WUH Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Say what you want you want about the Men's Soccer Program, but they are still able to schedule like a Top 25 team. Highlights include Notre Dame, Louisville, SMU (home) and Denver. Memphis (home), Marquette (home), Central Arkansas (home) and SIUE (home) round out the non-conference schedule. Please help me out here... Of the top A-10 teams from last season, VCU (home) and George Washington (home) are on the schedule, but Fordham and UMass are not. http://www.slubillikens.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27200&ATCLID=211718930 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufanskip Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 http://www.slubillikens.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27200&ATCLID=211718413 Looks like we hired a top notch Assistant coach also. I'm sure relative to other Asst Coaches this guy doesn't come cheap. Like the committment Zink and RiseOfTheBillikens like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WUH Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 15 hours ago, slufanskip said: http://www.slubillikens.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27200&ATCLID=211718413 Looks like we hired a top notch Assistant coach also. I'm sure relative to other Asst Coaches this guy doesn't come cheap. Like the commitment. I did not even see this announcement but I agree with you on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUBillsFan Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 I don't follow the soccer program that closely, but I have to wonder if the ability to put together a great schedule has more to do with the depth of soccer talent in the area than anything SLU-specific. My thinking is that other programs want to play a game in St Louis to either showcase themselves to potential recruits out of the St. Louis area or to give a player on their roster from St. Louis a chance to play in his hometown (similar to when UNC played us in basketball to get Tyler Hansbrough a "home" game). Just a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextYearBill Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 13 minutes ago, RUBillsFan said: I don't follow the soccer program that closely, but I have to wonder if the ability to put together a great schedule has more to do with the depth of soccer talent in the area than anything SLU-specific. My thinking is that other programs want to play a game in St Louis to either showcase themselves to potential recruits out of the St. Louis area or to give a player on their roster from St. Louis a chance to play in his hometown (similar to when UNC played us in basketball to get Tyler Hansbrough a "home" game). Just a guess. using the word 'showcase' to describe a SLU men's soccer game is kind of funny Billiken Rich likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WUH Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 23 hours ago, RUBillsFan said: I don't follow the soccer program that closely, but I have to wonder if the ability to put together a great schedule has more to do with the depth of soccer talent in the area than anything SLU-specific. This is undoubtedly true along with other factors such as relationships between the coaches, but I would argue that the local talent alone is not enough to build a Top 25 schedule season after season. Well, in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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