College Soccer

[ZooCougar]

Remember that proposed initiative that was being mulled over to extend the season? According to this article, it sounds like that is what is going to happen.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/artic...nges-player-development-structures-youth-nati

“U.S. Soccer is collaborating with the NCAA to make changes to the college soccer model that will benefit the health and wellness of the athletes by extending the season over a longer period of time,” the federation explained in a press release."

 

[whaler11]

Every once in a while I stumble upon a college soccer game on TV. After 30 seconds I'm amazed that there could be enough people watching that would make televising it worthwhile.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

Watching UConn beat UCLA in LA last year in the playoffs and then watching a 100 or so UConn fans storm the field was good TV.

 

[ZooCougar]

I watched the ACC Championship game and it was pretty good. Clemson scored a goal in overtime to win it.

I don't like how the clock counts down, and I am not crazy about the sub rules.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

Sorry; but have not been a fan of PC since the late 1990's when they changed their ticket policy so that if someone wanted to buy a few tickets for UConn v. PC games at the Donut, one had to buy PC games for 2 other games, too. I guess PC got tired of the old Donut being call Gampel Pavilion East. Always had a blast with some Boston area friends driving down for a game and a night out in Providence.

 

[ZooCougar]

AAC doesn't look like it such a great soccer conference.

 

[DarthGrumpy]

AAC doesn't look like it such a great soccer conference.

Agree as UConn has a down year, especially when it came to scoring goals, while SMU, which has some decent history, has been down for a while now.

 

[ZooCougar]

Agree as UConn has a down year, especially when it came to scoring goals, while SMU, which has some decent history, has been down for a while now.

Read somewhere that our forward might be the first pick in the draft, if he choses MLS. Maryland's keeper Zach Steffen just signed a contract with a Bundesliga club.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Sorry; but have not been a fan of PC since the late 1990's when they changed their ticket policy so that if someone wanted to buy a few tickets for UConn v. PC games at the Donut, one had to buy PC games for 2 other games, too. I guess PC got tired of the old Donut being call Gampel Pavilion East. Always had a blast with some Boston area friends driving down for a game and a night out in Providence.

I hated that too. I live 20-25 minutes from Providence. I still found I could buy tickets via Stub Hub or other means and avoid the package.

It is amazing that PC is actually good at soccer. UConn always dominated them in the Big East and the crowd was even more lopsided...often 200-300 UConn students and zero PC students for games @PC.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Happy to see it. Wish you were more competitive back in the Big East. I recall some great battles with Seton Hall back then (lots of players from Ireland).

 

[DarthGrumpy]

I hated that too. I live 20-25 minutes from Providence. I still found I could buy tickets via Stub Hub or other means and avoid the package.

It is amazing that PC is actually good at soccer. UConn always dominated them in the Big East and the crowd was even more lopsided...often 200-300 UConn students and zero PC students for games @PC.

The late 90's were long before Stubhub and one had to drive to a G Fox store to get Ticketmaster events.

PS was good in Field Hockey and Women's Basketball when I was at UConn. Soccer, not so much. In men's basketball, PC always gave UConn fits no matter what our record was. I caught the '99 champ team at the Donut and then spent the money I won from my PC friend I went with on on of those fine establishments in town

 

[DarthGrumpy]

And a coach who can cast a very big net, including several foreign countries...

http://www.friars.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/prov-m-soccer-mtt.html

PS - I used to play rec soccer in Boston with a girl who was on one of Franklin Pierce's national championship teams. Damn girl could rip a shot into either corner from anywhere inside 30 yards of the net.

 

[HuskyHawk]

The late 90's were long before Stubhub and one had to drive to a G Fox store to get Ticketmaster events.

PS was good in Field Hockey and Women's Basketball when I was at UConn. Soccer, not so much. In men's basketball, PC always gave UConn fits no matter what our record was. I caught the '99 champ team at the Donut and then spent the money I won from my PC friend I went with on on of those fine establishments in town

Yes, but I could buy single game UConn road tickets from PC directly until I think three years ago. The last two games in the Big East were in packages, but I found single game tickets easily.