2008 MLS SuperDraft coverage: Nyarko tops the list...

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 2008 MLS SuperDraft coverage: Nyarko tops the list...
by Buzz Carrick / ESPN: With the combine over and the draft almost upon us (Friday, 2 p.m. ET, ESPN2), it's time to set aside the positional lists and think about the best 20 overall players in the pool. --- Top 20 prospects... (link)

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FCD News Recap
Published 1/17/2008 by Chamo Jones at 3rd Degree
Buzz moonlighting again Nyarko tops the list of 2008 draft prospects - ESPN Soccernet - Buzz Carrick Mock drafts 2008 MLS Mock Draft - MLS Predictions MLS SuperDraft Predictions - Soccer Tickets Online Official SBI MLS Mock Draft (version 2.1) - Soccer By Ives MLS SuperDraft 2008: Mock Draft - MLSnet.com MLS Salaries talk For the record, the Revs are cheap - RevsNet FCD Blog with some comic relief Introducing Knuckles Speaking of comedy… I wonder if Hitch would be onboard with the idea proposed by Drew Carey Drew with ...

The Notion News
Published 1/17/2008 by brucio at du Nord
Strong rumors coming from Fulham that Carlos Bocanegra is on his way OUT! Are they true? And where would he go? ~and~ Oh Sweet Sonny Jim - Jack Bell of the New York Times is now connecting Brad Guzan to Fulham. Supposedly they will have scouts at the USA v Sweden game on Saturday. Will this Fulhamerica madness never end? On another hand I heard the name Brad Guzan and the team Bayern Munich linked as well. ~and~ A stunning article from of Germany, translated by Big Soccer poster Fresh Aah - It all goes wrong for American leftback Heath Pearce at Hansa ...

Today Is The Day...
Published 1/18/2008 by Bonji at From College to the Pros - The US soccer ladder
... the #1 pick in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. Exciting stuff. I figured I'd post a few helpful links for those following the draft on their computer. As the draft progresses I'll post links to players and their honors records as I've posted in the past. One interesting thing to take a look at is to see how all the mock drafts added up in one "averaged" mock draft. Thanks to Zman Gunner over at Big Soccer for putting that one together. ESPN.com gives us their Top 20 draft prospects. 3rd Degree wraps up how he feels the class of 2008 shaped up ...

Top Ten Right & Wrong from Last Winter
Published 23 days ago by Buzz Carrick at 3rd Degree
December 16th, 2008 . By: Buzz Carrick Each winter at 3rd Degree we do a fair amount of content in preparation for the nest season of Major League Soccer.  From previewing the off season plan, to scouting of College players for the SuperDraft, to in person MLS Combine coverage, and finally our draft day chat room.  I’m fairly confident that we do good work on those projects.  Part of that process is to evaluate what I got right and what I got wrong.  So here’s ten things good and bad form our coverage of last off season. Top Ten Things 3rd Degree Got Right Last Off Season 1. Eric Avila - I had Avila as my #1 midfielder on the board and based ...

Videira finds his way back to New England
Published 9 days ago by BrianTheOC (noreply@blogger.com) at Welcome to the House of Soccer*
At about this time last year, alot of soccer people - myself included - were readying themselves for the upcoming SuperDraft. Like many, I leaned heavily upon Buzz Carrick's annual Top 10 collegiate prospects report to see who's stock was CVS Caremark Corporation(CVS) and who's was RiteAid (RAD). At the four spot in under the Top 20 overall Draft Prospects ...

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