Is it time for a UL Soccer Team for the guys?

[Frenchie35]

Personally, not that most of you care, I HATE soccer!!!

Change that dumb offside rule than you have something. High scoring. Wide open game. How would you like to have a receiver in football call for offside because he passed the last defender before the ball got to him. If you can beat the defender so be it......

[RaginDave]

Change that dumb offside rule than you have something. High scoring. Wide open game. How would you like to have a receiver in football call for offside because he passed the last defender before the ball got to him. If you can beat the defender so be it......

I am going to preface this by saying I know nothing about soccer. But speaking to a former high school soccer referee he informed me that the scoring would actually go down if that went away. I argued the same point as you . His argument would be The defenses would just lay back and protect the goal and we would see less scoring In soccer than we do currently.

[Cajunsmike]

I am going to preface this by saying I made nothing about soccer. But speaking to a former high school soccer referee he informed me that the scoring would actually go down if that went away. I argued the same point as you . His argument would be The defenses would just lay back and protect the role and we would score Less soccer that we do currently

That point makes sense but then you would have breakaways the other way. There is no offsides rule in basketball. It would be sort of funny if you had a 2 on1 fast break and could not pass it to the open guy.

[Cajun90]

I am going to preface this by saying I know nothing about soccer. But speaking to a former high school soccer referee he informed me that the scoring would actually go down if that went away. I argued the same point as you . His argument would be The defenses would just lay back and protect the goal and we would see less scoring In soccer than we do currently.

I do know soccer very well. I wish they would adopt something similar to icing in Hockey. Basically offsides would only apply to the last third of field at each goal.

[BBcajun]

Change that dumb offside rule than you have something. High scoring. Wide open game. How would you like to have a receiver in football call for offside because he passed the last defender before the ball got to him. If you can beat the defender so be it......

In soccer, the offensive player can be past the last defender before the ball gets to him. He just can't be past the 2nd to last defender BEFORE the ball is passed to him by his offensive teammate. The last defender would be the opposing Goalie.

As RaginDave stated....change that rule & scoring will drop considerably.

Cajun90...I like your rule modification but it will probably never happen.

BTW...it's "offside" not "offsides". Player is in an offside position.

[RaginDave]

As RaginDave stated....change that rule & scoring will drop considerably.


Is is possible to drop scoring in soccer considerably? Just kidding, but I do understand now. To a novice, getting rid of offside would raise scoring, but listening to the argument against it, it make perfect sense.

[ulXrunner]

I'd buy men's soccer season tickets the day it would happen.

[CajunEXPRESS]

You, fifty others and teams relatives.

[BBcajun]

You, fifty others and teams relatives.

LOL...very true statement !!

[Turbine]

You, fifty others and teams relatives.

That's with no marketing.

Check back on what good initial marketing (to all of Acadiana) did for ice hockey attendance.

[Esqueleto]

I'd buy men's soccer season tickets the day it would happen.

I'd definitely be in that number!

[ManAboutTown]

You, fifty others and teams relatives.

No offense to the old timers, but you're out of touch if you think that.

Soccer is bigger in LA than baseball is. Just a fact. Better rec league organization, year round play, more inclusive.

Soccer is the future, plain and simple. We need to get on board. In a city that wants a winner so bad that it attends softball games by the thousands, a winning soccer program would take off here.