| | I know a lot of you could care less about Women's Lacrosse, but I have to say that this is a HUGE hire. This could possibly be one of the biggest hires in the history of the sport of lacrosse. Why? Because, not only is Gary Gait the best player ever, but that dude can flat out COACH. Cindy Timchal, who is now at Navy, won 7 straight titles at Maryland. However, folks, many people say that Gary's coaching was much more important than anything Timchal did. Since Gary has left Maryland, Maryland hasn't even been to the title game.
Now, in this day and age, Syracuse is not the easiest sell for talent in any sport. However, I think that it is a harder sell for women than men. Nevertheless, with Gait in charge, I think it will be an easy sell, not just because of his name and loyalty to Syracuse, but because it is a known fact that Gary is an awesome coach. You watch. I say that, within two or three season, Syracuse's womens' team will be serious national title contenders. And, who knows. Gary could take the mens' job someday. With him there, I bet it will be almost as easy a sell for top talent as UVA.
Sorry, I just thought that this would be the best spot on the board to talk about this right now. And, I still say that Maryland choosing Dave Cottle over Gary Gait has to be one of the biggest mistakes made up any program ever. Does anyone agree? |