missing the point wrote:
You're missing the point, intentionally.
The point the referring poster was making is that LaCrosse has a huge advantage because Wisconsin is a state that only has few D1 schools and almost no D2 programs to speak of, therefore a lot of talent that would otherwise be going up and level stays put and pays little to attend.
Compare that to say, Pennsylvania, where there are 14 D1 schools and 22 D2 schools.
If you're a 1:54 guy coming out of PA, you have a lot of options and you're likely getting some money to go D2; if you're in WI, you're going to Lax or EC and that's just a huge advantage over a school like Wartburg.
Except there are only 4 D1 and 1 D2 school in IA, and Wartburg is not in PA. So unless you are going to Iowa State, Drake or Iowa there aren't many other scholarship options in IA either. The real competition is with the Junior Colleges in IA and the other state schools in WI. You have Whitewater, Eau Claire, Stout, Oshkosh, Platteville etc in WI all competing for those students.