Lacrosse Loses to Rutgers 14-7, Falls to 8-3
Lacrosse lost to Rutgers 14-7 in front of a good spring day crowd in the Big House. But, it was much worse than that; it was 13-3 at one point before Michigan got a few back when Rutgers eased off the gas.
This was not a good L for Michigan. Rutgers is pretty good but Michigan played sloppy and could not stay with them. They were outplayed in every facet of the game. Michigan did not have anyone capable of gaining separation on a dodge or a cut to get off a shot. The offense was stagnant, overly patient and frequently turned the ball over. The defense was equally bad as they let up 8 goals to a freshman attackman, constantly lost cutters and didn't land checks.
The good news: Ian King became Michigan's all-time leading scorer by tallying his 89th career goal. Also - goalie Tommy Heidt played heroically.
This was a bad day for Michigan but they have to put it behind them. They have to get ready for a game Ohio State squad who is ranked #9 and plays really hard. That's next week in the Big House before the spring game. They can't put in another performance like they did today. Here's to hoping they bounce back- Go Blue!
Oh, no....it's fencing just not the sort that involves epees and any sort of facemask.
As demonstrated by some Rutgers football players over the last year or so, fencing goods is something they do quite well in Piscataway.
seems like a fun affair.
Looks like a decent day out there (although the shadows and the glare off the turf makes it a little tough to see). Good crowd too. We forced a couple of turnovers already!
Rutgers has a good D so Michigan is gonna have to push a little harder to get that D to move. And we gotta finish when we get the chance. Sutherland had a decent look there but shot it wide.
Behind the back! Pretty sweet!
Let's go boys!
GO BLUE!!
not all of us have BTN, or TV for that matter.
thanks and go blue!
5-1 Rutgers now.
At some point we need to accept the John Paul experiment just isn't working.
He's a real son-of-a-bitch on the Michigan gymnastics board....
Question, are you in favor of keeping John Paul? If so, please explain why. What has he shown you that leads you to believe he will win a national championship here. Otherwise this is nothing but an excercise in shifting the argument from the point being made to the person making it.
You echo what a lot of former club players have told me as well. Paul reminds me of Hoke in that he's a good recruiter but just doesn't have the coaching chops.
Realistically who do you think would be a good fit to replace him? With the new facility opening in 2018 now might be the best time to make a change.
The OC is the real deal, promote him and then hire some real defensive coaches.
I don't think anyone necessarily disagrees with everything that you post. It's just your style that gets under people's skin.
Don't buy that for a second. People don't like other people telling them what they don't want to hear. I don't really see how there is a nice way of saying someone should be fired, and I don't see the value in it even if there was. If some are going to continue to keep making deductions on other's tone and style through a medium that restrcits and limits the interpetration of both then what are we really doing here.
The record isn't really that good. They pulled off an upset and beat some really crappy teams. They've been destroyed by elite teams other than that one upset.
7-2 Rutgers now. Getting outshot 31-10. Time to get a real coach in here, it's been 6 years and we have 1 Big Ten win to show for it.
Me too man. I was excited and thought it would go much better than this.
Yuck - I ran out to run n errand at 2-1 and i came back its 9-3. Just yuck.
They literally have an open guy on the crease every offensive posession. Its 10-3 but its just embarrasing how easily they have outclassed us. We still look like a club team trying to keep up with a d1 school. The athletes aren't there, the skill isn't there, and the coaching isn't there.
Rutgers is good but Michigan shouldn't be getting run off the field like this. They gotta get their act together and play with some pride here down the stretch. Get some back and make it look respectable.
Maybe they should guard the guy with 8 goals.
It is true. Anyone who played high level lacrosse can see how horrible JP and the defensive coach are, and I'm sad for the program.
That D was bad - they were starting to look like last year. I'm not sold on the defensive assistant - they run a weird defensive scheme that never seems to work.
There was one early goal where one of our offensive middies got caught on defense. The Rutgers dude noticed this, saw the space in the crease and no one was ready to help, pushed through and scored. There was no slide. If we have a guy out of place the D has to recognize that and be ready to help. In the 3rd quarter there were also simple cuts that went uncovered and Rutgers ended up with easy looks on the doorstep. Not to mention, Mullins got an easy-ass goal off a feed inside and the guy there didn't lay a check on his hands or put a body on him. You would think after he had 4 goals, not 7, he would've been a priority for the defense. The clearing was also haphazard. This is all on coaching.
Overall its a lot better than last year, but the addition of transfer Dickson could be the reason for that. So far in Big Ten play they've been outscored 29-15. They really gotta get it together for next week.
Or at least not nearly as much as rankings do in football
THose hits were weak. Lacrosse has got to let those go - they shouldn't have been penalties. If the game sucks at least let it be physical
Worst coaching staff in D1. This won't ever change people.
How much longer does Warde let this go on? And who comes in to replace him if he does make a change?
Double post, but I'll add that the OC needs to replace JP and we need to get two new elite defensive coaches and only then we will see Michigan start beating real programs.
Rutgers and ND.
Harbaugh just signed that dude Matt Brown (is that his name? - can't remember) to play LB or FB. He was supposed to go somewhere else on a lacrosse scholarship - that would be great if he played lacrosse too. If I was the coach I would staff the defense and midfield with rugged dudes who know how to hit. This team needs to get physical!