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Believe it or not, I’m Pretty sure Mcdonogh had lots of fun winning the championship last spring.

Fact- 2027 players in the west and midwest are sending their highlight film to east coast boarding schools. The issue is real.

Believe it or not, I’m Pretty sure Mcdonogh had lots of fun winning the championship last spring.

Fun-for sure. The players are enjoying the sport they have played for a long time representing their school. Satisfaction beating teams with a borderline double holdback, and this upcoming season having D1 commits transfer as seniors from out of league, whatever makes you tick. Beating teams in the league throughout the season that have absolutely no chance of beating you because of the the way things are structured, not so sure about that satisfaction thing. Its great for all of these boys to play in the MIAA-A conference. It makes them better for it. The followers of the sport just need to keep everything in perspective when it comes to the final standings each year and how we got to that place. We have 4 cylinder cars and 8 cylinder cars in the same league. The 8 cylinders push the envelope right to the edge through various tactics that other don't use....Just the facts

No one is surprised MCD is pushing the boundaries with double holdbacks, D1 hired 1- year transfers and out of state athletic boarders because this this what they do. Further, they don't have the legacy of other MIAA schools who might push back on the insanity. It will be interesting to see how BL alumni react to their storied program being flooded with out of state boarders especially when their sons don't see the field.

No one is surprised MCD is pushing the boundaries with double holdbacks, D1 hired 1- year transfers and out of state athletic boarders because this this what they do. Further, they don't have the legacy of other MIAA schools who might push back on the insanity. It will be interesting to see how BL alumni react to their storied program being flooded with out of state boarders especially when their sons don't see the field.

Yet St Marys in Annapolis consistently beats the Baltimore schools with no boarders.

Do the parents here complaining think that “locals getting pushed further down the bench are being mistreated simply because they are local?

Or is it situation where the out of state kids are not better then the local kids on the bench?

Or is it because the out of state kids are better than the kids on the bench - but you know play my kid because he’s been here since forever?

Is there truth to RM cutting his one of his own kids from Crabs?

Exactly!

That’s probably why St Mary’s has so many conference championships recently.

Right?

Go Saints!!!

Aren't his kids in college now?

Yes they are. He told a group of parents in a meeting that he cut his own son from his Crabs team. Trying to confirm if that is in fact true.

Yes they are. He told a group of parents in a meeting that he cut his own son from his Crabs team. Trying to confirm if that is in fact true.

As a coach and a dad and a former "dad coach".......this is likely the Alpha Dad version of the story.

Most likely his kid wasn't meeting expectations for whatever reason, and was told by RM that RM had lined up another playing opportunity for him, and that Crabs wasn't for him right at that moment.....and he probably shouldn't try out.

And as the BOTC Millon Activists love to tell us, "That's not technically getting cut, it's just helpful development advice!"

So is the claim true? He's an odd dude and I think if he was forced into the situation, yeah he might cut his son. But I highly doubt that decision point ever came. Because the guy has basic common sense and like many club directors, knows how to bend the will of others using less aggressive tactics.

If you are the best in his club, You play for the Baltimore Crabs . For the one son, He didnt play for the Balt Crabs team , but one of his other teams in org the Hardshells . So if that is getting cut , well he got cut.

If you are the best in his club, You play for the Baltimore Crabs . For the one son, He didnt play for the Balt Crabs team , but one of his other teams in org the Hardshells . So if that is getting cut , well he got cut.

If you are the best in his club, You play for the Baltimore Crabs . For the one son, He didnt play for the Balt Crabs team , but one of his other teams in org the Hardshells . So if that is getting cut , well he got cut.

“More fair”? Public School educated, I see…

How does the league finish this year?
Thoughts/predictions?

LB Lax Dad here so leave me alone about the pix at the top lol.

1. McD - no reason they will not repeat.
2. BL - impossible to imagine they won't rebound this year and at least get close.
3. St. Marys - too much talent graduated. Surprising amount of Annapolis talent headed to IAC schools instead. It was (almost) good while it lasted.
4. CH - Not real hot on either the 2025 or 2026 recruiting class. Some changes or some secret boarding students needed.
5. St. Pauls - Things are clicking. Mistakes will be made, though. My only real hot take.
6. Spalding - will take a couple hits on the chin and then be off the radar in late season.
7-T. John Carroll - Good things happening. Just not enough of them.
7-T. Loyola. Continued floundering for no apparent reason.
9-11. TBD Gilman, Severn, MSJ.

This is perfectly correct English. I'm an English teacher with a master's degree. More fairer would be incorrect. Maybe your private school English teacher didn't teach you proper English.

Loyola finishes 6th despite being loaded with great talent. Elephant in the room? SP, SM, MCD, CHC and BL are all in the hunt for 1-5 in a pick ‘em. SP was a top 3 team at the end of the 2022 season. I really like this team but last year they were wildly inconsistent. SM returns a ton on O, has a great FOGO and always has a top keeper, MCD returns their explosive attack, but has some big holes to fill in the midfield and in the cage. BL returns a ton of very good players at all positions. The question is can some of them step up and replace the superstars they lost to graduation. CHC is deep and talented. Sometimes less superstar talent is more. Severn could be dark horse candidate to sneak into the top 6. Spalding is down but may surprise folks.

Nice list LB Lax Dad - pretty much agree with your observations/comments. My only changes would be LB and Spalding to switch places and Severn in JC's place.

Out of all these schools, I know the least about Severn's current program, though I am close with many lax alums. What do they have going on, that would have them bypass the good things going on at John Carroll?

And yes I think the smallest schools (JC, SP, Severn, MSJ) share an inconsistency problem....though with huge upsides. Perhaps the opposite of the problem of Spalding and Loyola (consistent mediocrity, and consistently lose the games they're "supposed to lose").

What schools had the best 2026 recruiting class on paper (obviously)?

No one. They are spread out everywhere.

MSJ is not a small school... Its a heck of a lot bigger then BL... Calvert Hall, Loyola and MSJ have the biggest High School populations in Private schools outside Baltimore

How are the 2027s falling?

Loyola finishes 6th despite being loaded with great talent. Elephant in the room? SP, SM, MCD, CHC and BL are all in the hunt for 1-5 in a pick ‘em. SP was a top 3 team at the end of the 2022 season. I really like this team but last year they were wildly inconsistent. SM returns a ton on O, has a great FOGO and always has a top keeper, MCD returns their explosive attack, but has some big holes to fill in the midfield and in the cage. BL returns a ton of very good players at all positions. The question is can some of them step up and replace the superstars they lost to graduation. CHC is deep and talented. Sometimes less superstar talent is more. Severn could be dark horse candidate to sneak into the top 6. Spalding is down but may surprise folks.

How are the 2027s falling?

MSJ just parted ways with their football coach with a great pedigree after 3 years. How long until this happens with MSJ lax. The Lax can coach but I don’t think he is ready to be a head coach or build a program with succession.

MSJ just parted ways with their football coach with a great pedigree after 3 years. How long until this happens with MSJ lax. The Lax can coach but I don’t think he is ready to be a head coach or build a program with succession.