Inside Lacrosse Podcasts 4/21 D-Fly & Dixie: Rivalry Week with Peter Milliman
Apr 21, 2023
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One of the great things about college lacrosse is that there are always many important games every week of the season. Week in and week out it's consistently good. Always.
But then Rivalry Week comes, and it’s just better. The tradition and history in the series. The familiarity of the teams. The disdain, yet often mutual respect, between fanbases. The bragging rights to the victor. Then add in the fact that it comes late in the regular season, and the Rivalry Game means there are usually post-season implications at stake. The 2023 edition of Rivalry Week brings all this and more.
Highlighting our Rivalry Week preview show is an interview with third-year Hopkins head coach, Peter Milliman. He’ll be at the center of the storm this week as he guides his No. 7-ranked Blue Jays into College Park to face the No. 3-ranked Maryland Terrapins on Saturday night.
Milliman sits down with the guys to talk about changes coming out of the disappointing 2022 season, the significant addition of two new staff members, navigating one of the nation’s toughest schedules, the Blue Jays’ team leaders, what has made the Jays so good in late-game situations, the role JHU plays in growing the sport, the incredible success of Hopkins Athletics as a whole, team motivation going into The Rivalry and much, much more.
WEEKEND PREVIEWS
This week’s schedule is crazy. It’s littered with Rivalry Week gems, big league battles for the top of the standings and highlighted by four Top 20 matchups. Enjoy the games.
FRIDAY’s Top Matchups
No. 11 Rutgers (8-4, 1-3 B1G) at No. 5 Penn State (8-3, 3-1), 6 p.m., BTN
Ohio State (5-7, 1-3 B1G) at No. 18 Michigan (5-6, 1-3), 8 p.m., BTN
But then Rivalry Week comes, and it’s just better. The tradition and history in the series. The familiarity of the teams. The disdain, yet often mutual respect, between fanbases. The bragging rights to the victor. Then add in the fact that it comes late in the regular season, and the Rivalry Game means there are usually post-season implications at stake. The 2023 edition of Rivalry Week brings all this and more.
Highlighting our Rivalry Week preview show is an interview with third-year Hopkins head coach, Peter Milliman. He’ll be at the center of the storm this week as he guides his No. 7-ranked Blue Jays into College Park to face the No. 3-ranked Maryland Terrapins on Saturday night.
Milliman sits down with the guys to talk about changes coming out of the disappointing 2022 season, the significant addition of two new staff members, navigating one of the nation’s toughest schedules, the Blue Jays’ team leaders, what has made the Jays so good in late-game situations, the role JHU plays in growing the sport, the incredible success of Hopkins Athletics as a whole, team motivation going into The Rivalry and much, much more.
WEEKEND PREVIEWS
This week’s schedule is crazy. It’s littered with Rivalry Week gems, big league battles for the top of the standings and highlighted by four Top 20 matchups. Enjoy the games.
FRIDAY’s Top Matchups
No. 11 Rutgers (8-4, 1-3 B1G) at No. 5 Penn State (8-3, 3-1), 6 p.m., BTN
Ohio State (5-7, 1-3 B1G) at No. 18 Michigan (5-6, 1-3), 8 p.m., BTN
SATURDAY’s Top Matchups
Drexel (7-4, 4-1 CAA) at No. 17 Delaware (9-3, 5-0), noon
Lehigh (8-3, 5-1 Patriot) at Boston U (8-3, 5-1), noon, CBS Sports Network
No. 14 North Carolina (7-5, 1-3 ACC) at No. 1 Notre Dame (8-1, 2-1), noon, ESPNU
No. 12 Syracuse (8-5, 1-3 ACC) at No. 4 Virginia (8-3, 2-2), 2 p.m., ESPNU
No. 7 Johns Hopkins (10-4, 3-1 B1G) at No. 3 Maryland (8-3, 3-1), 6 p.m., BTN
No. 8 Army (9-2, 6-0 Patriot) at Navy (7-6, 4-2), 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Drexel (7-4, 4-1 CAA) at No. 17 Delaware (9-3, 5-0), noon
Lehigh (8-3, 5-1 Patriot) at Boston U (8-3, 5-1), noon, CBS Sports Network
No. 14 North Carolina (7-5, 1-3 ACC) at No. 1 Notre Dame (8-1, 2-1), noon, ESPNU
No. 12 Syracuse (8-5, 1-3 ACC) at No. 4 Virginia (8-3, 2-2), 2 p.m., ESPNU
No. 7 Johns Hopkins (10-4, 3-1 B1G) at No. 3 Maryland (8-3, 3-1), 6 p.m., BTN
No. 8 Army (9-2, 6-0 Patriot) at Navy (7-6, 4-2), 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network
GIVE & GO
In a Rivalry-inspired Give & Go, the fellas talk about some of the world’s most famous rivalries. They also send some love to listener Logan on his wedding day and answer Logan’s two mailbag questions.
In a Rivalry-inspired Give & Go, the fellas talk about some of the world’s most famous rivalries. They also send some love to listener Logan on his wedding day and answer Logan’s two mailbag questions.