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Just wanted to throw in something here...We are all excited for UGIII and am so very proud of him, and wish him the best going forward. When Coach Arth took over and brought in his coaching staff, one coach I really had hoped they kept was John Nemec, Player Personnel Coach. I understand why Coach Arth changed personnel, no beef here, but here's a little known fact. Ulysses ran into some housing issues when he went over for the Optional workouts, and Coach Nemec didn't hesitate to help this young man out, He got his family and their in-laws involved and made sure Ulysses was able to stay with some of John's family until he could get permanent residence, and his family "adopted" Ulysses as if he had known them forever. And Ulysses in turn made a high quality impact on the kids involved. Both John and UGIII are class acts, and it probably helped Gilbert emotionally and mentally to not have to deal with all the rig-a-ma-roll of finding housing during camps. But UGIII is doing the rest.

I personally wouldn’t put to much into the depth chart. I could type for days but I think you will see on Saturday. They have so many packages both offensively & defensively. The other OLB didn’t even make the chart because they used nickel. People like Sampson, plenty of times you will see Lako & Bubba both out there, on offense they use a lot of motion & there are times Scippio or Burkhart will be in with 1’s depending on package & I think you will see some more RB’s i guess what i’m Saying is you won’t see the same delayed handoff over & over again, the WR won’t run the same route tree over & over, a lot of motion to pick up different fronts & man to man or zone the defense is versatile to any situation instead of every situation being a version of the 4-3 with different personal packages based only on run or pass situation like we’ve seen in past

This only tells me that TDS has no clue as to the quality we have brought in this years from foreign players. There is no way this class is outside the top 10. Do your homework TDS!

a zip on first team...a zip on 3rd team https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-articles/2019-tds-preseason-mens-best-xi-teams_aid46630

NCAA.com Men's Soccer 7 must-watch men’s college soccer games in 2019 Not included in list (unbelievable) - Sept 2, Stanford at Akron Included in the list Sept 13 Akron at Maryland Write up only talks about the Terps. Very lazy --- a "must watch" should describe the matchups that make it must watch Oct 15 Michigan State at Akron This game is a rematch of the College Cup quarterfinals from a year ago, where Akron topped Michigan State 5-1. (WRONG - semifinals, not quarterfinals) Write up only talks about Akron...also very lazy (same comment as above) Oh, they got it right under Nov 3, Indiana at Michigan State The Spartans got an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament last year and went on a bit of a Cinderella-like run to the College Cup Final Four before they lost to Akron in the semifinals.

need to turn the sound all the way up, it’s hard to hear

It seems like there's a ton of depth on this year's squad, especially on the back line -- maybe Tom Smart at LB, but you also have Hernandez and Sohn. Strachan can play either CB position, RB and holding mid (didn't he play there a bit last year?), and judging by TennZip's quote above, Chick at RB? It looks like Lue has had time at RB this preseason. Strachan is such a quality player, so it will be interesting to see how it plays out. I didn't see any preseason matches so this going by memory from last year and looking over this year's roster. I guess this is why Embick gets the big bucks - putting together the pieces of a talented team!

Nice look! They already look like a team. Can't wait to see the product they put on the field. I bet they surprise many opponents.Keep grinding guys. And welcome back to campus.⚾

article from Channel 5 https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/akron-canton-news/university-of-akron-mens-soccer-ranked-no-3-in-the-country

Highlights of the U18 Socceroos win v Myanmar today:

Exhilarating ?