ha!  apologies if it wasn't clear...  cheers. 

So, RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology) does not appear to be attending based on the "initial" coaches list...  (although, yes, they are liberty league conference)

UAA D3 Schools Attending the Showcase:   

University of Rochester, UAA Conference  (many get URochester and RIT mixed up!)
and,
Washington University St Louis, also UAA conference.  (It appears D1 school University of Washington is highlighted as UAA).

Nice info, thanks...  quick glance, one more... University of Rochester UAA Conference, (not RIT) attending...   cheers

excellent work on this document, thank you...  when I look at the "need pool C", It appears not all results of games have been updated. Just spot checking UAA and a few others... or perhaps it's user error on my part...  cheers.

Quote from: WUPHF on October 03, 2023, 07:57:46 PM

Quote from: Hopkins92 on October 03, 2023, 07:15:58 PM
Just say the school, it's good constructive feedback.

It's CMU, isn't.

I have not watched Carnegie Mellon yet this season.  I was referring to Washington University.

Referring to Chi games v. Calvin+UR. Wash v Emory was an A relative to those...

Quote from: WUPHF on October 03, 2023, 04:43:32 PM
Every UAA school has a high-quality stream.
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true..  commenting about overall production, not just stream. There's one UAA school that over the last few weeks that has had difficulty following the play, ball, or seeing into the near corners. Perhaps a temporary personnel or staffing issue so will leave it at that. 

Hopkins92:  Cheers-  yes, I've noticed the CC as having more professional broadcasts. If it's universal, I'm curious if they use a single production company, or how that's organized within the conference. And, it's of course nice that they don't charge a fee. Similarly, in our new world, I expect to pay a fee wherever I go so no fee is surely a bonus. 

Excellent points all-around, and the alternative "no effect / no big deal" comments are also quite relevant. Unable to comment much about the landmark conf but have close connections to a few UAA schools, parents, players, professors, etc.. and can say with some level of confidence (and as others have mentioned) that the UR viewing fee is a complete non-issue on program, recruiting, etc.  Any parent paying for these schools, (or alumni) is not withholding a program gift or commenting about a small fee. Although, if every school or conference went to a viewing fee, fans, including those on this board, would watch fewer games...so overall, if it grows, then that's a larger issue.   

The UR fee is $10.95 a month (or $8/game) which gets you appx 8 home games of mens and womens soccer (UAA top conference for womens soccer). So, you get a month of fun for the price of a double latte in NYC or California. Now perhaps a different angle...somewhat confident the fee is not revenue generating per say (too few $), however, it may pay for an enhanced viewing experience. This year I've probably watched entire (or parts) of atleast 50 d3 broadcasts and 60% are nearly unwatchable, quality, camera angle, camera following the play, no announcer, etc.  UR has an excellent professional announcer, terrific job at stats and commentary (not a homer color analyst..). The broadcast is very high quality, shot from a stadium perspective, begins 30 minutes prior, includes lineups, National Anthem, and "immediate" replay of goals and key plays-  it may be one of the most professional productions out there. My guess (could be wrong), is the fee goes mostly to salary, equipment and production. UR gets high attendance for a D3 program, both women and men draw between 200-300 per game, no fee to attend. Do any D3 soccer programs charge for in-person? Most D1 teams are charging $10-20 to attend games, and many draw a much smaller crowd- perhaps they shouldn't charge..  btw, anyone been to a 2 hour movie and bought a bucket of popcorn lately?   

Quote from: camosfan on October 02, 2023, 10:04:34 AM
Isn't Prep schools still the dominant contributor to the roosters of the elite programs?

In d3?  Perhaps yes, atleast in the NESCAC. My kid attended an ID camp a few years back and I met a gentleman on the sideline that had done a statistical analysis of NESCAC recruits. His son had received an offer from a Centennial Conference school but wanted to play in the NESCAC and coaches instructed him to take an extra year at a prep school. His analysis for a period of 3 years was that 55% of NESCAC recruits were prep school kids. I didn't fact check, and I have no idea if that's the same now, and it appears rosters have more international kids. However, this phenomenon is more focused on the east coast. I don't believe UAA schools, or many other conferences, recruit from prep schools as frequently. it's not the golden ticket to elite, but clearly significant.   

Agree on CMU.. and a bit of an unknown.  vs JCU, CMU gave up a goal in the 4th minute (after a long rain delay), but then played a bit more even and JCU keeper saved a penalty in 2nd half. it's another one of these early season games that if the score were 1-1 and CMU was 5-0-2, perceptions out there on CMU may be different, I don't know... I've only watched 2 of their games. of course, performing in tougher games is important too. 

 

Preface this with, perhaps you're correct, although a few notes.. plenty of faults with Massey, although UAA is #2 conference in SOS behind NESCAC. Looking at the individual opponents/ out of conference schedules also supports that. Five teams have gotten off to a good start, with 3 underperforming (so far). NYU may be the largest dissapointment although playing three non-conf AWAY games at Montclair, Stevens, and Wesleyan can lead to difficult starts. If NYU played an easier non-conf schedule like many teams ranked in the top 20, they could be 4-1-1, and nobody would notice (one bad loss..). Emory and UR appear to have improved squads vs last year. Conference play in the UAA will again be the wild west with no easy outs. 

SJF has long time rivalries in that area, tied RIT last week, and rivalry games rarely play as expected. Also, SJF has played the #5 most difficult schedule in the country thus far (albeit Massey). The SJF v UR game was 2-0 until UR had a silly foul with 5 min remaining when both squads had quite a few freshman/ non-starters on the field.

Chicago, CWRU, Rochester play Calvin, Dennison, Stevens coming up... quite strong.  Comments welcome.       

All true... RIT is legitimate contender- they are an experienced team and at times displayed a relentless attack. If they can clean up some things in the back, they will challenge for the LL title. That said, constant light rain and slick conditions made it difficult for each side's defense. Also of note, UR's attack is much improved with multiple weapons lurking around the box. The first penalty was iffy, but there was a second take down in the box that was a clear penalty- the referee was not going to award a second in the half. RIT plays Vassar at home the last game of the season which could have large implications. For now, RIT will be riding a wave of confidence.   

Agree with your assessment-  watched the game and Jaden Wright is going to be a handful. Previous school Akron. His position at Akron is listed alternating Fwd and Def between 2019-2021 but didn't see his name on the roster for 2022.  Maybe I missed something...  the delay appeared to hurt CMU, came out running in quicksand- though CMU played better as game progressed. Need to keep those legs warm during a long delay.   

Another hopping in for the weekly fun-  cheers. 

Great commentary and thoughts on the assist subject. Subjectivity, and especially differences in the way staff or officials award assists does seem to make the statistic less useful. Many programs just don't award two assists.   

10.5.5 A corner kick, throw-in or free kick leading to a goal each counts as a pass in awarding assists.

Clarifying question: On a long throw-in into the box, if the ball deflects off a defender first, but the offensive player gains immediate possession for a shot and goal, is the throw still awarded an assist? Or does it need to be bang-bang same team, or is that also subjective?  The rules seem to indicate yes, but that also appears to be highly subjective in both opinion and among official scorers. 

Following up on earlier post, and, cruising past the paywall...Cortland vs Rochester- game opens fairly even with each side failing to convert. Cortland breaks through at 22nd minute, nice running header off a perfect long cross. 2nd half, UR comes out with high press and more aggressive driving more action into the box. Cortland gives up 3Pks in 9 minutes, bad fouls, 3rd not as clear. First PK terrific save by keeper but UR scores on the rebound. UR nets next two PKs, then 4 minutes later a banger from outside the box into top left corner. Physical game, UR defense and keeper solid in stopping experienced attack. Cortland will regroup- still a strong team. UR will be tested with healthy out of conference schedule, Alvernia, RIT, Hobart, and Stevens..