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Maybe Will Corrigan who knows the offense and defense. Definitely will be a former player. “Look for KC to coach both sides of the ball. Recruiting could suffer unless KA steps on...
There is no reason, given the athletes it can attract, ND can't press out more on D to create more quality transition offense. The game is faster and better now and will continue to evolve. ND will be left behind in recruiting if it can't adopt a fun pace of play while being in the Conference championship hunt year in and year out. I firmly believe the entire Program needs a schematic enema.
Totally agree Gerry deserves another shot at being a head coach (see his past head coaching record below). That being said, the gig is completely different than being a coordinator and Harvard hasn't been "friendly" to HCs. Not sure if its the Harvard culture, the fact the AD is a former coach and a successful one at that or what but the Program has "buried" many a coach's career. Gerry may very well be the one to bring the Crimson back to Ivy League championships and NCAA tournament appearances. He has a great opportunity to be like Yale's Andy Shay or Princeton's Bill Tierney.
2004 4-9 Gerry Byrne
2005 8-7 Gerry Byrne
2006 4-11 Gerry Byrne
Three year W-L record: 16-27 (3)
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Big problem for him will be that the Ivy League is incredibly deep now. Used to be a 1 or 2 team league. And even Tilman wasn't "successful" there before getting the Maryland gig... he had near a .500 record.
But you should be able to recruit at a high level there, and if you can win at Yale/Penn/Brown like we've seen the past few years there is no reason you can't do it at Harvard.
If Admissions/the Administration is tired of losing to Penn, Yale (especially Yale) and Brown, they may give you the latitude you need to succeed. I remember a Harvard team coached by the current AD, Scalise, almost knocking off Hopkins by dominating the faceoff X in an early 80s quarterfinal game. Have they ever been close since?
Or maybe GB keeps everyone on ice in Boston for a triumphant return back to SB together in 3-4 years when KC retires. That way GB gets to check the HC box now (hopefully with a winning record this time) and his OC gets to punch the D1 assistant box. Like most things in life, timing is everything.
If true, that's a great hire, even better guy. Ryan and KC will be an interesting dynamic.
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This is an outstanding hire. Good coach and solid recruiter. Shocked he didn’t get the head gig at Stony Brook. Very happy for GB at Harvard. With the right support I think he should be an ivy threat in short order. I just hope he goes back to his roots and starts recruiting some of the LI top schools. I feel he neglected those places while at ND to the detriment of the program with the exception of Kav.
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As good of a hire as ND could’ve made. Needed a defensive mind and someone who could recruit, off the top of my head I can’t think of anyone on the market that would’ve been better on paper.
Agree completely. Just hope KC lets him coach otherwise it could be a short stay. Ryan is his own man and an accomplished coach not a newbie. Hope GB fills his staff at Harvard with proven coaches. My guess is he goes back to his Irish roots and recruits coaches with strong ND ties. AI restrictions and the lack of athletic $$ will limit his pool of applicants somewhat but its easier to recruit to the East Coast than rural Indiana. Guessing he knocks it out of the park recruiting wise.
Got to see the professional Irish lacrosse team...aka the Redwoods win this weekend. I'll say this, the ND LAX men are just first class all around...so polite and well spoken...truly unfortunate with the talent they have in the upper levles that they have not won it all yet!
College Crosse confirms the Crimson staff has Irish origins. Here’s a prediction: the plan is for the Crimson staff to move to SB in 4-5 years when KC retires. GB holds the reigns for 2-4 more years before Will takes the helm.
2019 Outlook
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2019-20 Outlook: Big changes afoot in South Bend. Complete overhaul of assistant coaching staff. Lost two of three top offensive initiators, solid poles and a good SSDM. Return inconsistent keeper, ever improving solid FOGO, and lot of mid tier finishing attackmen, athletic (not counting BC) but unrefined offensive middies and a solid D. Will be tough sledding in the ACC with a mercurial goalie, a very average group of LSMs and all finishers (translation no real initiators) on attack. Unless this group of middies really steps up, the Irish dominate FOs and they get consistent shut down D play, they are destined to finish out of the top ten.
2019 Outlook
2019-20 Outlook: Big changes afoot in South Bend. Complete overhaul of assistant coaching staff. Lost two of three top offensive initiators, solid poles and a good SSDM. Return inconsistent keeper, ever improving solid FOGO, and lot of mid tier finishing attackmen, athletic (not counting BC) but unrefined offensive middies and a solid D. Will be tough sledding in the ACC with a mercurial goalie, a very average group of LSMs and all finishers (translation no real initiators) on attack. Unless this group of middies really steps up, the Irish dominate FOs and they get consistent shut down D play, they are destined to finish out of the top ten.
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Anyone else watch the Premier League Lacrosse championship just now? The Redwoods, who have several ND guys (Perkovic, Kavanagh, Garnsey), came back from a 9-2 deficit but dropped in OT. Unfortunately, that scenario is all too familiar for the guys. Great season of a well-run lacrosse league, though.
Two reasons the Redwoods lost. Coach Nate didn't have Sexton in at LSM at the end of regulation. Karalunas is an offense first LSM and didn't talk Landis through the pick well (should have probably switched there). Sexton is much more physical. Landis failed to close the gate in either the end of regulation or in overtime. Never give Rambo a bull dodge left. You have to love the way they came back but you have to know how to close the big games out.
Sounds promosing....Incoming recruiting class ranking from Insidelacrosse
2. Notre Dame
Top 100: Jonathan Ford, Marco Napolitano, Tate Young
Top 50: Max Schalit, Jake Taylor, Reilly Gray, Patrick Kavanagh, Liam Entenmann
While Kevin Corrigan’s staff took a hit, new Fighting Irish assistants Chris Wojcik and Ryan Wellner walk into a favorable position with their freshmen. Accompanied by a strong group of non-hotbed longpoles in front of him, top-ranked keeper Liam Entenmann should make an early push for time. Attackmen Patrick Kavanagh and Jake Taylor should to fit in well with the Irish attack. The Fighting Irish graduated a lot in the middle of the field, so this crop of six midfielders could be leaned on going forward.
2. Notre Dame
Top 100: Jonathan Ford, Marco Napolitano, Tate Young
Top 50: Max Schalit, Jake Taylor, Reilly Gray, Patrick Kavanagh, Liam Entenmann
While Kevin Corrigan’s staff took a hit, new Fighting Irish assistants Chris Wojcik and Ryan Wellner walk into a favorable position with their freshmen. Accompanied by a strong group of non-hotbed longpoles in front of him, top-ranked keeper Liam Entenmann should make an early push for time. Attackmen Patrick Kavanagh and Jake Taylor should to fit in well with the Irish attack. The Fighting Irish graduated a lot in the middle of the field, so this crop of six midfielders could be leaned on going forward.
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Liam Entenmann is one of my favorite kids. So happy for the player he has become. Great kid from a great family.
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I hope he's given every opportunity to win the job this year because a 49% save percentage from your starting goalie is simply not getting it done.
Irish team pummeled the alumni this past Saturday. Hope that bodes well for the Spring. Given the quality of new staff, don't be surprised if the new DC isn't a giant gust of fresh air at South Bend. If they can resolve the keeper issue, this team will be a top 5 defensively. Not sure about the offense as they've lost a lot of firepower over the past two years. But sometimes a team of "no names" is exactly what you need to have a balanced offense. Lastly, the Irish have the best FOGO they've had in a decade.
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I'm going to see them play next weekend, hope to see some of the young guns shine. Attack is really the only position I've got worries about... Garnsey illustrated in the playoffs just how much they missed an "alpha" for most of last season.
It's actually sickening to me how much talent they have pumped out of ND the passed few years yet still don't have championship to their name...LET THIS BE THE YEAR!!!!
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Lax let me know what you think of Liam. It’s tough to predict how kids will play at the next level but I think he’s going to be awesome. He’s played at the top levels of club and high school here on the island.
On another note, I think I remember reading on here that Xavier Arline May be a PWO football candidate. He’s a top 5 lax recruit committed to UNC. Damn shame we didn’t get into the O’Neill sweepstakes. That kid is a monster.
Write-up from InsideLacrosse.com on Notre Dame's fall scrimmage....Sounds promosing....LAX did you go???
Notre Dame
The Irish were on another level in terms of athleticism, especially when teams went to their benches to mix in a few more players. They were the bigger, faster, stronger team and it showed in their ability to win the 50-50 groundball battle and ride it back.
Offensively, they stuck to what we have come to know from Notre Dame. They initiated with a long dodge out of the box, trying to draw a slide and move it quick through X to the backside. The most impressive part of the Irish offense was in the secondary portion. They did a great job working their matchup from X, either on a solo dodge off the endline or out of a big/little look and getting their hands free up the hash. They shot a great percentage and seemingly made the defense pay for not sliding all day.
Notre Dame was dominant in the middle of the field and created several transition opportunities because of it.
Freshman Pat Kavanagh had a solid showing all day but looked especially crisp in transition with his hands free; he made great reads and took what the defense gave him. Sophomore Griffin Westlin also impressed and may have been the best all-around attackman we saw. He did just as good of a job finding space and working without the ball as he did putting pressure on the defense as a dodger.
At this point, we have a pretty solid idea of what the Irish are getting from upperclassmen like reigning ACC Offensive Player of the Year Bryan Costabile, Brian Willetts and Connor Morin. If that is going to change, there wasn’t much indication of it in this scrimmage.
Defensively, this unit was tough to beat, led by senior Jack Kielty, who will anchor as the top cover guy of the group. He handled his matchup in both games which allowed for the off-ball defense to stay home. Kielty certainly seems poised to give many of the top attackman nightmares in the upcoming season. Both the Tigers' and Raiders' offenses were extremely pick-heavy. and the Notre Dame defense did a good job of sticking to their pick rules and not allowing the offense to come off hands free or manipulate matchups.
Notre Dame
The Irish were on another level in terms of athleticism, especially when teams went to their benches to mix in a few more players. They were the bigger, faster, stronger team and it showed in their ability to win the 50-50 groundball battle and ride it back.
Offensively, they stuck to what we have come to know from Notre Dame. They initiated with a long dodge out of the box, trying to draw a slide and move it quick through X to the backside. The most impressive part of the Irish offense was in the secondary portion. They did a great job working their matchup from X, either on a solo dodge off the endline or out of a big/little look and getting their hands free up the hash. They shot a great percentage and seemingly made the defense pay for not sliding all day.
Notre Dame was dominant in the middle of the field and created several transition opportunities because of it.
Freshman Pat Kavanagh had a solid showing all day but looked especially crisp in transition with his hands free; he made great reads and took what the defense gave him. Sophomore Griffin Westlin also impressed and may have been the best all-around attackman we saw. He did just as good of a job finding space and working without the ball as he did putting pressure on the defense as a dodger.
At this point, we have a pretty solid idea of what the Irish are getting from upperclassmen like reigning ACC Offensive Player of the Year Bryan Costabile, Brian Willetts and Connor Morin. If that is going to change, there wasn’t much indication of it in this scrimmage.
Defensively, this unit was tough to beat, led by senior Jack Kielty, who will anchor as the top cover guy of the group. He handled his matchup in both games which allowed for the off-ball defense to stay home. Kielty certainly seems poised to give many of the top attackman nightmares in the upcoming season. Both the Tigers' and Raiders' offenses were extremely pick-heavy. and the Notre Dame defense did a good job of sticking to their pick rules and not allowing the offense to come off hands free or manipulate matchups.
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Is this the alumni game or did we scrimmage someone else?
CLIFTON, Va. — Sunday was a chilly, autumn day with a drenching rain pouring constantly, but that didn’t stop Colgate, Notre Dame and Princeton from getting after it in a series of scrimmages played at Centerville High School in Northern Virginia.
The scrimmages were organized as a fundraiser for the American Boy Foundation Matt Megale Scholarship, which helps those recovering from addiction and included clinics for youth players.
Though the rain and wind made the play on the field occasionally as sloppy as the weather, and each team playing two games meantwe didn’t always get to watch each team playing their starters against each other. Here are a few key takeaways from the day for each team.
The scrimmages were organized as a fundraiser for the American Boy Foundation Matt Megale Scholarship, which helps those recovering from addiction and included clinics for youth players.
Though the rain and wind made the play on the field occasionally as sloppy as the weather, and each team playing two games meantwe didn’t always get to watch each team playing their starters against each other. Here are a few key takeaways from the day for each team.
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Opener with Cleve St a rout 15-3 after 3 periods. Liam Entenmann got the start and played into the 3rd period 2 goals allowed and somewhere in the area of 9-10 saves; really impressive. Schmidt in now. Pat Kavanagh really lighting it up.
TWo very impressive freshman who could make a big difference this year.
TWo very impressive freshman who could make a big difference this year.