September 22, 20187 yr Author The broadcasters are right that we are lacking possession but Grosso plays a big role in terms of possession. Missing her big time in central midfield.
September 22, 20187 yr Author The broadcasters just said "we haven't seen the two Canadians yet and we should expect to see them in the 2nd half." Don't think so. Both have started all year and have been two of our best players. Bet they are with the national team. Edited September 22, 20187 yr by texasstrong12
September 22, 20187 yr Author 1-0 Baylor at the half. Gonna have to find somebody who can possess the ball in central midfield. This game shows you how good Grosso is. Sets the table for everyone else.
September 22, 20187 yr Author Mcfarland gets the goal. This FR class is loaded with Grosso, Regan, McFarland and Brooks. Too bad we're missing 2 of them tonight. Edited September 22, 20187 yr by texasstrong12
September 22, 20187 yr Author Wow. Iowa State gets a draw with TCU. OU up 1-0 on Kansas. Some surprising results so far in the Big 12.
September 22, 20187 yr Author Do not like Cameron Brooks at outside fullback. Would put Jett back there.
September 22, 20187 yr Author Stoppage of play when we have numbers because of a Baylor injury. Thanks ref.
September 22, 20187 yr Author I have no clue how we survived there with under a minute to play. Heading to OT. 1-1.
September 22, 20187 yr Author 3 minutes ago, Js1 said: I’ll take a draw if we can get it Draw would be a great result without Grosso and Regan. Not sure we can survive this though.
September 22, 20187 yr Author Did not like our formation in the back to finish the 2nd half. Put Jett and Surpris back at outside fullback. Edited September 22, 20187 yr by texasstrong12
September 22, 20187 yr Author This team has a ton of depth. Picked up a win against a top 20 RPI team without 2 of our top 5 players. We can beat anyone with Grosso and Regan.
September 22, 20187 yr Berg drew some attention to herself too during that last play, opening up a bit of space for Billups to run through the box. Feel really bad for the defender mishitting the clearance (we've all had those moments). What kind of activities does Canada have this weekend? Don't see any matches on their schedule.
September 22, 20187 yr Author 3 minutes ago, Aleemay said: What kind of activities does Canada have this weekend? Don't see any matches on their schedule. I don't either. Maybe both are injured? For a second, I thought we played Oklahoma State on Sunday but it's not until next Friday. So that's good. We won't get a result against TCU or Oklahoma State without Grosso and Regan.
September 22, 20187 yr Author 8 minutes ago, Aleemay said: Berg drew some attention to herself too during that last play Berg has realized her role. She's essentially an attacking central midfielder right now. She's playing higher than a central mid but that's where she needs to be. For this team to have quality they need Berg and Grosso in the center of the field setting the table. Edited September 22, 20187 yr by texasstrong12
September 22, 20187 yr 3 minutes ago, texasstrong12 said: I don't either. Maybe both are injured? For a second, I thought we played Oklahoma State on Sunday but it's not until next Friday. So that's good. We won't get a result against TCU or Oklahoma State without Grosso and Regan. https://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-soccer-set-to-open-pre-tournament-camp-in-texas-ahead-of-2018-concacaf-women-s-championship-p161809 Does this mean they're gone for the whole period Sep 20 to Oct 1st!? If they do get selected for World Cup qualifying, they'll be gone for essentially another two weeks until Oct 17th. Edited September 22, 20187 yr by Aleemay
September 22, 20187 yr Author 7 minutes ago, Aleemay said: https://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-soccer-set-to-open-pre-tournament-camp-in-texas-ahead-of-2018-concacaf-women-s-championship-p161809 Does this mean they're gone for the whole period Sep 20 to Oct 1st!? If they do get selected for World Cup qualifying, they'll be gone for essentially another two weeks until Oct 17th. Could be which would suck. Both Grosso and Regan are listed so they were with the national team. I didn't realize Grosso was still only 17 years old. Damn she's incredible for that age. Edited September 22, 20187 yr by texasstrong12
September 22, 20187 yr Author The one positive of all this Grosso and Regan stuff is it has to be appealing to Huitema who is also with the national team right now. I hope Grosso and Regan are putting in some recruiting work. Canada really does have some young talent. Grosso (17), Regan (18), and Huitema (17) could all make their world cup roster. It would be nice if they were all Longhorns too. Kelly has to keep using your Canada connections because we can win at a high level with these type players. Edited September 22, 20187 yr by texasstrong12
September 22, 20187 yr Author If we don't have Grosso and Regan we're gonna have to play like we did tonight in the 2nd half. A little more direct vs build up (technical) play. I think that's why Kelly put Brooks at outside fullback and Jett in a more outside midfield role. McFarland and Billups have pace to give us that option and they were key in the win tonight.
September 24, 20187 yr Author We're up to #10 in RPI. Next 4 games are on the road and 3 will be tough. @ #12 RPI Oklahoma State @ #28 RPI TCU @ #135 RPI ISU @ 23 RPI West Virginia WV is starting to look like the team most thought they would be in recent games. They're the most talented team in the conference. Edited September 24, 20187 yr by texasstrong12
September 25, 20187 yr Up to #8 in the US Soccer Coaches Poll. +3 spots #6 in Top Drawer Soccer. +4 spots
September 27, 20187 yr Author Like I've been saying, this is actually a really good conference this year.
September 28, 20187 yr Game night versus #13 (10-1) Oklahoma State in Stilly. Their best win is 2-1 win over Kansas. Florida, Cal and OU are all sub-500 and Illinois only a game above 500 (their only loss). If you look at the RPI team sheets, Texas is 4-0-1 against the top 100, including 1-0-1 against the top 25. Ok State is 5-1 against the top 100, but have only played 1 game in the top 50 (Texas has 3). Oklahoma is only a top 100 RPI team because they've played 4 teams in the top 20 and lost them all Florida is only a top 100 RPI team because they've played 6 games in the top 50 and have gone 0-5-1 Illinois has 3 top 50 wins but also 4 losses Even Kansas is 0-2-2 versus the top 50 I'm not going to call any of it RPI gaming, because it all shakes out as your non-conference opponents start playing their conference games and some of your RPI 51-100 teams start falling as they play shitty opponents, but us having played 3 top 50 teams versus 1 for Ok State makes us a little more tested. Should be a good match.
September 28, 20187 yr If this were at Mike A Meyers I would have us as the favorites but I think this game at Stillwater is a tossup
September 28, 20187 yr Same. We've only played 3 games away from MAM. 2-0-1 record: wins over UCF (neutral), Rice (road) and a tie with UNC (road)
September 28, 20187 yr Author 1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said: Canadians playing this week? Don't think so. I haven't seen them in any of the practice pictures.
September 28, 20187 yr Author 3 hours ago, perfectchaos007 said: If this were at Mike A Meyers I would have us as the favorites but I think this game at Stillwater is a tossup We're definitely the underdogs if we don't have Grosso and Regan on the road against a top 15 team. Grosso and Regan are two of our best players.
September 29, 20187 yr Fell behind early on an own goal. No surprise Hintzen ties it up at the 77’ mark
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