2006 Iowa College Soccer thread

Clive Charles was the head coach for both the mens and womans teams at Portland...and both were pretty regularly ranked programs. So you did see it a bit at the D-1 level as well.

 

i cannot think of any other DI coach that does both mens and womens since clive at portland. obviously a reason you see it more often at the DIII level is due to the money aspect. Also you will find that a majority of DIII coaches that are full time hold some sort of other position. For instance in Wisconsin all DIII coaches that are full time must hold another position, ie. facility manager, recruiting position or teach classes to name a few.
off the top if my head i don't know of any such rule in the IIAC but i know alot of coaches in the IIAC do other things around campus as well. for me i think having one coach do both is good in that their are no "cat fights" over practice times, game times, etc. but at the same time its interesting that most basketball, baseball/sofball teams don't share the same coaches.

 

getting closer to tourney time.......and it looks like simpson is going to be hosting the tourney based on the womens standings. anyone have predictions as far as who will face eachother in the final. mine will be wartburg vs. loras----with wartburg having to much up top aka harrison for the DuHawks to handle. look for wartburg to win 3-1. and also don't be shocked to see both loras and wartburg in the NCAA tourney. loras is inching closer in the region poll and if the DuHawks actually pull off the conference title via upset. wartburg is for sure in, win or lose.

 

always loved those theory classes, baseball,basketball,soccer and i think i even took a tennis one.
heard a rumor that simpson might be going in another direction with their mens coach? cannot reveal my source but like i said earlier it might be the right move for the storm, bring back aziz(sp?)!!!!!!

 

Wartburg's Matt Shepard, Luke McL, and Harrison K-L (twice) have also appeared on d3 kicks team of the week. Kudos to them too.

 

Some say that Wartburg and Central's seeds will not change win or lose. You played for Laidlaw, he wouldn't sandbag and lay down this game just to spring to life in the tournamnet, would he? Wartburg has a shot at a bye in first round so they should be firing on all cylinders, right?

 

That's what I thought you'd say. I think Laidlaw could not care less about theatrics, Loras' result or Wartburg's lineup. If there's a game to be played, he'll play to win. Even a tie would be a good result for the Dutch.

 

Arrrggg!!! I thought Dubuque might just make the tourny this year. Oh well, at least they won their homecoming football game against Simpson. Also Dubuque anounced a $22 million gift to the university from an alumnus to revamp the football stadium and add a wellness center. Quite the turn around for UD since almost closing 7 years ago. Here is a link to the $22 million gift. http://www.thonline.com/article.cfm?id=136218

Here's to hoping Dubuque's soccer team can make a step up next season.

Good luck to the teams that made the tourny this year, and especially to whichever team or teams make the NCAA's this year.

 

kuhnie...you were right, there was no sandbagging in yesterday's Wart/Cent game. Reports of Wartburg freaking out in 2nd half. Thus the many fouls on the Knights. Reports of lots of trash talking that maybe got the coach a yellow. Next week will be great. Central does owe BVU a payback but maybe BVU has their number. We'll see.

 

i still stand by my previous predictions on the tourney. loras v. wartburg in final w/ wartburg winning 3-1. congrats on central knocking off wartburg, was anyone at the game or know what really happened??
i would find it hard to believe that wartburg wouldn't want to win the conference outright. but then again with the set up the way it is you really just want the bye so you can be in the final 4 automatically. and with the automatic berth going to the tourney champ not the regular season champ. should be an interesting weekend in indianola. don't hear that often

 

I'm predicting Simpson and Central to advance today...and wanted to keep the Iowa thread near the top!

 

Luther winning in tournament play surprised me a little...especially at Simpson. Central won as I expected but it was closer than I thought it would be. BVU knows something about Central.

 

I thinking that Loras will need another own goal or even 2 in order to get past Central this Friday. They did not look sharp when they met last time. Central will spring their secret weapon on them this game. Luther may have a sliver of hope after seeing that Wartburg can be beaten if you play defense. However, talent may rule the day as I see Wartburg advancing.