Be careful what you write. I'm sure.

Nope.

"...until the end of competition".

That's it..."lol"? 

Nothing to say about being wrong (dishonest) about the no hand shake accusation at the end? Just "lol"?  Par for the course Bucket. No integrity.

I was close enough. And he did shake hands with a number on of Amherst players (incl CB agains whom he competed on those plays) at the end of the match. Again more dishonesty Bucket. It's a bad look.

I will not take it elsewhere. I was there and I know what happened.. You are not telling the truth.

Quote from: College Soccer Observer on November 05, 2023, 04:42:14 PM

Quote from: Bucket on November 05, 2023, 03:08:39 PM

Quote from: Newenglander on November 05, 2023, 12:23:40 PM

Quote from: Freddyfud on November 05, 2023, 12:06:22 PM
Not really based on #6

https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/championships/sports/soccer/rules/2023PRXSO_QuestionsInterpsVol4.pdf

I haven't seen this. I don't condone the behavior but I also havent observed a straight red for language once this season and I've heard plenty across the board on all sides......

Believe me, the center ref was well within the established rules for a straight red

Official NCAA ejection report lists the reason as Violent Behavior I  "Player (24) grabbed jersey of defender on Amherst College with two hands and threw player to the ground with force when ball was out of play."

Actually Bucket, that's not at all what happened. And no one should take you at your word on this as this is now the 3rd time that you have leveled a personal attack on a player based on incorrect or inaccurate information that you present as facts.

Newenglander is on the right track with his observation regarding the foul count and card count. The incident was not at all a reaction to "a failed Conn set piece" but rather to repeated instances of Amherst defenders grabbing, holding or bundeling up Conn players on set pieces and crosses. #24 is a dangerous threat on set pieces and in fact scored Conn's goal with a tidy finish on a set piece early in the match. And indeed #24 was a focal point for Amherst's defenders on subsequent set pieces and crosses. In fact at one point, #24 attempted to draw the referee's attention to defenders holding him (both arms wrapped around him in a bear hug). The referee basically shrugged it off (actually, his response was "don't talk to me"). From there, the physical play escalated as Amherst defenders were emboldened by the referee's refusal to call a foul or otherwise address the situation. There were numerous instances of off-the-ball contact in the match and in at least one instance an Amherst players throws an elbow and makes contact with a Conn player.

More broadly, Amherst's set-piece defending tactic of grabbing and holding attacking players has been noted and discussed by other posters in this forum. Physical play is a part of the game and not all contact is going to be called. Full credit to Amherst for getting a result in a hard-fought competitive match. The referee's responsibility is to manage the match to ensure player safety and fair competition, and he did not do that yesterday. The foul/card count speaks volumes about the way the match was managed with Amherst committing 20 fouls and 1 YC while Conn committed just 9 fouls but received 2 YC and a RC. This is particularly notable in light of the fact that no cards were issued for thrown elbows and a very high and dangerous challenge that actually does make contact with the Conn player.

My last comment on this for you Bucket: You seem very comfortable passing off some secondhand garbage that you hear from some unspecified source as if it's first hand knowledge of facts (including some very serious accusations of racism). But you know that you don't really have all the facts. And now CSO has confirmed it. My suggestion to you is that you refrain from publishing personal attacks on the character of players based on what you know is not a complete and accuracy account of the facts.