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Post by DanMcQ on Sept 5, 2023 16:05:41 GMT -5
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RusskyHoya
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Post by RusskyHoya on Sept 7, 2023 14:55:41 GMT -5
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Post by Elvado on Sept 8, 2023 4:16:17 GMT -5
Will be nice to see the boys get back on the beam tonight against the Twerps.
Growing pains in the back speak volumes about the value of Daniel Wu.
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Post by DanMcQ on Sept 8, 2023 12:48:22 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 8, 2023 15:39:07 GMT -5
Weather forecast for the match:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 674 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL MARYLAND
ANNE ARUNDEL HOWARD MONTGOMERY PRINCE GEORGES
IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND
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Post by RusskyHoya on Sept 8, 2023 18:21:53 GMT -5
Weather forecast for the match: THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 674 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND ANNE ARUNDEL HOWARD MONTGOMERY PRINCE GEORGES IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND Greetings from the UMGC Marriott hotel bar, as the start of the match has been suspended. Glad Merlin recognizes how fun of a rivalry this has become.
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Post by DanMcQ on Sept 8, 2023 19:05:40 GMT -5
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Post by RusskyHoya on Sept 8, 2023 20:01:54 GMT -5
It is CRAP and it is UNFAIR. Got to meet some player parents, though, which was fun.
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Post by DanMcQ on Sept 9, 2023 7:55:38 GMT -5
It is CRAP and it is UNFAIR. Got to meet some player parents, though, which was fun.
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RusskyHoya
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Post by RusskyHoya on Sept 9, 2023 15:18:08 GMT -5
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Post by DanMcQ on Sept 12, 2023 16:59:59 GMT -5
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Post by Elvado on Sept 15, 2023 20:28:54 GMT -5
Hoyas 1 Hall 0
Good start to BE play.
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Post by RusskyHoya on Sept 15, 2023 20:57:07 GMT -5
This was a fun one to take in live. So many thoughts (to come later).
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Post by DanMcQ on Sept 18, 2023 15:32:10 GMT -5
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Post by RusskyHoya on Sept 19, 2023 12:54:25 GMT -5
Alright, a few thoughts on Seton Hall. First...as bad as it looks on TV, Owen T. Carroll Field is even more of an abomination in person. Horrible turf (and apparently recently refurbished, but still bad), limited seating (the SHU website says it ," which is such a baldfaced lie I am astonished they actually put that in writing), the giant parking deck on two sides, and the tiny (seats 271) baseball stands and dugouts rounding out the picture to remind you that you're playing in a giant, lightly curtained off outfield. It's a miracle they've been able to recruit good players over the years (their women's team certainly hasn't!), but I guess they've mostly been foreigners who don't know any better... like Dave Nolan! Also, the entire campus is fenced off with gates that require SHU ID to get in OR OUT. Just a real "commuter school meets Catholic finishing school for grades 13-16 meets prison" vibe. Aaaanyway, Seton Hall the team much more impressive than Seton Hall the campus. Their coach freely admits they are less talented than many and have to make up for it with, ah, 'gumption.' They certainly play feisty...and against Georgetown, at least, very very direct. Lots of lobbed balls in the hopes that Georgetown's backline - which has bungled its share of crosses and services at distance - will mess up and give them an opportunity to pounce. Where Georgetown shifts from a 4-4-2 in defense to a 3-Box-3 in attack, SHU stays in that same 4-4-2 and hopes for the best. Well, it almost worked. Murrell's goal was high skill, even if not quite the SC Top 10 golasso it looked like in realtime. Even on the road on terrible turf, this team has so many weapons, you really want to see 2 goals as the floor for each contest. Having said that: I understand where Brian is coming from with his remarks that it was good for the team to get a 1-0 win. After the Fordham debacle, seeing a game out and getting experience...not quite parking the bus, but at least doing some defensive driving... will hopefully pay dividends down the road. Now, onto a very game JMU squad!
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Post by Elvado on Sept 19, 2023 15:28:52 GMT -5
Hoyas up 2-0 63 min in
Murrell, again, in the first half and a JMU own goal in the 60th min.
Now time to see this game out.
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Post by RusskyHoya on Sept 19, 2023 16:30:55 GMT -5
Too bad the highlight clip doesn't show the best part of the first goal - how JMU completely fell asleep and the Hoyas saw it and expertly took advantage.
JMU certainly didn't look like the #9 team in the country, but they did look quite solid - reminded me a lot of the Marshall team that won the Covid natty.
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Post by Elvado on Sept 19, 2023 17:18:05 GMT -5
Nice win for the boys.
Time to start stacking victories.
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Post by Elvado on Sept 20, 2023 4:26:29 GMT -5
Murrell is emerging as the lineal descendant to Brandon Allen and Derek Dodson.
Not identical players in any way but ruthless finishers.
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Post by RusskyHoya on Sept 20, 2023 8:53:43 GMT -5
Men reenter the Top 25 at #16 (and JMU had dropped down from 9 to 12) just ahead of Tuesday's tilt.
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