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So long as Edelman is on the field, their offense will be formidable enough. Don't think they'll consistently stop our offense though.

I was under the impression that Nike was contracted only for the basketball program(s) and that Adidas is the supplier for all other sports. Someone else please back me up or correct the statement.

I think those are fair. I see us about even with CMU and UB. Temple is right there in the second tier as well. Toledo, Ohio, Can't, and EMU are must wins for a respectable season though.

I thought we beat #25 Marshall in the Rubberbowl during Frye's tenure?

Not when Can't loses to UL-Lafayette 44-27. I'm surprised no one has made a new topic regarding this.Can't is going to get pounded again next week by Ball State.

I love reading stuff like this:UA leads the all-time series with the Vikings, 33-10-3.

Temple won't happen. The Big East kicked them out, and there is too much bad blood there. It's like suggesting that the MAC would take Marshall back.Between Toledo, Buffalo, and Akron, there are a number of things that would be considered. Buffalo has the best academics by far and also the largest market, but poor facilities and a nonexistent fan base. If Turner Gill leaves (very likely after this season), they go back to being terrible in football. Toledo has history and tradition, decent facilities, and they are historically competitive with a decent athletic budget and fairly large fanbase, but they have some black marks from point-shaving scandals in both basketball and football. Akron easily has the best facilities (especially when we figure out how to replace the JAR), the Cleveland market is ripe for the picking, and we are the most competitive in everything but Football. The overall fanbase isn't much to speak of right now but it has the potential for explosive growth as demonstrated by the great showing at the MAC championship and Motor City Bowl in 2005.Essentially, it comes down to what the Big East is looking for: Market size and academic reputation (Buffalo), fan base and tradition (Toledo), or sheer potential (Akron).I disagree that UB is a much stronger academic institution than us. Although UB has a larger research volume, I still think UA is at a comparable level when it comes to academics. I also doubt that UB has larger market potential than all of NE Ohio, which includes Cleveland. In the end, I think we are the front-runner for the 4th slot with Toledo being a close second (much smaller market in NW Ohio than NE Ohio).Also, I think it's obvious that the University is targeting the Big East as evidence by all the series record references to the Big East found in the game previews for the various fall sports (men's soccer and volleyball especially).

Remember how our D couldn't stop Syracuse?... At the end of the third quarter, Syracuse has 55 total yards of offense against PSU. Helps put things in perspective. No excuses, our D is terrible. I think it's more related to the 3-3-5 scheme than the personnel. Fault the coaches for that one. I don't think having a healthier D line will make much of a difference either.

By the time stamp on the post, it's only 8:30 and already someone has had too much to drink...now that's tailgating done the right way!Right now, I think the Captain is more Morgan than Kangaroo.Here's to the last opening season game at the Rubber Bowl, great fans/alumni, and a Zips win over Testicle Tech...

I agree, but those in the south and west would likely think that the College World Series is more visible and popular than the College Cup.To lose on the road to a quality opponent like UNM is nothing to be ashamed of especially in a hard fought, evenly played game. I can't think of a season where the National Champion has gone undefeated, so as long as the loss can be used constructively, there is no harm done with respect to the big picture. Missouri State and several upcoming opponents should be W's, so that will help the team rebound in the polls.

Me too. I saw on the gametracker that we hit the post on a header in the first half.

Kudos to them as the program is improving; however, I feel their OOC schedule is weaker than what will be encountered in the MAC.

Front Page!http://soccernet.espn.go.com/section?DB_OE...mp;&cc=5901

I don't know if the "OSWho" reference is one I started using a couple months ago and has caught on since or if I adopted it from somewhere else, but I like it!...to the point that I think it would be nice if the moderators made it a text change in the background as is the case with K-E-N-T being displayed as Can't or F-L-A-S-H-E-S being replaced with flushes.In all cases, and there is no doubt UA men's soccer will yet again be

Those totally reak havoc on your tires. Might just have to take my wife's jeep instead of my car. :blink: sometimes they shit on your windshield too...Let's hope when the game is over, this only happens in the real world and is not a figurative reference to the game (the shitting on the windshield reference, not the dead bird).Contain Davis and a couple receivers and this is an even contest. Perhaps advantage to us because of home field. Either way, the key match-up is their offense versus our defense. I think our offense will put up at least 24 points...hope it's enough for another big W!

Notre Dame is a very solid #5. They have already had a couple big wins and we whooped on them. Louisville beat UNM (who we play this weekend) in overtime last week. I think we are every bit as the #2 ranking indicates. HUGE game coming up at the end of the season at #10 OSWho both for recruiting and Ohio bragging rights.

Because the state of Florida has very few men's soccer programs and FAU could make a big name for itself in this sport, which has growing media exposure.

With a schedule this difficult, the only thing that matters is winning our games. Besides, I think IU will be strong and well respected going into the post-season. They always are.

Thanks. Too bad we got scored on, but the W is the biggest thing.

Does anyone have a link to a gametracker for the UA versus UC game? The UA website has a link, but a gametracker doesn't come up. Feel free to post updates if you can.

Another quality OOC win for the MAC. This week, I'm looking for UB to beat Pitt, BGSU to beat Minnesota, Temple to beat UConn, and our Zips to beat Syracuse. In the other games, I don't think the MAC teams have a chance.

1-0 win for UA. Yet another quality win! To verify for yourself, click on the media button for the game on the schedule:http://www.gozips.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_...amp;SPSID=47177UC also won 1-0, so the UA-UC game on Sunday will be for the championship.

The best part of the article is that after the negativity regarding Can't State, the #5 ranked UA men's soccer team is mentioned along with the promotion of Coach Boals. Beautiful!

Thanks!...I looked on IU's athletics webpage, but didn't find one.Check out my recent post in the soccer forum and give me your thoughts please.

http://www.gozips.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPS...;ATCLID=1569559"Indiana is one of just six all-time UA opponents to post a winning record against the Zips in a series with at least 10 meetings. Akron trails Indiana 4-24-1 and is 1-12 in its last 13 meetings. UA has defeated IU just once in Bloomington. The 2-1 UA victory occurred in the schools’ second meeting of their series, Oct. 4, 1975."So who are the other five programs to post a winning record against UA in a series with at least ten meetings?I know OSU, Michigan, and Notre Dame are not among them.My guesses: St. Louis, UNC, Penn State, UVA, and Oakland (Michigan).What are your thoughts?Anyone have factual information that supports/refutes my guesses?