NSCAA all americans

I guess he didnt kiss enough american soccer coaches A$$$$$ ..!!!!!!!!!

Oh well, most of us that understand soccer know how good he is and thats all that matters!

We'll see in a couple of years who is still around

 

The thing to remember with the NSCAA is that by its own rule, it must have equal regional representation in its polls and its All America teams.

If the 10 best teams in the coutry were all in, say, New England, they still wouldn't be ranked 1-10 in the NSCAA's poll because the other seven regions need to be represented equally.

Also, if, hypothetically, the 11 best players are in California, they all aren't going to be All-Americans as the other seven regions need to be represented.

Certainly Gregorio, and UCSB's Memo Arzate had seasons worthy of being All Americans. They would certainly seem more worthy of the award than Damien Pottinger or Thomas McMenemy. In the back, Seth Stammler and David Wagenfuhr both had strong years for good teams with great defenses and had a better case than Jeff Laurentowicz. And, in goal, I'm sure there were more worthy choices than Andrew Nucifora like Chris Sawyer or Martin Hutton.

But, that's how it is with the NSCAA and as long as you accept that their structure will have flaws like this and take the awards accordingly, it isn't as annoying.

And, yes, Gregorio will have the last laugh when he is a high draft pick or playing in Europe.

BTW, I'm usually not a big fan of CollegeSoccerNews.com but I thought their All-American team was far more indicative of who had the better years. Here's a link to it.

http://collegesoccernews.com/index_files/page0003.htm

For those that click on the NSCAA link, here's the full list of their AA team.

NSCAA/adidas®
2003 Division I Men All-America

First Team
Pos. Name Year School Hometown
K Will Hesmer* Sr. Wake Forest Wilson, N.C.
D Leonard Griffin Sr. UCLA Palmdale, Calif.
D Trevor McEachron Jr. Old Dominion Woodbridge, Va.
D Chris Wingert* Sr. St. John's Babylon, N.Y.
M Scott Buete* Sr. Maryland Bowie, Md.
M Sumed Ibrahim* Sr. Maryland Prospect, Ky.
M C.J. Klaas Jr. Washington Cherry Valley, Ill.
F Adom Crew Sr. Brown Cincinnati, Ohio
F Ned Grabavoy* Jr. Indiana New Lennox, Ill.
F Vedad Ibisevic Fr. Saint Louis St. Louis, Mo.
F Joseph Ngwenya* Sr. Coastal Carolina Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Second Team
Pos. Name Year School Hometown
K Zach Wells Sr. UCLA Costa Mesa, Calif.
D Ryan Cochrane Jr. Santa Clara Portland, Ore.
D Philip Hucles Sr. William and Mary Virginia Beach, Va.
D Jeff Laurentowicz Jr. Brown West Chester, Pa.
D Michael Parkhurst So. Wake Forest Cranston, R.I.
M Leonardo de Oliveira So. Alabama-Birmingham Bryan, Texas
M Damien Pottinger Sr. Duquesne Scarborough, Ontario
M Eric Vasquez Jr. Central Florida Miami, Fla.
F Matthew Delicate Sr. Virginia Commonwealth Richmond, Va.
F Matt Taylor Sr. UCLA Irvine, Calif.
F Attilla Vendegh Sr. Old Dominion Stuvoud, Slovakia
F Jeremiah White Sr. Wake Forest Landsdowne, Pa.

Third Team
Pos. Name Year School Hometown
K Andrew Nucifora So. Fairleigh Dickinson Derby, Conn.
D Denny Clanton Sr. Dayton Aurora, Ill.
D Tony McManus Sr. Alabama-Birmingham Memphis, Tenn.
D Edwin Miranda Sr. Cal State-Northridge Van Nuys, Calif.
D Jason Perry Sr. Oakland Southfield, Mich.
M Mubarike Chisoni Jr. Coastal Carolina Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
M Josh Gros Sr. Rutgers Mechanicsburg, Pa.
M Thabiso Khumalo Jr. Coastal Carolina Bardstown, Ky.
F Knox Cameron Jr. Michigan Bronx, N.Y.
F Justin Detter Sr. Notre Dame White Lake, Mich.
F Thomas McMenemy Sr. Columbia Southhampton, England
F Ryan Pore So. Tulsa Mansfield, Ohio

* indicates prior selections

 

I thought Tighe Dombrowski of UWM deserved to be included somewhere in the three teams...very solid all around player...both sides of the ball...

 

always the forwards

Every team should start four forwards. My bias is with UMD who had arguably the best defense in the country and has no reps. Unfortunately the above selections are very typical, let's see how many make it beyond collge when the professionals pick the real players.

 

Had he been POY in his own league, he probably would have. As it stands, the Great Lakes Region only got 5 players in. 1 on the 1st Team, none on the 2nd Team, and 4 on the 3rd Team.

 

Terp fan bias

Are u saying the "D" had no reps or the Terps had no reps? I will assume u can see the 2 1st team Terps. Your argument should be that Sumed was selected over a Terp defender, however, who? Certainly not Goodsen? Do you think Sumed should have been selected with a mediocre year and nondescript college cup? Nice to see you acknowledge your bias finally. Maybe you won't make "punk of the year". I will start a thread for "College and amateur" poster awards. Good Luck.