Simisoccerfan
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Still trying too hard.
Well I am the one handing out brochures and logging coaches for the team so just sharing the facts.
Still trying too hard.
My U16/17 Predictions are on track too...
A: TopHat (in a surprisingly easy pool for them)...a 2-0 win for TopHat (other 2 teams tied so TopHat with the early lead)
B: Cincinnati (eeks out the big upset)...Cincinnati as the 4th wild card tied #10 seed Breakers; the RPI showed Cincinnati had some strength and they did just enough to have a chance
C: PDA or Real Colorado - pick 'em...PDA and Real Colorado both won, each with a goal differential of 2, pick 'em indeed
D: Penn Fusion...Penn won uneventfully
E: FC Dallas (and this won't be close either)...FC Dallas won 4-2 (tied for most goals in the first round of games)
F: Crossfire (but Solar has a chance at the upset; sadly a TOUGH draw again for poor Legends)...Crossfire and Solar both won. Solar's win was an "upset" as they were the 3rd wildcard and Legends was the 9th overall seed). This result confirms what my RPI showed - Legends had a bad draw despite its higher playoff seeding.
G: Nationals (but Real So Cal might have a good showing)...Nationals and Real So Cal both won. Real So Cal won as the Pot 3 team (beat the #12 seed as a #18 seed). The RPI predicted this "upset" as well.
H: LAFC Slammers (with only Midwest United putting up any sort of a fight)...LAFC won 2-0 and Midwest won 2-1
Heading into Thursday for U16/17, when the Pot 1 teams will play the Pot 2 teams:
Win or lose Penn Fusion (Pot 1 Group D) and Crossfire (Pot 1 Group F) are likely to advance based on nearly insurmountable goal differentials (GD is the 1st tie breaker after points; head to head is not used at all).
Winner of the Pot 1 vs Pot 2 game advances for groups A, B, C, E, and H. Concorde (Group E) is the only Pot 2 team that would advance with a tie.
All four teams remain in contention in Group G, with the Pot 1 team (Nationals) advancing with a tie (and Real loss or tie) or win (and Real win of equal or lesser goal differential, loss, or tie). All four teams could conceivably end up with four points, so Charlotte can jump from 4th to 1st if they crush Real and Nationals lose a close one to NY Fury.
of course you did - you have become a broken record....I just got home from the DA showcase and I thought it was an excellent event in all aspects. Good weather, excellent fields, good refs, good competition, a ton of coaches, free water and parking, and good breakfast burritos! Now it is a waiting game to see what the next few days bring.
of course you did - you have become a broken record....
Okay. But recognize the hypocrisy in yourself in calling me a broken record.wrong, never said I was an ECNL lover - things are not necessarily that simple....
I could give you more depth about the event. Tell what you want to know. How about we played the Michigan Hawks today who is returning to ECNL and I thought they were the weakest team we have played in a while.don't need a cheerleader for the DA - makes for a more interesting forum to have more discussions with more depth to them.
Probably because their committed players did not make the trip?I could give you more depth about the event. Tell what you want to know. How about we played the Michigan Hawks today who is returning to ECNL and I thought they were the weakest team we have played in a while.
It is great to have coaches at your games but with your team going into their senior year I bet few if any of them where not top DI coaches. Plus where they much better or even different than the coaches in Seattle?I could give you more depth about the event. Tell what you want to know. How about we played the Michigan Hawks today who is returning to ECNL and I thought they were the weakest team we have played in a while.
wrong, never said I was an ECNL lover - things are not necessarily that simple....
I am neither for or against either league but you are a broken record. First it was how great DPL is and now that a lot of girls aged out and your moved up to DA you cheerleader without substance. BTW how is your club’s DPL team doing?Okay. But recognize the hypocrisy in yourself in calling me a broken record.
It is great to have coaches at your games but with your team going into their senior year I bet few if any of them where not top DI coaches. Plus where they much better or even different than the coaches in Seattle?
having a good experience that helps your DD reach her goal/dream depends on many factors, very little depends on whether it is DA, ECNL. etc.
Nopansies@gmail.comI could send you our list of coaches. What’s your email address? I wasn’t in Seattle so I can’t speak to what they had. I bet they had a good turnout too.