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Forget about soccer for a moment. Soccer merchandise doesn't sell, which is why you don't see much of it. But....just the idea of having ANY type of shirt that says AKRON and NATIONAL CHAMPIONS should be enough to move more Akron merchandise in this town. I'm shocked that this opportunity hasn't been exploited.Forget about Soccer? Are you the same guy who said I should pull for OSWho? I will go along with your statement that "Soccer merchandise doesn't sell, which is why you don't see much of it." If YOU look up the definition of the word, tautology.

How did I get here? My name's not Toto!

A final four team from the previous year not making the Top 50 the following season? I put Districtballer in my top 10 list -- of sandbaggers!

Yes, that is correct. An OSU win knocks down Louisville further in the polls, and also bolsters Akron's RPI.Hope for a win from a sports program that already believes they are superior to us, kicked a ball at the head of one of our players last year out of frustration, and has a coach that seemed to excuse it as something minor?I have them 2nd to Ken+ on my list of schools I like to see lose. And if they didn't have an attitude like they are God's gift to college athletics, I probably wouldn't care what they were doing down there.Sorry Skip, but we disagree again. How ANYONE could be ahead of the State University Bullies in the "dislike" poll is beyond the Z.I.P.'s comprehension.

Hixon would be a WR coach, we could assume -- if he and the program were interested. I have no idea who is the current WR coach, but I CAN tell you, of the position coaches -- what Akron needs most desparately is an Offensive Line coach! We have recruited good HS level players on the O-Line for years -- arguably the best recruited position(s) on the team, but they haven't developed into anything at all. I blame this entirely on the inabiliity of coaches to teach simple blocking techniques. Bring in a guy with a couple of years in the NFL (and who can teach), and you might make a significant difference in a year or two.

Wouldn't it be nice to see the Lone Ranger actually put up some decent #s against Div I-AA competition? Maybe even complete over 50% of his passses?! Akron 24-14

The merchandise is licensed by the university -- however, how much of a role does the UA take in producing what appears on shelves -- whether in the store, at the UA Bookstore, or the various Zips Shops on campus? There must be some communication between the manufacturer, marketers and the UA Athletic Dept. So, that said, if the football team sucks, but the soccer team is NATIONAL CHAMPS... why can't they adjust their merchandising/marketing to sell an alternate product? Do any off-campus stores sell UA soccer gear (e.g., National Champs shirts, jerseys...)? There are tens of thousands of kids and thousands of adults playing soccer in NEO -- capture that niche at least!

Did you say, "We might like OSU to win."? Wow!

Good luck to you guys! Are you going to have a separate parade from the Rowdies'?

Future NFL HC Jason Taylor? If his acting career doesn't get in the way... Maybe he should be talking to the AD and coaching staff, rather than the players -- I don't happen to blame Akron's players. They're not the Dolphins.

You must not have heard the guys from FSC do Friday nite's game! They had multiple pronunciations for DeA. Personally, I remember a former UA Classics professor, Isaac Yetiv, whose name I've already gotten confused with DeAndre's!

I don't think Chiu is being looked at as a contributor this year. Not sure if he has played -- but I'd look at a red-shirt year as best for Andy. Schmitt can do the job when called on.The game: The team picked up where they left off in Northridge -- I was hoping there would be a chance at a similar tumultuous finish, but it was not to be. It seemed as if the red card deflated the players emotionally. Another thing that we are seeing, despite the amazing level of skill on Akron's side, size does matter, and opponents are using their larger, and taller bodies to stay in games with us this year. How about that guy Sandoval? He looked like he towered over Akron in the box, and he kept the play alive that allowed the Lobos to put in the equalizer. Is he the Brian Urlacher of college soccer?Couple of side things I saw last night: Quinn (I wish I could spell his first name!) has a great future in front of him. He continues to see the game better than anyone on the field. He just has great soccer instincts. It would be something to witness if we could combine those instincts with DeAndre's pace down the sideline. DeA runs like a deer, but when he gets the ball in the forward third he sometimes looks like he's caught in the headlights! He still needs to "get" the feel of the college game, but when he does he's going to be special. He just holds onto the ball longer than he should -- when he starts finding open runners he's going to start creating scoring chances. How did Cal Poly look vs Syracuse? I was in Pomona couple wks ago -- the school there calls themselves the Big Brothers of the Poly family. Rowdies might want to do something with that. Hey -- another idea: throw tortillas! They do that on the C. Coast

There was only one player involved in any "altercation", and it was the out-of-control Darren Mattocks who needs to have his chill pill allocation upped. He'll do well to sit out the next game and learn from this experience. There was a (minor) collision with the keeper, who reached out to hold Darren up. Keith Tabatznik on the broadcast got it exactly right -- Mattocks took two separate swings at opponents. Frankly, he's fortunate if he only sits one game. Very immature. Is there any post-game review by the MAC or anyone?

Please help me out. I'm looking for an exceptional selection of Rhone varietals. I was a bit disappointed by the World of Wines store in Northridge. Although I was shocked that they sold Spire cider @ $4.40 for 4 when I've been paying over $2 for a single bottle in Hawaii!

An FYI: According to the mac-sports.com website, the Cal Poly game will be streamed online even though it's not a MAC game.Can't leak much info, but Akron will be using another new back 4 tonight. Can maybe piece it together based on who wasn't playing last game and who played well when given an opportunity...Look for this to be as serious a threat of a game to end the Akron win streak, it won't be easy at all.Dagilis over Gallego? Not too sure what I think of that. Haven't been to impressed with Dagilis in the past, but he was solid last match.It's surprised me -- though the competition has been fierce -- that Matt hasn't gotten any more of a chance until now. He's as athletic as anybody on the bench. Didn't he win states in 100 meters?

Well, if you're going to pull the Switch-o, Change-o on me, then...Never mind... Anywho -- how does FSC manage to massage their American broadcast ops with the "International Headquarters" in beautiful downtown Winnipeg? :rolleyes:edit/added: For anyone who was wondering what I meant: Here's a story on Fox Soccer Channel's Winnipeg HQ I'm a big Machado fan, but can you stand Jeremy StLouis, and that awful woman in the hamburglar glasses?

The Rowdies just posted a pump up video for the game tomorrow night. At the very end is Caldwell's goal and Zarek rushing the field. Too funny!Thanks. Outstanding show of support by Zarek! Okay, so from the angle, I can tell PLowerman was the guy up on the tower. He's the "official videographer" for Akron soccer? I witnessed in the replay something that I noticed, but forgot about in real time -- one of the craziest fan reactions comes from the CSUN student in red. Watch him jumping up and waving at Caldwell as he goes by. He was happy to watch a great ending, even if his team lost! And the CSUN coach was outside the locker room shaking peoples' hands after the game.

That's because it never was about those things...unless we go back to the 1800s and why would we want it to be the 1800s again?GP1, do you mind explaining to the unwashed masses (or just one ol fuddy duddy under a palm tree), if what you say is true -- what exactly is the value of (college) athletics, if competition and sportsmanship are no longer involved?Mahalo...

Whoa Nelly! Talk about PASSION! All I can say is, if you see Temryss Lane will you PLEASE give her my #?. Huh,huh,huh,huh,huh. Please!

Great idea -- as soon as we head back to NCAA DII. Which may not be that far away, given current trends.

Sounds like the "host" is trying to make amends for referring to the AK-Rowdies by some other name a year ago -- what was it? He's a good guy, though, so humor him! I remember the soccer games were played between the HS band show and the football pre-game during Acme-Zip Saturdays -- however I never witnessed one as they always came about 3-4 hrs before the football game. Not sure how many folks were present -- but probably more than the 500 or so who watched at Lee Jackson in the day. I hope I can get off work at 1 o'clock to watch Friday. Go Zips!

If you need a video tutorial, that doesn't seem like a good thing. Is there a Spanish language app for the visitors? And one for Gozips?

There IS something in there in the year 2015HOLY CRAP!!! We better get a football team and coach by then.

Irvine #5 and UCLA 27! Pheewwww! UCLA fired their women's coach a year ago, and she had been fairly successful (but couldn't beat USC!)-- you gotta feel the heat under Salcedo's seat. I saw Irvine play Gonzaga (at least the start of their game), and they didn't look any better than Fullerton or Northridge to me. their BIG WIN is what -- Wisconsin or Illinois-Chicago? (Sorry -- it's one of those U of California sites that are basically illegible!) I think they were barely ranked third in the Big West pre-season poll, and way behind Cal Poly.

Wow! I've been away form the area for quite a while, but some of the changes continue to mystify me! Why, oh why, at a time of diminshed resources would the state start up a SECOND community college in Stark County? What exactly is the reasoning behind having both K.SU-Stark AND Stark State (and what an awful name BTW, seems to signify how "stark" the educational landscape is becoming)??