Welcome to the Machine
This was the official web page of the Machine (previously known as the Mean Machine, and also briefly as S.P.E.C.T.R.E.) We were a city league soccer team in the recreational division in Tallahassee, Florida, from Fall 1994 through Summer 2000. We were originally composed primarily of professors and graduate students from the Department of Political Science at Florida State University, although team attrition led to the addition of a number of other players not affiliated with the department or the university.
The team eventually ended after the Summer 2000 season. Some of our players graduated or otherwise left town, some retired due to injury or a shortage of time, and others felt that the game was no longer fun because even the recreational divison was getting too physical and too competitive (as other teams decided that they would rather win big in the bottom division than play in a tougher division where they probably belonged). A few of our players went on to play for other teams, but the team name has been retired and is no longer used.
Results by Season
| Regular Season |
Playoffs |
|
| Fall 1994 | (Statistics not kept) | (Statistics not kept) |
| Spring 1995 | (Statistics not kept) | (Statistics not kept) |
| Summer 1995 | (Statistics not kept) | (Statistics not kept) |
| Fall 1995 | (Statistics not kept) | (Statistics not kept) |
| Spring 1996 | (Statistics not kept) | (Statistics not kept) |
| Summer 1996 | (Statistics not kept) | (Statistics not kept) |
| Fall 1996 |
(Statistics not kept) | (Statistics not kept) |
| Spring 1997 Finished 5-4-0 |
The Machine 6, Killearn United 4 Team Beam 6, The Machine 3 Big Balls 3, The Machine 2 The Machine 3, CC & B 2 Spam 4, The Machine 2 The Machine 4, Killearn United 0 The Machine 5, Oui Dank 4 The Machine 8, NCR 6 Cosmos 10, The Machine 1 Regular Season Record: 5-4-0 |
(No playoffs) |
| Summer 1997 Finished 5-1-1 |
The Machine 3, Big Balls 2 The Machine 11, Perry 3 The Machine 4, Kool Beanz 4 The Machine 7, NCR 2 The Machine 3, Cosmos 0 Regular Season Record: 4-0-1 |
Piranhas 2, The Machine 1 The Machine 12, Spam 5 Playoff Record: 1-1 |
| Fall 1997 Finished 4-3-1 |
Crewe 8, The Machine 5 The Machine 7, Big Balls 5 The Machine 9, Scalpers 0 The Machine 3, KUFC Sizzlers 2 The Machine 9, IRB 7 (after IRB led 7-3 at halftime) The Machine 1, NCR 1 Regular Season Record: 4-1-1 |
Big Balls 3, The Machine 1 KUFC Sizzlers 3, The Machine 3 (Sizzlers won a shootout 3-1) Playoff Record: 0-2 |
| Spring 1998 Finished 2-6-0 |
Wildcats 5, The Machine 1 In The Mix 7, The Machine 0 KUFC 10, The Machine 0 The Machine 3, NCR 1 IRB 5, The Machine 2 Crewe ? vs. The Machine ? The Machine ? vs. Spam ? Big Balls ? vs. The Machine ? Regular Season Record: 2-6-0 |
(No playoffs) |
| Summer 1998 | (Statistics not kept) | (Statistics not kept) |
| Fall 1998 | (Statistics not kept) | (Statistics not kept) |
| Spring 1999 2-1-2 vs. Division IV 0-3 vs. Division III |
The Machine 1, Reboots 1 The Machine 4, Arsenal 1 NCR 5, The Machine 3 Cow Haus 14, The Machine 2 Pharoahs 9, The Machine 2 The Machine 5, Arsenal 5 Regular Season Record: 1-3-2 |
Reboots 3, The Machine 2 The Machine 3, Arsenal 0 (Arsenal forfeited by having only two players) Playoff Record: 1-1 |
| Summer 1999 3-0 vs. Division IV 0-5 vs. Division III |
The Machine 5, NCR 4 The Machine 12, Cardiac Arrest 4 Crewe 17, The Machine 3 Cow Haus 5, The Machine 3 Team Z 7, The Machine 1 Perros Rabiosos 12,The Machine 1 Regular Season Record: 2-4 |
The Machine 5, NCR 3 Perros Rabiosos 5, The Machine 3 Playoff Record: 1-1 |
| Fall 1999 2-5-1 vs. Division III |
Matadors 6, The Machine 2 In The Mix 16, The Machine 2 The Machine 4, Cowhaus 3 Big Balls 12, The Machine 5 Strays 5, The Machine 0 The Machine 3, Matadors 3 Regular Season Record: 1-4-1 |
Team Z 4, The Machine 2 The Machine 3, Cowhaus 0 (Cowhaus forfeited by using illegal players) Playoff Record: 1-1 |
| Spring 2000 1-0-1 vs. Division IV 1-3-2 vs. Division III |
The Machine 3, CTC 3 The Machine 4, Free Agents 4 The Machine 4, Keiser College 0 In The Mix 5, The Machine 3 Big Balls 10, The Machine 2 The Machine 2, Cardiac Arrest 2 Regular Season Record: 1-2-3 |
The Machine 8, Fill-ins 5 Classic S & M 3, The Machine 2 (OT) Playoff Record: 1-1 |
| Summer 2000 2-0-0 vs. Division IV 2-5-1 vs. Division III |
Matadors 10, The Machine 2 Crewe 6, The Machine 2 Big Balls 5, The Machine 2 The Machine 8, Classic S & M 0 The Machine 8, Cardiac Arrest 1 1040s 8, The Machine 0 The Machine 7, Keiser College 3 The Machine 3, CTC 0 (forfeit win) The Machine 6, In The Mix 6 Regular Season Record: 4-4-1 |
CTC 13, The Machine 5 Playoff Record: 0-1 |
| TOTALS (when statistics were kept) |
Regular Season Record: 24-28-9 |
Playoff Record: 5-8-0 |
Roster and Individual Statistics
| Number |
Player |
Primary Position |
Goals |
Assists |
Blocks (Saves) |
Seasons |
| 1 |
Tom Brezenski |
Goalkeeper |
0 |
1 |
(304) |
2+ |
| 2 |
Chris W. |
Forward |
9 |
10 |
3 |
2 |
| 2 |
Paulo Meneses |
Forward |
13 |
1 |
NA |
3 |
| 3 |
R. J. Hurn |
Forward |
21 |
30 |
13 (25) |
6+ |
| 3 |
Jorge Caspary |
Midfield |
4 |
0 |
NA |
3 |
| 4 |
Andy Funk |
Forward |
4 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
| 5 |
Stu Schneiderman |
Fullback |
1 |
2 |
13 |
4+ |
| 6 |
Jason Dewberry |
Forward |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
| 6 |
Chuck Ivey |
Forward |
54 |
14 |
0 (0) |
6+ |
| 8 |
Dan Davis |
Forward |
35 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
| 8 |
Mark Lubell |
Fullback, Midfield |
6 |
11 |
NA |
3 |
| 9 |
Ethan Bernick |
Forward |
19 |
21 |
0 |
6+ |
| 10 |
Evan Ringquist |
Fullback |
1 |
1 |
8 |
4+ |
| 11 |
Scott Jenkins |
Forward, Midfield |
12 |
17 |
NA |
5 |
| 11 |
Jason B. |
Forward |
6 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| 12 |
Jason Lohman |
Forward |
3 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
| 12 |
Georg Vanberg |
Fullback |
0 |
0 |
NA |
1 |
| 13 |
Kursad Turan |
Fullback |
0 |
2 |
NA |
5+ |
| 16 |
Evan J. |
Forward |
5 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
| 20 |
Andrew Long |
Fullback, Midfield |
0 |
2 |
NA |
2 |
| 21 |
Paul Hensel |
Fullback |
1 |
4 |
27 |
9+ |
| 24 |
Scott Lamothe |
Fullback |
3 |
19 |
19 (14) |
9+ |
| 32 |
Steve Shellman |
Forward |
5 |
6 |
NA |
3 |
| 57 |
John Tures |
Fullback |
0 |
0 |
NA |
3+ |
| 99 |
Robby Hart |
Goalkeeper |
0 |
1 |
(78) |
1+ |
| ? |
Aaron Northrop |
Forward |
18 |
19 |
2 (15) |
3+ |
| ? |
Carlos Moreno |
Midfield |
12 |
2 |
NA |
1 |
| ? |
Emerson Flowers |
Midfield, Fullback |
0 |
0 |
NA |
1 |
| ? |
Ivan Kostadinova |
Forward |
0 |
0 |
0 (0) |
1 |
| ? |
J. C. |
Forward |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| ? |
Matt |
Forward |
21 |
7 |
(8) |
1 |
| ? |
Phil |
Midfield |
0 |
0 |
0 (0) |
1 |
| ? |
Rich Guffey |
Midfield, Fullback |
0 |
0 |
NA |
1 |
| ? |
Steve |
Forward |
0 |
0 |
0 (0) |
1 |
| ? |
Wade |
Forward |
1 |
0 |
0 (0) |
1 |
| ? |
Yasar Korkmaz |
Fullback |
0 |
0 |
NA |
1 |
| -- |
Team Totals |
(317 goals against) |
258 Goals |
204 Assists |
93 Blocks (444 Saves) |
(64 games) |
| -- |
Spring 1997 |
(39 GA) |
33 |
26 |
35 (182) |
(9 games) |
| -- |
Summer 1997 |
(18 GA) |
41 |
35 |
18 (132) |
(7 games) |
| -- |
Fall 1997 |
(29 GA) |
38 |
32 |
40 (130) |
(8 games) |
| -- |
Spring 1998 |
(? GA*) |
6* |
3* |
0* (0*) |
(8 games) |
| -- |
Spring 1999 |
(38 GA) |
19 |
15 |
NA |
(7 games) |
| -- |
Summer 1999 |
(57 GA) |
33 |
26 |
NA |
(8 games) |
| -- |
Fall 1999 |
(52 GA) |
20 |
12 |
NA |
(8 games) |
| -- |
Spring 2000 |
(32 GA) |
28 |
22 |
NA |
(8 games) |
| -- |
Summer 2000 |
(52 GA) |
41 |
33 |
NA |
(9 games) |
* Some statistics not kept for some games or seasons.
+ Denotes players who played additional seasons when we did not keep statistics
NA Denotes players who did not play during seasons when block/save stats were kept.
Goalkeeping Statistics
| Name |
Goals Against Average (1997 and 1999-2000) |
(Goals / Games) |
Shutouts |
Save Percentage (1997 only) |
(Saves / Opportunities) |
| Robby Hart |
2.00 |
(9 / 4.5) |
1 |
89.7% |
(78 / 87) |
| Tom Brezenski |
3.13 |
(47 / 15) |
2 |
86.6% |
(304 / 351) |
| Scott Lamothe |
5.80 |
(233 / 40.2) |
2 |
58.3% |
(14 / 24) |
| R.J. Hurn |
7.22 |
(13 / 1.8) |
0 |
75.5% |
(25 / 33) |
| Aaron Northrop |
7.50 |
(15 / 2.0) |
0 |
55.6% |
(15 / 27 |
| Matt |
0.00 |
(0 / 0.5) |
0 |
100% |
(8 / 8) |
| TOTAL |
4.82 |
(265 / 55) |
5 |
83.8% |
(444 / 530) |
| Spring 1997 |
4.33 |
(39 / 9) |
1 |
82.4% |
(182 / 221) |
| Summer 1997 |
2.57 |
(18 / 7) |
1 |
88.0% |
(132 / 150) |
| Fall 1997 |
3.63 |
(29 / 8) |
1 |
81.8% |
(130 / 159) |
| Spring 1999 |
5.43 |
(38 / 7) |
0 |
N/A |
(N/A) |
| Summer 1999 |
7.13 |
(57 / 8) |
0 |
N/A |
(N/A) |
| Fall 1999 |
6.50 |
(52 / 8) |
0 |
N/A |
(N/A) |
| Spring 2000 |
4.00 |
(32 / 8) |
1 |
N/A |
(N/A) |
| Summer 2000 |
5.78 |
(52 / 9) |
1 |
N/A |
(N/A) |
*Note that these statistics leave out most of the seasons when Tom Brezenski was our primary goalkeeper, and was the most feared goalie in the league. The save percentage statistics also leave out most of the seasons when Scott Lamothe was out primary goalkeeper, and improved greatly from his first season (which is all that is recorded here).
Retired Jerseys
| Number |
Player |
Position (Years Played) |
Where Are They Now? |
| 1 |
Tom Brezenski |
Founder, Goalkeeper, Coach (1994 - 1997) |
St. Thomas University (Miami) |
| 5 |
Stu Schneiderman |
Founder, Fullback/Midfield, Captain (1994 - 1998) |
Working in New York or New Jersey |
| 7 |
Joe Eyerman |
Founder, Forward, Coach (1994 - 1996) |
Working at RTI International in North Carolina |
| 21 |
Paul Hensel |
Fullback, Captain (1995 - 2000) |
University of North Texas |
| 24 |
Scott Lamothe |
Fullback, Goalkeeper, Coach (1995 - 2000) |
University of Oklahoma |
| 99 |
Robby Hart |
Goalkeeper, Forward (1994 - 1997) |
Working in Florida |
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