Quote from: lastguyoffthebench on November 03, 2015, 12:42:20 PM

Quote from: Mr.Right on November 03, 2015, 12:38:02 PM

Quote from: lastguyoffthebench on November 03, 2015, 12:28:53 PM
i just realised Kenyon SOS is .489...

Does that include the win at OWU?    They cannot possibly garner a Pool C with that SOS...Not gonna happen

no, but the Wabash game brings it back down

How would a win vs a 11-5-2 Wabash team offset a win @OWU?

I agree completely with RH. No need to hijack the the national thread with Kenyon, considering nearly every post is dealing with Kenyon's conundrum of a regional rank. That being said, I would like to read RH's (or anyone's) justification for Denison being ranked ahead of Kenyon.

I just don't see how you can possibly justify Denison being ranked over Kenyon. I understand that SOS is a big deal and Denison has a much better stat (.58 vs .495). But if you actually go and LOOK at the two teams schedules, I don't see how Denison's SOS is so much higher than Kenyon's. They have a relatively similar schedule. The main differences are Denison has a win over Emory and Thomas More while Kenyon has a win vs Carnegie Mellon. I consider Emory and CMU pretty equal, so does that ONE win vs Thomas More really change a SOS from .495 to .58? Not to even mention that Kenyon just handled Denison 3-0 on Saturday, holding the Big Red to their season low 4 shots in the game.

Quote from: Nutmeg on July 06, 2015, 07:17:03 PM
Being a fan of Wheaton, Elliot Borge and Marshall Hollingsworth from the Chicago area were recruited for D1. Tufts also has a ussda kid from Chicago that was in the same boat.

You also can't forget about D1 transfers that play on good D3 teams. I'm not too sure how many D1 players transfer to D3 each year but those players were also obviously recruited for D1 teams. That's not saying that all D1 transfers make the sort of impact at the D3 level that might be expected but it's still something to note.

Also below is a link to the USSDA commits on signing day, you may be able to see if your school recruited any of these players by searching for your schools name. I know that not all schools publish a "recruiting class press release," so this may be of interest and/or help.

http://www.soccerwire.com/news/clubs/youth-boys/ussda-college-commitments/

With all the talk in this forum about recruiting classes, what exactly constitutes a strong recruiting class? Is it obtaining a certain number of USSDA players? Bringing in players from all over the country? Is it having a large class based on sheer numbers?

Obviously I realize that a strong class cannot be truly evaluated until the players are put on display during the season, but I'm just wondering how to pre-judge a recruiting class before any games have been played.

The All-NCAC teams were released a short while ago. Can someone explain how Amolo (and Glassman for that matter) only make the Honorable mention team? I don't know how the process works with all conference teams but someone messed up BIG time.

http://www.northcoast.org/sports/msoc/All-NCAC/Files/2014_All-NCAC_Men-s_Soccer.pdf

Quote from: Domino1195 on November 15, 2014, 08:28:30 PM
If I could advise Kenyon it would be to use #21 - the Red Haired Wonder - more centrally as I feel he is the play maker on the team. More cannot match his strength and skill in the midfield: Kenyon could make this a route if they dominate the midfield - #21 - and attack quickly.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed this guy. I watched the OWU-Kenyon NCAC Final and I thought he was extremely dangerous (he scored the game-winner in OT). I didn't get to see the game today because of streaming issues but I watched his goal today against Heidelberg on the Kenyon site and it was a great finish (much like the OT goal). I was wondering why he hasn't been mentioned before anywhere. I did some research and found that he is a redshirted Sophomore D1 transfer from Providence College, who was a NCAA tourney team last year, and played for Solar Chelsea Academy in Dallas. I did some more research and found out that he has been playing holding midfield all season (fourth on the team in minutes) and moved to more of a attacking outside midfield role for the NCAC final and apparently today as well. When I watched him play in the NCAC final he definitely looked like a veteran attacking midfielder, not out of place at all. I feel like this guy maybe one of the best players in D3 that no one knows about and Kenyon has been hiding him all season just to unleash him for the postseason.

Did anyone catch the Kenyon-Heidelberg game? Was it a good one? I couldn't get the stream to work and now I can't get the Thomas More-North Park stream to work either.

Quote from: wingtips2 on November 11, 2014, 01:26:26 PM
Sweet 16
Oneonta/F&M
Brandeis/SLU

UWW/Wartburg
Loras/Trinity

Messiah/Babson
Dickinson/Muhls

Kenyon/Calvin
Whitworth/CN

Elite 8
F&M/SLU
Wartburg/Trinity
Messiah/Muhl
Kenyon/CN

Final 4
SLU/Trinity
Messiah/Kenyon

Final
Trinity 1 - Kenyon 3

I like this except I think F&M would beat SLU.

I feel pretty comfortable with predicting Messiah and Wheaton (Ill.) to make the final four. I'm also going to pick Kenyon just because they seem like one of those high seeded teams that no one picks to win and they seem to be hitting their stride at the right time. As for the other region, I really can't decide between Oneonta, F&M, or Brandeis.

Quote from: NCAC New England on November 10, 2014, 11:13:30 AM
Which raises an interesting point.  IF teams do drop out of the last "secret" rankings, and IF the most recent rankings are the only thing that counts in computing record against ranked, then those records against ranked could change quite a bit.

This was the reason I was asking. With the region being weak this year, I feel like alot of different teams could have dropped out or jumped into the final rankings, which could greatly alter the ranked record for Kenyon, OWU, and JC.

Quote from: NCAC New England on November 10, 2014, 10:55:41 AM
And yet they probably should still count as pretty good wins.  Assuming Heidelberg jumps into the last couple of Great Lakes slots in secret rankings they would pick up another win and another loss. 

NCAC, who else do you think drops out/jumps into the final Great Lakes secret rankings?

How do the first round byes work exactly? Are they based on region?

If the Trinity result holds, it would really be a fitting end to a crazy weekend full of surprises and upsets. A Trinity loss would also open up a first round bye spot for someone else.