Marquette Lacrosse

[Jables1604]

Believe it or not Marquette has scored 3 unanswered. Tied 5-5 with 8:29 left.

[Blackhat]

7-7

3 minutes left, rush the field.

Amplo!!

[Jables1604]

Headed to OT.

[Blackhat]

#1 ranked defense in country.

RPI: 16th


If only that were basketball....

[Jables1604]

I think I'm gonna puke. 8-7 loss.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Notre Dame!?*$!@!

(Fist in air.)

[Herman Cain]

This is a rivalry in the making.

[Jables1604]

Senior Day today.

Keep in mind a lot of these kids joined the program during the literal infancy of the program.

Packed house.

We hang out to beat Providence 8-7. Takes us to 8-2 overall and 4-0 in the Big East.

Last two games (Duke and Denver) are huge.

[fjm]

Good for them! If they beat duke and Denver will they make the tourney? Or do they have to try to go to the VEGAS 16?

But seriously. What happens next cause good on them!

[Herman Cain]

Good for them! If they beat duke and Denver will they make the tourney? Or do they have to try to go to the VEGAS 16?

But seriously. What happens next cause good on them!

I think if they beat Duke and get to the final of the Big East Tournament they will go to the tournament. The same factors used for basketball are in play, quality wins, rpi , sos etc

[BrewCity83]

I think if they beat Duke and get to the final of the Big East Tournament they will go to the tournament. The same factors used for basketball are in play, quality wins, rpi , sos etc

Well, we know the lacrosse team hasn't played any RPI +300 cupcakes, so that bodes well for their tourney chances.

[Jables1604]

Marquette moves up to #15 in the latest poll released today. One spot ahead of Duke. Makes Friday's game essentially a must win.

[Coleman]

Marquette moves up to #15 in the latest poll released today. One spot ahead of Duke. Makes Friday's game essentially a must win.

Boggles my mind that they are 15 in the country and not a lock for the tournament. How small is the field?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Boggles my mind that they are 15 in the country and not a lock for the tournament. How small is the field?

16. Make sense now?

[Coleman]

16. Make sense now?

Yes. That's quite silly. Any reason they can't at least open it up to 32?

[ChicosBailBonds]

Yes. That's quite silly. Any reason they can't at least open it up to 32?

$$$$$$


All the money to run these tournaments comes out of the NCAA basketball tv contract.  The money that so many folks want to give to the .1% as payment, is used to give all these other opportunities to men, women, etc, that don't play in a revenue sport.

[Coleman]

$$$$$$


All the money to run these tournaments comes out of the NCAA basketball tv contract.  The money that so many folks want to give to the .1% as payment, is used to give all these other opportunities to men, women, etc, that don't play in a revenue sport.

It looks like most conferences get their men's Lacrosse tournaments on TV (CBSSports, NBCSports, ESPNU, ESPN3, etc.).

Why wouldn't the NCAA tournament, all the more important, be able to generate revenue on such a sports network? Sure, it wouldn't be a huge contract, but it would at least be revenue positive.

[barfolomew]

$$$$$$


All the money to run these tournaments comes out of the NCAA basketball tv contract.  The money that so many folks want to give to the .1% as payment, is used to give all these other opportunities to men, women, etc, that don't play in a revenue sport.

I'm not sure what the .1% number you're referencing is; percent of college students in athletics?

Also, in 1995, ESPN paid $19 million for lacrosse tv rights for 8 yrs.
Can't seem to find info on its latest deal.

[Herman Cain]

Yes. That's quite silly. Any reason they can't at least open it up to 32?

There are only 70 teams in D-1

[Jables1604]

Marquette v Duke just about to face off on ESPN 3. If you don't have that as part of your cable you can access the game via the gomarquette.com website and clicking on the link.

Huge game tonight. Likely scenario is of we win, we're in, regardless of how we do in the last game versus Denver (who is currently ranked #2).

[ChicosBailBonds]

Wow was that an asskicking

1-16

[ChicosBailBonds]

I'm not sure what the .1% number you're referencing is; percent of college students in athletics?

Also, in 1995, ESPN paid $19 million for lacrosse tv rights for 8 yrs.
Can't seem to find info on its latest deal.

% of college students that end up professional athletes

[ChicosBailBonds]

Marquette v Duke just about to face off on ESPN 3. If you don't have that as part of your cable you can access the game via the gomarquette.com website and clicking on the link.

Huge game tonight. Likely scenario is of we win, we're in, regardless of how we do in the last game versus Denver (who is currently ranked #2).

I watched the replay on ESPN3 about 10 minutes ago.  Skipped through most of it.  What a trouncing.  Either Duke is amazing and vastly under ranked, or Notre Dame isn't anywhere close to #1.   Game was tied 1-1.  Then they scored 15 unanswered. 

[Herman Cain]

We just got our buts kicked by a more talented team that had everything going right.  Lacrosse is a game like basketball where there are a lot of runs and we had none.  Coach Amplo will have the boys up and ready to go for the Big East tournament.

Unfortunately I think this loss sealed our fate in terms of the NCAA tournament as an at large pick. We have to win conference now.

[Brewtown Andy]

We just got our buts kicked by a more talented team that had everything going right.  Lacrosse is a game like basketball where there are a lot of runs and we had none.  Coach Amplo will have the boys up and ready to go for the Big East tournament.

Unfortunately I think this loss sealed our fate in terms of the NCAA tournament as an at large pick. We have to win conference now.

As of Monday (aka before losing to Duke), the NCAA's selection committee had Marquette as the #9 team in the field, one spot outside getting a national seed and hosting a first round game.

https://twitter.com/LacrosseMag/status/723913125381197824

That's way better than I expected to see before that game, and might allow a little leeway.

Beating Denver either on Saturday or in the Big East title game (MU/DU will be #1/#2 in some fashion) is probably the safest way to guarantee it, though.