Why do I feel like this is just going to wind up being the newest annoying part about being a Marshall fan?
Why do I feel like this is just going to wind up being the newest annoying part about being a Marshall fan?
rifle won't understand that. They actually play instruments
Here’s a little Foreigner to celebrate the first time winning a Natty.
Nice. Where did you read/see that?Marshall already has a new recruit on the way, Niko Martinez out of a soccer academy in Connecticut.
Nice. Where did you read/see that?
Here’s a little bit of a reportNice. Where did you read/see that?
Thank you!Here’s a little bit of a report
Nicklaus "Niko" Bravo Martinez's Men's Soccer Recruiting Profile
Evaluate Nicklaus "Niko" Bravo Martinez's men's soccer recruiting profile. Learn how this Jefferson County IB High School student is connecting with coaches in AL and nationwide.www.ncsasports.org
I guess there are always rotten apples or rotten trolls in every bunch. Riflearm is one of them.Why do I feel like this is just going to wind up being the newest annoying part about being a Marshall fan?
I’ve tried finding some info on him, but soccer players don’t get much of a scouting report unless you’re coming from an MLS academy it seems.
Add International players to Catholics/Christians and Ungrammatical posters that rifle loathes. Your world must be an impossible minefield of disappointments.Out of Marshall’s 11 starters in the national championship, 10 of them are from another country. The lone starter who is American is from Morganhole.
In comparison, Indiana has just one foreigner on their entire roster. Georgetown also has just one foreigner on their entire roster . . . and we started 10 foreigners.
As one of my friends said to me to give me a hard time, “I wasn’t really surprised to see Brazil beat Indiana.”
Marshall also has starters who have played on professional soccer clubs overseas. Did they forgo any payment/impermissible benefits in hopes they’d receive a U.S. scholarship?
Congrats! You guys have nothing at all to be ashamed of. No rules were broken. Your coach recruited kids with incredible talent....and those kids chose Marshall. You could see who the better team was shortly after the first whistle. Fantastic team and fun to watch.
Unsure why any Marshall supporter would be down on this? Unsure why anyone in this state would be down on this?
I’m sorry, I had it wrong. He’s playing for a club in MississippiHoppy Kerchival (sp?) interviewed one of our mid-fielders (Brasil). Our guy played high school soccer in CT….same prep school? I would be willing to wager there’s the connection. Or, could be we just won the Natty!! Go Herd!
I don't care. Marshall has no advantage at all over North Carolina, Clemson, Indiana, etc. We beat them all and I don't care where we get our players from. We won it all. Champs.People aren’t mad we have international players, they’re mad we won. Remember when the Rice basketball team was overwhelmingly international? Does anyone get mad (other than Marshall fans) that Danny recruits overseas players?
this is just pure hater stuff.
As long as they’re talking about us. Rent free in their heads....People aren’t mad we have international players, they’re mad we won. Remember when the Rice basketball team was overwhelmingly international? Does anyone get mad (other than Marshall fans) that Danny recruits overseas players?
this is just pure hater stuff.
I fully recognize that the pool of people in the United States who give two shits about the NCAA Men's Soccer champion is very, very small.and since it's soccer, gay pride flag, flying there.
Not sure what he needs. I think that spooning thing out in Utah has him frustrated or something.Yeah, it’s your thread. Well, actually you are merely the OP. The board belongs to all of us. And, while we’re at it: You are the 1st to scream like a high school girl when politically themed comments are posted. Why do the mods tolerate your slanderous accusations of child molestation against other posters? It’s not appropriate in this forum. What say you, the Peoples moderator?? Does Rifle need a vacation?
"Does Rifle need a vacation?"
Mods are too afraid. For some reason.
Its bad enough when we have to defend wins in sports to fans of other sports, its pathetic when they have to be defended to not only a fan, but a former student athlete at our own school.
Indiana’s starters are primarily American. But, they’ve been groomed by MLS clubs since pee-wee ball. I know some of our guys have pro affiliation from their home countries, but lets not act like teams like Indiana who are primarily American don’t have any.Actually, if a D1 soccer roster or any high level competitive roster didn't have a bunch of foreign players on it, i would be suspicious the recruiting steps taking place to make that roster competitive at that level. The girls team could sure as hell use some foriegn players to improve their competitiveness. Funny, their best player is a local product.
If Americans were that darn good, our men's team would dominate the world cup and more US guys would be in the Premier League.Indiana’s starters are primarily American. But, they’ve been groomed by MLS clubs since pee-wee ball. I know some of our guys have pro affiliation from their home countries, but lets not act like teams like Indiana who are primarily American don’t have any.
The fact of the matter is, kids like Celentano, Bezerra, Endeley, ect. don’t want to come to Huntington. They know that they’re good, and they know the college soccer landscape. So what do we have to do? Go overseas and try to sell mid-tier players on a vision, because the drop off from the top talent in America is steep.
I’m sure that if it were easier to get the talent from America into Marshall, Grassie would do it. Would save the program a lot of money, something Grassie mentions all the time that their stretched on.
On another note though, WVU and Strats (Coach plucked from the Grassie tree) just announced their soccer recruiting class. It’s 80% international.
Off topic, but I’m eager to see who we fill Jamils spot with. Do we bring in someone to compliment the team like we did with Dossantos, or do we just call in Nathans old teammate from Duquesne Raphael.If Americans were that darn good, our men's team would dominate the world cup and more US guys would be in the Premier League.
It's not my fault that I exposed the sheer hypocrisy of Marshall fans by showing that they'd flip their shit if Indiana started 10 foreigners and beat a Marshall roster full of WV, KY, and Ohio kids.
Georgetown only has one foreigner, and he is their goalkeeper. Indiana only has one, and he doesn't play. Washington has two. Wake Forest has four. Stanford has five. Marshall has 10 of 11 starters.Actually, if a D1 soccer roster or any high level competitive roster didn't have a bunch of foreign players on it, i would be suspicious the recruiting steps taking place to make that roster competitive at that level.
No, it's not. These boards have seen numerous claims supported by a significant amount of posters that ESPN has it out for us, that the MAC had it out for us, that C-USA has it out for us, that wvu has it out for us, that officials (in multiple sports) have it out for us . . . there is always an excuse. Then, consider the numerous posts over the years where people have complained about not enough WV kids, not enough panhandle kids, too many Florida kids, too many foreigners on the basketball team, etc.That’s just 100% made up speculative baloney.
Why can’t you one time just let people be unqualified happy without trying to make yourself the center of the attention and discussion?
Question for all you posters:
IS RIFLE A NARCISSIST?
Answer yes or no only, please.
Pretty much anybody that spends a bunch of times on these forums is a narcissist. Take me for example. Not only am I pretty cool & awesome on this forum, but I'm damn near this cool & awesome in real life.Question for all you posters:
IS RIFLE A NARCISSIST?
Answer yes or no only, please.
Obviously those coaches have well established pipelines and good track records. Other schools have more. Grassie has his pipeline and that’s via foreign clubs and connections. That’s worked out well for him.Georgetown only has one foreigner, and he is their goalkeeper. Indiana only has one, and he doesn't play. Washington has two. Wake Forest has four. Stanford has five. Marshall has 10 of 11 starters.
To say that you are the reason seats are packed by you and that you run these boards is a huge insult to all of Marshall University, especially with the drivel that you post. I think people would be perfectly fine to come here without being verbally assaulted by you nonstop. I mean maybe now that Trump was banned from most of mainstream social media and lost the election, people might flock here to see your nonsense insulting posts since Trump was banned. You just can't help yourself to stay on topic. When people post things that are non-offensive to anyone, you in turn reply with the most insulting, degrading nonsense. You are exposing your utter foolishness to everyone. You seem to think you are like Trump. Narcissistically post whatever the hell you want no matter how ridiculously foolish, offensive, sexist, racist, yet get away because you have connections and "run this board". How long is that going to fly? People like myself come here to support the Herd. You are way out of line and not everyone wants to see your drivel. I think there needs to be a separate forum for people that want to read your posts. Your BS shouldn't be mixed with well-meaning posts. You don't have to start smack and insults against fellow fans of the same team and hold meaningless and uncalled for grudges. We're not your enemies here. We have a shared love for Marshall and Marshall sports, don't we?Oh, Stephens. Your stupidity knows no end.
First, and most important, there is no basis to suspend me. I didn't violate any rules. The elderly insurance salesman with the mud hole in his front yard claimed that I was making slanderous accusations. But a key component of slander is being false. My comment is accurate and true. Further, it's not an accusation by saying a particular poster may get excited while hearing about young girls.
Second, the board owner is wise. He knows that I run these boards. He knows that I pack seats. You may love me, you may hate me. But you just can't stop tuning in to see what I say next, and that's why so many of you chase me around from board to board, mention me in threads that I am not a part of, Google me, constantly try to find any error I may have made, like any post against me, etc. Your obsession fuels clicks on this site, and the owner knows it.
Third, the other moderators know to keep their hands off of me after the board owner bitch-slapped Coach Stowers off of the boards other than the paid one. I shut down the smack board (with the assistance of the other three horsemen), hacked the other Herd board and let all of the banned accounts out of jail, and was able to circumvent the Rivals system by seeing deleted comments.
Hell, even the quote you posted from the elderly insurance salesman has been removed. He knew it wasn't good to publicly take a stand against me. The GF is Russian. Uncle Vlady doesn't put up with critics, and nor will I.
Don't shoot the messenger. I just asked a simple question and showed the starters of Marshall versus the rosters of our opponents. It's not my fault that I exposed the sheer hypocrisy of Marshall fans by showing that they'd flip their shit if Indiana started 10 foreigners and beat a Marshall roster full of WV, KY, and Ohio kids.
Perhaps, Marshall fans should go back to claiming that ESPN, Conference USA, the soccer seeding committee, and everyone else has some sort of conspiracy to hurt Marshall.
Uh, that has nothing to do with Marshall, Chester.To say that you are the reason seats are packed by you and that you run these boards is a huge insult to all of Marshall University,
Political comment. BAN HAMMER!I mean maybe now that Trump was banned from most of mainstream social media and lost the election, people might flock here to see your nonsense insulting posts since Trump was banned.
Chester, my posts stay on topic. It's the obsessors that don't like the information that I bring to the board about Marshall, and they are the ones who go off-topic and try making the thread be about me.. You just can't help yourself to stay on topic.
Political comment. BAN HAMMER!You seem to think you are like Trump. Narcissistically post whatever the hell you want no matter how ridiculously foolish, offensive, sexist, racist,
I think there needs to be a separate forum for people that want to read your posts.
Chester, go back and read this thread. I'm not the one who tried talking about me nor am I the one who started "smack and insults against fellow fans."You don't have to start smack and insults against fellow fans of the same team and hold meaningless and uncalled for grudges.
I brought the info to the board about your beloved Marshall. Don't be mad that the roster doesn't include any Indians.You just making us obtain info on those topics much difficult.
One of us has been arrested for trying to bang an underage girl. One of us hasn't. Yet the one who hasn't is the low one here?Like I said, it needs to go in a special forum for people that are low like you.
Obviously those coaches have well established pipelines and good track records. Other schools have more. Grassie has his pipeline and that’s via foreign clubs and connections. That’s worked out well for him.
Georgetown only has one foreigner, and he is their goalkeeper. Indiana only has one, and he doesn't play. Washington has two. Wake Forest has four. Stanford has five. Marshall has 10 of 11 starters.
I just looked up Clemson and they have 9 players from other countries. Not sure which one our starters.Georgetown only has one foreigner, and he is their goalkeeper. Indiana only has one, and he doesn't play. Washington has two. Wake Forest has four. Stanford has five. Marshall has 10 of 11 starters.
Not at all. They run their programs as they see fit.So you're suspicious of the recruiting going on at those places that I listed?
Mods, here's a golden opportunity to remove that double standard stain that caused me to go on strike for 3-4 days.Trump was banned from most of mainstream social media and lost the election, people might flock here to see your nonsense insulting posts since Trump was banned.
Mods, here's yet a 2nd golden opportunity to remove that double standard stain that caused me to go on strike for 3-4 days.You seem to think you are like Trump.