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Any of you folks who were around Akron in 1990, ask Coach McCloud about the Hawaii - Long Beach State game. I've probably told this story once or thrice, but in the pre-game radio show, Hawaii broadcaster Larry Beal (who later spent several years on ESPN) said, and I quote, "It would seem all Hawaii must do to win this game is to step onto the field, since Long Beach is coming off a fifty-to-nothing pasting at the hands of the Akron Zips a week ago." I seem to recall that the Bows scored on a long TD pass as time expired and hung on for a slim last second "victory". Now you know where the Zip in Paradise was in 1990.

Well, if we can't get el Dieguito , I would love to have the next best thing! Unfortunately, he appears to be tied up in Turkey. I'd take Jurgen if he's all that's left. Now why can't our government compromise like that?

Well, I have to really shake my head on this one. Akron loses another player to the Tar Heels! (scroll down to bottom) And I was REALLY hopeful that our nuevo amigo, Andy would be able to come through for us on this! That's one strike against you man!

DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders) - is lightning fast. He has absolute blinding speed. Kofi who? Zip fans don't love him too much; he might not be at Akron as long as Kofi Sarkodie. He is very slight and he'll need to be stronger to battle the older and more physical developed college players. He's a player to keep an eye on. Aw, c'mon. He can't be THAT good. If so, how did USYNT coaches miss him? Looking forward to seeing DeAndre' and meeting with Tank and Bizbee in a month. Apparently, some decent BBQ in Northridge, though I'm looking forward to the barbacoa in E LA. Mmmmmm, borrego delicioso!. Z.I.P. in Paradise. this how you paying for your trip to solid, but, shakey ground? For those who do not know; Northridge, CA is the center of the porn industry. I'm not sure HOW Gozips found that out. He must have a Vivid imagination.

DeAndre Yedlin (Seattle Sounders) - is lightning fast. He has absolute blinding speed. Kofi who? Zip fans don't love him too much; he might not be at Akron as long as Kofi Sarkodie. He is very slight and he'll need to be stronger to battle the older and more physical developed college players. He's a player to keep an eye on. Aw, c'mon. He can't be THAT good. If so, how did USYNT coaches miss him? Looking forward to seeing DeAndre' and meeting with Tank and Bizbee in a month. Apparently, some decent BBQ in Northridge, though I'm looking forward to the barbacoa in E LA. Mmmmmm, borrego delicioso!.

Not many saw it, including the usual small CD Chivas USA crowd at HDC, but Blair Gavin got an assist on Justin Braun's second goal in his Saturday hat trick performance against the Houston Dynamo. Other than Braun, the POG would have been 'Z' Valentin, who is really coming into his own. The commentator (might have been John Harkes) mentioned that he is getting attention from the USMNT, and could be called up for by Bob Bradley for his first cap this year (Hey- he's still 19!). Kofie Sarkodie started and was lacklustre for Houston, but the Dynamo performance was as week as any I've seen in MLS this season. I didn't see Ben Zemanski anywhere, and he is not listed even among unused subs in the box! Injury??

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My guesses, UCSB away on October 5th and Wake Forest at home on October 29th Agreed. Only thing that might make it different is that FSC likes to broadcast Friday night games and the UCSB game is on a Wednesday. The Zips have no regular season Friday home games scheduled. In the past, FSC has broadcast Wednesday night games; that's why, besides the opponent/atmosphere, I'm confident in the UCSB away game. At home, if it's not WFU, it could be one of the Little 12...blOSU, PSU, or MSU. Actually the game against New Mexico on September 16 is a Friday night game. Don't think this would be worth an FSC broadcast though. Actually I disagree. This will be a potential tough game. Remember that the Lobos provided Akron a loss during the 2008 season. Also, it will be a homecoming game for New Mexico's Michael Green, from Cleve St Ignatius HS, aka, the Dark Thunder. Good luck, Mike.

Congratulations. Hope you enjoyed the cloud forest. The howler monkeys take any skin? Hey, did I mention the Fear the Roo T-shirt the guy was wearing at Kahala Mall two yrs ago?

Amazing! The Suburbanite scooped all NEO media??

Amstutz-I always thought the were the same person.Naples is a very nice area. And now becoming a home for fired former coaches? Hmmmm.

My guesses, UCSB away on October 5th and Wake Forest at home on October 29thAgreed. Only thing that might make it different is that FSC likes to broadcast Friday night games and the UCSB game is on a Wednesday.Heard from FSC directly that they plan to do the Santa Barbara game, despite the date. Since it's a West Coast game, it likely wouldn't interfere with possible MLS broadcast -- might even make for double-header action. No idea bout the WFU game. They don't really advertise their college schedule in advance, so it could be hard to tell. I'll try to find out for sure.

I was thinking about this last night. I'd have to look up the number of I-A teams and the number of bowl games, but I'm not feeling that motivated today. It seems to me that half of all I-A teams make a bowl game. At the rate teams are going on probation, there could bea chance the NCAA would have to revise rules to allow sub.500 teams to go to a bowl.The move to another division isn't far off. I don't see how it will do anything other than help college football. Ohio high school football has six divisions and a playoff in each. Good competition is created at each division and the playoffs are fun. If Ohio can have six divisions for high school, I think the United States can have five divisions for college football. When I was in high school in the mid 80s, there were only something like five divisions and we were in the middle division. We didn't petition the state to move up to the highest division because we couldn't for one thing and we couldn't compete even if we could. The OHSAA did us a favor by making a division for us. The NCAA would be doing schools in conferences like the mac a favor by making them play in another division. The mac has been in business since the 1940s. It is obvious at this point MAClike conferences can't save themselves so the ncaa has to step in and save them.All I can say is this would be great if you want to turn (MAC and other non-BCS) college football into a version of high school football. I wonder how SkipZip and others who think Akron can be a big-time player feel about that. From my perspective, there's really not much lower our program can go -- we might as well create a HS schedule. But, if that happens, would we be able to save the money going down the "Big-Time" rat hole? Somehow I doubt it. I'm starting to understand what Huggins felt 25 yrs ago, when we started down this path.

All I can say is, anyone good enough to PG Stu Vetter's team is good enough for my Zips! He has probably sent more players to D-1 than any HS coach in America.

Pardon me for getting caught up in the machismo machine someone was operating!Can you ask the rookies why they chose Akron -- particularly the (what three?) young ladies from the Las Vegas Valley. And try asking coach Pfau if he would like a future trip to the 50th state. There are people out here who could arrange that!

I don't know who we will be playing, but I hope we schedule Carleton, Saskatchewan, and Dalhousie or teams of their caliber. I fear we will instead schedule teams like Chabot, Ohlone, and Siskiyous. Regardless, the extra practice time should be beneficial.Just out of curiosity, ZM, why would Akron travel to Canada to play three California community college teams? Maybe we could get scouting report from Derrick Tarver.

I'll be damned if I'm drinking anything named after Phyllis Schlafly! Although that DOES explain a thing or two.

Your first guess was 40% correct!Did you try Goggling "glscl"?Come on, you are a sports nut and a computer wizard.Your vote should have been in days ago.The pole will be closing soon and so far only one vote separates first from second place.Here's my guess: Zipmeister fixed the results of this poll far in advance to ensure he would be the only possible winner. Meister may now send his resume' directly to the Rupert Murdock News Network. He is rated "Highly Qualified" for positions in management.

Actually there has been just one Akron soccer player who played a year and left for the MLS. But you're right, women could not play on the men's soccer team or in a men's professional leagueWell, I don't think we'll be able to definitively answer this one, simply because Don Garber will never allow it to be answered. Could Abby Wambach play in MLS? How about Hope Solo? I think Abby would make Chivas USA a better team right now -- sheez, do they need scoring! And, she's as big as many MLS forwards, taller than Darlington Nagbe, e.g.As far as personal knowledge goes, I have seen one US Women's National Team player, two-time Olympic gold medalist Natasha Kai (now with Philadelphia in WPS) play practice and friendly games with the Hawaii women's team against older men players from the Oahu Island Soccer league -- many of whom have college experience, and Tasha more than held her own -- she was the best player on the field. Not exactly MLS caliber, but good men's ballers nonetheless. I think Tasha could compete against US minor league men's players. And I think the other USWNT players could too. And for that matter the WNBA all-stars or an Olympic team could give a team of NBA D-League players a run for their money. Would probably lose out on account of pure size, but if there were a height limit, it would be a close one.

Apparently you went passed too quickly to discover the skills on display!

I would disagree. At 6' 5", and judging from is Jr season stats, being from Dunbar, the kid isn't a project. He's ready to rebound now.6' 5" is a really common size in the MAC. For him to commit in July means we really wanted him. I'd expect a double-double average from him in his upcoming senior HS season. I know KD has been searching for "The Next Wood/Travis" for a couple years. Akbar looks to fit the bill.The MAC has a tradition of small 4-spot players. Coach Jim Larranaga, when he was at BG had one of the toughest guys I can remember under the boards. If Akbar can be as tough as him, the Rowdies might be chanting "Allahu Akbar!"

Damn, I wanted to be the firstY yo ha discubrido que esto es (As I have discovered, this is one half of our continuing PuertoRican connection).

The real question is: Does he have Monster Hands?? I nominate Moe to be the next Dreal1Scout.

Lucky Z.I.P. In Paradise, what "2 guard"? Brian Walsh is a true point guard. And, at six-foura dimension in Zips basketball here to fore never seen.Not on this roster he's not.I see Rico starting most games at the point. But in KD's offense, there'll be plenty of minutes to go around. Here is another Katz piece on Bobinski. This one can start another scheduling thread!