I’ve been looking for ways to write up the lacrosse game, and I just can’t find a way to spin it positively for CU. We lost to a superior team. There’s no shame in that at all. But I really feel like CU gave up, and gave up early, and gave up when the win was still within striking distance. That’s disappointing.

Michigan figured out the CU goalie early on, as he had one move, which was to drop to his knees. I’m guessing he watched a lot of Patrick Roy and learned the butterfly well. Too bad that lacrosse has a 6 foot goal, because Michigan just shot over the top. A lot. Most of CU’s early goals came on unforced errors by Michigan. It’s good to capitalize on those, but you’ve got to force things yourself if you want to win, and we didn’t do that. CU looked overmatched at every aspect of the game, but particularly when it came to face offs and clearing. Michigan’s face off guy won something like 70% of his draws, and CU struggled against a hard Michigan ride all day. Late in the third quarter, the announcers quipped that they should start awarding points every time we crossed midfield,

Frankly, all of that is okay with me. Michigan was far superior, and one the game. What bugs me is that it was painfully obvious halfway through the second quarter that CU had given up. There was no more fight in their body language, just resigned acceptance. They failed to execute even the most elementary of defensive slides, or execute the simplest of outlet passes. They were just going through the motions and trying to go home. That’s really disappointing when you’re essentially the host school.

About the only positive I can take away is that it’s blatantly obvious that Michigan is trying to move up. Ohio State is an NCAA D1 school, so there’s that. Also, Michigan has a new sponsorship deal with Adidas, and Adidas is trying hard to break into the lacrosse market (ed- even though their gear kind of sucks) With the game no longer in doubt, there was ample opportunity for the announcers to wax poetic about how Michigan was geared up head to toe in Adidas, and all the players got custom shoes flown in on Tuesday, and about their huge support staff. Frankly, it seemed like way too much for a club sport. Michigan has now won 39 straight, so I expect they’ll be making the jump soon.

He picked Taylor Potts second overall, picked Jake Sharp, and picked a freshman RB from Texas and a freshman WR from Tech. That’s boom or bust territory. Actually, based on my experience with fantasy sports, it’s just bust.

Also, what’s the point of a 4 person mock draft? You’d think at the very least that they’d find 12 dudes to at least make it interesting. I mean- Robert Griffin didn’t get the call? Reesing? Stewart? What’s the fun in that?

I’d be down… I mean as long as we can do it during normal work hours. I mean c’mon, I am too busy when I am not at work.

live real close to Littleton HS stadium so I venture over a couple times a year to check out the local teams. Good player, good size but most importantly the best name in Colorado HS football today. I think he’s got a bright future if he can land with the buffs.