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hamlet7478

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  1. "Humility in victory and grace in defeat". I read this in the recent Sports Illustrated in the context of the recent Masters golf tournament. Having seen many sports events in East TN, not just soccer, I'm happy to say that I've witnessed humility and grace most times. Maybe that's what makes a departure from this so noteworthy?
  2. Pretty shocking result. To Halls: Congratulations and best of luck in your next series of games. To OR: particularly the seniors, sorry for the ending that I'm sure was sooner than you expected.
  3. Well, there you go Bean! The definitive source of TN Girls's HS soccer rankings (Mr. Mjuhb)ranks Knox West #5 in AAA and # 6 overall. Congratulations, young ladies.
  4. hamlet7478

    Week 3

    We could call tonight's game between GPS and Oak Ridge the "Academic Bowl". Two of the State's best academic programs, public and private, are playing. I am sincere in making this point. I think it's great that these terrific academic schools have terrific soccer programs as well.
  5. I read one Canes post where he claimed that the expression "great officiating calls" is an oxymoron.
  6. Yes, definitely! Sounds like a courageous young lady! Let's hope she returns to action soon. I'm sure her teammates miss her.
  7. hamlet7478

    Week 2

    Only half right? Does that mean we'd be just as well off to flip a coin for calls?
  8. It's like the rapper / actor: Ludicrous
  9. Cary Lieper was another huge loss.
  10. pk..is HV going to be as good as I think they might be? Last year, they really showed signs that they would break out and become one of the better teams in the area. Now with the high school finally being filled out and the the team not so thin in the upper classes, they should be pretty good, right? They seemed to be well coached last year and the athlete base seems to be be pretty deep.
  11. I was a little surprised recently to read the rusults of a poll which showed that fans in Europe and Latin America favor electronic monitoriing / replays even more than Americans. And a solid majority of Americans favor some electronic replay. I predict that at the very least you will see electronic confirmation of goals in the next world cup.
  12. Canes, Several big mistakes in recent games obviously. My first reaction is that the WC needs to be "Americanized" by instituting US rules for electronic review. But on second thought, we have to try think about the other countries who may not feel the same way about instituting these changes. We (in the US) may be extremely indignant about the injustice associated with these obvious errors, but the rest of the world may be more comfortable living with injustice. Add to this possible cultural issue the issue of the long, unchanging history of soccer around the world, and you can start to understand the massive momentum that needs to be overcome. Having said all this, a reasonable first step that would be acceptable to anyone (I would think) is using electronic means to verify a goal.
  13. Good luck Hville and Centennial.
  14. One of the bigger stories of the 2010 boys season is the emergence of the new Hardin Valley Academy as a team to be reckoned with. I think the same thing will happen with the girls team. I'm not saying they'll win the region, or even the district, but I do think they will increasingly press the traditional E. TN Region 2 AAA powers (Bearden, Oak Ridge, Farragut).
  15. Admiral2010--you seem like a proud young man. I hope you and your teammates (I'm assuming you are a player) rise up and play your best soccer in the next week and a half, and show everyone that Farragut, 2010 version, is a team to be remembered. But you cannot focus on the doubts and attacks from others. This will only distract you from what has made you so good, which is excellent and consistent execution on the field. I believe it was Anson Dorrance who once was asked what the most important play in soccer was. He answered that the most important play is the next play. Direct any anger you have into great preparation and unswerving focus for all 80 minutes. If you do this, the results will speak for themselves. And when you are done, and before you go to collect your State champion medal, take a moment to sincerely congratulate your opponents, who after all will ultimately determine how worthwhile is your achievement.
  16. Jonesus, you seem to be close to the Farragut program. You also seem to be saying that the level of play has dropped for the Admirals. What do you think needs to be done by the boys, by the coach, by the fans in order to get the team playing its best by tomorrow and beyond?
  17. Whoa Farragut! Soccer69 has definitely thrown down the gauntlet! How will you respond?
  18. Euler, nice update. Congratulations to Bearden and condolences to Catholic. Both are good teams, the latest produced by consistently excellent programs. These district / regional semi-finals are always the hardest because good teams go home after the game. Nonetheless, thanks for calling the players out on behavior at the end. Although I wasn't at the game, and I understand just how intense the dissapointment is when things don't go your way in an important situation, how much better would the Catholic boys feel today if they had just swallowed the anger and played on as hard as they could?
  19. Great story! Thanks for sharing with us who are outside of the Memphis area. Tim Howard is a terrific man!
  20. Thanks for the update DragonSoc. Let's hope they get home safely and soon.
  21. I wonder if our young men from TN have experienced any problems with travel? Look at this excerpt from the US Soccer web site: "The U.S. U-17 Men's National Team's trip to Europe, scheduled for April 15-May 2, has been postponed due to travel complications from the volcanic ash hovering over Europe. Wilmer Cabrera's young squad, which had already made the domestic portion of the flight, will return to Bradenton tonight and await confirmation of travel changes. Early next week, the U.S. will bypass the England leg of their journey and fly directly to Italy for the International Tournament of Gradisca. In Italy, the U.S. will play Mexico, Romania and Croatia on April 25, 26 and 27."
  22. Extremely weird. What special benefit would the other team get from an over-inflated ball?
  23. Hey Cookeville: what are some of the other teams in the district? How do they look?
  24. By the way, Brentwood got 4 goals, who got the 0 goals? Thanks.
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