Why did Norwalk wear long sleeves during the tournament? Long sleeve white on Fri when it was 85 degrees and long sleeve dark jerseys on Sat.
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They did last year too, it was just as hot, maybe even hotter... and it worked out fine for them then.
1st let me say I am a Wahlert fan.
Now, many reviews from newspapers set the stage for games with a phase like -- unranked Wahlert plays #1 seed or #2 ranked, etc. If anything, being unranked let Wahlert fly under the radar. Why they were unranked is a bit of a mystery to me -- they even dropped from those receiving votes category late in the season.
Wahlert returned 10 starters from a team that has been to the state tournament 3 years in a row and 4 of the past 5. They had a D1 player, a three year starter in goal who recorded 23 career shut outs playing a 2A conference, a couple D3s soccer players and a couple more who have opted to play football in the fall.
They beat Xavier and 2A #4 CR Washington; lost in the 98th min to Iowa City West, lost in overtime to top ten ranked CR Kennedy and lost in a shoot out first game of the season. 10-3 in the MVC.
Perhaps coaches tend to vote for their conference teams, perhaps they don't have information to make informed votes. Here is a tip for next year -- Wahlert graduated 9 starters -- rank them, I'll be surprised if they aren't back at state.
Now, many reviews from newspapers set the stage for games with a phase like -- unranked Wahlert plays #1 seed or #2 ranked, etc. If anything, being unranked let Wahlert fly under the radar. Why they were unranked is a bit of a mystery to me -- they even dropped from those receiving votes category late in the season.
Wahlert returned 10 starters from a team that has been to the state tournament 3 years in a row and 4 of the past 5. They had a D1 player, a three year starter in goal who recorded 23 career shut outs playing a 2A conference, a couple D3s soccer players and a couple more who have opted to play football in the fall.
They beat Xavier and 2A #4 CR Washington; lost in the 98th min to Iowa City West, lost in overtime to top ten ranked CR Kennedy and lost in a shoot out first game of the season. 10-3 in the MVC.
Perhaps coaches tend to vote for their conference teams, perhaps they don't have information to make informed votes. Here is a tip for next year -- Wahlert graduated 9 starters -- rank them, I'll be surprised if they aren't back at state.
Clyde -- no need for vindication. Let me suggest that if something is worth doing -- taking pools for instance, you might as well have a poll that does not have glaring omissions. It just makes for a better poll.
Take any team -- in this case Wahlert, that had the success they had against known quality teams -- and to drop them from receiving votes category showed a weakness in the voting system.
I think polls are fun -- gives something for fans to follow, why not make them as good as possible?
Take any team -- in this case Wahlert, that had the success they had against known quality teams -- and to drop them from receiving votes category showed a weakness in the voting system.
I think polls are fun -- gives something for fans to follow, why not make them as good as possible?
I understand your point. It's an oversight problem that the sport of soccer does not hold a monopoly in.
This post was edited on 6/7 8:52 AM by clyde_williams
Hey coach,
Off topic, but what is the criteria for all-conference selection in the LHC? Is it nomination by a player's coach and selection by vote of conference coaches? Do final standing results factor in, which they probably should, in the number of nominees accepted?
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