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I just watched the replay of the final goal by UConn. Thiam sends in another long shot (just like his last minute goal against Temple). The ball goes over the keeper, bounces off the crossbar, bounces off the keeper. The ball goes to Harris in front of the net, who puts it in. Simply insane.
 
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dbmill said:
I just watched the replay of the final goal by UConn. Thiam sends in another long shot (just like his last minute goal against Temple). The ball goes over the keeper, bounces off the crossbar, bounces off the keeper. The ball goes to Harris in front of the net, who puts it in. Simply insane.
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Anyway to post that video replay here?
 
UConn Blog story on the game last night:

UConn Men’s Soccer Wins Last-Second Thriller vs. Vermont, 3-2

Ray Reid quotes from the article:

>Head coach Ray Reid was very aware of the Huskies’ penchant for late-game heroics.

“We can’t continue to live this way, because it will blow up when it means the most to us. We’re trying as a coaching staff to fix it,” he said. “But on the other hand, they’re resilient. I’ll be positive now and say this is the toughest group of kids in 22 years at UConn. They’re playing with fire, and I don’t know if they’re mature enough to figure it out.”

He then shook his head, noting, “I’ve never had a team remotely able to do what they’ve done seven times. Abdou’s first three years, we didn’t do this nearly the amount we’ve done in just his last year now. Before, we’d go down a goal, and not score again. Now they gift teams a goal and we beat them 2-1.”<
 
This Thiam kid seems ridiculous, how does he compare to Cyle Larin both as a college player and a draft prospect
 
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Even after the loss to SMU, UConn is clocking in at No. 14 in the RPI. Conference foe Central Florida is at No. 10, and SMU is at No. 53. The RPI is hardly a perfect metric, and I have a hard time believing that UConn is the 14th best team in the country. Still, I would think this ranking bodes well for the Huskies making the tournament at this point. All bets are off for me if they drop Friday's game against Tulsa.
 
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Stuck with the stat tracker for tonight's game, Tulsa has their own pay per view system. UConn up 1-0 midway through the first half off a goal by Thiam. UConn dominating with a 13-3 shot advantage, and a 3-0 corner kick advantage.
 
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With about 25 minutes to go in the second half, Tulsa scores off a penalty kick to tie it up at 1.
 
Give Reid one season in the new stadium and move on. Tired off watching 80s football. Bring in someone who knows how to play modern soccer.
 
Real trouble, Tulsa gets another goal to make it 2-1. Now about 19 minutes left. I'm thinking UConn needs a win to keep in the running for a bye in the first round of the NCAA tournament. A losing streak will bring out the specter of another late season collapse.
 
dbmill said:
Real trouble, Tulsa gets another goal to make it 2-1. Now about 19 minutes left. I'm thinking UConn needs a win to keep in the running for a bye in the first round of the NCAA tournament. A losing streak will bring out the specter of another late season collapse.
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It's essentially been a really fortunate full-season collapse
 
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KSC94 said:
It's essentially been a really fortunate full-season collapse
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Well, I've been talking about UConn luck for most of the season, hoping it hasn't totally drained away. But this would be a really bad loss if it happens.
 
Give Reid the opportunity to retire before getting canned, get the right guy in to salvage the program, then give Reid his own night on opening night of the new stadium
 
KSC94 said:
Give Reid the opportunity to retire before getting canned, get the right guy in to salvage the program, then give Reid his own night on opening night of the new stadium
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Yeah, but knowing that guy. It’s going to have to be a forced retirement. It’s jsut time.
 
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