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Gotta love the Smurf Turf! Let's hope that our new stadium has some unique features like that, which give the program and stadium some national level character!If so, what do you think such features would be?

They become college coaches because they have a passion for what they do for a living. Anyone who has seen the movie Office Space or can relate to it knows exactly what I'm talking about.

johnnyzip84, you must be referring to the Scarlett and Grey.

If incentives clauses are included, perhaps they will.

It's official; however, outside of the 5 year time frame, terms of the deal weren't specified.http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/15960832.htmhttp://www.gozips.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_...0&ATCLID=681881

We played both CMU and WMU, so I think we'll have the 3 way tie breaker if it comes down to that. Keep in mind the western division opponents were as follows:Akron: CMU (5-0), Toledo (2-4), WMU (5-1); Overall Western Record (12-5)Can't: Toledo (2-4), EMU (1-5), Ball St (3-3); Overall Western Record (6-12)Ohio: NIU (3-3), WMU (5-1), EMU (1-5); Overall Western Record (9-9)I believe the three-way tie breaker would work in our favor because we have the stronger Western schedule by far. Thus, the best way to look at the outcome of the NIU-Toledo game in relation to us is to say that in the event of a three-way tie breaker, we just picked up a full game on Ohio.However, we have to do our part and win out! If we don't, this is all academic. Like last year, we have to do our part and hope that Can't and Ohio falter down the stretch.

I'm not the only one who thinks a strong case could be made for Akron to be in the NCAA Tournament. It appears Ohio State got screwed too.http://www.collegesoccernews.com/index_files/page0483.htmI think the comment that the tournament be increased from 48 to 64 teams is a terrific idea although there will always be bubble team controversy.

Gardner-Webb and Bucknell probably won there conference tournaments. I'm really surprised and disappointed that we didn't make it. There doesn't seem to be any respect within the selection committee for Akron's Men's Soccer program. Remember last year when we got screwed when it came to the seeding?You laugh about Louisville not making it, but give Lolla a few years to build the program and I'll guarantee they're a perenial qualifier for the NCAA Tournament as Akron was for the 4-5 years prior to this won.I hope this doesn't hurt recruiting and your prominence on the national stage.I'll still give Coach Porter another season before judging his ability to coach and recruit. The transition is never easy and this is yet another example.I'm cautiously optimistic that we'll be back strong next year! Go Zips!

Not true! We're projected to get an at-large bid to the tournament. Once there, this team has the potential to beat any other school in the country. Whether that can be done over the course of the six or so games it would take to become national champions is another story.Please see my source:http://www.collegesoccernews.com/index_files/page0475.htm

Today's game wasn't listed under live stats. Thanks anyhow.If anyone else knows how I may obtain a real time update, please let me know. I'll be monitoring this post until the time the game should be over.

Great! Thanks a lot!

Is anyone watching the MACC game live on TV right now? I'm not in the NE Ohio area and thus, don't have access to any information regarding the game status. It should be halftime soon and I would appreciate it if anyone could give me a score and a brief run down on how the Zips have looked.Thank you in advance.

If we had only beaten Toledo...we needed that game and was one we should have won if we played to our potential. Had we done so, we'd control our own destiny. I knew that game would really hurt us in the end!

I meant to include this...:http://www.collegesoccernews.com/index_files/page0475.htm

This team is peaking at exactly the right time. If we win the MACC game, look for us to potentially get a first-round home game in the NCAA tournament. If we lose the MACC game, we should still get an at-large bid. Either way, this team has the experience and talent to go deep into the NCAA tournament.

Bravo!

Frye is playing on a terrible team with poor play calling. Getsy just isn't as good as last season indicated. He can't produce when he's under pressure and it seems other teams have figured this out.

I agree with everything you said.I almost hope we lose to Ohio now just so Can't doesn't go to the MACC.

TD Toledo...game over. There go any outside chances at a MACC berth and we probably won't be getting a bowl game as I suspect we'll lose at least one out of two to Ohio and Western Michigan to end the season.

What the hell is that backwards spin Getsy does when he's pressured from the weak side? Talk about terrible coaching...right there...that should have happened once and Getsy should have been coached out of doing it again!

At least the ESPN 360 stream is coming in smoothly now that all the other Zips fans have closed their streams. I can't believe I'm going to be dumb enough to watch this entire game.

This is absolutely sick! Just when you think we're getting our rhythm for the season and are back on track...The worst part of this is that Toledo isn't even playing well, we're just playing that poorly.

"Akron … Isn't it amazing what a running game can do? Absent for the last few weeks, the Zip ground game, thanks all to Dennis Kennedy, was able to run over Miami and control the game. The defense also helped by getting the RedHawk offense off the field time and again and limiting the long drives. This doesn't exactly turn the season around, but there's not a game left on the slate that Akron can't win. 7-5 might be enough to get a bowl bid, while 8-4 would definitely get it done."http://cfn.scout.com/2/557666.htmlI totally agree here, but Toledo, Ohio, and Western Michigan will all be tough games. We need Ohio to beat Can't this weekend for the possibility of a three way tie in the East. One step at a time though...let's start with a win at Toledo.

I would say the outcome is more due to luck than sound logic. As I said before, Can't's season is one QB injury away from crumbling. There is still a lot of football left to be played this season and we all know that

Enough said!Wait, one more thing...