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This referee is blatantly biased in NW's favor, and I never say such things.

3-1 Mattocks goal on a beautiful combo with Holmes. I totally called Holmes and Mattocks up top would produce goals!

Who needs a coach when there is a process in place?

Go to the MAC webpage for the video link. I would expect Frenchy to be on 1350 as well and is broadcast live online. Enjoy the game and Go Zips! Video/audio banned from my gov't computer! Plz provide gametracker -- I was expecting a link from the NCAA.com brackets, like former years, but none appeared. Try this: http://www.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_...artschool=& Aloha!

Go to the MAC webpage for the video link. I would expect Frenchy to be on 1350 as well and is broadcast live online. Enjoy the game and Go Zips!

Thank you, moderators, for sponsoring this forum in spite of some unrulely and unreasonable fellow board members. It is a true pleasure to participate on a daily basis and enjoy the passion for UA and the Zips with other alumni and fans.

As I said in a previous post, I'd like to see us go to a 4-4-2. Mattocks and Holmes up top with Mattocks stretching the defense with his speed and Holmes coming back to receive the ball at his feet and holding possession/distributing/ taking a defender 1 on 1 in small space. This would also open up the wing for Yedlin...if only we had another ultra-speedy attacking defender on the left side of the field. Remember, our struggles in general have not been due to poor defending. The team as a whole struggles when the offense isn't producing. There are few teams in the country that can beat us if we put two goals on the board. Looking back at our results from the season, the only exception was UCSB where we sleep walked to start the OT and lost 3-2.

Why? In the Preseason Coaches Poll, West Virginia received 13 votes, Mississippi State 11. Our win is every bit as impressive as theirs. And both wins were equally as convincing.

WOW, I TOTALLY CALLED THIS ONE!!! See the thread from a few days ago. Put me down for a 2-1 Zips win with Mattocks and Holmes getting the goals. Other than the defense giving up a late goal, we will be in full post-season form.

We'll get in, we'll have a game Thursday at home, and we're going to make a run for the Cup. I'm expecting a Big 10 school possibly for the first round. I'm calling it now...Northwestern at home in the first round. And we finally have a chance to return the favor from circa 2006! I think we have a chance at making a strong run too. We need to play consistently and Mattocks needs to return to his scoring prominence. His lack of goals in the last few big games may have cost him the Herman Trophy. I'd love to see a 4-4-2 with Mattocks and Holmes up top...I'd love to see that two-headed monster. Their speed and willingness to make things happen one-on-one could shift the balance of play towards the opponent's goal. And having Holmes up top with him would prevent the defense from exclusively keying on Mattocks. I hope Coach Porter makes some such adjustments next game. We need them.

1-20. Soon to be 1-22. Enough said! If this isn't the threshold for a coaching change, what is?

We played and beat Indiana at home last year 2-1 in the third round of the College Cup. I think we've played them twice during Porter's tenure and won both times. Though, our record in the all-time series is very much one-sided and not in our favor. Similar in magnitude to OSU's against us. I'd love to draw Northwestern. Last time I checked CollegeSoccerNews, NW was our projection.

Well deserved all around, especially Trapp. He's an animal. Totally agree; #6 is the real deal! One or two more like him and we will take back the championship in 2012. FS: I have worn a #6 jersey every match since I purchased it at the beginning of 2010 season. You may remember that #6 and #10 were offered in the Team Shop, Nagbe and Ampaipitakwong respectively. Prior to this year’s OSU match, I was approached in Manny's by Trapp's neighbor from Columbus, accompanied by Trapp’s mother. She was too shy to ask if I was her son’s primary fan. So, she convinced her neighbor to accost a drunken stranger (me) about it. Of course, I replied that I wore #6 in her son’s honor. What else was I going to say? Big Wil Trapp fan here!!! Sounds to me like you're already giving up on 2011, bisbee. I sure haven't! We only need to win seven in a row.

If true, this is very classy of JD. I always respected him as a person, and never thought he was a bad coach...just one who wouldn't take us to the next level (BCS). I'd be happy if we were just competitive in the MAC every year. Soccer and basketball are plenty good enough to keep my interest for 8 months of the year.

I agree with almost 100% of your post… but there are going to be people who it seems should have known but did nothing but were expected to look closer. When a squeaky clean guy like Paterno (and maybe even Sandusky)is involved and no accusations have ever come to light most are just going to trust that things are OK. So...we need to investigate but do it in a calm, rational manner rather than a lynch mob looking for the next victim on the tree. And...leave the Federal Government out of this. They have no jurisdiction here unless the boys are from out-of-state and that does not appear to be the case. They can't even investigate Holder or Solyndra professionally. It is the United STATES...I like it that way ;-)If there is a possibility that crimes were committed on trips out-of-state OR PSU is too strong of a brand name in PA for this situation to be investigated objectively (and it is, I live there), then the Federal Government needs to take over.I am a minimalistic about government intervention at all levels, but please spare me the lecture about state's rights. The Civil War settled that issue.

Just saw the highlight update on ESPN3 of the Miami-Temple football game.

+1.

Great win and even better start to the season.

Thanks, bisbee.I think Participation should be replaced with Pride. Participation sounds like an attendance award.

The heading should be "The 5 P's."Does anyone definitively know what they are?Passion, Pride, ...?

Great call, bisbee!

Welcome to the dark side, CK. Nice to know you're no longer living inside the Matrix.

I'd say that a true NEO sports fan never gets tired of the "building process." It's all they know.

Last time I checked, tailgating doesn't require game tickets. I'd recommend that no one renew their season tickets because doing so only contributes to the problem. Instead, I recommend tailgating and socializing and listening to Frenchy on the radio in the parking lot before packing it up at the end of the first quarter when most games are over anyhow.I said at the end of last season that anyone renewing is only contributing to the problem. I knew after a couple games last season that iCoach was a terrible hire. Check the archives. In this case, I hate to be able to say I told you so.

More like 0-11.