New England and National D1 Womens Soccer (only please)

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It was admittedly spring soccer, but BC recently spanked UConn.

A 2-1 win is a spanking?

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Yes. If you saw the game you know that BC had 10 times as any shots, outrun and got behind the UConn defense multiple times, and could easily have won 6-1.

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Yes. If you saw the game you know that BC had 10 times as any shots, outrun and got behind the UConn defense multiple times, and could easily have won 6-1.

but they didn't, did they?

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Poke fun at the mighty Eagles, our local dive-bombers of death, as much as you need to feel better about yourself. But remember. They are still undisputed, undeniably, and unarguably the best team in New England!

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Assuming that the ACC keeps a top 8 format for the playoffs, it is very possible that the Eagles miss out and have some trouble making the NCAA tourney as a result. It is really that simple. UNC, FSU, Duke, Virginia and Notre Dame are clearly better than BC. Wake Forest and Maryland are also better on paper than the Eagles. Miami and Virginia Tech are roughly equal and I'd expect those three teams to compete for that last playoof spot.

As tough a time as Dimartino had last year, she was still the Eagles most dangerous forward. Even still, the one area that the Eagles look set is up top, yet where did they add recruit help? You guessed it... up top! They lost the nation's best playmaker, and have no replacement. They featured a defense that couldn't handle the ACC's better offenses, and added nothing to help. They are entirely untested in net. Those are the reasons that BC will be picked 9th (maybe 10th) in the ACC next year.

Best in New England? Who cares. They are in the ACC and that is where they compete - It has been a tough year on the Heights. Awful football, below average basketball and even the hockey team got bumped from the HE and NCAA tourneys. Let's hope that 2013/14 is better for the Eagles, but unfortunately it looks like the women's soccer team will continue their slow move downward...

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Hungry raptors circle methodically, hunting prey prior to the swift and merciful kill. Beware the desperate Eagle. They are deadly even wearing makeup.

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Losing MA to Notre Dame hurts BC in many ways. The obvious is the loss of her talent, but additionally it shows that NT players are being persuaded to head to certain coaches.I think BC will remain the top New England college as long as there are no major shake ups in the college coaching ranks here in New England, but it is going to be very difficult for Foley to attrack top level players because of this perception that there are better coaches elsewhere.

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BC is not a coaching problem. Foley knows her stuff. It is a recruiting problem. BC does not get the same depth and quality of talent as its ACC competitors. Being an extremely expensive Catholic university, in a cold weather climate, places BC at a definite disadvantage. They will have the occasional magical year with a team of over-achievers that gel at the right time, but they will not reload and compete every year like UNC, FSU, Duke or Notre Dame.

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BC is not a coaching problem. Foley knows her stuff. It is a recruiting problem. BC does not get the same depth and quality of talent as its ACC competitors. Being an extremely expensive Catholic university, in a cold weather climate, places BC at a definite disadvantage. They will have the occasional magical year with a team of over-achievers that gel at the right time, but they will not reload and compete every year like UNC, FSU, Duke or Notre Dame.

Like the equally expensive, cold weather, Catholic University at Notre Dame?!?

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ND is the preeminent Catholic University with a credible athletic history, even in relatively meaningless womens soccer. Baiting BC wannabes is stupendously easy.

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BC is not a coaching problem. Foley knows her stuff. It is a recruiting problem. BC does not get the same depth and quality of talent as its ACC competitors. Being an extremely expensive Catholic university, in a cold weather climate, places BC at a definite disadvantage. They will have the occasional magical year with a team of over-achievers that gel at the right time, but they will not reload and compete every year like UNC, FSU, Duke or Notre Dame.

ND is the preeminent Catholic University with a credible athletic history, even in relatively meaningless womens soccer. Baiting BC wannabes is stupendously easy.

I have no dog in this fight, but the person that pointed out there is little difference between BC and ND is right. If you were going to strictly compare city to city, where would you prefer to go to school? Boston or South Bend? But that is neither here nor there in this discussion. MA didn't go to ND because of geography or The Gipper. She went there because of Randy Waldrum and the other players of her caliber he will recruit. Just like SM went to UCLA because of Jillian Ellis and HB went to Penn State initially because of Erica Walsh. These are among the big names at US Soccer that are going to attract NT level players. Foley doesn't have that cachet. That is the real recruitment issue.

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I have no dog in this fight, but the person that pointed out there is little difference between BC and ND is right. If you were going to strictly compare city to city, where would you prefer to go to school? Boston or South Bend? But that is neither here nor there in this discussion. MA didn't go to ND because of geography or The Gipper. She went there because of Randy Waldrum and the other players of her caliber he will recruit. Just like SM went to UCLA because of Jillian Ellis and HB went to Penn State initially because of Erica Walsh. These are among the big names at US Soccer that are going to attract NT level players. Foley doesn't have that cachet. That is the real recruitment issue.

ND is higher profile for both academics and athletics. Also making a run at a National Championship is realistic annually at ND and it would be a Cinderella story at BC. BC was pretty fortunate that Ms. Mewis was a local kid who wanted to stay close, otherwise they would have been mediocre the past four years.

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Check out their twitter account which has been quite busy this am. Here's the picture with the hair and makeup people.

https://twitter.com/BC_WSOC/status/3...884096/photo/1

Good to see that the "Twitter ban" seems to have been lifted on Chestnut Hill!! Maybe we will get some more comedy stylings from the laugh a minute Eagles!!!!!

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Good to see that the "Twitter ban" seems to have been lifted on Chestnut Hill!! Maybe we will get some more comedy stylings from the laugh a minute Eagles!!!!!

Contrary to popular belief, these things do pass. Last fall's demon apparently is now the go to spokesperson for the Breakers College Academy team. These are still college kids and most of us are willing to give them a pass after they've paid for their wrong doings, as she did. So get over yourself; this is your second attempt to bring up ancient history. And in the world of women's college sports, that is whatever happened more than two weeks ago.

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ND is higher profile for both academics and athletics. Also making a run at a National Championship is realistic annually at ND and it would be a Cinderella story at BC. BC was pretty fortunate that Ms. Mewis was a local kid who wanted to stay close, otherwise they would have been mediocre the past four years.

Like I said, players aren't going to ND for the Gipper, they are going for the coach who happens to also be the U23 Women's National Team coach. When did MA decide to make the switch? Just about the same time Waldrum was named NT coach. And why would Waldrum be named U23 NT coach? Because he's got two national champions and a .841 winning record since he took the ND job 13 years ago. Now compare that to Foley's record.