Quote from: deutschfan on September 04, 2021, 12:47:51 PM
Saint--if you are watching the game you must be dying.  Buffalo State gifts a goal to SLU on a pass back to the keeper and then SLU gives up an own goal on an easy pass back to its keeper.

Saw the highlight. SLU actually scored 4 Goals.

The worst own goal I have ever seen.
Someone is telling these boys they need to play the ball in the back and use the goalie alot. It wont work.Hasnt worked ina  few seasons. Cost us ncaa games recently, cost us getting to the league tourney recently... Yet miraculously.  First game of the year, the center back nonchalantly passes the ball in the goal expecting the goalie to be there when there was NO reason to do so.

Y are you passing to the goalie from the top of the box, with a defender closing??? What bad thing can possibly happen.

Soccer is a simple game. Not hard to understand, with simple phrases. "Possess and Penetrate' the teams motto seems to have been replaced with "make sure goalie has more touches than striker"

Happy for the win. Proud of the boys, but does not look like style of play is changing this year.

Decent day for the LL with a 5-2 Sunday.  Hobart looking pretty good thus far. 

A bit shocked by the RPI-Williams result, but such is the life of having a target on your back while facing a team with few expectations.  Just because Williams had some adversity doesn't mean they're still not a powerhouse.   

Not too upset with SLU's performance against Canton.   Team has some injuries but are scrapping their way to some wins.  A lot more possession going forward tonight which is nice to see.  Canton parked a dump truck in the first half and I thought I saw their backs get a little winded towards the end of the 1st.  Sure enough, early in the 2nd half SLU caught them flat footed on a nice head on flick for a breakaway for the game winner.

Big test this weekend in Oneonta.

It is unbelievable how bad SLU's first touch is against Hartwick right now.   This would be a really bad loss.

A well deserved loss for SLU at Hartwick.  Outclassed in every facet of the game.  No sense of urgency the entire game and terrible first touches resulting in Hartwick regaining possession the whole match.   Did not even come close to threatening the 2nd half.  Injuries are no excuse for this performance.  Oneonta is going to destroy them tomorrow if this is repeated.

Overall a very mediocre day for the Liberty League.  Hobart loses to a going in sub-500 Geneseo squad.  Ithaca ties a sub-500 Fisher team.  Clarkson gets beat up by an Oneonta team excited to play SLU tomorrow and SLU as noted doesn't show up against Hartwick.    On the bright side, Skidmore and RIT remain undefeated, the real RPI finally shows up at home, and Vassar breaks an 11 game losing streak to Stevens motivated by the announcement of the retirement of their long time coach.

RPI is definitely the cream of the crop.   Hobart has had some close games but I thought they looked really strong.  Geneseo result is surprising.   RIT is getting wins and their schedule isn't even that soft, could be the dark horse this season. 

Had no idea deutschfan......Strange time to announce it but congrats go out to him for such a successful career and maybe he can get one more NCAA run.

https://www.vassarathletics.com/news/2021/9/10/general-andy-jennings-announces-retirement-as-vassar-head-mens-soccer-coach.aspx

Mr. Right--sooo glad you made your way back to our board.  I was thinking the same thing about the timing.  Vassar like many schools looks to ED to lock in the newcomers for the next season.  From a recruiting standpoint unless a long time assistant is taking over the reins I would think that a September announcement would be a definite damper on at least that season's recruiting.  Of course if Vassar makes a run to the NCAAs to give Coach Jennings a great going away present that would certainly help recruiting.  On a slightly different subject, as a NESCAC/Williams alum is Williams 3 goals better than RPI who on paper seems to be the top team in the LL this year?

Also, what happened to Coach Guinn at Union?  After 24 years, a new interim in the 3rd game.  Maybe he decided if his team couldn't score 10 against Anne Marie it was time to call it a day.

A great start by SLU against Oneonta gets squandered by yet another poor decision to play the ball backwards which leads to an Oneonta equalizer.

I am going to be the glass half full here with regard to SLU.  They played much better against a much better team than yesterday.  Granted the first goal they gave up was a defensive giveaway and the second a stupid defensive foul right outside the box leading to a set play score.  I thought the ODU transfer showed some skill and if they can start getting more goals from the forward players, and stop playing keep away in the back, they should be in every LL game.  This week demonstrated that there is a lot of parity in the LL this year and SLU has as much chance being in it at the end as anyone.  That being said, and given the parity, the Hartwick loss really took them out of NCAA at large contention as I suspect they will have at least 3 league losses if they are not champions.

Quote from: deutschfan on September 11, 2021, 07:33:23 PM
Mr. Right--sooo glad you made your way back to our board.  I was thinking the same thing about the timing.  Vassar like many schools looks to ED to lock in the newcomers for the next season.  From a recruiting standpoint unless a long time assistant is taking over the reins I would think that a September announcement would be a definite damper on at least that season's recruiting.  Of course if Vassar makes a run to the NCAAs to give Coach Jennings a great going away present that would certainly help recruiting.  On a slightly different subject, as a NESCAC/Williams alum is Williams 3 goals better than RPI who on paper seems to be the top team in the LL this year?

RPI followed it up with a 5-1 shellacking of Plattsburgh so I think in particular this season we are going to see some wild games and wild results that will leave us scratching our heads.

Quote from: deutschfan on September 11, 2021, 07:39:55 PM
Also, what happened to Coach Guinn at Union?  After 24 years, a new interim in the 3rd game.  Maybe he decided if his team couldn't score 10 against Anne Marie it was time to call it a day.

Yes but he is still on the roster so I do not think he left the program. Another odd set of events but maybe he needed personal time but had he been let go I think they would have stripped him of his title?? I don't know either

Liberty League looks like it's going to be a wild ride this season.   Vassar shutting out New Paltz who have started strong and then Hobart losing again, this time to Cortland.  Hobart looked extremely dangerous the first 3 games  I watched them play.  Cortland was down the last season they played but look to be right back to their old ways.