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Tibs loves that size linebacker.... Seems like if he could mold one thats what he would make

Once we beat Wake and Minnesota we'll be favored in all of them

I assume his agent will shop his services around, especially if someone would be willing to give him a standard contract, but you're 100% correct in that this is good news that he at least has a spot.

I think Zips fans are going to love this LB in a few years. While he has good size, he may not be quite as athletic as some of the other linebackers we’ve recruited, but he’s incredibly physical and has a good nose for the ball. Reminds me of Bubba in that sense.

Agree. But once these coaches leave that's it. They are gone and are now stealing food off of Dustin's plate. Too much time spent on here obsessing over those who leave. Don't want to be like the bitter Kitten Attack who can't quit Groce or whoever.

Thanks again to @TennZip and all who scoured our opponents’ websites to provide us the majority of the schedule prior to its release. 👏👏👏

The wolves did trade away Naz Reid and Julius Randle which opens up a lot of room in the front court for Freeman to get minutes

As @TennZip predicted, the Villanova match is on October 31. https://villanova.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule

Richie Laryea moves on to the round of 16.

I know some people want him to go somewhere other than Minnesota, and I understand the reasoning behind it. But who knows if he'd get a deal with another team. I'd rather see him in Minnesota than see his NBA career end ealier.

Whys it perplexing? Because a couple random Internet strangers said a couple anonymous coaches didn't like it?

I don't believe the soccer playing conferences would not support this. The coaches recommended overwhelming approval of the two season concept. According to Jared the conferences that cared about soccer (BE, ACC, Sunbelt) were the ones driving this proposal. It is a complete joke that the cabinet sent the proposal back to the oversight committee to investigate the affect it would have on academics. Anyone who knew what D1 soccer players go thru in a season that has up to 3 games in 5 or 6 days would know the split in seasons with one game a week is far better for the players and their academics. If they cared about the athletes they would rush to this concept. Injuries would also be significantly reduced with more time for rest and time for treatment. I hope this concept is adopted.

Never be surprised when an ACC team loses. We beat a better Big Team in Northwestern than Minnesota years ago. I think NE went to the Big Ten Championship that season, or not.... can't remember.

Robert Morris will play at Akron on Tuesday September 22 https://rmucolonials.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule/2026

Another accurate prediction from @TennZip as the Providence match is confirmed for October 16. https://friars.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule

Class of 2027 Verbal Commits Luke Fleischman, LB, 6-1, 215, St. Francis HS, Chaffee, NY Owen Pelkowski, OL, 6-5, 280, Walsh Jesuit HS, Cuyahoga Falls, OH Class Summary Total Commits: 2 Offense: 1 QB: 0 RB: 0 WR: 0 TE: 0 OL: 1 (Pelkowski) Defense: 1 DL: 0 LB: 1 (Fleischman) DB: 0

The Summer league starts in about a week. The best thing that could happen if Freeman stands out on the roster showing that he can hit the 3 ball, score and rebound. He has always been a good defender but needs to jump start his offense from all over the floor. I agree this is a make or break year for him in the NBA.

At least we're ahead of 13 teams. There was a time when we weren't ahead of any!

This is probably a make or break it year for his NBA career. As I understand it players can only be on two-way contracts for a max 3 seasons and this would be year 3. Theoretically I suppose if he doesn't make this NBA roster after this year he could just take a standard G-League contract to chase an NBA dream, but those contracts are significantly less than what he would earn overseas.

Ivory Covington had previously announced his intent to join the Akron zips for the 2027 season. @Zip_ME87 spotted today....that the speedy winger from Atlanta will join the zips for fall 2026. Welcome, Ivory. https://www.instagram.com/p/DaGoUExiaEW/?img_index=1 This was Ivory's original announcement about 2027. When I look at both instagram posts, I am very impressed by Ivory. He is a very appreciative young man...Very excited about this young man joining the Zips. https://www.instagram.com/p/DRfq03kiQYL/?img_index=1

If this were accurate to real life, feels like Akron's offense should be pretty OK!

We're not in a position to look down on anybody. It'd be nice to have a couple of these agreements with different mid major conferences. Give more good regular season games leading up to Cleveland.

I actually like the series TBH. I know some expressed they would prefer to pair with a different conference or have a multi-conference event, but that's not happening. At least not in the immediate future. The SunBelt and MAC are two relatively comparable conferences and in fact the SunBelt has more wins than the MAC in the series so we're not in a position to look down on them.

Gracias!

For those of you who are not native Spanish speakers. 😊 Forward Enrique Freeman will make his debut with the Puerto Rican national team this summer after confirming his participation, according to president Yum Ramos.

I know a guy who had a completely unremarkable 7 year NFL career. His key to longevity was his professionalism. He showed up to work on time, kept his mouth shut and always did what he was asked to do. Enrique could be a guy like that. He's not the type of talent that's sets the NBA on fire, but not everyone needs to be a superstar either. Sometimes you just need some people to show up to work and do their job. I'm sure he'd be happy to play 7 NBA seasons playing only 2-3 minutes a night.