Maryland Terrapins 2017

I remember when beating UConn was a big deal.

Now... just a win over the 75th-ranked team in the RPI.

 

Right side of a 5-4 this time. Really need to work on set piece defending though, that's been the big (only?) defensive weakness this season and almost cost us again.

That ref was an adventure too...

 

Ref was an adventure at BEST-
inconsistent and emotional. We’ve been shockingly bad at set pieces for some time now. I have watched a LOT of top tier college games lately (Gtown, MD, UNC, Washington, IU, UVA, etc.) and I’m frusturated watching games that swing so heavily on this simple factor. I’d love to see a comparison of restart goals scored from run of play vs restarts from the MLS and compare that with college soccer.

 

I can tell you're just the man for the job!

 

Looked like no legs for the the Terps... Tough rain soaked up and down road game in Madison on Friday could have been a primary cause...

 

I was told decades ago by a since deceased Scottish coach that 1/3 of all goals are scored on restarts. In every league great or small throughout the world. It seems an even higher percentage in America today. More practice time should be devoted to restarts.

 

Story from the University of Maryland student newspaper:
Maryland’s Sasho Cirovski believes he should be considered for U.S. Soccer head coach job

http://www.dbknews.com/2017/10/23/sasho-cirovski-maryland-us-soccer-coach-bruce-arena/

 

Guy couldn't hold a three-goal lead against frikkin' Providence.

If he is getting out-coached in the NCAA Tournament, you really think he could handle going against the best coaches in international soccer?

 

Hey coach, let's worry about beating international powers like Coastal Carolina and VCU and not about the USMNT.

Hubris, much?

 

I'm sure the idea is to get losing out of their system before tournament play begins.

 

Obviously he shouldn't be a serious candidate, but I do also wonder what the exact question was that he was asked. College level reporters aren't always the most reliable. Even with Sasho's ego, I just can't imagine that he randomly started talking about why he should coach the national team. I'd bet good money he was asked "Would you be interested in the national team job and why?"

Also, maybe we start scoring goals again? Please?

 

Maryland and Notre Dame might seek comfort in each other as both are winless and haven't scored in their last 3 games. It'll be interesting to see if both of these teams can turn things around in their conference tournament.

 

I don't know if someone is banging someone's girl or what the hell is going on, but this is ridiculous. At this point I'm ready for the season to be over and a lot of these guys to leave.

 

After four (home!) losses in a row, to Georgetown [1-0], Coastal Carolina [1-0], VCU [3-0!] and Michigan [2-1], can Maryland's sinking thread be writed?

Terps take On Wisconsin Sunday @ 1:00 to start the Big 10 Tournament.

http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=211676325

 

Yes, but thread writes and free speech rights are two sides of different coins.

 

I was trying to make a joke about Maryland's thread but I couldn't get myself untangled.

 

Along these lines, it wouldn't be right not to write about what has been to date a regular rite of passage for Terps since they joined the B1G -- i.e., Maryland winning the B1G tourney championship every fall and all 3 years since they started conference play -- and thus each year making their way to NCAAs as the B1G's official, automatic representative to the national championship tournament.

 

The last time that MD lost 4 in a row was in 1993 when they actually lost 6 in a row and if not for a scoreless draw against Loyola, it would have been 8.

O6 at Mt. St. Mary’s W 2-0
O10 at North Carolina* L 0-1
O11 CAMPBELL L 3-6
O17 CLEMSON* L 1-5
O20 G. WASHINGTON L 0-1
O22 at Old Dominion L 1-2
O27 JAMES MADISON L 2-3
N1 at Loyola T ot 0-0
N4 vs. Duke L 2-3 ACC Tournament at N. Carolina