Quote from: rangerfan on October 29, 2018, 01:13:05 PM
I was at the Bowdoin-Amherst game yesterday and have a question for the experts here. WTF is up with NESCAC refs? As a Grade 8 ref myself, I've got years of experience on this subject with the younger crowd. I thought that game yesterday was completely out of hand from the get go. IMHO, Mike the ref didn't call much that deserved a whistle (including two handed grabs, vicious elbows, obvious jersey pulling etc...), blew it a few times unexpectedly on soft, mysterious fould, and worst of all, he let the Amherst bench and players continually show him up, scream in his face (Amherst #10 should have had multiple yellows!), and endlessly waste time. The game was the most physical soccer game I have seen, and I saw Cornell play in person last year, so that says a lot!

Also saw at least 2 flip throws in directly in front of us that were questionable--no feet on the ground when the ball was released. Granted, that's tough to call and I can let that go. But the over the backs with forearm shivers on headers, grabbing of hips, and overall needless banging and trash talking had me leave that field quite down on NESCAC soccer in general. Can someone talk me off the edge here? Is NESCAC soccer always like this, or was it because it was a playoff game?!

Bowdoin fan, so understand I'm biased:

Yearly Yellow Card totals:
Amherst - 22
Middlebury - 20
Trinity - 19

Then it drops off.

All you need to know. As said before, it's Amherst and it's Serpone.

Quote from: blooter442 on October 23, 2018, 05:08:18 PM

Quote from: Mr.Right on October 23, 2018, 05:04:04 PM
I can honestly say I do not even remember an Ely Spencer...I remember Goitia as he was their Captain in 2014. No clue who Ely Spencer even is and you say he scored both goals??

2016 game recap: http://athletics.bowdoin.edu/sports/msoc/2016-17/releases/20161025qzquvh

Yeah Goitia was a solid presence back there, definitely the Bowdoin leader on defense with Odulate. That 2014 side wasn't the most highly-regarded but could play a bit, with guys like Henshall, Dias-Costa, and Sam White. And that was van Siclen's first year as well when he came out of nowhere to win two PK shootouts for Bowdoin.

Deserved win for Tufts. Bowdoin had its chances and took them but Tufts controlled the play, and has controlled most of the play when I've seen the two sides meet.

Bloots,

That was actually Van Siclen's junior year and he was hurt. Safian was in goal for that game, facing 11 shots and giving up only the 1. Then they came back and beat Tufts the next week 2-1 in the first round of NESCAC's.

Van Sinclen's crazy PK game was 2014.

Quote from: Mr.Right on October 28, 2017, 04:12:42 PM
Midd beats Conn 1-0 in OT as I predicted..lol..After watching the replay it was a nice play by Goulart to send in Reid who showed his athletic prowess as he easily beat his man and was 1v1 on the GK and hit it over him..Nice goal...Reid is a natural athlete and shows he can also finish...Saward's career moves forward and likely will get a Pool C after that win but might want 1 more win just in case. Conn has like Williams just self destructed the past 2 games losing to Wesleyan and Midd...They are squarely on the bubble and most likely the wrong side of it.

Mr. Right,

Why do you expect them to get a pool c bid?

Bowdoin beat Tufts 2 weeks in a row last year, including the NESCAC quarters and they didn't get a pool c.

I know you know a lot more than me about this, but the comment confuses me based on the history I've seen.

Did Tufts change keepers?

Is the Bowdoin/Tufts feed working for anyone?

I've got audio, but a frozen video.

Wednesday's Predictions:[/b]


Wesleyan v Conn--- ---Conn MUST win this game to get the all important #5 seed and a rematch at Hamilton in the Nescac Quarters thing much from them bat they would feel pretty confident about. Rumor is Wesleyan will be playing all young players so I am not expecting much from them but they will want to prove to Wheeler they belong. Conn too much.   Conn 2-0

Mr. Right - I've always loved your insight and have been more a lurker on the board that a contributor. My son still plays in the NESCAC and I find it hard to post objectively, so I avoid it. That being said, and I don't question Wesleyan's ability and right to play who they want, I was wondering about your opinion since I respect it. I am only asking your opinion - Since Wesleyan winning, losing or coming square in this game will have effects on the #2 through 7 teams quarterfinal match-ups, don't they have an ethical/sportsmanship responsibility to play out the game with their best available players?

Reminds me of the arguments when the Colts pulled Peyton out of the game and the Jets won a game they likely shouldn't have and got into the playoffs.

Just curious.