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Trailers always make movies look good -- so this one makes the movie look good, even if it is in the time-honored tradition of rag-tag underdog up against the big bad establishment aka overwhelming favorite to win the championship.
But even if it follows the script of similar movies for other sports, I still hope it's a good movie. Because lacrosse movies are pretty rare. Like there's only been one other one ever released, and it wasn't very good (A Warrior's Heart, 18% on Rotten Tomatoes, even though it did have Ashley Greene).
So I hope this one is better. Especially since Maryland is sort of the spiritual home of modern day lacrosse, despite the fact, obviously, that it was played by Native Americans elsewhere in this land.
Here's another article about it (with a different trailer):
http://www.syracuse.com/news/
Speaking of lacrosse, the NCAA tournament started this weekend, with three Maryland teams: Loyola, Johns Hopkins, and Maryland -- in the field. All three won (the Terps survived with a 10-9 win over Lehigh), but one of the Maryland teams is definitely going home next weekend, because Hopkins plays Maryland. The last time a team from Maryland won the NCAAs was 2007, when the Blue Jays won. They also won in 2005.
The last time a team from Maryland other than Hopkins won the NCAAs was -- get this -- 1975. And get this: teams from Maryland lost in the finals in 2011 (Maryland), 2008 (Hopkins), 2004 (Navy), 2003 (Hopkins), 1998, 1997, and 1995 (Maryland), 1991 (Towson), 1990 (Loyola), 1989 (Hopkins), 1983, 1982, and 1981 (Hopkins), 1979 (Maryland, but Hopkins won it that year), and 1976 (Maryland again). Hopkins won several championships in the 80s.
Geez. What is it with the other Maryland teams in the finals?
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