From IL, a Couple Names for the Denver Job

Christian Swezey reports that "Syracuse assistant Lelan Rogers and Duke assistant Chris Gabrielli are among those being considered for the opening at Denver."

Denver is an interesting job because the coaches have to recruit without easy access to a local hotbed. With with 16-18 states and provinces represented, a Denver lacrosse roster is as geographically diverse as you will see in the sport. That means a lot of time in the air and a very tough recruiting budget. You do get a two-hour time break though if you want to call a recruit on the East Coast late at night. Denver is a good job for a coach who is willing to work with some odd challenges.

Speaking of odd challenges, obviously the other big job out there is Dartmouth. I have not heard any names for that one yet. Dartmouth has its own challenges as well. First, Dartmouth as an Ivy League school has practice limitations and no athletic scholarships. Second, Dartmouth is kind of late coming to the Ivy League party. Princeton, Cornell, Brown and Harvard right now are all at least a few years ahead of Dartmouth in program-building. That will make the competition tight as the Ivy League fights for its 3-4 playoff spots. Third, Dartmouth has its own academic calendar which forces students to be away from campus during the fall of their junior year. Fourth, although to a lesser extent, Dartmouth's geography makes recruiting lacrosse more difficult than for the rest of the Ivy League. Every other Ivy League school is closer to prime recruiting areas than Dartmouth is. So it will be interesting to see how the Dartmouth situation ends up.