D1 Expansion, MLCA Michigan, and much more with Coach John Paul

D1 expansion is one of, it not the most, talked about topics in all of lacrosse. JP joined the guys on this weeks pod to explain how it works. What's the hold up? No matter how bad we want teams to go D1, the sad truth is that for most schools it doesn't make fiscal sense. In fact, if you have a football team on campus adding a men's program becomes increasingly difficult. Having an exceptional club team like Michigan and Utah did wasn't the deciding factor, it was money. In Utah's case it took an actual multi-millionaire to help push the program through. Of course, he didn't do it alone, but lets not pretend this happens with out his help. Utah was the latest Power 5 program to go D1 What's More Likely? I asked JP straight up, "what's more likely to happen first, the addition of one power 5 men's team, or the addition of 5 mid majors". He swiftly answered 5 mid majors. More D1 Expansion JP has an extremely informational thread about D1 expansion pinned to his twitter feed. Be sure to listen to the episode to hear more about this interesting subject. https://twitter.com/JP_summit41/status/973253364267053056 Last Week Christina Esposito is determined to leave the game of lacrosse better than she found it. There are so many different ways to improve the game: better educating our coaches, opening up our athletes to positive mental health practices, improving the youth game, and growing the women’s game through exposure. Christina Esposito is trying to do all of these things. A former college athlete at Northwestern, she knows better than most the physical pain and the mental resolve that todays college athletes need to not only survive but thrive. Mental and physical health are at the forefront of the message she’s trying to deliver. Listen as Christina joins the Going Offsides podcast as a guest host every month. Stay tuned for next weeks episode!