Crystal Ball Challenge is off to a hot start. Pitt home whites. More lax action than you can Indian pick up.

Well, the game of the week went into overtime. Comcast decided to show the game in clips and phrases. Over 500 channels and the one we needed to work didn’t function correctly. Isn’t that an Alanis Morisette song?

Not sure if it was jealousy or the truth but several MCLA people around the country were quite critical of both teams, saying things like neither can contend for a national title. Opinions started to return to the baseline average by the end of the game, however.

Heard both goalies were sub par. BYU has never had an elite goalie. The defense in front of their net minder hides that fact. Chapman’s goalie is a freshman from Nevada so you can give him a break.

D1 transfer darling Madison Fiore was a no show on the score sheet after dropping 6 against San Diego. Chapman can go two ways with this outcome. One way to think is this kid doesn’t show up in big games much like the entire Maryland team that he transferred from. Another way to think is we can win big games without him. Another way to think is we can win big games without Fiore or Blake Whitcomb who unless people say otherwise didn’t play because of injury.

Might not be picking against Chapman for a while especially if and when Whitcomb returns and Fiore proves he isn’t a streaky finisher.

Really disappointed in Rollins. Thought they were farther along than Florida Southern.

Furious with Texas right now. Only beat Tech by 6 and needed extra time to beat Arizona. In two games against non elite competition, the Texas goalie has had to make 30 saves which tells me their defense is porous. Johnny McKnight, the best midfielder you’ve never heard of and if you have heard of him you don’t know how good he is, was capable of carrying the offense as a freshman, expect bigger things this year and they’ll need it at the rate this defense is going.

High school team Austin Mai, another All American product out of Highland Park that wanted nothing to do with cold weather (read: NCAA lacrosse) better rise to the occasion because Colorado State, Chapman, and Florida State are looming. Not to mention a conference date with the much improved Southern Methodist Ponies this week.

Hey, Mr. Wilson. Congratulations on your lead after week one.

Striding Man had everyone refreshing their LaxPower LAGR every millisecond on Saturday thanks to Duke needing overtime to best a pesky Bucknell team.

A let down after beating Team USA and having to a face a non scholarship team? Seems reasonable.

All is not well in North Carolina. Billy Bitter has 3 points through two games. To calculate his point total through two games last year I needed an abacus and a scientific calculator (8, 5, 13).

Save your dignity. Get off the bandwagon now.

Home Whites

Tough to argue against tackle twill numbers and letters especially at the MCLA level.

Really just thrilled they don’t look like the stars pajamas the USA ski team is wearing. Not to mention the lime green UA logo is super patriotic.

Great job Under Armour.

Worst D1 Helmets

Not terribly worried for the Blue Jays will keep cranking out new color schemes and  have something different by mid season.

But we have to ask, was anybody paying attention when that was drawn up?

One thing we’ve noticed about the K18s besides the fact that everyone hates them is they make players look like they have tiny hands.

Don’t they look tiny?

Hopkins needs to get over checker board.

Not sure who Nike thinks they are but we are thrilled to notice that Cornell is also rocking the JNCO Jean sweatpants they offered this year. At least the pockets are deep.

He really needs that much tape? Yes. Yes, he does.

Also, Cornell guilty of wearing non matchy matchy numbers. You forgot to ask your players to wear different helmets.

Ivy League indeed.

Notes

Snowpocalypse will likely wipeout outdoor practices this week and next. More is coming

This week we will be posting stuff for sale on our website

Little bit of video coverage coming later this week

Happy Valentine’s Day from Robert Pattinson

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