Congrats to Men's LAX: BIG EAST CHAMPS

[Markedman]

I can't image a first round home game. You would need to be a national top 8 seed.

Not so fast my friend.......

https://twitter.com/laxfilmroom/stat...28178514571264

[Gato78]

Amen on Cottingham!

Cottingham saw this could happen. Started the program and hired a helluva coach.

[MU/Panther]

Not so fast my friend.......

https://twitter.com/laxfilmroom/stat...28178514571264

Marquette was a bubble team coming into the Big East Tournament. With two great RPI wins over Villanova and Denver. If, Marquette earns a national seed, it will be one hell of story!

Selection Show is tonight at 8pm on ESPNU.

[Phantom Warrior]

I don't follow lacrosse at all. But I just checked the roster and noticed that out of more than 50 players, not one is from Wisconsin, more than three dozen are from the East, especially Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey. Another half dozen or so are from the Midwest, and about a half dozen from the West Coast. There are also about a half dozen from Canada.

The size of the team shocked me. I don't know how many are on some sort of scholarship and how many are walk ons, but a roster of around 50 seems to me to be insane. I also can not imagine the time - and maybe the money - spent recruiting 60 players, even 30-40 players. I figured the number would be more like in soccer, which I believe has a roster for around 24-25 players.

I mean, how may players actually get minutes in a game? In soccer, you might see as many as 16-18. I figured it would be roughly the same for lacrosse. I can not imagine it being more than 20, and if that's the case, then roughly 30 players are not playing at all.

I've watched maybe four or five high school lacrosse games, but never a college game. Maybe someone can provide some info on how the numbers game works at MU.

[Halo]

Some real kudos to Steve Cottingham here!

Wonder what Larry Williams is thinking today!

[Nukem2]

Wonder what Larry Williams is thinking today!

Yeah, Larry really thought LaX was a bad idea.

[MU/Panther]

Automatic Bids
Syracuse, ACC
Loyola, Patroit League
Harford, American East
Air Force, Southern
Quinnipiac, MAAC
Hobart, NAC
Towson, CAA
Marquette, Big East
Maryland, Big Ten
Harvard vs Yale on Sunday for the final auto bid in the Ivy League

[MU/Panther]

Wow! Marquette is a national seed. #6

[MU/Panther]

North Carolina at #6 Marquette
1:30pm on Saturday on ESPNU

[Markedman]

Wow! Marquette is a national seed. #6

I told you!