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Matthew got screwed. He was clearly the best defender on the field regardless of who we played. He is an all-around player who is a beast on corners and close in set pieces.

You are not alone. I had us at 6-6 this season. Sadly the talent is there, except for maybe the defensive backfield.

This is noble of you and I believe nearly 100% of the following on this site support the players too. Yet there is the issue of playing crappy football, being under-prepared, being undisciplined and consistently poor coaching. Those issues are what cause loss of support of the program.

The split season plan was overwhelming supported by the best soccer playing conferences in the country - the ACC, Big East, Big Ten and CUSA. Just think if a change in football, such as a 24 team playoff, was supported by the powers in the CFP. It would happen no matter what, as it has. I believe that if the NCAA would listen to the coaches and AD's the sport would grow and make money eventually. Make the games meaningful. Capture the public's attention by competition in line with the academic year. Market the games. MLS is growing rapidly. Make college soccer a viable entry in the pros. There are great coaches in college soccer. Get out of their way and let them do what is best for the players and sport, which are not mutually exclusive. End of rant.

This an outstanding explanation of why soccer needs to adopt a split season approach if the college game is to grow. Sasha Cirovski presents a logical, feasible, financially responsible and athlete centered solution to the failings of the current season. Akron has had three games in 7-8 days almost every season. These point out the wear and tear taken on the players. The current setup cares nothing about that. A split season allows for one game a week, lots of development, lots of rest and rehab, and lots of time for academics. The biggest objections I have heard to this plan is games will be played in February and March. What isn't said is coaches in the north will schedule southern games for better weather or play later in the spring season. The season may be extended to give better weather dates too. This plan failed because the stupid, corrupt NCAA allowed 76 schools with no soccer to vote. That is like allowing Akron to vote on rodeo (yes, the NCAA does sponsor rodeo). The benefits of this plan to the players, game and future are invaluable.

Yes, a neutral site in Georgetown's backyard. They will have the home field advantage.

This relegates soccer to continue as a minor sport that cares little about the players health or academics. This proposal was overwhelmingly favored by the schools that took the game seriously.

Unfortunately too many. Those type of losses are now a habit.

You have way too much time on your hands my friend. Go Zips and Go Zips1991!

There is no logic to it. It was flat out stupid. Bad coaching. Bad football. Bad season. Andrew Goodrich, please find a way to make a change. This isn't working and one more year of this while waiting for his contract to end will kill the program, even if the current state of G5 football is tacked against us.

By all accounts Evan is a great guy. If he wants it I believe he would make a great coach one day, perhaps at his alma mater.

You've got to go. When you threaten any poster you should be banned.

Very interesting search you did Mango. Annese seems perfect for our situation. He will have to be patient and wait at least five years to build the program and re-establish the resources necessary to compete in the upper half of the MAC. But that being said he seems a good candidate. I hope Goodrich finds a way to begin that search as soon as the season is over, preferably before it is over.

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see Joe Is not a head coach. Most of our downfall today was related to coaching. And for the record I have been a JoMo fan. Enough! We keep committing the same mistakes that good coaching should correct. So what do you do if you are Goodrich? I see three options: You ask Joe to resign and forego his last year b/c you can't afford the buyout. You sweeten the deal as much as you realistically can knowing that you have little to work with Joe refuses to resign so you pay him to stay home while an interim takes next year. During that time you conduct your search knowing the program will probably gets worse, but at least you are preparing to wipe the slate clean and rebuild You keep Joe and the program deteriorates to the worst in D1, if it isn't there now. At least there is Sac State. This is one of the saddest days in Zip athletics regardless of the sport.

Regardless of the hapless state of our football program today is still Kent and that means we need to win. We can all unite on that. Even those whose every post is a snide, stating-the-obvious, boring crack against Joe Moorhead. Anytime we play Kent we must be together in our dislike of them. Goodrich will sort out the best direction for the program afterwards. Of that I have no doubt. I just hope he is with us long enough to see the positive outcome of his decisions. he is destined for an athletic program far bigger than us.