(05-08-2021 10:45 AM)HerdZoned Wrote:  

(05-08-2021 09:40 AM)Nugget49er Wrote:  Play well Marshall!

Coach Grassie has this team playing well and believing they can win. In the post game press conference after the Clemson game he was ask if beating the #1 team in the nation was big for him and he responded with "Our goal isn't to beat the #1 team, our goal is to be the #1 team". You can just see confidence exude from him.

Marshall wasn't the most polished team (can't say athletic) on the pitch Thursday against Clemson (Clemson has 16 4 star kids and 9 that were top 100 of their recruiting class) but for the majority of the game they made Clemson play at their pace, Marshall controlled the ball 55% of the game. And the free kick from Max Schneider at the 16 min mark, 27 yards out was amazing. Their GK had no chance at saving that kick. It definitely made up for the horrible turnover he had against ODU, just outside their box earlier in the year that resulted in a goal and a 1-1 tie instead of a win.

There were some talking on the Marshall board about Grassie getting poached by a bigger school but this is unlikely. Grassie has a competitive salary with everyone in the ACC even. Grassie makes 120K a year and Mike Noonan at Clemson only makes 105K a year.

He had definitely earned his keep. I played soccer all my life and was slated to play at Wheeling Jesuit before I decided to go into the army. I LOVE the hybrid style he coaches. It’s, well, fascinating to watch.