It hasn’t been hard to find bad takes since the United States Men’s National Team were knocked out of the 2018 World Cup on a disaster of an evening in Trinidad & Tobago on October 10. Among the worst takes I’ve seen over the past week have had something to do with it being all college soccer’s fault.
Before unpacking why this is such a bad take, know this: College soccer absolutely needs to change.
The two semester schedule being pushed by Maryland head coach Sasho Cirovski and many others in the college game needs to happen, first and foremost for the benefit of the student athletes but also to improve the game domestically, both in its professional and amateur ranks.