2014 Boys Soccer Verbal Commitments

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If anyone saw 60 Minutes last year about the City of Springfield, MA they would think twice about going to school in that city. Now they have Mass State Troopers patrolling in the city it's that bad.

In the past years commits use to see a lot more players heading to D2-Assumpption and to D3 Springfield. Don't see that many now. Know Assumption not a power in the NE10 but good academics and good merit and grant money for students but what is up with their soccer program.

Also like wise with Springfield great school but each year you see less and less athletes going there and I know overall student body for incoming frosh is low. Also look at one years soccer team to next year seems like players leave/transfer. Is it because overall the city of Springfield is such a terrible area.

Thoughts

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This about sums it up on Springfield, MA

Springfield ranked 12th 'most dangerous' city in U.S-

It is also enough to rank Springfield more dangerous than Washington, D.C.,

Yup not sure I want my kid to go to school in that city.

Springfield College Student Essentials - Kevlar Helmet, Flax Jacket and or Bullet proof vest or both.

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Assumption soccer not a good program, losing proposition, school puts nothing into the program. Girls program starting to win, boys 4 straight losing seasons with same coach. Academically a winner, Soccer losing program.

In the past years commits use to see a lot more players heading to D2-Assumpption and to D3 Springfield. Don't see that many now. Know Assumption not a power in the NE10 but good academics and good merit and grant money for students but what is up with their soccer program.

Also like wise with Springfield great school but each year you see less and less athletes going there and I know overall student body for incoming frosh is low. Also look at one years soccer team to next year seems like players leave/transfer. Is it because overall the city of Springfield is such a terrible area.

Thoughts

[Unregistered]

D1

Henry Balf-Bolts-Waring School-Boston College
Idrissa Bangura-Manhattan PSG-NMH-Boston College
Eric Udelson-Bolts-Needham HS-Boston University
John Conry-None-St Bernards HS-Bryant
Dan Casey-Bolts-Westboro HS-Central Ct State
Luke Albertini-Revs-North Attleboro HS-Central Ct State
Chris Booth-Bolts-Roxbury School-Duke
Emmett Clarek-Berkshire School-Fordham University
Declan McCabe-Revs-Rivers School-Georgetown
Christian Sady-Revs-BB&N-Harvard
David Price-Bolts-Beaver Country Day-High Point
Casey Hamill-NEFC-Bridgton Academy-UMass
Matt Mooney-Western-East Longmeadow HS-UMass
Brandon Vasquez-Western-Amherst HS-UMass
Lenior Sery Jr-?-Wachusett HS-UMass JC transfer
Jake Davis-Bolts-Saint Raphael- UMass Lowell
Will Rasid-Revs-Minnechaug RHS-UNH
Ackim Mpofu-Cushing Academy-Northeastern
Harrison Swartz-Bolts-Needham HS-Northeastern
Frantzdy Pierrot-Seacoast-Melrose HS-Northeastern
Wesley Turner-Revs-Newton North HS-Northeastern
Tanner Tomasi-Berkshire-Syracuse University
Matthew Callahan-Bolts-Newton North-Northeastern-San Diego State University
Lukas Ritzer-Revs-Sutton-Providence
Chase Townsend-Bolts-Bishop Feehan HS-Providence
Steven Kilday-Crusaders-Marshfield-Providence
Zachary Watson-Crusaders-Catholic Memorial-Sacred Heart
Mario Prata-Seacoast-Dracut-Seton Hall
Alex Ainscough-Bolts-Canton HS-Stanford


D2
Keith Rogers - Bayside -Norton-Assumption
Dillon Foley-MPS-Natick-Assumption*
Luke Vercollone-Scorpions-Weymouth-Merrimack
Daniel Kelly-Scorpions-Braintree-St Anselms
Stanley Alves-Newton North-SNHU

D3

Aziz Khan-Bolts-Lawrence Academy-Amherst College
Chris Doire-Abbey Villa-Xaverian HS-Babson College
Justin Kaplan-Abbey Villa-Medway HS-Babson College
John Curtin-Bolts-Belmont Hill-Bowdoin College
Sam Ward-MPS-St Marks-Bowdoin College
Steven Van Sicien-NEFC-Rivers-Bowdoin College
Christian Hernandez-Bolts-Lawrence Academy-Brandeis
Marino Espiga-Scorpions-Winchester-Brandeis
Baraa Ibas-Western-Ludlow-Brandeis
Brandon Mishkin-MPS-Worcester Academy-Brandeis
Bernardo Ponte-MPS-Cambridge R&L-Brandeis
Marcelo Brociner-?-Somerville-Brandeis
Nate Summers-Berkshire School-Conn College
Scott Brazina-MPS-Concord Carlisle-Con College*
Adrian Colmenares-Lawrence Academy-Hobart College
Jamar Noble-Bolts-BB&N-Muhlenburg College
Myles Cecchetelli-Western-West Springfield-St Lawrence
Tim Peng-Sharon-Trinity
Tucker Hallowell-Belmont Hill-Trinity
Bruce Johnson-Revs-Brewster-Tufts
Hayden Van Brewer-Beachside CT-Minnechaung Regional HS-Vassar College
Adam Cowie Haskell-Crusaders-Thayer Academy-Wesleyan University
Sean Hulburt-CSU-Silver Lake-Wheaton College
Jamie Bailey-Bolts-Groton Dunstable HS-Wheaton College
Thomas Sar-Bolts-Lawrence Academy-WPI

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location can be said about many colleges such as BU, Northeastern in Beantown to UCLA in LA or Gerorgetown in DC , St joe's in philly and the list goes on.

This about sums it up on Springfield, MA

Springfield ranked 12th 'most dangerous' city in U.S-

It is also enough to rank Springfield more dangerous than Washington, D.C.,

Yup not sure I want my kid to go to school in that city.

[Unregistered]

location can be said about many colleges such as BU, Northeastern in Beantown to UCLA in LA or Gerorgetown in DC , St joe's in philly and the list goes on.

Have you been to LA? You must mean USC. UCLA is in a nice section.

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location can be said about many colleges such as BU, Northeastern in Beantown to UCLA in LA or Gerorgetown in DC , St joe's in philly and the list goes on.

True - but compare the quality of the schools listed vs Springfield.

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True - but compare the quality of the schools listed vs Springfield.

Yep. and comparing some of the greatest cities in the world to Springfield is more than a little ridiculous.

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So what is the underlying problem to the question posed by the writer with regards to lack of players going to Springfield College to play soccer and to Assumption College compared to prior years commits ?

Is it due to Springfield loacation and crime issues and Assumptions 4 straight losing seasons and lack of commit by school to program ?

Yep. and comparing some of the greatest cities in the world to Springfield is more than a little ridiculous.

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location can be said about many colleges such as BU, Northeastern in Beantown to UCLA in LA or Gerorgetown in DC , St joe's in philly and the list goes on.

Is this poster claiming that BU, NU, Georgetown and UCLA are in bad sections of cities? Somebody needs to get out a little more.

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Yep. and comparing some of the greatest cities in the world to Springfield is more than a little ridiculous.

Hey, any city that Homer and Bart live in must be famous.

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Is this poster claiming that BU, NU, Georgetown and UCLA are in bad sections of cities? Somebody needs to get out a little more.

The most recent report I can find on this is 2010 and the most dangerous campus in the USA according to Time magazine is.......................

#1 is Tufts with 37 or so forcible rapes, plus some other stuff.

#2 is Harvard

Don't see Springfield on that list.

How about them apples.

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The most recent report I can find on this is 2010 and the most dangerous campus in the USA according to Time magazine is.......................

#1 is Tufts with 37 or so forcible rapes, plus some other stuff.

#2 is Harvard

Don't see Springfield on that list.

How about them apples.

Great post!

[Unregistered]

Great post!

Thanks, and here is the next three:

#3 Rutgers
#4 Hartford
#5 Baltimore

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Thanks, and here is the next three:

#3 Rutgers
#4 Hartford
#5 Baltimore

Surprised about University of Hartford. I have not been there in at least 7-8 years but the campus is actually in West Hartford, well away from the Downtown area. Wonder if they mean Trinity, which is in a bad section of Hartford?

Baltimore does NOT surprise me at all. The Waterfront area and Camden Yards is nice but the rest of the city is SCARY