[Roberton3]

[quote author=FarmDad.01 link=topic=12180.msg119462#msg119462 date=1432867250]
[size=1.35em]Lacrosse is a "major" sport, worth triple team points, as defined by Capital_One_Cup. [/size]

Capital One is tied to ESPN, which promotes the Capital_One_Cup and sponsors the award show at which it is presented. ESPN is represented on Capital One's advisory board. ESPN shows college lacrosse. And what a surprise, Capital One's board has decided college lacrosse is a major sport. . . .
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Capital One's headquarters are in Virginia, which is prime lacrosse territory.  My guess is that (or perhaps a key Capital One executive being a former lacrosse player or alum of a school with a strong lacrosse team -- which is correlated with having headquarters in lacrosse territory) had much more influence than whether ESPN shows lacrosse.

[Roberton3]

[quote author=FarmDad.01 link=topic=12180.msg119462#msg119462 date=1432867250]
[size=1.35em]Lacrosse is a "major" sport, worth triple team points, as defined by Capital_One_Cup. [/size]

Capital One is tied to ESPN, which promotes the Capital_One_Cup and sponsors the award show at which it is presented. ESPN is represented on Capital One's advisory board. ESPN shows college lacrosse. And what a surprise, Capital One's board has decided college lacrosse is a major sport. . . .
[/quote]

Capital One's headquarters are in Virginia, which is prime lacrosse territory.  My guess is that (or perhaps a key Capital One executive being a former lacrosse player or alum of a school with a strong lacrosse team -- which is correlated with having headquarters in lacrosse territory) had much more influence than whether ESPN shows lacrosse.