kwyjibo Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 SLU has released their soccer schedule and it is really good. It is unbelievably good. They play 8 non-conference games (6 at home) and there are no cupcakes. They are playing the two teams in the national championship (!!!!!)--Stanford (returns 9 starters and top recruiting class) and Wake Forest at home. They are playing excellent Syracuse, Michigan State, and Denver (rebuilding) teams at home. They are playing perennial powers Akron (home) and Tulsa (road). They are also playing at Marquette and they should be a decent (if not great) team. I heartily support this. The A-10 will be terrible again no doubt but SLU did the smart thing and scheduled a really good and tough non-conference. http://www.slubillikens.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=27200&SPID=93202&SPSID=632578 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheeseman Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 1 hour ago, kwyjibo said: SLU has released their soccer schedule and it is really good. It is unbelievably good. They play 8 non-conference games (6 at home) and there are no cupcakes. They are playing the two teams in the national championship (!!!!!)--Stanford (returns 9 starters and top recruiting class) and Wake Forest at home. They are playing excellent Syracuse, Michigan State, and Denver (rebuilding) teams at home. They are playing perennial powers Akron (home) and Tulsa (road). They are also playing at Marquette and they should be a decent (if not great) team. I heartily support this. The A-10 will be terrible again no doubt but SLU did the smart thing and scheduled a really good and tough non-conference. http://www.slubillikens.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=27200&SPID=93202&SPSID=632578 One might ask - if they can not win the A10 tourney then how will they do against such a tough schedule? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbj14 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Very excited for SLU soccer this year. Probably will be a good deal of struggles with this grueling schedule, but excited nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwyjibo Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 It is smart to schedule tough if you want to give yourself a chance at post-season play. I realize there is little hype for SLU this year but playing a tough schedule, particularly in soccer, improves your skills and gives you a shot at quality wins (and ties). Last year was a perfect example--SLU probably had a mediocre team but yet they had a decent shot at an at-large NCAA bid still in mid October and the team can look back at a road win against one of the NCAA finalists. They might win fewer games but that is irrelevant (beating Wossamatta U helps no one and only provides a chance for a bad loss). A record of 2-5-1 or even 1-4-3 against their non-conference would keep them in great shape for an at-large NCAA bid (provided they don't lose at home to teams like Fordham again). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Metzinger Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Leyland Stanford's sons arrive on the weekend of our Bicentennial Anniversary Celebration, which includes Mass under the Arch following the game. Promises to be a great weekend! https://www.slu.edu/news/2017/march/slu-bicentennial-kickoff-mass-arch.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tilkowsky Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 On 6/14/2017 at 7:21 AM, kwyjibo said: It is smart to schedule tough if you want to give yourself a chance at post-season play. I realize there is little hype for SLU this year but playing a tough schedule, particularly in soccer, improves your skills and gives you a shot at quality wins (and ties). Last year was a perfect example--SLU probably had a mediocre team but yet they had a decent shot at an at-large NCAA bid still in mid October and the team can look back at a road win against one of the NCAA finalists. They might win fewer games but that is irrelevant (beating Wossamatta U helps no one and only provides a chance for a bad loss). A record of 2-5-1 or even 1-4-3 against their non-conference would keep them in great shape for an at-large NCAA bid (provided they don't lose at home to teams like Fordham again). You conveniently left out SLU got beat by IU 5-0. i like the fact they are playing a tough schedule - but, what recruits are going to change the final record? Try a 1-6-1 non-conference record. Maybe six wins this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwyjibo Posted August 9, 2017 Author Share Posted August 9, 2017 The coaches poll is out and 6 of the 8 non-conference opponents on SLU's schedule are ranked. The top 3 teams are there (!!!) and #8. This is an impressive schedule. There is a chance Tulsa gets ranked in another poll. Syracuse--8 Michigan State--22 Wake Forest--2 Marquette -NR Akron--16 Stanford--1 Denver--3 Tulsa -NR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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