AkronAlumnus

I like a relegation system, jk kinda...

Awesome, down a man too!

Wow, such a winnable game.

You'd think we'd have a good kicker

Whats up with these two-three yard passes when down under 1 minute

This is such a winnable game. Smh

Wow, terrible officiating thus far

Excuse my ignorance btw, I am VERY new to soccer especially the college game.

That makes sense. I think strength of schedule is probably a big part of what I was missing. I guess I’m still wondering how they weigh different results against each other. For example, is a tie against a top-25 team viewed as better than a win against an unranked team? Or does a tie against an unranked team hurt worse than a loss to a ranked team? And do they look beyond the result itself—shots, possession, fouls, etc.—or is it mainly about the result and strength of schedule? That’s really what I was getting at with those four teams. I understand why a loss to a highly ranked Maryland team might not hurt Georgetown much, and I certainly don’t think UA should be ahead of them after losing the H2H. I’m just curious how that compares to Creighton and Xavier being unbeaten.

I’ve been curious about how teams are actually ranked in the USCP poll, so take these four teams for example: Georgetown — No. 3 — 9-1-1 Creighton — No. 6 — 10-0-3 Akron — No. 12 — 7-1-2 Xavier — No. 18 — 8-0-2 It’s a little weird to me that Georgetown is ranked higher than Creighton and Xavier despite having a loss, especially given that Creighton and Xavier are undefeated. How are ties evaluated in the rankings? I assume that in a draw, one team may have played better and been disappointed with the result, while the other team may have been pretty happy to come away with a tie. Do they take that into consideration at all? Basically, how much weight do they put on losses vs. ties? And what other factors are they looking at that could explain the order of these four teams?

Outstanding result!!

I didn't realize the amount of reviews in soccer

Hopefully UA wins this, they're clearly the better team

Their coach looks sharp w/ the tie

Run the damn ball!!!

D showing up!!

Good field position, need to reset.

Disgusting, give Beals some burn

3rd and goal from the 40!?!? Ffs

Zips win today. #GoZips

Nice win, physical game!

Depaul has a weird pitch. I like how the dorms butt up against it though, would be cool to study and watch games.

I heard someone say the average margin of victory through week four is 25 points, ChatGPT says 30.5. The transfer portal makes it so hard to keep up with a team and the amount of $$ kind-of ruins the integrity of the college game. Especially amongst the P4 and the disparity between them and everyone else. Kinda feels like the NFL bc win or lose players still get paid regardless and will be on a different team next year. Seems like the best interests of the players is long gone. I agree with everything you said in the second paragraph and ambivalent to the third

Valid point, I hadn't thought about that. They need to do something bc college sports is borderline unwatchable anymore.