Wake 10 - GW 0. 9 goals in the second half. 10 different Wake guys scored in this game and nine different guys had assists. GW has not won a game all season. I'm curious just how bad other good teams have lambasted them.
I hardly think anyone can complain about Wake's schedule. It has to be among the very toughest in the country. They've played 14 times and half of their games in the bag are against teams in the current Top 25 . A cupcake here and there with a schedule like this isn't so bad. Clemson, UNC, Duke, Maryland, UVa, St. John's, St. Louis, South Carolina, Davidson. That is seven games against Top 25 teams and Duke and Davidson are not exactly slouches. Three games against current Top 6 teams already complete. I looked up GW's schedule. Clemson took them out 7-0. They have played no other ranked teams. This is the creamiest of cream puffs. I'll give you that much.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think G-W is a school that has recently upgraded several of its programs to the D-I level. That, plus the fact that it's a North Carolina school with a coach who has been at G-W for more than a decade suggests to me that this match may have been a favor of sorts.
That's correct, and it did so in a manner that, to be generous and to avoid libel charges, gave the appearance of corruption, and it cost the president his job. Something to do with changing failing grades of gridball players to passing grades. If it wasn't on a subscription site, I'd be able to post links to the stories on the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Footy...Wake has played a very good schedule, no question. However, as you stated, this was the cupcake of all cupcakes. Doesn't it make more sense to play a decent mid-level D1 school? What is accomplished with a 9-0 thrashing? Absolutely nothing, and, there's always the danger of getting guys hurt in a game that means nothing.
Plenty can be accomplished in any game. I'll admit here that it probably is less than another game. But there is still value. Here you get some of the guys who don't play much a chance to play a lot. And players can get hurt in any game. I don't see the point in asking whether it would be better for them to get hurt playing Southern Illinois or Gardner Web. The team has a schedule to fill regardless. If anything playing Gardner Web is safer from an injury standpoint. Afterall, you don't have to play your top guys the whole night.
Good point...I guess if I was Wake, I would have to think long and hard before I scheduled a game against Gardner Webb when I could simply schedule a UNC-Wilmington or similar team.
whoa here's the deal...every team plays a few lightly regarded teams. it gives players with card accumulations a chance to rest or sit out, as well as to give bench players some experience. and those players nursing injuries can get a rest as well. its all about a little strategy, so don't sweat it. gardner webb is close to wake, and it gives the little guy a chance to get good experience against a tough opponent and wake gets to not take a chance on a possible loss. no big deal.
in wake's defense let's not overlook the fact that gardner webb must put up a fight. in other words- teams like wake, clemson and others who have GW on the schedule know very well, that the result will not just magically appear...that they have to go out there and get it done for 90 minutes. this is true for both teams on any given night. judging by the results below, GW has (at the very least) the athleticism to keep most of their games close...winning, on the other hand, is a totally different psychology than hoping to keep it close. Mt. St. Mary's (Md.) L 0 - 2 UMBC L 0 - 3 Winthrop L 2 - 3 Virginia Tech D 0 - 0, 2 OT UNC Asheville D 1 - 1 2 OT #8 Clemson L 0 - 7 UNC Wilmington L 1 - 2 Wofford L 2 - 3 Belmont D 2 - 2 Charleston Southern L 0 - 3 Stetson L 0 - 2 Florida Atlantic L 0 - 7 Jacksonville L 0 - 3 Campbell L 1 - 5 The Citadel L 2 - 4 Liberty L 1 - 5 #1 Wake Forest L 0 - 10