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Announced attendance: 27,781. Actual attendance? Do we know how many actual seats Info has, vs suites, grass, etc.?

Mickey D. Says, "The check's in the mail!"

Toledo is 0-1, and was 3-9 last season. They're up against high school football on a Friday night. That's tough for a MAC program to overcome.Yeah, I think Start was playing Sylvania. Woo-hoo, tough competition there. Actually there didn't look like many empty seats to me, but I may have been seeing the patrons double after a few amber ales. I'd watch the Morgan State game that way if, one, it were televised, and two, it weren't a morning game in HI. Call me a wimp. but at least I wait till noon. Here's to Zippy though

Enjoy the Mogen David. La Chaim

From GoZips.com:Under fourth-year head coach Caleb Porter, the Zips are a perfect 31-0-0 when leading at the half. Message to opponents: Better get off to a good start.

The Zip in Paradise is checking last second flight availability. Just so he can come back to sit with his fellow Green Bulldog! Well...

^^HEY! Now THERE's some nice Unis!

Jean Pronovost, Syl Apps, Ron Shock....I've never settled down after the failure of the Cleveland Crusaders to secure Syl Apps for the '74-75 season.

Was he in the cast of the Sopranos?

I liked this quote: "the flushes snapped a 163-game span without a shutout with an 18-0 victory over Coastal Carolina last Thursday night at Dix Stadium." I don't think anyone around here will be surprised to see a second consecutive shutout -- as the Flushes have to face Boston College this weekend.

This Just in: We have another 2010 commitment. From Top Drawer and ESPN reports, a verbal from Gabriel Genovesi, Mequon, Wisconsin. Not familiar with this kid. No position listed, no national team play. Will try to find more. He's the second commit, after US-U17 captain Perry Kitchen.

Also, this past weekend, Northern Illinois increased the visibility of MAC soccer with their draw vs "highly-ranked" UNC (which doesn't seem to start playing hard until the NCAA tourney -- if they get in), followed by a 4-1 victory over UNC-Greensboro, a team that often qualifies for the post-season itself. I would have expected NIU to be in there somewhere. I guess that's a product of the MAC's lack of respect. They were in off-and-on last year.

David, I'd like to make you the Roo Comptroller. The expansion, as incredible and progressive as it is, is built on layers of debt. In my mind necessary and wise debt, but if you think this can be sustained, you're not playing with a full deck. We can use it to attract attention for a few years, and wait to see if anyone in the MAC is willing to go all-in as Akron has, or if the whole league folds their hands.

+1I'm with your sources very close to the team Betch. And I am far from convinced that Alex Allen is going to help propel the team to where it needs to go to save the coach's job. In fact, if he's the only option, as appears to be gaining ground (not on the field yet unfortunately) and Akron becomes a one-dimensional offense dependent on a very inconsistent quarterback, it could well spell doom for the guy making the decisions. You would think he wants to have as many options as possible, but hey, he's the coach not me or you. It's his behind that's on the hot seat. Best of luck. And congrats to whoever bought or was handed out all those tix for Saturday's game for almost filling the house for a team most everyone's never heard of.

Thanks MD -- especially since you can't ordinarly get these stories off Soccer America unless you pay for them -- even as a subscriber to the magazine you can't see their articles! Interesting that Kennedy continues to repeat that Zakuani won the Hermann Trophy . You would think SOMEONE would have corrected him -- someone from Wake Forest NC for example! I -- and I suspect Caleb and the team too -- am not concerned in the least with where the rankings fall at this point in the season -- or any time before post-season seedings. It was a great honor two years ago to be ranked No 1 for much of the season. That point -- of placing rankings ahead of the drive to the College Cup and a title are past us now. This team is focused on one game at a time, with a single goal of being No 1 when its all over. Frankly, I don't know where St Johns or Creighton are ranked, but I would have a hard time placing Akron ahead of either. edit: Creighton drew their first game, but hey it's all a crap shoot anyway.

You beat me to this one! When I read this in the magazine I almost fell over laughing. Paul Kennedy didn't so much commit a blooper, just forgot that the best player in the nation was passed over for the sure fire ACC selection. What was his name anyhow?

Only two sentences, but STZ's given us a post of the year! We must strike while the coals are hot. We need the new guy NOW, to put his Wistershire sauce on what's cookin'.I can't wait to eat me my "I'll believe a sell out when I see the attendance #s" line. But, until then, I remain a skeptic. Prove me wrong, Akron! (BTW -- I'm hungry, pass me a hotdog)

W00t, How does Mwila look in sub for Nagbe? How much pace do those two have? Can Tulsa say with either? Seriously.

Veteran leadership! That's what I expected from our midfield last year (meaning that I thought those two -- Blair and Ampai, would have more goals and assists), but we got 20 goals from another guy up front, and were less in need of all-around team play and ball possession in the midfield. It should be much more spread around this year. We don't need one guy to take over -- many are capable.

St Johns defeated Notre Dame 2-0. They should be #1.

Two thoughts on this game, from the same part of the football game. Akron's LB's played their hearts out -- and the safeties did a great job of helping out to shut down much of Penn State's rushing game. That's about the only positive that stood out for the Zips. On the other hand, our running game did not help provide space to throw the ball. I'm not convinced that Allen is going to have the kind of season we need to get from a lead RB. If DeVoe Torrence doesn't get 15+ touches on the ball vs MSU, can anyone blame him if he leaves this program? He's on paper the best player on the team. How can his talent not be put to use, or at least given a chance?

You want my thoughts? Maybe after you read this, you'll wish you had said "NO"! College football...ah college football. With the rise of a titanic soccer program at UA, I personally have found my interest in this sport -- which once took ten-times the interest I had in soccer, to be dwindling day-by-day. I wonder if any others are feeling that too. It might be politically incorrect to say it, but JD is also competing against the other sports on campus to maintain his lofty spot as the top roo in town. I was going to write "don't take this as a criticism of the football program" -- but maybe on second thought... if you lose interest to new soccer fans, that can't be helping the football. I want to see a consistent bowl-playing football team, and I think we're not very far from accomplishing that in the MAC. Going beyond that requires a commitment beyond that I feel the University of Akron is capable of making. Let's become the Kings of the MAC, and in 20-some-odd-years, maybe the resources will exist that don't today.Now to some thoughts on yesterday's football game in Happy Valley. This was the first exhibition game of the season. Next week comes the second and final one. Clearly, the caliber of opposition on the field yesterday was unbalanced. PSU dominated the line of scrimmage and even though their first-year QB was inconsistent, his statistics were stratospheric.Next week will be the final tune-up before the real season begins. I expect that Akron will dominate Morgan State at least as much as they were dominated by Penn State. Supposedly there's some other occasion going on at the game, and there is talk of the game attracting a large crowd. Large crowd? Morgan State? This Zip will believe it when he sees the attendance figure. Good luck team, I hope you prove me wrong.

This is the first time I can remember the soccer team actually getting so much interest it's bleeding into the football board. Beat Tulsa!

Northern Illiinois leads national finalists North Carolina 1-0 at the half. UNC hit crossbar with :20 left in 1st half. MAC needs a win by someone besides the Akron Zips for a change!

Was there any audio on this? How did you know it was Kofi? Didn't show on the Gametracker.