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    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    My Notes and Observations:
    Added Sacred Heart and Merrimack to the NE Division 1 list
    BC scored 4 goals but lost to #1 ranked Florida St. Not too shabby at least offensively.
    Brown vs Dartmouth should be a good game this week.
    Northeastern has now played 4 straight OT games
    Boston University is starting the traditional pattern of winning late in the year over weak Patriot league opponents

    My 2019 Women's DI New England Rankings - 9/23/2019

    1) Boston College - lost to Florida St. 5-4, vs Miami Thu 9/26 7pm, vs Louisville Sun 9/29 noon
    2) Brown - beat Fairfield 5-0, lost to Villanova 1-0, vs Dartmouth Sat 9/28 7pm
    3) Dartmouth - beat URI 2-0, beat Sacred Heart 4-0, at Brown Sat 9/28 7pm
    4) UMass-Amherst - lost to Richmond 2-1, at George Mason Thu 9/26 7pm, at St. Josephs Sun 9/29 1pm
    5) Providence - beat Texas 1-0, beat Northeastern 2-1 OT, vs St. Johns Sat 9/28 6pm
    6) Harvard - beat UMass Lowell 4-1, beat LIU 5-0, vs Penn Sat 9/28 2pm
    7) Yale - beat Northeastern 2-1 OT, beat Central CT 3-0, at Princeton Sat 9/28 4pm
    8) Uconn - beat UMass Lowell 2-1, vs East Carolina thu 9/26 7pm, vs Cincinnati Sun 9/29 1pm
    9) Boston University - beat American 4-1, vs Stony Brook Wed 9/25 6pm, at Bucknell Sat 9/28 1pm
    10) Northeastern - lost to Yale 2-1 OT, lost to Providence 2-1 OT, vs Towson Thu 9/26 3pm, at UNCW Sun 9/29 1pm

    11) UMass Lowell - lost to Harvard 4-1, lost to UConn 2-1 OT, vs Hartford Sun 9/29 4pm
    12) Central CT - tied Bryant 1-1, lost to Yale 3-0, at Mount St. Marys Sun 9/29 1pm
    13) Maine - lost to Stony Brook 2-0, at Vermont Sun 9/29 1pm
    14) Quinnipiac - beat Canisius 3-0, vs Rider Sat 9/28 noon
    15) Hartford - lost to Albany 2-1, vs UMass Lowell Sun 9/29 4pm
    16) URI - lost to Dartmouth 2-0, lost to St. Louis 4-1, at Dayton Thu 9/26 7:30pm, vs George Washington Sun 9/29 1pm
    17) New Hampshire - beat UMBC 2-0, vs Binghamton Sun 9/29 1pm
    18) Fairfield - lost to Brown 5-0, beat Niagara 5-1
    19) Holy Cross - tied Army 1-1, at Loyola Md Sat 9/28 3pm
    20) Bryant - tied Central Ct 1-1, at St. Francis Fri 9/27 3pm, at Robert Morris Sun 9/29 1pm
    21) Vermont - lost to Binghamton 3-1, vs Maine Sun 9/29 1pm
    22) Sacred Heart - beat Merrimack 2-1, lost to Dartmouth 4-0, at Wagner Fri 9/27 7pm, vs St. Francis Brooklyn Sun 9/29 noon
    23) Merrimack - lost to Sacred Heart 2-1, beat Manhattan 5-3, at Fairleigh Dickinson Sun 9/29 noon
    No sir. It was VERY shabby offensively. Offense is a lot more than just set pieces. 3g from 5 corners and out shot 32 to 10 - i wonder how many of the 10 shots came from set pieces.

    If you are going to write stuff, at least try and be accurate.

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      The recaps above just underline how bad the tams around here are.

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        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        The recaps above just underline how bad the tams around here are.
        So what?

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          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          I won’t! I was planning to get them a gift too.

          Don’t forget the dessert!
          This week start of big east play! Big question.. what will SL pull out of his bag? Already shaking it up with players who started all along suddenly they aren’t. Pulling girls out on field that clearly don’t belong. Why why why?? Does he insist on playing like this? Our scores haven’t been high an we r going into OT play! Just cannot fathom it!!

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            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            No sir. It was VERY shabby offensively. Offense is a lot more than just set pieces. 3g from 5 corners and out shot 32 to 10 - i wonder how many of the 10 shots came from set pieces.

            If you are going to write stuff, at least try and be accurate.
            I disagree with you and agree with OP, scoring goals is difficult and finding ways to score is key. So they didn't play pretty soccer according to you. You don't get style points, that isn't the object of the game, winning is... Sure it would be nice to elegantly pass the ball around the field, possessing the ball for 80% of the time and then scoring with ease.

            You obviously are not much of a competitor if you don't appreciate an underdog finding a way to keep a game close and possibly winning in the end...through whatever means works and takes advantage of the opponent's weakness.

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              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              I disagree with you and agree with OP, scoring goals is difficult and finding ways to score is key. So they didn't play pretty soccer according to you. You don't get style points, that isn't the object of the game, winning is... Sure it would be nice to elegantly pass the ball around the field, possessing the ball for 80% of the time and then scoring with ease.

              You obviously are not much of a competitor if you don't appreciate an underdog finding a way to keep a game close and possibly winning in the end...through whatever means works and takes advantage of the opponent's weakness.
              They were not good offensively. Simple. They scored 3 goals from set pieces. Where did i say it wasnt pretty? I sod they were poor offensively. They were. Where did i mention posession? You can be great offensively on the counter and not possess the ball that much.

              Clearly you dont understand the game that well and are just trying to deflect from the actual facts. If the post said, they were very efficient from set pieces, then no argument at all.

              As to the underdog nonsense and the other ramblings in your post.....

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                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                So what?
                So nothing. Just pointing out a fact. For all the $$$ parents spend, the quality is cr@p

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                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  This is a dumb point, all the schools have the same scholarships so convincing top recruits to go to UConn is impressive when a player could choose a better academic school or one located in a nicer environment.

                  Similarly, all soccer schools have the same number of scholarships to apportion. So the better coaches wisely use their school's location, academic reputation, or history as recruiting advantages.
                  WRONG! Only fully-funded programs have the same number of scholarships, which is 14. Not every program is fully-funded and thus has less.

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                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    WRONG! Only fully-funded programs have the same number of scholarships, which is 14. Not every program is fully-funded and thus has less.
                    Exactly! If a coach only has maybe 8 fulls instead of 14, even 10, he has to get much more creative with what he has to offer.

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                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      Doesn’t women’s basketball get 15 full scholarships? Much easier to get a bball player from a state far away to come to a New England college for free than to come for soccer and get maybe 30% off of 40k/year tuition. Whole different ball game.
                      They do if they are fully funded - not all are. So yes 15 scholarships allocated across 15-16 players - almost everyone is getting a ride (again, if fully funded). Women's soccer has 14, Usually only the top studs and a starting GK will get a full or close to it, plenty in the 40-60% range, and the rest 30% or less. Men's only has 9.9 so throw in 5-6 international players and there's almost nothing left for the rest.

                      If UCONN weren't the #1 team the school and location would be a much tougher sell. It took him years to get to that point. UCONN used to be tops for men's too (they have 13 scholarships) but all it takes is some bad coaching moves, and boom. Not a top program any longer.

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                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        Doesn’t women’s basketball get 15 full scholarships? Much easier to get a bball player from a state far away to come to a New England college for free than to come for soccer and get maybe 30% off of 40k/year tuition. Whole different ball game.
                        Exactly the point of my post when someone raised Geno and his ability to get US kids (not many internationals on his teams over the years) to go to UCONN.

                        Btw - some have declined or left and successfully played elsewhere. When some think it's impossible for kids to decline P5 schools or choose this school over that school. Some kids want to go elsewhere and help build.

                        Elena Delle Donne not only left UConn b-ball, but left the sport for a period of time. It just wasn't fun anymore. And she wanted to be closer to her sister with special needs. Now she is doing well in the WNBA.

                        If you have what it takes, it doesn't matter where you play as demonstrated by the gal who played NAIA division in college and currently plays NWSL for the Portland Thorns.

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                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          Come on. Geno is a legendary coach. National titles, all Americans, etc.
                          There is no other coach around here to compare to, except maybe the BU men’s hockey coach.
                          He is. Geno, Pat Summit, Muffet McGraw, ADorrance, BU men's hocky coach, etc., are all a league of their own.

                          But, while I am a Bball fan, it is a lot easier to field and fund (in particular with all the full scholarships) a winning b-ball team (only 5 on the court at one time) than field and fund a winning/high level soccer team at least 11.

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                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            No sir. It was VERY shabby offensively. Offense is a lot more than just set pieces. 3g from 5 corners and out shot 32 to 10 - i wonder how many of the 10 shots came from set pieces.

                            If you are going to write stuff, at least try and be accurate.
                            He is obviously a BC drone. Afraid his team will be bumped out at the end of league play. Probably replaying the Hofstra game again, and again, and again...in his sleep. Has to minimize other teams in his ranking/opinion.
                            Opinions are like *****holes; everyone has them and they all stink.

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                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              So nothing. Just pointing out a fact. For all the $$$ parents spend, the quality is cr@p
                              Post #144 - "Exactly! If a coach only has maybe 8 fulls instead of 14, even 10, he has to get much more creative with what he has to offer."

                              This is why. Unless you are in the P5 conference where you can offer and kids get other incidentials (more travel $$, books, etc./included, stipend/spending money, and more), you are at a disadvantage already.

                              Plus with the constant turn over of kids, every year is a new team. Younger kids need to get brought up to speed; kids that didn't get much game time need to get up to speed (speed of play is much different than club); fitting in players into new recently vacated positions due to graduation or injury; and then some.

                              That's why it doesn't make sense to give teams the benefit or detriment of the last season's team RPI. New teams are new teams. Some teams are younger and should be much better next or the following year. Rebuilding is a real thing.

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                                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                                My Notes and Observations:
                                Added Sacred Heart and Merrimack to the NE Division 1 list
                                BC scored 4 goals but lost to #1 ranked Florida St. Not too shabby at least offensively.
                                Brown vs Dartmouth should be a good game this week.
                                Northeastern has now played 4 straight OT games
                                Boston University is starting the traditional pattern of winning late in the year over weak Patriot league opponents

                                My 2019 Women's DI New England Rankings - 9/23/2019

                                1) Boston College - lost to Florida St. 5-4, vs Miami Thu 9/26 7pm, vs Louisville Sun 9/29 noon
                                2) Brown - beat Fairfield 5-0, lost to Villanova 1-0, vs Dartmouth Sat 9/28 7pm
                                3) Dartmouth - beat URI 2-0, beat Sacred Heart 4-0, at Brown Sat 9/28 7pm
                                4) UMass-Amherst - lost to Richmond 2-1, at George Mason Thu 9/26 7pm, at St. Josephs Sun 9/29 1pm
                                5) Providence - beat Texas 1-0, beat Northeastern 2-1 OT, vs St. Johns Sat 9/28 6pm
                                6) Harvard - beat UMass Lowell 4-1, beat LIU 5-0, vs Penn Sat 9/28 2pm
                                7) Yale - beat Northeastern 2-1 OT, beat Central CT 3-0, at Princeton Sat 9/28 4pm
                                8) Uconn - beat UMass Lowell 2-1, vs East Carolina thu 9/26 7pm, vs Cincinnati Sun 9/29 1pm
                                9) Boston University - beat American 4-1, vs Stony Brook Wed 9/25 6pm, at Bucknell Sat 9/28 1pm
                                10) Northeastern - lost to Yale 2-1 OT, lost to Providence 2-1 OT, vs Towson Thu 9/26 3pm, at UNCW Sun 9/29 1pm

                                11) UMass Lowell - lost to Harvard 4-1, lost to UConn 2-1 OT, vs Hartford Sun 9/29 4pm
                                12) Central CT - tied Bryant 1-1, lost to Yale 3-0, at Mount St. Marys Sun 9/29 1pm
                                13) Maine - lost to Stony Brook 2-0, at Vermont Sun 9/29 1pm
                                14) Quinnipiac - beat Canisius 3-0, vs Rider Sat 9/28 noon
                                15) Hartford - lost to Albany 2-1, vs UMass Lowell Sun 9/29 4pm
                                16) URI - lost to Dartmouth 2-0, lost to St. Louis 4-1, at Dayton Thu 9/26 7:30pm, vs George Washington Sun 9/29 1pm
                                17) New Hampshire - beat UMBC 2-0, vs Binghamton Sun 9/29 1pm
                                18) Fairfield - lost to Brown 5-0, beat Niagara 5-1
                                19) Holy Cross - tied Army 1-1, at Loyola Md Sat 9/28 3pm
                                20) Bryant - tied Central Ct 1-1, at St. Francis Fri 9/27 3pm, at Robert Morris Sun 9/29 1pm
                                21) Vermont - lost to Binghamton 3-1, vs Maine Sun 9/29 1pm
                                22) Sacred Heart - beat Merrimack 2-1, lost to Dartmouth 4-0, at Wagner Fri 9/27 7pm, vs St. Francis Brooklyn Sun 9/29 noon
                                23) Merrimack - lost to Sacred Heart 2-1, beat Manhattan 5-3, at Fairleigh Dickinson Sun 9/29 noon
                                So you continue to rank Prov in top 5 yet lost to UMass Lowell. Because of game vs. TX? And because they lost to your Brownies 1-0?

                                And Harvard over NEU? NEU beat the snot out of them. 5-0 win over LIU is no surprise.

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