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Brenes, Derschang, Portillos, Quinn, Stevenson are out of eligibility. Gallego will probably go pro; Najem could do the same, but likely not. Pina may very well transfer. This team will be gutted. Now we will really find out about Embick. Can he back-fill these losses? He had better recruit well.

Due to school? You realize this is a university team, right?

Victor Souto sent off after match already lost?

So, he is well used to this weather.

Saad has looked shaky for several matches.

"Speak of the devil and he shall appear." Maybe someone will tell you later, but not right now.

Clever passing is neutralized in freezing temperatures. I too want to see Riley Grant run at the Marquette back line.

All video feeds should be this good.

Marquette are better in first 30.

Good. Represent loudly and proudly! We will be watching.

Surf's up, Don Ho.

No, no, no. Lying on his back in the goal is a Hoosier defender. Beaten Hoosier GK is the one running back toward goal. Coach your kids to always clear the ball from your own goal As Soon As Possible, regardless whether it is in or not. You never know.

So, is a bus going to Marquette or not? Someone please confirm. I cannot go, no way, no how. But I absolutely hate the thought of our boys up there without any support.

No enough interest? Nine hours is a long drive.

http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-soccer/

Right. It is remarkable how Fenlason disdains the punt, continually placing the ball on the ground before kicking. Why does he do this? As a GK coach, perhaps you can lend some insight. Is it about the trajectory of the ball?

Well, if Goal Kicks are what we are indeed talking about, then this conversation makes even less sense to me. A Goal Keeper must kick the ball downfield occasionally, at the very least. If the opposition's forwards elect to stifle the short pass Goal Kick on the ground, they can accomplish that every single time. So, there must be an alternative for the Goal Keeper, which is the long Goal Kick. The opposition offense must be made to pay for allocating resources toward preventing us from playing from the back. Zips must get better at gaining possession from the inevitable long kick. This usually entails collecting the second ball, because possession is rarely gained from the initial contact, or first ball. Last night, Hoosiers were much better at collecting that second ball. They anticipated better, they reacted quicker, and they were physically tougher in winning possession. Marquette will watch video of last night’s match, to be sure. Zips had better fix that.

It was a well-officiated match overall, but that certainly looked a score.

Did Fenlason punt the ball even once against Indiana? He kicked it from the ground every time. Can you remember a punt? The defense should play out of the back whenever possible, agreed. But not when opponent is pressing so high. An occasional long ball must be mixed in to keep the high pressure honest. One likes to think that our odds of collecting the long ball are better than 50%, but even so, a long ball must be boomed from the back from time to time. A good team can do both. And weather/pitch conditions must also be taken into account. On several instances, Zips nearly got burned by their own reckless care of the ball along the back line, during a cold rain. Last night was not the match to get cute in the back. Zips were lucky. Remember that 1/3 of all goals are the result of defensive turnover.

Hoosiers were better on offense. Zips were better on everything else. Zips are lucky to advance. There was a 25 minute stretch in the 2nd half where Hoosiers dominated play. Tommy Thompson was the best player on the pitch. I will be surprised if the San Jose Homegrown has a Junior year, maybe not even a Sophomore year.

The higher seed would host, which I think is Akron. Fat chance!

Anything but PKs. I cannot stomach postseason PKs.

Hoosiers have also recently made a GK switch to Webb. Ironic.

Full disclosure: I just plagarized your posting on BigSoccer. http://www.bigsoccer.com/community/forums/...teur-soccer.43/

You're lucky to be thousands of miles away across a great body of water, because the peasants are reaching for their pitchforks and torches right now. Forsake Football de Americano altogether? OK. Fine. You convinced me; let's do it. That was easy. I have nothing against the sport, but I really do not see Zips achieving mediocrity anytime soon. Many NCAA Football programs actually create revenue, monies that are shared throughout the athletic department. It would take a mountain of evidence for anyone to convince me that Zips Football really does that, all costs considered. So, why devout all that expense? How many scholarships?