Flying Dutchmen Fans

Congrats to Stony Brook on its CAA championship and NCAA appearance. Once again, as i have been saying for years now, what Tierney, Metzger, and Cole have done to Hofstra lacrosse is a disgrace. Worse yet they seem shameless or oblivious to it.

Both their programs going to the tourney how about that!

Yeah but we're doing pretty good and on a great path

triplec2195 wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2026 12:34 pm Both their programs going to the tourney how about that!

is annoying as a Stony Brook hater but I certainly give credit where credi is due. That was very good Towson team mlax beat and same one that throttled us a week earlier.

Was on Inside Lacrosse and one poster stated that Hofstra is deemphasizing lacrosse (meaning men's lax) and that Tierney has basically given up on recruiting. Not sure where he got that from or who he even is but given the state of the program and the results on the field can't say he's wrong. Poser said Hofstra will always have lacrosse. Whenever an administrator at any level says something like that you have to know you are pretty much screwed. The administration has not been supportive of the athletic program since the Shuart era. And to show you how much they think of him they are planning to take down the stadium that bears his name. The whole thing stinks.

Mikey77 wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2026 3:18 pm Was on Inside Lacrosse and one poster stated that Hofstra is deemphasizing lacrosse (meaning men's lax) and that Tierney has basically given up on recruiting. Not sure where he got that from or who he even is but given the state of the program and the results on the field can't say he's wrong. Poser said Hofstra will always have lacrosse. Whenever an administrator at any level says something like that you have to know you are pretty much screwed. The administration has not been supportive of the athletic program since the Shuart era. And to show you how much they think of him they are planning to take down the stadium that bears his name. The whole thing stinks.

I would sure hope that isn't true and as bad as things have gone us I don't think it is for lack of effort. I have noticed far less Long Island recruits in recent years and far more of national roster with more prep kids so perhaps that is what poster is referring to. As far as new stadium goes, I hope Shuart name is recognize in some form either way. If nothing else should have statue for him.

I don't think they are going to tear down Shuart stadium
Here is my reasoning
A while back, we saw plans for them to tear down the stadium put in cobblestone streets make it a pedestrian mall with stores, etc., and at the new stadium on a small level would be built on the north side of the campus opposite the softball field
So if they are going to be tearing down the stadium, why was the new turf field installed?
Here is my reasoning
This was the plan around the time of Covid
I believe it was going to cost between 30 and $50 million to tear down the old stadium and build a new one
It's now seven years later and the cost has doubled to where tearing down Shuart stadium and building a new one can cost as much as $100 million
I don't think the school with a endowment of about $1 billion is going to spend 10% of that by putting up a new lax stadium

I agree with you Stu, but i put nothing past these people. Shuart was built in 1962 i think at 1962 prices. Tearing it down and putting up something not close to comparable would cost a fortune as you point out. Not to mention that Shuart is an historic structure on many levels. All for what? A pedestrian mall? Really? That stretch of Hempstead Turnpike is not Princeton, NJ or Hanover, NH - the plan is nuts pitched by a bunch of real estate developers. That said, when it comes to college athletics Hofstra can always be counted on to make the wrong decision.

The new stadium am sure would probably only be about half the size if that of Shuart. If you listen to recent podcasts hosted by President Poser the mixed-use village at Shuart and building new stadium on north campus sounds like all but a done deal. As example here is link to podcast Poser did with the new senior VP for Development and Alumni Affairs, Laine Norton, where she mentions at 6:36 mark plans for college town by tearing down Shuart Stadium and Poser also addresses as well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JssiUE4 ... Xw&index=3

Thank you HP1. A college town is idiocy. Poser is not from Long Island and does not appreciate the historical significance of Shuart. So she's going to tear it down and put up some pizza parlors? They will probably end up using the soccer stadium for lacrosse. Like i said, when she said we will always have lacrosse - it was the end of the program.

I could see the soccer stadium being used for lacrosse. It'll be a dual purpose stadium. They would have to take away 20 parking spaces near the medical school and Bill stands over there and wrap it around the west end of the stadium you could probably get about 3500 seat seats.
I know that soccer played in the fall and lacrosse in the spring and yes, you do have soccer playing about three games in the spring time and lacrosse has a full schedule also but they're minimal games maybe three or four
That should save the university about $20-$30 million

Other schools use soccer and lacrosse as same venue but those are usually schools eith either minimal resources or lack of space and those generatr major issues in terms of locker space, training and other logistics. They will 1000% be building new facility for lacrosse as Poser has already stated countless times. I'll be curious to see what they do in terms of creating a new Margiotta Hall too which is top-notch in terms of athletic facilities for lacrosse.

They are definitely moving forward with this project. Also the new lacrosse stadium will hold 8k - 10k. They want to keep it big so they don’t lose revenue from hosting outside events. They make a good chunk of money off that.

If everyone truly cares about Hofstra lacrosse then they should be emailing the AD and president and encouraging them to move on from Seth. Seth is a good guy and good coach but time has passed him and change is good something. Like when Hopkins moved on from Petro. Hofstra should be as consistent as Towson, absolutely no reason not to be.

Coaches should be showing up at kids high school and homes to recruit them. Have the best players in the world in your backyard and don’t even try that hard to get them.

Showyoucare wrote: ↑Mon May 04, 2026 3:13 pm They are definitely moving forward with this project. Also the new lacrosse stadium will hold 8k - 10k. They want to keep it big so they don’t lose revenue from hosting outside events. They make a good chunk of money off that.

It would be great if they can still host NCAA quarterfinals as that is great exposure/revenue for the university. It would also be great if they can still host Nassau County and Long Island football championships although that my be trickier since field won't be designed for football like Shuart was.

What would be great is if HU actually MADE a quarterfinal for once considering they've been hosting and promoting other programs for umpteen years. Pretty sad we haven't been able to sniff it. It's an awesome event, and one that HU should definitely keep hosting, but man make it once in awhile - it's no wonder most high end LI kids bounce, WE are fueling it by never playing in it and bringing more attention and recruiting juice to our own competition lol

Agree on the comment about ST being good at things other than winning on the field, the game has clearly passed him by - HU has confirmed he's one of, if not the, best sports HC in terms of all of the CEO type components of the job, including and likely the biggest reason why he's still around, the financial / fundraising aspect which he apparently excels.

But the on field results speak for themselves, and change is glaringly needed. I would try to shift him into an advisory role - there he can continue to bring his value in the operational, administrative, financial, etc. avenues, and let a new HC bring in some fresh ideas and a hunger for the recruiting trail. I think that could work out very well and this could still have a positive turnaround story.

On the stadium and campus village ... this is an interesting one. On the surface this is actually a very good, cool, and modern idea - this is happening in other locations. I don't hate it. The challenge is that HU's location and it's diminished student body don't provide ideal conditions for this. There is ZERO foot traffic to speak of in that area, no one is coming out of their way to park and hang unless it is a significant draw, and the student body is small at 6k with even less living on campus to help fuel it. It would be super cool on sports days to have a place to actually meet up, hang out, grab a bit and some drinks, etc before and after the event. That's where this could be great, BUT it has be done right - i.e. lots of cool spots that are open late - this can't be a Jersey Mikes, a t-shirt shop, and a Dunkin open till 5 and no bars kinda deal - highly skeptical this will be done well until we see detailed plans.

I have LOTS of questions. What will it consist of? What days/hours will it have? What audience is it geared to? What's the total acreage? Who is designing it? How will it be marketed / promoted? Are there tentative tenants or some that have expressed intent upon build? Will there be alcohol / bars? How will parking be handled? What is the foot traffic pattern? How do people access it? How will security be handled? ... et al ...

There should definitely still be a stadium, and having one around 10k is likely the right size, both for HU and for local/regional events. And I'm not against an opportunity to build a MUCH better designed stadium - one that doesn't have blinding metal bleachers and stands a hundred yards back from the actual action - whoever built that stadium sucked at it and knew NOTHING about how to make an exciting college outdoor venue. It's bad.

The NCAA just announced that the DI Men's soccer season will be split between the fall and the spring starting in 2027-28, with up to 18 matches in the fall and up to 10 matches in the spring. This would limit the ability of lacrosse and soccer to share a stadium.

That makes no sense so if you have a senior who's graduating in June, he can't complete the year in the fall or does this season run from the fall to the spring? It's very confusing.

Season starts in the fall and ends in the spring. "Teams will be allowed to play 18 matches from late August until the Saturday before Thanksgiving and up to 10 matches from mid-February until the start of the NCAA Tournament. Specific dates for the postseason will be determined later."

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/ ... all-spring

Again, what happens if somebody transfers to Hofstra midseason and begins his school term in January
How is the NCAA going to rule on that?
Not everybody graduates in June