John Greely

October 13, 2008

Aggies Blank Gauchos at Harder

By John Greely

It was a rough week for UCSB men’s soccer. Coming into the week as the #16 team in the country, the Gauchos were looking forward to playing in front of the friendly crowds at Harder Stadium against Big West competi...

October 10, 2008

Gauchos Look to Knock Aggies off High Horse

By John Greely

The UCSB men's soccer team is preparing to take on UC Davis on Saturday, and they will certainly face a challenge. The Aggies are 10-1-1, and unbeaten in conference play at 2-0-1.

October 9, 2008

Gauchos Tied Up With Late Northridge Score

By John Greely

Some days, nothing goes right. The Gauchos just had one of those days. In front of a crowd of over 2,500 fans, UCSB blew two leads and squandered several opportunities on their way to a 2-2 tie with conference rival Cal ...

October 8, 2008

UCSB Returns Home to Face CSUN

By John Greely

Last time the UCSB men's soccer team played at home, the result was a disastrous 6-2 beating at the hands of Wake Forest. This time, the Gauchos hope things will be different.

October 6, 2008

Gauchos Open Big West Play With Win

By John Greely

The Big West season finally started for the Gauchos on Saturday, and they did not disappoint. UCSB came from behind to win 2-1 against a fiery UC Irvine squad, handing the Anteaters their first loss of the season. As if ...

October 3, 2008

SB Begins Big West Season at UC Irvine

By John Greely

After a nonconference season that has certainly had its ups and downs, the UCSB men's soccer team is finally ready to take on the Big West. It looks like the Big West may be ready to take on the Gauchos, too.

October 2, 2008

He Said, He Said

By Derek Mead, John Greely

I've given a great deal of thought to this. I have spent far too much time attempting to phrase this article in a way that won't make me sound lame. But I can't.

October 1, 2008

SoCal Powerhouses Collide

By John Greely

For the most part, UCSB and UCLA have a very lopsided history. The Bruins have dominated the Gauchos year in and year out and boast a 30-2 series record. Based on that statistic alone, one might think Santa Barbara men's...

October 1, 2008

How Playing It Smart Made Football Boring

By John Greely

I miss the chaos of football. I miss fake punts, double reverses and play-action bombs on first down. Remember watching football in the '90s? Remember how much better it was? Any given punt could very well be blocked, fa...

September 29, 2008

UCSB Notches Big Win

By John Greely

Winning at Indiana is no easy task. The Hoosiers (4-2-2), currently ranked 10th in the country and holders of seven national titles, rarely lose in Bloomington.

September 26, 2008

Gauchos Prep for Big Ten Test

By John Greely

"The game against Indiana is just about the hardest game you're going to get in college soccer." And Tim Vom Steeg would know. The two-time National Soccer Coaches Association of America coach of the year has seen his f...

September 25, 2008

Gauchos Grope For Victory; Deacons Get Happy Ending

By John Greely

For 42 minutes and 22 seconds, UCSB led the top-ranked team in the country. After that, things went downhill.

September 18, 2008

UCSB Falters on Road Trip

By John Greely

The UCSB men's soccer team has a lot of talent to go around. It just lacks a lot of experience. This is the trade-off that Head Coach Tim Vom Steeg will have to deal with in his 10th year at the helm. As one would expect...

September 18, 2008

The Thunderdome or Harder Stadium?

By Derek Mead, John Greely

Sure, Meredith Field at Harder Stadium - or whatever it's called these days - is one of the nicer soccer stadiums in the country. I've seen some good games there, and even better post-game celebrations. Particularly memo...

August 30, 2008

Welcome to Town, Get Ready to Cheer

By John Greely

So football season is upon us, and as incoming freshman, it's likely just dawned on you that UCSB doesn't actually have a team. Distressing, no? That's what I thought when I was in your position a couple years back. But ...

May 27, 2008

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Hate UCI

By John Greely

UCLA has USC, Ohio State has Michigan, Notre Dame has pretty much everybody - but when it comes to a rival school who do we Gauchos have to irrationally hate? Cal Poly?