Sideline Chatter: Who's Next to Add Lax?

The year 2010 stands to be a banner one for college lacrosse.

With the vaunted Big East Conference sponsoring men's lacrosse in 2010, could UConn be the next major Division I college to take the plunge and add the sport? Which school would you pick to add lacrosse to its athletic offering? Respond below.

The University of Florida women's team makes its highly anticipated debut after spending the better part of four years cultivating top-shelf recruits and building facilities.

Jacksonville University will push the gender equity-challenged NCAA Division I men's lacrosse ranks to 60, with others knocking on the door.

The Big East men's lacrosse conference finally comes to fruition and brings with it the clamoring for another big-time university to take the plunge. Not since Notre Dame -- which will join the new Big East alongside Georgetown, Providence, Rutgers, St. John's, Syracuse and Villanova -- in 1981 has a major Division I football-playing institution added men's lacrosse.

The time is ripe.

As part of its "Sideline Chatter" series, Lacrosse Magazine wants to know:

What major college should add lacrosse as a varsity sport?

Fill in your answer below, and yours could wind up in the next issue LM. While you're at it, leave a comment.

Each month's top featured responder wins a prize from adidas!

July 2009: What rule would you change?

Winning Response: Greg McManus, Lincoln, Neb. | All Responses

Definitely a shot clock, but not too short. I would make it 75 seconds. Not a whole lot translates well from box lacrosse to field lacrosse and vice versa, but field could learn some things from the up tempo of the box game.

June 2009: What's the most bizarre thing you've seen at a lacrosse game?

Winning Response: Taylor Muto, Huntington Beach, Calif. | All Responses

While I was watching a local rec league game, an attackman on the opposing team had shorts that were too big that were giving him trouble throughout the entire game. Finally the inevitable happened, and when he iso'd to the net, his pants fell around his ankles. Stunned, the goalie on the opposing team didn't happen to realize that the kid was still going to shoot and didn't see the ball go into the net.

May 2009: Where would you put the NCAA championships?

Winning Response: Frank Amtann, Baltimore, Md. (via Facebook) | All Responses

"Hawaii. Why? Because you're in Hawaii. I'll take my prize please."

April 2009: Why is lacrosse better than baseball?
Winning Response: Dan Martinetion, Commack, N.Y. | All Responses

"Exhibit A: Sammy Sosa. Muscular homerun hitter misses games because he hurt his back sneezing. Exhibit B: Wade Boggs. Hall-of-Famer misses games because he strained his back while putting cowboy boots on. Exhibit C: Kevin Mitchell was late reporting to spring training because he hurt himself eating a microwavable donut. (I'm not making this up.) Exhibit D: MVP Jeff Kent broke his wrist while washing a car at a self-serve car wash. Exhibit E: Marty Cordova burned his face in a tanning bed and had to miss a game. Seriously."

March 2009: What game do you have circled on your calendar and why?
Winning Response: Patrick Winters, Highlands Ranch, Colo. | All Responses

"Rochester Knighthawks at Colorado Mammoth on April 3. The return of Gary Gait to the home of the Mammoth, where his jersey hangs in the rafters."

February 2009: What's the worst weather you've ever played in?
Winning Response: Kim Imbesi, Durham, N.C. | All Responses

"Oh man. We played Northwestern my sophomore year in Evanston and it was right on the lake. I had layers upon layers on, and Under Armour gloves underneath my goalie gloves. They had heaters on the sidelines, and somehow [Duke head coach] Kerstin [Kimel] went to warm her hands and set her gloves on fire. So in the timeouts, we couldn't take her seriously because she was trying to coach and gesture with these burnt gloves on. By far, that was the worst. I think they scored about 17 on me that day. But three hours later it was funny."