zippy-claws

what about us sisters?

It is. Saw and talked to her last week at a local HS game they dominated at. Watched her several times last year as well. She's excited to go to SC. Class act too. They've also got a sophomore that is showing well for them, bookends with Naomi. Her name is Carlee Bedford, combo G and F.

You are very perceptive, oh wise B & G. I know U of A really had no choice when it occurred, but I am disappointed that the record board at the Natatorium reflects the results, and also the program for the Invitational does as well. I just find the stance that all NCAA institutions took last year in celebrating Title IX hypocritical in light of what happened in the sport that year. U of A does a very good job of supporting women's athletics, and I applaud them for that, it's just a sore spot, since our daughter swam against two of these women.

So right Clark, these are classy athletes and people.

If you show up this weekend at the Zippy Invitational at Ocasek, once again, please remember these names: Emma Moynihan (Miami) - 4:42.47 (2019 500 free); Claudia Lins de Mello (Miami) - 1:45.47 (2019 200 free); Claire Leichty (Toledo) - 16:11.80 (2012 1,650 free) Say their names

Agreed. Cautiously optimistic and it is a great job on keeping the fans informed. Nice job, and I am looking forward to seeing it come together for 2024 and beyond. Coach is putting a lot of new pieces in place, now she and her crew need to mold and shape them to what they envision for the team.

why do you think that? Isn't playing in front of 100,000 at Tennessee a thrill, or other past big games. This just reeks of being a Suckeye or else fan base.

And a local High School Public Address announcer that is sooooo bad

YAY! Finally someone else said it!!

While I do love to watch high school sports, and mainly soccer, I might add that high school soccer doesn't always equate to what major college soccer coaches are looking for. There are many highly successful collegiate programs that weigh success by results from an athlete's club team performance. In fact, there are a lot of Top Drawer highly rated recruits that never touched a high school pitch, and we can look no further than some of our past success stories. I may be wrong, but our beloved skipper Will Jackson never played High School soccer, and Colin Biros, whose father was Massillon Jackson's head coach, never played for his dad, or for any high school team. Will Trapp fore went his last two years of HS soccer for the Crew Academy before coming to Akron. On the girl/women's side of the equation, most elite coaches, and I would venture Coach Simonetti might agree, are interested in a girl's club status than HS stats. I also recall a Stow-Munroe Falls boy who signed with Akron, that never played for the Bulldogs. Can't recall his name. Not disparaging excellent HS players here, just pointing out that it doesn't necessarily equate to greatness on the NCAA level.

What would entice them to go from a State Championship team to a continual bottom-feeder in the MAC? Not trying to be a smart-aleck, just asking what could Akron offer any of their seniors in return for accepting a scholly here? Facilites? Maybe. Coaching staff? Hopefully (please Coach S, show me I'm wrong in 2024!) they could improve the squad together with the recruit. League? MAC women v. Big East, Big Ten, ACC - depends on their desire for the future. I would love to see a state champ team member in the Blue and Gold, but why should we expect it? Just asking...

Mobley can score and will, she had foul troubles vs. Oakland. Morgan Haney will be a scoring threat too, don't count either of these two out. Riley was a little lost out there, tried to be too perfect, should have used the board more on the close in stuff. My concern is how small our two point guards are. a 5 footer, and a 5-2 will get eaten up in the MAC. Rasheed seems to be the only one who wants to shoot a 3. It's apparent too that Coach Gensler's offensive style is completely different than the game played under Coach Jacson, which was much more perimeter focused. We'll see as the season proceeds but at least on TV they look more exciting than past seasons.

In looking at the final results from the meet, it appears we didn't swim some of our more seasoned veterans, and went with a more "newbie" lineup, plus we didn't have a very deep representation in every event, i.e. 3 Zips entered vs. 8 OU swimmers in the 200 free, etc. So depth wasn't there. No Dyer, no Goreka, no Sebotin. Plus, the women swam against Ohio State the night before this meet in Columbus in a dual, so I would assume they went big vs. the Buckeyes to see how they match up, and hoped the reserves could score vs. Ohio. Just a guess. And on top of that, I'm not sure how much dual results in the MAC mean to Peresie, this was a chance to let his team swim in the pool where the MAC Championships will be held in March.

My thoughts exactly! What a piece of work that guy is....

Remember, unfortunately we'll be playing again at arguably the worst stadium (if you want to call it that), in the BigEast, Corcoran Field...but you're right, we need a win, and an early score will force the Musketeers out of the ship's hold.... And by the way, the match is on 11-4-2023, not 11-5!

After watching the game with Hubby from a little warner climate than it looked on TV, we couldn't get enough of the comments on this thread. So great the passion, the admission of doubts (I would have gone to bed at the end of the third period if I hadn't just poured my third glass of wine!). Today we went rogue on went on the Kent State message board, and a) It doesn't hold a candle to ZipsNation and b) what a bunch of crybabies! Made for some great reading....

Sure they cost something to produce, but why would I pay more than $10 to watch an exhibition game for a sport that doesn't draw over 500 people to most games and pay $20 for a hot dog and a large Pepsi just for myself, and then listen to the University and admin complain that no one comes to the games? Get real, they cost something to produce whether I'm in a seat or not, and if I and another couple hundred people decide it's not worth the price, then that's zero towards the cost, vs. maybe covering some by offering at least a bargain for an exhibition, not to mention a regular season game. Plus, if the casual fans comes to see an exhibition at a less-than-regular-season-price, and likes what they see and experience, they might just come back and bring a friend or family with them. Marketing 101...and I actually learned that at The University of Akron!

Are Hot Dogs $1? Don't hold your breath on a freebie from the U

@csims0917, my apologies, I don't want to dampen your enthusiasm for T & F. I welcome anyone who has a passion for the sport, and I feel you do by your post. I just wanted to put up a few reality checks. We have a fine bunch of athletes who are really trying to better themselves and their teams in T & F here, and since it's not a big Scholarship sport, we have a lot of ex-HS Track and Field athletes here who can still compete in the sport, and do well, and can compete eventually in the MAC. Unfortunately, I am biased by the success of past teams, including ones my daughter was a part of here at U of A. I'll try to be less critical, and welcome to another Track Junkie!🏃‍♀️

The only way we could move our programs anywhere is if the MAC stopped sponsoring that particular sport. In regards to the BigEast T & F programs, we would do well once our programs get back to the level they were when coach Mitchell was here. Don't be fooled by the men winning the outdoor track championships last May. The program would nor crack the top 5 of BigEast programs right now, and the women are nowhere close to competing in the MAC, let alone The BigEast. On the Men's side, beside Brian Masai, our best printer was 120th in the nation, our 4 x 400 relay team that won the MAC was 184th in the nation. Think about that. We had one sprinter in the top 200 in every running category, except the 400 hurdles and Harkelroad was top 25. No middle distance runners, no distance runners (Masai excepted) in the top 200 in the ocuntry. Our throws guys were top 100, our LJ/TJ top 100, but that's it. Compare that to past teams. I'm hoping for improvement, cheering fro the athletes, but don't be fooled by what the administration is trying to paint as a success. Our best HJ was 150th in the nation. When we hosted the indoor BigEast meets, there was no SPIRE or OceanFirst complexes to host such events, and Akron's 300 meter indoor track was unique at the time. Can't match the new indoor and outdoor facilities in the East or Chicago now, plus the ammenities of the cities.

You are correct @Zip_ME87 Per NCAA.com No more golden goal in the postseason The rule: The days of the golden goal are over. As of 2022, if a postseason game (meaning conference or NCAA tournament) is tied after 90 minutes, overtime will not end when one team scores a goal. Even if a team scores seconds after kickoff in the first OT period, the game must continue until both 10-minute periods have been completed. Should the score remain even after both OTs, a penalty kick shootout will decide the winner. What it means: While golden goal rules seem to generate exciting finishes in knockout soccer, in theory, the sudden-death rules affect the quality of play in practice. Often, neither team commits numbers forward for fear of leaving itself vulnerable to a tournament- or season-ending counterattack goal. The general idea behind this rule change is to improve the quality of play, giving teams a chance to get back into the game even after conceding in overtime.

Isn't it weird that the MAC has 9 men's cross country teams, but only 5 schools have outdoor track and field teams and only 4 have indoor teams?

9. And ironically both St. John's and Providence, two BigEast teams share the record.

If you get the right internationals. 2 are goalkeepers that haven't been in goal all season, except for 1 match and the other hasn't played in 2 seasons. Katarina Bilz is graduating and Renauld is a so-so MId. And how are you going to recruit internationally when your coaching staff has never done it? Thank you @72 Roo for echoing my sentiments all season long. And once again, thank you for pointing this out. Not trying to be negative about Coach Simonetti, but if she's THE coach, we should have seen it by now.

I was thinking more like sitting in the tailgate lot and drinking grain alcohol until I "Black Out" and not bothering going into Info.