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[QUOTE="SUlax88-09, post: 5765479, member: 9879"]
Mullen won 63% of face offs last year, and he’s at 52.6% this year. That’s a huge difference in the face off world. That’s going from 7th best in the country to 43rd best in the country. I just don’t get it. Can anyone explain it? It’s just so odd to see. The Ben Williams comparison was a good one (our FO specialist from ‘15-‘17 who went from 67% his 1st year down to 54% his senior year), but it was also a good point that Williams hurt his shoulder.

I also agree with the revisionist history comment, and it’s hypothetical, but I still think the Thompson twins forever changed the SU lacrosse Upstate NY recruiting dominance by not coming here (even lightly recruited Upstate NY players used to still come to SU to play in the dome and in front of their family’s… we were kind of the only show in town, but now we’re not). I get that Albany has nothing to show for their growth, in terms of team success, but at least some of the All Americans and PLL stars they've put out  (the Thompson twins, TD Ierlan, Connor Fields, Blaze Riorden, Jake Piseno, and now Silas Richmond) could have been SU stars if Albany lacrosse was still a no-name program, and I think the lack of an SU chip since ‘09 is partially due to Albany’s rise in recruiting. When did Albany ever produce All Americans or professional lacrosse players before the Thompson twins went there? Respect to the Thompson’s for making their own path, but I think we missed out on and will continue to miss out on a lot of talented NY players because of their decision
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