OT: Men's soccer??
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After making the B1G semis and 2nd round of the NCAA's just last year the team got crushed by injuries (2 of top starters out for year before it began) and a couple of kids, depth-wise, academically. They've also played, arguably, the toughest schedule in the nation:
#1 Maryland (lost 2-1 in OT)
#5 Denver
#6 Creighton
#9 Indiana (tied 0-0)
#12 Florida Gulf Coast
#14 Charlotte
#19 MSU
...it was an absolute steamroller of a schedule prior to getting to some weaker teams (OSU, Michigan, Princeton) and, now, looks like the mental aspect of things has just taken their heart completely out of it.
#1 Maryland (lost 2-1 in OT)
#5 Denver
#6 Creighton
#9 Indiana (tied 0-0)
#12 Florida Gulf Coast
#14 Charlotte
#19 MSU
...it was an absolute steamroller of a schedule prior to getting to some weaker teams (OSU, Michigan, Princeton) and, now, looks like the mental aspect of things has just taken their heart completely out of it.
If a change gets made, I would like to nominate Zach Thornton, assistant coach from DC United.
He has college experience from Villanova, is having great results with DC United considering their current investment level, and has exceptional relationships with the Red Bulls. He would bring in a ton of local talent, immediately.
He will get a head role somewhere soon, whether it be in the MLS or a big college job.
He has college experience from Villanova, is having great results with DC United considering their current investment level, and has exceptional relationships with the Red Bulls. He would bring in a ton of local talent, immediately.
He will get a head role somewhere soon, whether it be in the MLS or a big college job.
The coach needs to go. Like the day after the season ends. He got very lucky last year, but team is back to their disappointing ways, and the recruiting isn't going to change that. It's Flood-esque. There are two parts to coaching in college - if you cannot recruit you cannot coach.
We opened the season at #25 and we have had a very tough schedule but it is still no excuse for not even winning one game. We got rolled over in our earliest games. I saw the Creighton game and their team looked so much better than us. We were told we had a great recruiting class last year but I see no results at all from this. We can't just make up excuses. If we were #25 we should have been playing like a ranked team. Even Princeton just spanked us 4-1. There is no reason we should be playing so poorly.
Disagree somewhat. Losing Sa and Hawkins were absolutely huge hits to this year's team. They were essential to what DD needed out there this season. Wright has been rendered useless and to expect a very good class of true frosh to step up, immediately, isn't exactly fair. Again, I still expected Michigan and Princeton to be wins, so no excuses there, but the first half of the schedule was absolutely relentless.
It's all on DD, regardless, don't get me wrong.
Keeping Donigan on after this year is just delaying the inevitable. This isn't just the odd year. Really, last year was more of the odd year. The guy's record at RU stands at 46 wins, 64 losses and 13 ties. Could be the greatest guy in the world but it's just not working for a variety of reasons. To be in such a talent rich area and have that record after 7 years here is unacceptable. And as you saw when we kept Flood too long, bad things happen when you don't cut ties. We're in the B1G and need to act like it and need to demand more.
I don't know what metric football is, but it ain't soccer. Soccer dimensions are stated in English measurement, i.e., yards and feet. Not surprising, since the game originated in England.
C'mon, look at the emoji, that joke was HILARIOUS!!! That RUScrew with his cutting edge humor, like when soccer players were called "foot fairies" in middle school...too bad some people grow up.
46-64-13 is not a good line in year 7 and this one is shaping up to be epically bad. I just don't think he has recruited well enough to generate a sustainable upward trend.
How many times could someone have said THAT last sentence in regards to so many men's sports here ?
I get it, I do, but I don't think he gets fired this year. I think he gets 1 more season to turn it back around. Get your 2 studs back in Sa and Hawkins (hope Wright stays for his Sr year, too...), have a group of younger guys who got a ton extra PT this year older and wiser, and ease up on the OOC schedule. I mean big-time. Put some sure wins on there, early in the season, and who knows what happens. If not, hey, Hobbs likely will do what has to be done and I can't argue with that. It wouldn't shock me if Hobbs made a move, however, I don't expect it to happen.
Pretty sure he makes much more money doing what he is doing now.
Also would be nice if he even acknowledged Rutgers in general anymore.
Has he coached before?
Also seems to be the color guy for soccer events on ESPN and other TV sites
Rarely mentions RU
He did laughed at that it took him 20 years to earn his degree from RU
Well to be fair... He lef in 1991 to concentrate on the US National Team in its run up to the 94 World Cup. Things were VERY Different back then when it came to Soccer in the US.
Not sure he could recruit that well. He isn't the most liked guy in soccer.
well NJ has lost its edge in Soccer. We were once the hotbed of talent (along with California). Now talent is dispersed around the country as other states have caught up to NJ.
At one point the US National team was like 40-50% NJ where the players went to school in NJ, grew up in NJ, or lived in NJ.
At one point the US National team was like 40-50% NJ where the players went to school in NJ, grew up in NJ, or lived in NJ.
From what I learned they have a lot of injuries with their veteran players and they're playing a lot of freshmen.
We were up 1-0 until the 88th minute tonight. Gave up a goal on a clear attempt and lost in OT. Geez.
If and when the move is made, this year or next, you offer Masur the keys to the castle. Nothing less.
Damn! What is it about RU soccer? First Carli, now I hear this about Alexi Lalas? Never knew that.
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