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The backline has been a grave disappointment. A veteran group giving up three goals in a half? Also, our recruiting classes have been missing top shelf talent as of late. Good, solid "Akron-types," but no recruits that have a chance to play MLS after a year or two in a Zips uni. We will get things straightened out. I have faith in this staff.

I am following on stats, covid strikes again. This program has to get back to what Akron soccer fans have come to expect next year

I don't know, but my guess is misplaced priorities by athletic directors followed closely by a lack of imagination. What is a rivalry? I have no idea. I would say that UNC and Wake have no rivalry. Wake really has no rival. UNC has Duke and NC State to hate. UNC and Wake have decided that playing each other in OOC games when they are not scheduled for an ACC match up is good for the players, students, alumni, fans and general community. The last time they played it was a beautiful 6 PM, Friday night kick off in W-S. It was a great game with Wake having to hold off a desperate second half comeback by UNC. After the game, the bars and restaurants in uptown W-S were packed with smiling fans from both schools. Isn't that what Toledo and Akron should be trying to accomplish with an annual game. What is in it for Toledo some ask?.?. Some snark there would be an easy win. Maybe, maybe not. The all time record between the schools is 12-9 in Toledo's favor. Two of the best games I have ever saw at the Rubber Bowl involved Akron kicking the longest FG in school history for a last second win and Toledo Tom's final season when the Zips won a well played game by both teams. Maybe the question isn't, what's in it for the Universities of Toledo and Akron, but what is in it for the taxpayers who support these programs? What is in it for the players, students, fans, alumni and general communities for these two schools? Are they not intertwined? I would bet there is a lot more in it for these two schools playing each other than a game against a school like Troy or UNCC or ECU or Purdue or some other school people in Ohio have almost zero interest.

At least they're not giving up.

I was just referencing your first paragraph, my bad. I'm solely commenting on GP1's idea to schedule Toledo every year as an OOC game. There's just nothing in it for Toledo imo

So what makes it a rivalry? Why do they dislike us, because we're a similar sized city? And we don't have lots of education majors?

Umm if you think any coaches pay their buyouts out of pocket I have news for you

I guess I'll put it in simpler terms. This is like if EMU came to us in hoops and said let's schedule an OOC game every year and we can be "rivals." pass. Just as UT would say to our proposal

3-0 down? Wow.....this season can’t end soon enough.