Class of '66 Old Fart Posted September 27 Posted September 27 Women fall to 1-4-0 in conference play getting beat 2-0 by Northwestern this afternoon. We had 11 total shots, 6 on goal and 2 corners. Northwestern 11-2-3. Next Sunday they'll be back in Bloomington to host Michigan at noon. mamasa 1 Quote
Aaron Posted October 2 Posted October 2 Settle for a coach with a mediocre resume and squad ends up being only fall team sport of the five in competition currently not ranked and doing well. Every other program got best coach available at time and this one settled, hence the difference. Clearly IU had to draw a line somewhere which I am fine with but its clear this program is here to satisfy Title IX so men's soccer can exist and win big. No issues with that but it explains the massive gap in the other fall sports so far compared to this one. Pagoda and WayneFleekHoosier 2 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted October 3 Posted October 3 Tomorrow at noon, the IU women (4-6-1) (1-4-0) host Michigan (4-3-3) (2-3-0). Televised on basic BTN. Live Stats Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted October 4 Posted October 4 Women fall to Michigan 3-2 taking 12 total shots, just 3 on goal and 4 corners. Michigan 16-6-9. It's west coast trip week with the women at UCLA Thursday night and at USC on Sunday. Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted October 7 Posted October 7 IU women (4-7-1) (1-5-0) on a west coast swing starting with #10 UCLA (8-3-1) (5-1) on Thursday night at 10:00 ET. Televised on B1G+. On Sunday, they'll be at USC. Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted October 9 Posted October 9 Rough start to the west coast road trip as the IU women fall to #10 UCLA 5-0 in a match that was just 1-0 at the break. Hoosiers finished with just 4 total shots, 2 on goal and 4 corners. Meanwhile the Bruins fired off 21 total shots, 14 on goal and 8 corners. Sunday at 4:00 ET, IU women (4-8-1) (1-6-0) are at USC (1-8-4) (0-5-2). Televised on B1G+. Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted October 11 Posted October 11 IU women gave up a USC goal just 53 seconds into the match and trailed 2-0 at halftime. But they fought back and salvaged a 2-2 tie. We had 11 total shots, 5 on goal and 7 corners. USC 12-3-4. They return to Bloomington to host Michigan State next Friday night. Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted October 14 Posted October 14 Friday night at 7:30, IU women (4-8-2) (1-6-1) host Michigan State (10-2-2) (5-2-0). Televised on B1G+. Then on the 22nd (Thurs.) at 7:00 they host PUke (12-1-2) (6-1-1) as we kick off the annual Governor's Cup competition. After that, there are just 2 more matches remaining in the regular season. Live Stats Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted October 17 Posted October 17 Spartans get a 2-0 win against IUWS. We only managed 5 total shots, 2 on goal, 0 corners. MSU 19-6-14 and you can quickly understand why they have the record they do. ALASKA HOOSIER 1 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted October 22 Posted October 22 (edited) Friday Thursday night at 7:00 the IU Women (4-9-2) (1-7-1) host #22 PUke (12-2-2) (6-2-1) for the Golden Boot. Televised on B1G+. We won in '23 and the teams tied in both '24 & '25. This match opens the annual Governor's Cup competition between the two schools. On Sunday at 1:00 we host Rutger and end the regular season on the 30th at Penn State. Live Stats Edited October 22 by Class of '66 Old Fart Wrong night Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted October 22 Posted October 22 CORRECTION The Golden Boot match vs. PUke is tonight and not Friday as I mistakenly posted above. Guess not a lot of folks are following IUWS to have caught my mistake. lol Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted October 23 Posted October 23 Not unexpectedly, the PUke women take possession of the Golden Boot and win the first point in this year's Governor's Cup competition with a 5-0 total domination win. We managed just 2 shots for the entire game and didn't have a single corner vs. PUke with 23-12-10. Mercifully, just 2 more matches remain in the season. Quote
WayneFleekHoosier Posted October 23 Posted October 23 You wouldn’t think NIL plays much of an impact with women’s soccer but maybe it does. Either way, it’s kinda shocking how bad this program is year in and year out. Quote
Aaron Posted October 23 Posted October 23 1 hour ago, WayneFleekHoosier said: You wouldn’t think NIL plays much of an impact with women’s soccer but maybe it does. Either way, it’s kinda shocking how bad this program is year in and year out. As I have said what do you expect when you make a budget hire of a guy from Ball State who was not successful there and your last coach left to be an assistant elsewhere because he didn't think he was getting enough resources? Dolson has made clear women's soccer is there to comply with Title IX so men can be elite. In many ways he was rightly decided money is a finite resource (especially with NIL) and this is no longer Fred Glass' '24 sports 1 team' which caused IU to be good at random sports but bad at the big ones. Dolson has clearly instituted a tiered system for resources and its why the top sports are now ranked this fall but ones down the ladder like here are struggling. You can disagree with how this has been done but this is behind the struggles. 8bucks and Pagoda 2 Quote
WayneFleekHoosier Posted October 23 Posted October 23 5 hours ago, Aaron said: As I have said what do you expect when you make a budget hire of a guy from Ball State who was not successful there and your last coach left to be an assistant elsewhere because he didn't think he was getting enough resources? Dolson has made clear women's soccer is there to comply with Title IX so men can be elite. In many ways he was rightly decided money is a finite resource (especially with NIL) and this is no longer Fred Glass' '24 sports 1 team' which caused IU to be good at random sports but bad at the big ones. Dolson has clearly instituted a tiered system for resources and its why the top sports are now ranked this fall but ones down the ladder like here are struggling. You can disagree with how this has been done but this is behind the struggles. Makes sense we are a bad program and it’s hard to jumpstart a bad program, but are programs actually spending real money on women’s soccer anywhere? It just seems like a wasted resource anywhere, especially with NIL. I mean take whoever is the best womens program and let’s get some idea of what their NIL spending is. I can’t fathom it being real money. Am I wrong? I know Women’s basketball and women’s softball generates revenue and requires NIL to be uber competitive. Id love to know IUMS NIL budget. And I’m glad it’s wherever it is, because watching these good competitive Indiana soccer teams is a lot of fun. Quote
8bucks Posted October 24 Posted October 24 13 hours ago, Aaron said: As I have said what do you expect when you make a budget hire of a guy from Ball State who was not successful there and your last coach left to be an assistant elsewhere because he didn't think he was getting enough resources? Dolson has made clear women's soccer is there to comply with Title IX so men can be elite. In many ways he was rightly decided money is a finite resource (especially with NIL) and this is no longer Fred Glass' '24 sports 1 team' which caused IU to be good at random sports but bad at the big ones. Dolson has clearly instituted a tiered system for resources and its why the top sports are now ranked this fall but ones down the ladder like here are struggling. You can disagree with how this has been done but this is behind the struggles. You are not wrong. Another thing to consider is we hired a staff that may not win a lot but will likely not create problems either. I know the assistant coaches a little and they had a great culture and program at a lower level plus they have a much better relationship with Indiana clubs than the prior staff. Quote
Aaron Posted October 24 Posted October 24 7 hours ago, WayneFleekHoosier said: Makes sense we are a bad program and it’s hard to jumpstart a bad program, but are programs actually spending real money on women’s soccer anywhere? It just seems like a wasted resource anywhere, especially with NIL. I mean take whoever is the best womens program and let’s get some idea of what their NIL spending is. I can’t fathom it being real money. Am I wrong? I know Women’s basketball and women’s softball generates revenue and requires NIL to be uber competitive. Id love to know IUMS NIL budget. And I’m glad it’s wherever it is, because watching these good competitive Indiana soccer teams is a lot of fun. A lot of NIL no. A little yes. Almost certainly, top programs like yearly UNC, PSU, and FSU spend a small fraction of NIL budget and rev share on women's soccer and that's difference. Especially when IU has mediocre staff. Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted October 25 Posted October 25 Final home game of the season with the IU women (4-10-2) (1-8-1) hosting Rutger (4-7-4) (3-6-1) at 1:00 this afternoon. Televised on B1G+. Season ends next Friday night at Penn State. Preview Live Stats Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted October 25 Posted October 25 Methinks the IU women have folded the tent and checked out on the current season. Rutger punched them in the mouth today winning 4-0 firing 22 total shots, 10 on goal and 6 corners. Hoosiers 10-4-2. Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted Thursday at 01:26 PM Posted Thursday at 01:26 PM IUWS (4-11-2) (1-9-1) season comes to a merciful end Friday night at 7:00 on the road at #23 Penn State (8-3-5) (6-2-3). Televised on B1G+. Disappointing year and you'd hope the women might be able to at least end their season with a win but probably not gonna happen. Live Stats Quote
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