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#1
Men's soccer / Re: Spring Practices
March 18, 2024, 05:55:18 PM
The 18th year of Red Card Cancer has been scheduled for 4/14.  Teams participating in the round robin include:
Rowan
Rutgers-Camden
Elizabethtown
Lebanon Valley
Moravian
PSU-Harrisburg
Rosemont
#2
Quote from: Kuiper on December 19, 2023, 06:05:42 PM

Logan Falzarano of Johns Hopkins was named DIII Men's Soccer Academic All-American of the Year.
Rightfully so. Kid earned a 3.99 dual majoring in Applied Mathematics & Statistics / Computer Science at one of our nation's finest institutions.  My runner up would be Lyndon Hu with his 4.0 in Biology from The University of Chicago.

Quote from: Kuiper on December 19, 2023, 06:05:42 PM
(by the way, call me a sucker for the humanities, but I like to see the Messiah GK majoring in English - that and History have sadly fallen into disfavor based on general reports and these lists of majors)
I like this kid, who according to his bio is also part of the Hegemonocle Comedy Magazine.
Hans Haenicke   Macalester College   Jr.   3.98   German Studies / Media & Cultural Studies
#3
No surprise here, Amer Lukovic named D3 PoY. A three-time All-American, Lukovic led all of the NCAA in points (75), goals (34), and game-winning goals (11). Should be fun to see what he does next fall in his final year.

https://montclairathletics.com/news/2023/12/12/mens-soccer-amer-lukovic-named-2023-national-player-of-the-year.aspx
#4
Men's soccer / Re: Coaching Carousel
December 12, 2023, 02:37:51 PM
This thread got me thinking... if you were an AD, what kinds of questions would you ask potential coaching candidates? And would you be more interested in a HC moving schools, or a long time assistant looking for their first HC gig?
#5
Men's soccer / Re: 2023 USC All America Teams
December 08, 2023, 07:36:46 PM
Hometowns...

1st team:
GA
IL
MI
NC
TX
International (7)

2nd team:
AZ
CA
CO
MI
PA
TX (2)
International (5)

3rd team:
IL
NC
NY
OH
WI
International (8)
#6
Men's soccer / Re: Coaching Carousel
December 08, 2023, 07:27:47 PM
As of 7:26pm today, the weather in Waterville, Maine is 18 degrees.  In New London, CT it's 42 degrees.  That would be my barometer - lol.
#7
Men's soccer / Re: Coaching Carousel
December 07, 2023, 03:36:12 PM
Jordie Ciuffetelli
#8
Men's soccer / Re: 2023 NCAA Tournament
December 05, 2023, 02:23:40 PM
Quote from: SierraFD3soccer on December 05, 2023, 11:56:57 AM
Quote from: Freddyfud on December 05, 2023, 10:17:02 AM
Quote from: SierraFD3soccer on December 05, 2023, 09:59:10 AM
In case some missed the short video of St. Olaf's getting back to campus.

Quote from: SierraFD3soccer on December 04, 2023, 03:09:53 PM
This is very, very cool.  Had to be late at night and/or early morning!

https://twitter.com/StOlafAthletics/status/1731575933528576285
Sorry Sierra should have given you credit for this in my earlier post.

Is that chant like a Norwegian version of the haka?  Imagine if they performed at the center circle before kickoffs (thankfully they don't.)

Maybe its part of its Fight Song??  Also something to the Viking part - https://wp.stolaf.edu/about/history/umyahyah/  Iceland before Iceland craze.

We come from St. Olaf, we sure are the real stuff.
Our team is the cream of the colleges great.
We fight fast and furious, our team is injurious.
Tonight Carleton College will sure meet its fate.

Um! Yah! Yah!, Um! Yah! Yah!
Um! Yah! Yah!, Um! Yah! Yah!
Um! Yah! Yah!, Um! Yah! Yah!
Um! Yah! Yah! Yah!
Um! Yah! Yah!, Um! Yah! Yah!
Um! Yah! Yah!, Um! Yah! Yah!
Um! Yah! Yah!, Um! Yah! Yah!
Um! Yah! Yah! Yah!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWSvBmIBbJA

Suprised you didn't link to the Commencement video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYsko2uqVew

In any event - here's the history of their fight song...

Hagbarth Bue, a member of the Class of 1911, was interviewed in 1987 about how St. Olaf's fight song originated. According to Bue, the 1911 class octet was practicing a Norwegian folk song, Jeg Har Ute Pulten, which was to be sung at half time during a basketball game. Due to logistics of teaching two audiences separated by a basketball court and the shortage of time, they simply substituted "Um! Yah! Yah!" for the words of the chorus.

The first published account of Um! Yah! Yah! appears in the combined 1913–14–15 Viking yearbook (p. 213, under the title Jeg Har Ute Pulten). St. Olaf is the only American college or university whose fight song is sung in 3/4, or waltz, time.
#9
Men's soccer / Re: Coaching Carousel
November 23, 2023, 02:28:52 PM
Quote from: VASoccer11 on November 22, 2023, 07:18:34 PM
Quote from: Spartan94 on November 22, 2023, 11:22:59 AM
This site needs some work, but I think the idea is phenomenal ... no different than Amazon reviews in my opinion .. remove the ones that seem out of touch with reality of the "product" but the ones that have some detail, and are middle of the road often have pieces of information that are helpful.

Just like any review, id venture to say the majority of them are people that are upset with their experiences who take the time to complain. Most satisfied customers have a positive experience and move on. It only becomes useful if you get an overwhelming majority of the players who played for each coach to review their coach. But by no means should this be the only information by which coaches are judged (not that thats what you were implying - just felt the point needed to be made)

In this case, seems to be a consistent message year after year...

October 2023 - "his coach does not communicate with anyone. Constantly having to email and text him just to get a quick 10 minute meeting. He doesn't make anyone on the team even the captains and starters feel welcomed or cared about."
April 2023 - "there was a major lack of communication and care for his players. "
May 2022 - "Zero knowledge of the game. Terrible motivator. "
March 2022 - "not a likable person and again, a terrible coach. Do not play for this guy, you will lose your love for the game."
August 2021 - "Two-faced, polarizing, toxic, dishonest, insecure, awkward and a terrible soccer coach."
July 2020 - "gives little to no feedback, cannot communicate well"
July 2020 - "ABSOLUTELY TOXIC TO THE LOCKER ROOM"
Apr 2020 - "Wouldn't recommend playing for him unless you have no other options"
Nov 2017 - "Has no relationship with his players."
Nov 2015 - "seems to lack communication skills especially addressing the group"
Sept 2015 - "Not the most personable coach and struggles with listening to his players. Does not create a good team environment."
#10
Men's soccer / Re: 2023 NCAA Tournament
November 20, 2023, 04:46:49 PM
Quote
I'll offer a few of my "probably only of interest to me" observations about Washington College, which seems to be the biggest underdog of the Final Four

I wouldn't go so far as to call Washington College an underdog. They've been legit all season. They were undefeated through their first 14 games, and they've only lost to 1 team (Hopkins) albeit twice. I like their chances.
#11
Men's soccer / Re: 2023 NCAA Tournament
November 20, 2023, 10:25:40 AM
I attended a small high school that in my state was classified as Group 1 (smallest enrollment). We were playing in the County Tournament against a larger Group 3 school that was ranked in the state Top 20 and therefore heavy favorites to win our game.  Several of my club teammates were on that larger school roster including the son of my club coach.

Before the game, my club coach was telling me there is no way a sh!tty little school was going to beat a top 20 ranked team. As fate would have it, my sh!tty little school did win that game. 

I was a 15 year old HS sophomore. I LOVED my teammates, but my first reaction at the whistle was to run to my club coach and loudly proclaim in front of their entire parent-base "Not bad for a sh!tty little school, huh?".

It was not my proudest moment and I regretted it pretty quickly. From that day forward I took the high road and found killing them with kindness was a lot more satisfying.

So I'm not all up in arms about the behavior. I just think Amherst players have some maturing to do, as do those from other unnamed schools with boorish sideline antics. And not that they care, but neither school's program has my respect regardless of how successful they may be.
#12
Men's soccer / Re: Weekly Soccer Pool?
November 18, 2023, 06:00:47 PM
Week 11 Results...

Mary Washington vs. Washington College
UMW - 84%
Washington College - 11%
Draw - 5%

Montclair vs. Connecticut
Montclair - 42%
Conn - 42%

Draw - 16%

Calvin vs. Chicago
Calvin - 42%
Chicago - 42%

Draw - 16%

St. Olaf vs. Wisc-Eau Claire
St. Olaf - 90%
Wisc-EC - 5%
Draw - 5%

Amherst vs. Occidental
Amherst - 90%
Occidental - 5%
Draw - 5%

Cortland vs. Middlebury
Cortland - 16%
Middlebury - 68%
Draw - 16%

Ohio Northern vs. Colorado College
ONU - 58%
Colorado - 21%
Draw - 21%

Tufts vs. W&L
Tufts - 84%
W&L - 5%
Draw - 11%


BONUS GAMES

Alvernia vs. FDU-Florham
Alvernia - 74%
FDU - 16%
Draw - 10%

Goucher vs. Penn State-Behrend
Goucher - 37%
PSU-Beh - 58%
Draw - 5%
[/quote]


Week 11 Standings
50   camosfan
45   CrossIt4Fun
45   sierraFD3soccer
40   ColoradoBias
40   slt1369
30   AZ-Soccer guy
30   D-Three Fan
30   Off Pitch
30   SKUD
25   FanofNescac
25   rcjh2245
25   TNAggie
20   EJay
20   EnmoreCat
20   FCGrizzliesGrad
20   Recon
15   Hopkins92
15   jfreds
10   NJACfan

Final Standings
370   FCGrizzliesGrad
365   Az soccer
330   EnmoreCat
320   CrossIt4Fun
320   EJay
310   Recon
300   SierraFD3soccer
300   SimpleCoach
300   slt1369
295   D-Three Fan
295   jfreds
295   TNAggie
285   Off Pitch
270   Hopkins92
260   Camosfan
255   Skud
225   RCJH2245
215   Coach Jeff
185   unlucky
180   d3ma
175   Scot_Fan
130   paclassic89
90   BlueJay95
75   ColoradoBias
75   TheNescacRat
75   tjcummingsfan
70   NESCACFan100
65   D3 Dad
65   NJACFan
50   FanofNescac
45   PaywallU
40   CoachAndrew
40   fromagesuisse
20   CC1
10   upsetter


See you all next year!
#13
Men's soccer / Re: 2023 NCAA Tournament
November 17, 2023, 04:11:10 PM
And there goes my national runner-up :-(
#14
Men's soccer / Re: Weekly Soccer Pool?
November 17, 2023, 08:12:35 AM
19 Participants in the final pool of the season.

Mary Washington vs. Washington College
UMW - 84%
Washington College - 11%
Draw - 5%

Montclair vs. Connecticut
Montclair - 42%
Conn - 42%

Draw - 16%

Calvin vs. Chicago
Calvin - 42%
Chicago - 42%

Draw - 16%

St. Olaf vs. Wisc-Eau Claire
St. Olaf - 90%
Wisc-EC - 5%
Draw - 5%

Amherst vs. Occidental
Amherst - 90%
Occidental - 5%
Draw - 5%

Cortland vs. Middlebury
Cortland - 16%
Middlebury - 68%
Draw - 16%

Ohio Northern vs. Colorado College
ONU - 58%
Colorado - 21%
Draw - 21%

Tufts vs. W&L
Tufts - 84%
W&L - 5%
Draw - 11%


BONUS GAMES

Alvernia vs. FDU-Florham
Alvernia - 74%
FDU - 16%
Draw - 10%

Goucher vs. Penn State-Behrend
Goucher - 37%
PSU-Beh - 58%
Draw - 5%
#15
Men's soccer / Re: Weekly Soccer Pool?
November 15, 2023, 10:11:34 PM
14 participants thus far.  Pool closes tomorrow.