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First lets not forget that CSC team went fairly far into the playoffs. They lost some to graduation. Secondly there are some players from the U18 state Champs that are age appropriate, third they picked up additional talent from outside the area Kropp being one of them. So I would say that at worst they are at the same talent level as last year.

Chico, Thanks for the information.

One item of note that may help in the comparison. For example the kids who are on the U14 team played the previous year as U13 under the respective clubs. Thus, to drill down further into the number matching up the middle age groups and eliminating the upper and lower end groups may give you greater accuracy as to the decrease or increase in participation.

Again, thanks for the analysis!

BTW - In my opinion CUFC has done a pretty poor job of getting information out. There has been relatively little informaiton coming out besides an acceptance letter. In the interim before teams really start I would expect more information on the website. But what do I know I just pay my bill!

USMNT2014: You're right, I ignore the aging out of U18's and the aging-in of the younger groups and only look at the overall number of teams (28 versus 27). I think you could do a much deeper analysis on an age-group by age-group level. The reason I don't is that I start feeling like the data isn't good enough to support more granular observations. For example, I'm comparing rosters to tryout invitations.

Hopefully, the clubs have much more comprehensive information than this that they use for their own quality analysis -- they know who played last year, who has accepted invitations, which kids came in, which kids left, and the like.

With regard to your second post -- I can tell you that it's frustrating to be accused of bias in terms of what's discussed on this message board when clubs don't announce much that can be discussed.

Super movie! You can pretty much catch it once a week on TBS, Turner South, etc., under their "a movie for guys who like movies" moniker!

One of my favorite parts is when Donald Sutherland (aka Vernon Pinkley) is posing as the General and the corps' band director keeps trying to initiate the "welcoming song", but the Colonel (Robert Ryan, aka Col. Everett Dasher Breed) keeps telling him, "not yet". Sutherland really hams it up in front of Lee Marvin.

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Re: CUFC U18 team.
I'm sure there are players who are on the team who know the roster, and they are on this board all the time. Why no posts? If not them, where is BenP? Does this mean there is something about soccer in SC he doesn't have the inside scoop on? Is their coach trying to be low profile or is he simply too focused on who Perkeman is going to start for Argentina?

I hear they have most of the best from Dutch Fork, Irmo and Lexington squads. If Kropp is added to that mix then I agree they are more than loaded for bear (or CESA)

I'd be interested in knowing what out of state matches they have scheduled if any.

My apologies on the movie. Absolutely an awesome movie but It's been a little while since I've seen it. I'll have to look for it and watch it again.

Sutherland was posing as a visiting General reviewing the troops. Sutherland got killed along with everybody but Marvin and Charles Bronson at the end of the mission....Great war movie with top flight cast..One of the best "guy" movies of all time.

actually 3 survived – Marvin, Bronson and the prison officer guard (can’t remember his name)

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