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    Columbus Crew announce the professional retirement of former US YNT Captain and 2010 freshman all-America Perry Kitchen. One of the steadiest central mids I've ever had the pleasure of watching. #2 pick in the 2011 Superdraft, following a national championship season for Caleb Porter's Akron Zips. 🌟 Enjoy the sunset and a new sunrise 🌅 , Legend! https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/columbus-crew-announces-end-of-2022-roster-decisions
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    Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. And sometimes it really is a zero sum game. Signed, Graduate Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences
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    Q: Has Akron given up a TD on the final drive of the first half in each and every game this season?
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    CatDaddy (candidly), you should be the color commentator on the broadcast, but that would put the King of Jackson Twp out of work! lol
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    My story of the NCAA title College Cup features walking from the tournament HQ hotel -- which I THOUGHT was where the team was staying -- nearly a mile down Hwy 1 in Santa Barbara to the Fess Parker Inn (IIRC) which was the ACTUAL team hotel. I walked into the lobby, expecting a raucous party atmosphere and found what appeared like the aftermath of a family reunion -- winning the championship was so emotionally emptying apparently that all the players and families were just lounging around waiting for the bus to arrive to take them to LAX! I thought about grabbing the trophy and running out the side door, but the team's discipline wore off one and I refrained! Meanwhile, my friend who had the car had left with his college roommate for the roommate's house in Montecito, so I ended up having to take a cab back to the motel in Goleta where we were staying -- which cost me a cool $55 charge. BUT, before I could depart I had to look for the boys room, and while wandering the hall behind the main lobby I opened a door to what turned out to be the party room, and low and behold there was the Louisville Cardinals team and traveling "party", living it up with the band I recall and cheerleaders -- acting just as if it were THEY who had won the College Cup, rather than the triumphantly laid back group out in the lobby. That difference in reactions spoke a ton to me about the difference in cultures between the two final programs. There's no way Caleb Porter's team could have celebrated a title game defeat, but Ken Lolla's sure as heck was! How many titles has Louisville won?
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    Whoever is USF men's basketball coach better be updating his resume'!
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    Was it a pass attempt or what was the play? ESPN is still showing it as successful, but no points!
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    What happened on Akron's 2-point conversion attempt??
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    Neva mine... ESPN reads 12 p.m. Usually that means Eastern Standard. Meantime I'm watching this barnburner between EMU and Canada. First to 50 should win. NO defense!
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    What in the world is going on with the start of this game?? All media shows 12:00 EST kick. Lightning?? Why no updates from Zips social media.
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    Watched the 2nd half of the Huron-Devils game. EMU's O-line just manhandled ASU's front. Ran the ball so easily. Are they THAT good, or did the PAC lie down?
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    Great hire for blOSU. Just a matter of time...
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    They need to find a way to prevent the home/visitor fan ratio from being like it was for that Indiana Grand Opening game!
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    There is a Change.org petition calling on the NCAA to establish a two-semester college soccer season. Not recommending one way or the other, just for info. https://www.change.org/p/two-semester-college-soccer-season?fbclid=IwAR1OtTUhmPtTph6H0JyeSEfNVQvjH6ibU3EEhyyHjYR39j2ET4CTaC1iRDk
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    I just hope Mr Hankerson has a better attitude than K.J. Walton had!
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    My apologies for impertinence but...What's wrong with Dyson? How long is he out? Mahalo! 🙏
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    Interesting comment. Are you old enough to remember the 1975 Fiesta Bowl? In that game, 11-0 Sun Devils defeated the 10-1 Big12 Runners-up Cornhuskers and claimed what some still consider Frank Kush and the Devils' only national championship. At the season's conclusion USC, Oklahoma and Arizona State each won media polls as the #1 team in college football. The Trojans and Sooners split the UPI and AP polls, while Arizona State won the Sporting News poll. Sporting News was not considered "as official" a determinate -- perhaps a "lesser" poll, so today "officially" only OU and USC are recorded as co-champs but don't take that argument to Tempe!
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    The tracker has team stats...but only for the home team??? 😒
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    Mismo. Same from Hawai'i. IAC, 1-0 Hoosers. Goal by Sam Sarver.
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    I remember the NCAA establishing the "core courses" requirement many years ago, in the late 80s or 90s (?). It's an established practice now, but back in the day many students didn't take classes that didn't interest them, or they considered "too tough". No names please. 😉 I don't know what those courses are, but if they include for example upper level math(above basic algebra/geometry) or chemistry many students of the 70s would not have qualified for college.
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    There's A LOT of nonsense (non-truths) in this history (link at bottom) of the Akron-IU rivalry. The one point I believe is correct is that Akron owns the advantage in the last ten meetings. I well remember the game at Lee Jackson in 1980. It was played on a Sunday -- not Saturday as this says. The Browns (aka that season as the Kardiak Kids) played I think the Steelers and Pittsburgh's PK was Matt Bahr (he joined the Browns the following season) who played soccer against Akron earlier, and along with his fellow NFL placekicker brother Chris was the son of another hated opposing coach, the legendary Walter Bahr (pronounced VAL- tehr- Bar) who coached his sons in soccer at Penn State . My memory is that Don Cockroft kicking the winning FG at the end was the highlight of either game -- and that "Uncle" Georgie Nanchoff was more interested in the Browns game on my transistor radio than the Hoosiers win (3-1 I think) on our field. 🤣 This was the Indiana team on which Yeagley subbed his entire field squad of ten players at the same time. I don't know today, but at the time that seemed incredibly arrogant of Yeags. Jerry at that time was the biggest referee baiter ever. It was amazing he never received even a yellow card! I believe our 2022 Zips can maintain that past ten-year advantage, and anything less than a draw will be terribly disappointing. fknbuflobo bring back a W from Armstrong! https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/msoc/opponent-history/akron/153
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    Looking at that picture I couldn't help but remember watching this televised MLS game and thinking "what an absolutely awful tackle by Mullan." I had no idea just how awful the consequences would be for our friend Stevie Z. https://www.sounderatheart.com/2011/4/22/2128329/colorado-rapids-vs-seattle-sounders-steve-zakuanis-horrific-injury
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    Did anyone notice what I noticed? There's no signature attached to this apology. No one wants to accept responsibility! SO Akron!
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    I thought at the end Jared moved Niko up to the left side forward spot. Or did it just seem like that since he was always forward on attacks?
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    Discussion: "Malik Henry, best Akron wing back since DeAndre Yedlin." I have seen no live games, only film, but he appears to have similar speed to overlap offensively and possesses an excellent target pass. I notice he lines up in an attacking position on free-kicks in the final third. Does he have unlocked scoring potential?
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