NESCAC

[Mr.Right]

The one poster claiming all year that Nescac is down and conferences like the CCC and Newmac are chippin away at Nescac's dominance has DISAPPEARED.  Typical bum

[play-to-win]

I also saw those 2 Brandeis games and he was not as involved as he was the past 2 games. If he is not in your Top 3 I am curious who is

I don't have a Top 3. I am hoping the games and teams that remain will present a more dynamic choice than what I have seen thus far.

[Mr.Right]

doubtful. The season is almost over and if you have not found a top 3 yet it is doubtful you will now

[play-to-win]

No, plenty of time. Fifteen elite games yet to be played.

[Mr.Right]

My point is the top dogs will show up now but most likely these dogs have been barking all year. I am assuming you do not watch much D3 soccer which is fine but you should have just said that to begin with. I understood you to have watched all these games all year and you still cannot pick top 3 players in the country

[Off Pitch]

The one poster claiming all year that Nescac is down and conferences like the CCC and Newmac are chippin away at Nescac's dominance has DISAPPEARED.  Typical bum

Gosh, it is nice to be missed.  Odd that you highlight a claim with which you ultimately agreed.

Sorry to not have participated in this past week's discussion.  My wife inexplicably prioritized our first ever trip to Paris over the first round of the tournament.  No computer, no TV - fantastic week.  I highly recomdend it.

Now back to business.  After predicting 7 of the 9 first round games involving New England schools correctly, I am ready to call tomorrow's games. 

Brandeis 1 - Amherst 0.  Brandeis is very poised on the ball and well be bothered less by Amherst's pressure than other teams Amherst has played. 

Muhlenberg 1 - Tufts 1 (Tufts in PKs).  The Mule's stout D will not be able to hold Tufts and their O will not be able to generate more than one goal.

Prendre à la (gauche) banque.  (my poor language skills did get in the way a few times)

[play-to-win]

We must also remember that Amherst will be without Bubba Van Wie against Brandeis from the red card he got against SLU. While they can survive without him he is an integral player off the bench and has the massive long throw. When Amherst got corners, SLU was zoning on the 6 yard box and man marking the runners in. It was quite effective as everyone was back in the box defending.

Game report reveals Amherst had one (1) corner. And I believe Amherst had one (1) set piece three (3) yards from the base line and scored. What are you talking about? Did you "watch" the game?

[Corazon]

Off pitch, you need to get your priorities straight. How can you possibly prioritize a trip to Paris over obsessing about NESCAC/D3 soccer?

I fully expect both teams to advance, by the way.

[Mr.Right]

We must also remember that Amherst will be without Bubba Van Wie against Brandeis from the red card he got against SLU. While they can survive without him he is an integral player off the bench and has the massive long throw. When Amherst got corners, SLU was zoning on the 6 yard box and man marking the runners in. It was quite effective as everyone was back in the box defending.

Game report reveals Amherst had one (1) corner. And I believe Amherst had one (1) set piece three (3) yards from the base line and scored. What are you talking about? Did you "watch" the game?

Well on Amherst corner that's how SLU defended. Ahh yes I watched the game obviously you did not having to rely on the trusty stats to paint you a picture of what happened.

[Mr.Right]

If you need me to explain to you what man marking and zoning on the 6 means and more of soccer terms I would be happy to help you out

[Jump4Joy]

MrR, the way I read it, Play2Win was questioning how effective SLU's zonal marking was in the six, as the Jeffs scored on that situation. Doesn't sound "quite effective" as you suggest, given Amherst didn't get many chances to execute a CK type situation.

[Jump4Joy]

Go NESCAC! Onward ho, Jeffs and Jumbos!

[Mr.Right]

I was talking about how they defended Amherst CK as an example, nothing about a set piece from just outside the 6

[Jump4Joy]

Ok. The restart was a few yards in from the corner. Anyway: Go Jeffs!

[12SNoon]

Game is about to start, so it's time for my prediction:

3-0 JEFFS.