(08-18-2021, 12:56 PM)DenverCard Wrote: This year, Bouda is back, and he looked really good to me during the half of the exhibition against Bakersfield on Saturday that I was able to watch. He's very skilled with the ball, he took a wickedly powerful shot, and he works hard on the field.
Bouda looked super-sharp. Now, I'm sure part of that is the competition (Bakersfield isn't exactly UW), but much of that was his skill. And you hinted at it, but his relentless pressure was particularly impressive. Terrific return by him. He & Ryan are going to be a handful together...which also opens things up for other guys. (Segal and, I'm guessing, Agostinelli among them)
Weaver had about a 7-10 minute run where he had all the answers. Not sure how much we're going to learn about the keepers in these exhibition matches...more of those answers are probably being provided in training. (and we're not invited to watch that)
Good start for the squad, especially considering they'd only had a couple days' practice leading up to it. A long way to go, and a lot to work on.
As I type this, I don't think a Pac-12 coaches preseason poll has been released yet....I'd be surprised if the top three didn't go Stanford-Washington-Oregon State...
Troy C
(08-19-2021, 09:56 AM)troyc Wrote: As I type this, I don't think a Pac-12 coaches preseason poll has been released yet....I'd be surprised if the top three didn't go Stanford-Washington-Oregon State...
Annnnd four minutes after I posted that, the coaches poll was announced. Stanford-Washington-Oregon State-UCLA-Cal-SDSU. Stanford with 4 first-place votes, UW with the other two.
Troy C