Quote from: PaulNewman on October 01, 2023, 10:11:10 PM

Quote from: Maine Soccer Fan on October 01, 2023, 09:49:20 PM
PN - what does the phrase "tone deaf" mean to you?

MSF, if you have an observation to share or point you want to make, please do so.

Aren't you a Messiah guy?  I'm really surprised you went at a player like that with such an overreach.  Now we're here because some suggested maybe don't come to hard conclusions based on one poor outing?  Also surprised that it took a guy who's posted like 10 times ordering and insulting others to give you the courage to speak up if you have an issue.  Piggybacking on a rogue rookie is not a great look.

GenerallyInterested, that was outstanding.  Aren't you the guy who in your first post started advising a long-term poster where she should and should not be posting....and telling posters you'd had enough of W&L and Dave Matthews while talking about chicken nuggets?  And I'm the problem?  Not sure where anyone asked for any rings to be kissed?  Was it too much for you to describe what conclusions you think should have been drawn from a GK giving up 2 goals?  Let's assume they were horrific errors....what next?  Also brilliant that within a week you've conducted a fair and comprehensive assessment of the site and already have a diagnosis.

One observation PN: about a year ago I decided to stop reading your posts and I enjoyed this board much, much more. Then a couple of weeks ago I made the very bad decision to begin reading your posts. Then I made the horrific choice of responding to your posts. I'm older and wiser now.

Okay, that might be more than one observation...

But really very seriously, PN. You're ruining this boards. Sorry I have to be the one to hold up the mirror.

PN - what does the phrase "tone deaf" mean to you?

Quote from: GenerallyInterested on October 01, 2023, 09:27:33 PM

Quote from: PaulNewman on October 01, 2023, 09:17:50 PM

Quote from: GenerallyInterested on October 01, 2023, 09:09:29 PM

Quote from: Maine Soccer Fan on September 30, 2023, 09:56:06 PM
That was definitely a nicely struck ball but you could've driven a truck through the space the keeper vacated. Stevie Wonder would've noticed that gap.

I've seen middle schoolers lob keepers like that...but the keeper in question is usually 5' 5" and pre-pubescent.

Agree - terrible goals to Give up.  Out of position on both - and while we will hear folks chirp about him being named GK of the year - not even that erases the reality of giving up to bad goals.

LOL.  I don't think anyone strongly contested that he may have given up a couple of soft goals....the "chirping" was about drawing some sweeping conclusion about that big picture.  And, btw, you don't get NGKOY without some reality that can't be erased.

Im learning that PN seems to carry himself as the truth, the light and the way of this message board.  Is there a ring that we are supposed to kiss to not have you sweep in with your arrogant, I know best,  patronizing responses?  And btw - last year was last year. and btw, the "entity" that granted that honor was a now defunct volunteer website.  Kid has talent - but lets keep it all in perspective PN.

You've caught on to this dynamic very quickly GI.

That was definitely a nicely struck ball but you could've driven a truck through the space the keeper vacated. Stevie Wonder would've noticed that gap.

I've seen middle schoolers lob keepers like that...but the keeper in question is usually 5' 5" and pre-pubescent.

Indeed, it was at Amherst. The artificial turf threw me off and I had the commentators muted! A thousand apologies.

Much to my wife's chagrin, the lawn did not get mowed.

I'd encourage you to have a look at the goals and judge for yourself how soft they were

Re: Amherst @ Williams

I don't think there is a lot to say. Amherst is a strong team and finds a way to score, especially against a suspect keeper.

Williams, playing at home in front of a good crowd on a beautiful day for soccer, managed to put 2 of 5 shots on goal. They scored a consolation goal in the 88th minute but a team entering the season ranked in the top 5 only managed 5 shots. They played a bit like a Mourinho team that is happy to cede possession and absorb pressure. Except, unlike Mourinho teams, it has no idea how to counter attack or press or even pass the ball in the attacking half. I had hoped for a more interesting game.

Amherst @ Williams

Just watched the last 20 minutes of the 1st half. When watching a team being outplayed by another team, I like to play a little game in my head. I count how many times the weaker team can complete 3+ consecutive passes. Williams managed to score a zero on that metric.

During that same period of time Amherst created one 1/2 chance.

My big decision over the next ten minutes is whether to watch the second half of mow my lawn...the lawn is looking pretty good right now.

A couple of interesting results over in NESCAC-land:
Amherst 1 - 2 Babson
Tufts 0 - 0 Wesleyan

Oh, and the spelling autocorrect for "Babson" is great.

Quote from: Kuiper on September 21, 2023, 01:17:34 PM

Quote from: Hopkins92 on September 21, 2023, 12:24:54 PM
So, yeah, interesting discussion.

Personal aside... I'm watching TV with The Wife last night and at some point I pop open the laptop to check on the Hopkins game. I skip-watch the game and then see it out live for the last 10... Still watching the show, but kind of spot checking the game. As soon as it ends, I hop over here and write a very brief summary (while she was on a bio break, mind you.) She comes back and says "oh boy, this again?" And, yeah, this again... I fully commit to this being a hobby of mine.

But, yeah, it's a pretty niche thing, to cover a D3 team and/or the conference or region they are in. I wouldn't expect this place to be flooded with posters. With that said, I wish more of the lurkers would come out. Especially parents* who have interesting insight that they could share without getting into hot water with info advantageous to their opponents.

* - I've had a handful of parents who don't really post much write me private messages either of appreciation or with insight that they can share but don't want out on these boards, which of course I respect.

I've had private messages as well with respect to my posts about schools out West.  I think there are two interesting aspects of people sending private messages rather than posting:

1.  The site is set up to favor long-time or very frequent posters.  You can't applaud/smite (what's up with "smite," by the way?  Sounds pretty extreme if we're just talking about disagree over something) unless you've reached a certain number of posts.  So, the only way you can simply encourage continued posting or register appreciation, is to write thanks in a post, which most people think isn't much of a contribution, or to do a private message, which I, for one, appreciate because I don't really know if ANYBODY reads my posts, but doesn't register much as activity on the board for frequent lurkers. 

2.  In my experience, many new posters are either new to D3 (because their kid just committed or started playing) or have kids considering playing in D3 and they are trying to learn more.  In neither case do the parents have a lot of strong opinions or takes to share on the board and very little information or perspective to share about other schools (e.g., if you are new to D3, you may have heard of some really well-known academic schools, but you probably have no idea which schools are traditional powers and you've probably never heard of the vast majority of schools unless you live in the general vicinity).  This is even a bigger issue in a place like the West Coast where there are very few D3 schools in the general vicinity.  My guess is very, very few schools, coaches, or parents, let alone players on the West Coast are aware that this board exists.  In fact, on the West Coast, it's only a small subset of parents or students who are aware that small liberal arts colleges in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Northeast exist.  And even among that small subset, they basically all know about the same few schools, they have no idea what "NESCAC" is, and most think D3 means rec soccer in college (like the Hollywood finance guy who said to me he really didn't want his kid, who was mediocre at best, to play soccer seriously in college - "I just want him to go play at a place like Amherst.").  For these new posters, the threads are great for information, but it's a one-way street.

It wasn't until I moved to Maine from the West Coast when I was 44 that I ever heard of the term NESCAC. Which is funny because I:
1. Grew up in Maine and went to college in Mass
2. Have been married to a NESCAC grad since 1995

NESCACism is very provincial...

Old adage loosely adapted: glance at the price, study the terms.

Quote from: SimpleCoach on September 03, 2023, 07:18:49 AM

Quote from: Maine Soccer Fan on September 02, 2023, 06:40:58 PM
Messiah 4 - 0 Catholic.

Catholic hung in there for the first half though Messiah came very close to scoring at least twice.

Catholic's press was mildly effective for the first 20 minutes but the heat of the day and Messiah's ball movement & possession wouldn't allow Catholic to continue to do it well.

Messiah repeatedly created chances down Catholic's left side without being able to create the final product. Constant danger there though.

Messiah's MacDonald scored with his head off a ball worked along the end line and crossed in the first minute of the second half.
Catholic then struggled to regain its composure while Messiah managed to scored three more goals and hit woodwork a couple times.

Catholic never really threatened to score in the second half. Two very different halves of soccer.

@Maine Soccer Fan - Were you at the game or did you subscribe to the stream?  Just curious.

SC.

I was at the game, beautiful day and facility.

Messiah 4 - 0 Catholic.

Catholic hung in there for the first half though Messiah came very close to scoring at least twice.

Catholic's press was mildly effective for the first 20 minutes but the heat of the day and Messiah's ball movement & possession wouldn't allow Catholic to continue to do it well.

Messiah repeatedly created chances down Catholic's left side without being able to create the final product. Constant danger there though.

Messiah's MacDonald scored with his head off a ball worked along the end line and crossed in the first minute of the second half.
Catholic then struggled to regain its composure while Messiah managed to scored three more goals and hit woodwork a couple times.

Catholic never really threatened to score in the second half. Two very different halves of soccer.

Quote from: Lonestar418 on June 27, 2023, 09:30:24 PM
Kellen Kasiguran hired at Gordon College

https://athletics.gordon.edu/news/2023/6/26/mens-soccer-kasiguran.aspx

Good news!

Quality guy.

The Messiah coaching staff has done quite a job developing Matt MacDonald. He arrived at college as a central defender, was quickly moved up top, and had to develop the skills of a striker along the way. He was much more a raw athlete than a finished player his first two years at Messiah. That he became a good striker is quite an accomplishment; that he developed so much that he earned player of the year is remarkable.

A little anecdote about Kenyon. After narrowly beating Kenyon last year, a 5th year senior at Messiah mentioned that that Kenyon team was the best team he'd played during his time at Messiah. It was a shame they played in the 2nd round.