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    How did we?

    In this day and age of college concern by age 8, how did college soccer ever survive in the 70’s and 80’s?
    How was anybody discovered for scholarships?
    How did Hartwick, St. Louis, Indiana, or any other big name school find players?

    What an absolute crock of crap this whole scene has become.
    Lemmings to the Sea...

    #2
    Speaking for my team, lots of foreign players in the 80's. 2/3 of the roster was from outside the States.

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      #3
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      In this day and age of college concern by age 8, how did college soccer ever survive in the 70’s and 80’s?
      How was anybody discovered for scholarships?
      How did Hartwick, St. Louis, Indiana, or any other big name school find players?

      What an absolute crock of crap this whole scene has become.
      Lemmings to the Sea...
      Well part of the issue is you are living in some fantasy world that never even existed back in your beloved 70's and 80's. The truth is your age player actually sucked and were no where near the level of player the kids today are. Whether or not you recognized it, back then you were the just soccer weanies that all of the other jocks in your school laughed at and no one took all that seriously.

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        #4
        Current registered US players 3MM+

        1974 registered US players circa 100K
        A lot less looking around to do.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          In this day and age of college concern by age 8, how did college soccer ever survive in the 70’s and 80’s?
          How was anybody discovered for scholarships?
          How did Hartwick, St. Louis, Indiana, or any other big name school find players?

          What an absolute crock of crap this whole scene has become.
          Lemmings to the Sea...

          I hope you were concerned about college before 8!!!!
          We started putting money away when the kids were born.
          As for scholarships.....not happening.....that is why we were concerned!!!

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            #6
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            Current registered US players 3MM+

            1974 registered US players circa 100K
            A lot less looking around to do.
            And yet the national team has gone backward. Explain that one!

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              #7
              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
              And yet the national team has gone backward. Explain that one!
              Easy. They haven't gone backwards from the 70s and 80s

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                #8
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                Well part of the issue is you are living in some fantasy world that never even existed back in your beloved 70's and 80's. The truth is your age player actually sucked and were no where near the level of player the kids today are. Whether or not you recognized it, back then you were the just soccer weanies that all of the other jocks in your school laughed at and no one took all that seriously.
                I would wager that the average player was actually better than today since the only ones playing either had family background or was more dedicated to the game.

                The dumbing down of the game began with the influx of the marketing gurus convincing everyone they could play.

                It was better with only 100k of us...

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  I would wager that the average player was actually better than today since the only ones playing either had family background or was more dedicated to the game.

                  The dumbing down of the game began with the influx of the marketing gurus convincing everyone they could play.

                  It was better with only 100k of us...
                  No, because that 100K was made up of primarily kids from the chess team that they convinced to play a sport by telling them they would be in a different locker room than the football team and wouldn't get stuffed in a locker. Decades later, now at least they have a few more athletic momma's boy's playing soccer. Soccer is a women's game in this country otherwise you wouldn't even have club soccer. Who woulda thunk that.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    No, because that 100K was made up of primarily kids from the chess team that they convinced to play a sport by telling them they would be in a different locker room than the football team and wouldn't get stuffed in a locker. Decades later, now at least they have a few more athletic momma's boy's playing soccer. Soccer is a women's game in this country otherwise you wouldn't even have club soccer. Who woulda thunk that.
                    Easy laddie, or they’ll be coming out of the wood work with allegations about you...

                    As to your neanderthal attempt at making an point...not where I played.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      No, because that 100K was made up of primarily kids from the chess team that they convinced to play a sport by telling them they would be in a different locker room than the football team and wouldn't get stuffed in a locker. Decades later, now at least they have a few more athletic momma's boy's playing soccer. Soccer is a women's game in this country otherwise you wouldn't even have club soccer. Who woulda thunk that.
                      Why is a football coach posting on t/s?

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        Why is a football coach posting on t/s?
                        Too funny! I thought the same damn thing when I read it.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                          Too funny! I thought the same damn thing when I read it.
                          “Thunk” gave it away...

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            Well part of the issue is you are living in some fantasy world that never even existed back in your beloved 70's and 80's. The truth is your age player actually sucked and were no where near the level of player the kids today are. Whether or not you recognized it, back then you were the just soccer weanies that all of the other jocks in your school laughed at and no one took all that seriously.
                            Both sides of this discussion are mostly true/aren't mutually exclusive.

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              No, because that 100K was made up of primarily kids from the chess team that they convinced to play a sport by telling them they would be in a different locker room than the football team and wouldn't get stuffed in a locker. Decades later, now at least they have a few more athletic momma's boy's playing soccer. Soccer is a women's game in this country otherwise you wouldn't even have club soccer. Who woulda thunk that.
                              I knew some football players that use to “stuff” each other in the lockers.
                              Soccer players were glad to be in a different locker room.

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