The Dragons looked okay last year but they really didn't have a very difficult schedule. They didn't beat any Top 20 Teams, what is their schedule like for this year?
I would expect Drexel to look really good against Binghamton, Lasalle and Marist - assuming that's who they played, going off Inside Lacrosse fall ball article. Drexel was a good team last year with several players returning this year. Last season they beat Towson 3x, Hofstra and Temple, who all finished ranked in coaches poll and ranked/RV in media poll. They also almost beat JMU who ended the season easily beating a ranked Hopkins team in Round 1 and hung with UNC in Round 2 as well or better than majority of most ACC teams did last season. I have no ties to Drexel or new coaching staff, but would definitely not underestimate them this season. Their ranking in the polls is earned.
Can people just stop with the “ they played them closer than another team so they must be better “. Not picking on JMU but playing UNC closer than most ACC teams does not make them better than most ACC teams .
It's a deal but only if people can also stop saying "they play in the ACC so they must be better" even though they haven't beaten UNC in over 5 years...or ever.
But they almost did. Doesn't that count?
Absolutely, it counts the same as when a non-ACC team does it. Why is applying the same standard to teams from every conference so difficult for some of you? This is not complicated. Pretty much every year the four best teams in the country are the ones that make it to the final four, even this past season with impact of covid - no excuses, no asterisks required.
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