Big Dance 2022 - Let's Go!

[PaulNewman]

Gustie fans, is it just me or is the GAC men's soccer website difficult to navigate?  In trying to gather some info on GAC to report on I literally could not find links to the roster, the coach, the schedule, stats, etc.  I found some info by other means but could not access anything directly via the webpage.

[oacalum]

I was on there a few weeks ago and was confused as well, but I figured it out. The left side of the webpage has a tab titled "Section." Click that and a list will pop up for everything you mentioned.

[PaulNewman]

Today and tomorrow I'm gonna try to post some info I gathered for the sectionals for the latest SC production from the Sundance Kid studio that didn't make the show due to time constraints (and Nielsen data on viewer attention spans), along with a bit of very, very amateur analysis. 

Here's a couple of sneak-preview snippets (some that made the show and some that landed crumpled up on the editing floor....

Conference performances....Only two conferences remain unblemished with multiple entries...the SUNYAC (2 for 2 and now the question about Brockport perhaps looms even larger) and the MIAC (2 for 2...and unfortunately now pitted against each other for the rubber match).  And unblemished with just one entry are the SCAC and MACF.  The NESCAC comes in at 3 out of 5 left while the UAA limps in with 1 out of 4.  Those sporting 1 out of 2 are the Landmark, OAC, ODAC, and NCAC.  The C2C is now 1 out of 3.  And Centennial is 1 out of 3.

An impressive 12 conferences are represented in the Sweet 16.

Remaining unbeatens....Chicago and Stevens.

One loss teams....St Thomas, Gustavus Adolphus, Johns Hopkins, Kenyon, Amherst, Bowdoin.......and..............Williams.

Two loss teams....Oneonta State and W&L.

Teams now out that in PN's opinion had legitimate to excellent chances to reach Final 4 and win title...in descending order (best chances to least, based partly on draws)....Messiah, Middlebury, Calvin, North Park...

[PaulNewman]

I was on there a few weeks ago and was confused as well, but I figured it out. The left side of the webpage has a tab titled "Section." Click that and a list will pop up for everything you mentioned.

Wow, thanks.  I don't know how many times I kind of scrolled over that button but I guess I never clicked on it after clicking on literally everything else I saw.  Oh well, the GAC field still looks great!

[Hopkins92]

Centennial is one of three. All three won their first game, so... overall 5-2 record this year. Well, however you want to account for PK wins/losses...

[gustiefan04]

Gustie fans, is it just me or is the GAC men's soccer website difficult to navigate?  In trying to gather some info on GAC to report on I literally could not find links to the roster, the coach, the schedule, stats, etc.  I found some info by other means but could not access anything directly via the webpage.

Agreed. It's all hiding under the "Section" tab on the left, that you have to pop out... Not very intuitive. And the mobile experience is worse.

[SimpleCoach]

Today and tomorrow I'm gonna try to post some info I gathered for the sectionals for the latest SC production from the Sundance Kid studio that didn't make the show due to time constraints (and Nielsen data on viewer attention spans), along with a bit of very, very amateur analysis. 

Here's a couple of sneak-preview snippets (some that made the show and some that landed crumpled up on the editing floor....

Conference performances....Only two conferences remain unblemished with multiple entries...the SUNYAC (2 for 2 and now the question about Brockport perhaps looms even larger) and the MIAC (2 for 2...and unfortunately now pitted against each other for the rubber match).  And unblemished with just one entry are the SCAC and MACF.  The NESCAC comes in at 3 out of 5 left while the UAA limps in with 1 out of 4.  Those sporting 1 out of 2 are the Landmark, OAC, ODAC, and NCAC.  The C2C is now 1 out of 3.

An impressive 12 conferences are represented in the Sweet 16.

Remaining unbeatens....Chicago and Stevens.

One loss teams....St Thomas, Gustavus Adolphus, Johns Hopkins, Kenyon, Amherst, Bowdoin.......and..............Williams.

Two loss teams....Oneonta State and W&L.

Teams now out that in PN's opinion had legitimate to excellent chances to reach Final 4 and win title...in descending order (best chances to least, based partly on draws)....Messiah, Middlebury, Calvin, North Park...

Speaking of.... here is the latest episode of The New Show.... The New Show - The Yule Log Edition

[northman]

Today and tomorrow I'm gonna try to post some info I gathered for the sectionals for the latest SC production from the Sundance Kid studio that didn't make the show due to time constraints (and Nielsen data on viewer attention spans), along with a bit of very, very amateur analysis. 

Here's a couple of sneak-preview snippets (some that made the show and some that landed crumpled up on the editing floor....

Conference performances....Only two conferences remain unblemished with multiple entries...the SUNYAC (2 for 2 and now the question about Brockport perhaps looms even larger) and the MIAC (2 for 2...and unfortunately now pitted against each other for the rubber match).  And unblemished with just one entry are the SCAC and MACF.  The NESCAC comes in at 3 out of 5 left while the UAA limps in with 1 out of 4.  Those sporting 1 out of 2 are the Landmark, OAC, ODAC, and NCAC.  The C2C is now 1 out of 3.

An impressive 12 conferences are represented in the Sweet 16.

Remaining unbeatens....Chicago and Stevens.

One loss teams....St Thomas, Gustavus Adolphus, Johns Hopkins, Kenyon, Amherst, Bowdoin.......and..............Williams.

Two loss teams....Oneonta State and W&L.

Teams now out that in PN's opinion had legitimate to excellent chances to reach Final 4 and win title...in descending order (best chances to least, based partly on draws)....Messiah, Middlebury, Calvin, North Park...

Speaking of.... here is the latest episode of The New Show.... The New Show - The Yule Log Edition

Nicely done, gents.  That was enjoyable...and the two of you are knowledgeable and have a great repartee.  Thanks for your good work.

[PaulNewman]

Good catch, Hop92. Had that in my notes and somehow skipped Centennial.

And thank you, northman!  Good luck to Bowdoin.  As I said, can definitely see Bowdoin or Oneonta getting by Amherst.

[MNBob]

Rooting for St Olaf over GAC. From UWEC playing both, I liked St Olaf's game better. Plus GAC had 22 fouls in the last game. Already preparing for Amherst maybe?

[Hopkins92]

Today and tomorrow I'm gonna try to post some info I gathered for the sectionals for the latest SC production from the Sundance Kid studio that didn't make the show due to time constraints (and Nielsen data on viewer attention spans), along with a bit of very, very amateur analysis. 

Here's a couple of sneak-preview snippets (some that made the show and some that landed crumpled up on the editing floor....

Conference performances....Only two conferences remain unblemished with multiple entries...the SUNYAC (2 for 2 and now the question about Brockport perhaps looms even larger) and the MIAC (2 for 2...and unfortunately now pitted against each other for the rubber match).  And unblemished with just one entry are the SCAC and MACF.  The NESCAC comes in at 3 out of 5 left while the UAA limps in with 1 out of 4.  Those sporting 1 out of 2 are the Landmark, OAC, ODAC, and NCAC.  The C2C is now 1 out of 3.

An impressive 12 conferences are represented in the Sweet 16.

Remaining unbeatens....Chicago and Stevens.

One loss teams....St Thomas, Gustavus Adolphus, Johns Hopkins, Kenyon, Amherst, Bowdoin.......and..............Williams.

Two loss teams....Oneonta State and W&L.

Teams now out that in PN's opinion had legitimate to excellent chances to reach Final 4 and win title...in descending order (best chances to least, based partly on draws)....Messiah, Middlebury, Calvin, North Park...

Speaking of.... here is the latest episode of The New Show.... The New Show - The Yule Log Edition

Darn it. Had a post gobbled up... Didn't want to spam your comments section:

* - Expanding on the Messiah point... Really good insight, SC, on Williams marking out Groothoff. But, beyond that, in the patches of the game I caught, Messiah just didn't look themselves, in particular they were turning the ball over at an alarming rate (for them.) And these were balls on the ground, so the much discussed wind was not to blame. Again, maybe marking out one of the best players in the country threw them off, but they have so much talent all over the field, they should've been able to overcome that. Credit to Williams, again, for not being intimidated and playing their game.

* - One of the things we love about the tournament is seeing teams that are unfamiliar with each other match-up and go at it. I say this in the context of the struggle Hopkins had with Muhlenberg versus JCU. A lot of the Centennial teams play Hopkins in a low- or mid-block, with some variation of a nuisance pressure up top, but mostly absorbing pressure and counter-attacking. JCU did something unique, which was man-marking up top through the midfield. You could see the first 10 minutes, Hopkins looked very shaky. Hopkins adjusted (credit to Coach A!!) and the rest is history.

* - Oh, we wrote about the late Stevens goal in real-time on this thread:

Mega controversy in Hoboken.  Stevens shot from near the top of the box rolled on the deck all the way through, hit the left post and rolled across the entire face of the goal line off the right post.
It was smothered by Rowan's keeper but the refs awarded it a goal.

No way to tell from the online feed angle, but it's now 1-1 with 6' to play.

I said something very similar. I would also note that the Rowan players and their coach went ballistic, but the camera didn't really capture it that well.

* - Finally, I hadn't listened to the show yet, PN... You mentioned the Centennial on there, as you know. :-)

[PaulNewman]

Yes, Hop, but I had to check to make sure I included Centennial! 

On the other issue, JHU and JCU were familiar with each other to some degree.  I don't care what tactics Muhlenberg uses....Hopkins is too good to not take care of the Mules.  But none of that matters now.  A path to the Final 4 is in clear sight for your Blue Jays.

[Hopkins92]

Yes, Hop, but I had to check to make sure I included Centennial! 

On the other issue, JHU and JCU were familiar with each other to some degree.  I don't care what tactics Muhlenberg uses....Hopkins is too good to not take care of the Mules.  But none of that matters now.  A path to the Final 4 is in clear sight for your Blue Jays.

Playing a game in a snow bowl didn't exactly allow either team to play a normal game. The game played last year and last weekend had zero resemblance to each other. A possession team in any kind of weather is asking for trouble.

Don't really disagree with you, Hopkins struggled with a number of teams they should've handled in their conference. I just think these guys know each other so well, it's a lot tougher to break them down when they know what's coming.

[Hopkins92]

By the way, PN... Since the message notification interface on this site is a little too subtle... Sent you and SC a message earlier.

[PaulNewman]

By the way, PN... Since the message notification interface on this site is a little too subtle... Sent you and SC a message earlier.

Got it, thanks.  And I get the snow bowl thing but at a minimum JHU and JCU surely must have watched a lot of tape of each other before both games.