Zip_ME87

Moved to appropriate thread...

You might check with American Outlaws - Akron Chapter. I'm traveling early the next day...so, I'll pass. https://www.akron.theamericanoutlaws.com/

Saad's 1st MLS goal. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/06/03/goal-saad-abdul-salaam-taps-home-loose-ball-box

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jMJEYZsk7s&feature=youtu.be

Thank @ZIP for the great info. Thanks @fknbuflobo for the link...my guess was that NIU hosted in 2006 (last time Zips did not; CP's 1st season).

I get where you were coming from now, skip-zip. For MAC and Akron Mens Soccer, SIU-E joining is a plus up. As far as overall bump for the MAC, no. When I first saw this news that SIU-E was joining the MAC for Mens Soccer, I couldn't help but immediately think of Billy Berger, may he rest in peace.

It's also good news as has been stated that the MAC is back to the minimum number of teams required to maintain Automatic Qualifier, and SIUE is a division 1 team, so there should be no worries about losing AQ for a year as the MAC had happen with Hartwick. As as far as the travel, it's once every 2 years. Stop going to UCSB for a single game and find a closer opponent; fly to St Louis/SIUE instead.

SIUE is a good men's soccer program and has been consistently working to better themselves. Better soccer program than U@B. Made it to sweet 16 last season. I think they've been in the Tourney at least of years in a row. Seem to being going up while many are stagnant or dropping.

This is good news for the MAC and Akron. Maybe SIU-E could get involved in the "Akron Tournament" like WVU did last year. With 4 teams and only playing 2 games, there's always a team that Akron doesn't play. Maybe SIU-E could set up a similar situation at their place.

Looks like Ampai has been called up to Thailand's National Team...

Tampa Bay Rowdies U23 Morgan Hackworth http://www.uslpdl.com/roster/show/3155373?subseason=376352

Sam Gainford scores again today...

Sam Gainford for the win...

Congratulations to Brad Ruhaak.

Nice find TennZip. Thanks.

The advice, book and club move that put DeAndre Yedlin's career back on track Bisbee even gets a mention, sort of... (love it)...Yedlin’s grandparents, who raised him, visit frequently and have mastered driving on the left so they can attend his games while they’re there. ...Over the next few months, as the USA tries to enhance its Hexagonal standing, as it looks for Gold Cup redemption and as Newcastle takes its rightful Premier League place, Yedlin will have the chance to show off what he’s learned. It’s an opportunity he’ll have earned.

Michigan dropped us a year or 2 ago. The Buckeyes must have become tired of losing to the Zips also. Michigan State is the only BiG team not afraid to play the Zips apparently.

I should not have started posting in this thread because I despise comparing one Zips program against another. However, I am almost completely fed up with the amounts of good money after bad that are thrown at Akron Football with so little results. Yeah, we went to the tater bowl and won it. Lowest paying bowl game out there...sinkhole. When expectations are set by 2 years of iCoach and Bowden's 1st year, just about anything looks good. Since 1986, Akron Basketball has gotten the shaft in favor of Football. I think we got really lucky that Groce was willing to take a chance at Akron. Hopefully, he can move us to that next level of actually getting an NCAA Tourney win as opposed to the couple of close shots (before the major blowout). But, how long will that last given the high school gym in which we play. Akron should have an arena at least as good as Dayton or Cincy, but we're too busy coddling Bowden. I can't believe that he can't put together a Football team capable of winning the MAC. What a waste.

I downgraded my season ticket for 2017. Didn't completely give up, but very close. Extremely frustrated with the amount of wasted $'s on football. UA Ath Dept. continues to not know when/how to move on.

I can't believe people keep coming back year after year and expecting different (better) results. "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Add to that, that the year that we won the tater bowl was probably one of the biggest sinkhole years.

I'm beyond being able to blindly support a program that is ranked so low every season. 116/128, I don't doubt it at all. Look where Mens Basketball ranks vs other D1 teams...not even close to that low. Probably true of the majority of Akron sports.

I disagree. King-sized sinkhole doesn't even come close to quantifying how bad it is.

And the cost of our football program has been the big sink hole pulling down UA for years (and years to come).