2017-2018 D1 Women's Soccer Talk!

One would think the Waves should be seeded, yes?

Regardless of result, that UCLA v Stanford game and the follow up games and the last game coming probably help both sides going forward - they each face fierce competition right before the tournament getting them primed

Duke looks very good as well -- got to watch them vs Virginia

Cal respectable results and showing out well vs SoCal sides

Arizona quietly having a strong season

Should be a great NCAA tournament
 
While I can agree that UCLA's Fleming is a great player, I am sick of hearing the announcers (who always seem to be the same people game after game) proclaim her as the best in college. Not only is she NOT, she is arguable not even the best on her own team. Great skills, IQ, etc. yes. Far from best.
 
Kicknit22 said:
It's NOT a foolish decision. The school isn't going anywhere. She can always go back to school.
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She sat on the bench with the players on Sunday and went out to dinner with one of the girls family. She misses college and the overall college experience. They could have used her this season.

Shame on US Soccer for making her choose. It's rare that rushing a process turns out well.
 
Kicknit22 said:
While I can agree that UCLA's Fleming is a great player, I am sick of hearing the announcers (who always seem to be the same people game after game) proclaim her as the best in college. Not only is she NOT, she is arguable not even the best on her own team. Great skills, IQ, etc. yes. Far from best.
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I don't think anyone on her team would argue that she is the best and I'm fairly certain none of the PAC 12 coaches would agree with you. Every training session every game she does something that makes you say wow. My player says that marking her in practice makes all the players in game seem extremely easy to mark by comparison. We don't even have a player in the full WNT or even in the pipeline with her flair and vision.

And she is a dean's list engineering student that is a perfectionist. I respectfully must disagree.
 
Kicknit22 said:
While I can agree that UCLA's Fleming is a great player, I am sick of hearing the announcers (who always seem to be the same people game after game) proclaim her as the best in college. Not only is she NOT, she is arguable not even the best on her own team. Great skills, IQ, etc. yes. Far from best.
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While this might be true, I still tell my kids to focus on her movement off the ball when we're able to watch games together. As a bonus, something about her hair makes it pretty easy to spot how often she shoulder checks which I try to make my kids aware of.
 
SocalPapa said:
True. They reviewed the same video others say show the ball was in. They reached a conclusion and there is no use to revisiting it. On to the NCAA's!
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They didn't reach a conclusion. They said that it was inconclusive and without a goal line camera it was a moot argument.
 
Goforgoal said:
While this might be true, I still tell my kids to focus on her movement off the ball when we're able to watch games together. As a bonus, something about her hair makes it pretty easy to spot how often she shoulder checks which I try to make my kids aware of.
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Smart. She is a cold blooded killer on the pitch and easily the best player in the world under the age of 24.

What is going to suck is when a Canadian WNT built around her takes over as the boss of CONCACAF and all of the players around her attend US colleges. And I will be cheering for her!
 
MakeAPlay said:
They didn't reach a conclusion. They said that it was inconclusive and without a goal line camera it was a moot argument.
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It is a conclusion to determine there was nothing in the video that warranted a reversal of the call on the field. Happens in sports all the time. No goal. Move along.
 
MakeAPlay said:
I don't think anyone on her team would argue that she is the best and I'm fairly certain none of the PAC 12 coaches would agree with you. Every training session every game she does something that makes you say wow. My player says that marking her in practice makes all the players in game seem extremely easy to mark by comparison. We don't even have a player in the full WNT or even in the pipeline with her flair and vision.

And she is a dean's list engineering student that is a perfectionist. I respectfully must disagree.
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That's fine if you disagree with me. Obviously, you're not alone. Her engineering acumen has nothing to do with soccer. Don't get me wrong, I think she's awesome. She's simply, IMO, not the best.
 
MakeAPlay said:
What is going to suck is when a Canadian WNT built around her takes over as the boss of CONCACAF and all of the players around her attend US colleges. And I will be cheering for her!
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So you saying there are more #21s that are going to invade the engineering departments and women's college soccer programs after they become the boss CONCACAF
 
Arizona is going to surprise people come tourney time. They are worthy of an elite 8 appearance. Playing really well. Colorado squeaks in with a win vs Utah but doesn't have enough for a run. WSU? Who knows
 
The Driver said:
So you saying there are more #21s that are going to invade the engineering departments and women's college soccer programs after they become the boss CONCACAF
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What I am saying is if #21 was an American we might not even have her included on the U20 WNT and she is better than any midfielder that our full WNT has. And they are building their team around her. Just pay attention on the 9th when the US plays Canada and tell me what you think.
 
MakeAPlay said:
What I am saying is if #21 was an American we might not even have her included on the U20 WNT and she is better than any midfielder that our full WNT has. And they are building their team around her. Just pay attention on the 9th when the US plays Canada and tell me what you think.
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I still like #20
 
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