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Nice talking with you Zipper. Keep one thing in mind...Coach Lolla will be using his success and experience at Akron to recruit against us and beat us. So for me to wish him well would be hypocritical. LETS GET SHAUN DOCKING NOW, finish and lock up our recruits so we don't miss a beat! Shaun Docking Bio

Agreed, 30-35k would be a nice size. Let me tell ya, Uconn's Rentschler Field is beautiful and seats about 40k. Rentschler Field Replicate that with 30-35k seats and less suites......WOW. My vote is for a smaller enclosed stadium like this. Intimate and Loud!

I do not have a "Dissociative Identity Disorder" I don't claim to be right. I give my opinions and don't feel compelled to support them under an alias....that would be redundant. I thanked Ken with my support over the years. I also praised UofA for giving him an extension and in a post I made months ago. My quote is below.... I hope prospective coaches look at the posts and say "this is a passionate fan base and institution that is hungry for a champion" I have one overlying message in most posts I have made. WE NEED TO KEEP GOOD PEOPLE AROUND. I said it about Brookhart, Dambrot, Lolla and Thomas. If it is money, PAY EM', build smaller stadiums with room for expansion, when they are consistently filled, expand them. If a 40,000 seat stadium costs $60 mill and a 30,000 seat stadium costs $45 mill, take the $15 mill saved and lock up these great coaches. It appears as though that is what the school tried to do with Coach Lolla. Call me foolish, but I sincerely believe Akron can consistently compete in post season in all sports.

So now I am a pussy and a hypocrite. FYI- I graduated from UA 20 years ago and have made many career decisions that included relocating my family. I accepted some, rejected others. Within each decision, family, career goals, money, challenge were all factors taken in to consideration. The fact is that neither you or I know what went in to his decision and everyone makes decisions for different reasons. I am not arguing that point and it is none of my business. What I do know is this. HE IS NO LONGER A ZIP and my loyalty is not to Lolla, it is to the UofA. If I extended a 5 year committment to one of my employees and they subsequently made a decision to go to a competitor, I would wish them well but kick their ass whenever we were in a competitive situation. I guess you sided with Terrell Owens too, he held out so he could provide a living for his family. He helped bring the Eagles to the superbowl and played injured in the Superbowl. What do you think the Philly fans will do if T.O. comes to play in Philly. If Lolla is so goal oriented.......was his goal to reach the elite 8? (that is not as good as the previous soccer coach at Akron). If he is looking for a challenge, how is taking a "mid major" and winning the championship not a challenge. If his goal was to win a national championship, he is closer to it at Akron than Louisville

Hey Zipper, it is as simple as this.......... AKRON ZIPS SOCCER = me LOUISVILLE SOCCER KEN LOLLA 1- He was offered and excepted an extension earlier this year 2- The school matched the Louisville offer 3 - He has tremendous support from the fans 4- He would return a talented and young team 5- The Zips would no doubt enter next year as a Top 5 team 6- He signed recruits that will likely reconsider decisions on a coachless team With regards to your argument about the conference and quality of play, lets compare Teams played in NCAA Final top 25 Zips-5, SMU, Maryland, Penn St, St Johns, Indiana. Louisville - 4, UConn, Notre Dame, St Johns, Indiana Teams played in Preseason Top 25 Zips- 6, SMU, Maryland, Ohio St, Penn St, St Johns, Indiana Louisville -5, UConn, Notre Dame, St Johns, Indiana, Ohio St. How about tradition......who has more NCAA appearances, more Elite 8 appearances, been ranked the longest? Mr. Lolla did inherit a great program. So, is'nt Mr Lolla doing the same thing the NCAA did.....Disregarding success on the field and choosing a more well known school? He is turning his back on us, giving us no respect just like everyone else! So........

No arguing that he has been a great asset and person BUT............You are either with us or against us. Bring on Shaun Docking! Shaun Docking

Thank you NCAA! You do a great job of creating an equal playing field among member schools. If we had gotten the proper seeding this probably would not have happened.

I like the "Next stop BCS" sign.

Congrats to Maryland today, I hope they go on to win the Championship. I said in an earlier post that I think todays game should have been the Championship game. Regardless of whether we would have run the table and became National Champions, I have a problem with the NCAA as an association. We are not the first school to get snubbed by seedings in postseason, but the NCAA is truly a sham. Texas ran up 70 points in football today, followed by USC blowing out UCLA. Why? Because in order to secure your place for the national championship, that is what you have to do. Read below.....the purpose and values of the NCAA. Is this remotely consistent with what you see in college sports? The big schools and conferences already have advantages with facilities, MONEY, support, etc. How is the NCAA "strengthening the identity of member institutions" and creating a "fair" and "equitable" competition. I don't see it. What a bunch of bologna. Sour grapes.......I know.

That is a great point.

Just got back from College Park. Dissappointing finish but what a game. Great representation from the Zip fans. Some Maryland fans behind me said they have never seen so many fans from the opposing team at their stadium. I dont want to sound like sour grapes but this game should have been for the National Championship. These are the two best teams in the country and the seeding should have had them playing this much later. Congrats to the team, you made us proud.

I said before and I am going to say it again. We MUST lock up JD. Mike Thomas is already gone, Ken Lolla is signed for 5 years. We must keep good people! Build a 15-20k seat stadium with room for expansion. Put the money in the people!

How pathetic is that. I am WPIAL! I am WPIAL! I am WPIAL! What a fantastic accomplishment! Just so I am clear......... 1- You are WPIAL 2- You make stupid comments on this board 3- You are blocked as WPIAL 4- You sign up again as SLOOPY2 5- You make more stupid comments That is absolutely amazing! You fooled us , WOW! Here is a suggestion for ya..........Go outside... get some fresh air.... play. With an intellect like yours, there are no limits what you could accomplish.

So are you saying that NIU has only sold 1,000 of their 3,000 alloted tickets? I find that hard to believe. I guess we will see tonight.

Thank god that kid that painted the "Z" backwards on his chest was'nt in charge of carving out the stands. How embarrassing would that have been.

I like this guy right now.........

Akron takes a 3-2 lead with 13 min to go!

I am in! See yall in Detroit.

Revenge IS a bitch, that means you've lost already. Ahh, thanks for the pictures......scary

MAC EAST CHAMPS in Football! Soccer team has a legit shot at the NATIONAL CHAMIONSHIP! Basketball looks promising.. Facilities are spectacular, campus looks beautiful, hopefully more to come. See yall in Detroit And to those that went to the game today

I am booking my flight, hope to see a lot of Zip fans at the (I cannot believe I am writing this) MAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. Congrats ALL!

Not sure who the announcers are for the flush's radio, but a very classy pair and very complementary of the Zips.

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First of all, Happy Thanksgiving to all! NICE START! Fumble recovery - Zips - 7 Can't - 0