Panhandler
05-27-2007, 11:49 AM
As a big insidelacrosse.com fan, I'm incredibly disappointed in Philip Caulfield's article about the game. I'm hoping (assuming?) he wrote the article on a volunteer basis... If not, he should give the money back. First of all, all credit to Duke for their win... the game was an instant classic. The article simply did not do it justice. Caulfield's acount of "... Douglas fumbled the ensuing clear" when discussing the final moments of the game leading to Cornell's tying goal, was horribly inaccurate and just lazy. What happened was this: through sheer determination, grit, and heart, the Cornell defenders tenaciously stripped the ball and simply wouldn't allow the clear. The Big Red was going down swinging! Douglas didn't fumble the ball! It was stripped by the tenacious attack of the Cornellians. And Caulfield loses the excitement of the comeback... being down 10-3 against the #1 seed (that's a whole other story) and then coming back to tie the game with 17 seconds left... it was thrilling! And there's no mention of how exciting that comeback was. What a letdown! I logged on this morning, excited to read the account of the game that I had seen in person the afternoon before. What a disappointment that other fans who didn't get to see the game didn't get a true account of just how thrilling this game was. The game was a classic; the article about it a dud. Again, all credit to Duke; they earned their scholarships on Saturday. Must be nice to be able to pay your players. The Big Red had a great year, and they should be given the respect they have earned. Hats off to Coach Tambroni for being one of the greatest leaders and coaches in lacrosse and to his players. The Cornellians are a classy bunch and they went down fighting until the very end! (p.s. The referee with the knee brace should have had a brain brace. I don't know what game he was watching; he just sucked.)