MU adding Lacrosse

[jficke13]

Too bad it didn't work out for them or the corrupt DA trying to gain political favor for a reelection bid.

that's an understatement... I think the DA got disbarred.

[john_cocktoasten]

they should have added hockey for the men and lax for the women... this dam title 9 really messes everything up

[TallTitan34]

Lacrosse will become the eighth men’s sport to be offered at MU, as well as the eighth women’s team to be added, bringing the total number of varsity programs at the university to 16.

1) Basketball (M)
2) Basketball (W)
3) Lacrosse (M)
4) Lacrosse (W)
5) Track & Field (M)
6) Track & Field (W)
7) Golf (M)
8) Volleyball (W)
9) Soccer (M)
10) Soccer (W)
11) Cross Country (M)
12) Cross Country (W)
13) Tennis (M)
14) Tennis (W)

What two sports am I missing?!?!?!?!

[foreverwarriors]

1) Basketball (M)
2) Basketball (W)
3) Lacrosse (M)
4) Lacrosse (W)
5) Track & Field (M)
6) Track & Field (W)
7) Golf (M)
8) Volleyball (W)
9) Soccer (M)
10) Soccer (W)
11) Cross Country (M)
12) Cross Country (W)
13) Tennis (M)
14) Tennis (W)

What two sports am I missing?!?!?!?!

Track and Field is broken into indoor and outdoor, so it accounts for 4 sports total

[GGGG]

they should have added hockey for the men and lax for the women... this dam title 9 really messes everything up

Men's LAX has a University owned facility in place.  Hockey does not and would be a bitch to rent.

[TallTitan34]

Track and Field is broken into indoor and outdoor, so it accounts for 4 sports total

Thanks forever.

[john_cocktoasten]

I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to rent the Mecca or the Fortress on 4th

[GGGG]

Well, when I said "a bitch to rent" I meant it would be expensive.  Certainly more expensive than an existing on campus facility.

Not to mention that you are only talking about games.  Where do they practice?  How do they get there?  They'd have to rent that facility too.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

Well, when I said "a bitch to rent" I meant it would be expensive.  Certainly more expensive than an existing on campus facility.

Not to mention that you are only talking about games.  Where do they practice?  How do they get there?  They'd have to rent that facility too.

just freeze schroeder field!

[AZWarrior]

Rewriting history? It was a huge scandal. No one will remember how they got screwed by the school and the AG compared to all the allegations, trials, claims, accusations, etc that became the focus for the media for months.

Well, I'll agree the behaviour by the school toward the team was scandalous.  I'll grant you that.

[deep vacuum]

) Basketball (M)
2) Basketball (W)
3) Lacrosse (M)
4) Lacrosse (W)
5) Track & Field (M)
6) Track & Field (W)
7) Golf (M)
8) Volleyball (W)
9) Soccer (M)
10) Soccer (W)
11) Cross Country (M)
12) Cross Country (W)
13) Tennis (M)
14) Tennis (W)

What two sports am I missing?!?!?!?!

What I find interesting is that 11 of the previous 14 team sports call the basement of the Old Gym home.  The other three bolded sports reside in the McGuire Center.  Not sure where the Lacrosse teams will be placed.

[Shanunu]

Why do men's teams average around 50 members and women's only 30?

Mens and womens lacrosse are incredibly different sports. Mens is a lot more like hockey, with different lines subbing in and out of the game as a unit. Womens, I guess, is more like soccer where you sub out individual players. I think that's where you need a lot more players on the mens side of things. Incredibly excited about this move, just wish we didn't have to wait until 2013.

[Brewtown Andy]

What I find interesting is that 11 of the previous 14 team sports call the basement of the Old Gym home.  The other three bolded sports reside in the McGuire Center.  Not sure where the Lacrosse teams will be placed.

Probably too early to guess. There's a lot of potential movement on campus with the vacancy of the old law school and the upcoming completion of the new Engineering building.

I'm curious if this move was taken into account when building the locker rooms down at Valley Fields.

[Blackhat]

It would've  been tight if we could have gotten that European style soccer stadium, for Lax and soccer.

 i blame crean.

[ChicosBailBonds]

that's an understatement... I think the DA got disbarred.

In a related story.....fresh off the press

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/17/AR2010121705417.html


I wonder if the Duke professors will take a full page ad out for this as well.   

[marqfan22]

It's a good thing for a few reasons. First, the costs to start are a lot less since the facilities are in place. Being only the 3rd D1 program in the midwest lets MU nab some talent from this area, as well as expanding its reach out east. It's a sport MU can be competitive in from the get go.

Most importantly, I think it helps MU with the Big East. Adding another school is a shot in the arm to the BE in Mens Lacrosse, which just started sanctioning it last year. Also, having a broader offering of sports beyond mens basketball is a positive in our favor in the ongoing realignment.

Also, it's a great sport for fans to watch in the spring. A lot more school spirit will be around MU after March.