I agree with the notion that with the right hire, and it's possible that it already has been made, the school could be successful at the highest level. Like a young Jim Calhoun said, "it's doable."
Thanks huskymedic for digging up that thread.Last fall I asked the same coach of my kids club team, who sends kids from his program to play college lax, about UConn moving up, and he gave the same answer. 2018. I'll ask again this summer.
Perhaps moving realities of budgets and conference realignment have altered plans. Maybe there was never any real plans. Again, I'm only relating what one person said in a private conversation. I'm not pretending to be an insider.
Lacrosse is an amazing sport. I was at a sold out Reese stadium Saturday to watch Yale comeback from a 8-4 deficit with 11 minutes to go to score five unanswered and win the game 9-8. One of the best live sporting events I have been at.
Skill, athleticism, team play, physical play, players making unbelievable individual play, strategy, matchups ... Seriously, if you take the time to understand the game at all it is easy to become a fan.
Today I spent 9 hours in the cold rain volunteering at the town's youth lacrosse club Lax Fest. 45 teams, thousands of people from all over Connecticut and Massachusetts. My kid had a goal, a couple assists, won half a dozen ground balls, had two or three clears as his team went 2-2. A beautiful day for Lacrosse!
Not to mention the UConn men won its first round playoff game on Saturday over New Hampshire, 11-10.