NESCAC

SlideTackle · August 12, 2021, 09:55:38 AM

Quote from: d4_Pace on July 20, 2021, 02:55:18 PM
Its just an odd time to be fired. If thats the case it means it is due to something off the field that occurred recently.

I have no insight into the reasoning but will add my 2 cents based on what I heard this summer from a couple of top club DOCs. Oberg move to Yale was messy and did not have to happen. Some players not happy that he didn't have their backs. Another DOC specifically told me in June that he was steering his players away from Williams due to Sullivan.

I did not know about the Sullivan change until coming on these boards today (happy to be back), but that conversation immediately lept to mind.

Another Mom · August 12, 2021, 10:15:37 AM

Of all the coaches my son dealt with in his recruiting journey, Sullivan was the worst, in terms of communication and transparency. My son felt Sullivan did not treat him with courtesy or respect. As a result, he did not accept Sullivan's offer of support and is attending another school.

Mr.Right · August 21, 2021, 02:24:09 AM

Was just down on Williams practice field and the new coach has 5 lines down which is similar to Pep and his training pitch zones. Obviously it means nothing until the games are played but at least it's something.

Random question of the day.....Where is or what happened to

d4_Pace · August 21, 2021, 09:06:50 AM

Quote from: Mr.Right on August 21, 2021, 02:24:09 AM
Was just down on Williams practice field and the new coach has 5 lines down which is similar to Pep and his training pitch zones. Obviously it means nothing until the games are played but at least it's something.

Random question of the day.....Where is or what happened to

This is quite the dramatic pause

Mr.Right · August 28, 2021, 07:42:45 AM

yea sorry but I honestly do not remember what I was going to ask.

Someone above mentioned "the Oberg transfer and being messy" but honestly the rumor I heard last year was it was out of Sullivan's hands to do anything as the father pushed the kid to Yale more than anything else. Just a rumor so who actually knows...

d4_Pace · August 30, 2021, 08:18:51 PM

Tufts lost 2-1 to defending Ivy League champions Yale yesterday. Game was tied 1-1 when both teams pulled their starters and then Yale got the winner with 3 minutes left when it was mostly freshmen on for both sides. Yale actually had a small crowd who broke out into a "safety school" chant. Got to hand it to them, its a pretty good chirp.

Gregory Sager · August 31, 2021, 10:49:48 AM

Quote from: d4_Pace on August 30, 2021, 08:18:51 PM
Tufts lost 2-1 to defending Ivy League champions Yale yesterday. Game was tied 1-1 when both teams pulled their starters and then Yale got the winner with 3 minutes left when it was mostly freshmen on for both sides. Yale actually had a small crowd who broke out into a "safety school" chant. Got to hand it to them, its a pretty good chirp.

It's older than the hills, though -- four decades old, at minimum. You'd think that a bunch of students who are implicitly bragging about their own intellectual capacity by comparison via this insult could come up with some newer material.

nescac1 · August 31, 2021, 11:03:59 AM

Yeah, "safety school" is the lamest heckle imaginable. You just sound like an elitist a**hole when you chant that to the extent it bears any truth, and it's only remotely appropriate (though still highly unoriginal / lame) when the two schools are peers in very way (like Yale chanting at Princeton or something).

That's a really impressive results for Tufts, of course. Tufts and Amherst both seem likely to be absolutely loaded again and as usual two of the top 3-4 national contenders this year. It will take awhile but here's hoping that when the dust settles at Williams the new coach will return to the Ephs to that conversation, where they resided throughout most of the Russo years.

d4_Pace · September 02, 2021, 04:30:26 PM

Since NESCAC schools still have to wait an extra week to join the fun here is Tufts season preview

https://spark.adobe.com/page/1BPQP4egf9a0O/

Mr.Right · September 04, 2021, 06:00:17 AM

I like the chant...clean, implicit and fair.

Hoosac School.... futbol really impressed and very smart for a Prep. Fitness has got to be better even at this level fitnes I think should be preached so they are prepared for the next level...

Mr.Right · September 04, 2021, 06:10:22 AM

Quote from: d4_Pace on September 02, 2021, 04:30:26 PM
Since NESCAC schools still have to wait an extra week to join the fun here is Tufts season preview

https://spark.adobe.com/page/1BPQP4egf9a0O/

D4,

They have everything back plus now another pipeline? Gulliver and Heritage those guys from Florida...this looks stacked

d4_Pace · September 04, 2021, 10:31:31 AM

Mr. Right on paper its shaping up to be Tufts vs Amherst for NESCAC and national dominance. Just like any years its gonna come down to injuries and a bit of fortune. The added variable this year though is how teams are going to deal with carrying all the extra guys as well as who stayed in shape over the past 18 months.

Do you have your predictions on how the NESCAC table will round out?

Mr.Right · September 05, 2021, 04:56:14 AM

No predictions yet..Williams v Midd a great battle considering it was scrimmage....0-0..Midd has size, athleticism, speed and fight. Williams has fitness, speed and really pressed and battled hard. Very even game both teams with a couple good looks but finishing and the final 3rd are question marks for BOTH teams right now. Good start and good effort on both sides. Ambulance 4 minutes in shook me awake that season has begun.

Good luck to all..

amh63 · September 05, 2021, 01:21:26 PM

Just checked the men's soccer schedule on the Amherst's website. Almost all the games show video coverage.....except the one at Tufts late in the season. Pre-season no. 1 and no. 2 at Tufts in a game that has national impact....no local coverage?? Trying to get a crowd for the game?

d4_Pace · September 05, 2021, 03:06:55 PM

The game will be available to stream. Tufts has two different streaming platforms they use and it seems like they haven't added the video links yet for any of their games except for Tuesdays opener. But they have streamed every game for the last 6 years at least so no reason to think this one won't be.