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Re: Soccer Alum Propaganda Website

Unread post by appmaj » Tue May 14, 2013 6:37 am

Appalachian's soccer facility ranks last among Division I schools in North Carolina

What is the source of this ranking?
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Unread post by DoubleA » Sat Jun 01, 2013 10:24 am

With talk of moving the track, it makes sense to follow the examples of UNC, NC State, and UNCC and build a multi-purpose facility with stadium, soccer field and track. Tremendous bang for the buck and would serve many needs.
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Unread post by ImfromClayton » Sat Jun 01, 2013 10:41 am

Here's hoping you guys get the soccer facility. The soccer tradition at Appalachian is incredible. Playing in off campus, with the football product that you guys have can't be easy on the soccer attendance. Hope you guys get a facility and soccer catches back up! It really is a phenomenal sport to watch. There's no more exciting moment in sports than when your team scores a goal.
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Re: Soccer Alum Propaganda Website

Unread post by AppinVA » Sat Jun 01, 2013 11:53 am

ImfromClayton wrote:Here's hoping you guys get the soccer facility. The soccer tradition at Appalachian is incredible. Playing in off campus, with the football product that you guys have can't be easy on the soccer attendance. Hope you guys get a facility and soccer catches back up! It really is a phenomenal sport to watch. There's no more exciting moment in sports than when your team scores a goal.
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Re: Soccer Alum Propaganda Website

Unread post by ASU-FTW » Sat Jun 01, 2013 2:22 pm

ImfromClayton wrote:There's no more exciting moment in sports than when your team scores a goal.
Because goals happen so infrequently. Most boring sport ever invented.

By the way I hope CVAPP is proud of me for trimming this quote.
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Unread post by DoubleA » Sat Jun 01, 2013 4:02 pm

Because goals happen so infrequently. Most boring sport ever invented

Never heard complaints of boredom back in Apps golden age of soccer. I'm guessing the first ASU varsity sport to make SI and national rankings. Put us on the map, in many ways. And games were a blast.
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Unread post by asu66 » Sat Jun 01, 2013 6:59 pm

BUTCH1991 wrote:Save us all and just drop soccer.
Noooooooooooooooo, I don't think so! :x
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Re: Soccer Alum Propaganda Website

Unread post by asu66 » Sat Jun 01, 2013 7:27 pm

appmaj wrote:
Appalachian's soccer facility ranks last among Division I schools in North Carolina
What is the source of this ranking?
Anecdotal evidence "collected" by several generations of ASU soccer players and coaches who have played in those other North Carolina D-I facilities and have first-hand knowledge.

Personally, I don't think we're dead last; but certainly in the bottom two or three.

There is a more than adequate site on the Broyhill Center section of the campus that has been set aside for the purpose of building a soccer complex for about 15 years. The hard feelings among many soccer alums result from the decision to "go in with" the High Country Avalanche to build a "Mickey Mouse" facility across town rather than doing it right the second time. Money earmarked for soccer was redirected to the football/athletic center project. (You may recall the first time was when soccer was thrown off-campus on a steep hill at State Farm with no parking and two ratty, nasty old mobile homes for dressing rooms.) And...that was at least the third time the soccer program got stabbed in the back by the Appalachian admin. We have looooong, looooong memories!
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Re: Soccer Alum Propaganda Website

Unread post by Maddog1956 » Sat Jun 01, 2013 9:23 pm

ASU-FTW wrote:
Because goals happen so infrequently. Most boring sport ever invented.

By the way I hope CVAPP is proud of me for trimming this quote.
I've heard the same about good defensive football games also.
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Re: Soccer Alum Propaganda Website

Unread post by Maddog1956 » Sat Jun 01, 2013 9:26 pm

DoubleA wrote:Because goals happen so infrequently. Most boring sport ever invented

Never heard complaints of boredom back in Apps golden age of soccer. I'm guessing the first ASU varsity sport to make SI and national rankings. Put us on the map, in many ways. And games were a blast.
It does require someone with an attention span of an adult to watch.
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Re: Soccer Alum Propaganda Website

Unread post by ImfromClayton » Sat Jun 01, 2013 11:02 pm

AppinVA wrote:
ImfromClayton wrote:Here's hoping you guys get the soccer facility. The soccer tradition at Appalachian is incredible. Playing in off campus, with the football product that you guys have can't be easy on the soccer attendance. Hope you guys get a facility and soccer catches back up! It really is a phenomenal sport to watch. There's no more exciting moment in sports than when your team scores a goal.
You'll soon see this differently.
Don't get me wrong. I love football, but my love for soccer will never die. Loved soccer long before my Niners were any good! When team USA scores in the World Cup, hard to beat those moments.
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Re: Soccer Alum Propaganda Website

Unread post by BUTCH1991 » Sun Jun 02, 2013 2:23 pm

ImfromClayton wrote:
AppinVA wrote:
ImfromClayton wrote:
Don't get me wrong. I love football, but my love for soccer will never die. Loved soccer long before my Niners were any good! When team USA scores in the World Cup, hard to beat those moments.


It's tough waiting 8 to 12 years for each one of those goals though.
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