2017-2018 D1 Women's Soccer Talk!

[The Driver]

MAP can answer this question better than I but, based upon what I saw last night, the defensive drop off is noticeable when the starters are out. My guess is they won't get a break at BYU.

The rest before the game is what's important

We all know shooters can have bad days but a rested defense will never fail you.

I hope those who are cheering for a undefeated run rest the D whenever possible.

Big Ups to your DD she is doing the damn thing on the big stage.

Que?

Don't que me lol. It's cool though because you understood what I was getting at. MAP it's all good. Good luck to your players

 

[MakeAPlay]

@MakeAPlay resting forwards isn't a big deal

Can they rest the back line?

Let me know when the 4 only plays 40 something then I will know the depth

The 4 only played 45 minutes in this one. Resting a knee for a big four game stretch. She will be ready to go 180 this weekend. She is playing at another level right now. Making it look like she is barely trying.

 

[MakeAPlay]

The rest before the game is what's important

We all know shooters can have bad days but a rested defense will never fail you.

I hope those who are cheering for a undefeated run rest the D whenever possible.

Big Ups to your DD she is doing the damn thing on the big stage.

Don't que me lol. It's cool though because you understood what I was getting at. MAP it's all good. Good luck to your players

Que?

 

[MakeAPlay]

MAP can answer this question better than I but, based upon what I saw last night, the defensive drop off is noticeable when the starters are out. My guess is they won't get a break at BYU.

All I know is that at any time they can go back to their starting 4 from last year and lock anyone down. Expect to see that once they get a two goal lead against a good team or a late lead against a great team...

 

[SpeedK1llz]

UCLA moves to #2. No surprise there. My question is how in the heck is Cal still in the top 25 after that loss to USF?

 

[MakeAPlay]

UCLA moves to #2. No surprise there. My question is how in the heck is Cal still in the top 25 after that loss to USF?

The TDS bias will account for any serious anomalies. According to TDS the following schools have more top 100 college players than UCLA:

BYU
Long Beach St.
Notre Dame
Texas A&M
Santa Clara
Cal
South Carolina
Colorado
Depaul
Bucknell
Northwestern
West Virginia.

According to them UCLA is Fleming and a bunch of scrubs.....

 

[Glen]

Nebraska is a lot better than I thought they would be as is Clemson. Rutgers is looking like an elite 8 team. They are going to give Penn State a run for their money. Virginia is an excellent side. Florida has athletes all over the field and a winning mentality. $C is going to lose one of their next 3 games. Mark my word....

Wake Forrest also looks good. They beat South Carolina, South Carolina's only loss. South Carolina has already beaten UCF - who beat North Carolina. Although it was an exhibition, WF also handled NC State pretty easily.

 

[MakeAPlay]

Wake Forrest also looks good. They beat South Carolina, South Carolina's only loss. South Carolina has already beaten UCF - who beat North Carolina. Although it was an exhibition, WF also handled NC State pretty easily.

I agree with you 100%. I thought that Wake Forest was game! I also loved how Alabama battled. They are a direct team with good athletes and they didn't try to pretend they were something else and it worked!! I love how in the women's college game anything can happen and usually does! With the short 12-13 week regular season a team has to establish it's identity and then run with it! This season has started off fun and will continue to get better.

 

[Ricky Fandango]

Nebraska is a lot better than I thought they would be as is Clemson. Rutgers is looking like an elite 8 team. They are going to give Penn State a run for their money. Virginia is an excellent side. Florida has athletes all over the field and a winning mentality. $C is going to lose one of their next 3 games. Mark my word....

Nebraska beat BYU last season in Provo when BYU had WAY more firepower than they do this season.

 

[AZsoccerDad]

Did anyone see the Bama / FSU game? Was very surprised at how Alabama started and seemed to control that game. FSU seemed out of sorts and taken aback by the aggressiveness of the Tide.

And no MAP, Bama isn't beating UCLA

 

[MakeAPlay]

Did anyone see the Bama / FSU game? Was very surprised at how Alabama started and seemed to control that game. FSU seemed out of sorts and taken aback by the aggressiveness of the Tide.

And no MAP, Bama isn't beating UCLA

I saw that game. Alabama has a bunch of athletes that play hard. Like I said in my post to @Glen they play unapologetically direct and dare you to stop them. The Alabama coach used to be an assistant at Florida State and clearly knew the vulnerable member of their back line as they went after her mercilessly. If not for their keeper making some timely saves that game could have easily been 2 or 3 nil. Florida State is talented but they haven't quite developed an attacking identity yet. With all of the talk of the Bruins flaws I have yet to see a fully polished product out their yet among any of the top teams.

 

[MakeAPlay]

Nebraska beat BYU last season in Provo when BYU had WAY more firepower than they do this season.

I saw Nebraska last year and wasn't that impressed. I saw the Cougars and definitely thought BYU was better then. Nebraska has a big time athletic department and they play in the Big Ten so it isn't a shocker that they can attract talent and coaching.

 

[MakeAPlay]

Did anyone see the Bama / FSU game? Was very surprised at how Alabama started and seemed to control that game. FSU seemed out of sorts and taken aback by the aggressiveness of the Tide.

And no MAP, Bama isn't beating UCLA

On any given day with the unpredictability of field conditions, anything can happen. They seem to be taking it one day at a time and are just trying to get better every day. It's the Hunger Games on that squad and personally I like it that way. If I was going to bet on anyone it would be on Fleming and her roadies.

 

[Ricky Fandango]

I saw Nebraska last year and wasn't that impressed. I saw the Cougars and definitely thought BYU was better then. Nebraska has a big time athletic department and they play in the Big Ten so it isn't a shocker that they can attract talent and coaching.

It doesnt matter if you were impressed.
Trust me. They dont care.
They beat BYU in Provo. Something that had not been done in years.
That was the turning point for their program.
We will see if it continues or not.

 

[MakeAPlay]

It doesnt matter if you were impressed.
Trust me. They dont care.
They beat BYU in Provo. Something that had not been done in years.
That was the turning point for their program.
We will see if it continues or not.

I don't know what was lost in the translation so let me say it again. I saw both teams play the same team LAST YEAR. LAST YEAR I thought that BYU was better. This was by comparing them against the same team. I thought that Nebraska went down quite easily in the tournament and didn't put up much of a fight. BYU meanwhile was problematic for that same team. No worries this is a different year and they both are clearly different teams. If it was a turning point for the program then good for them.

I've been to Husker stadium during the fall. It's a nice place with great fans. Lincoln and Omaha also have the best steak you will ever eat in your life. I bet that his benchmarks aren't very high there but given the facilities he seems to be doing well. Good luck to your player's team this week. Gotta keep that RPI up for our September date.

By the way I'm going to crack that bottle of Don Julio open and sip one the way you suggested if they pull one off in Provo. I've been there too and that altitude can wear on you.

 

[Swoosh]

UCLA 3 - 1 UCSB

Signs of improvement: held UCSB to just one goal.

 

[SpeedK1llz]

Good luck to your player's team this week. Gotta keep that RPI up for our September date.

Speaking of RPI, I was wondering if these next 4 teams Pepperdine is facing are really going to do much for their RPI? Admittedly, I am new to the college scene and don't entirely understand how RPI is calculated but I do know strength of schedule is part of it. Are these next 4 strong enough opponents to do much to raise Pepperdine's RPI?

 

[espola]

Speaking of RPI, I was wondering if these next 4 teams Pepperdine is facing are really going to do much for their RPI? Admittedly, I am new to the college scene and don't entirely understand how RPI is calculated but I do know strength of schedule is part of it. Are these next 4 strong enough opponents to do much to raise Pepperdine's RPI?

RPI is 25% WLT record, 50% opponents' combined WLT record, 25% opponent's opponent's combined WLT record (with some tweaks to avoid counting games twice and allegedly to denigrate ties). The 25-50-25 proportions may vary from year to year, as may the rules for the tweaks. The whole point of the RPI is to give the tournament selection committee a rationale for choosing the remainder of the field after each conference's automatic slots are filled, and to make a reasonable set of first-round matchups. Other NCAA sports use variations of this method, but an RPI calculation with some set of proportions and tweaks is at the heart of them all.

 

[MakeAPlay]

Signs of improvement: held UCSB to just one goal.

You should try watching the games and then you might understand that they are playing the long game. They are getting minutes for inexperienced talent and resting key players. Watch this weekend when they outscore your Trojans whole season in 2 games. Maybe one.

Just wait until you guys see them. They are really going to make it hurt this year and for the foreseeable future.

 

[Ricky Fandango]

Speaking of RPI, I was wondering if these next 4 teams Pepperdine is facing are really going to do much for their RPI? Admittedly, I am new to the college scene and don't entirely understand how RPI is calculated but I do know strength of schedule is part of it. Are these next 4 strong enough opponents to do much to raise Pepperdine's RPI?

Next four games won't do much for RPI.