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Anonymous wrote:If we are being real here, Union has had the easiest path to the Elite 8 in ECNL history…

Group:
Vs. Oklahoma Energy 2-2 (Ranked 51 in App)
Vs. La Roca 2-2 (Ranked 49 in App)
Vs. FC Pride 3-2 (Ranked 37 in App)
Sweet 16 vs. Sting Royal 1-0 (Ranked 36 in App)

Kind of a joke they even made it.

Can only play the teams in front of you.

Exactly. It was a weak group, but they won it. Same with RU 09 and VDA 08. Easy draws but you still have to win (or tie).

RU 09:
1-0 vs Arizona Arsenal (29 in app)
2-1 vs Nationals (11 in app)
2-1 vs La Roca (59 in app)
2-2 vs FC Dallas, W in PKs (5 in app)

VDA 08:
3-0 vs Sting Austin (46 in app)
2-1 vs Legends (19 in app)
1-0 vs MVLA (28 in app)
3-2 vs Eagles (15 in app)

Ultimately, yes.. Union has by far the easiest path.

RU and VDA had significantly more difficult paths.

Union 10 deserved an easier draw after having easily the worst draw in history last year. VDA 10s had an easy group and didn’t have to play a team from TX or CA. Beth 10 group was pretty easy too.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If we are being real here, Union has had the easiest path to the Elite 8 in ECNL history…

Group:
Vs. Oklahoma Energy 2-2 (Ranked 51 in App)
Vs. La Roca 2-2 (Ranked 49 in App)
Vs. FC Pride 3-2 (Ranked 37 in App)
Sweet 16 vs. Sting Royal 1-0 (Ranked 36 in App)

Kind of a joke they even made it.

Can only play the teams in front of you.

Exactly. It was a weak group, but they won it. Same with RU 09 and VDA 08. Easy draws but you still have to win (or tie).

RU 09:
1-0 vs Arizona Arsenal (29 in app)
2-1 vs Nationals (11 in app)
2-1 vs La Roca (59 in app)
2-2 vs FC Dallas, W in PKs (5 in app)

VDA 08:
3-0 vs Sting Austin (46 in app)
2-1 vs Legends (19 in app)
1-0 vs MVLA (28 in app)
3-2 vs Eagles (15 in app)

Ultimately, yes.. Union has by far the easiest path.

RU and VDA had significantly more difficult paths.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If we are being real here, Union has had the easiest path to the Elite 8 in ECNL history…

Group:
Vs. Oklahoma Energy 2-2 (Ranked 51 in App)
Vs. La Roca 2-2 (Ranked 49 in App)
Vs. FC Pride 3-2 (Ranked 37 in App)
Sweet 16 vs. Sting Royal 1-0 (Ranked 36 in App)

Kind of a joke they even made it.

Can only play the teams in front of you.

Exactly. It was a weak group, but they won it. Same with RU 09 and VDA 08. Easy draws but you still have to win (or tie).

Anonymous wrote:If we are being real here, Union has had the easiest path to the Elite 8 in ECNL history…

Group:
Vs. Oklahoma Energy 2-2 (Ranked 51 in App)
Vs. La Roca 2-2 (Ranked 49 in App)
Vs. FC Pride 3-2 (Ranked 37 in App)
Sweet 16 vs. Sting Royal 1-0 (Ranked 36 in App)

Kind of a joke they even made it.

I assume that’s why you try to win your division.

Anonymous wrote:If we are being real here, Union has had the easiest path to the Elite 8 in ECNL history…

Group:
Vs. Oklahoma Energy 2-2 (Ranked 51 in App)
Vs. La Roca 2-2 (Ranked 49 in App)
Vs. FC Pride 3-2 (Ranked 37 in App)
Sweet 16 vs. Sting Royal 1-0 (Ranked 36 in App)

Kind of a joke they even made it.

Can only play the teams in front of you.

If we are being real here, Union has had the easiest path to the Elite 8 in ECNL history…

Group:
Vs. Oklahoma Energy 2-2 (Ranked 51 in App)
Vs. La Roca 2-2 (Ranked 49 in App)
Vs. FC Pride 3-2 (Ranked 37 in App)
Sweet 16 vs. Sting Royal 1-0 (Ranked 36 in App)

Kind of a joke they even made it.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is cracking me up. Union 10s early on laughed at for their loss last year, then no props for being one of the few to make Richmond. Then criticize their coaching at the same time gloating that those same coaches are moving to your club. Stay classy Bethesda.

Or it could be a VDA coach that doesn’t want to play those players next year again.

seems plausible. If they beat that team there is nothing to market off of minniville. They did pick up some good talent from a recently imploded club however. Def will come down to coaching.

Didn’t Csa, VDA, Union all tie for 1st place in the MA division? Union won on the third or fourth tiebreaker? VDA and CSA just lost in the round of 16. Union won their round of 16 game.

They are all about equal.

Equally mediocre.

How good does a team need to be to not be considered mediocre?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread is cracking me up. Union 10s early on laughed at for their loss last year, then no props for being one of the few to make Richmond. Then criticize their coaching at the same time gloating that those same coaches are moving to your club. Stay classy Bethesda.

Or it could be a VDA coach that doesn’t want to play those players next year again.

seems plausible. If they beat that team there is nothing to market off of minniville. They did pick up some good talent from a recently imploded club however. Def will come down to coaching.

Didn’t Csa, VDA, Union all tie for 1st place in the MA division? Union won on the third or fourth tiebreaker? VDA and CSA just lost in the round of 16. Union won their round of 16 game.

They are all about equal.

Equally mediocre.

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Anonymous wrote:If CW is not the coach they leave, if he is the coach they stay. This run that will end against Solar has no impact on who goes or not, just the coach does. It has to be CW.

This isn’t 2005 or even 2015. It is 2025 and CW is not that much of a draw especially for older players.

CW is the sweetest man on earth but be prepared to be disappointed if you like to win.
Every game will start well and we would go up 1-0 or be dominating the game. Then 20 mins in here comes 6 subs often times for some of the best players and then we found ourselves tied or down at the half. Start the subs in the second half and we tie or lose to someone we have no business dropping points to. By the middle of the season, all of us parents are wondering if he is trying to end the season early.

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Anonymous wrote:The mighty mid Atlantic!

Lol. Better showing than many other conferences in San Diego.

Are you a BSC parent?

Unfortunately for the mid-Atlantic it is losing most of its top coaches. Two of the three teams left in the final eight will have a new coach next year.

Anonymous wrote:The mighty mid Atlantic!

Lol. Better showing than many other conferences in San Diego.

Are you a BSC parent?

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Anonymous wrote:If CW is not the coach they leave, if he is the coach they stay. This run that will end against Solar has no impact on who goes or not, just the coach does. It has to be CW.

This isn’t 2005 or even 2015. It is 2025 and CW is not that much of a draw especially for older players.

Didn’t say it made any sense just sharing what I’ve been told. This whole affair shows that this is a super tight knit boys network. They don’t care what we think just if their names can continue to attract min. 18 registrations for the teams they are coaching each year.

The mighty mid Atlantic!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread is cracking me up. Union 10s early on laughed at for their loss last year, then no props for being one of the few to make Richmond. Then criticize their coaching at the same time gloating that those same coaches are moving to your club. Stay classy Bethesda.

Or it could be a VDA coach that doesn’t want to play those players next year again.

seems plausible. If they beat that team there is nothing to market off of minniville. They did pick up some good talent from a recently imploded club however. Def will come down to coaching.

Didn’t Csa, VDA, Union all tie for 1st place in the MA division? Union won on the third or fourth tiebreaker? VDA and CSA just lost in the round of 16. Union won their round of 16 game.

They are all about equal.

Anonymous wrote:If CW is not the coach they leave, if he is the coach they stay. This run that will end against Solar has no impact on who goes or not, just the coach does. It has to be CW.

This isn’t 2005 or even 2015. It is 2025 and CW is not that much of a draw especially for older players.