Quote from: flyingdutchman on October 08, 2025, 03:10:29 PMWesleyan's recent results have been impressive, don't get me wrong; however, watching them play, I don't understand how they are getting the results they are. Talking about Wesleyan as a potential league winner seems absurd to me. They are proving they are hard to beat, but I don't think anyone in their offense is particularly threatening. I don't see them advancing past the first round of the NESCAC tournament, unless it's a 0-0 tie and they win it in penalties. Maybe they will continue to prove me wrong, but these results have to be a fluke

Quote from: flyingdutchman on October 13, 2025, 08:55:24 AMWesleyan got another impressive result this weekend. Yet, I'm still not convinced by them and will stand by my prediction that they don't make it past the quarter finals of the NESCAC tournament. If they win the NESCAC regular season, I truly believe it is the WORST team to win the regular season in the last 10 years. Results are results and you can argue it doesn't matter how the game is played if you win, but if you actually watch this Wesleyan team, they aren't very good. In my opinion, past teams that won the NESCAC just way looked more convincing and dominant. Who knows, maybe they will continue to prove me wrong but I'm convinced this run ends soon.

Quote from: flyingdutchman on October 18, 2025, 06:11:54 PMI've said it multiple times, Wesleyan is overrated. Yes, Bowdoin is dangerous and can get results, but I am confident this is the beginning of the downfall of this Wesleyan team.

Aged like milk...

Quote from: paclassic89 on October 24, 2025, 01:18:50 PMThin margins in the NESCAC.  They lost several games 1-0 where the stats were either fairly even or Middlebury had the better of play.  I don't think they're much worse than last year

Agreed. This is why claims about any team being "overrated" are specious. Margin between 1st and 10th in the NESCAC is crazy thin (witness the Tufts-Colby draw earlier this season).

Quote from: flyingdutchman on October 13, 2025, 08:55:24 AM

Quote from: smoova on October 08, 2025, 04:48:11 PM

Quote from: flyingdutchman on October 08, 2025, 03:10:29 PMWesleyan's recent results have been impressive, don't get me wrong; however, watching them play, I don't understand how they are getting the results they are. Talking about Wesleyan as a potential league winner seems absurd to me. They are proving they are hard to beat, but I don't think anyone in their offense is particularly threatening. I don't see them advancing past the first round of the NESCAC tournament, unless it's a 0-0 tie and they win it in penalties. Maybe they will continue to prove me wrong, but these results have to be a fluke

So ... four "flukes"?

Wesleyan got another impressive result this weekend. Yet, I'm still not convinced by them and will stand by my prediction that they don't make it past the quarter finals of the NESCAC tournament. If they win the NESCAC regular season, I truly believe it is the WORST team to win the regular season in the last 10 years. Results are results and you can argue it doesn't matter how the game is played if you win, but if you actually watch this Wesleyan team, they aren't very good. In my opinion, past teams that won the NESCAC just way looked more convincing and dominant. Who knows, maybe they will continue to prove me wrong but I'm convinced this run ends soon.

Broken clock is right twice a day ...

Wesleyan Whales leverage only two shots on frame to earn another "fluke"!

Quote from: flyingdutchman on October 08, 2025, 03:10:29 PMWesleyan's recent results have been impressive, don't get me wrong; however, watching them play, I don't understand how they are getting the results they are. Talking about Wesleyan as a potential league winner seems absurd to me. They are proving they are hard to beat, but I don't think anyone in their offense is particularly threatening. I don't see them advancing past the first round of the NESCAC tournament, unless it's a 0-0 tie and they win it in penalties. Maybe they will continue to prove me wrong, but these results have to be a fluke

So ... four "flukes"?

After a bumpy start, the unheralded Cards are quietly putting together a nice season with wins over the bobcats, otters and lord jeffs. Would be quite the story if they could sneak out of Williamsville with a Little Three title on Saturday.

Wes had quite a road trip this weekend ...

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Quote from: smoova on August 21, 2025, 05:59:08 PMWesleyan is scrimmaging Columbia on Sunday in NYC at 1 pm.

Metro North Battle??

A low-scoring one ... Columbia topped Wes 1-0.

Wesleyan is scrimmaging Columbia on Sunday in NYC at 1 pm.

Most of the time GKs cover for awful plays up the field ... once in a while, field players return the favor ... 

Vanzela spent this past spring/summer trying to find 2025 GKs with strong foot skills - even going so far as asking recruits to send him highlight videos comprised entirely of game footage of them handling under pressure. The staff certainly understands the challenge presented by the system.

Quote from: BaboNation on October 02, 2024, 02:47:21 PMI don't know about other conferences, but as a fan of the NEWMAC the first year of the contract under FloSports has been a net negative.  I swore I wouldn't pay for the service, but my addiction got the best of me so I signed up for the special NEWMAC all-sports package.

My experience:

The "technical difficulties" have increased dramatically - exponentially really.  And you never really know whether you should wait for the "we're working on it" to be resolved or restart the feed, which if you do so you've got a commercial to suffer through.

You really need to use the app, because the browser version is extra fluky and doesn't support IOS from what their CS told me.

Not as easy as it used to be to toggle between games with multiple tabs open.  Now it's one at a time, and again, a commercial before the match.

The Customer Service is slow to respond (best to use the chat).

The ability to save Favorites is clunky.

My understanding (I could be wrong) was that all equipment (and cameramen?) would be supplied by FS, with the announcers (if any) supplied by the team(s).
I haven't seen any improvement in camera coverage/technology.

Other than that, everything is fantastic.  I know this is the trend, but pray your favorite conference doesn't get FS.

As the parent of a 2025 committed to a NEWMAC school, this makes me queasy ...

Quote from: Viking on June 05, 2024, 11:51:12 AMMiddlebury
Tiger Xie, G, Power FC/Upper Canada C, China/Canada (Feb?)

I believe Xie is a current Midd student who will graduate in Feb 2027 (Class of 2026.5) and is being elevated from the club team.

Quote from: Kuiper on February 28, 2024, 04:18:50 PMPomona-Pitzer put its Spring scrimmages on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/p/C356WqoyODM/
https://www.instagram.com/p/C356EZ3SsHL/

As is their custom, they are taking advantage of the single game day to have two games (presumably to get everybody on their roster playing time during the single game day).  Both games are at home on their grass field.

Sunday March 3

11 am v. Santa Monica College (JC)

3:00 pm v. Cal State San Marcos (D2)

Looks like Ditta has stepped away from the program. Any idea if Swartz is back from sabbatical?

Quote from: Newenglander on February 27, 2024, 09:56:22 AM

Quote from: smoova on February 26, 2024, 09:40:25 PM

Quote from: Newenglander on February 26, 2024, 05:09:54 PMQuick Spring question - of course having to be different does anyone know the official Spring rules for NESCAC vs all of D3?

I believe it is the same as lacrosse in fall 2023: 10 coach practices.

10 vs 24 practices for NESCAC as well as no scrimmage.....I would love to know what percentage of players like the "focus on academics" vs the ability to train......

In my limited experience, most players greatly appreciate the NESCAC model/limitations and a majority of the juniors use their off-season to do a semester abroad.