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  1. Best team, best player? There have been several teams, but the 92 FC Alliance team had 5 state championships and regional appearences. All of those girls had college offers. The surprising thing is how quickly priorities change and players simply make other choices, academics, etc. Also Kat Nigro played on National teams. From Livingston, played for Brentwood. Now plays with UNC. Lot of good soccer players every year throughout the state, but TN is NOT the hotbed for recruiting. IF the goal of a player is to play at the highest level, then exposure is everything. It that case, it would make sense to move to one of the 'spot-light' soccer hotbeds. OTOH, if playing in college is the goal, along with getting an education, there are plenty of opportunites for that in TN. Generally after 4 or 5 years of collegiate soccer, most will be ex-soccer players making a living at something else.
  2. Yep remember it well... and how absurd it was! He was pretty well roasted and it was just a matter of time until it proved itself out. The top girls in TN soccer are just as good as any, just may not be as many. He also mentioned one other player, but I only recall Porter. And for the most part, most all college girls have to pay something to go to school. It varys significantly. A large # simply have to walk on, esp. at most of the SEC schools. It is all about picking your priorities, and what you want out the college experience.
  3. Same ones used for the ESPN polls.
  4. nolife, could you please tell me the pay differential between 'soccer tradition' and a college degree?
  5. Fair enough, and I agree that the coaches have a better perspective, albeit biased. Most, but not all were at State. But you are free to post your Team. May make for some cold-weather entertainment.
  6. What do you mean "not as good".......the players? Or did this list just not include your favorite player? And of course the teams that made state get the most PR. All the players are very deserving, but as pointed out previously, any list will leave very good players out; it just depends on who made out the list. I think the coaches are probably the most knowledgable, but will have some bias. The writers list will always be from those that got the most exposure IMO. Each list is a honor, but Congratulations are in order for everyone that made either list.
  7. 435 is a bit of an exaggeration. And being mentioned All-State is no reason for embarrasement. They put themselves in the postition.....the coaches put them on the list. Having been in the interviews, I can't imagine a coach that hasn't done his homework and put someone on the spot for this recognition. They too place players on an ALL-everthing ballot, they know how it works.
  8. Doubt that it's a misprint. Several others have even higher GPAs. With honors and AP classes and a weighted GPA certainly possible. Congratulations to all.
  9. Swami's crystal ball may be a little 'cloudy'
  10. I didn't think TSSAA was involved with the naming of District awards such as this. I thought it was done by a meeting of the district coaches.
  11. Oak Ridge will play Sullivan South @ OR on Saturday. Should be able to advance to state from there. OR looked a little slower tonight, but considering the tough match last night with Bearden, that was expected. Won easily over West, but may have been different if their keeper had been in the line-up. Understand she had surgery earlier this week for a fractured finger she got during the game with Bearden
  12. Not if it is during regular season. The TSSAA does not allow tie breaking situations except for in the play offs. That's my point, the tie was during the district championship, which led to PKs, so if I'm reading you right, it would be a 1-0 loss, not a tie as listed by eurosport.
  13. The tie Bearden had with West, then lost in PKs, is that officially scored as a tie or a loss? The record reflects it as a tie, but I thought that a game ending in PKs goes down as a 1-0 loss.
  14. Oak Ridge 1 - West 0 From what I was told, West had a couple of good chances to score, but couldn't finish. OR dominated most of the game, with West's defense very strong and some exceptional saves and play by their goalkeeper. A lot closer than I thought it would be.
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