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Another interesting sitehttp://tcaa.puretecmo.com/nit06.html

Somebody thinks we are a lock for the NIT!http://a4theroad.blogspot.com/2008/02/spor...acketology.html

How great an addition would Romeo ultimately be to our coaching staff. Build the family..............http://www.gozips.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_...;ATCLID=1399150

If Cincy aint a sellout. The new stadium is a waste.

Our schedule is good enough to get us an at large and will improve next year. The key is we have to WIN the games. Dayton win, VCU win, Can't sweep along with early tournament wins would have gotten us consideration of an at large bid.There is no doubt Can't would get an at large bid if they do not win the MAC tourney. You cannot be ranked in the top 25 this late in the season and not make it.

:blink: ... and to think the answer was right in front of us the whole time! Moderators - you may now retire the thread.Fantastic response. Agreed we have one hell of a coach/team. BUT in the last two years we have lost 12 outside the JAR.Portland StWinthropDaytonCan'tCentral MichiganArkansas-Little RockUICOhioToledoMiami OMiami OThe teams we lost to on the road, we beat at the JAR and the ones we didn't get to play at the JAR we would beat - Port St, Winthrop, Dayton, CMU, Ark LR, UIC.Maybe a silly thread, I just don't find the JAR to be that intimidating (especially with our attendance) but visiting teams do.

I have always been shocked by our home court record and was curious if anyone has thoughts on why we have been so dominant at home. I would certainly expect with a team as good as ours that we would win the majority of our games, but I believe the average home winning percentage is around 65% across the NCAA. In the last two years, we are 28-2 at home (93%) - that is astounding. Nobody wants to play us at the JAR..........why? What do we average in attendance, 2200 or so?

What is the deal with Marcus Cooper, he is showing as committed but not signed?

I did not hear Marcus Cooper or Maurice Harvey

I may have missed a couple, but here goes;Adam Bice - CDeryn Bowser - WRNate Brown? - WR 6'4" had injuryMissed the next oneAndrew Calisimo - TKevin Davis - S sounded goodWill Fleming- want to ultimately play LBKevin Futches - CB/STroy Gilmore - LBJames Harvey - 6'4"/280Hassan HazzimeRyan Landrich - TEDeshawn Miller - WR JUCOJordan Miller - QBJoe Pachuta - 6'7"/290Jared Province - SJosh Richmond - DBNate Shuler - LBMitch Straight - LBBryan Wagner - LBManley WallerSpelling may be off, I may have missed one or two. J.D. didnt seem terribly enthusiastic.

Is there a particular reason for that?

I could be wrong but we could potentially have an experienced set of WRs next year.Ryan Gardner (JC)- would make him a Junior?Deryn Bowser (JC)- would make him a Junior?David Harvey - is he in his 30s by nowGary Pride - can't wait to see him in the game

I was asking myself the same thing .. after all, I've heard he once got busy in a Burger King bathroom.And people say "Yo, Humpty, you're really funny lookin'" that's all right 'cause he get things cookin'

WR anyone?

Jonj, very gracious of you. It was a great game by both teams.As you look at the replay, what a nice move by KD on the final free throw. He intentionally put our smallest player BUT best free throw shooter under the basket so he could potentially get the call we should have gotten. Dials is immediately calling for the ball after the rebound and cheering immediately after the call like he knew what he was doing.Not saying it would have changed the outcome, but I like the awareness.

Losing to Duke or UNC by 30 on the UNO is not better than a close game against Dayton. We just need to win some of these key games on our schedule, regardless if they are marquis names or not. Last year key losses;Arkansas Little Rock - kept us from meeting Bobby Knight and Texas TechUIC - we had themNevada - close at homeMiami - buzzer beaterIf we would have won any ONE of those 4 games - we would have been playing in post season last year.....that would help recruiting and visability for the school.This year so far;Portland St - kept of from playing the championship against Colorado State. Winning a tourney like that is something to hang your hat on.Winthrop - we had themDayton - thought we had themOur bed is made again this year, just like Can't and Miami - Now we go play for seeding in the MAC tourney - just like Can't and Miami. Whoever wins the MAC tourney gets to go dancing. The others likely stay home.

Sickening!

I can hear the dialogue...............Hey J.D. you look just like a hog.....c'mon to West Virgini......Squeeeeeeeek! Squeeeeeeeeeeek!

Awesomehttp://www.collegesoccernews.com/index_fil...amp;SPSID=47176

I definitely would like to have gone further in the tourney this year but our future looks bright. One thing that stood out to me looking at the All-Great Lakes team is that there were only 3 Freshman on the teams, 9 seniors on the first team will be leaving other schools.http://www.gozips.com/downloads1/30399.pdf...amp;SPSID=47176Of the 3 freshman, two were ours, Steve Zakuan(1st team) and Anthony Ampaip(2nd team). We had a top 5 NATIONALLY ranked recruiting class and return an experienced goalkeeper. Hopefully we keep the momentum going but I think we have a realistic shot at a national title during the next 3 years.Question - why don't we build the soccer stadium now to be completed for next year? I think it was approved and we do not have all the issues with acquiring land.http://www.osborn-eng.com/sports_akron.html

We win. Get 'em JD

It would be great to get both back, if they can keep their acts together. Imagine what a dangerous receiving corp we would have had if that PUTZ Vincent Hill had not backed out. Hopefully we can snag a good JUCO WR. I am cautiously optimistic about next year and agree about the offensive coordinator. I sure hope Matt Rodgers is the man, how great would it be to have QB for four years! Here are a couple other players that could really turn this around;Ryan Bain - should be an upgrade on DL (I think he will be eligible next yr?)Gary Pride - could he find a spot in the WR corp? He is dangerous.Jarvis Givens - is he a Zip or FAU?

Take KDs comments for what they are worth. I am sure he is being somewhat sarcastic about giving away tickets, buying hot dogs, etc. I view the comments as a shot across the bow to the Akron community and alumni that the lethargic support and constant excuses for not showing up are getting old! TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE IS PATHETIC.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com:80/sports/o...0,1229076.storyBack to defending J.D.for me. One thing I do not understand is how so many of the Zip fans are down on J.D. when everyone else feels he could be the next great thing. The one quote that keeps resounding is how he has done good things without much to work with (I agree). It is nice to expect and want more but you have got to understand where we are coming from. The football program has a lot of building to do before we are consistent, before we can bring in the ideal recruits, before we get respect. We do not have a winning tradition, we do not play in a high profile conference, our fan base sucks, our stadium sucks. What did you all expect............J.D. to come in, wave a magic wand and play in bowl games for ever and ever? If he gets a higher paying/profile job and we will take steps back.

I started a reply but just realized how stupid your post was............