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OSU 1-3 UA Another ugly Ohio Derby. I will take all the points. On the road. Onward and upward!

I know it's not Zips soccer, but it wouldn't surprise me if some of these players turn into Zips so that's why I am sharing this: http://www.nscaatv.com/rankings/3420/Fall/men/National/Poll4 If you haven't seen Copley play, I recommend seeing them play. I went to their game at St. Ignatius(it was #1 vs #3 in DI) and they won 2-0 on St. Ignatius's field. They are well-coached and playing well right now. Here's a little more about the #1 team in the state and #8 in the nation : http://usatodayhss.com/2014/09/boys-soccer-copley-dominating-opponents-with-attacking-style

Unbelievable!!! 4 game win streak, we beat Ohio State and all you can think about is the negative. This is typical Akron fan behavior……I bet if football loses to Pitt you will also be calling for TBs job too (after all he would be 1-3 which is an even worse start ;-)

I wish. You will not see anybody in the MAC cover the x and z receivers the way they did. Very impressive coverage.

Obviously Quickzips saw something in the video that Zipgrad01 didn't. Peter is currently ranked #22 among all 2015 class HS players in North Carolina and had several offers from Southern Conference and Big South teams, so apparently he's fooling a lot of people that he's a promising D1 college player. He's actually playing out of position in HS, filling in at center as he's the strongest player on the team. He regularly outrebounds taller players and thrives on playing through contact. He's still raw and it's a little bit of a gamble on how far he will develop in college. But Coach Dambrot must have seen a lot of potential in Peter as UA was the first college team to give him an offer more than a year ago.

We have been lied to

As a new Zips fan, I understand the need for wins quickly. The fact, in my opinion is that the true test for this team this year will be to compete right up to the final week in the MAC. In spending time with Coach Bowden, Coach Stroud and Coach Amoto (my son was on his official visit), although they were very disappointed in the game and the play on both sides of the ball. Overall the coaches were pretty at ease for just getting their butts handed to them As Coach Bowden said ......"Two steps forward and one step back with today's outcome." He made mention of the injuries but was disappointed that the guys that needed to step up Saturday didn't. Coach Amato mentioned that his defense seemed lost and that every adjustment that they made seemed to open up another hole. The coaches talked about a mix of key transfers and young recruits for 2015 with emphasis on the offensive and defensive lines along with the need to fill some senior holes at LB, CB. The key to a successful 2014 season is to compete very strong in the MAC season and even possibly take the East and play for the Championship. The first two games were promising and the game Saturday took the air out of the balloon. I believe I saw post before the season that said the expectation was to go 1-3 in the out of conference games with opportunities to pull off an upset in 1 of the 3 (Penn St, Marshall and Pitt). Everyone seemed content with the play vs Penn State and Marshall was simply a steam roller. I would think that playing Pitt tough or even pull off an upset would put most fans back in the "we are making progress" camp.