TopDrawerSoccer article on Capelle

Nice story about Micaela:

http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer/college-soccer-archives/nid-15540/Capelle-Finds-Early-Success-in-Undefeated-Start

Nice article. Note the shooting accuracy. he is a real star in the making.

I dont remember who it was on this forumn that noticed Michaeala at H.S. or club tourney held at Merlo, but they stated she was the best player on the pitch! Kudos to them for spotting the talent and kudos to whoever on the U of P staff that got her to change her mind from Oregon to U of P!!

Actually Emerald City (with 2011 recruits Rebecca Kurle and Malloy Leahy) scrimmaged FC Portland at Merlo last summer. At that time Micaela had already committed to Oregon. She put on a show of speed and balance and obviously the Portland coaching staff took notice or increased their interest or she decided she liked playing at Merlo ...

I wonder if she changed her mind or the Pilots' brain trust changed theirs and found her some scholarship money? I'm guessing the latter. It's hard to imagine any soccer player choosing Oregon over Portland if given a financially neutral choice.

Well I mean unless of course you want an easier route to more playing time...

What a debut for Capelle this season. Every season some freshman catches fire -- really helps the team -- and this year she is the one. Just a wonderful surprise to see how effective she has been.

You guys don't know the story of how Micaela ended up at UP. She was committed to Oregon for over a year when she schooled those other future Pilots and then mysteriously 5 days before signing day UP makes her an offer and she signs. Garrett had never recruited her before that. 99 percent of the time teams leave committed players alone, but there is that 1 percent of coaches low on ethics that will steal players. Congrats on your "find" Garrett.

Thanks, Jill, for your lesson on ethics. No facts, just smear.

NWsocr wrote:You guys don't know the story of how Micaela ended up at UP. She was committed to Oregon for over a year when she schooled those other future Pilots and then mysteriously 5 days before signing day UP makes her an offer and she signs. Garrett had never recruited her before that. 99 percent of the time teams leave committed players alone, but there is that 1 percent of coaches low on ethics that will steal players. Congrats on your "find" Garrett.

NWsocr, you are making an unwarranted assumption about what at least some of us knew or assumed was the case.

Are you suggesting that if a possibly "late developer" or "un-noticed" player could have a chance to play for a team like Portland instead of a team like Oregon, then the player should be denied that opportunity because it wasn't until late in the process that the team like Portland noticed her? Especially when the team like Portland was the one team she really wanted to play for? Or, are you suggesting that the NCAA rules shouldn't be treated as meaning what they say and an oral commitment really should be binding on players (in other words, that it's "low on ethics" to treat the NCAA rules as meaning what they say)?

Also, there is some history here that precedes Micaela. Are you unaware of or ignoring that? Or do your ethical standards not take that into account?

I also notice that this is your first post and that your profile contains no information whatsoever about yourself. Although I respect posters desires for privacy, if you're going to put your kind of post on this website, at least have the courage and honesty to tell us enough in your profile that where you're coming from is out in the open.

Everything I said is a fact. Micaela was not recruited by Portland until the week before signing. I understand that it was not an NCAA violation, and that UP is better soccer program than Oregon. Most college coaches do not recruit verbally committed players in Women's Soccer. Again all facts.

NWsocr wrote:Everything I said is a fact. Micaela was not recruited by Portland until the week before signing. I understand that it was not an NCAA violation, and that UP is better soccer program than Oregon. Most college coaches do not recruit verbally committed players in Women's Soccer. Again all facts.

A fact would be something like when she decommitted from Oregon. If it was more than a week before she signed with UP, or if the UP staff said something to her like "we can't talk to you until you decommit" and she does so, then by your own admission, you lose your argument.

Now come up with a fact or take your little whiney ass and crawl back in your hole.