MountaineerLax wrote:Chicolaxalum34 wrote:If any has ever played CSU, Their success is due to Flip
I'd say. I've played them, that's a bunch of 1-man show ballhogs that somehow rock out and take names. This might be from a guy who has never come within 10 goals of beating CSU in the fall, but...
Most of those guys, i'm actually amazed they show-up. They seem like the type of guys that wouldn't. And for Flip to keep that program running and up on top... wow.
But really I might get that impression because of a few guys and i'd imagine that within a couple years, they will be losing that talent, but growing as a team.
But is there life for CSU after Flip? What will that team look like?
Having gone back and watched the tape of the CSU/BYU game again, I couldn't disagree with you anymore.
Why wouldn't guys show up? As much as it pains me to say, (as a BYU grad), it's a fantastic program. You know you're going to be in the hunt every year. And based on Flip's journal, you know he prefers the run-and-gun style. I would think everyone would want to play in that style.
The most inpressive thing to me after watching them this season is the discipline at the midfield. When the break isn't there, they have no problem pulling it out and running a motion offense. This is something that is very difficult to teach I think. When you say you want to run, you have to be able to see when the break isn't there and not force it. CSU does this better than any team in the country.
Do they have great 1-on-1 players? Yes (see Farquhar's game winner v. Sonoma). But look at their big games (Sonoma, BYU, UCSB, CC) and look at the amount of goals that were assisted (41 total goals, 22 assists). Four of the top 10 assit men in the RMLC are from CSU.
That program has so many loyal alums, that program wil be around for a long time...or at least until the school forces them to join up with Front Range CC.
