IU Men's Soccer News and Notes

[Brass Cannon]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Season ending obituary.

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

[Aaron]

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.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Congratulations to Palmer Ault

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

12 consecutive seasons producing all-americans.

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Jacob Bushue added to Coach Yeagley's staff.

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2026/1/14/mens-soccer-bushue-returns-to-bloomington-as-soccer-assistant-coach

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Excited to see the reload. Love me some IU soccer!

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

5 incoming portal transfers

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2026/1/29/mens-soccer-indiana-adds-five-from-transfer-portal

[WayneFleekHoosier]

And there’s the reload. Looks like a strong class.  Time will tell if we lack elite athleticism.  But we should be strong again.  Rinse and repeat.  

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

5 Freshman signees

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2026/2/5/mens-soccer-indiana-announces-five-freshman-signees

[8bucks]

5 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

5 Freshman signees

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2026/2/5/mens-soccer-indiana-announces-five-freshman-signees

Anyone know if he is the 9th ranked prospect in the country or 9th ranked in PA?

Vincent Uglow | Defender | Newtown Square, Pa. | Penn Fusion

Top Drawer Soccer's No. 9-ranked prospect from the Pennsylvania region, 

[Aaron]

11 hours ago, 8bucks said:

Anyone know if he is the 9th ranked prospect in the country or 9th ranked in PA?

Vincent Uglow | Defender | Newtown Square, Pa. | Penn Fusion

Top Drawer Soccer's No. 9-ranked prospect from the Pennsylvania region, 

Pennsylvania region which is one of the better prospects who actually make it to college.

Someone in the top-9 in country doesn't go to college and straight to MLS or academies. Heck even most of the top the top-100 players in America overall skip college for academies and then pros similar to Europe.

IU gets the best prospects of what's left, but that's way down the list and until the game goes to a school year long model as Yeagley and most coaches want, the best talent is going nowhere near college. 

Rules are quite different for most part then other leagues in world with unlimited subs and games every couple days. Until NCAA fixes this and listens to US soccer federation and its best coaches, the game will continue to be fairly low quality and not the option for the best players.

To be clear, IU has done nothing wrong and Yeagley has made the best of a terrible situation the NCAA has caused, but reality is the game is borderline unwatchable right now with second tier prospects.

Championship is in the middle of every major sport no one notices in the freezing cold and all you have to do basically is qualify for NCAA Tournament and you have chance to win it all as Washington and Vermont has done last two yrs as teams who barely got in. Regular season is only relevant to qualify at this point.  

NCAA doesn't care and has made a mess of college soccer, but having an elite program is worth very little anymore through no fault of IU's. They are doing best they can with dozens of issues around them they didn't create.