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If they run the table and make a strong showing in the tournament, they might just might have a shot at an at large or play in OK, I am dreaming. Had we not lost to NIU and EMU, I think we'd be right there on the cusp of an at-large NCAA bid. Unfortunately, just like most seasons, it's MACC or bust. I have a good feeling about the MACC though. We are peaking at the right time.

Don't forget how well the CC soccer team is under head coach and Akron alum, Shaun Docking! http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-soccer...ng_shaun01.html

That was me. I think the OT game along with their stretch of 5 games in 10 days will have Can't struggling down the stretch.

Things are getting tight at the top of the east division. We can do it but have to be nearly flawless the rest of the way. Man, those losses to NIU and EMU really sting!

Go ahead and say it, who called this one?

Here's to multiple OT's!

Is anyone else bothered by the fact that ESPN3 is showing EMU-CMU and not the Flushes vs. Sweaters? Any one have a video link for Can't State-Miami?

Unbelievable that someone rips me off so blatantly. All it would have taken was a simple PM or post stating "Thanks for the idea" and everything would be fine. I hope the classless lackey that took credit for this as their own work enjoys ZN. I used to provide Marketing ideas to the Thomas administration. Many were used, and they always had the class to say "thanks." I miss classy people. They're a thing of the past. Given the Captain's sarcastic history, I can't tell if this is serious or not.

I think Creighton is a great match-up for us. I like the prospective return game next year. I wish we played more MVC and Horizon League teams in the OOC schedule. I also think that for the sake of local interest, CSU and YSU should be on the schedule every year.

I am hoping for a game that goes into 4 overtimes, and I don't care who wins. An extended game could provide the emotional and physical exhaustion both teams need to collapse going down the stretch. It would be a great start to Can't's stretch of 5 games in 10 days, which is rough enough with all games ending in regulation. This guarantees that I don't have to root for Can't or the Sweaters.

I guess Caleb Porter is never eligible then. What a great problem to have. I will trade MAC COTY awards for NCAA Championships all day! Seriously though, if KD wins 4 of the next 6 or more and makes the MACC game (regardless of outcome), he's got my vote. The turnaround has been night and day. More than anything, this proves to me he can coach. It is easy to stand back and watch your more talented team win, but it takes a true teacher and coach to right the ship. Way to go KD! I believe. Oh, and of course,

I think it's cool we just evened up the all-time series with BUGS too. What a way to do it.

I think we will get 20 wins after all. Let's keep this up.

I believe! It should be a fun end to the season. Play likes this makes it even worse that we lost to NIU and EMU. I think a big difference is that it sounds like the guys are having fun playing. Amazing shooting doesn't hurt either.

I am confused, what did we win?

Because he was the only Cleveland pro athlete worth a crap last year. Yet another example of Cleveland screwing Akron. They can't even give the ultimate respect to true champions. The first "NE Ohio" Championship since 1964, and we don't win. Figures. Other than Case, the Cleveland Clinic, NASA, and the Metroparks/Zoo, Cleveland is a hole in the ground. Oh, and the Mongolian Barbeque is pretty stellar too. The next bad bad thing to happen to Cleveland will be Continental/United removing the hub from Hopkins. It will happen. They don't even use their waterfront well.

If only holes on the offensive line opened this easily on the field in 2010...

+1 he's a punk He is polarizing that's for sure. Add him to the list of things you shouldn't talk about at work or on a first date in addition to politics and religion.

There is an Akron alum who is head coach of a solid Coastal Carolina program who I recommended to the administration for Ken Lolla's position. We are very lucky to have Coach Porter, and I am glad things worked out the way they did. However, I think Shaun Docking would be a great fit for UNC because he already knows the NC area and has done great things with a small scale program. He also has the Akron soccer brand on his resume, which can't hurt either. http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-soccer...ng_shaun01.html I am kind of disappointed. Where are Z.I.P. and MDZip to comment on this?

There is an Akron alum who is head coach of a solid Coastal Carolina program who I recommended to the administration for Ken Lolla's position. We are very lucky to have Coach Porter, and I am glad things worked out the way they did. However, I think Shaun Docking would be a great fit for UNC because he already knows the NC area and has done great things with a small scale program. He also has the Akron soccer brand on his resume, which can't hurt either. http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-soccer...ng_shaun01.html

Don't blame Zeke for the team never working the ball to him. Sure he could be more aggressive but tonight he played defense about 90% of perfect and was in great position to take the ball a dozen times while only getting half that. I wasn't blaming Zeke for anything. We won. I was simply saying we need more of a contribution from him to be successful in the MAC Tourney. Whether he needs to step up himself or the team needs to get him more involved, I don't know. I have a feeling it is a combination of the two. When watching recently, I didn't get the sense that he was being assertive in demanding the ball on offense though.

Do we have room??? From Top Drawer Soccer............. Despite finishing in a tie for second (behind AkronTop Drawer Soccer) in our chat audience poll asking who had the best incoming class, North Carolina has garnered the most Top 100 players with six. Jordan McCrary, Darvin Ebanks, Miguel Lopez, Ryan Dodson, Jon Ray and Cooper Vandermaas will all be donning the Carolina blue. http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/players-to-...igning-Day-news Doubt it happens for a couple of reasons: 1. School has to release players once they sign LOI. If player leaves without official release then they must sit out Freshman year. I seriously doubt UNC would release any of these guys 2. I believe that several are from North carolina and environs so they may not wanna leave UNC. BTW...in response to the question of whether Porter leaves for UNC a "very reliable source" at Zips soccer program said "Haha no" a little while ago. With the National Championship in hand at a soccer school, why would Coach Porter leave? I was at the UNC game this year. Their fans and facilities don't come close to comparing to ours! His situation couldn't be improved by going to another school. The only thing I see Coach Porter leaving for is Head Coach of the Men's National Team.

To me, the box score tells the story of this game. (I was unable to watch or listen.) The Zips shoot 38% from 3 and well in general from the floor and line. WMU is 0-12 from 3. If those stats are more even, the game is a toss up. We live and die by the 3. Looks like a good game from Nik and Brett. Zeke's stats are still underwhelming. I hope he gets it going before the MAC Tourney.

Why doesn't my UPS driver look like that?

It won't happen. They are more worried about same sex marriage and abortion to worry about fiscal issues important to 99% of Americans. I don't even know why these things are issues other than they have implications for religious beliefs, which IMO have no place in politics. Same sex marriage is a universal inevitability, and the Supreme Court has ruled on abortion, so no major changes will be made to it. We have a hundred problems more important than these.