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espola said:
Half or more of the schedule is set by conference requirements. Non-conference games are often scheduled years in advance to satisfy home-and-home arrangements. Some games are scheduled against nearby non-conference schools to limit travel costs.
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Now we are off tangent. I made the statement that SMC did not schedule for an at large, you said I didn't understand RPI, and now you're making excuses as to why they scheduled as they did. Everyone has a conference schedule, everyone contracts into home and away, and everyone has budgets. Some find ways to schedule for at larges, some don't.

I would venture to say that SMC is a year ahead of schedule. New coach probably didn't think she would have the ship moving in the right direction so quickly, and her schedule this year was designed to build confidence, and next year it will be a proper playoff intentional schedule.
 
Swoosh said:
Now we are off tangent. I made the statement that SMC did not schedule for an at large, you said I didn't understand RPI, and now you're making excuses as to why they scheduled as they did. Everyone has a conference schedule, everyone contracts into home and away, and everyone has budgets. Some find ways to schedule for at larges, some don't.

I would venture to say that SMC is a year ahead of schedule. New coach probably didn't think she would have the ship moving in the right direction so quickly, and her schedule this year was designed to build confidence, and next year it will be a proper playoff intentional schedule.
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Are you starting to understand what I was saying earlier?
 
Swoosh said:
Now we are off tangent. I made the statement that SMC did not schedule for an at large, you said I didn't understand RPI, and now you're making excuses as to why they scheduled as they did. Everyone has a conference schedule, everyone contracts into home and away, and everyone has budgets. Some find ways to schedule for at larges, some don't.

I would venture to say that SMC is a year ahead of schedule. New coach probably didn't think she would have the ship moving in the right direction so quickly, and her schedule this year was designed to build confidence, and next year it will be a proper playoff intentional schedule.
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@espola is the resident d-bag...

"Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." ~Mark Twain
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why this is no fluke:

USD’s win over Long Beach
UOP’s 2OT loss to a good BOISE team
SMC tie to CAL after going 1 woman down.

I still think BYU, Pepperdine take care of business but I don’t think they will be able to rest their starters against them like years past. The team that Needs to worry about these three is Gonzaga. Now does this help the WCC RPI?
 
eastbaysoccer said:
why this is no fluke:

USD’s win over Long Beach
UOP’s 2OT loss to a good BOISE team
SMC tie to CAL after going 1 woman down.

I still think BYU, Pepperdine take care of business but I don’t think they will be able to rest their starters against them like years past. The team that Needs to worry about these three is Gonzaga. Now does this help the WCC RPI?
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espola said:
USD went deep into the NCAA tournament a few years back.
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I keep forgetting this is a women's soccer thread.
 
UOP has a cupcake schedule and while Loyola is the complete opposite. When they meet game 1 of the WCC, UOP could be 7-1–1 and Loyola could be 0-10. Who will wins that game?
 
suzysoccer1 said:
LMU is a train wreck. Lucky if they win 3 games all year.
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In fairness, the head coach was hired 3 months before lockdown, so there’s not much there that’s her mark on the team yet. She was an assistant coach from UCLA, so I think there’s room for the program to get better.
 
Yousername said:
In fairness, the head coach was hired 3 months before lockdown, so there’s not much there that’s her mark on the team yet. She was an assistant coach from UCLA, so I think there’s room for the program to get better.
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Nah it’s a dumpster fire. Coach aside. UCI game game was embarrassing, also lost to Riverside ! Yeah Riverside! and that UCLA game was one big rondo. Play slow, lazy soccer with zero ability to create any scoring chances. Defense is terrible all over the field. What you think she turning this around with more girls from the South Bay. This isn’t all on Jenny, but the facility and school alone should easily land you some legit players who want to play soccer. Clearly they need to re evaluate wtf they are doing and who they are recruiting right now, or she is going back to UCLA.
 
suzysoccer1 said:
Nah it’s a dumpster fire. Coach aside. UCI game game was embarrassing, also lost to Riverside ! Yeah Riverside! and that UCLA game was one big rondo. Play slow, lazy soccer with zero ability to create any scoring chances. Defense is terrible all over the field. What you think she turning this around with more girls from the South Bay. This isn’t all on Jenny, but the facility and school alone should easily land you some legit players who want to play soccer. Clearly they need to re evaluate wtf they are doing and who they are recruiting right now, or she is going back to UCLA.
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A teams success is dependent on the players and the coaches ability to maximaize their potential and make sound strategic decisions. The players were already there so I'd start pointing at the coach. SMC has the same players and new coach and look at them. VAST improvement. Same as Pacific and USD.
 
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