i have to say good job to the jays on an excellent season. However, i believe that in a sense, hopkins' constant success in the regular season may be somewhat of a curse. Before the game, one of the commentators said that the hopkins players seemed very relaxed and were just having fun this past week at practice. While composure is good, this is the type of game that you really have to want to win. While it may sound somewhat abstract and not exactly relevant, i think that the difference between this year's semifinal and last year's can be depicted through a contrast of two plays. Last year, Barrie sprawled through the air after a dive, and backhanded the ball past pfeifer. this year, Lindsay took a notably similar lunge to score. In both cases, the players in question went all out, and really demonstrated their determination. In this case, syracuse simply wanted it more.