UCONN headed to OT in scoccer championship. ESPN3

[mcs333]

Against USF on ESPN3 0-0.

 

[OklahomaUconn]

The mens soccer team always seems to squander away big games...i hope it changes starting now and we win the first ever aac title

 

[B1GEast]

on to penalty kicks

 

[ASweet3781]

on to penalty kicks

Congrats to your 2013 AAC Champions the USF Bulls.

 

[Gurleyman]

Have we ever won on PKs?

We'll definitely have to win on the road to make the College Cup, unlike the 4 times we never had to leave Storrs and didn't make it. The team is young, so I don't think this is a pressure-packed "have to make it" sort of season, but a year of overachieving in the NCAA and maybe pulling an upset in the quarters would be a pleasant change of pace from the other way around.

 

[B1GEast]

USF wins, damn!

 

[SubbaBub]

That was sad to watch. 2 straight PK's to win after saving 3.

 

[B1GEast]

we had our chances to win

 

[mcs333]

Lost in round 9 of pk's. How do you miss 3 straight pk's.

 

[UConnDan97]

Lost in round 9 of pk's. How do you miss 3 straight pk's.

All three were almost down the middle. They really were bad shots. Maybe it was the nerves. Hopefully, they'll grow from the experience and take home the big one...

 

[Matrim55]

The team is young, so I don't think this is a pressure-packed "have to make it" sort of season...

Blake and Larin are good bets to get Generation Adidas contracts, and Mercado, Diouf and Bradley are all seniors. I wouldn't be surprised if Campbell is on the radar for a GA look as well.

In other words, there's a decent chance Reid will have to replace half the starting lineup next year.

 

[UConnDan97]

Blake and Larin are good bets to get Generation Adidas contracts, and Mercado, Diouf and Bradley are all seniors. I wouldn't be surprised if Campbell is on the radar for a GA look as well.

In other words, there's a decent chance Reid will have to replace half the starting lineup next year.

I would be shocked if Larin wasn't back next year...

 

[patrick]

If any of you guys want to play a little soccer? We play every Saturday in stamford its a meetup group! Here is the link http://www.meetup.com/Stamford-CT-Pick-up-Soccer-Meetup-Group/

 

[UConnDan97]

If any of you guys want to play a little soccer? We play every Saturday in stamford its a meetup group! Here is the link http://www.meetup.com/Stamford-CT-Pick-up-Soccer-Meetup-Group/

If I wasn't in eastern Connecticut, I would take you up on that offer. I would do it just for the off chance that I meet your avatar...

 

[Matrim55]

I would be shocked if Larin wasn't back next year...

He's generated plenty of GA buzz. If he has a strong tournament, he's probably gone.

 

[Fishy]

Lost in round 9 of pk's. How do you miss 3 straight pk's.

UConn soccer can find a way.

I knew the ending as soon as the kicks started.

F---.

 

[zls44]

Blake and Larin are good bets to get Generation Adidas contracts, and Mercado, Diouf and Bradley are all seniors. I wouldn't be surprised if Campbell is on the radar for a GA look as well.

In other words, there's a decent chance Reid will have to replace half the starting lineup next year.

Reid has shown a great ability to keep guys with those offers. Even when it's been a bad decision for nearly every player.

 

[UConnDan97]

Reid has shown a great ability to keep guys with those offers. Even when it's been a bad decision for nearly every player.

Which guys are you thinking of that hurt their prospects by staying with UConn an extra year? Just curious.

 

[zls44]

Which guys are you thinking of that hurt their prospects by staying with UConn an extra year? Just curious.

Right off the top, White and Gbandi. Should have both left the second they got the Hermann.

 

[zls44]

Stahl, Watson-Siriboe every Junior on the 2005 team...

 

[UConnDan97]

Right off the top, White and Gbandi. Should have both left the second they got the Hermann.

But O'Brian White was selected fourth overall by Toronto. You think he would have done better?

And Chris Gbandi was drafted first overall by Dallas. Umm....you can't do better than that, unless you think he was headed to Europe...

 

[zls44]

But O'Brian White was selected fourth overall by Toronto. You think he would have done better?

And Chris Gbandi was drafted first overall by Dallas. Umm....you can't do better than that, unless you think he was headed to Europe...

I think OBW goes top three the year before, and Gbandi BLEW OUT HIS ACL in 2001. I don't think he was going to Europe, but once he started playing for the Burn it was obvious he wasn't nearly the same player. Just a shame. He was so great.

 

[UConnDan97]

I think OBW goes top three the year before, and Gbandi BLEW OUT HIS ACL in 2001. I don't think he was going to Europe, but once he started playing for the Burn it was obvious he wasn't nearly the same player. Just a shame. He was so great.

He had a nice long stint with the Burn. It was a good enough stint that there was speculation of him playing for the US National team, until he decided to play for Liberia. He was still a really good player.

However, it's hard to say whether or not he could have been even better if he didn't have the injury. So I won't. But I also can't say that it was bad advice for him to stay, either...

 

[patrick]

If I wasn't in eastern Connecticut, I would take you up on that offer. I would do it just for the off chance that I meet your avatar...

if she was there I wouldn't invite anybody!

 

[whaler11]

I'm no college soccer fan - but penalty kicks is a stupid way to decide a winner.