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http://www.ohio.com/editorial/meet-the-expectations-for-ua-soccer-1.642398 since I live in TN, I normally only look at the Beacon sport pages on line so I missed this op ed column. A friend e-mailed this to me a few days after it was published. This was published on the Sunday that the zips played Rutgers. I wanted to wait until the season was over to post. I really liked the nuances that the writer picked up...with positive comments about players like Andrew Souders and Victor Souto for not ever being out of position...and for regaining possession and playing defense. The players and the coaches should be very proud of their outstanding achievements this year.

Yes, absolutely. Getting to the College Cup puts the stamp of approval on Embick: he's no longer just the guy who took over after Caleb Porter, he's the guy who took his team to the Final Four. This raises the stature of Akron in the eyes of every potential recruit.

Here's a thought... Rather than show us the empty court on the jumbo torn at half time , give us the complete first half stats

Groupthink doesn't come solely from being "yes men". People with similar backgrounds and connections likely have similar experience bases and 'think" along the same lines. It's easy to say, 'win the elction' and get your people appointed. That should never be acceptable in the same way gerrymandering by the party in power shouldn't be accepted. The United States is a very diverse country, and should strive to have that diversity represented at all levels of government and public entities. Oftentimes elections are won by a slim majority. That doesn't give that majority the right to discount and not represent others' ideas.

I hope some, actually all, of you who posted your disdain for that horrible article from the BJ, took a moment to email the writer, cwebb@thebeaconjournal.com. I wasn't happy with Marla Ridenour's negative slant to the Zips Mens Soccer team's preformance in the College Cup semi-final, and courteously let her know in an email. We have a lot of which to be proud this year, and our hometown newspaper needs to join us.