Pac12 2019

I HAVE NO IDEA.

 

Yes. Use whatever word you like to describe it, I picked stolen. Check out the FSU thread here, even they say the referee handed them the game.

 

I don't think the UCLA and Stanford losses mean anything at all. Santa Clara was not going to lose last Thursday and UCLA just happened to be the opponent. Stanford ran into the soccer gods when they were throwing a tantrum. It happens.

Stanford gets UCLA at home but not USC. UVA has a tough one coming up at Penn State. It is going to be an interesting season.

 

Let me clarify my meaning and intent.
1. The 2 PKs FSU got were bogus.
2. The PK CU got was legit only if the ref is being really tight which this one was.
In most any ACC game I've seen over the past few years, that one is not called.
3. I wouldn't use the term "stolen", because if FSU doesn't get the PK(s) that changes their urgency in the attack. An example would be our attack in the OT. 4-0 shots and the balled stayed in your half.
My point is that no one knows what would have happened w/o those calls. CU may well have won, but like shows with time travel that mess up the time line, we just don't know how it would have played out.
The ref didn't "hand us" the game, but he definitely changed it, and not in your favor.
4. FSU was significantly better in midfield and run of play, but had difficulty with the final pass. To be fair, CU's defense played a large part in that.
5. CU's Kornieck is a stud and extremely dangerous, especially on set plays.
The long throw in is also very dangerous.
6. CU got ripped off not making the tourney last year. Barring a collapse, you have a very very good chance this year.
7. CU will have a rough time beating any of the top 3 in the PAC, but not insurmountable. The problem is, unlike FSU, they each have elite 9s. FSU has very good players at most every spot except the 9.
8. The depth in the PAC looks much better this year!

 

I won't quote the whole thing, but good points, all of them. I had not considered #3.

 

Portland 2 California 0

I hope CP was watching.

So the only team with a perfect record going into conference play is ...

drumroll please ...

Oregon State.

Three West Coast Conference teams are playing ranked Pac-12 teams today. One down, two to go? Pepperdine and Washington State in Hawai'i, and Santa Clara hosting Stanford.

 

Watching livestats, a very big win for the Pilots.

 

It must be cool to witness Portland improving under Michelle French and not passively watch her predecessor burn the program to the ground.

 

Pac-12 recap:

https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/col...-recap:-non-conference-slate-wrapped_aid46879

 

Just as an aside, the official "scoring" in College soccer is so bad. Especially given so many of the awards are clearly stat based. Macario "assist" really? I get that the home scorers feel an obligation, but come on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=b2rSLoZ5f3E

For reference, PSU scorer says these goals are unassisted

 

“Assisting” in college soccer has always been awful. Macario’s assist isn’t even that bad considering it actually came off of her foot. If you shoot and say it hits the crossbar and you finished the rebound, in college soccer the first striker will be credited with an assist. “Double assist” is also a dumb thing that only exist in college games.

btw though, it was at Santa Clara so they had no obligation to give it to her if they didn’t want to

 

The official game stats filed with the NCAA don't show Macario having any assists in this game, so it looks like whoever filed them got it right.

 

another sign of the apocalypse ...,,,,

https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/10...ayer-sues-school-after-getting-cut-from-team/

 

PAC 12 and ACC both can lay claim to who is the best.
The top 3 in each conference all have a good chance to make the CC.
I do believe the depth in the ACC is a little better.
Post season results will be a better barometer.

 

Post season results will not settle this debate. Most people are dyed in the wool on or the other. Personally I dont care !!

 

only one way to settle it. PAC 12 vs ACC showdown. like we see in college basketball!

 

Middle group of the ACC is better than Pac’s, but bottom group in Pac is much better than ACC’s. If you’re talking from top to bottom, then Pac is better in my opinion. ACC is stronger from 1-8 but their bottom three are terrible. IMO, every single Pac schools are good enough to be in the NCAA tournament, but Pitt, Syracuse, and Miami no thank you

 

We do have threads for Colorado, Stanford and UCLA, but that leaves fans of nine other teams threadless.and until someone starts one for those teams, here's a place to share your two cents' worth with the rest of us.

 

I’m always checking scores but pac 12 is expensive package to buy, I got a months discount use but I had to cancel or fork over 35 dollars per month. I post mainly on the UCLA thread and try and attend as many home matches as possible. I’m super bummed we are playing Stanford at the farm again.

 

Cal 3, USC 0

I missed the telecast. Anyone see it?

 

Ooooooooo this just got interesting....
I sincerely hope Stanford thinks their match with us will be a walk in the park as well....

 

I hope so too. Please bring them down!!