Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Top 11 Men Overall?

It was fun to put together the last two top 11 lists. Maybe I will attempt the top 11 men of all time for the college's 40th anniversary. . . or maybe not. I don't know how many "seasoned citizens" read this blog, but I would enjoy hearing about players who you think should be in that list. Dwayne Morris, Bill Moulder, Ross Boucher, Brian Phillips, are probably some who should be considered. I never saw any of them play, but I have talked to enough alumni who mention their names. Goalkeeper would be the most difficult position to narrow down. Maranatha men's soccer has been blessed with some incredible goalkeepers over the years.
As with any list like this, the level of play in different time periods also makes it difficult. I believe that the level of play has risen almost 100% since I was a player. I am certain that the difference between college soccer in 2006 and 1976 is extremely large. For instance, there were several players who never played soccer in high school and yet had nice college careers for Maranatha in the 70's, 80's and even the 90's. I am pretty sure that we will never again see a player like that on the men's side. Furthermore, we play a very difficult schedule that includes teams that are always in contention for the national tournament. It would also be interesting to see how the list would change if we only considered four year players.
At the moment, our team is made up of top Christian school players with some very good public high school players. NCAA III is a major step up for all of them. -C

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

okay, just got around to reading the women's top 11...i think the forks, leaves, tp, and all that stuff were just coincidence...ya, i really do =P.

Remember when you came home to jen and i on your roof? pretty sure that was her idea...lol. Okay, maybe not...

So...my baby's due at the end of July...i'll be ready to play in the alumni game labor day weekend...haha. are you REALLY not having any more women's alumni games? That'd be REALLY sad. Especially since we pretty much beat you this year if ya go by regular subbing rules...

Coach C said...

Nothing is for sure about what is happening with alumni games -except they will not be on Labor Day weekend. We have a home match on Friday, August 31st and an away match on Saturday, September 1 in Iowa. We would love to see you at those games. . . Alumni scrimmage could be the weekend prior to Labor Day wknd.

Anonymous said...

alright...well, at least it's not COMPLETELY out forever =).

i don't think i can come the weekend before labor day...i want to go to a conference that weekend in dallas. But i'll keep checkin back to see what you decide =).

Coach C said...

I am waiting for the decision as well. . .