CORNELL WINS 2025 MENS LACROSSE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!

[Swampy]

Right after we beat Maryland someone posted here that they were happy to trade the success of their professional teams for a Cornell championship, and I wholeheartedly agreed with them. Well, with the Mets in freefall and the Giants looking miserable after one game, God is putting me to the test (but I still stand by my prior assertion).

I think God is making it easy for you. She's taking you up on your word.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Right after we beat Maryland someone posted here that they were happy to trade the success of their professional teams for a Cornell championship, and I wholeheartedly agreed with them. Well, with the Mets in freefall and the Giants looking miserable after one game, God is putting me to the test (but I still stand by my prior assertion).

I think God is making it easy for you. She's taking you up on your word.

As a Phillies and Eagles fan, I'm glad I didn't make such a pledge.

[JasonN95]

Right after we beat Maryland someone posted here that they were happy to trade the success of their professional teams for a Cornell championship, and I wholeheartedly agreed with them. Well, with the Mets in freefall and the Giants looking miserable after one game, God is putting me to the test (but I still stand by my prior assertion).

That was me, and I still feel that way well after the immediate post-game euphoria has mellowed.

There's a YouTube Channel called Cuse Crease Highlights (I've mentioned it here before) that I think does the best game highlight packages that I've found on YouTube (high res, no watermark, solid editing choices). The channel over the last few days has put up videos for the NCAA tournament, so now highlights of all four games of Cornell's NCAA championship run are available for your enjoyment.

vs Albany: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUJ4rx5rBeU
vs Richmond: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV0TnA7t4wA&pp=0gcJCckJAYcqIYzv
vs Penn State: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8psyygOR5Ro
vs Maryland: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi5x9LJ614E

[billhoward]

I don't see how it is possible to know where teams truly rank until around the middle of the season.

a) no, it's not 100% possible ... but ...
b) readers/fans want to know what the experts believe
c) if one journo fails to make the prediction, another site or pub will do it and site 1 loses readers to site 2
d) think of it as entertainment mixed with some insight (see below)
e) there's no harm in making WAG predictions 8 months before the season begins  

I do find that the most likely summer/fall-before rankings every year, id taking the winner / runner-up teams from Memorial Day and making them the upcoming season's top two in the ranking. It gets more interesting to see how they think teams outside the top four or five are ranked.  

I believe betting sites have reasonable insights into the chances a team will win the championship, more so for pro sports and big time college (football, basketball), far less for hockey and lacrosse.

I get press releases from the flack for betonline dot ag (Antigua) with weird-ass stuff like the odds of Kimmel not returning (1/4 ie 80% odds he won't), odds a dildo gets thrown on the WNBA court and then onto a football field and odds on what color it will be (green leads), and the most likely game (Giants at Cowboys). See, this is news. As is the odds these are the most panicked college football teams (Florida, Arizon State, Michgan lead). Also the odds Donald Trump completes his term (N0 = 5/7 or 58% chance he won't).

[billhoward]

I don't see how it is possible to know where teams truly rank until around the middle of the season.

a) no, it's not 100% possible ... but ...
b) readers/fans want to know what the experts believe
c) if one journo fails to make the prediction, another site or pub will do it and site 1 loses readers to site 2
d) think of it as entertainment mixed with some insight (see below)
e) there's no harm in making WAG predictions 8 months before the season begins  

I do find that the most likely summer/fall-before rankings every year, id taking the winner / runner-up teams from Memorial Day and making them the upcoming season's top two in the ranking. It gets more interesting to see how they think teams outside the top four or five are ranked.  

I believe betting sites have reasonable insights into the chances a team will win the championship, more so for pro sports and big time college (football, basketball), far less for hockey and lacrosse.

I get press releases from the flack for betonline dot ag (Antigua) with weird-ass stuff like the odds of Kimmel not returning (1/4 ie 80% odds he won't), odds a dildo gets thrown on the WNBA court and then onto a football field and odds on what color it will be (green leads), and the most likely game (Giants at Cowboys). See, this is news. As is the odds these are the most panicked college football teams (Florida, Arizon State, Michgan lead). Also the odds Donald Trump completes his term (N0 = 5/7 or 58% chance he won't).