2016-17 D1 Women's soccer thread!!!

goldentoe said:
Cal usually finds their way to the door early. That being said, I wouldn't be surprised to see Colorado take one of the big 4 down. I predict they win 1 on the road, and 1 at home.
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Nailed it!!

Okay, I said "I wouldn't be surprised". I take it back, I am surprised. Surprised they have a chance to go 3-1 vs. the big 4...........Not bad Buffs, not bad at all.....:p
 
MakeAPlay said:
One down and 3 to go. Colorado is going to be facing a focused Cal squad on Sunday. i still think that Colorado goes 0-5 or 0-4-1 in it's last 5 games. They will still get in the dance though and might even get a first round home game.
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The Buffs prove again why you have no clue about college soccer. UCLA beaten by my girl, JT, and her crew.
 
goldentoe said:
Nailed it!!

Okay, I said "I wouldn't be surprised". I take it back, I am surprised. Surprised they have a chance to go 3-1 vs. the big 4...........Not bad Buffs, not bad at all.....:p
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So After all this Buff chatter I had to watch the replay and dang - I'm a believer. Them girls up the Colorado Rocky's who get to train @ a cruzing altitude of 5400ft brought it to the Bruins, capitalized on errors (sloppy passes etc) and appeared fit for the fight. Even when the buffs were getting pelted towards the final
Minutes, it felt like they were ready willing and able to counter punch their Bruins in the face.

I'm no soccer savant, but with all that talent in Westwood, I expected them to roll just about everyone in the pax-12 except for Stanford n SC.

Coaching?
 
Zerodenero said:
Coaching?
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This may be the launching of a proverbial SCUD for some...

In my opinion it is a legitimate question however, I still think altitude played a factor in this particular loss (and USC's draw vs. Utah). Last time I was in Denver, I was out of breath just walking. Imagine trying to run around for 90 minutes connecting laser perfect passes.

I don't know enough about Cromwell to put this on her but it would appear she made some sort of adjustment at the half as UCLA dominated after that. The question is why didn't the team have that same intensity in the first half. Is that on Cromwell or did the players go into this with the mindset that this was going to be a walk in the park?
 
I'm a big fan of coaches that make half time adjustments and teams that play better in the 2nd half, in all sports. Lets give Colorado props for playing well, and UCLA for making adjustments at half time.
 
NoGoalItAll said:
I'm ready for all the excuses. Let them fly blowhard!!
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Just to be fair,
There is a long way to go this season.
Winning the conference is only one step in the journey.
UCLA, Stanford, Cal, and USC will most probably be in the tournament, and this is where the last laugh will play out. (at least for those who laugh at and demean others)
 
I think the game of the week is Loyola and Pepperdine.
WCC implications are clear.
If Pepperdine can win this week and next week at Pacific, they knock BYU off the top of the WCC hill this year, and that is no small feat.
 
offthecrossbar said:
It's also why the NBA, MLB and NHL playoffs play a best of 5 or 7 game series. To eliminate the chance of luck beating a better team.
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Well, like I said, you gotta be able to fit things in.
I agree with you, but we also need to be realistic within school, and the length of the season.
They alternate home games every year, and that seems to be the best solution unless you want to eliminate non conference play.
 
Bernie Sanders said:
Well, like I said, you gotta be able to fit things in.
I agree with you, but we also need to be realistic within school, and the length of the season.
They alternate home games every year, and that seems to be the best solution unless you want to eliminate non conference play.
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I would be an advocate for eliminating non-conference play for conference home and away games. Then a true champion would be crowned.
 
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