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I think Matt Dagilis will get playing time as a center back. We need his size in there. If not, we are highly vulnerable to being attacked in the air.

http://www.collegesoccernews.com/index_files/Page424.htm #1 - Louisville: Could be the potential for a great rivalry with Ken Lolla. Does he have the guts to schedule us or are we gonna have to rely on NCAA Tourney match-ups? #2 - UCLA: I'd love to see the Zips on the pitch with these guys. #3 - UNC: Should probably be at least one spot higher. #4 - Akron: A fair assessment in my opinion. Lots of talent, but unproven as a team.

What a great opportunity to learn about the program. What a great opportunity WASTED! "We're in helmets, we're going to wear shoulder pads, split squad, maximize..." Save it. B-O-R-I-N-G...Can somebody do there job and get this guy to tell the fans something that gets them excited about the season. Can we hire Emory? He knows how to fire up fans, you know why, because he is fired up. Rob needs to learn how KD excites the fan when someone puts the camera on him. I love listening to KD, I hate listening to Rob. At the minimum, he did say Go Zips?!? It's more of the blah blah blah coachspeak bullshit. If you are going to make the effort to make a statement, make a statement. Just babbling some useless non-information serves no purpose at all. Rob...I want to like you. I want to buy in, but you are making it hard. Throw me a bone, RI! Amen. Give us something, anything to look forward to this season and be positive about.

I am amazed by the talent we continue to accumulate. Is it soccer season yet?

What a great opportunity to learn about the program. What a great opportunity WASTED! "We're in helmets, we're going to wear shoulder pads, split squad, maximize..." Save it. B-O-R-I-N-G...Can somebody do there job and get this guy to tell the fans something that gets them excited about the season. Can we hire Emory? He knows how to fire up fans, you know why, because he is fired up. Rob needs to learn how KD excites the fan when someone puts the camera on him. I love listening to KD, I hate listening to Rob. At the minimum, he did say Go Zips?!? Yeah, why bother? Why didn't he just say, it is hot? or we needed to make sure the guys got a lot of water today? Thankfully, soccer and basketball seasons overlap with football.

At least Marshall is a D-I opponent and we likely get a home-away with them. They are a familiar name with Akron fans from before they jumped from the MAC to C-USA. I like this addition.

Other than speculation about future ratings, rankings, and potential performace, what else are we going to discuss on here in August? We've already seen how much fun the political threads are. However, this can't be said enough and there is no debate to be made:

Good. That tunnel of pride ain't nothing compared to what the suckeyes are gonna confront went then take the field. We got our own Zips "Wall of Pride" i.e, our Granite Wall of Woopass, bka our Defense, that we are gonna showcase to the world in an away game, in a hostile stadium, as heavy underdogs, and shove the stunned suckeyes right BACK into their Hole of Pride, and then our Offense is gonna wreck havoc on the suckeye D, as a horrified Suckeye crowd moans a shower of tears. Zips 28 Suckeyes 18 GO ZIPS JT The Brick would hate this. All cheerleading and no substance. O Yee Of Little Faith I just like to stay grounded in reality. Perhaps you've been playing too much EA College Football?

Good. That tunnel of pride ain't nothing compared to what the suckeyes are gonna confront went then take the field. We got our own Zips "Wall of Pride" i.e, our Granite Wall of Woopass, bka our Defense, that we are gonna showcase to the world in an away game, in a hostile stadium, as heavy underdogs, and shove the stunned suckeyes right BACK into their Hole of Pride, and then our Offense is gonna wreck havoc on the suckeye D, as a horrified Suckeye crowd moans a shower of tears. Zips 28 Suckeyes 18 GO ZIPS JT The Brick would hate this. All cheerleading and no substance.

I want Klinsman! Then Porter in 10 years and another 3+ national championships from now. If he does leave for the USMNT, I hope we only offer a replacement coach interim status and give the job back to Porter when he is done conquering the world.

http://www.collegesoccernews.com/index_files/Page2926.htm"Akron put the wood to the Wolverines 7-1""advanced to the Final Four where their magical ride came to an end after a loss to Akron"I love how we checked the Wolverines into the Woodshed Hotel. I think OSU is jealous of us for such a beat down.

Let's get excited about this upcoming season! A great schedule and we are the DEFENDING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS.What are your predictions on how we'll be this season (men and woman)? I'll share mine next week. (I'm too busy dissertation writing now to provide a well-composed opinion.)

No. His testimony with the NCAA shows he lied because he was trying to cover up his players actions at an establishment owned by a man being investigated for Federal drug charges by the Federal government. The tat parlor dealer was later convicted. He lied in his reasoning for why he did it. He said he didn't know what to do. That's BS. As the former Athletic Director at YSU, he would have known exactly what to do. You pick up the phone and call the University legal department and have a sit down with a lawyer. Tressel covered it up because he would have lost a chance at having a successful season.There have been plenty of OSU players picked up for breaking the law, including DUI, while Tressel was the coach. One of the players mentioned in the SI article is Bo Delande. He was picked up for DUI. The kid is a walk on and Tressel didn't give him the boot. Booting a walk on is a good way to send a message to the remainder of the players on the team about DUIs. Tressel chose not to send that message.I completely disagree with this. Booting a walk on shows nothing. Booting an established player shows something. You know like 5* future AA Eugene Clifford, or 4* CB James Scott, or Erik Haw or Sirjo Welch, or Marcell Frost or Lousi Irizarry, or Duron Carter, or EJ Underwood or Brandon Underwood. Dorian a 5* lB was suspended for this season because of smoking weed. I could go on and on and on. But that would take away from the small little facts you have on your side. Selective facts are an interesting thing...Do you believe OSU is the only school that has DUI's?I thought OSU was a dry campus?! I could be wrong though.

Although not terribly far away, I see Zips gear all the time in Pittsburgh. Pretty amazing considering the saturation with Pitt, Penn St., the Steelers, Penguins, and now even the Pirates.

I have always maintained that I want to eat crow and see iCoach be successful...even to the extent of us being nationally ranked and winning the MACC every year. My posts are based on nothing more than my lack of confidence in iCoach. As always, prove me wrong.I'm all for eating crow. It would be fantastic if Patrick Nicely would take me to an all-you-can-eat crow buffet. But I am like you, Trimmy. Prove me wrong.Others will never eat crow, though. They will never give Ianello any credit even if he deserves it.I want an entire buffet of crow! The others who refuse to eat will be force fed if iCoach makes us successful.

I have always maintained that I want to eat crow and see iCoach be successful...even to the extent of us being nationally ranked and winning the MACC every year. My posts are based on nothing more than my lack of confidence in iCoach. As always, prove me wrong.

Two points:1. We don't compete at the top level right now. We call ourselves D-1A, but we really aren't. My 20 inch penis agrees.2. They will just ask the taxpayers to pick up the tab...and they will. We are currently killing ourselves by other means.Lastly, I'll say it for the 1,000th time. It isn't being sent to another level. We won't go back to I-AA and will be at a higher level than YSU. It will be a level between bcs and I-AA. We need to live in the world of reality.This must be the real Great GP1! It holds up to the reputation much better than the guy I'm familiar with.

If we can't beat VMI, we'll lose 11 again.I am so thankful that we have EMU scheduled again. If we got WMU, CMU, and NIU, I would be worried about 0-12. Even I think we can win one game though. I think we go 3-9 giving the NEO sports fans enough encouragement and the "give iCoach a chance to build" crowd enough satisfaction to perpetuate mediocrity. Note: 3-9 is no better than JD's worst season.Against OSU, I have us losing 35-14 with a 17-7ish halftime score and most UA fans thinking, if only X fumble or Y pass/penalty had gone our way, we'd be in this or could/would win.What record this would make you change your mind about ICoach?? I think you are one of his biggest detractors and I am interested in what you think would be acceptable. Zach has already said he will NEVER give him a chance. I am not trying to defend him...the jury is still out for me. I have yet to decide and withhold any critisism until after this year. But I am curious what it would take (record wise) to turn around some of the biggest detractors.Given how weak the MAC and our schedule are, I need to see 5-7 this year, 7-5 the next, and 10-4 the year after with a MACC. I want to be proven wrong by iCoach, but I am not expecting a lot.I think I have said it before, but only a male lion comes into a new pride and kills the cubs. There was no excuse to have so many defectors because of iCoach's my way or the highway approach. That is terrible leadership! Losing to a mediocre I-AA program at home and only winning one game the entire season were both huge steps backwards too. We are/were the laughing stock of I-A football. A duplicate performance this season and I am calling for his head.He is branded as a recruiter, and I wasn't overly impressed with his recruiting class or the realistic future prospects. If that is the guy's strength, what do I have to be optimistic about?Do I think it was time for JD to go? Yes, but at least JD took the program to a place it hadn't been before. With our facilities, anything less than that from iCoach is unacceptable.And GP1, as much as I hate to say it, I don't see us beating Can't this year. Again, I would love to be proven wrong, but I'm sticking to my 3-9 prediction: VMI, EMU, and Buffalo.

If we can't beat VMI, we'll lose 11 again.I am so thankful that we have EMU scheduled again. If we got WMU, CMU, and NIU, I would be worried about 0-12. Even I think we can win one game though. I think we go 3-9 giving the NEO sports fans enough encouragement and the "give iCoach a chance to build" crowd enough satisfaction to perpetuate mediocrity. Note: 3-9 is no better than JD's worst season.Against OSU, I have us losing 35-14 with a 17-7ish halftime score and most UA fans thinking, if only X fumble or Y pass/penalty had gone our way, we'd be in this or could/would win.

Different players. Different circumstances. Different year.The northeast Ohio sports fan's mantra for 40+ years. As I said before, I will believe it when I see it.

I reserve the right to change my mind later. This score is close though.OSU will not put up 55 on us. They could put more than 35 up, but I don't think they will. The loss of Pryor is going to hurt their offense badly, especially against top level teams. OSU is replacing a lot of players this season and that will show itself the first couple of games. Maybe we can get a couple of turnover to go our way. Combine that with the guys out because of the NCAA, the game become more competitive.Right now, I look for a 28-14 score. I don't see us being in the game in a meaningful way. A further prediction will be at least ten fans of either school will fall asleep from boredom. One half of these fans will hurt themselves as a result of the fall.There are so many questions about this team. We'll learn more about them the second game against Temple than we will against OSU. Temple is a more meaningful game than OSU. We need to come out ready to play and get our first MAC win of the season. I don't just mean compete well against Temple, I mean win the game. We'll be playing at home, at night and the crowd should be good. Anything can happen in the MAC. Temple may only be the second game of the season, but if there is such a thing as a must win, this is it.I learned from Bill Cowher that the most dangerous team is one with confidence and momentum. If we can beat Temple and VMI going into EMU, we can beat a bad program and come home for three straight. If we are 1-3 going into EMU, anything can happen because there is no confidence or momentum. Lose at EMU and we have a huge problem again. If we start out the season 1-4 with zero D-1A wins, look out...it will be a long season.You seem awfully confident about that POTENTIAL win over VMI, GP1. Remember last season when we lost to a mediocre Garner-Webb program at home? I'll take wins when they happen, but I don't see any games with this team guaranteed until they prove otherwise. After last season, how could you?

D is for Diploma! :DThe C- on special teams is a gift.

Moderators, can we lock this topic away? It is disgusting that with all the success we've had the past year that a topic about tOSU's failures is approaching or has exceeded the number of posts in the threads about the new stadium, NCAA Soccer Championship, and the MBB MACC and NCAA appearance.I hate OSU as much as the next Zips fan, but come on, this is our board. Where is Buckzip when some perspective is needed?

The quality players that continue to come into this program in large volumes is staggering. Can we defend and compete for another National Championship this year? After the draft, I didn't think we had a chance...now I'm thinking we have to be considered one of the favorites. This roster is more stacked than the Baywatch cast."This has certainly been a grueling, seven-month process to reload our team to a level on-par with our standards," Porter said. "After the spring season, we felt there were still some major holes to fill. But with the addition of this final group of talented players, I am satisfied we are finally there. Yeah, it would be terrible to have a subsidized recruiting trip from Ohio to Jamaica every winter! I'd be happy to fill in for you, Coach!It is amazing what recruiting AND coaching can result in when the successes are combined. Overall, another outstanding job by the staff. I am really looking forward to the season!

When scoring droughts last ten minutes (and ours have), you can't attribute it to our bench not being deep enough. I love KD, but this has occurred throughout his tenure. Let's hope it is an issue of the past.