IUMS-Tournament Talk

[Banksyrules 4,882]

Not lobbing it towards the box. We’re not giving Seton Hall the chance to make mistakes. 

[LIHoosier 26,512]

Its definitely pouring now and it may be hailing too.

[Hoosierfan1901 6,394]

Someone said it might be a 90 minute delay 

[Banksyrules 4,882]

8pm probably 

[Hoosierfan1901 6,394]

1 minute ago, Banksyrules said:

8pm probably 

That’s not good

[Hoosierfan1901 6,394]

Are they playing in turf? 

[Banksyrules 4,882]

Grass

[Hoosierfan1901 6,394]

[Hoosierfan1901 6,394]

Just now, Banksyrules said:

Grass

That field will be toast then 

[Aaron 4,298]

So far I would say that is about as even as it gets. Seton Hall by what they do is an elite offensive team but struggles slightly on defense, but we've forced them into a defensive slug fest.

This is exactly what we did against a very similar UNC team in 2017 College Cup, where IU forced it into the same type of style and it worked for a goal off a corner as the Heels defense cracked and gave up a goal as they always do. Looks like IU is going for same strategy and hopefully it is just as successful. 

Ignore the shots. No one really has put a good shot on frame or had a legit chance to score. Here's to hoping we can find our goal and go on to College Cup. 

[Banksyrules 4,882]

Driving back to Durham , only a 15 minute drive. 

[Aaron 4,298]

Just now, Hooserfan1901 said:

That field will be toast then 

Wonder if they could move them to the main field in the actual stadium. There are like 20 fields at that complex and its very similar to Grand Park. Hopefully they can find just one that is still in playable condition. 

[Hoosierfan1901 6,394]

1 minute ago, Aaron said:

Wonder if they could move them to the main field in the actual stadium. There are like 20 fields at that complex and its very similar to Grand Park. Hopefully they can find just one that is still in playable condition. 

I think at Wakemed, there is only grass fields

[Aaron 4,298]

Also I would not pay any attention to future forecasts. These pop up storms are completely unpredictable and have already gone 20-30 miles south of what the future radar thought. It is all a wait and see game and no future cast or radar can accurately diagnose storms like this. 

[Aaron 4,298]

1 minute ago, Hooserfan1901 said:

I think at Wakemed, there is only grass fields

Yeah but the field in the stadium I am sure is higher quality. Just because all fields are 'grass' doesn't mean they are equally susceptible to water logging.  

IU's new field this year is still grass, but it is a very good surface that can take lots of water. 

[Hoosierfan1901 6,394]

1 minute ago, Aaron said:

Also I would not pay any attention to future forecasts. These pop up storms are completely unpredictable and have already gone 20-30 miles south of what the future radar thought. It is all a wait and see game and no future cast or radar can accurately diagnose storms like this. 

That is true, however, the field conditions might cause a longer delay 

[Banksyrules 4,882]

It’s light rain and clear skies on the way home. Thinking maybe a 7 pm start

[Hoosierfan1901 6,394]

2 minutes ago, Banksyrules said:

It’s light rain and clear skies on the way home. Thinking maybe a 7 pm start

Good! Hopefully we can get a goal soon

[Aaron 4,298]

1 minute ago, Banksyrules said:

It’s light rain and clear skies on the way home. Thinking maybe a 7 pm start

That is pop up storms for you. That is why I said no radar can accurately predict anything over next couple hours.

It could be fine in five minutes or these storms could spring more storms and it rains through the night. There is absolutely no way to know what will happen with the weather over next few hours regardless of what 'forecast' says. 

[Aaron 4,298]

There is one more storm behind it that may just miss. The bigger question is whether these storms cause more storms to pop up in which case we are finished for night. If it stays clear behind them should be able to restart in like an hour pending field conditions.

Fortunately we are not dealing with Rutgers' dinosaur baseball field from over the weekend and the place has lights so we can play well into night:).