re: New Gamecock Soccer Facilities

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No Men's SEC Soccer kinda makes me mad.

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Maybe one day we'll have it, but maybe not for many years from now. Only SC and Kentucky have Men's Soccer of the current SEC teams. I think Title IX restrictions/financial obligations are keeping the other schools from creating teams.


Back to these facilities, SC's soccer facilities are now some of the best, if not the best in the country now.

Our soccer facilities are now much better than UNC's.
- unc's facility doesn't have a soccer only weight room, player lounge or separate film room, like our's does.
- Our facility is about twice the size of unc's McCaskill Soccer complex.
- Our facility has trainers and physical therapy equipment on site, unc's doesn't.
- Our facility also now has a dedicated indoor turf'd field (the old football IPF) across the street. unc has the Eddie Smith IPF, but it's not turf. and it's used by track and the other sports a lot.
- Our locker room is brand new and unc's is about 17 years old.

We have a decent men's soccer history, but haven't won it all yet. We have 1 Nat'l Runner Up, 4 Conf Championships, and 21 NCAAt appearances in 39 years. Plus the Goalkeeper for the US National Team, Brad Guzan, is a SC alum.
We have really an up and comping Women's team that started in '95. They have 2 Conf Championships, but have made the NCAAt 9 of the past 10 years.

These facilities will help a lot with recruiting.