[NU Sports] Women's Lacrosse Live Stream link

Fri May 27 19:55:41 CDT 2011

I don't care who she's rooting for, her voice might be the most annoying voice I have ever heard on television. As Alvy Singer says: 

"What I wouldn't do for a large sock of manure!"

Jason Singer
jintsjason at me.com
jason at jasonsinger.com

On May 27, 2011, at 5:02 PM, Alan Abrahamson wrote:

> Whoever is the color commentator is so rooting for Carolina it's not funny.
> I mean, really.
> 
> On Fri, May 27, 2011 at 4:41 PM, Tom Maycock <tkmaycock at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> It is fine here--with about 6Mb cable internet. Rez isn't great, but
>> decent.
>> 
>> Tom
>> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jason Singer <jintsjason at me.com>
>> Sender: nwu-sports-bounces at tssi.com
>> Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 16:36:53
>> To: Northwestern Wildcats<nwu-sports at tssi.com>
>> Subject: Re: [NU Sports] Women's Lacrosse Live Stream link
>> 
>> Anybody else getting a jittery image? Currently it's unwatchable.
>> 
>> Jason Singer
>> jintsjason at me.com
>> jason at jasonsinger.com
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On May 27, 2011, at 4:30 PM, Jason Singer wrote:
>> 
>>> For those trying to find the stream:
>>> 
>>> 
>> http://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/external/liveplayer/champplayer/player.html?gameId=2011_WLA-1_302
>>> 
>>> Jason Singer
>>> jintsjason at me.com
>>> jason at jasonsinger.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On May 26, 2011, at 1:41 PM, Tom Maycock wrote:
>>> 
>>>> OK, I've been "lax" in commenting on the "Lax" team this year, but was
>> prompted
>>>> to post by the announcement that the Big Ten Network will be carrying
>> the final
>>>> four Women's Lacrosse games:
>>>> 
>>>> http://nusports.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/052611aab.html
>>>> 
>>>> Much to my surprise, I had just found out via a forum thread at laxpower
>> that
>>>> CBS College Sports network wasn't carrying the final four games this
>> year as
>>>> they had in the past. So, as of this morning, the only way to watch was
>> going to
>>>> be the NCAA live internet feed (which Buffalo Wild Wings in Evanston was
>> picking
>>>> up).
>>>> 
>>>> Pretty sad step backward, and I was actually wondering whether there
>> might be an
>>>> opportunity for the BTN to step in, particularly given this week's news
>> that
>>>> Michigan would be stepping up their men's and women's programs to D1
>> over the
>>>> next couple of years.
>>>> 
>>>> And sure enough, the BTN made it happen. First game will be tape delayed
>>>> following baseball at 9:30 or thereabouts (you can still watch the
>> stream live
>>>> starting at 6:30pm Central), and then the championship game will be
>> aired live.
>>>> Now if NU can just make it to that game!
>>>> 
>>>> It's been an interesting year for the Cats. We've had an absolutely
>> miserable
>>>> spring weather-wise here in Chicago, with February-esque conditions
>> prevailing
>>>> through March, April, and May (it's cold, windy, and wet out AGAIN
>> today). The
>>>> weather has been especially nasty for almost every Lax home
>> game--horizontal
>>>> snow, 30mph wind/40 degree mists, and so on. As a result, we missed
>> several home
>>>> games, and I wondered if ugly practice conditions might slow development
>> of the
>>>> team--although I think they do practice indoors sometimes.
>>>> 
>>>> The team started off well, winning some tough early matchups, but then
>> struggled
>>>> with back-to-back losses against fast-rising Florida and Johns Hopkins.
>> The step
>>>> backward wasn't terribly surprising, given the overall youth of this
>> team in
>>>> what is clearly a bit of a rebuilding year. To my outsider eyes, they
>>>> also seemed to be lacking some of enthusiasm, and perhaps some of the
>> vocal
>>>> leadership, of past teams. Lamanto also had a shaky few games in goal,
>> which was
>>>> very unusual.
>>>> 
>>>> Since then, however, the defense has really started to crank it up,
>> "Breezy"
>>>> seemed to get her mojo back between the pipes, the offense has developed
>> a much
>>>> better flow, and Shannon Smith has been on an absolute tear scoring
>> goals and
>>>> dishing out assists (Shannon *not* being named ALC player of the year
>> may have
>>>> been the best thing to happen to the Cats--I think she's scored 5 goals
>> in every
>>>> game since then).
>>>> 
>>>> The Cats exacted revenge over Florda in a tight conference title game,
>> secured a
>>>> hard-fought win over BC in the first round NCAA game, and then played
>> easily
>>>> their best game of the year in a complete dismantling of Albany last
>> Saturday.
>>>> The enthusiasm seems back in a big way.
>>>> 
>>>> They play North Carolina on Friday--a team they beat in OT on the road
>> earlier
>>>> this year, so that's clearly a tough but winnable game. If they get by
>> NC, it's
>>>> hard to see this team upsetting Maryland for the championship, but
>> anything is
>>>> possible.
>>>> 
>>>> Meanwhile, Taylor Thornton has built on the pure speed she displayed
>> last year
>>>> with ever-improving skills at picking up loose balls and causing
>> turnovers.
>>>> There's nothing more entertaining at a home game then hearing the crowd
>> go nuts
>>>> when she takes off on one of her patented end-to-end one woman clears,
>> blowing
>>>> past defenders who look like they are running in mud.
>>>> 
>>>> Should be fun to watch Friday's game. I just have to decide whether to
>> watch the
>>>> stream live or wait for the BTN delay.
>>>> 
>>>> Tom
>>>> 
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