
What's up bros? I hope everyone's weekend was full of good times and that the week of school/work hasn't started off too horrible. So, we all know that Title IX sucks and has made it almost impossible for lax to grow at the D1 college level (props to Jacksonville for pulling it off), but it seems to me that some schools could be very successful in the D1 ranks of lax if they were to drop some useless sport, such as "Men's" gymnastics, rowing, or crew. So, in no particular order, here's some schools that should add D1 lax, and as always, add any others that you think would be good for D1 in the comments.
UConn
Solid school on the east coast that could add to the Big East Conference and is already in an area that lax is popular, so drawing fans to games shouldn't be too hard to do.
Northwestern
Okay, so Illinois isn't exactly a hot bed for lax, but if the women's team over there can win, what is it, 4, National Championships in a row, than surely there's some sort of formula for success that a men's team could use.
Pitt
Also could be a good addition to the Big East Conference. They have have local recruiting available from PA players and Maryland, Virginia, and New York aren't too far away for recruiting, either.
Northeastern
The school recently dropped its football team and schools that have a football team have the hardest time getting past Title IX, so the door should be wide open now. Also could be cool if Northeastern, BU, and BC added teams and they could do a lax Beanpot.
Michigan
I know some people hate this team, but you can't argue with all the MCLA Championships. I don't think the fact that they beat Bellarmine in a scrimmage means a whole lot, but they have a winning program, and the school certainly has enough money to support the team at the D1 level. Just look at all the new facilities they're getting as a club team.
Chapman
It seems like they always play Michigan for the MCLA championship and a rivarly that could carry over to the D1 ranks if both schools became varsity teams. I also think it would be cool to have some D1 lax on the west coast, but my only concern with Chapman is travel expenses.
So there's six schools that I think could pretty easily step up to D1 and be pretty successful. Sure, the success may not come right away, but who knows what could happen in the first 5-10 years. Other schools that I think could do well with D1 lax are NC State, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Texas (the state is starting to produce some pretty good talent). What do you think, bros?