The Crosse Commission Podcast

As we're in the midst of fall ball, we at The Crosse Commission start to look ahead to 2026 with our way too early top 20 rankings! Who do we see as the contenders, dark horses, and surprises in a few months? Which teams are separating themselves from the pack? And what are the fascinating storylines developing? Jake, Ryan, and Safe dive into all that in a deep dive, as well as Jake and Ryan takin...

The boys are rewinding to 2013, specifically the high school lacrosse Class of 2013. It's Jordan Evans vs Matt Rambo, and a host of soon-to-be famous players who would become household names at the collegiate level. Our task: How would we rank these players today, 12 years later? If we could re-draft the Class of 2013, how would it go? Find out on this week's pod! Follow us on YouTube at https://w...

Jake, Ryan, and Safe have some discussions on revenue sharing and... something for 30 minutes after mentioning Canada won the U20 championships, then the crew discuss putting together lacrosse TED talks, a lacrosse movie, and Jake and Safe go deep into the iceberg of movie actors' greatness. It's offseason content at it's peak! Subscribe and follow us on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@TheCros...

Jake, Ryan, and Safe know it's fantasy football draft season around the corner, but what would make it even better? Drafting their all-time lacrosse program! Join the bunch as they pick their players, coaches, schools, and stadiums to create the ultimate program. Then, let us know on YouTube or Twitter who has the best picks of the group in our fun offseason exercise!

Join Jake, Safe, and Ryan as they discuss the big news in Philly of Taylor Wray heading from St. Joseph's over to Penn and the ramifications that it brings. Then, the crew debate and discuss their top 10 lists of the best 10 head coaches in NCAA Men's Lacrosse as of July 2025 in a fun offseason discussion. Have some suggestions for offseason content? Hit us up on our comments section on YouTube or...

Jake and Safe break down the surprise development of Penn moving on from head coach Mike Murphy and check out what's on the table for the Quakers, as well as how the coaching carousel can go for the spin this far into June. Plus, St. Bonaventure get their man in Brendan Storrier.

It's time for college lacrosse's most prestigious awards show- the 2025 edition of The Crossies! As live streamed on YouTube, Jake, Ryan, and Safe give out the hardware in a record 12 categories showcasing what 2025 was all about in men's and women's lacrosse. Then we wrap up the show with the annual hanging jerseys in the rafters for our favorite players moving on from the collegiate game. Get ou...

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/@TheCrosseCommis...

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 more Subscribe to our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@TheCrosseCommis...

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 underway Subscribe to our YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@TheCrosseComm...

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 conferenc...