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#3886
Quote from: @d3jason on July 15, 2015, 11:41:41 AM

I was wondering if anyone thinks the roster limit has hurt the NJAC as far as deep playoff runs. I seem to remember it coming in around 15 years ago for budgetary reasons. Does anyone think that played a role in Rowan's drop from elite to very good status or was it Keeler leaving and less reliance on elite transfers. Probably both.

I'm going with 40% Keeler leaving, 50% easing off the transfers (which was part of Keeler leaving, so you could just cram 90% in there), and 10% the roster limits.
#3887
Quote from: Knightstalker on July 13, 2015, 10:35:08 PM
Quote from: jknezek on July 10, 2015, 10:57:51 AM
Quote from: jete2 on July 10, 2015, 10:42:42 AM

When my son son was being recruited by R-MC and Bridgewater he received financial packages that were much better than CNU's.  It helped that he was a very good student but I was surprised that CNU couldn't come up with more aid.

This certainly does happen. The private schools have more ability to try and attract kids that are a stretch for the school. For a kid going to a school that is somewhat indifferent on whether he gets in or not, or a reach for the student, the public schools are usually a financial winner.

Quote from: jete2 on July 10, 2015, 10:42:42 AM
  Are you saying the New Jersey public schools are not as affordable as the Virginia publics or the competition among them makes it harder to recruit in state kids?  Anyways, my point is in my experience with my children is that the private schools had an advantage over the publics because they could offer more $$ whether it be academic, leadership based, etc.

I have no idea if the NJ schools are more expensive. My point was, if you want to play at the D3 level in VA and are looking for state school affordability, CNU is your only football option. In NJ, as the NJAC shows, there are six schools that must compete for the athlete. So CNU doesn't have to compete against other state schools for D3 football players, but Morrisville, Montclair, Rowan, TCNJ, Willy Pat, and Kean are competing against each other for D3 football players in NJ.

In other words, if you want to play football at a state school in VA and are a D3 level player, CNU is your only choice. The plethora of D3 options surrounding CNU make it a small advantage, but it is still some kind of an advantage in comparison to the NJ state schools all in competition with each other and the private D3 schools in the area.
Morrisville is actually a SUNY school, State University of New York.  They are an associate member of the NJAC for football.

Good catch. Overstated by one. +K
#3888
Quote from: CNU85 on July 10, 2015, 02:16:38 PM
Looks that way. I'm not an expert either. And I am biased a tad bit.  But thems the facts!! #4 ain's too shabby!

Yep. That was really my original point. All those schools are darn good. CNU probably suffers from the endowment size in these metrics. Not necessarily the quality of learning versus JMU. I think CNU is around 20MM, JMU is almost 80MM.
#3889
Quote from: CNU85 on July 10, 2015, 11:57:55 AM
Quote from: jknezek on July 10, 2015, 09:26:11 AM
Quote from: CNU85 on July 10, 2015, 08:27:57 AM
Now, we are 3rd in state for Avg SAT scores behind W&M and UVA. It keeps getting tougher and tougher to recruit.

I'd still rank them fourth among Virginia public schools, UVa, W&M, JMU, CNU/GMU, depending on your interests of course, but that list is nothing to sneeze at. Throw in Va Tech, VCU, and VMI and if I could find a job, I'd move to Va so my kids could go to the state university system. It's one of the best in the nation in my opinion.

Just re-read this....bahahaha...no way JMU is ahead of CNU. 10 years ago yes, but not today. My daughter started at JMU. JMU gave her 13 credit hours for her high school IB work. She took 15 in her first semester. Total = 28. She transferred to CNU - and lost 19 of those 28 credits...started with 9 after a semester in college!!! (she still graduated on time..Magna Cum Laude).

I'm no expert on it, so you may very well be right. US News ranks JMU #6 among Southern Regional Colleges. CNU ties for 17th. USA Today puts JMU #6 at schools in VA, CNU doesn't make the top 10. Forbes puts JMU at 188, CNU at 381. College Factual ranks JMU 6 in VA, CNU not in top 10. 4IU has JMU at 6 in VA, CNU at 19.

I'm no expert, but the people that claim to be, whether they are or aren't, are pretty consistent.
#3890
Quote from: jete2 on July 10, 2015, 10:42:42 AM

When my son son was being recruited by R-MC and Bridgewater he received financial packages that were much better than CNU's.  It helped that he was a very good student but I was surprised that CNU couldn't come up with more aid.

This certainly does happen. The private schools have more ability to try and attract kids that are a stretch for the school. For a kid going to a school that is somewhat indifferent on whether he gets in or not, or a reach for the student, the public schools are usually a financial winner.

Quote from: jete2 on July 10, 2015, 10:42:42 AM
  Are you saying the New Jersey public schools are not as affordable as the Virginia publics or the competition among them makes it harder to recruit in state kids?  Anyways, my point is in my experience with my children is that the private schools had an advantage over the publics because they could offer more $$ whether it be academic, leadership based, etc.

I have no idea if the NJ schools are more expensive. My point was, if you want to play at the D3 level in VA and are looking for state school affordability, CNU is your only football option. In NJ, as the NJAC shows, there are six schools that must compete for the athlete. So CNU doesn't have to compete against other state schools for D3 football players, but Morrisville, Montclair, Rowan, TCNJ, Willy Pat, and Kean are competing against each other for D3 football players in NJ.

In other words, if you want to play football at a state school in VA and are a D3 level player, CNU is your only choice. The plethora of D3 options surrounding CNU make it a small advantage, but it is still some kind of an advantage in comparison to the NJ state schools all in competition with each other and the private D3 schools in the area.
#3891
I gew up in NJ, school in VA, and have lived in AL for 6.5 years. Fortunately I grew up in Central NJ so never picked up the heavy accent and I've avoided the southern accent. But it would be pretty funny.
#3892
Quote from: CNU85 on July 10, 2015, 08:27:57 AM
Now, we are 3rd in state for Avg SAT scores behind W&M and UVA. It keeps getting tougher and tougher to recruit.

For public schools. An important distinction. CNU is a good public school, but there are a few D3 privates in VA that are tougher to recruit to from an academic standpoint. W&L is in it's own category, but H-SC, and Bridgewater have lower acceptance rates than CNU, and H-SC, Bridgewater and R-MC have basically the same accepted SAT/ACT scores. If you want to play at the D3 level, and are looking for public school affordability, CNU is your ONLY option in VA. That is a pretty good advantage that the public NJAC schools don't possess.

None of that takes away from my respect for CNU as a school. It is a very good one and absolutely on the upswing. I'd still rank them fourth among Virginia public schools, UVa, W&M, JMU, CNU/GMU, depending on your interests of course, but that list is nothing to sneeze at. Throw in Va Tech, VCU, and VMI and if I could find a job, I'd move to Va so my kids could go to the state university system. It's one of the best in the nation in my opinion.
#3893
Quote from: Gray Fox on July 07, 2015, 11:34:03 AM
I can't believe you guys haven't posted lately.

Too busy eating crow. That was a team that peaked at the right time. The group stage was very poor, but every elimination game they got better. From the weak performance against Columbia to a good but flawed game against China, a wonderfully dominant performance against Germany and finishing with the shock and awe start to the Japan game. I don't know why they started so slow and looked so poor through 4 games, but the last three games showed a team growing and gaining strength and confidence. They are worthy of being world champions without a doubt.
#3894
Pretty sure I saw one of every NJAC t-shirt on the boardwalk in Ocean City NJ the last week. A good chunk of the MAC also. Saw about half the Centennial and a few E8 hats and shirts as well. My wife was mightily sick of appointing them out!
#3895
Quote from: woacfan on June 29, 2015, 07:27:19 AM
Was at Friday's game~ Great atmosphere!
Also,  the best performance for USA.   The score did not reflect the run of play.  The passing was much more crisp than it had been in previous outings.  For the first time in the tournament,  USA looked like a potential champion.   Tuesday's match versus Germany looks to be the big hurdle! 

Germany is formidable, but many would argue France is the team that should have advanced.  The USA will have to play their best game to hope to go through.

I was encouraged by Friday. They looked many, many times better. Still worry that there is no killer touch in front of goal. Amy Rodriguez put in a heck of a shift, but she couldn't put shots anywhere near frame. Instead of Wambach coming in, I would have rather seen Leroux and let the U.S. continue to run and press.

I'm not holding out a lot of hope against Germany. I just don't think the U.S. has the offense. But Julie Johnson gives me hope that the defense will continue to thrive after Christie Rampone's long and wonderful career closes out.
#3896
Quote from: woacfan on June 23, 2015, 06:32:19 PM

I do disagree with one point. I think that the failure to develop better players is not a gender issue, but an American soccer issue.  I've addressed this before and gotten "smited" for my thoughts, but if you look at ODP the coaches have a love affair with big physical players even when their football skills are lacking.  Physicality is great when matched with football skills,  alone it only takes you so far.  Its a problem with both the men's and women's game.

Here's hoping for some creativity!  We'll be at Landsdowne screaming our heads off for USA regardless!

I agree 100% and made similar comments in an earlier post. But, I think it is changing on the men's side with the MLS development programs and youth teams and some of the national youth development programs. Mostly the MLS sides, where they are building long term. The addition of USL affiliates is a massive step forward. The more of those feeder programs exist, the deeper the talent pool, the more time in system, the better chance of discovering late bloomers and the more spots for the skilled to show how well they compete against the athletically gifted. The women's game does not have this. Unlike the WNBA, there is no sugar daddy to support a massive money loser. MLS isn't in that position and won't be for many, many years. Decades if ever. Unlike in Europe, a women's league is going to need to find and develop its own fans outside the men's structure. So far that has been a failure multiple times.

College programs, both men's and women's, are poor developers of talent. Great identifiers of physical attributes, but that's about it.
#3897
Another ugly win. Extremely unimpressed with the U.S. attack. It lacks creativity, cohesiveness, even individual performance of any kind is missing. Complete reliance on long balls and physical play. It's like watching a college team, and that's not necessarily a compliment. Abby is a tree. Most people think being like an Oak is a compliment. It's not. She has lost her mobility and serving long balls to her and crosses isn't working. The few creative talents are being stifled in this system. The midfield looks lost.

At least the back line is holding up, but that's easy to do when you don't have to build from the back or come forward to help in attack. Coke bottles lined up inside the 50 when the team is attacking is a bush league tactic. Booming the ball long or out of bounds is the best a h.s. team can do, not our national team.

Jill Ellis has taken this team backward tactically. I fully expect them to get past China on the strength of their defense and superior athletes. After that? A decent skilled, physically gifted team should take them apart if they don't improve drastically.

The Algarve Cup results of the last couple years have told the story. Someone needs to start teaching girls at a young age to play soccer, not to run a track meet with the biggest foot. The developmental squads in European leagues are going to permanently leapfrog us in a short time. The failure of a women's professional soccer league to take root, make money, and support development will soon take the U.S. out of the top tier of women's soccer.
#3898
Quote from: DagarmanSpartan on June 19, 2015, 12:49:32 PM
Out of curiosity, when should we expect for d3football's preview magazine to be available?

around mid-august I believe
#3899
Very uninspiring. I'm glad they are through, won the group, yada, yada but I feel like they just aren't there. Nothing clicks up front. Very disjointed and hard to watch for a WC favorite.
#3900
Quote from: awadelewis on June 14, 2015, 07:29:52 PM
I always thought Berea would be a good fit for the SAA (and the "old" SCAC and CAC).   

But does the SAA really need to do anything?   The addition of football programs at Berry and Hendrix brought the SAA up to seven football playing schools without adding WashU and Chicago into the mix.    Isn't seven enough to give the conference an automatic bid into the playoffs?

It is. It's just miserable to fill your open dates. Most conferences at 8 or 9 conference games don't need to be looking for an OOC game as late in the year as the SAA teams do. So it gets really hard to find an opponent when almost everyone else is in conference swing.