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I get that. But is RPI the determinative factor for these purposes? We tied them first time (and had an own goal), finished ahead of them in conference play, and beat them rather convincingly. And we may have similar w/l records if iirc.
Yeah, I’m really happy with the direction of the program, don’t get me wrong. I’m just more surprised Indiana got a seed I guess.
Yeah.
It's impossible to do a tournament of 48 teams using head-to-head as primary factor. A beat B, B beat C, C beat A.
Nah. It's pretty easy to 1st look at RPI for qualification, and then adjust by H2H or at least intraconference H2H to seed/slot each conference member in the bracket. RPI is irrelevant after you set the field.
Looks like 7PM. High of 48 in Philly on Thursday ooooof! Likely upper 30's during the game.
Losing to Michigan State (rpi 72) hurt, but the two missed chances were vs UCLA (26) and at Creighton (30). Both are hosting first round games. Hard to argue we need better OOC opponents when we didn't beat the ones already there.
Good point. I would just say that if conference is not that well regarded, they will need to do more since they might have gotten more out of some of those losses than other OOC victories. Based on things shook out it is not clear to me that we were a lock to make the tournament had we lost on Sunday.
UCLA will be on the slate annually moving forward as a B1G opponent. Like men's lax, like baseball...now that men's soccer has started to establish themselves, now McElderry needs to up the OOC slate to get more big time opportunities for wins to make the RPI sexier at Selection Time.
Unless BTN+ picks it up you're not getting a 1st round NCAA soccer match on TV.
And that only would happen if RU was at home. Maybe Penn has a link on their website.
From the looks of it this place might not even have an electrical outlet let alone a press box. What a disgrace this is!!!!
Yeah, the NCAA should be ashamed of itself for giving Penn a home game. Artificial turf and no permanent bleachers at their current home replacement venue! Atrocious.
I mean the turf....shit we use to play on artificial turf and get home matches, lol, but the rest is just pure "bush league" nonsense. That being said, I'd bet my life we're faster then Penn (I'm stunned at our team speed...), so the turf could be a "plus" for RU.
Turf for soccer is such a clown shoes move. I expected better from an Ivy school that on the surface at least somewhat takes athletics seriously.
We sent a few teams who played at home, on turf, to The Final 4. Just sayin'! It sucks, I get it, but it's not 100% uncommon.
I read ESPN+ which of course you have to pay for it or as I do I know someone who has it and use their log in
