2016 Schedules

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

Here are a few schedules that I stumbled upon. Feel free to keep adding to the list as most will be released soon. So far we have Messiah, Rutgers-Camden, Case Western Reserve, Ohio Wesleyan, Ohio Northern, and Rose-Hulman!

http://gomessiah.com/schedule.aspx?path=msoc

http://scarletraptors.com/schedule.aspx?path=msoc

http://athletics.case.edu/sports/msoc/2016-17/schedule

http://www.battlingbishops.com/schedule.aspx?path=msoc

http://www.onusports.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/schedule

http://athletics.rose-hulman.edu/sports/msoc/2016-17/schedule

[jknezek]

Messiah going heavy on the ODAC for their OOC.

[lastguyoffthebench]

Messiah schedule;
at Roanoke, Lynchburg (n), Oglethorpe, Oswego St, at Gettysburg, College of Mt St Vincent, York, at Miseri, Etown, at W&L...

Looks like they will need to win the MACC to get a bid...  a few blemishes and they will be on the bubble...

W&L playing at home vs Messiah and at OWU... Love it

OWU opening up with a fantastic weekend hosting Calvin and Hope.

[PaulNewman]

Some of these are very interesting, especially considering the discussion just a few months ago about SoS and planfulness.

At least looks like we'll finally get that Kenyon-Case Western game lol.

P.S. Looks like Case coach did a good job....@TMC, @JCU, @ONU, @Lycoming, @North Park and home games with DePauw and Kenyon, and then of course the brutal UAA gauntlet.  Adding Lycoming and North Park both away on top of the others looks smart but also difficult.

[Domino1195]

http://pioneers.marietta.edu/schedule.aspx?schedule=155&path=msoc
http://www.bwyellowjackets.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/schedule
http://www.hiramterriers.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/schedule

[Wisco21]

Wartburg - http://www.go-knights.net/schedule.aspx?path=msoc

Wheaton (Ill.) - http://athletics.wheaton.edu/schedule.aspx?path=msoccer

Wisconsin Whitewater - http://www.uwwsports.com/schedule.aspx?path=msoc

Wisconsin Platteville - http://athletics.uwplatt.edu/sports/msoc/2016-17/schedule

Wisconsin Oshkosh - 

[lastguyoffthebench]

Irrelevant, but South Carolina Men's Basketball got Middlebury'd.... and it's a devastating shocker that Monmouth DID NOT get in to the Tournament.   They did what they were supposed to outside of conference and get shafted.

These big boy schools get rewarded for what... top 50 wins?   Michigan had 4 wins vs Top 50 teams... but also had 15 (FIFTEEEN CHANCES)...  Tulsa in is also an enigma...

Poor San Diego St, St. Mary's, and Monmouth...

[lastguyoffthebench]

Anybody else trying to play around with URLs to see if the schools have the schedules posted, but not released?  hahaha.   

[Mr.Right]

Messiah schedule;
at Roanoke, Lynchburg (n), Oglethorpe, Oswego St, at Gettysburg, College of Mt St Vincent, York, at Miseri, Etown, at W&L...

Looks like they will need to win the MACC to get a bid...  a few blemishes and they will be on the bubble...

W&L playing at home vs Messiah and at OWU... Love it

OWU opening up with a fantastic weekend hosting Calvin and Hope.

Agreed. That Messiah schedule will only allow them to get the AQ. To be honest for a program like Messiah that is a very weak non-conference slate.

[Mr.Right]

Case and OWU non-conference schedules look challenging. Especially a school like Case that non-conference combined with the UAA they will have a .600 or up SOS and now all they need to do is win some of those games. This makes MUCH more sense for schools to at least GIVE yourself a chance to get a Pool C by beefing up your non-conference and giving yourself MANY more chances to get quality wins. On the flip, I have never understood the option of having a great record with few challenges. That almost forces teams to put all their eggs in a conference tournament AQ to get the nod.

[Mid-Atlantic Fan]

I agree Mr. Right. Do we think that Messiah is just being cautious and hoping to run the table to have an "Etown" like record if they lose in the MACC finals? The 5 losses hurt them last year but maybe they are thinking if that number is 3 or 4 losses they sneak in. Thoughts?

Also I am interested to see Etown and Lycoming's schedules. Do we think Etown learned and scheduled a few more tough opponents? Did Lycoming add any other notable names such as Case Western as we already know?

Lastly, I am curious to see some of the NESCAC schools non-conference slates such as Tufts, Middlebury, Amherst, and Williams.

Any other UAA schools release yet?

[Domino1195]

Just saw Capital's schedule - same as last year except three changes:  dropped CWRU (will scrimmage preseason along with Oberlin); Hiram and Transylvania; picked up Wooster, Wittenberg and Finlandia (coaching connection to central Ohio and ODU).

While a strong schedule is a factor for gaining a post season berth, it also is a factor in potentially killing your team before conference play even begins. For teams not in traditional "power-house" conferences, it comes down to winning your conference anyway.  So you might as well give your kids some challenges pre-conference but not necessarily make it a death mark.

Cap's non conference challenges include Hope and Calvin at the OWU tourney; Thomas More (away), Denison (away) and OWU (home)

Sitting 6 rows behind the US bench for the Guatemala game tonight - I'll be the one wearing a scowl, glaring at Cluelessmann . . .

[jknezek]

Sitting 6 rows behind the US bench for the Guatemala game tonight - I'll be the one wearing a scowl, glaring at Cluelessmann . . .

Is there any chance he actually plays guys in position tonight? And plays tactics suited to our relatively limited skillset?

[Domino1195]

Not sure what this guy is doing - but his adamant denial on Monday that he played no one out of position (Friday's game)was ridiculous. Go to the MLS site and read the article - one of the best one-line comments on the Internet: "The problem is Gulati is playing Klinnsman out of position."

[jknezek]

Well, hard to complain about last night. We shouldn't have been in that position, but when he put the guys in the right positions and relied on athleticism to pressure Guatemala into making mistakes... look what happened! We are a workmanlike, athletic team. Not a skill and finesse team. We need to use high pressure against these teams that sit back and force them to make mistakes with our athletes and use counter attacks to utilize our athletics and fitness against the top 20-30 teams in the world. This is how the U.S. can win games. We don't yet have the skill players or tactics to be a complete ball control, unlock the opponent team.

Shame about the U23s, but Columbia was simply a better team. Much like the qualifying for 2012, we choked winnable games against CONCACAF opponents and that can't happen. I still believe we are simply outclassed, though those younger players seem to have more finesse relative to many opponents than the senior team, but they aren't world class players. Until we have those pieces, we need to revert to the kind of game we played under Arena and Bradley, and Klinsmenn when push comes to shove at the WC, to maximize our success. Teachable moments are great for friendlies, not for qualifiers.