The Run Out

About The Run Out

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome to The Run Out.At The Run Out, we aren't media and we aren't analysts. Neil and Brandon are fans who sit down every week to give honest, direct opinions about the PLL, NLL, and the entire lacrosse world. We don't chase hype or try to create drama. We provide opinions rooted in a lifelong love for the game and a desire to see the sport thrive.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Neil Barrett

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Nov 2024

Latest episode

9 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

84 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Sept 2026

   The Waterlaws Compromise

   The PLL Championship is set, and it's exactly what we expected it would be before the season started, as the Denver Outlaws will take on the Philadelphia Waterdogs. We break down how Brennan O'Neill jump-started the Outlaws ten seconds into the semifinal and never looked back, and how the Water Dogs beat Boston with a nine-point combined game from Michael Sowers and CJ Kirst that still felt like a down day for both of them. Then we get into the matchup itself: who Gavin Adler lines up against, whether Denver's defense is finally whole, and why we can't agree on a pick.Before we got to the semis, we looked back at the teams that didn't make it. The California Redwoods and Maryland Whipsnakes both went home again, and we talk through what has to change for each of them heading into next year, plus where things stand with Rob Pannell's retirement.We also go through the PLL and WLL award finalists. Brett Dobson deserves to be in the MVP conversation more than he is, we've got thoughts on who got left out, and the WLL finalists look like they were shaped by one championship game more than a full season.Rounding it out: the Mann Cup kicks off Friday with the Six Nations Chiefs going for a fourth straight title, the NLL finally has real free agency and draft dates, and we get into where things actually stand with Ottawa and Philadelphia.If you want to keep up with all of this between episodes, the Lax Lifers Club is where our community lives year round. Join Here (https://discord.gg/vpcaWBv6AU)

2. 

   26 Aug 2026

   First Times A Charm

   We're back from an unplanned week off, and we are back with a super episode to make up for it.The Maryland Charm are your inaugural WLL champions. They went into Subaru Park and beat the California Palms 16-13. We break down how a team built for the field game finally proved it, why the halftime goalie switch to Jennika Cuocco looked insane and then wasn't, and Alex Aust Holman going from holding the iPad on the sideline all season to hat trick hero in the championship. We also get into what we'd change about the WLL heading into 2027, from the schedule to the playoff format.Over in the PLL, the Atlas are a mess. Worst defensive goals against average in league history, tense postgame press conferences all year, and now Gavin Adler going on Stick Talk to explain exactly why he left for the Waterdogs, including a claim that Mike Pressler didn't know the salary cap had gone up when he made his offer. We talk through what that means for Pressler's job and whether this roster, on paper, could still win it all next year.We also run through the PLL's regular season awards. Faceoff, goalie, midfielder, and coach of the year are fairly settled. Rookie of the year is a genuinely crowded field. And MVP versus attackman of the year turns into a real argument about whether Michael Sowers or CJ Kirst deserves to be the guy, including why we think the "CJ broke the goals record so he should win everything" logic doesn't hold up. We close that out with a preview of this weekend's playoff games.Canada and the US played for PALA gold, and Canada scored the last four goals of the game, including Alex Simmons' game winner with ten seconds left, to steal it from the Americans. We look at what, if anything, from these rosters carries over to next summer's world championships, and it turns out the answer is almost nothing.We close out with the Ottawa Black Bears reportedly headed for a dispersal draft, which would put Jeff Teat back on the market, plus the Madison Taylor situation getting more complicated after the Big Ten's new rule on professional athletes.If you want to keep up with all of this between episodes, the Lax Lifers Club is where our community lives year round. Join Here (https://discord.gg/vpcaWBv6AU)

3. 

   12 Aug 2026

   Nostalgia Pop

   MLL Throwback Weekend takes over the show. We go team by team on every uniform and helmet: the Outlaws' translation of the old MLL template, the Hounds' chrome gold helmet (best in the league, no debate), the Lizards' white and green miss, and why Boston's red jersey and silver helmet felt more Cornell than Cannons. Then the actual lacrosse: Boston beat the Whipsnakes in overtime on a Marcus Holman two-pointer, and we break down Emmett Carroll's brutal final-play blunder that nobody can fully explain. The Archers held off the Chaos, and Tom Schreiber was back at practice, which changes a few things about who Utah brings into the playoffs.We also get into the nostalgia of it all. MLL Throwback Weekend drew big numbers, but we dig into whether that's really about MLL nostalgia or just Boston being a great lacrosse town, and why a one-time nostalgia pop isn't a reason for the PLL to start turning every franchise back into its old MLL identity.The Atlas locked up the number one pick in the 2027 draft with a loss to the Outlaws, and something about this team feels genuinely different, not just bad. We debate who should go number one between Shawn Lyght and BVB, throw out a dark horse name, and map out what the Chaos actually need heading into the number two pick.Dillon Ward got pulled from Boston's win over California after an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and never came back, and nobody's said why. We also run through the weekend's roster moves, including two IR placements, a familiar face returns to the Waterdogs' goalie room, and a signing that says more about next season than this one.On the women's side, the Palms demolished the Guard 21-9 to set up a championship matchup with the Charm, and we argue out who actually deserves WLL MVP.If you want to keep talking lacrosse between episodes, that's what the Lax Lifers Club is for. Join Here (https://discord.gg/vpcaWBv6AU)

Who has been a guest on The Run Out

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Adam Levi
• SL Price
• TJ Strother
• Chris Kavanaugh

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100

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Quality

58

Social presence

90

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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