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3/1 DIII: Madness in March?
Mar 01, 2023
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IL’s DIII pod is back for a hammer of an episode featuring Kap and Caleb chopping it up in the studio about results and and the week ahead. Joining virtually for a quick recap of his time at Sixes with the Chrome is former Lynchburg player Kevin Rogers. Dive in to a stacked episode!
2/27 The Tailgate: Virginia Notre Dame GOOD, Portal BAD
Feb 27, 2023
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IL's Terry Foy and Nick Osultry (Warning: Coach Voice Alert) are back to discuss a week that featured six Top 20 matchups, starting with Notre Dame's win at Georgetown and Virginia clamping down on Ohio State. They venture into Rutgers' similarly impressive defensive performance vs. Loyola, Maryland's limiting Princeton, Duke's meaningful victory over Penn and Carolina's explosive second quarter vs. ’Cuse. They venture into Penn State's upset of Yale, debut a new segment (Send Us Your Good Guy Stories) and end with a quick review of the PLL Championship Series.
2/24 D-Fly & Dixie: Take Me to the Top with Mike Murphy
Feb 24, 2023
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The 2023 season heats up with six Top 20 matchups this weekend, and D-Fly and Dixie are here to prepare you for all the action. They open with some discussion about the surprisingly exciting Tuesday tilts and then circle back on some takeaways from last weekend. Next its off to previewing seven marquee games on Saturday. One of those key games is No. 14 Duke at No. 7 Penn, and Dan sits down for a one-on-one with Quakers head coach, Mike Murphy. They cover a range of topics, including Penn’s season-opening road win at Georgetown, the wild success of the Ivy League a year ago, star midfielder Sam Handley, why the Quakers don’t get respect, the pending battle with Duke, Philadelphia landmarks and much, much more. WEEKEND PREVIEWS No. 2 Notre Dame (2-0) at No. 17 Georgetown (0-2), noon, FloLive Utah (1-2) at No. 16 Johns Hopkins (2-2), noon, ESPN+ No. 6 Loyola (2-0) at No. 14 Rutgers (2-1), 1 p.m., BTN+ No. 9 Maryland (2-1) at No. 3 Princeton (2-0), 1 p.m., ESPN+ No. 14 Duke (3-1) at No. 7 Penn (1-0), 1 p.m., ESPN+ No. 12 North Carolina (2-1) at No. 19 Syracuse (3-1), 3 p.m., ESPN+ No. 8 Ohio State (3-0) vs. No. 1 Virginia (2-0), 7 p.m., BTN+ GIVE & GO In this week’s music-inspired Give & Go, Dan revisits rock bands from the 1980s, but with a twist as D-Fly tries a new game with Dix called “Overrated, Underrated or High Quality.”
2/23 Building Spire Academy Lacrosse with Kyle Harrison, JD Harkey and Nakeie Montgomery
Feb 23, 2023
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Spire is a sports academy in Northeast Ohio, and it's the latest among a wave of prep schools that deliver a unique offering to aspiring lacrosse players. With world-class facilities and a variety of academic programs, they're diving into the lacrosse scene feet first. The eighth sport on campus, Spire brought in JD Harkey as head coach. A UMBC lacrosse alum turned lawyer turned MCLA national champion coach turned MIAA coach, he joined Spire last summer and this week, announced that he'd added Duke All-American and PLL Redwoods midfielder Nakeie Montgomery to his staff. Harkey, Montgomery and Spire ambassador Kyle Harrison join IL's Terry Foy to discuss how they got to this point and what comes next.
2/22 DIII: Parity Meets Pluckability
Feb 22, 2023
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Join Kap and the Big Dog for a huge review of last weekend’s hectic results, reactions to those results, and expectations for another stacked week of DIII action. Highlights of this episode include Big Dogs karma coming back at him, a new Bet of the Week, and as always a ton of fun chatting DIII lax.
2/20 The Tailgate: A Beautiful Crapshoot
Feb 20, 2023
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In this week's Tailgate, IL's Terry Foy and Nick Ossello are stationary as they discuss Army's dramatic 14-13 win over Rutgers in Michie Stadium, Hopkins pair of losses that bring them crashing back to earth (and the credit Loyola's defense deserves for that), Ohio State's pitchers' duel vs. Carolina, Virginia's explosion vs. Harvard, Maryland's rebound vs. Syracuse, Penn's matchup superiority vs. Georgetown and more.
2/17 D-Fly & Dixie: Toast of the Town with Charley Toomey
Feb 17, 2023
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The Division I men’s lacrosse season kicks into high gear this week with many teams making their 2023 debuts along with several Top 20 matchups. D-Fly and Dixie are here to prepare you for all the excitement. In addition to previewing the weekend’s marquee games, they look back at the significance of surprises last week, recap a Top 20 midweek game and sit down for a lengthy and thoughtful interview with Loyola head coach Charley Toomey. You don’t want to miss this conversation. WEEKEND PREVIEWS FRIDAY Denver (1-1) at No. 16 Duke (2-1), 4 p.m., ESPNU SATURDAY No. 10 Penn at No. 12 Georgetown (0-1), noon No. 6 Johns Hopkins (2-1) at No. 11 Loyola (1-0), noon No. 18 Syracuse (3-0) at No. 9 Maryland (1-1), 1 p.m. No. 17 Harvard at No. 1 Virginia (1-0), 4 p.m. SUNDAY No. 19 North Carolina (2-0) at No. 6 Ohio State (2-0), noon No. 5 Yale at No. 21 Villanova (1-0), noon GIVE & GO In this week’s action-inspired Give & Go, Dan introduces Dix to the world of betting futures, looking at Fan Duel odds for the 2023 NCAA champion. Walking through the betting odds, here are some of the current numbers as of Feb. 17: Maryland +400, Notre Dame +550, Virginia +600, Georgetown +850, Duke +1000, Princeton +1000, Cornell +1400, Yale +1400, Syracuse +1600, Penn +1800, Ohio State +1800, Rutgers +1800, North Carolina +1800, Brown +2500, Johns Hopkins +2500, Army +3000, BU +3000, Denver +3000, Loyola +3500, Delaware +3500, Harvard +3500 Who are you investing in today?
2/15 DIII: Time to Shake the Rust
Feb 15, 2023
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Kap and Caleb link up in the IL office for an in-studio recording of another loaded episode of the DIII podcast. Listen in as the duo reviews last weekend, previews this week’s action, and reveal some secret aspirations. Be sure to stick around for the end when things get contentious in a wild segment of the Big Dog’s Big Takes.
2/13 The Tailgate: What a Weekend
Feb 13, 2023
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In a special "on the road" edition of The Tailgate, IL's Terry Foy and Nick Ossello return for the 2023 season to discuss an epic weekend of upsets, starting with Johns Hopkins' 13-12 win over Georgetown. The weekend's "first time beating that opponent in years" is highlighted by Air Force's 12-10 win over Denver. They discuss Loyola's impressive 12-7 upset of Maryland, then Nick wonders which was the biggest win: Vermont over BU, UMass over Army or Binghamton over Marist? They end with an examination of the season's most annoying conversation to-date: Joey Spallina's shooting struggles vs. Vermont in Week 0.
2/10 D-Fly & Dixie: Home Sweet Home with Bobby Benson
Feb 10, 2023
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D-Fly and Dixie help get you set for Week 1 of the 2023 season on the IL weekend preview podcast. As always, they review big-picture takeaways from last week, touch on mid-week action and preview the biggest games on the weekend slate. In addition, the fellas sit down with new Providence head coach Bobby Benson for a fun conversation that covers a lot of ground. You won’t want to miss it. In a Grammys-inspired Give & Go, the guys reflect on 50 Years of Hip Hop. Mark is tasked with the near-impossible job of ranking five Hall of Fame artists: Run-DMC, LL Cool J, Beastie Boys, NWA, Public Enemy. GAME PREVIEWS SATURDAY Army at UMass, noon No. 8 Duke (2-0) at No. 18 Jacksonville (0-1), noon Michigan at No. 1 Virginia, noon No. 3 Georgetown at Johns Hopkins (1-0), 1 p.m. No. 2 Maryland (1-0) at Loyola, 1 p.m. SUNDAY Penn State (1-0) at Villanova, noon
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