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Post by eagle87 on Aug 24, 2023 20:10:56 GMT -6
Great point. Give the new coach 2 years to bring in his own players. When we are losing to D2 team and not competing vs low and mid majors in D1, it’s time to give someone else a chance. Hell, I’ll take Maryvilles coach because he beat us with all D2 level recruits. There has to be a long list of D2 head coaches that would love a D1 job. Or, a D1 assistant from a decent program.
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Post by eaglepride on Aug 24, 2023 21:19:32 GMT -6
Great point. Give the new coach 2 years to bring in his own players. When we are losing to D2 team and not competing vs low and mid majors in D1, it’s time to give someone else a chance. Hell, I’ll take Maryvilles coach because he beat us with all D2 level recruits. There has to be a long list of D2 head coaches that would love a D1 job. Or, a D1 assistant from a decent program. Once USI gets out of the transition phase more coaches and players will look at being at USI.
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Post by shorthaircut on Aug 26, 2023 15:29:30 GMT -6
Need to get this win tomorrow as this is most certainly a winnable match against Fort Wayne.
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Post by eagle87 on Aug 26, 2023 16:25:22 GMT -6
Need to get this win tomorrow as this is most certainly a winnable match against Fort Wayne. I hope so. I plan on making it there in person.
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Post by shorthaircut on Aug 27, 2023 13:23:50 GMT -6
All Fort Wayne so far as they are controlling the game.
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Post by shorthaircut on Aug 27, 2023 13:40:38 GMT -6
Much better action for USI second part of this first half.
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Post by shorthaircut on Aug 27, 2023 14:16:15 GMT -6
USI Goalie has made 3 fantastic saves, unfortunately there just isn’t very many good players on this team. Down once again 1-0.
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Post by shorthaircut on Aug 27, 2023 15:03:04 GMT -6
Another loss….not going to lie this constant losing is getting real old.
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Post by eagle87 on Aug 27, 2023 15:26:46 GMT -6
Another loss….not going to lie this constant losing is getting real old. Yes it’s frustrating to lose again, but I was there and we outplayed them 90% of the second half. They came out of the half and pushed us hard and got their only goal. Most of the rest of the game we looked better and faster, but still continue to not get goals. I think we just have to realize this is what transition period is going to be. Until we can have 100% of our athletes in every sport be a D1 recruit, we are just handicapped a bit. I think women’s soccer is close though to being decent. Men’s soccer, not so much. btw, I was able to talk to a current basketball player at the women’s soccer game and got some feedback. I plain out asked him, are we as good as last year or better or worse. Without hesitation, he said better. He said several of the new guys are looking really good. I asked him specifically about Hasson and he said he is very skilled but still a little raw at this point. He is still just 18 I believe also. He said KP is playing much better and said Nolan is really good in the middle. I also confirmed Ryan Hall is still on the team and is playing well. He said Smith Jr is a great shooter and the jury is still out on if he plays this year or redshirts. I walked away feeling pretty good about the team this this. I still have a feeling we willlose more this year due to much tougher schedule and all the hard road games, but I think we will be fun to watch.
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Post by eagle87 on Aug 27, 2023 15:42:09 GMT -6
Sounds like coach was thrilled with the effort. He agree with my comment about we dominated most of the second half.
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Post by shorthaircut on Aug 27, 2023 15:47:46 GMT -6
Another loss….not going to lie this constant losing is getting real old. Yes it’s frustrating to lose again, but I was there and we outplayed them 90% of the second half. They came out of the half and pushed us hard and got their only goal. Most of the rest of the game we looked better and faster, but still continue to not get goals. I think we just have to realize this is what transition period is going to be. Until we can have 100% of our athletes in every sport be a D1 recruit, we are just handicapped a bit. I think women’s soccer is close though to being decent. Men’s soccer, not so much. btw, I was able to talk to a current basketball player at the women’s soccer game and got some feedback. I plain out asked him, are we as good as last year or better or worse. Without hesitation, he said better. He said several of the new guys are looking really good. I asked him specifically about Hasson and he said he is very skilled but still a little raw at this point. He is still just 18 I believe also. He said KP is playing much better and said Nolan is really good in the middle. I also confirmed Ryan Hall is still on the team and is playing well. He said Smith Jr is a great shooter and the jury is still out on if he plays this year or redshirts. I walked away feeling pretty good about the team this this. I still have a feeling we willlose more this year due to much tougher schedule and all the hard road games, but I think we will be fun to watch. Good feedback….might we see KP start at the 4? 🤔. I agree we could be a lot better and still have a worse record. All I care about is the conference.
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Post by eagle87 on Aug 27, 2023 17:23:59 GMT -6
I think we will see KP,Hasson and Jack Mielke all spend time at the 4 depending on what the need is for each game. Hasson and Jack gives us 3 point shooter. KP gives us rim protection.
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Post by shorthaircut on Aug 31, 2023 18:52:14 GMT -6
Give the USI goalie her props as Miami outshot USI 20-4 and we only lose 1-0. It’s going to be a long, long season….
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Post by eagle87 on Aug 31, 2023 19:43:12 GMT -6
Not sure why we didn’t schedule a few non D1 this year to give the ladies some confidence. Our schedule is tough for us being a new to D1 team. I’m hoping conference play is a bit easier and we can break through and get some wins.
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Post by shorthaircut on Sept 3, 2023 13:07:22 GMT -6
We outplayed them big time in that first half and still down 1-0 and can’t score. Such a frustrating sport to watch.
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