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CAA expanding for lax?
Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 11:49 am
by Old Cage
There is a discussion on fanlax about the CAA adding teams as soon as next year. Monmouth and Stony Brook seem to be most mentioned. The problem is that the small size of the NCAA tourney usually only allows one CAA team to be there. With an eight team league, trying to make the Dance is difficult and not very appealing.
Re: CAA expanding for lax?
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:36 am
by Old Cage
Yesterday the CAA announced the addition of Monmouth, Stony Brook and Hampton as members for all sports.
Re: CAA expanding for lax?
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 9:51 am
by InnervisionsUMASS
How do we feel about this?
Re: CAA expanding for lax?
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:31 am
by McKinney
Time to pitch the B1G for Men's Lax and Hockey. Only half joking.
Re: CAA expanding for lax?
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2022 10:53 am
by e_parade
So joking about hockey and not about Lax? That sounds like a fair half.
Re: CAA expanding for lax?
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2022 8:39 am
by econalum
CAA has always seemed like a force fit in Lax, unlike us in 1 sport HE.
Not sure that I have an answer, it would be ideal if A10 had enough MLAX teams.
I would not go independent, but it would seem CAA will have more teams for UM to play in the conference and therefore hurt the scheduling of OOC strong teams like Yale. With this lineup, CAA could remain a one-bid conference, and B10 and ACC would gain even more SOS bids.
So, not great for UM.
Re: CAA expanding for lax?
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2022 9:49 am
by McKinney
The regional rivalries are fun and the competition make Hockey East one of the best conferences in the country.
But the B1G is also a very good hockey conference. If college hockey ever gains traction they're the ones who have the resources to fund it. Maybe BU & BC can keep up. But Maine and Merrimack will not. The B1G offers a better home for men's lacrosse and expands relationships that could lead to more buy games for football and SOS building games for men's and women's basketball.
Re: CAA expanding for lax?
Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2022 9:28 pm
by econalum
McKinney wrote: ↑Thu Jan 27, 2022 9:49 am
The regional rivalries are fun and the competition make Hockey East one of the best conferences in the country.
But the B1G is also a very good hockey conference. I've said it for years at this point, but if college hockey ever gains traction they're the ones who have the resources to fund it. Maybe BU & BC can keep up. But Maine and Merrimack will not. The B1G offers a better home for men's lacrosse and expands relationships that could lead to more buy games for football and SOS building games for men's and women's basketball.
I'm not from Eastern Mass and don't live in Boston so maybe I don't have as many ties to the beanpot schools as y'all. Maybe I'm missing something. I'm not even sure the B1G would be open to associate membership.
You are a one note pony on UMass into BIg10. It is not realistic. ND is ND, and Blue Jays are a premier brand, lately soiled, in Lax. Other ideas are welcome. Why fantasize, especially where Lax is a bus away, versus flights for B10, all in a little revenue sport.
Re: CAA expanding for lax?
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 8:15 am
by InnervisionsUMASS
Isn't it "one trick pony?"
Also, sign me up for Big10 Lax.
Re: CAA expanding for lax?
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 10:20 am
by e_parade
InnervisionsUMASS wrote: ↑Wed Feb 02, 2022 8:15 am
Isn't it "one trick pony?"
Also, sign me up for Big10 Lax.
The pony's trick is being able to sing, but only a single note.
Re: CAA expanding for lax?
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 10:31 am
by InnervisionsUMASS
So if the pony can hop on one leg, that would make it a two trick pony? The singing is generally a given?
Re: CAA expanding for lax?
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 11:29 am
by 69MG
Now, if the pony can hop on one leg, sing and chew gum, that's what I call multitasking.
Re: CAA expanding for lax?
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 3:25 pm
by SignMan
Pony up
Pony down
Forever a Merry-Go-Round
Re: CAA expanding for lax?
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 10:38 pm
by harbo
Regardless of which league we are in, we'll always have the neighsayers.
Re: CAA expanding for lax?
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2022 12:05 pm
by McKinney