NESCAC

[SierraFD3soccer]

Rude comment.  He's a student (I'm presuming), as all D3 sports commentators should be, and Tufts does a great job.  Chirping a student volunteer is pathetic. 

Agree. All sorts of commentators out there. Leb Valley's is a much older man and is a real homer who does not understand the game. In the recent past, Haverford children were doing games. Tufts is much better.

I gauge on the quality with how the commentators treat the opposition. Do they know players names or do they bring up stats/info on the opposition players? In my mind, this shows that they do their homework and really care. Sometimes they'll do brief interviews of the coaches and bring up what was discussed.

[Hopkins92]

Probably deserves it's own thread... Unless you are paying for the content, leave the announcers alone. Geez.

[Ejay]

I gauge on the quality with how the commentators treat the opposition. Do they know players names or do they bring up stats/info on the opposition players?

Last year, commentators at my kid's school didn't even pronounce the names of their own players correctly.

[rdanie03]

The quality of this NSN stream is so bad. This is one of the biggest games of the season. You can't be having this sort of tech problems. I will give them credit- their commentator is very knowledgable about both teams even if she is a homer.

[stlawus]

Absolutely brutal game to watch between Tufts and Amherst.  The ball spent more time in the air and bouncing around than it did on the ground. Awful, awful quality of soccer played given the amount of talent between the two teams.

[jumpshot]

Tufts crush lord jeffs 1-0 with excellent defense. lj's resort to numerous fouls in final 10 minutes in desperate attempt to score. Agree with slaws as to style of play. Well done Jumbos.

[Newenglander]

Absolutely brutal game to watch between Tufts and Amherst.  The ball spent more time in the air and bouncing around than it did on the ground. Awful, awful quality of soccer played given the amount of talent between the two teams.

Not sure how different of a game you can play with the field the way it is......can't take it down and keep it on the carpet with grass that high

[SierraFD3soccer]

Absolutely brutal game to watch between Tufts and Amherst.  The ball spent more time in the air and bouncing around than it did on the ground. Awful, awful quality of soccer played given the amount of talent between the two teams.

I agree with Newenglander, grass was way, way too high. That was just a set up for bad soccer. It was like they were playing on a meadow or 70's shag carpet. In order to even get the ball anywhere, they had to lift it which is not a recipe for good soccer. Tufts goal was very well executed.

[EnmoreCat]

Amherst 0 Tufts 1

Definitely not an optimal viewing time for me, but I was able to pay a reasonable amount of attention to it.  The games I have watched between the Mammoths and Jumbos have typically been decided by a goal and this was one of the more cagier affairs.  I would struggle to describe either team as playing in a carefree style, but for veteran NESCAC watchers, this is not unusual.

In the end, Tufts executed well when they had to and handled the Amherst pressure.  Begrudging credit to them.  For the 🦣, a deflating way to end what was an undefeated run of eight games.  It's a similar feeling to the one I felt after the away game at Conn last season and the team ended up achieving an amazing amount after that, so we won't deal in too much doom & gloom just yet, but for those with purple in their hearts, we do need to see a bit more.

Foul Count: Amherst 12 Tufts 14

[rdanie03]

Foul Count: Amherst 12 Tufts 14

Is this the 1st time this year the mammoths have been out-fouled?
 

[Futbolguy]

there was nothing of note postgame Midd-Babson.  Well played and generally clean game, unlike the Colby goalie throttling Gavin R which should have been a card (yellow/red) but not even a foul.  Pathetic reffing in that one.

[Ejay]

Absolutely brutal game to watch between Tufts and Amherst.  The ball spent more time in the air and bouncing around than it did on the ground. Awful, awful quality of soccer played given the amount of talent between the two teams.

It HAD to have been the grass, because otherwise...     

[laker4141]

Tufts crush lord jeffs 1-0 with excellent defense. lj's resort to numerous fouls in final 10 minutes in desperate attempt to score. Agree with slaws as to style of play. Well done Jumbos.

I am by no means an Amherst supporter, but I'm interested to hear your input on how they were "crushed" 1-0? Having watched it live, it appeared to be a rather even game.  Even based on stats in seemed this way in terms of chance creation/corners/fouls.

Also, numerous fouls in the last 10 minutes. 3 is numerous? In a NESCAC game between 2 of the top 5 teams in the country?

[Bucket]

Tufts crush lord jeffs 1-0 with excellent defense. lj's resort to numerous fouls in final 10 minutes in desperate attempt to score. Agree with slaws as to style of play. Well done Jumbos.

I am by no means an Amherst supporter, but I'm interested to hear your input on how they were "crushed" 1-0? Having watched it live, it appeared to be a rather even game.  Even based on stats in seemed this way in terms of chance creation/corners/fouls.

Also, numerous fouls in the last 10 minutes. 3 is numerous? In a NESCAC game between 2 of the top 5 teams in the country?

Jumpshot is a Williams guy; his write-up was tame by those standards!

[rdanie03]

Tufts crush lord jeffs 1-0 with excellent defense. lj's resort to numerous fouls in final 10 minutes in desperate attempt to score. Agree with slaws as to style of play. Well done Jumbos.

I am by no means an Amherst supporter, but I'm interested to hear your input on how they were "crushed" 1-0? Having watched it live, it appeared to be a rather even game.  Even based on stats in seemed this way in terms of chance creation/corners/fouls.

Also, numerous fouls in the last 10 minutes. 3 is numerous? In a NESCAC game between 2 of the top 5 teams in the country?

Even as a jumbos fan, they were not crushed. That was a pretty even game where Tufts took more advantage than Amherst of their chances