Matt Ralph

⚽️ Writer/photog. Editor of @PHLSoccerNow and The River End newsletter, contributor to @usopencup. Owner/educator @snapologynsq.

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@YoQuieroHomero @TempleUniv I second this!

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Bryan Green out as Temple men's soccer head coach https://t.co/rLck5nKTbh

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PIAA state tournament brackets released https://t.co/JLROInpzZs

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@robolivermd @BMBarrio You said it was a year round season, which is different than saying they are extending the training cycle.

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I also personally have always liked the idea of shortening the fall season by a few games and adding to the exhibition season in the spring to grow the cup competitions.

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The two semester proposal getting shot down isn’t surprising but I hope the reform efforts don’t end because there are plenty of areas where money could be saved and the sport improved working within the confines of the NCAA as it currently exists.

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Teams shouldn’t be traveling to Chicago or Tampa on weekdays spending $$$$ and missing class for conference games for starters.

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@mark_radigan It’s absurd how many teams travel thousands of miles for conference road games because they play in a conference built for gridiron

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@mark_radigan Aren’t all of these teams already training in January when it’s generally colder than when the season would resume in mid-February?

Also not seeing how travel costs would increase but more regionalization (like in the spring now) would be a great way to save.

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@_NathanielQ @ProspectsUsmnt You said it snows too much to play in February and March which Pitt does now, now it’s that there isn’t enough staff

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@_NathanielQ @ProspectsUsmnt Okay change the subject then

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@_NathanielQ @ProspectsUsmnt I’m not from there so I’ll take your word on that. I just know Pitt plays games every February and March now.

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@BeaugardMatt @TaylorTwellman @Pitt_ATHLETICS Legitimate concerns and concerns that only prove how little some critics read the proposal

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@_NathanielQ @ProspectsUsmnt And yet somehow they managed to play games on February 28 and March 6 of this year

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Kiera Sleicher and Owen Gesing scored game-winners to send their respective teams to the District 1 4A finals. CB East will seek its 2nd district title in 3 years while Abington will look to avenge a loss in last year’s game.

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Here was the game winner for 3- La Salle against 6- Loyola Chicago #A10wsoc, earning the first semifinal slot. It was Rylee Henson's second career goal.

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@robolivermd @BMBarrio So say that then

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@robolivermd @BMBarrio If this was really a shift to an MLS-style schedule that would truly be ludicrous and even that schedule isn’t year round

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@robolivermd @BMBarrio I think there are plenty of reasonable concerns about the proposal and how it would work at less resourced schools but misrepresenting the schedule and saying that semesters are 6 months long isn’t a helpful way to argue.