NCAA TOURNAMENT 2024

[EnmoreCat]

Thanks CSO, more eloquently put, I have really only seen Hamilton against the 🦣, but am pretty sure I have always been complimentary about their transition which I really like.  There are goals in that team.

[PaulNewman]

The PbP guy at Kenyon sounds like he doesn't want to disturb others at a nice restaurant. Understated.

I think he's fantastic. Less is more

Yeah, wasn't really complaining, but he had a bit of an ASMR vibe. Like, I was editing a document and he was so low-key I didn't have to mute him in order to concentrate.

I actually made the less is more comment re: a guy calling a Hopkins game last week.

He's just a bit distracted...the first draft of his senior thesis on Proust and middle class sexuality in France in the 1890s is due Monday.

[Kuiper]

Technical difficulties in the Trinity-Belhaven broadcast unless it's just my feed.  They do have the LiveStats up on the Trinity website though.  0-0 7 minutes in 

UPDATE:  The video is back up

UPDATE:  Second yellow to Matt Farias of Belhaven for a late challenge swinging at the Trinity player's legs in the 10th minute and Belhaven has to play 80+ minutes down a man.  The two yellows were 23 seconds apart.

[Ron Boerger]

NB - Farias had Belhaven's only red card this season before today.

[PaulNewman]

And then there are some professional broadcasts where the duo are better than WC announcers.....

[Kuiper]

Trinity 1 - Belhaven 0

Great move and shot by Knutson.   

[SierraFD3soccer]

Dude, all good games, However, the first two at Kenyon were substantially better as the announcers were definitely less is more. The 3rd game and now the Trinity game, really, really annoying. I generally understand younger people in the 3rd game who seem to be being paid by the word, but the Trinity game WTF.

In the beginning of the Trinity game, it seems like it is either in the TX water or a warm up fight for the Tyson fight tonight. I really think the Trinity player in the box after the keeper made the save got lucky he only got a yellow. Could have been a straight red. He did right in front of the ref. As to the 2nd yellow, definitely deserved. The first though could have been a stern caution. Yellow later in the game, but generally not given in the first few minutes. That's rough.   

[SierraFD3soccer]

Dude, all good games, However, the first two at Kenyon were substantially better as the announcers were definitely less is more. The 3rd game and now the Trinity game, really, really annoying. I generally understand younger people in the 3rd game who seem to be being paid by the word, but the Trinity game WTF.

In the beginning of the Trinity game, it seems like it is either in the TX water or a warm up fight for the Tyson fight tonight. I really think the Trinity player in the box after the keeper made the save got lucky he only got a yellow. Could have been a straight red. He did right in front of the ref. As to the 2nd yellow, definitely deserved. The first though could have been a stern caution. Yellow later in the game, but generally not given in the first few minutes. That's rough.   

Maybe the Trinity announcers are auditioning for Vegas or Gettysburg?? Too soon???

[Kuiper]

Trinity 2 - Belhaven 0

Samuel Theiss scores in the 75th minute.  Trinity needed that.  Tough to let a team like Belhaven hang around, especially with the possibility of them nicking a set piece goal.

UPDATE:  Trinity 3 - Belhaven 0

Trinity has been passing across the box all night, but finally was able to put one home.  Belhaven fought valiantly, but they spent a lot of energy playing down a man and are losing their marks now.

[PaulNewman]

Dude, all good games, However, the first two at Kenyon were substantially better as the announcers were definitely less is more. The 3rd game and now the Trinity game, really, really annoying. I generally understand younger people in the 3rd game who seem to be being paid by the word, but the Trinity game WTF.

In the beginning of the Trinity game, it seems like it is either in the TX water or a warm up fight for the Tyson fight tonight. I really think the Trinity player in the box after the keeper made the save got lucky he only got a yellow. Could have been a straight red. He did right in front of the ref. As to the 2nd yellow, definitely deserved. The first though could have been a stern caution. Yellow later in the game, but generally not given in the first few minutes. That's rough. 

Maybe the Trinity announcers are auditioning for Vegas or Gettysburg?? Too soon???

I'll rephrase especially since the video freezing over and over is a big negative.  Yes, maybe they talk too much.  But at least know something about soccer instead of just making up some color commentary as they go along.

[Kuiper]

Dude, all good games, However, the first two at Kenyon were substantially better as the announcers were definitely less is more. The 3rd game and now the Trinity game, really, really annoying. I generally understand younger people in the 3rd game who seem to be being paid by the word, but the Trinity game WTF.

In the beginning of the Trinity game, it seems like it is either in the TX water or a warm up fight for the Tyson fight tonight. I really think the Trinity player in the box after the keeper made the save got lucky he only got a yellow. Could have been a straight red. He did right in front of the ref. As to the 2nd yellow, definitely deserved. The first though could have been a stern caution. Yellow later in the game, but generally not given in the first few minutes. That's rough. 

Maybe the Trinity announcers are auditioning for Vegas or Gettysburg?? Too soon???

I'll rephrase especially since the video freezing over and over is a big negative.  Yes, maybe they talk too much.  But at least know something about soccer instead of just making up some color commentary as they go along.

Usually, Trinity's video is very good.  They have some of the best replays and multiple angles around.  This is definitely far more annoying than the commentary, which I personally find more knowledgeable and even-handed than most games.  I prefer it to the pro announcers who are just sports communication guys that don't know much about the game itself, but you can turn the sound off more easily than you can improve the video quality.

[SKUD]

So hosting is earned but the NCAA does not care about the sport allowing teams to play on football lined fields or sand fields that may have once been grass.

[SierraFD3soccer]

Trinity 2 - Belhaven 0

Samuel Theiss scores in the 75th minute.  Trinity needed that.  Tough to let a team like Belhaven hang around, especially with the possibility of them nicking a set piece goal.

Huh, my feed got hung up some how. Is the field in good shape? Looks sandy or really thin especially around the goal mouths.

[Ron Boerger]

I have never seen Trinity video experience the problems it has tonight - must have something to do with how it's tied into the NCAA feed.  They normally broadcast direct to YouTube and it is almost always flawless in terms of continuity.

The field does seem to show more wear than usual, though it has been very hot and dry in San Antonio for this time of year the last couple of months.

[Kuiper]

Trinity 2 - Belhaven 0

Samuel Theiss scores in the 75th minute.  Trinity needed that.  Tough to let a team like Belhaven hang around, especially with the possibility of them nicking a set piece goal.

Huh, my feed got hung up some how. Is the field in good shape? Looks sandy or really thin especially around the goal mouths.

Something kept going wrong with the video on their end it seems, as it froze 3-4 times during the game.  I re-loaded, which worked some of the time. 

FINAL:  Trinity 3 - Belhaven 0

Belhaven played down a man for 80 minutes and they were both pesky and showed some ability to get forward.  Not surprisingly given the man advantage, Trinity out-shot them 17-4 and had 13 shots on goal to only 1 for Belhaven (which was a pretty harmless ball late in the game).  Belhaven kind of ran out of gas and Trinity scored two in the 75th and 78th minutes to put this one to bed.

Field condition didn't look great.  Either they used sand or it was threadbare (or both), but the field-level views of the grass looked better.  It wasn't kicking up divots as far as I could tell, so I'm not sure the second game tonight will make it much worse for the game tomorrow night.