Lacrosse in the B1G Ten

[Omaha-Husker]

With these additions 5 B1G teams will have a lacrosse program, Maryland, Rutgers, OSU, PSU and Michigan.

 

The conference would need one more to include the sport in with the others. I would think Northwestern is the most natural candidate for a new program, but I think Nebraska should look into it as well. A very cool sport to watch and play.

[MichiganMan]

lacrosse is fun.

 

But nothing tops football.

[Stumpy1]

This and hockey...I would never leave my couch

[NUance]

We could probably field a pretty decent lacrosse team with guys from our football team. Give 'em a couple years to practice and I'll bet they could hold their own with some Div. I teams.

 

 

/I'm sure this will draw the ire of lacrosse fans. But face it. The guys playing lacrosse, for the most part, are not elite athletes like the guys playing Div. 1 football. Not even close.

[Omaha-Husker]

We could probably field a pretty decent lacrosse team with guys from our football team. Give 'em a couple years to practice and I'll bet they could hold their own with some Div. I teams.

 

 

/I'm sure this will draw the ire of lacrosse fans. But face it. The guys playing lacrosse, for the most part, are not elite athletes like the guys playing Div. 1 football. Not even close.

 

Lacrosse is a lot more of a skill sport than it is an athleticism sport. Having non elite athletes doesn't make it less entertaining to watch for me though.

[WoodyHayes1951]

How does fancy, elite Northwestern not have Lacrosse?

 

They should be the poster boy for the sport along with UVA and Duke

[jwhbigred]

Why are people all of the sudden obsessed with this elitist east coast sport. Focus on hockey first if anything, hell I'd take soccer or rugby before lacrosse, at least it has real contact and is an olympic sport.

[Excel]

Like others have said, Lacrosse is a snobby elitist East Coast substitute for Hockey. I have never watched a full game and I never intend to. Hockey is far superior and we easily have the best conference in the country:

 

National Championships

Michigan: 9

Wisconsin: 6

Minnesota: 5

Michigan State: 3

 

Screw Lacrosse.

[Coqui]

Why are people all of the sudden obsessed with this elitist east coast sport. Focus on hockey first if anything, hell I'd take soccer or rugby before lacrosse, at least it has real contact and is an olympic sport.

 

 

First time I ever flipped the TV to a lacrosse game while channel surfing, I saw a guy take a full on swing with the stick across a guys chest. There was no penalty called.

 

 

How is this not a contact sport?

[grahm3]

I think Ndbraska already has a club team that used to travel and play other big12 teams when I went there. Obviously they would need some upgrading but it's a start toward a team... I'd pry rather have a hockey team but Lacrosse is fun to watch too.

[Husker NoNo]

Hockey first. Brand new arena + fan base (`Skers & Stars fans = blasty) + screwing UNO = Sounds fun!

[everybody knows my name]

I'd love to have Nebraska field a hockey team. Awesome game, lots of fun - more fun than football to watch live (although football is better on TV).

[WoodyHayes1951]

I'd love to have Nebraska field a hockey team. Awesome game, lots of fun - more fun than football to watch live (although football is better on TV).

 

 

 

[corncraze]

Like others have said, Lacrosse is a snobby elitist East Coast substitute for Hockey. I have never watched a full game and I never intend to. Hockey is far superior and we easily have the best conference in the country:

 

National Championships

Michigan: 9

Wisconsin: 6

Minnesota: 5

Michigan State: 3

 

Screw Lacrosse.

 

Completely disagree. As a Colorado Springs native, I will definitely say that the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (CC, DU, North Dakota, Minnesota Duluth, Miami U, St. Cloud, UNO & Western Michigan) will be just as good if not better than the Big Ten in college hockey. We took all the best teams from the WCHA ! Go CC!

 

... by the way, damn the Big Ten for ruining the most dominant conference in all of college hockey! I'm going to miss the WCHA. Minnesota and Wisconsin were really fun opponents!