I'm Sure No Underdogs are Upset Right Now: The Weekend of Upsets

This weekend was one for the books. This awfully shocking lacrosse saga ended withonly one higher seed advancing from each coupling. Make no mistake, these are all talented teams more than deserving that trip to M&T stadium. This is the first trip to championship weekend for Denver, with the possibility of winning their very first NCAA Division I Mens Lacrosse Title. Before the 2011 tournament not only had a team from west of the Mississippi River never even won a game let alone gotten to Championship Weekend. We tip our hat to Tearney and his Denver Pioneers. Below are some of the highlights from the weekend.

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No one could have missed the shocking new uniforms sported by Syracuse. Syracuse's famous caution orange was married to Nike's new trademark neon yellow making the whole team look like a slew of traffic cones. Researchers from Nike claim that the color is the most noticeable and eye catching color created. When Syracuse head coach, John Desko, was reminded that Oregon football wore the same color in their championship appearance and lost, he said he really didnt care, as long as the kids were focused and excited. I bet he is thinking about it now.

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These games were some of the best televised games I had every seen. Not only were the games all nail bitters and the camera angles were awesome, especially the behind the net cam, but all the games had some of the most hilarious commentating. The best one liners are below..

"Helicopter! Yard sale in Foxborough"
"Telegraphed- Right in the Breadbasket"
"looking for the ice breaker"
"Right down Route 1 to the net!"
"FASTBALL, high."
"Ready to throw the lumber"
"Turning on the jets"
"The Skooch as he puts it on the carpet."

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ESPN Highlights: "Maryland knocks off Syracuse in OT"

ESPN Highlights: "Duke (5) edges Notre Dame (4)"

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ESPN Preview, get excited!

Now we are all looking for next week. Will a first time Champion be crowned, with Denver prevailing? Will Duke repeat or will Virginia or Maryland return to Lacrosse glory? It should be an exciting weekend all televised on the ESPN networks. Cant wait to see what surprises Nike has in store for us this weekend. The schedule is below...

Saturday, May 28 SEMIFINAL
Virginia vs. Denver 
4pm, ESPN 2 and espn3.com (online)

Saturday, May 28 SEMIFINAL

Maryland vs. Duke 

6:30pm, ESPN 2 and espn3.com (online)

Monday, May 30 FINAL

3:30pm, ESPN 2 and espn3.com (online)