Michigan Soccer NCAA Tournament Game Open Thread
Go Blue! Beat South Carolina! Game starts at 2 pm.
Video available at mgoblue.com. Link: http://www.ncaa.com/allaccess/?media=213226
November 28th, 2010 at 2:00 PM ^
Wow great find on the video!
Thank you very much!
November 28th, 2010 at 2:02 PM ^
Great find is right.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:03 PM ^
If you watch the video, I highly, highly recommend muting it. Unless you like ridiculously stereotypcial-sounding Southern drawls.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:06 PM ^
Plus, if he were a good announcer in the South he'd be doing football.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:09 PM ^
Also, at least for me, the sound is about 2-3 seconds ahead of the play, so it makes the video just a little predictable. :)
November 28th, 2010 at 2:13 PM ^
They need to figure out who is doing the play by play and who is doing the color. To much talking over each other.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:22 PM ^
like a less racist version of Kenny Powers mixed with the Boom Goes The Dynamite Guy.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:06 PM ^
Michigan moving the ball real well up the left side so far.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:08 PM ^
Meram has been wide open down the left touchline a couple times, leading to a Soony Saad shot that just was touched wide. Michigan has the better run of play so far.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:09 PM ^
In the early moments, Michigan is dominating. SC has had nothing but a few hopeful long balls down the sidelines.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:10 PM ^
ARRRGH PUT THE BREAKAWAY IN THE NET!
November 28th, 2010 at 2:11 PM ^
Soony Saad just got behind the defense 1-on-1 with the keeper, but got stoned. 4 solid shots on goal already.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:14 PM ^
Not getting anything but a black screen - do you need to register or something?
November 28th, 2010 at 2:16 PM ^
Just came up for me, no registration or anything.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:16 PM ^
Michigan shot stopped by the keeper, quick counter attack almost beats U-M at the other end.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:17 PM ^
Go Blue! The sound being ahead of the video is pretty annoying but what can you do.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:24 PM ^
Mute it.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:32 PM ^
I want to be able to hear it because I don't know who any of the players are, doesn't exactly solve that problem..
November 28th, 2010 at 2:23 PM ^
SC defense having a lot of trouble with M forwards.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:31 PM ^
SC defense is clearly scared shitless, they are sagging back way too much.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:34 PM ^
Sigh, the finishing, it's not clinical.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:34 PM ^
....and poked away by the keeper.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:35 PM ^
SC puts one about a foot over the crossbar.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:38 PM ^
November 28th, 2010 at 2:46 PM ^
Meram down after a retaliation by SC to an M foul. Trainers out giving him attention.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:49 PM ^
What exactly did the SC player do? I wasn't paying total attention so it looked like he just pulled up and hit Meram. And then only got a yellow for it? What? Did I miss something?
November 28th, 2010 at 2:53 PM ^
Didn't see it myself, mfan in ohio says the SC player punched Meram, in which case he was awfully lucky not to get sent off.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:56 PM ^
Meram slide-tackled the SC player (Cates), who I think went down on top of Meram. As Meram tried to get up quickly, it looked like Cates punched him or shoved him down hard. Cates' back was to the camera, which appears to be filming the game from outer space, so it's hard to see exactly what happened. The MGoBlue liveblog also thought it was a punch, FWIW.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:47 PM ^
Meram was called for a sliding foul, then got punched while he was on the ground. SC player gets a yellow, which is fortunate for him. Meram walking off slowly.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:48 PM ^
Dodged another bullet. SC fighting back after we controlled the early going.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:49 PM ^
Free kick into the box, SC gets off a shot about 12 yards out, touched just outside the near post. Whew.
November 28th, 2010 at 2:52 PM ^
M drove the play early, but SC was the better team for the last 10-15 minutes. Should be an exciting second half.
November 28th, 2010 at 3:09 PM ^
Only in the South do announcers say things like "we're off like a herd of turtles." Guh.
November 28th, 2010 at 3:09 PM ^
"We're off like a herd of turtles" to start the second half. Wow, is he a stereotype.
November 28th, 2010 at 3:13 PM ^
Flag goes up. Through ball into the channel between the defenders was played about half a second late.
November 28th, 2010 at 3:15 PM ^
Hamoody Saad had a volley from the corner of the 6 yard box that the keeper managed to get in front of. M looks good so far.
November 28th, 2010 at 3:20 PM ^
Just have one forward up top when the ball is in their defensive half, trying to spring him on long balls.
November 28th, 2010 at 3:21 PM ^
Another SC shot goes off the post. Up & down action, seems like SC is getting the better by a small margin at the moment. We'd best get a goal soon if things keep going like this.
November 28th, 2010 at 3:21 PM ^
Ball was in a crowd of players and just floated slowly toward the post, bounced back to the center of the 6, where it was cleared by a defender.
November 28th, 2010 at 3:23 PM ^
Why aren't they faster than us? I guess SEC speed only works on the football field.
November 28th, 2010 at 3:24 PM ^
Two SC players went for a header. One lost.
November 28th, 2010 at 3:30 PM ^
Great transition by M, Meram tried to pick out the near post upper 90 from the top of the 18.
November 28th, 2010 at 3:30 PM ^
Goooooooaaaalllllll
November 28th, 2010 at 3:32 PM ^
After a corner, M keeps the ball in the offensive third, works it across the field to Meram on the right side who beats the keeper far post on the ground. Great shot.
November 28th, 2010 at 3:31 PM ^
GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!
November 28th, 2010 at 3:31 PM ^
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November 28th, 2010 at 3:31 PM ^
GOOOALLLLLLLLL!
November 28th, 2010 at 3:31 PM ^
GOoooooooooooooooooooooooaaallll
November 28th, 2010 at 3:31 PM ^
GOALLLLLL! Meram!
November 28th, 2010 at 3:31 PM ^
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO