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Akron has one of the nicest stadiums in the game. Really want to see it packed at some point and full of excitement.

We're gonna beat either Tennessee or Liberty. Calling it now 😁

The webcam is up 😂

Top Drawer soccer(TDS) is reporting that the Zips have their second recruit from the class of 2023 https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/sima-recruiting-roundup:-july-18-24_aid51002 Class of 2023 M Caleb Borneo (Crew SC Academy) committed to Akron. From my limited research, this is an outstanding recruit for the Zips. Young Mr. Borneo (will turn 17 on July 20) is rated 4 stars by TDS...and Caleb is the 15th ranked player in TDS's class of 2023. Welcome Caleb Borneo to Zips Nation. Also, early happy birthday wishes to Caleb Borneo. another article from TDS. Caleb Borneo was selected to be part of the USA Under Mens National team camp https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/roster-announced-for-u19-mnt-camp_aid50744 Jared, Ger and Michael....have landed 2 very highly rated players for the class of 2023. Keep up the great work, coaches !!!

Is it too early to start talking about the Zips football opponents for this year? I did a little research on the Saint Francis University Red Flash hoping to find something that would fire the Zips fans up. Didn’t find much. The best I could do was this. Colt Jennings a redshirt Soph. linebacker from Cleveland transferred in from Kent State where he played in no games. So he was a Golden Flash and now he is a Red Flash! All right, calm down, I didn’t mean to get you in a tizzy.

I'm with you 86, but both teams are playing at home so we can't count on a tragic bus accident to get the Zips the win in either of these games. I'm predicting either the Volunteers or the Flames fall victim to a training table Salmonella outbreak.

Commit from PA incoming?

4 wins is my expectation and would be a tangible improvement. More than anything, I want to see improvement in the play from September to December with some promise for the future at some key positions.

Coach JoeMo has signed 41 players this year per the list on this site, many who are transfers with FBS experience. I expect large improvements in the play as well as many more wins with the record. I predicted a 7win season with a goal of 8 wins. I do not think anyone else predicted more than 6 wins. A common statement among coaches and I heard the Indians manager Francona say this right before the all star break: 'You are only as good as your record says you are'. I think the major posters on this site have been used to such poor Zip performances that they have set the bar low. In addition, the talent evaluation of this group for the most part does not exist. I am staying optimistic/realistic and am expecting to go bowling. In Coach JoeMo we trust!!!!

I prefer to use their fuller abbreviation of StFU which accurately fits how I should explain my knowledge of this FCS program. I will still be interested to see the new staff, players and turf. Oh, and football.

We finally have a legit coaching staff and lots of talent coming in. If the Zips show signs of improvement, there's no more excuses to not show up.

I don't know much about SFU, but I'm hoping the Zips come out of it with a nice win and a nice preview of the type of system JoeMo is going to be running. I hope it's a good crowd, too. It would be nice to start off 1-0 before heading to 3 tough away games in a row. Though, maybe we can knock off at least one of them. Hopeful thinking!

Looking at the roster again, besides Kobe Mitchell and Nate Johnson STILL being listed as sophomores, I see we have a new Director of Operations and Analytics who played for Groce at Illinois. John Ekey. https://gozips.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/jon-ekey/974

Beautiful