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I think that's a perfect set of opponents. Highly thought of but not top 25. We have a chance.

Hate seeing those without an "Akron Region". Pleased to see NIU included, especially since this is after we played and beat them.

We were so poised to take advantage of this week playing a bad Michigan team. UConn, UNC, ST. Johns, UC Irvine all lose. Maryland has to be happy right now (but UNC may take them down Saturday). At least the Michigan loss wasn't last year in the semi's.

USF up on Lousville 3-0 at the half. Of course USF is higher ranked right now so that may not be completely good.

I'd love to see NIU get an at-large bid. Would stop some of the complaining over the MAC as a conference. I wish them well in al of their remaining contests unless they play the Zips.

Still a way to go to get to be an elite team yet. Lady Zips down 3-0 late in the second half.

I think I heard Frenchy say that Porter was the fastest to 100, and that only Sigi Schmid had also done it in only his seventh year.

Nice goal by Mattocks to steal the ball from the goalkeeper and get a goal, 2-0 Zips! Not much time left. This will be Caleb's 100th win as Akron's coach.

Don't ever want to get so complacent about Zips soccer that we don't have a game thread. Zips up 1-0 on a Thomas Schmitt goal.

After seeing today's results, the Zips had better win at least 2 of the remaining six, minimum. Four teams just as bad as us and two others that aren't exactly playing like juggernauts. OU loses to Ball State (and Buffalo and barely beats Can't). Can't and Mami played the pillow fight of the week, 9-3. Buffalo loses 34-0 to Temple. EMU beat CMU, Western gets destroyed by NIU. The opportunity is there boys - take it!

Nice article. I like the photos included. Speaking of that...shouldn't that face be plastered all over Akron? I want to see this one on a billboard with just the caption "Zeke!" using the stylized Z. Like it, but I'd rather see the one of him blocking Rodriguez's shot at the end of the MAC Championship game (and then just the number "9" quietly underneath). And while I'm dreaming I'd like the Can't State board quote during the championship game of "Marshall's only a sophomore. Crap!" included as well.

Ties are not ignored - they count as both half a win and half a loss, so in your example the adjusted winning perecentage would be 98.5/100 matches = .985 winning percentage. If the ties were ignored it would be 98/99 or a .989 winning percentage. The Zips right now are 9-1-2 so they have a 10/12 adjusted winning percentage of .833. If the ties were ignored, it would be .900. So the ties help and hurt as it should be.

1-0 final. Not awe inspiring, but a win regardless.

1-0! Mattocks yet again!

Here is the stream if anyone is interested. http://mac-sports.com/Schools/Akron/LiveStreaming.aspx

They apparently came up with a new list this year, just called the 100 hottest fan bases. A shot of the Zips Cheerleaders made the list at #97.

Dang it, I actually believed this for a few seconds and then remembered what thread it was in.

I brought one.

And they were very good (especially the bacon wrapped ones). Thanks for sharing. And to JZ84 and WinZip for allowing me to mooch off them as well.

This may help explain something, here is a quote from this article - “He’s improved every week,” Akron coach Rob Ianello said of Chisholm. “We know that’s a great place to start, with a guy who’s going to dot the I for you.” Does he maybe think he is at OSU?

You said it, not me. What... that is no "O" or are you suggesting something else?? That reminds me of a couple years ago, I texted my sister to see if she wanted to come to a Zips football game. She texted back "fu". A few moments later I got another text that said "n! - there was supposed to be an n on the end of that". Could have worked either way, I guess.

Zips no longer undefeated - awful finish in OT.

Great goal by Schmidt 2-2.

Zips are looking awful - down 2-1 now.

Decent but not a huge crowd - certainly nowhere near an NCAA record - too bad the Gauchos weren't a little stronger coming in, they might have made it. I do see a few tortillas on the field. Were those thrown after the Zips scored?