IU Men's Soccer News and Notes

[Brass Cannon 26,598]

Just now, Hoosierfan1901 said:

We need to have a killer instinct for 2026, something was crucially missed this year 

It’s been missed for a lot longer than that 

[WayneFleekHoosier 52,251]

Just now, Hoosierfan1901 said:

We need to have a killer instinct for 2026, something was crucially missed this year 

Imo, our CBs were not as good as they have been. Plus a weaker goalie.  Offense was mostly good throughout the season.  Ault was incredible. Oduru had a bad one today.  
 

I think our defensive liability was always the issue. And then you get to playoff soccer and that amplifies. 

[WayneFleekHoosier 52,251]

We should’ve have started pressing much earlier against this St Louis defense. Game was just as over at 1-0 as it would be at 2-0. Might as well changed formations and went for it at 30 minutes instead of waiting until 10. 

[Aaron 4,687]

Lack of urgency in the second half. The game was a microcosm of the season. Teams realized by the end that if you take Ault away, little happens. The results of the season were similar to 2014, and the team was built much like 2010 with Bruin. An offense can win you a title, but defense and a goalie can lose you the first game.  

The latter happened when you were a one-trick pony. It can get you far, but not all the way.

[BtownStrength 1,800]

Overall a disappointment of a season. Yes, the noncon wins were impressive and exciting. But when that is the climactic point, it does not compensate for a **** Big Ten and **** tournament performance. 

I am not sounding alarm bells, just beyond frustrated. Yeagley has some roster improvements to make, and I hope he does. 

[WayneFleekHoosier 52,251]

2 minutes ago, BtownStrength said:

Overall a disappointment of a season. Yes, the noncon wins were impressive and exciting. But when that is the climactic point, it does not compensate for a **** Big Ten and **** tournament performance. 

I am not sounding alarm bells, just beyond frustrated. Yeagley has some roster improvements to make, and I hope he does. 

Yeah, I think we beat St Louis 4 of 5.  But getting down 1-0 was a recipe for disaster.    That’s soccer though.   I wanted Kentucky because this St. Louis Defense is really good.  

Still should’ve won though.  Ugh. 
 

We will reload to an extent. We will be right there again next year, and for that I’m thankful to have something to root for.

 

[LamarCheeks 23,210]

No consolation in anything yesterday, but there's this ... 

Virginia, the No. 2 overall seed, lost to Greensboro on PKs. 

We have 8 nattys; UVA has 7. No chance to catch us this season. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 95,602]

Season ending obituary.

https://www.assemblycall.com/p/three-takeaways-from-iu-soccers-season

[Aaron 4,687]

You lost five of the the top six seeds yesterday. This is far from an IU problem.

Either the NCAA needs to reform to year round as US Soccer, Todd Yeagley and Sasho Cirovski have been pushing or have a blind draw tournament and take RPI out. Current model is unsustainable and 1-48 are basically the same. The product on the field is not good because the top players don't go to college.

IU is amongst the best of what's left, but right now you have the defense of a FIFA video game. I used to marvel at watching IU. Now I feel like I am watching the IU Indy team of several years ago I did not enjoy.

This is no knock on IU who has done nothing wrong and Yeagley is getting the very best of what is left. Its the NCAA not listening to its two most legendary coaches and has caused random champions and hard-to-watch product. 

College baseball had this crisis 20 yrs ago and has adopted quite well to getting a lot of the best talent into the sport again. Now its soccer's turn to do same or we will see more random unseeded Vermont's winning title like we did last year who will feel unworthy.

Its a really good thing IU's eggs and top teams are not entirely in soccer anymore since sport is becoming irrelevant through no fault of its own and doing very best it can under current constraints NCAA has hamstrung it with.