Buckeyes win the double a Big Ten regular season title & Tournament title. Can they make it a triple ? Record crowd of 8,900 something and it was actually more but they didn’t count the ppl standing apparently
Yep might be a future Crew coach if the opportunity arises. I mean it’s kinda nice having a Crew player coach the Buckeyes.
Crowd was definitely close to 10k. They weren't able to count any of the people on the far side of the field. Congrats to the Bucks! Wasn't their cleanest game but they got the job done. Also, holy crap, college soccer needs fixed. It's way overdue. Why are we still using a countdown clock? Why are we stopping the clock? Why are allowing so many subs (at the D1 level, at least). It's way past time to make the changes.
Unless I'm totally wrong, they count by having one of those metal handheld counting machines at the gate. The stadium allegedly fits 10k, although that might have been from when they had bleachers on the east side. There were way over 8900 there tonight.
Stopping the clock makes more sense than the early years of MLS where they'd stop the play dead when the clock hit 0:00. Personally, I wouldn't mind if the clock stopped for hydration breaks during pro games. Still, that 90 min game took close to 2.5 hours. It'd definitely be nice to bring it more in line with the FIFA/IFAB rules however. Sidenote: It was fun to run into Konrad Warzycha before the game. Also, holy crap we're old. He had two kids in tow.
I'm going to respectfully disagree. I've got no problem with treating a college version of a sport like a college version of a sport. Having the extra substitutions allows more players to play, which is important at the college/developmental level, and it also doesn't treat amateurs like robots with endless motors while they're learning. And the countdown clock is probably a RESULT of the extra subs. Without it, stoppage time could be bordering on ridiculous. I've been beating this drum for a while.
That makes sense. I want to see where college soccer is in another 10 years once the MLS academies get more developed. Could there be a world where college soccer is for people who want an education with soccer being secondary whereas the academies are the reverse? Honest question: How do they do it in Europe and South America? I can't imagine they have a lot of dummies who are just really good at playing soccer because they grow up in the academies of these clubs worth billions of dollars. Likewise, I'm sure their universities all have athletic teams. How do we feel about VAR? I feel there should be some sort of clock. "Once the ref enters the VAR technical area, a decision must be made within X time. If a decision cannot be made, the original call stands." 45 seconds is probably too short, but 3:00 is probably too long. But should the clock be stopped then? There's something ridiculous when there's five minutes of first time half stoppage and nine in the second when it used to be 5-6 total announced across both halves.
On the women's side, it takes a while for the women to adjust to playing 90 minutes after being drafted. Some blame the college subs rules.
Not interested in putting an arbitrary clock on how long you can review a play. This isn't the NFL, where they can review a six-yard pass on 3rd and 13. If VAR is happening, it's on a potentially game-altering play. I'd rather get it right than get it fast. The second part is yet another drum I've been beating. The stadium clock is actually supposed to represent something. If you're going to have a referee-caused delay, or a pre-planned delay like a water break, stop the clock. It's much more accurate this way. The only reason people are against this is because they're afraid it'll open Pandora's Box and the next thing you know, the stadium clock will stop for everything. But just because one happens doesn't mean the other will.