I'd bump Atlant up to co-Tier 2. They've got the makings of a fun/skillful lineup that would be great to watch, and they're going to be the buzz-kings this year so the games should be packed. NE is never a game to get excited for.
2017 Schedule Thread
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It's a good thing we now have a deep bench. Or it's a good thing that we have a bench. Actually, it's a good thing that we may at some point in the near future have some sort of bench.
Maybe we'll actually play Mix.
Maybe that was the whole plan. He's been resting for May 2017.
If it was 2016, there'd be very little squad rotation. Since it's 2017, it will be nice to see if the coaching staff learned anything about cross-country travel coinciding with congested fixtures.... my guess is our #12-14 guys get starting minutes for a few games and #15/16 sees the field for spot duty. Not much past that. They'll ride the horse until it croaks.Maybe we'll actually play Mix.
Maybe that was the whole plan. He's been resting for May 2017.
Especially if ATL gets off to a good start, their fans are going to top Seattle in terms of entitlement/arrogance
Looking at our schedule, we have 3 games in the months of June, July and August that start between 1 and 2pm (and 3 more that are "TBD"), so I don't know what the fuck the league is talking about.
PV specifically said he learned from the 3-game week that ended with RBW. Not just rest and rotation -- we rested lots of guys at Toronto -- so I think he believes he should have sent some players straight home after Portland and avoided the extra travel. We'll see how he handles this stretch, but it's tough. There are tradeoffs no matter what you do.
Atlanta game is Sunday night of Memorial Day weekend, which makes it a good one for travel. Add to it that Atlanta is a really easy and fun trip from NYC. Lots of flights, and you can just take the train to downtown and anywhere else you want to go.
Plus 11:45 AM on July 22. It's not inconceivable that they virtually eliminated such games everywhere else but YS due to our special situation.
Interesting is the TV situation. I see a Univision and Unimas game on Saturdays, and ESPN picking up a Friday game (at NJRB) and a Saturday game. And this was just at looking at our schedule.
Is there supposed to be more MLS games in general on the TV networks this upcoming season?
Is there supposed to be more MLS games in general on the TV networks this upcoming season?
Agreed. But I look at it that we get extra games against non-playoff teams from last year.
Also, the end to our schedule looks to be a bit soft.
Home against Houston
at Montreal
at Chicago
at NER
Home against Columbus
I know that is 3 road games versus 2 at home, but Chicago and NER shouldn't really scare us.
Home against Houston
at Montreal
at Chicago
at NER
Home against Columbus
I know that is 3 road games versus 2 at home, but Chicago and NER shouldn't really scare us.
Agreed. But I look at it that we get extra games against non-playoff teams from last year.
One thing I learned last year, and I have to credit
Ulrich for pressing the point a lot last pre-season: you can't tell now which teams are going to be tough or easy. MLS changes too much year to year and too unpredictably. I'll even go a step further. You can't always tell halfway through the season which teams will be soft touches at the end of the season. In June/July we thought having 2 games against DC in our last 7 would be easy, and we did well to get 3 of 6 points. They were a different team after getting Mullins. And we were fortunate to play Seattle in June before they got Lodeiro. They were left for dead and, well, you know. Another example: Philly. They were presumed to be weak pre-season, proved everyone wrong for 3 months, then just when we started respecting them they fell apart.
Sunday, March 5 (5 PM, ESPN) - at Orlando
Sunday, March 12 (2 PM) - vs. DC
Saturday, March 18 (TBD) - vs. Montreal
Saturday, April 1 (TBD) - vs. San Jose
Saturday, April 8 (4 PM, Unimas) - at DC
Friday, April 14 (7 PM, ESPN) - at Philadelphia
Sunday, April 23 (1:30 PM, FS1) - vs. Orlando
Saturday, April 29 (7:30 PM) - at Columbus
Sunday, May 7 (3 PM, Univision) - vs. Atlanta
Sunday, May 14 (8 PM, FS1) - at Dallas
Wednesday, May 17 (9PM) - at RSL
Sunday, May 21 (5 PM, FS1) - at Orlando
Sunday, May 28 (5 PM, ESPN) - at Atlanta
Wednesday, May 31 (TBD) - vs. New England
Saturday, June 3 (TBD) - vs. Philadelphia
Saturday, June 17 (1 PM) - vs. Seattle
Saturday, June 24 (1:30 PM, FOX) - at Red Bulls
Thursday, June 29 (TBD) - vs. Minnesota
Wednesday, July 5 (TBD) - at Vancouver
Wednesday, July 19 (TBD) - vs. Toronto
Saturday, July 22 (TBD) - vs. Chicago
Sunday, July 30 (2 PM, ESPN) - at Toronto
Sunday, August 6 (6 PM, FS1) - vs. Red Bulls
Sunday, August 13 (8 PM, FS1) - at LA Galaxy
Saturday, August 19 (TBD) - vs. New England
Friday, August 25 (7 PM, ESPN) - at Red Bulls
Wednesday, September 6 (TBD) - vs. SKC
Saturday, September 9 (TBD) - vs. Portland
Saturday, September 16 (9 PM) - at Colorado
Saturday, September 23 (4 PM, Unimas) - vs. Houston
Wednesday, September 37 (TBD) - at Montreal
Saturday, September 30 (8:30 PM) - at Chicago
Sunday, October 15 (3 PM) - at New England
Sunday, October 22 (4 PM) - vs. Columbus
Sunday, March 12 (2 PM) - vs. DC
Saturday, March 18 (TBD) - vs. Montreal
Saturday, April 1 (TBD) - vs. San Jose
Saturday, April 8 (4 PM, Unimas) - at DC
Friday, April 14 (7 PM, ESPN) - at Philadelphia
Sunday, April 23 (1:30 PM, FS1) - vs. Orlando
Saturday, April 29 (7:30 PM) - at Columbus
Sunday, May 7 (3 PM, Univision) - vs. Atlanta
Sunday, May 14 (8 PM, FS1) - at Dallas
Wednesday, May 17 (9PM) - at RSL
Sunday, May 21 (5 PM, FS1) - at Orlando
Sunday, May 28 (5 PM, ESPN) - at Atlanta
Wednesday, May 31 (TBD) - vs. New England
Saturday, June 3 (TBD) - vs. Philadelphia
Saturday, June 17 (1 PM) - vs. Seattle
Saturday, June 24 (1:30 PM, FOX) - at Red Bulls
Thursday, June 29 (TBD) - vs. Minnesota
Wednesday, July 5 (TBD) - at Vancouver
Wednesday, July 19 (TBD) - vs. Toronto
Saturday, July 22 (TBD) - vs. Chicago
Sunday, July 30 (2 PM, ESPN) - at Toronto
Sunday, August 6 (6 PM, FS1) - vs. Red Bulls
Sunday, August 13 (8 PM, FS1) - at LA Galaxy
Saturday, August 19 (TBD) - vs. New England
Friday, August 25 (7 PM, ESPN) - at Red Bulls
Wednesday, September 6 (TBD) - vs. SKC
Saturday, September 9 (TBD) - vs. Portland
Saturday, September 16 (9 PM) - at Colorado
Saturday, September 23 (4 PM, Unimas) - vs. Houston
Wednesday, September 37 (TBD) - at Montreal
Saturday, September 30 (8:30 PM) - at Chicago
Sunday, October 15 (3 PM) - at New England
Sunday, October 22 (4 PM) - vs. Columbus
Is it crazy to think our first eight matches are games we should win?
We all thought pretty much the same thing last year, and went 1-3-4. So no. It's not crazy. Might be proven wrong, but not crazy.
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Oh and knowing the team, Winter/Spring Saturday games will be at night while Summer/Fall Saturday games at earliest afternoon... when the sun burns the hottest. Fuck!
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