Lacrosse Is Colonizing America (Iroquois' Revenge?)

UPenn Is Led By A Descendant Of Paul Bunyon

At 6-5, 270 lb, Sam Handley grew up chopping away at sycamores in northern Oregon. Look at this man. The physiognomy. The aesthetics. He’s a brute. A genetic freak that was pre-destined to swing a stick. Thankfully, in this lifetime, it’s a lacrosse stick.

What’s the point…?

Mountain kids have a chance. Lacrosse is no longer an East Coast sport. It’s rapidly spreading nationally and internationally (s/o Japan). Anyone remember when the PLL went to Utah last Summer? Electric. That area is ripe for lacrosse supremacy.

Big men in smaller markets must’ve contributed to the PLL’s interesting All Star Game decision…

PLL All Star Game Is in…. Louisville?

Now, you may think I’m about to contradict myself…. but stay with me.

The PLL recently announced that this summer’s All-Star game will be in Louisville, Kentucky; however, the PLL All-star Game (or any game) needs to be in Georgia or Florida in 2024. Here’s why.

As full-time farmer who spends his free time analyzing internet search trends in lacrosse, I noticed something mysterious about the Southeast. The lacrosse interest is off the charts. In doing research for the best lacrosse colleges in 2023, our team noticed a large uptick in search queries related to lax colleges in the following states:

1. Florida

2. California

3. Georgia

4. North Carolina

In that order. How did the PLL analytics team not pick this up? Surely they have 100x more data than us to work with. These are emerging markets, with 3 of the top 4 states being in the Southeast. The PLL needs to FEED this growth and inspire the next Sam Handley-esque man-child roaming the rural plains of Georgia.

Now, as blue collar man myself, I’m not mad that the PLL chose Kentucky. But how long can they continue to neglect the Southeast (and Cali for that matter)? When the PLL announced their schedule earlier this year, the Twitter comments confirmed my suspicions. Tons of people from these exact emerging markets wanting PLL…

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