2018 D1 Women's Soccer Talk!!

Does ASU have any freshman coming that will make an immediate impression?

Also, I'm not seeing more than two, maybe three PAC12 teams that will give UCLA any real challenge. What am I missing here?

Every PAC 12 team is problematic but I REALLY like their chances the next two years....
 
How do you know who the top teams will be?

I watch a lot of women’s soccer, follow a lot of women’s soccer experts AND I have paid attention to how the preseason rankings go. They have half of the elite 8 on their schedule not to mention $C. Why don’t you consider games at LMU and $C road games?
 
I watch a lot of women’s soccer, follow a lot of women’s soccer experts AND I have paid attention to how the preseason rankings go. They have half of the elite 8 on their schedule not to mention $C. Why don’t you consider games at LMU and $C road games?

Agree they are technically road games, but they are not ROAD games - no jetlag, no unfamiliar food, and mommy and daddy can attend just like at home.

How many RPI points does a team get for their pre-season ranking?
 
One problem with trying to engineer an RPI is that you don't know ahead of time what your opponents' records will be next year (or several years in some cases).

They set their schedule in the winter with only a couple being multi year home and home arrangements FYI.
 
I know of a fantastic central midfielder that they are getting, and she can make a definite impact, if they use her the right way. 18 total new faces in Tempe this season...it's going to be a brutal fight for play time.

It would suck to be a midfielder for ASU. You are either going to be playing defense the entire game or watching the defensive backs kick the long ball to the sprinting forwards. I predict ASU will not win a conference game. If you take a look at their non-conference schedule it is cream puff. South Dakota State and Montana.....wheeeeee...
 
It would suck to be a midfielder for ASU. You are either going to be playing defense the entire game or watching the defensive backs kick the long ball to the sprinting forwards. I predict ASU will not win a conference game. If you take a look at their non-conference schedule it is cream puff. South Dakota State and Montana.....wheeeeee...
Admittedly the program has been in shambles but they did 'clean house' from HC on down. Maybe they get it turned around? Agree on the soft schedule but gotta win some games to build confidence, etc. IMHO.
 
And so...?

The top 10 in RPI are mainly the usual suspects so it isn’t that hard. Play in a top 3 conference (check). Play traditionally top non-conference opponents (check). Play traditionally tough opponents on the road (check). Win a lot (check). Lose 2 games or less (check).

Simple.
 
The top 10 in RPI are mainly the usual suspects so it isn’t that hard. Play in a top 3 conference (check). Play traditionally top non-conference opponents (check). Play traditionally tough opponents on the road (check). Win a lot (check). Lose 2 games or less (check).

Simple.

Win a lot works no matter who you play.
 
The top 10 in RPI are mainly the usual suspects so it isn’t that hard. Play in a top 3 conference (check). Play traditionally top non-conference opponents (check). Play traditionally tough opponents on the road (check). Win a lot (check). Lose 2 games or less (check).

Simple.

...and then lose in the playoffs (check).
 
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