Archive: March 23, 2008 - March 29, 2008
Halftime at Maryland-UVa: Quick Analysis
Maryland 9, Virginia 3. Virginia radio analyst Doug Tarring says he would not make a goalie switch if he were coaching UVa, even though freshman Adam Ghitelman has six saves and has given up nine goals. He thinks Ghitelman is the team's long-term answer in goal and a game in...
By Christian Swezey | March 29, 2008; 1:06 PM ET | Comments (2)
From College Park
The gamesmanship has started early. Per its custom, Maryland plays regular music when it is warming up. Once it leaves the field after warmups, however, it plays a little lighter music if the opposing team is still on the field. Today, the selection for Virginia was Cindi Cyndi Lauper's "Girls...
By Christian Swezey | March 29, 2008; 11:55 AM ET | Comments (0)
Last Minute Updates, and a Question...
TFBO2F noticed that the Maryland athletic department is hyping today's game against Virginia with TV commercials, complete with voiceovers from football and basketball play-by-play man Johnny Holliday. Not sure we had seen those before this year. The UVa-UMd game is on ESPN2. Clearly, it's a big deal. So on the...
By Christian Swezey | March 29, 2008; 6:20 AM ET | Comments (5)
Gameday Links
Edward Lee in the Balt Sun looks at Nick and Ricky Mirabito. Wash Post discovers that Adam Ghitelman is one of five freshmen goalies to have beaten Johns Hopkins since 1991. Can you name the other four? I think Patrick Stevens in the Washington Times has a notebook today, though...
By Christian Swezey | March 29, 2008; 5:53 AM ET | Comments (0)
If You're Watching...
Virginia at Maryland Byrd Stadium, noon. TV: ESPN2 (really) Records: Cavaliers 9-0, Terrapins 6-2 Tickets: $8 adult, $5 students 17-under. Parking: Several free lots around the stadium; if those are full, there are pay lots, but they're relatively inexpensive. Daniel Snyder clearly does not run parking at Maryland. What to...
By Christian Swezey | March 28, 2008; 8:24 AM ET | Comments (4)
TFBO2F's Georgetown-Navy Scouting Report
Dick Long was a member of the Navy team that won the national title in 1967. As coach at DeMatha, he retired in 2005 having won seven consecutive Washington Catholic Athletic Conference titles. He was inducted into the Potomac Chapter of US Lacrosse's Hall of Fame last month. Several DeMatha...
By Christian Swezey | March 27, 2008; 3:06 PM ET | Comments (6)
Update--Navy's Goalie Situation
--UPDATED--2:45 p.m.--Tommy Phelan will start in goal on Saturday, according to Coach Richie Meade. Navy starting goalie Matt Coughlin remains questionable to play against Georgetown on Saturday, Coach Richie Meade said. Meade said Coughlin's treatment for a hamstring injury "is progressing," but he has been limited in practice this week....
By Christian Swezey | March 27, 2008; 2:40 PM ET | Comments (4)
Starsia Defines a Good Offense
Just spoke with Dom Starsia, the coach of top-ranked Virginia. The Cavaliers play Maryland on Saturday at noon at Byrd Stadium. Starsia defined a good offensive lacrosse team for TFBO2F. "A really good offensive team has five good options, five ways to attack. You have to be able to get...
By Christian Swezey | March 27, 2008; 9:52 AM ET | Comments (2)
Game Plan Leading to the Weekend
Here's the plan for today and tomorrow: Expect a heavy emphasis on Georgetown at Navy and Virginia at Maryland. We got some good feedback on the "If You're Watching" format from last week; we'll use it again for the two games mentioned above. Plus we have an insider view on...
By Christian Swezey | March 27, 2008; 7:21 AM ET | Comments (1)
Insider on Carolina-Hopkins
North Carolina at Johns Hopkins Homewood Field, Balt. Saturday, 2 p.m. TV: WMAR-2, ESPNU Radio: WVIE Records: Tar Heels 6-2, Blue Jays 3-3 Tickets: $10 reserved, $7 general admission. Parking: $5-10 in various lots around the stadium. Some free street parking, too. Game-within-the-game: UNC junior GK Grant Zimmerman (7.95 GAA,...
By Christian Swezey | March 26, 2008; 12:54 PM ET | Comments (4)
Curry Weighs In
It's Wednesday. The big games are not until Saturday. Normally, TFBO2F treats this day the way Louden Swain treated that crucial weigh-in in the 1985 movie "Vision Quest." To get where we want to go, we have to make it through this first. Then Dave Curry called to "weigh in"...
By Christian Swezey | March 26, 2008; 8:13 AM ET | Comments (1)
Interesting Read
Blog post from our friend John Weaver, founder of e-lacrosse, on the Baltimore Sun blog pages....
By Christian Swezey | March 25, 2008; 11:52 AM ET | Comments (2)
Analyze This
Today we'll look "CSI:"-style at two aspects of lacrosse--Duke's "55" offense and the Maryland Terrapins's second midfield. Duke's "55" Offense A Duke longstick joins a slow-break or fast-break. Nothing comes of the break. The longstick jogs off the field, ostensibly to be substituted, and usually followed closely by Team A's...
By Christian Swezey | March 25, 2008; 10:05 AM ET | Comments (1)
Added Updates
Just got back from the Navy spring football luncheon, where all the talk was about lacrosse. At least at my table it was. And in a happy coincidence, during Navy fall lacrosse most of the talk is about football. It appears Navy has not made a decision on a starting...
By Christian Swezey | March 24, 2008; 4:30 PM ET | Comments (6)
Week That Was, Part One
TFBO2F is a huge fan of mystery shows. Our best discovery thus far is that "CSI: Miami" headliner David Caruso is trying a little too hard to be taciturn Lt. Castillo from "Miami Vice." Anyway, Gil Grissom of "CSI:" has a saying: People lie, evidence doesn't. And it is in...
By Christian Swezey | March 24, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (3)
