MLax 2015

[justdrastik1]

It's a joke, especially considering Lyle was injured badly, and Oakes didn't play.

[Clickclack]

It's a joke, especially considering Lyle was injured badly, and Oakes didn't play.

Nothing can be done about it now...just show up and smack them.

[justdrastik1]

Definitely.. just frustrating.. home game is just more exposure for the school.

[dslyank]

I know crying will do no good, but as Leslie Gore sang "Its My Party and I'll Cry if I Want to." If you don' know the song or if you don't want to hear me cry, don't read this and send me to my room to work out the tantrum (from the song you should be able to guess I am too old for a tantrum).

 

Anyhow, my question to bracket experts which I am not is: As I understand it the first rule a selection group must follow is that it MUST first be about the numbers; with rpi #1, sos #2, coaches and media polls #3 [someone said this is not included, but how can it not, since they see the teams more than most selection members??] and various other statistical numbers. {EXPERTS FEEL FREE TO DISPUTE ANY OF THIS}. Next comes intangibles and I've heard the first intangible is how you are playing NOW [cornell 3 & 3 in last six, UA has not lost since they lost their face off specialist just before playing in the most hostile environment in the country.] Next intangible recent tournament results [uA a respectable showing @ Denver (another extremely difficult place to play] and an overtime goal away from the final floor. Again as I understand it "head to head" intangible should only be used as a tie breaker. So if my selection criteria summary is even remotely close {AND AGAIN FEEL FREE TO CORRECT IF YOU CHOSE}, I ask the committee their real reason for making a bubble team a higher seed than UA.

 

If they said, that they just don't like Scott Marr or that they are anti-Native American or that they are against Lyle and Jones (from Duke) trying to build the sport by increasing minority participation and trying to change the preppy image of the sport {do they come any more preppy than cornell?}, at least we would know where we stand with them. Don't get me wrong, I am not accusing anyone of anything, just totally confused by their decision. Maybe the selection committee was just incompetent. Anyhow for those who listened and let me cry, THANKS and no offense taken if you care to reply and tell me I am totally OFF BASE. GO DANES and I'll see some of you on the bus to preppy cornell.

[MRSGDG]

Bus info

http://www.alumni.albany.edu/s/1642/02-alumni/index.aspx?sid=1642&pgid=874&gid=2&cid=1934&ecid=1934&post_id=0

 

Join the Alumni Association to the Men's Lacrosse NCAA tournament in Ithaca, NY! The fan bus will depart Alumni House at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 9. Cost is $25 includes bus transportation, and game ticket. Bus transportation includes round trip to Cornell from the Alumni House.

 

We must have a minimum of 30 people to send the bus by 3 pm on Wednesday.

Edited May 4, 2015 by MsGDG

[UAalum72]

Ticket and Spectator Info - from Cornell

 

As for seeding, try slogging thru the laxpower Bracketology thread. Head to head seems to have taken over this year.

 

The committee also ignores conference tournaments other than as "just another two games".

Edited May 4, 2015 by UAalum72

[alum73]

It's a joke, especially considering Lyle was injured badly, and Oakes didn't play.

In the criteria, missing players are not a factor.

[uofalbany]

I know crying will do no good, but as Leslie Gore sang "Its My Party and I'll Cry if I Want to." If you don' know the song or if you don't want to hear me cry, don't read this and send me to my room to work out the tantrum (from the song you should be able to guess I am too old for a tantrum).

 

Anyhow, my question to bracket experts which I am not is: As I understand it the first rule a selection group must follow is that it MUST first be about the numbers; with rpi #1, sos #2, coaches and media polls #3 [someone said this is not included, but how can it not, since they see the teams more than most selection members??] and various other statistical numbers. {EXPERTS FEEL FREE TO DISPUTE ANY OF THIS}. Next comes intangibles and I've heard the first intangible is how you are playing NOW [cornell 3 & 3 in last six, UA has not lost since they lost their face off specialist just before playing in the most hostile environment in the country.] Next intangible recent tournament results [uA a respectable showing @ Denver (another extremely difficult place to play] and an overtime goal away from the final floor. Again as I understand it "head to head" intangible should only be used as a tie breaker. So if my selection criteria summary is even remotely close {AND AGAIN FEEL FREE TO CORRECT IF YOU CHOSE}, I ask the committee their real reason for making a bubble team a higher seed than UA.

 

If they said, that they just don't like Scott Marr or that they are anti-Native American or that they are against Lyle and Jones (from Duke) trying to build the sport by increasing minority participation and trying to change the preppy image of the sport {do they come any more preppy than cornell?}, at least we would know where we stand with them. Don't get me wrong, I am not accusing anyone of anything, just totally confused by their decision. Maybe the selection committee was just incompetent. Anyhow for those who listened and let me cry, THANKS and no offense taken if you care to reply and tell me I am totally OFF BASE. GO DANES and I'll see some of you on the bus to preppy cornell.

 

No disrespect but I'm not going to read it. As clack said, nothing to do about it now other than smack the $iena out of those punks.

UA players should be fuming.... let's go show them what a real lacrosse team looks like.

[uofalbany]

He won 17 of 29 against us in Dallas, but I liked the way Liles was working Saturday.

 

Agreed, we've made progress.

[UA'08]

Coach Marr said he spoke to a few Cornell coaches and they thought they were a bubble team going in.

[uofalbany]

From bubble to 8. Yuck...

 

Disgusting

[jalidanefan]

Revenge is best tasted with a thousand fans screaming as we crush them.

[UAalum72]

Laura Amato's blog on the team's reaction

[UAFAN]

Depth powering UAlbany men’s lacrosse into the NCAA Tournament

http://www.troyrecord.com/sports/20150503/depth-powering-ualbany-mens-lacrosse-into-the-ncaa-tournament

 

 

Marr has a winning style

http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2015/may/05/0505_mcguirecolumn/?print

Edited May 5, 2015 by UAFAN

[UAFAN]

UAlbany's Liles becoming special on faceoffs

http://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-sports/article/UAlbany-s-Liles-becoming-special-on-faceoffs-6247306.php