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Holy Cross can only win so many games playing like thugs and hacks that they are.

I do, some of what you say is inaccurate, some of what you say is blatantly false... Period.

The Bluegrass games are not considered to be official preseason scrimmages like Soccerama for instance. If a player is ejected in official preseason match, by rule he would have to sit out the first two games of the season. Teams play in the Bluegrass games for this reason, extra games that do not count toward the official max number of allowable preseason games.

The Bluegrass games are not considered to official preseason scrimmages like Soccerama for instance. If a player is ejected in official preseason match, by rule he would have to sit out the first two games of the season. Teams play in the Bluegrass games for this reason, extra games that do not count toward the official max number of preseason games.

Looking that far ahead would just be foolhardy on Cooper or Scott''s. Both teams are capable of winning or losing any game on their schedule. I do get a kick out of the double black hat scenario. Who do we like less? I don't really get the whole thing about this game getting out of control, like there is some kind of bad blood between the two teams. To my knowledge there isn't, nor has there ever been. Look forward to the game when it's played, but there other things to worry about before then.

Don't get me wrong, I completely agree with the just knock it off and play statement. There's just nothing be gained from it and plenty to lose.

To me the inconsistency, arises more in yellows issued for dissent. Referees personalties vary widely just like players. Some refs or much more thin skinned than other. I've seen yellows issued for not much more than raising an eyebrow on a questionable call with a very confrontational approach. I've seen others more even keeled refs more than willing to talk to the player, tell him what he did wrong and then say, let's go play soccer and don't do it again, Id rather not have give you a red.To say that refs don't have an eye on certain players going into games and are quicker with the card with those players just goes against human nature regardless of how unbiased they are supposed to be.

No offense taken and you are entitled to that opinion

They may not get much from defenders scoring wise, but I would certainly consider O'Brien and Snow to be legitimate and consistent threats from the midfield. With 5 players with at least 2 goals through 6 games, some of the younger or lesser known players have proven to be reliable opportunistic scorers.

I will say that in even close games where their defense has kept them in it, you never got the feeling that the big goal wasn't coming sooner or later. These are the types of games they couldn't pullout in seasons past.

Totally different team defensively. Williams has been great in the goal. Goal scoring has been distributed very well, 5 players with at least 2 goals. I like the recipe.

I'm not real sure what you mean.

I would certainly agree with representation aspect and teams being heavily senior laden, although players on the better teams get some leeway as well. I don't really have a problem with that necessarily, to the victors go the spoils and all that. It can be a double edge sword though. A good player on a weaker team sometimes is assumed to have inflated numbers because everything revolves around him/her or they play a weak schedule. I would argue that the same player could have lesser numbers on a stronger team and receive much more credibilty. This is one that could be argued all day long, but one thing is for sure, the voting process isn't changing anytime soon. The media doesn't cover soccer enough to have any valid input and I don't think we want a parent vote. That leaves us with the coaches, which is where we are already... Just my opinion.

No details. must have been a good one,

Another fine performance for Logan Williams, who posted his third shutout.

Goals- Carty 2 Assists-Ross 1, Workman 1 Need Yellow Card for specifics

Details to come.

Nor do they seem interested in rescheduling. You have made multiple references to Cooper backing out of the game, yet they seem to be the only ones interested in rescheduling.

That assertion is interesting. I've lost count of how many posts I've read reference to Cooper's inferior schedule.

No, not at all. it's just the first district game CCH has played in two seasons to my knowledge. According to Oldtime in a another thread, it was only being played as a courtesy to Holmes in the first place. I just thought they would be more inclined to try and reschedule Cooper since they "backed out" of the game earlier and all.... seeding purposes?... C'MON MAN!

Since when did district games become such a priority with CCH?

There is merit to what you say and I would agree that that there is value to these types of games even in a loss for post season preparation. I only use 2013 as an example because it's the most recent and seems to be more relevant than mentioning a more successful season that doesn't include any current players.

In fact, your record in 2013, against, Ryle, Boone, Cooper, and Conner in 2013 was 2-1-1 with a goal differential of 0. Your combined record against Ohio, Indiana, Louisville, and Lexnigton schools was 1-4-2 with a goal differential of minus 7. Other than saying you played the games, what is it that sets you so far apart from the rest of NKY?

I don't completely disagree with what you say Oldtime. But if you play the Columbus Crew 20 times in the regular season and go 0-20, it does nothing to prevent you from advancing to the regional tournament. In reality, despite a weaker regular season schedule, Cooper's path to the regional tournament is infinitely more difficult than Cov Cath's.... Ryle, Boone, Conner vs Holmes, Latin, Holy Cross

They may very well do so in dsitrict play... Latin, Holmes, if they choose to make it up, and Holy Cross.