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I agree about being lucky to be up 1-0 at half after Meves' mistake. Barson really saved us. I don't think we are nearly as sloppy as you suggest. You need to keep in mind that UNM is a top 20 program and we're a very young team that will only get better. I am satisfied thus far. We definitely do favor the right side of the field though.

I'll take one for the team and volunteer for this duty. :DSeriously though, I like the future opponents for the most part. I don't think we've ever played TN, ND, or UMich and we have a home-home from Pitt and their fans should travel well. And if they break the contract early, that's just easy money for the athletic department and we can schedule an easier team. UCF and Marshall are familiar opponents from their days in the MAC. The other opponents should be at our level and winnable.I'm a bit surprised we haven't scheduled WVU for a 2:1...I'd expect their fans to travel well too.

I've never thought about a cumulative number like this. WOW. It does make me want to also.And the worst part is, two-thirds of our schedule is made up of MAC opponents.

It's the MAC, so I'll go with three: VMI, EMU, and Buffalo. Though it would be an improvement in wins, I don't think this represents major progress for the program...only how bad some of our opponents are.

"Who cares, it's a rat with wings!"

And in two games we've been outscored 83-3. I had low expectations, but but this is ridiculous.There is no way even a respectable defense can hold strong for an entire game when the offense can't stay on the field for a few first downs.Cincy's offense and RB looked fairly strong against Tennessee. Next week is going to be another tough one to take.Let's just hope we can beat VMI. If not, I'm mailing it in for the season.

We're gonna need to play that well to beat New Mexico on Friday. UNM is undefeated thus far and easily put away Tulsa 2-0. UNM plays Northridge tomorrow, which is a common opponent and should be a good barometer of their strength.

3-0. Goal By Caldwell. This will be our first ever win in St. Louis and takes the all-time series to 3-7-0.

And this is why Fullerton and Northridge played so physically. Most teams don't have the talent to hang with us for 90 minutes. A very good St. Louis team has played relatively clean and they are getting strongly outplayed. Had Fullerton and Northridge done the same thing, we would have cruised to victories.Because of this, look for more physical play from our opponents in the future.

Temple has really hit the brakes and is just running clock and not making a concerted effort to score.

Goal by Mattocks at 59'. 2-0.

I love being able to follow online and am impressed that we seem to be playing well and are up at the half. This could easily be a game that was overlookind on the schedule. Let's hope the second half is more of the same.

28-3. This is depressing.At least the soccer team is up 1-0 at St. Louis. Goal by Dagilis.

This could get ugly quick. I hope it's still competitive at halftime.

Not nearly as good as Frank Stams, that's for sure.

+1.The quality of the discussions and commentary on the board have declined since the end of basketball season. Thanks for making an effort to maintain the normally excellent environment here.

The board is quiet because I assume most of those in Akron are now tailgating.So, I thought I'd start the Temple game thread for those of us out of town. I'll be watching on ESPN3 and listening to Frenchy.Go Zips!

I'd love to watch a top-5 program at the Info!Great showing from Toledo. Kudos for playing to win!

Kudos to owning up to a mistake, Adam. Also, an interesting and otherwise well-written article on former Zips.I hope you have learned something from the error and that it improves your journalism in the future. Judging by your extended apology, I expect this is the case.I will be continuing to follow VCU basketball and soccer. It would not surprise me to see us host VCU in the NCAA Tournament. If so, you'll want to come up for the game and experience our unique game atmosphere and beautiful stadium and campus.Thanks for stopping by and welcome to ZipsNation.

Can you tell that to Zach?Hey Zach,Zakuani finished second for the Herman Trophy. Bunbury and Nagbe won it.

I agree. Thanks for keeping the standards here high.

Zakuani finished second for the Herman Trophy. Bunbury and Nagbe won it.A writer really loses credibility when easily verifiable facts are incorrect.

I don't know if I would use the word coward. I would use the word "lazy". I worry about what happens if we have a terrible next couple of years. This downturn couldn't have happened at a worse time. It raises so many possibilities and none of them are good. Things could be bad in a way that they were after Faust's final season. Lazy? Really? Have you ever met Tom? Can anyone take a deep breath, back away from your angst about the FB team, and really take an objective look at UA Athletics today? You're better than this. B) B) Go Zips! +1 I am as outspoken as anyone about not liking iCoach, but the Department of Athletics is in excellent shape. Coaches Porter, Dambrot, and Kest all have long contracts and we have one of the best track coaches in the country. Even after major upgrades the past ten years, the facilities are continuing to be improved. The new woman's golf program seems to be doing well and the woman's soccer is starting to compete at the top of the MAC. Other than the football program, what's not to love? Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't TW have credit for those long contracts of our great coaches? And as much as we like to make fun of YouTubeTom, hasn't the addition of the YouTube videos been a cheap way of making the coaches and programs more accessible?

I think this is a great idea. Just another thing to add to the already glorious culture of the soccer matches. It could be extended to include a tailgate type setup featuring food from one of our player's countries prior to a match.

To me, the MAC needs to regularly receive more than one NCAA bid to be considered anything more than a mid-major. Mid-majors get multiple bids to other post-seaseon tournaments (NIT, etc.). Hence, most non-BCS leagues are-low majors, there are a few mid-majors, and only a small handful of high-majors (the MVC and C-USA come to mind).