2017 Colorado Buffaloes

Very excited to see Martine Puketapu play. I have heard great things about her!!!

 

A Kiwi Buddy of mine sent me some footage of her scoring a Hat Trick in a League Semi-Final for the Kiwi Developmental Team. She looks strong and dynamic. He was sure she would come to the US to play college soccer but didn't know where she'd end up!

 

Seems like a lot of the top players from Colorado who head to the Southeast as Freshmen ultimately come home to the Buffs. Why not just start here?!

 

No disrespect to anyone intended, but coaching matters in terms of where players go.

 

cpthomas No disrespect to anyone intended, but coaching matters in terms of where players go.
I think the CU coaching staff and program are more than competitive in terms of attracting top players, and all you have to do is look at the roster to confirm that. But as we've discussed before, few if any players (and their parents) are going to turn down a Stanford, or a Duke, or a North Carolina if offered, or Penn State, Notre Dame, USC, UCLA, Florida State, Santa Clara, etc., and lots of the top California players don't want to leave the beach. And increasingly, in addition, the Buffs are attracting more and more top international players and transfers. Some people knock the transfer thing, but 3 of USC's top 4 scorers and their starting All-PAC GK in 2016 were transfers. It's also well-known that the private schools have a lot more flexibility and ability to be creative in offering scholarships beyond the normal NCAA allotment. Not fair...but reality.

 

Not necessarily regarding the privates. USC has a policy that if you take any Athletic money you cant take any academic or need based $. This actually makes it VERY difficult to recruit unless you have a kid that is a 4+GPA

 

Surprised to hear that USC has that issue...it's a very expensive school...maybe even more than Stanford and Santa Clara.

 

Perhaps you misunderstood me. I was complimenting the current coach. It takes the ship (Division I women's college soccer program) a long time to turn around -- about 8 years. That he's drawing some transfers of players originally from Colorado is an indication that he's a better magnet for Colorado players than Hempen was, and it's probably an indicator that pretty soon Colorado players will go right to Boulder out of high school.

 

cp...I guess I wasn't sure about that so was maybe being a tad defensive. Every HC and staff has its strengths and limitations as we know, and it sounds like you agree that the Buff contingent is a pretty darn good one. They all say it, but I think the Buff program has a real and legit supportive family atmosphere to it from the players' perspective, and the word gets around. Doesn't hurt that they were 8-2-1 in the PAC this year and also did really well in 2014.

 

another HUGE transfer in the works...anyone know if she signed?

 

This is a 3rd and she has a profile that goes on for days. Big time goal scorer and fast. Have never officially seen her play but her physical attributes and Bio remind me of a darian jenkins type from UCLA. Keep fingers crossed.

 

Last year we heard about Bruder and Massey coming about June 1st, so we may know before August if there's another transfer. These rumors are usually based on some truth/fact, so it wouldn't surprise me if there is another one.

 

You got it!!!!

 

Wow - LSU loses their top scorer and and incoming player (A Richardson) who also would have seemed to be a key recruit up front. Perhaps something is going on at LSU. Anyway, good for the Buffs