UNC Wins College Cup

Well, UNC adds its 19th Championship Trophy!

Beat ND 2-1. Casey Noguiera with 2 goals. What a gun she has! That free kick from the top of the box was a BULLET! It was just by the side of the wall...and nicely tucked in the corner! The goalie didn't have a chance! She put away the game with the 2nd goal...there was only a couple of minutes left in the 1-1 match...just about to go into OT...when she nailed a nice shot just over the (head) reach of the goalie and into the far post.

I think...next to Stanford...the Tarheels are a team the Pilots will have to keep an eye on next year in 2009. They lose Averbach but most of their players will be back.

GO PILOTS!!!

Julie Foudy noticed that Casey's second ball was slighted deflected which redirected over the UND GK. It reminded me of how Stanford scored on us.

I have to say Notre Dame looked much better than I expected. So the final verdict for me is teams don't go undefeated for no good reason no matter what their strength of schedule. Carrie Dew was so dominant. Expect to see her at the Nordic Cup this summer.

I wonder how many 5 star recruits are going to commit to UNC the next couple of weeks, besides last years recruiting class here at FSU ( we will never have one like it again ), I am thrilled just to have at least one commit with national team experience, UNC has about 5 every year. Why don't some of these girls go elsewhere, how bout going to a lower tier school, and try to start something big. I read an article about one of our recruits ( Tiana Brockway )saying she always dreamed of going to UNC, hopefully in 15 years, that will have changed. Of all of women's sports, the lack of parity is most evident in soccer.

FSU, remember between 1984 and 1994 UNC were the queens of college soccer. Since Notre Dame won it 1995 we are seeing other teams sneaking in every couple years or so. But like you say their reputation kind of does their recruiting for them. Chances are that if you play at UNC for four years you will have at least one National Championship year.

1982....................... North Carolina (19-2)
1983....................... North Carolina (19-1)
1984....................... North Carolina (24-0-1)
1985....................... George Mason (18-2-1)
1986....................... North Carolina (24-0-1)
1987....................... North Carolina (23-0-1)
1988....................... North Carolina (18-0-3)
1989....................... North Carolina (24-0-1)
1990....................... North Carolina (24-0)
1991....................... North Carolina (25-0)
1992....................... North Carolina (25-0)
1993....................... North Carolina (23-0)
1994....................... North Carolina (25-1-1)
1995....................... Notre Dame (21-2-2)
1996....................... North Carolina (25-1)
1997....................... North Carolina (27-0-1)
1998....................... Florida (26-1)
1999....................... North Carolina (24-2)
2000....................... North Carolina (21-3)
2001....................... Santa Clara (23-2)
2002....................... Portland (20-4-2)
2003....................... North Carolina
2004....................... *Notre Dame (25-1-1)
2005....................... Portland (23-0-2)
2006....................... North Carolina (27-1)
2007....................... Southern California (20-3-2)
2008 North Carolina

Yes, I am familiar with their dominance. I remember the first year FSU played them, which happened to be the first year of our program 1996, 9-0 yikes. The lack of parity is still evident, don't you agree?

Yes, I agree but we (the rest of DIV I) seem to be chinking their armor every other year since 2001 so I guess I am saying there is hope.

Don't forget to factor Anson's sexual harassment case filed by a few of his former players. There was a long discussion about that here in Pilot Nation. That's got to have some future impact as far girls committing to play at UNC. Doesn't appear to have affected Anson and his program just yet...but definitely something to trend.

GO PILOTS!!!

I only saw a small part before leaving for the Pilot basketball game, but I did see the equalizer. What a shot.

Friggin' Tar Heels.

I don't know. As time goes by and AD continues to mind himself I think that suit will be less and less of a factor and maybe seen as an aberation. One thing that is a factor in UNC recruiting is scholarships. It is pretty well known that you can only get a full scholarship if and when you make the senior team. This supposedly is to prevent infighting or jealousy among the players. So if you have a great player that needs a scholarship they will be heading somewhere else.

If you look at their upcoming recruiting classes, it is safe to say the the harassment case is not even in the rear view mirror anymore, its gone, I am not even sure if the recruits know about it.

Hmm? Does that mean its mission accomplished for AD and UNC's spin machine then? That's a sad commentary on how 19 Championships gets you a pass for bad behavior...and recruits being blinded by the bright-light that eminates from a chance to win it all!

GO PILOTS!!!

UNC has a great program. So do Portland, UCLA, Stanford, and Notre Dame. Florida State, too. I think the jury still is out on USC. Santa Clara, we'll have to see if they can lick the injury bug and resurrect themselves. I'm inclined to include Penn State in the group, but not completely sure for another year or two until Erica Walsh proves she can be successful at the very top. But at least for the top 5 or 6, I don't see any need to be so preoccupied with UNC.

I do not condone Ansons past transgressions, just pointing out that it has had little if any effects on recruiting.

FSUfan wrote:If you look at their upcoming recruiting classes, it is safe to say the the harassment case is not even in the rear view mirror anymore, its gone, I am not even sure if the recruits know about it.

Not completely. I can think of two 2010 top rated recruits (TopDrawer five star) who's parents have stated they won't consider UNC. In at least one of those cases, Anson was the stated reason.

No question UNC is still a top power, but it is no longer THE power. They have won 3 of 8 cups in this millenium. before that, they won all but two championships. From here on out, the cup will be up for grabs every year.

Thanks for the info geezer, well said.