2019 Women's D1 Soccer Talk!!!!

Not sure how “gently” that will go. I can’t imagine having your dreams crushed ever feels gentle.
 
sirfootyalot said:
Idk how good they will be but they will be deep for sure. They have 12 or 13 incoming players for 2020 so they will have 38 or 39 players.
It’s interesting to compare that with schools like FSU who carries only 21 and Stanford with 25 players.
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Remember thou that UCLA has to carry AYSO Allstars on the roster for a year to get around accepting bribes.
 
The Outlaw said:
Well that was short lived...
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I know. It's the smart one's in Palo Alto or maybe VA #1 now? Go Pac 12 and maybe, just maybe my beloved Bruins will get their act together and win out. Pac 12 is deep and I bet the NCAA Woman's champs will be from the Pac 12 :) What a game that was Duke vs VA. I'm watching woman's college soccer for the first time ever this year.
 
Fact said:
Where is @Map? Dreams crushed? LOL.
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I think @MakeAPlay is practicing great emotional intelligence and waiting a few days to process things before commenting. I am confident we’ll eventually hear from him and he’ll have some well thought out insight on the match.

Yeah, it sucks to lose, especially in the conference opener and especially to Cal but UCLA’s season is far from over. No matter what happens from here on out, they’ll be in the dance and make some noise. As we all know, it’s not how you start but how you finish.
 
SpeedK1llz said:
I think @MakeAPlay is practicing great emotional intelligence and waiting a few days to process things before commenting. I am confident we’ll eventually hear from him and he’ll have some well thought out insight on the match.

Yeah, it sucks to lose, especially in the conference opener and especially to Cal but UCLA’s season is far from over. No matter what happens from here on out, they’ll be in the dance and make some noise. As we all know, it’s not how you start but how you finish.
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Exactly what I was going to say. Losing a close one is sometimes the best thing that can happen to a team. I for one am excited to see so many strong teams in Pac-12 (and other conferences) versus one that rolls over everyone else. It makes for more exciting soccer when any team could win on any given day. And it keeps the players/teams on their toes, working hard to adjust and improve.
 
Fact said:
Insight or excuses?
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The old MAP might have made excuses but I’m going to bet that the new MAP will probably be honest in his assessment. I definitely see an effort on his part to try and keep it positive.

He also watches a ton of women’s college soccer and has some great insight into other teams and players that as a novice of the game, I appreciate.
 
SpeedK1llz said:
The old MAP might have made excuses but I’m going to bet that the new MAP will probably be honest in his assessment. I definitely see an effort on his part to try and keep it positive.

He also watches a ton of women’s college soccer and has some great insight into other teams and players that as a novice of the game, I appreciate.
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Wow. Another MAP homer. And what is all this crap about an old and new MAP. He threatened to beat me up a page ago. What a bunch of blather. Here are the facts. The mitch has picked the kneelers to win the natty three years in a row. They have lost every year. Their left back chokes under pressure. They wont even get there this year. Karma is b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l.
 
Honest assessment: At times in a few recent games--Pepperdine, Santa Clara, Cal---UCLA has looked tired/fatigued to me. I'm wondering if all the travel and play over the past few months is catching up to them? Not just going to Hawaii and Italy (or wherever they went), but several of the players played in international competitions, including World Cup.

Also, as I said previously, and as another astute poster previously wrote, they are in need of a true "9"--UVA has one, UNC has a couple and Stanford certainly has one if they play her there.
 
push_up said:
Wow. Another MAP homer. And what is all this crap about an old and new MAP. He threatened to beat me up a page ago. What a bunch of blather. Here are the facts. The mitch has picked the kneelers to win the natty three years in a row. They have lost every year. Their left back chokes under pressure. They wont even get there this year. Karma is b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l.
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If you compare MAP’s reaction to trolls this year vs. last year, you can clearly see his response is better. Sure he threatened to beat you up but every man has his limits and you got exactly the response you were looking for.

I’ve met the man and had a few cold ones with him and he’s a good dude in person and just passionate about the sport and his daughter and her team. What do you expect?
 
oh canada said:
Honest assessment: At times in a few recent games--Pepperdine, Santa Clara, Cal---UCLA has looked tired/fatigued to me. I'm wondering if all the travel and play over the past few months is catching up to them? Not just going to Hawaii and Italy (or wherever they went), but several of the players played in international competitions, including World Cup.

Also, as I said previously, and as another astute poster previously wrote, they are in need of a true "9"--UVA has one, UNC has a couple and Stanford certainly has one if they play her there.
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I am certainly not a team spokesperson but your assessment may not necessarily be off the mark but some things to consider... Some teams like a tough schedule for two reasons; a better RPI and to better prepare their team for conference play and a possible tournament birth. Sure, it may be physically and mentally demanding but “iron sharpens iron”.

Secondly, what looks like exhaustion or fatigue to an outsider may be illness or injuries that some players are just choosing to play through. I think every team has some level of this happening throughout the season and it’s just what highly competitive, elite athletes do. There will be plenty of time to rest when the season is over.

I personally am more excited about this season than any other. Sure, the top teams are still at or near the top, but I think the season thus far has shown that anybody can truly beat anybody “on any given day”. By tournament time, the usual suspects will be there but I think a few mid majors have a chance to go deep into the tournament. Obviously, there’s a significant piece of luck that plays a factor as well so anything can happen but I am hopeful we’ll see more competitive games and less lopsided wins as the season progresses.
 
SpeedK1llz said:
I am certainly not a team spokesperson but your assessment may not necessarily be off the mark but some things to consider... Some teams like a tough schedule for two reasons; a better RPI and to better prepare their team for conference play and a possible tournament birth. Sure, it may be physically and mentally demanding but “iron sharpens iron”.

Secondly, what looks like exhaustion or fatigue to an outsider may be illness or injuries that some players are just choosing to play through. I think every team has some level of this happening throughout the season and it’s just what highly competitive, elite athletes do. There will be plenty of time to rest when the season is over.

I personally am more excited about this season than any other. Sure, the top teams are still at or near the top, but I think the season thus far has shown that anybody can truly beat anybody “on any given day”. By tournament time, the usual suspects will be there but I think a few mid majors have a chance to go deep into the tournament. Obviously, there’s a significant piece of luck that plays a factor as well so anything can happen but I am hopeful we’ll see more competitive games and less lopsided wins as the season progresses.
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Also, getting admitted into UCLA is "winning" for many of the 30+YNT players. UCLA is the hardest school to get into according to many. Some committ as Fr and Soph in HS and try not to get hurt for three years. Then they show up and can't get into the game. Not sure how you can get better if you don't play that much. I like FSU with 21 players. No excuses for anyone playing D1 at UCLA. MJ played with 103 and made it happen. If you're injured, please don't "choose" to play through when you have 18+ YNT on the bench ready to have impact. BTW, very nice goal ur dd had the other day :)
 
Was gone for a bit. On Friday, CSUF had a 3-0 lead, only to end 3-3 versus USF.

USF has a turf field, you would think a NorCal school could have grass. I think D1 soccer players deserve grass fields.
 
Thursday:

Oregon at Colorado
Oregon State at Utah

UCLA at Arizona
USC at Arizona State

Washington State at Stanford
Washington at Cal

Saturday:

BYU at Santa Clara
Portland at Pepperdine
San Francisco at St. Mary’s
San Diego at Gonzaga
Pacific at LMU

Thursday
Long Beach State at Cal Poly
UC Davis at Fullerton
Riverside at Irvine
CSUN at Hawaii
 
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good Thing for the mid
Majors is they only have to play 11 YNT players at a time and if the coach elects to play with hurt or fatigued YNT players then its even better.
turftoe said:
Thursday:

Oregon at Colorado
Oregon State at Utah

UCLA at Arizona
USC at Arizona State

Washington State at Stanford
Washington at Cal

Saturday:

BYU at Santa Clara
Portland at Pepperdine
San Francisco at St. Mary’s
San Diego at Gonzaga
Pacific at LMU
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BYU 2-1 over SC
Pepp 2-1 over Portland
1-1 tie USF @ SMC
Gonzaga 3-1 over USD
1-1 tie Pacific/Loyola
 
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