugarte]

don't even know who is playing if they haven't already been mentioned in the thread

Saturday, May 27: No. 1 Duke vs. No. 5 Penn State 12:00 ET

Saturday, May 27: No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 3 Notre Dame 2:30 ET

Monday, May 29: NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Game

what's this about

[RichH]

don't even know who is playing if they haven't already been mentioned in the thread

Saturday, May 27: No. 1 Duke vs. No. 5 Penn State 12:00 ET

Saturday, May 27: No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 3 Notre Dame 2:30 ET

Monday, May 29: NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Game

Wow, I look at this and have the same reaction that I did when I looked at the teams left in the Stanley Cup playoffs. You'd have to drag me to watch it.

I guess I don't particularly hate UVa, save for the historical hatred of the traditional entitled southern lax powers.

[scoop85]

don't even know who is playing if they haven't already been mentioned in the thread

Saturday, May 27: No. 1 Duke vs. No. 5 Penn State 12:00 ET

Saturday, May 27: No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 3 Notre Dame 2:30 ET

Monday, May 29: NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Game

Wow, I look at this and have the same reaction that I did when I looked at the teams left in the Stanley Cup playoffs. You'd have to drag me to watch it.

I guess I don't particularly hate UVa, save for the historical hatred of the traditional entitled southern lax powers.

Same feelings here.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

don't even know who is playing if they haven't already been mentioned in the thread

Saturday, May 27: No. 1 Duke vs. No. 5 Penn State 12:00 ET

Saturday, May 27: No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 3 Notre Dame 2:30 ET

Monday, May 29: NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Game

Wow, I look at this and have the same reaction that I did when I looked at the teams left in the Stanley Cup playoffs. You'd have to drag me to watch it.

I guess I don't particularly hate UVa, save for the historical hatred of the traditional entitled southern lax powers.

Same feelings here.

And here.

[Trotsky]

Duke 16 Penn State 15 (ot)
Notre Dame 13 Virginia 12 (ot)

[billhoward]

2 teams wishing OT was not sudden death. Too much weight to the team with the better FOGO.

[Al DeFlorio]

2 teams wishing OT was not sudden death. Too much weight to the team with the better FOGO.

Ridiculous OT format for a sport where a goal every 2-2.5 minutes is the norm.

[Swampy]

2 teams wishing OT was not sudden death. Too much weight to the team with the better FOGO.

Ridiculous OT format for a sport where a goal every 2-2.5 minutes is the norm.

Agree, but the problem is how to make 2, 3, 4, or more OT periods more unlikely.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

2 teams wishing OT was not sudden death. Too much weight to the team with the better FOGO.

Ridiculous OT format for a sport where a goal every 2-2.5 minutes is the norm.

Agree, but the problem is how to make 2, 3, 4, or more OT periods more unlikely.

Team 1 is given possession (based on a coin toss - no faceoff).  If they score, team 2 gets possession.  If team 2 also scores, start again.  If team 2 doesn't score, game over.  Team 1 wins.

If Team 1 doesn't score on their first possession, they must have turned it over somehow.  So team 2 by definition has possession.  If they then score, they win.  If they don't score, team 1 must have possession again and the game then continues until someone scores.

It's a bit clumsy I admit, but at least gives both teams a chance of possession and takes the FOGO out of the equation.