Z.I.P. Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 OK, those of you still awake... Georgetown REALLY exposed Maryland's defensive deficiencies, but still had to rely on penalty kicks (winning PKs 4-3) to make it to their first title game (in their first College Cup) after a 4-4 draw in semifinal game one. In game 2, still under way, Indiana is fairly dominating Creighton. However, what appeared to be a goal just a tenth of a second before the halftime (there isn't a buzzer like in basketball is there?) close was denied the Hosers. If the NCAA is going to use this Americanized version of clock operation, then they are going to have to come up with a better, or more conclusive way to determine late-on-the-clock goals. It appeared that the goal passed over the line with still "1" on the clock, however the assistant ref told the center that it was late. Creighton is not marking closely enough (first half at least), and not making much of the opportunities they get -- especially the freshman who scored the tieing goal against Akron -- Pitter. Here's a question that immediately came to my mind: How long has Eriq Zavaleta been playing at striker for IU? Is that something Yeagley Jr came up with? He was an all-everything center back as a junior US U-17 team player. I believe Caleb did not recruit him because of off field and possible academic questions. He will be a star in American soccer in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 OK, those of you still awake... Georgetown REALLY exposed Maryland's defensive deficiencies, but still had to rely on penalty kicks (winning PKs 4-3) to make it to their first title game (in their first College Cup) after a 4-4 draw in semifinal game one. In game 2, still under way, Indiana is fairly dominating Creighton. However, what appeared to be a goal just a tenth of a second before the halftime (there isn't a buzzer like in basketball is there?) close was denied the Hosers. If the NCAA is going to use this Americanized version of clock operation, then they are going to have to come up with a better, or more conclusive way to determine late-on-the-clock goals. It appeared that the goal passed over the line with still "1" on the clock, however the assistant ref told the center that it was late. Creighton is not marking closely enough (first half at least), and not making much of the opportunities they get -- especially the freshman who scored the tieing goal against Akron -- Pitter. Here's a question that immediately came to my mind: How long has Eriq Zavaleta been playing at striker for IU? Is that something Yeagley Jr came up with? He was an all-everything center back as a junior US U-17 team player. I believe Caleb did not recruit him because of off field and possible academic questions. He will be a star in American soccer in the future. Agree with everything you have said, Z.I.P. Adopting FIFA rules, including official clock management, would eliminate this kind of stuff. Go over to Big Soccer.com where the debate is raging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted December 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Agree with everything you have said, Z.I.P. Adopting FIFA rules, including official clock management, would eliminate this kind of stuff. Go over to Big Soccer.com where the debate is raging. It's Indiana versus Georgetown for the trophy. Indiana in their first Final Four in eight years; Georgetown in their first...ever. Go Hoyas! We certainly don't need another Yeagley trophy in our region! As for the clock management problem, I sort of think that the NCAA idea is acceptable, if they can just have the monitor replay as in basketball. Frankly, for both the hardcore footy fan, and those who don't get the game, center ref timekeeping is the most hard to explain rule in FIFA's book. Even the international media write and talk about a "91st minute goal" in regulation time. But the clock only lasts 90 minutes! (Insert head-shake icon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 It's Indiana versus Georgetown for the trophy. Indiana in their first Final Four in eight years; Georgetown in their first...ever. Go Hoyas! We certainly don't need another Yeagley trophy in our region! As for the clock management problem, I sort of think that the NCAA idea is acceptable, if they can just have the monitor replay as in basketball. Frankly, for both the hardcore footy fan, and those who don't get the game, center ref timekeeping is the most hard to explain rule in FIFA's book. Even the international media write and talk about a "91st minute goal" in regulation time. But the clock only lasts 90 minutes! (Insert head-shake icon Official clock management is one of the best things about FIFA rules. Because it is up to official discretion, half (or FT) is never called during action. "Buzzer beating" simply does not occur. Using the Semi-Final example mentioned, half-time would never have been an issue DURING a shot attempt. The shot would have been attempted, and the whistle blown afterward. The result would have been the result. What we saw last night is the least of desirable outcomes. The announcer counted down from 10 even though he was out-of sync with the gameclock. Correct me if I am wrong, but over on BigSoccer.com they claim that the NCAA rule book has the event timekeeper as the final say. WHAT!?!?!? 6.3.9 The timekeeper shall signal for the termination of the period and signal with a horn (not whistle) when time has expired. Fortunately, it did not come into play as Creighton never really looked like scoring anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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