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@Inside_Lacrosse @UVAMensLax

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@LacrosseGameday If I’m the AD at Hopkins I’m sending him a blank check. I think that Milliman has done a decent job but if they’re serious about being a powerhouse program again then they need someone like Lars in the building.

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@VasilisLerikos Insane that drafting Ogden isn’t even top 3…..Ozzie was a demon.

[Navy Athletics @NavyAthletics]

A uniform 250 years in the making...

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#GoNavy | #Navy250

[Stan Collymore @StanCollymore]

Suicide.

I'm choosing to be deliberately blunt and provocative in this post because it's necessary. Government, charities, football clubs are all pushing water up a hill in highlighting what is undoubtedly a major health crisis.

You take a rope.
You put it up in a garage or a tree nearby or far away.
You're thinking about every loved one you'll leave behind as you put that rope around your neck.
Then you drop.

Some are decapitated.
Some aren't.
All are found by someone who has a lifetime of trauma that will never leave them.
A son.
A daughter.
A brother.
A sister.
A mother.
A father.

I know 2 men who hung themselves.

One was found by his Mom.
One was found by his brother.
Neither have recovered fully. 20 and 30 years on.

A life sentence for people who were already worrying, terrified their loved one may do something.

So just visualise the above and ask, "is there another way"?

A segway for a moment.

I do a few Q&A's every year. Tales of yesterday with a 99% male audience of my age group.

After the stories and fun, my last question back to the audience is..

"Hands up if you struggle with a mental health issue".

Nobody ever puts a hand up. Despite 1 in every 3 of 500 attendees statistically struggling.

"Ah, nobody, that's fucking brilliant! Well I do! ". I then graphically tell people, stunned into silence about how a rope around my neck in the middle of nowhere jolted me to go home and cry like a baby to my Mom.

After the Q&A has finished, something always happens. I'll be chatting to a few guys, saying bye and one by one, men will come over and whisper " I struggle".

Or my mailbox the next day will have 30 emails from guys, their partners or kids saying " Dad/Uncle /Brother was there last night and what you said hit them hard".

And that's how some people realise that it's time to speak to a pal or family member or even rant to me in an email. It works, I often get a follow up email a year or 6 later saying that they took responsibility for their suicidal feelings and are now flying.

Humans are programmed to want to live, to have families and to keep the species growing and thriving. So for a human to want to short circuit that desire isn't normal, and it should never be spoken of as normal. It's the ultimate red flag.

If you suspect your mate, Dad, Brother, Uncle is struggling mentally, they deserve your intervention.

They deserve a " are you OK, please tell me what's up".

They deserve an opportunity to get past wanting to hang a rope over a tree or in a garage and slowly struggle until they die and you find them.

If you've been there and trust me I have plenty, then you'll know that text out of the blue, or a footie mate or one of your kids asking jow you are can open the curtains to some sunshine.

Because when suicide is your only answer, the room is already dark, and you can't see a way out.

So please, fucking pretty please, ask that husband, Dad, Uncle, Cousin, footie pal TODAY how they are.

You may be shocked what comes back but extremely glad that you asked.

For those who struggle, you're not alone.

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@LacrosseNetwork @jhumenslacrosse

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@danarestia Over 50 goals and less than 5 assists…..how many other sickos in D1 have been able to do that?

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@PicksLacrosse Lars isn’t going anywhere lol

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Navy are young across the board (Marsh, Haley, Flaherty, Ponzio, Goers, Hayashi, Dailey etc all coming back). Have eight 4 star recruits coming in next season. I feel pretty good about them moving forward, but the seat is definitely getting warm for Amplo. They need to at least get to the PL title game next season or he might be shown the door.

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@PossesionShot Nova +3 is mortal

[TLN 🥍 @LacrosseNetwork]

Jack Fracyon scores @PennStateMLAX's first goalie goal since 2008, and the entire team GOES WILD!🚀🤯

(via BTN)

[Penn State Men’s Lacrosse @PennStateMLAX]

2nd | 14:14, Fracyon goal 7-3

First goal of the season 🥳

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@MustyJohnson Under 26.5

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They need to re work that whole offense for sure. BK at OC needs to make some serious changes or they need to bring in someone new, no reason they should be performing this poorly given the talent they have. They’re not bad enough to be putting up less than ten goals a game in almost every conference game so far.

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@AreaManGambles @91Sparkz @MustyJohnson Collison Iler and Chauvette being back def gives ya reason for optimism.

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@MustyJohnson UNC and Army are amazing value.

[Torrey Smith @TorreySmithWR]

Protect your mental health.

Makes good decisions.
Hang around good people.
Be careful of what you put in your body.
Guard your heart.

Always seek help!

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@coast2coastpix Sharp as a tack

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@mnestler40 @ncaalaxlocks @VaquitaDawg @fearthe_G Well said

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@apolloshotudedd Because we’re not meant to have nice things.