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William Portman took control of the zips instagram stories yesterday. William Portman is a very likable guy. I am very glad that he is an Akron U. Zip. William can play outside back...and he can also sub in at center back. Speaking of center backs, Joel Sangwa is simply outstanding. Rugged defender and he makes great decisions passing the ball. Gyuwon Chong also looks like a great addition.

5-3 Zips FT. Great win! FIU didn’t lose a single regular season home game last season. GO ZIPS!!!

Speaking of Goalkeepers, FIU switched Keepers for the 2nd half but still couldn't thwart the Zips attack. Not sure what the FIU GK was doing so far up the pitch late in the game when Stefan kicked the ball past him, then blew by him and out ran the defenders to put the ball in the open goal for our 5th tally. Love watching the FIU fans who can be seen in the camera putting their hands on their heads in shock and awe. 😃

Gyuwon Chong played 68 minutes and Mitch Budler did a great job in goal last night.

that is not nice. that actually sucks

We opened with a very good team at their place. We were the better team contrary to the idiocy of the play by play announcer. We have work to do, but we are deep and explosive. Our D was solid but lost cohesion in the last 10 minutes. That can be corrected with training and game experience together. Does anyone know why Malik not get much PT? I take to Jared last week and he said this could be a final four team if he can find leadership both on and off the field. There is a lot to be excited about with this team.

does their field even have lights? It is so dark.

per Will Meyer on IG, Will Portman should perhaps get a new phone and Snapchat. 😂

Scumbag?

Camp has probably ended & week of game prep started

Looks like "some Ikea lockers are placed right in the middle of an empty Walmart" is an excellent description. However, I'm not sure it's an empty Walmart because I think I can see the light from a blue light special being conducted right behind the locker room.

I hate to say it, but Kent has a nice new locker room. What's interesting is how they made it look like some Ikea lockers are placed right in the middle of an empty Walmart. I actually think that flooring is the same thing my middle school cafeteria had. Can't help but be impressed.

I agree with Jared…our Zips response to every FIU goal was huge. Yeah, I’d prefer not giving up 3 goals. But scoring after each and every one was huge. Way to keep our heads in the game and not let adversity get to us. GO ZIPS!!!

Wow. What a win! Should we be concerned with our defense? Is our offense for real? Time will tell, but that's one helluv an opener. We are Akron. We are Akron. We are soccer kings!

Per hobbyhut.com he made offers to a 6’ 6” pottery-making power forward and a 6’ 1” point guard with mad watercolor skills.

GOOOAAAL. 5-3

GOAL AKRON 🙂 3-1 2:27 left in the 1st half

GOOOOOAALLL!!!

I was under the impression that the locker rooms at the Info were very nice. Have heard that the locker rooms at the Rubber Bowl had a bad influence on visiting teams. We might try getting a Rubber Bowl quality locker room for the visitors at the Info.

GOOOOOALLL!!!

Here are where things stand as far as Rivals is concerned. None of the committed players will receive a ratings bump unless they decommit and commit to a P5 school. That goes for all G5 players. So at this point, for more 3 stars to be in the 2023 class they need to be rated as such before committing. I think the process needs some adjustment, but I’m not in a position to change it. There are some players in this class who should probably be 3 stars such as Lester Miller, Adrian Norton, and Max Tucker to name a few. In any case, I think this is a strong prep class and will continue to get better despite the player ratings. Not all of these players will contribute immediately, but the talent is certainly there to be successful at some point in their careers.

A little paint project I have been working on for my sim racing