eastbaysoccer
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Santa Clara appears to have nine lives. They can get there also
2021 Women's D1 Soccer Talk - NEW THREAD!!!!!
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They are gritty. Well coached. And have quite a few players who can execute.
Feel like the winner will certainly come from the ACC.
I've always liked Pepperdine. I'm rooting for them!
We were rooting for them to avoid the trip to Tallahassee. Would have loved to share the frozen tundra in Ann Arbor. Tallahassee is really tough road game. Proud of our girls taking it to scoreless OT before conceding. Tough way to end a historic seasons!
kickingandscreaming
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Indeed.
Lionel Hutz
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Interesting to see what happens if BYU makes it to the final given that the championship game is on a Sunday.
dk_b
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Sounds like it's moving to Monday in that event: BYU set to face Santa Clara in the NCAA College Cup Friday | byucougars.com
Why is the NCAA letting a minor cult dictate its policies?
Congrats to FSU.
what-happened
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so insensitive.
I saw it as everyome working together
what-happened
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If they moved the game because of vegan beliefs, he would have been fine with it. But because it's a mormon belief/practice, it must be made fun of.
I saw it as common courtesy and respect for a University with a rich sports tradition. Additional rest for the players is never a bad thing.
dk_b
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I will admit that my initial take was not supportive but, in the end, it sounds like this arrangement was agreed to prior to the tournament and I never heard any complaints from FSU or Rutgers and the additional rest is always better for the athletes so I came around. Seeing the crowd last night told me that moving it to Monday had no impact at the venue as it seemed electric. I do hope that no FSU families had to miss out b/c of the Sunday/Monday uncertainty.
Vegan? What brought that on?
They would have sent a nice letter accepting a forfeit rather than expect all other schools to bend to their wishes.
How many parents and friends had to miss a day's work or pay higher travel costs because of this accommodation?
dk_b
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Obviously I cannot answer that question and even if there is no impact on a day's work or higher travel cost, there is certainly an additional night's stay (and food associated with that). And I think those concerns are legitimate and I don't think it's an easy call at all. My point is that if all of this was known the participants in the FSU and Rutgers brackets (if you make it all the way and play BYU, then the final will be Monday), I think I fall on the side of a reasonable accommodation and better for the athletes to have an extra day of rest. (FWIW - I asked my college soccer playing kid (as far from religious as anyone I know) and she thought it was totally fine and would be worse to force BYU to play on Sunday or forfeit (which does not benefit anyone)).
Meanwhile, in the D3 final a few days back, the NCAA organizers refused a reasonable accommodation requested by all participants for a day of rest between the semis and the final.
dk_b
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That's a pretty outrageous schedule. One semi was decided in the 1st OT, the other in the 2d OT and they have to play the 'ship on ZERO days' rest? And zero days' rest was always in the schedule? And THAT game ends up being 110 mins?! I can understand the programs requesting an accommodation. But I don't think one has to do with the other - the fact that there wasn't an accommodation in the men's D3 tournament does not mean that there shouldn't be in the women's D1 tournament. It just shows that there is inconsistency w/in the NCAA (and nobody should be shocked that the NCAA does not put a premium on the health/safety of the athletes)
what-happened
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Things that make you go hmmmm.