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I like to take one nice soccer road trip a year and am here at Ft Myers for the match tomorrow. I had to game track last nights debacle on the Airplane. The last goal was awful.....they showed no field awareness....they just jammed heads and legs on the ball and it fell to a USF player. Soccer is a game of awareness and they just do not have it right now. You can't just start stabbing at the ball. The ball also needs to stay on the ground....nothing ever good happens when it is constantly bounding around in the air. Hopefully I did not waste my time on this trip and they recover tomorrow night against FGCU

Ran into Luke Holmes at the Zips=CSU spring game. He is getting his visa issues sorted out and has signed to play with the Wilmington Hammerheads in the USL hoping to make a bigger jump once he is established in the USA. There is no announcment on their website, but he is mentioned here: http://hammers.blogs.starnewsonline.com/11...nst-pittsburgh/ and here http://www.bigsoccer.com/community/threads...r-2012.1862315/ they have a cool logo....

flew down to Florida for the game and just got back to the hotel. Much of the 1st half was played in the Zips end. There were opportunities for more goals, the boys need to take a few more shots from around the edges instead of trying to get everything right in front. You can really tell when Yedlin comes in because the offense really starts cooking thru his side of the field. Dagilis continues to look good on the back line since starting the Wake game...his size really helps and he made some good stops today. I would not be suprised to see him this comming weekend and in the NCAA tournament as a starter. It was a hot and sunny too, and the field got torn up real easy. Real windy which really pushed the ball around when it was up in the air.....and it was in the air alot whan FAU had it. Yedlin made the assist on Luke's game winner....slipped it in from the end line outside the box and Luke buried it. Don't know how Darren managed to get his in, because the angle was awfull...he was barely off the end line. He had a chance for another but needed to hit it harder.....you could here Coach yell "Darren, hit it!".....

OK...now that we have established you are a sensitive person....how about this.....not that I have anything against these people....but you might.....how about the fat smelly sweaty guy that is overflowing his seat into yours with his girth. the one that makes you get up everytime he needs to get up for another hot dog or nachos. the one that rubs his sweaty body against you on the way back to his seat or smears ketchup on you or drips nacho cheese on you. The one that yells at the team while spraying spit and food from his mouth. Are you offended by that guy? Maybe you would say if he can't enjoy the game without some snacks he might have an eating problem? What about that guy? Does he bother you too? Should "those who shell out for expensive seats get a perk" and be the only ones that get hotdogs and nachos? How about the guy that brought all the bratty kids that keep running around, hitting you with souveniers, getting sticky cotton candy on you, yelling, screaming and talking non stop. The ones waving signs in front of your face causing you to miss that crucial play. What do you do with that guy? Tell him that he might have a parenting problem?I've been to sporting events and sat next to "that guy", have experienced "that guy" at restaurants, have sat next to "that guy" on airplanes, etc etc. I could really care less about "that guy" getting smashed at a game, or "that guy" feeding himself, or "that guy" with all the kids. I'm there to have a good time, and I'm not going to let "that guy" bother me. I never said alcohol is vital for the enjoyment of the event. It would be nice to have that OPTION to buy one if I wish to however. Instead of people in this country teaching responsibility, moderation and tolerence, people are too hung up on restriction, abstinence, PC, and in this case of alcohol only in the premium seats, privilege.Going out to enjoy yourself at any public place is like going to the dolphin show at Sea World....you can't sit in the front row and expect NOT to get wet....If you are going to get hung up on "that guy" and let him ruin your time out, maybe you would be better off just staying home.....

Hey ZippyRulz....do you have a problem reading?....here...I'll post it again...."I would like to have the option of buying a beer at the stadium. That does not mean I am going to get stupid drunk though."I'm not a redkneck, or an alcoholic. I am in the position where I could afford seats in the premium sections where they will serve alcohol...but....I don't feel the need to expend that amount of money on season tickets to a football game, especially since my other activities do not allow me to make every game. It's entertainment, and for $1,000-$5,000 a seat, that's a bit much IMHO for the right to sit inside and drink a beer. Especially for the quality of product on the field. There is such a thing as having one or two...you know moderation....not everyone drinks 10. What, alcohol has never passed you virginal lips?

here's an idea....instead of creating the "family seaing zone"...make a seating section called "I really wanna get hammered zone" They can have progressive beer sales, thus tapering the level of drunkeness from one end of the stadium to the other. Fall down drunks on one end, tea drinkers on the other. Why stop there, we could segregate parking also.....I would like to have the option of buying a beer at the stadium. That does not mean I am going to get stupid drunk though. the level of PC in this country is sick.as far as ZippyRulz goes....Honestly, how packed have Zips games been where you would have to worry about getting a drink spilled on you, or rubbed up on by a drunk, or have someone shout in your ear etc. I've only been to ONE zips game that ever reached sell-out - a Acme-Zip game (maybe sophmore year in 1989?) where they played Can't. Everyother game, that place has been pretty much empty. Historically, they have just not drawn that type of crowd. Allowing beer sales at the stadium will not all of a sudden bring all the rowdy drunks out of the woodwork and turn it into the kind of thing you would see at a British Soccer match. Hey, alcohol was sold at the Motor City Bowl.....didn't have any problems there now, did they??I guess I need to check into AA like the other guy though......

try this one on for size....When I took the daughter to Disney World 5 years ago, I could buy beer there. At Disney World. A place for kids. A beer. In my hand. Bought there. Land of Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy too.BUT.....I can't buy a beer at an Akron football game unless I'm in a suite.Thats a crock.Another good one....Ran in the Akron Marathon last year. Lots of families with kids there. Minors running in the race. What did they give participants after the race? FOUR FREE Michelob Ultras.....I'm not buying the family atmoshpere argument....If they are worried about rowdy drunk underage kids/students....well....first they should worry about actually getting kids/students to show up to the game......

read the top of page 8http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/champ_handb...er_handbook.pdfNote: For preliminary-round sites, a team seeded in the top 16 will automaticallybe selected as a site, unless the institution did not submit a bid to host or its field isunplayable. If a game involves two seeded teams, the higher seed will host, unless theinstitution did not submit a bid to host or its field is unplayable.I saw the field and talked to one of the guys standing at the gate last night, It looked a mess. It sucked up a lot of water. The people trying to prepare the field were sinking 2 inches or so into the turf trying to clear the snow. and no Zipsbandman, you can't "play it in anything" I've been playing myself for a long time (I'm 38), and if you sink 2 inches in the field and the ball can't roll, then you can't play. this ain't that sport with the pointy ball that really can be played in anything.....It's a shame, but the rulebook does state that the higher seed does not host if it's field is unplayable.

What a load of shit. There are so many places they could play. In addition to St V's, John Carrol and BW have turf fields set up for soccer. I would imagine there are lots of places with grass fields also that should not be as torn up as LJ since they have not been played on lately (like, just about every HS in Stark County). Damn, even Medina HS out my way has turf. Moving the game to Chiicago is utter shit. So, say they beat Northwestern, does that mean they go to UIC or UNC to play? Absolute SHIT!

I sat in front of this idiot with the flag. After the game, his mouth was hanging open so far in disbelief you could drive a bus thru it.......

Just in case nobody noticed:(1 ranked- RPI 1) Wake Forrest LOST to unranked Virginia Friday(3 ranked- RPI 2) St Johns LOST to (14) South Florida today(6 ranked- RPI 7) Loyola LOST to unranked Fairfield today(18 rank - RPI 3) Indiana LOST to (16) Michigan St todayCreighton and Maryland both wonWith the top 3 in RPI going down, the Zips gotta move up and have a chance for a top 4 seed.....

Just in case nobody noticed:(1 ranked- RPI 1) Wake Forrest LOST to unranked Virginia Friday(3 ranked- RPI 2) St Johns LOST to (14) South Florida today(6 ranked- RPI 7) Loyola LOST to unranked Fairfiled today(18 rank - RPI 3) Indiana LOST to (16) Michigan St todayCreighton and Maryland both wonWith the top 3 in RPI going down, the Zips gotta move up and have a chance for a top 4 seed.....

you gotta be f'n kidding me. 26 wins means nothing

I really have to respectfully disagee. One championship is not going to break the culture of freeloading Akron tickets embedded in the people of Summit and Stark Counties and reinforced by decades of giving away free tickets by UofA. It will take years of championships and work on the part of the Athletic Department to break the culture.I guess if there was going to be any positive taken from the game last night, and I'm grasping for straws here, it would be the basketball team taking another step forward. It was their first appearance in the finals. My concern is that they did not win the championship in a year when the MAC is absolutely horrible. For all the talk about the great players is KD is bringing here, with the exception of Ced, there is an alarming lack of athletic talent coming off of the bench. At some point, a coach can't win without talent. It's like trying to coach a dwarf to win the Olympic high jump.Here is a good question for everyone. Is Miami a better team than Akron? The facts would spell out that they are. They won two of three against UofA. All of the games were close but they managed to win. They made plays when they needed to and UofA did not. The fun thing about sports is that you get a chance to play a game to see who is better than the other team. Miami proved they are better than us in head to head competition. They EARNED their trip to the big dance. I have to totally disagree with you on pretty much every point.First of all I think you completely underestimate what winning a championship would have done for attendance. Look at the Ball State game earlier this year where we nearly sold out. Bad opponent, bad weather, but fans still showed up because there was a growing opinion that the Zips were a good basketball team that was going to do some big things this year. Winning last night (and maybe a couple tournament games as well) would have reinforced that idea and it would have lead to more positive results down the road. As far as the recruiting thing goes and getting "great athletes" show me how many "great athletes" Miami had on the floor last night. In my honest opinion the idea that great athletes make great players (in any sport) is the biggest myth in all of sports. You can be blazing fast, leap tall buildings in a single bound, throw the ball a mile with a flick of the wrist and cut on a dime but if you don't understand the game you are playing you aren't going to translate that to success on the court (or field, or diamond, whatever). Give me a team of great players over a team of great athletes any day. As far as Miami being better than us. I just don't know. The records would say that yes, they are. I don't think the records show the whole picture though. The records don't show the absolute screw job that the clock operator and refs made last night. The records don't show that ridiculous overtime loss a couple weeks back. I will say this however. Miami is a lot better (than us and the rest of the conference) at making you play their game. You will never see them get trapped into playing a fast paced, up and down the court, high scoring game with anyone. They are always going to make you slow down and play a low scoring, close, defensive minded basketball game. If there is one thing that they are better at than us, this is it. Good points.We won a football championship and then basically gave away trips to Detroit for a Bowl game and we still had the same crappy crowds last year as in the past 20 years. More season tickets were sold, but my guess is that they were sold to community minded businesses. One championship is never going to do it because most people can't remember what they did yesterday, let alone what happened months before. It is going to take years.The point about having good players and not great athletes is good and I agree to some degree. For example, Milum (sp?) is a great athlete, but he can't play basketball at the level needed to be considered even good in the MAC. However, I don't think we have one single great player on the team and we need to get one. The great player would have great athletic ability and great basketball ability. Lots of good players, but not a great one. I wouldn't even throw Linhart or Rybak into the good category at this point. They are just too slow to even compete at a high level in the MAC and KD gave them scholarships. In the old days of college athletics, guys like those two would be run off the team. My ideal guy would be someone who you could get the ball to at the top of the key with 12 seconds left on the shot clock and have him make something happen. UofA does not have a single guy who can do that.The reason Miami is probably better than us in 1:1 play is because they beat us 2:1 this season. The games are played to see who is better. The one great player going into next year would be Jeremiah Wood. He got better everygame and was pretty much un stoppable the last few weeks. Also, he is the only one who's foul shooting got better. Akron wins last night, he's tournament MVP hands down.Let's see what the draws pull tonight. Should be NIT bound. Anything could happen in that tournament.I just can't believe every MAC team makes the tournament. Gee, everyone makes the playoffs, what sense. They need to bring the top 8 teams. First round Wednesday, semi's on Thursday, then do the final on Saturday. Give the kids a day off. Several other conferences have a day break before the final. For instance, the Horizon. Semi's were Saturday and the final was Tuesday.....

After the Zips beat the sweaters tonight, ESPN is projecting Akron as a 12 with a rematch against.....Nevada as a 5.It gets better.Using their projected bracket and a run by Akron to the sweet 16, the Zips could face....The Suckeyes.Wowhttp://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology