2026 Transfer Thread

[MadNY3]

That MD take may depend a lot on if Leo Johnson and Lyons can start to look more like they did in 2023. Yes they were in their first year back from injuries, but they did not have very impressive starting attack numbers, and also ended the season with some disappointing performances, including virtually zero points against princetons defense that our attack tore up.

While I think Spanos is a quality attack, he is not a Bernhardt or Wisnauskas level of player. Erksa certainly is not. Most of their games last year were won on the strength of their defense, not video game numbers from the offense like in 2021. There are some parallels, but this is not as sure a thing as adding Keegan Khan and Donville to an already bonkers offense like in 22.

Leo is an insane workaholic. I’d bet solid money he is a difference maker in 2026.

 

[Zack80]

terps went for 16 a game in 2021, and that number was 11 last year. i get it they're playing slower and not crazy bad efficiently, but c'mon. it's the shot clock era.

still haven't come off the (still small sample size) theory that you have to score to win it all in the shot clock era. or that the terps haven't done that unless benson was the oc.

they still grind it and there's no one else i'd take preseason ahead of them to be in the ff or even the finals every year. but the ghost of bobby benson lives on.

In the end, your post doesn't hold water.
The Terps won the final game in 2022 9-7 over Cornell. I guess one could say that the loaded offense that managed to average 16 during the season at least managed to get 9 in the final. In the end, the Terps defense with McNaney in goal were the difference in that game. So there is no ghost of Bobby Benson.

Your conjecture that Tillman might need to have a stronger offense might have some level of correlation.

In the end though, I think many are looking at that the Yale transfers coming in to go with Spanos and Erksa along with a lot of developing young offensive talent, will end up giving Maryland a stronger offense - not to mention the addition of face-off man Dodge.

 

[wgdsr]

In the end, your post doesn't hold water.
The Terps won the final game in 2022 9-7 over Cornell. I guess one could say that the loaded offense that managed to average 16 during the season at least managed to get 9 in the final. In the end, the Terps defense with McNaney in goal were the difference in that game. So there is no ghost of Bobby Benson.

Your conjecture that Tillman might need to have a stronger offense might have some level of correlation.

In the end though, I think many are looking at that the Yale transfers coming in to go with Spanos and Erksa along with a lot of developing young offensive talent, will end up giving Maryland a stronger offense - not to mention the addition of face-off man Dodge.

you should have nothing to worry about, then! it isn't some high-level analysis that few people had the cheat code for. but it was said then by me and i'm sure others, and it's now 6 years old and still ticking. there's more possessions, certainly in the games where one team might want to shorten it. you have to make more stops. a goal, overall, is worth less.

none of that is to say there won't be low scoring games. somewhere close to 50% of a team's games are going to have a lower goal count than their average. the point is for when you get into a rockfight game, and your offense isn't clicking like normal, you stand a much better chance of weathering that storm if your squad has shown a superior ability at that end. so your low scoring sole example fits right in. you still manage 8, 9 or 11 instead of 6 or 7. and "have to" isn't meant to be taken literally like impossible. there will be example of a team overcoming it at some point. i think.

as far as benson, correlation doesn't equal causation but we get more correlation every year. eventually it might.

 

[nocohalo]

In the end, your post doesn't hold water.
The Terps won the final game in 2022 9-7 over Cornell. I guess one could say that the loaded offense that managed to average 16 during the season at least managed to get 9 in the final. In the end, the Terps defense with McNaney in goal were the difference in that game. So there is no ghost of Bobby Benson.

Your conjecture that Tillman might need to have a stronger offense might have some level of correlation.

In the end though, I think many are looking at that the Yale transfers coming in to go with Spanos and Erksa along with a lot of developing young offensive talent, will end up giving Maryland a stronger offense - not to mention the addition of face-off man Dodge.

This is also a Cuse forum, not the UN security council. You don't have to like it but we're not just going to gas you up just because of past results.

 

[Zack80]

you should have nothing to worry about, then! it isn't some high-level analysis that few people had the cheat code for. but it was said then by me and i'm sure others, and it's now 6 years old and still ticking. there's more possessions, certainly in the games where one team might want to shorten it. you have to make more stops. a goal, overall, is worth less.

none of that is to say there won't be low scoring games. somewhere close to 50% of a team's games are going to have a lower goal count than their average. the point is for when you get into a rockfight game, and your offense isn't clicking like normal, you stand a much better chance of weathering that storm if your squad has shown a superior ability at that end. so your low scoring sole example fits right in. you still manage 8, 9 or 11 instead of 6 or 7. and "have to" isn't meant to be taken literally like impossible. there will be example of a team overcoming it at some point. i think.

as far as benson, correlation doesn't equal causation but we get more correlation every year. eventually it might.

I don't know about that. The shot clock can be a help to the defense also, meaning they only have to defend for some part of 80 seconds or 60 seconds.

Of course, it can also help a team in rock fight game to have a really good defense and a shutdown goalie.

 

[wgdsr]

I don't know about that. The shot clock can be a help to the defense also, meaning they only have to defend for some part of 80 seconds or 60 seconds.

Of course, it can also help a team in rock fight game to have a really good defense and a shutdown goalie.

shot clock as an 8th defender helps more vs a slow team than a fast one.

of course, every single winner has been a high scoring team.

 

[upperdeck]

I wonder if changing to a shorter clock would help or hurt the scoring even more.

 

[Powellfan]

Penn State adds their fourth midfielder of the offseason -

 

[nyclax]

man tambs must think very little of the middies he's got...adding 1 or 2 is one thing but bringing in 4 all at the same position...hmmmm. and they almost got the adelphi kid too. tambs basically telling his current middies that theyre dead to him

 

[Shrmdougluvr]

man tambs must think very little of the middies he's got...adding 1 or 2 is one thing but bringing in 4 all at the same position...hmmmm. and they almost got the adelphi kid too. tambs basically telling his current middies that theyre dead to him

I would think that kind of thing is bad for chemistry (if not also recruiting) but so many of these kids jump from HS to prep school and club to club, they may not think much of it.

 

[Powellfan]

man tambs must think very little of the middies he's got...adding 1 or 2 is one thing but bringing in 4 all at the same position...hmmmm. and they almost got the adelphi kid too. tambs basically telling his current middies that theyre dead to him

In fairness, their midfield was pretty much wiped out by graduation. I think their leading scorer who wasn't a senior (or Hunter Acquino) is Mac Hobbs who had a grand total of four assists last year. I think you have to assume they want to move Acquino to attack. They have two top 100 midfield recruits coming in next season, but those can still be hit or miss. But yeah, must not love who is on the bench.

 

[Zack80]

Watters had 25 goals with 0 assists last year, a .431 shooting pct.
Watters is a Canadian from Everest Academy - 6'3", 215. He didn't play his freshman year, so there would appear to be the possibility of 3 more years of eligibility.

 

[Powellfan]

Spoiler, Syracuse not ranked and Maryland is number one.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[nocohalo]

Spoiler, Syracuse not ranked and Maryland is number one.

Maryland could not even be able to field a team and the powers that be would still gas them up

 

[Hawknate144]

Maryland probobly deserves that #1 Ranking for the Portal, they added another 2 attackers who are really good in theory and a contender for the best FOGO in the nation.

 

[Hawknate144]

That said bringing in the entire core of the worst Yale team in a long time, even if it isnt really their fault is kind of risky.

 

[nyclax]

Maryland could not even be able to field a team and the powers that be would still gas them up

im no maryland fan but they clearly have the top transfer class...its not close

 

[JeremyCuse]

That said bringing in the entire core of the worst Yale team in a long time, even if it isnt really their fault is kind of risky.

Between the two Maryland guys and the Vermont FOGO Dodge, that's a heck of a haul. As NYC noted putting them #1 is clearly the right call.

 

[DoctahLexus]

If I had a choice between Leo Johnson/Chris Lyons and the Connor brothers from Colgate I would probably choose the Connor brothers. They can ball and have not had any health issues. But you add Dodge to the mix and that clearly puts MD at the top.

 

[nocohalo]

im no maryland fan but they clearly have the top transfer class...its not close

I didn't say they didn't.

I personally don't think there's much value in transfer rankings post-covid in any case. And I have to say it again, even though we're a mostly level headed bunch I am under no obligation to slob over Maryland just because. Me refusing to constantly worship them is not going to make a difference one way or another. You'll never find their message boards saying anything complimentary about Cuse.

 

[shoresy]

I didn't say they didn't.

I personally don't think there's much value in transfer rankings post-covid in any case. And I have to say it again, even though we're a mostly level headed bunch I am under no obligation to slob over Maryland just because. Me refusing to constantly worship them is not going to make a difference one way or another. You'll never find their message boards saying anything complimentary about Cuse.

You're not going to see them saying anything complimentary about Cuse because the Orange has been their bitch lately. Until Gait beats somebody who matters when it matters that's how it will be.

 

[DMVCuseLax]

Anyone hear that Chrishawn Hunter may have transferred?

 

[SULAXAHOLIC]

You're not going to see them saying anything complimentary about Cuse because the Orange has been their bitch lately. Until Gait beats somebody who matters when it matters that's how it will be.

Who is it that matters that Syracuse hasn’t beaten the only team I can think of is UMD and if it wasn’t for a questionable crease call on Leo Syracuse would of beat them as well

 

[JeremyCuse]

Anyone hear that Chrishawn Hunter may have transferred?

Would not surprise me at all, had heard they were a couple players likely to move on. Good kid who could see some extended time at a different school or D2