February 14, 2025

2/14 D-Fly & Dixie: Ready to Rock with Matt Kinnear

1 hour 7 minutes

If the first two weekends of the 2025 season felt like small-plate tapas, then this week we get the full meal. The Ivy League and Notre Dame (almost half the Top 10) finally join the party, making their 2025 debuts this week. The all-you-can-eat buffet includes 37 games on the menu from Friday to Sunday. Sure, almost all the games are scheduled at noon, but let’s get it!

This week’s guest is Inside Lacrosse Editor-in-Chief, Matt Kinnear. Matt sits down with Dan to discuss the start of the season, early surprises, his profile piece on Cornell star CJ Kirst, how IL’s editorial staff maps out a new season, the launch of the WLL, Philadelphia’s best burger joint and much, much more. And of course, no conversation between Dan and Matt has ever occurred without at least a little Pearl Jam chatter, and this time is no exception.

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WEEKEND PREVIEWS

There’s something for every fan this weekend, highlighted by two Top 10 non-conference tilts.

FRIDAY

Stony Brook (1-0) at No. 13 North Carolina (1-0), 6 p.m., ACCNX

SATURDAY

RV Rutgers (2-1) at No. 12 Army (1-0), noon, ESPN+

No. 4 Johns Hopkins (3-0) at RV Loyola (0-2), noon, ESPN+

No. 13 Penn (0-0) at No. 15 Georgetown (1-1), noon, FloSports

No. 5 Princeton (0-0) at No. 10 Penn State (2-0), 1 p.m., B1G+

No. 2 Syracuse (3-0) at No. 6 Maryland (2-0), 2 p.m., B1G+

In this week’s Valentine’s Day-themed Give & Go, the guys reminisce about the pros and cons of Valentine’s Day school celebrations.

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