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I went. A free D1 basketball game in the gym of my alma mater fifteen minutes from home. I'd have gone whether or not KD was involved. It was a great game. Duquesne came up with a steal and went down the floor to score a fast break basket with .2 left on the clock to win. KD has some players but they still seem to be lacking some cohesion. They play hard on defense. You get the sense from watching the bench interactions that KD's prepping to turn it over to Dru soon. Bradley may never return to NEO.

Keith Dambrot is 94-85 overall and 46-57 in conference play. While a step up from where they were before, I can't imagine that's what they had in mind when they did a $25 million dollar renovation to their arena and made Dambrot one of the higher paid coaches in the Atlantic 10.

I wonder if KD spoke with the St. V-M AD in hopes of getting them on his guaranteed 20 win schedule next season.

Need to bottle that halftime speech.

What an announcement 😂

The MLS Draft takes place Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 3 pm EST. https://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/news/mls-superdraft-2024-eligible-players Top Prospects by position...https://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/news/2024-mls-superdraft-top-prospects-by-position

Mock drafts are worth slightly less than polls. 🤮

Would an A-10 program hand it's reins over to a guy with zero head coaching experience? I'd be surprised. Three years as an assistant at Cleveland State, and 2 years under Dambrot is a great resume for the Tiffin job, but is that really going to beat VCU, Dayton, St. Bonaventure, and the rest? Groce probably has a better shot at the job.

It’s official. https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/caleb-porter-named-new-england-revolution-head-coach

I feel like that's been said about St. Bonnie every year for the past 5-10 years. This game will give us an idea of what the Mountain West portion of our schedule could've been with Ali Ali.

It's been the plan for several years now. This is the last year on KD's contract.

the mock draft has Joel Sangwa being drafted by the New England Revolution New England could soon have a new head coach https://sports.yahoo.com/reports-former-columbus-crew-coach-032224328.html

Note that collegiate players who have remaining college eligibility have the option to return to college... https://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/news/eligible-player-pool-expanded-for-mls-superdraft-presented-by-adidas ...For the first time in MLS history, the list of players eligible for selection includes a broader range of promising young talent: Players who are currently collegiate sophomores, juniors and above. Previously, only players who were collegiate seniors and above, along with Generation adidas signings, were eligible for selection. College players will also still be able to sign Generation adidas contracts (freshmen and above). ... ...Maintaining eligibility & SuperDraft Priority A player who is drafted by an MLS club and has remaining college eligibility will have the option to return to school and further their development, but will not be draft-eligible in the future. A selected player who elects to go back to college or remains unsigned will have their SuperDraft Priority held by the drafting club for approximately two years following the SuperDraft, culminating on December 31 of the second year. A player with remaining college eligibility who appears on the draft-eligible list but is not selected in the SuperDraft may return to school and can be nominated for the following year's draft. ...

Why do I even track our offers when half of them are silent?

From the 2nd link above: Right center back Hugo Bacharach, Indiana Obafemi Awodesu, Penn State Joel Sangwa, Akron Joseph Maher, Indiana Josh Jones, Louisville Mads Westergren, SMU Max Broughton, West Virginia Right back Kevin Bonilla, Portland Malik Henry, Akron Grayson Doody, UCLA Amir Daley, Duke Nate Edwards, Syracuse Forward Logan Farrington, Oregon State Jacob Murrell, Georgetown Jason Shokalook, Akron Alec Hughes, Massachusetts Jacob Babalai, Portland Taylor Calheira, UMBC Emil Jaaskelainen, Long Island University

Agreed! I was thinking about him the other day, though I figure he's only got one year of eligibility left at this point. I saw his brother (a much higher rated recruit and an OL) was also in the portal. Wonder if we could get a package deal lol.

@catdaddyp This explains why Gilbertson wasn't in that one photo.

great finds on Miami GK and on Simon... 2 articles on Simon https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-sports/guelphs-simon-guardiero-has-eyes-set-on-the-world-soccer-stage-5948352 in the 2nd article, fall 2023 Zip Daniel Firek is mentioned in the article as well as Simon https://forgefc.canpl.ca/article/forge-fc-sign-three-canadians-to-development-contracts

This site also shows Simon Guardiero, a defender from Sigma FC.

According to this site, Zips Men's Soccer is getting a GK recruit from the Inter Miami CF Academy... https://prepsoccer.com/college/akron/

I don’t know Iowa’s situation or why Labas didn’t play, but watching his practice film he certainly has the physical makeup. Then again, so does Bullock, so I’m not sure how to feel. Ideally we land at least one QB with significant game experience.

Stony Brook loves MAC coaches, eh? Boals was there before he went to OU. This annual SVSM game for Duquesne is not a great look for them. "Why are they playing in Akron but not Akron" is a valid question.

Yep. One poster on their board thought we had one good player and the rest were just a bunch of guys.

I think most of it will hinge on the quarterback. A number of incoming transfers were all-conference at their respective levels and I’m sure some of the talented freshmen from the 2023 class will be ready to contribute. The team should be better at nearly every position, but if the QB situation is still a problem, it will just be more of the same. There are two transfer windows to get that figured out.

Labas is a career bench warmer. If he's the best Akron can do, the Zips are in trouble.

My niece is a Toccoa Falss grad. I think they have about 5 buildings.

There's a pregame gathering at one of the downtown bars. Let me find the email release... ... Zips pregame party at The Corner Alley from 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. And, btw, @Westie, I never welcomed you to ZipsNation. Glad you are here, brother! Don't be a stranger & post often! Go Zips!

What a great day in Zips Men’s Soccer / UA history!!! 🥲😊

Can’t wait to miss half of the Browns bears game for this game lmao. Why couldn’t this be at any other time of the day

Entered the TP. Does anyone know if this is a significant loss?