Number of Homes on the Market Sky-Rocketing

The number of homes around the area that are on the market is incredible. Everywhere you look there are, “For Sale,” signs. This is allowing for first time home buyers to have more to choose from, hopefully this trend will lead us to better economic times ahead.

First Time Home Buyers in Luck

With a slow real estate market, first time home buyers are being given more inventory to choose from, but also leaving more houses on the market for a longer amount of time. Find out the keys to selling a home here.

Final Overview

This season might not have ended the exact way that us Tiger fans may have wanted with the Tigers losing in the CAA Championship to Delaware. However, it was still a great year. Check out my overview page to see all the stories, videos, pictures, and slideshows from the 2010 Towson Men’s Lacrosse Season.

New Video

Check out my new video that shows some things that the Towson players might do on a normal practice day.

FAQ: Towson Men’s Lacrosse

1. Has Towson ever been to a National Championship?

Yes, the team was in the 1991 National Championship in Syracuse, NY. The team played the top ranked North Carolina Tar Heels, and lost their first National Championship appearance 18-13. The Tigers have not returned to the final four since that year.

2. Who are the coaches?

Tony Seaman is the head coach, and Shawn Nadelen and Michael Allan are the assistants. Seaman has coached at C.W. Post, Penn, Johns Hopkins and now Towson. He was also a player at Cortland State University in New York. Nadelen is a native of Rochester, NY. He attended Johns Hopkins University, and has only coached for the Tigers. Nadelen is also on the United States world team. Allan is a graduate of Princeton University. As a player he won two National Championships under Hall of Fame coach Bill Tierany. He has coached at UC Santa Barbara, and now with the Tigers.

3. Is Towson competitive with the big universities when it comes to lacrosse?

Yes, the Tiger’s have not only one of the biggest stadium facilities in Division I, but due to the rising excellence in the school’s academics, it is beginning to compete with larger universities when it comes to recruiting. Also just two years ago the Tiger’s had the number nine ranked recruiting class in the country, and play the second hardest schedule in the nation.

4. Why play the second hardest schedule in the nation?

Tony Seaman has always been known to be the type of coach who plays they best. He has said to the team, and myself many times before that you cannot be seen as one of the best teams, if you never play what is considered the best teams.

5. Is it true the Tiger’s host the National Championship this year?

Well, it is true that one Tiger’s team will be hosting the National Championship. The women’s National Championship will be held at Johnny Unitas Stadium. For those of you who thought the men were hosting are not completely wrong either, however. Loyola, Johns Hopkins, UMBC and Towson will all host the Men’s Division I semifinals, Division II Championship, Division III Championship, and the Division I Championship. The four schools have combined efforts to create the best atmosphere for Championship weekend at M&T Bank Stadium in Downtown Baltimore.

Bring on the Conference Tourney

The Tiger’s will play in the semifinals of the CAA tournament tonight, so I saw it fitting to wait until the day of to write this post and give my opinion on how the team will do against the UMASS Minutemen. This is the first time the Tiger’s have been seeded number one in the CAA tournament since the 2005 season, and have to win the conference if they want to make it to the National Tournament.

The Tiger’s upset UMASS in Amherst one month ago, a game that was part of a five game winning streak. The question is do I really believe that it was a fluke, or that the Tiger’s have lost their momentum following two end of season losses against Johns Hopkins and Hofstra? Well I do not think that the Tiger’s are out of it. The CAA is where the team flourished, only losing one conference game to Hofstra who did not even make the conference tournament, so it has all been done before.

UMASS will definitely have a revenge factor going into this game, but the fact that the Tiger’s have the home-field advantage accounts for more in my opinion. I am surely not saying this will be a blow out in any way. In fact I could see the Tiger’s having to come from behind. But, in the end I do believe that the Tigers will squeak out a one goal victory, 9-8 vs the Minutemen.

The biggest factor in my choice has to be home-field advantage. Last year vs Drexel in the CAA semifinals the teams were very evenly matched, however the Tiger’s had home-field advantage, and dominated the Dragons, so I have no reason to see that it would turn out any differently. The winner of this game will take on the winner of the Drexel vs Delaware game on Saturday.

Cinderella Story

With the CAA tournament starting now, see how the Tiger’s made the turn around from 1-5, to the number one seed going into the conference tournament.

Resume

Check out my resume page here.

Penn State Audio Commentary

Here is some commentary on the Penn State game with Senior Captain Rob Wheeler.

Towson Wins 5th Straight; Top of Conference

This weekend’s win over Penn State seems to have brought on much success for the Tigers. With the win the Tigers have clenched the number one seed in the conference tournament, as well as a number 11 ranking in the nation. The Tigers have now won five straight games with only two games remaining in the season. The Tigers take on their cross town rivals tonight, the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays at Homewood Field.

The Blue Jays are a struggling team desperate for a win. The Tigers have never defeated the Blue Jays under Tony Seaman, and have never beaten Johns Hopkins coach Dave Pietramala. If there were any year to beat the Blue Jays, this is the one. With the Blue Jays coming off an overtime loss to a Navy team that the Tigers beat by one goal for their first win of the season this year, all signs point to a win for the Tigers.

I must say that nine times out of 10 in this game I would pick Hopkins. However, the Tigers have truly made a believer out of me. I believe that the Tigers have the ability to keep this game close. And they have proven that they know how to win down the stretch in a close game. The Tigers are 6-2 in games decided by three goals or less, and have won all the games in this five game win streak by less then three goals.

The best thing the Tigers have going for them has to be the leadership they are getting from their captains, and seniors, especially at the midfield to pick the rest of the team up and be able to get these close wins. I am truly a believer now, as I said earlier, I think the Tigers will beat the Blue Jays for the first time under Tony Seaman at Homewood Field tonight by true Towson fashion, 10-8 Tigers.