The College Crosse crew, (mainly Ryan McDonnell, Safe Fekadu, Jake Nazar, and Chris Jastrzembski on board with our other writers joining in) break down the world of college lacrosse. And whatever else is on their minds. And bring up the same memes over and over (did you know #3 Johns Hopkins lost 18…
Jake and Ryan recap the 2025 championship weekend and the triumph of the Cornell Big Red, with a recap of their win over Maryland and putting this season in perspective with their program's history. Plus, shouts to the other national champs crowned in Foxborough, putting a little bow on the season in advance of the world famous Crossies, and taking a sneak peek at the road ahead.
Jake and Safe, plus an appearance from Ryan, talk all things Final Four as they break down the semifinal matchups between Cornell and Penn State and Maryland and Syracuse. Who will take home the hardware in the exurbs of Providence? Tune in to find out!
It's quarterfinal weekend and there's high anticipation at the box office. Jake and Safe get you set for a 4-pack of big ticket games with a trip to Memorial Day weekend and Foxborough on the line, with Cornell-Richmond, Princeton-Syracuse, Maryland-Georgetown, and Penn State-Notre Dame all on deck in an NCAA Tournament edition of the podcast.
Jake and Safe are joined by bracketologist Mark Hart (@fieldystick) for an in depth look at how things stand with the final weekend of the regular season looming. Plus, a look inside this weekend's big games with the B1G Quarterfinals, another critical ACC showdown weekend, and the final pieces of the conference tournament puzzle waiting to be solved.
Safe and Jake are back on the mics to discuss the beginning of the home stretch of the college lacrosse season, from rivalry weekend in the Big Ten, with a conference title to be decided in The Game to another critical weekend in the ACC, particularly for the Blue Devils, and much more!
Mark Hart joins Jake and Safe for the first look at bracketology with less than a month to go until Selection Sunday. See who's looking to lock down the top seeds and what to make out of a crowded bubble in this edition of The Crosse Commission Podcast.
Jake and Safe get you set for another big week of college lacrosse, as they take a look at some important battles in the ACC and Big Ten including Notre Dame-Syracuse and Penn State-Michigan, as well as all the other action around the country as teams start to make the turn to the home stretch of the regular season.
Safe and Jake are back on the mics to tackle (another) replay controversy, some early bracketology, and break down a massive slate of games from Army's last big shot at a non-con win against North Carolina, to Maryland and Penn State looking to avoid falling to 0-2 in Big Ten play, and the beginning of a fascinating ACC Conference season.
Safe and Jake are back together on the mics to take a look at who's put themselves in prime position heading into conference play, who might have some more work to do, and who's feeling mighty desperate. Then, they preview a big showdown in the Ivy League between Princeton and Harvard, the start of Big Ten play, and much more!
Jake goes solo ahead of an early rivalry weekend, as Cornell and Princeton jostle for control of the Ivy League, Virginia looks for a much-needed big victory against Maryland as their classic series renews at Klockner, and we get some other intriguing match-ups as the season continues to ramp up.
Safe and Jake take stock of the college lacrosse landscape one month into the season, doing a little buying and selling, and preview the weekends action along the way, including the latest edition of one of the sports crown jewel rivalries and another Tambroni Bowl.
Safe and Jake get back in the saddle to tackle the biggest weekend of the season, as Notre Dame and Maryland join the annals of #1 vs #2 matchups with the Game of the Year from Atlanta, the Ivy League and ACC challenge goes down from Tobacco Road, and much more. Subscribe to our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@TheCrosseCommission to catch live episodes and join the discussion!
Safe and Jake are back on the mics to tackle the biggest Saturday of the season so far, with SIX Top 20 match-ups, a huge Top 5 showdown that Safe will be attendance in for up in Princeton, and we provide some Requiems for Tigers and Blue Jays fans as they look to exercise some demons in their rivalry match-ups this weekend. Subscribe to our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@TheCrosseCommission to catch live episodes and join the discussion!
Safe and Jake are back to break down the first FULL LOAD of games of the 2025 season as everyone is in the pool and in action in Week 3, from a mega matchup in College Park between Maryland and Cuse, to a big time tilt in State College as Princeton gets their much anticipated season underway against Penn State, and much moreSubscribe to our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@TheCrosseCommission to catch live episodes and join the discussion!
Safe and Jake are together to discuss the latest streaming adventures in D1 lacrosse, and look ahead to Week 2 with our first Big Ten-ACC showdown of the season and another edition of the burgeoning Johns Hopkins-Georgetown series from Baltimore Subscribe to our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@TheCrosseCommission to catch live episodes and join the discussion!
Safe and Jake dive into the first weekend of games, breaking down an opening slate featuring a Top 10 showdown in The Rockies between Hopkins and Denver, some DMV action between Georgetown, Loyola, Maryland, and Richmond, the debut of Iona, and much more as an unpredictable 2025 division one men's lacrosse season gets underwaySubscribe to our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@TheCrosseCommission to catch live episodes and join the discussion!
The boys are back on the mics to discuss their predictions ahead of the 2025 season, break down our first Top 20 poll, All-America team, and much more! Subscribe to our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@TheCrosseCommission to catch live episodes and join the discussion!
We're just two weeks away from the season so it's time to bring out the big stuff as Jake, Safe, and Ryan hop on to discuss the major conferences of the ACC, Big Ten, and Ivy League. After some discussion on what direction the NCAA should go in for the 2026 Final Four, the crew deciphers what to make out of the Big 3, with conference favorites, sleepers, and projecting how many bids each conference can gobble up come May.Subscribe to our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@TheCrosseCommission to catch live episodes and join the discussion!
Jake and Safe dive into the latest (and late) batch of schedule releases before diving into part 2 of our 2025 NCAA Men's Lacrosse conference previews. In this episode, we dive into the A10, Big East, CAA, and Patriot League. Who's looking to make a deep spoiler run in May and who's looking to surprise in their respective conference races?Subscribe to our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@TheCrosseCommission to catch live episodes and join the discussion!
Jake and Safe kick off the 2025 NCAA Men's Lacrosse preview series with a look at the America East, ASUN, MAAC, and NEC. Who will emerge as the top teams in these conferences, and who will be on the lookout to make some upset noise come May?Subscribe to our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@TheCrosseCommission to catch live episodes and join the discussion!
On a special holiday edition of The Crosse Commission podcast, Jake, Ryan, and Safe hand out their gifts to teams plus recap a little bit of the comings and goings in the lacrosse world.Subscribe to our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@TheCrosseCommission
The boys are back in town! Jake & Safe are back on the mics to answer some questions, banter about the lack of schedules, the future of streaming, and more on an all new episode of The Crosse Commission Podcast.Programming Announcement: We are pausing the Patreon in the next week or two. Current members will no longer be charged a subscription fee every month and they will still have access to our library of episodes.We will still be releasing new podcasts via our free Spotify account, where you will be able to find all our pods from Patreon and old Crossecast episodes. We will also be producing more shows on our YouTube channel as well. You can always find us on Twitter.Thank you to everyone who subscribed to our channel. We are grateful for your support.
The boys are back to roll out our legally required for a college lacrosse outlet Fallball, Way Too Early, whatever you want to call it Top 20! We go from 20 to 1, discussing our feelings on teams and where everyone stacks up ahead of 2025Be sure to subscribe on YouTube for live episodes at https://www.youtube.com/@TheCrosseCommission
The boys are back to discuss everything that's happened since they last did a pod, fallball, recruiting, Ryan probably will celebrate the Mets victory over the Phillies, and much more!
Former Marist College Men's Lacrosse Head Coach Keegan Wilkinson joins Safe to discuss his time with the Red Foxes and his new position as Severn School Boys' Lacrosse Head Coach, on another special episode of The Crosse Commission Podcast.For those interested, here's the Podomatic link to Coach Wilkinson's appearance when we were The College Crossecast back in 2017.
University of Notre Dame Assistant Coach Chris Wojcik joins Jake & Safe for a special episode of The Crosse Commission Podcast.
The boys are back in town with another summer check-in. The lads talk about the Olympics, Brian Voelker retiring from Drexel, the potential House Settlement news and how it might impact lacrosse, and much more on an all new episode of The Crosse Commission Podcast.You can listen to this and all of our Patreon-only episodes on Spotify via our new Patreon Members - The Crosse Commission feed.
The boys are back in town with a summer check-in. The lads talk about some coaching news, the state of American tennis, the transfer portal, and much more on an all new episode of The Crosse Commission Podcast.You can listen to this and all of our Patreon-only episodes on Spotify via our new Patreon Members - The Crosse Commission feed.
It's the Season Finale of The Crosse Commission Podcast! The boys hand out awards and superlatives for the 2024 season. Thank you for your support throughout the year! Subscribe to our Patreon for content all summer long! https://www.patreon.com/TheCrosseCommission
Jake and Safe are back after a short break to recap Notre Dame's triumphant repeat on Memorial Day weekend and take a look back at the 2024 NCAA Tournament as a whole. They also take a look at the crew's preseason predictions which.... welp.Be sure to subscribe to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCrosseCommission!
Safe gives his thoughts and observations on the scene from Philly, the boys break down all of the action from Semifinal Saturday, and look ahead to Monday's championship between Notre Dame and Maryland
Jake, Ryan, & Safe are back on the mics for our 2024 Men's Lacrosse Final Four Preview. The boys break down the games this weekend, make their picks, and much more on an all new episode of The Crosse Commission Podcast.
Jake, Safe, and special guest Chris are back on the mics to grieve and review Sunday's Syracuse v. Denver & Hopkins v. Virginia games on an all new episode of The Crosse Commission Podcast.
Jake, Ryan, and Safe are back on the mics to talk some coaching carousel news, deliver First Round postmortems, preview the Quarterfinal Round of the NCAA Tournament, and plenty more on an all new episode of The Crosse Commission Podcast.(Apologies, as the last few minutes of the show were cut-off)You can listen to this and all of our Patreon-only episodes on Spotify via our new Patreon Members - The Crosse Commission feed.
The boys are here to break down all the results from Day 1 of the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament!Subscribe on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCrosseCommissionSubscribe to our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpDHLxILpkqn5ypmfEn5TNQ
Jake and Safe are back on the mics to preview the first weekend of the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament. The two discussed, broke down, and bantered about all 8 first round games, plus our Final Four & championship picks as well on an all new episode of The Crosse Commission Podcast.
Jake and Safe are back on the mics to talk for our Week 12 Preview. The lads break down the biggest games this weekend, talk a little Bracketology, make some picks, and much more on an all new episode of The Crosse Commission Podcast.
The boys are back on the mics to discuss an incredible day for lacrosse with huge crowds and exciting finishes everywhere; including an instant classic in the Dome and a slugfest at Homewood that Safe and Jake were in attendance for! All that and more in 1 hour!EDITOR'S NOTE: There is a slight skip at the end of the recording on the audio file. The full version can be seen over at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4P9FOT9xyI&ab_channel=TheCrosseCommission
Jake and Safe are back on the mics to talk some more Bracketology alongside friend of the pod, Mark Hart. The three look back at the pivotal games from the last two weeks, review some projected Brackets, talk about things that they are certain of, things that are still undecided, potential seeds, selection criteria, and much more. Later on Safe & Jake make some picks and discuss meeting up this weekend in Baltimore for the Hopkins v. Maryland game. All this and more on an all new episode of The Crosse Commission Podcast.You can listen to this and all of our Patreon-only episodes on Spotify via our new Patreon Members - The Crosse Commission feed.
Jake and Safe are back on the mics for our Week 10 Preview. The boys talk about which teams are the real title contenders this year, breakdown this weekend's biggest games, and much more on an all new episode of The Crosse Commission Podcast.You can listen to this and all of our Patreon-only episodes on Spotify via our new Patreon Members - The Crosse Commission feed.Timestamps Intro - Banter/The Masters - 0:01 Championship Contenders - 4:00 Week 10 Preview - 52:00 Exit - 1:58:00
The boys are back to break down the big showdown in Durham between Notre Dame and Duke, another overtime thriller between Hopkins and Penn State, and the rest of results from another big weekend in men's college lacrosseSubscribe on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCrosseCommissionSubscribe to our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpDHLxILpkqn5ypmfEn5TNQ
Jake and Safe welcome friend of the show Mark Hart back to The Crosse Commission Podcast to talk some Bracketology. The three review resumes, figure out who's on the bubble, and talk about which way the Division I Men's Lacrosse Committees may go on Selection Sunday when they decide on the field of teams and assemble the championship. Later, Jake and Safe talk about last night's epic Cornell v. Syracuse game and make some picks for the weekend. You can listen to this and all of our Patreon-only episodes on Spotify via our new Patreon Members - The Crosse Commission feed.
Safe, Ryan, and Jake go live to break down all the results from another action packed Saturday of games, as well as implications on conference races, the tournament, and more. And by more we go off the rails on a discussion on off-campus lacrosse games that lead us into the origins of FLOSports.Subscribe on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCrosseCommissionSubscribe to our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpDHLxILpkqn5ypmfEn5TNQ
Jake and Safe are back on the mics for our Week 8 Preview. The boys look back at Week 7, try and figure out what's up with Duke, review the big conference games this weekend, make some picks, and much more on an all new episode of The Crosse Commission Podcast.You can listen to this and all of our Patreon-only episodes on Spotify via our new Patreon Members - The Crosse Commission feed.
The Power Hour's back as Virginia snaps their skid against Maryland, the pecking order takes familiar shape, and Ivy League play starts by going defense optional in New Haven. All this and more on the Week 6 edition of the Saturday Night Power HourSubscribe on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCrosseCommissionSubscribe to our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpDHLxILpkqn5ypmfEn5TNQ
Jake and Safe are back on the mics for our Week 6 Preview. The two review the national polls, talk about what makes this weekend's Maryland v. Virginia game so special, make their picks for the week, & much more on an all new episode of The Crosse Commission Podcast.You can listen to this and all of our Patreon-only episodes on Spotify via our new Patreon Members - The Crosse Commission feed.Timestamps Intro Banter - 0:10 Poll Review - 8:45 On-Time, Late, & Ahead of Schedule - 41:30 Maryland & Virginia Deep-Dive - 1:11:00 Pick ‘Em - 1:43:50 Exit 2:37:50
Syracuse-Hopkins gave us some actual SATURDAY NIGHT LACROSSE so The Crosse Commission has some late night lax talk on tap for you!
There's all sorts of chaos to shift through after a busy week of marquee matchups in college lacrosse. The Power Hour tries to make some sense of it. SUBSCRIBE To the Crosse Commission on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TheCrosseCommission and to our YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@TheCrosseCommission
Jake and Safe are back on the mics to discuss the titanic slate of games this week. Additionally, the two review the national polls, decide which teams are right on time and which ones are late at this point in the season, pick their winners for this weekend, and much more on an all new episode of the The Crosse Commission Podcast.You can listen to this pod and all of our Patreon-only episodes on Spotify via our new Patreon Members - The Crosse Commission feed.Timestamps Intro: 0:01 Initial Review: 1:00 Poll Review: 9:30 Ahead of Schedule: 30:00 Stakes/Week 3 Preview: 1:18:00 Exit: 2:32:00
Week 3's upon us and Safe, Jake, and Ryan do a quick review of the midweek games including 4-0 NJIT, then go into some of our plays on this week's weekly picks and dive into the weekend slate headlined by Cornell-Denver and a bunch of non-conference matchups between the ACC, Big Ten, and Ivy League.You can listen to this and all of our Patreon-only episodes on Spotify via our new Patreon Members - The Crosse Commission feed.
Happy Valentine's Day & Ash Wednesday, everyone! Jake, and Safe return to the mics for our Week 2 Preview. The two recast Ocean's 11, talk about the polls, break down the most intriguing games this weekend, make their picks, & plenty more on an all new episode of The Crosse Commission Podcast.You can listen to this and all of our Patreon-only episodes on Spotify via our new Patreon Members - The Crosse Commission feed.Timestamps Intro/Ocean's 11 Recast: 0:01 Polls Review: 20:00 Week 2 Preview: 42:20 Exit: 2:35:30