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Message: [QUOTE="Shrmdougluvr, post: 3169525, member: 396"] My understanding is that there has been an exponential uptick in players at the youth lacrosse/high school level, as well as a geographic expansion. Lax is now pretty big in California, Oregon, and Washington. Its growing in Illinois, Minnesota, Texas, and Missouri. Yet, there is not a single D-1 program in any of those states, all of which have flagship public universities with incredibly well-funded athletic departments. It seems to me that the next step in growing the game would be adding the requisite amount of D-1 programs to accommodate all of this "talent." The tournament seems fine. The reason the football and B-ball tourneys are expanding is simply a matter of providing content for TV. Lax isnt there yet. But add a UT, Texas A&M, Arizona, USC, UCLA, Washington, etc., and it may get there. [/QUOTE]