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This spring, the Zips will broadcast some of their softball games, and Williams said they've tried to come up with a way to showcase their successful women's swimming program, but the length of the meets complicates live-streaming efforts. Men's and women's basketball are ESPN3 staples for the MAC. After that, each school can configure its broadcast schedule however it wants, as long as it reaches the 35-event minimum. This year, Bowling Green showed two men's and two women's soccer matches, and it produced volleyball broadcasts in each of the last two seasons. Incredible that we have the most successful Mens soccer team in the MAC, and BUGS is the school broadcasting soccer.

Some great memories...

Around the 01:00:28 mark..."I always had the best players in college. I worked my ass off ..." Great reminiscing of approach at Akron.

http://www.chicago-fire.com/post/2017/02/20/chicago-fire-training-camp-update-february-20 CHICAGO FIRE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER In addition to current signed players and unsigned 2017 MLS SuperDraft picks Brandt Bronico and Matej Dekovic, trialist Chad Barson has joined the training camp roster. Chicago Fire Training Camp Roster (as of Feb. 20, 2017): Goalkeepers: Jorge Bava, Stefan Cleveland, Matt Lampson Defenders: Chad Barson^, Jonathan Campbell, Matej Dekovic*, Patrick Doody, Michael Harrington, Johan Kappelhof, Joao Meira, Brandon Vincent Midfielders: David Accam, Arturo Alvarez, Brandt Bronico*, Drew Conner, Collin Fernandez, John Goossens, Daniel Johnson, Juninho, Dax McCarty, Djordje Mihailovic, Matt Polster Forwards: David Arshakyan, Joey Calistri, Michael de Leeuw, Nemanja Nikolic, Luis Solignac *Unsigned SuperDraft Pick ^Trialist

Very nice..Player of the Month. I recognize Ampai's 2010 Senior Class Award and the Zips' 2010 NCAA D1 Men's Soccer National Champions Trophy pictured at the bottom of the inset on the right.

Nice find @TennZip ...The actual transaction for Najem looks like this: New York Red Bulls trade the Right of First Refusal to Adam Najem to Philadelphia. The Union traded their 2018 Natural 2nd Round SuperDraft pick to New York Red Bulls. The Union traded away their second round pick of next years draft, for a potential top ten pick from this past draft had Najem entered. This is incredibly smart on the parts of Earnie Stewart and Chris Albright. These two have totally revamped this team. This signing is essentially the Union getting a top ten first round draft pick. Which is monumental, especially since Philly didn’t have a first round pick this past draft. The Najem deal is the icing on the cake for an offseason full of smart moves. let’s look at some of the newest signings accolades. ...

In addition to our returning players, I'm looking forward to meeting and seeing Morgan Hackworth in action with the Zips.

Victor Souto at ~1:35

...You don’t have to follow college soccer at all to know the impact the University of Akron has had in Major League Soccer in recent years. Just rattling off a short list of names you’d recognize will tell you everything you need to know. Names like DeAndre Yedlin, Darlington Nagbe, Wil Trapp, Scott Caldwell, Darren Mattocks, Zarek Valentin and Kofi Sarkodie, who have all found success since entering the league dating back to 2010....

Ramos Names 20-Player Roster for 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship USA Opens Group B Play vs. Panama on Feb. 18 at Estadio Ricardo Saprissa in San Jose, Costa Rica U-20 MNT Feb 9, 2017 http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2017/02/09/19/47/20170209-news-u20mnt-ramos-names-20-player-roster-for-2017-concacaf-u20-championship Roster by Position: GOALKEEPERS (2): Jonathan Klinsmann (University of California; Newport Beach, Calif.), JT Marcinkowski (Georgetown; Alamo, Calif.) DEFENDERS (6): Marlon Fossey (Fulham F.C.; Surbiton, England), Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake; Tucson, Ariz.), Aaron Herrera (New Mexico; Casa Grande, Ariz.), Erik Palmer-Brown (Sporting Kansas City; Lee's Summit, Mo.), Tommy Redding (Orlando City SC; Oviedo, Fla.), Auston Trusty (Philadelphia Union; Media, Pa.) MIDFIELDERS (9): Danny Acosta (Real Salt Lake; Salt Lake City, Utah), Tyler Adams (New York Red Bulls; Wappingers Falls, N.Y), Coy Craft (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas), Luca De la Torre (Fulham F.C.; San Diego, Calif.), Jonathan Gonzalez (CF Monterrey; Santa Rosa, Calif.), Jeremiah Gutjahr (Indiana University; Bloomington, Ind.), Jonathan Lewis (New York City FC; Plantation, Fla.), Sebastian Saucedo (Real Salt Lake; Park City, Utah), Eryk Williamson (University of Maryland; Alexandria, Va.) FORWARDS (3): Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers; Bethesda, Md.), Brooks Lennon (Real Salt Lake; Paradise Valley, Ariz.), Emmanuel Sabbi (UD Las Palmas; Libertyville, Ill.)

Did you catch the link at the end of the article? The first such deal was done in 2011...referring to Caleb Porter trading fro Bryan Gallego's HG rights, also from NYRB.

http://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2017/02/08/get-know-adam-najem Najem played all four seasons at Akron, competing in 89 games for the Zips and accumulating 95 points during his career. In every season, the Zips made the NCAA tournament; its best run being the team’s College Cup semifinal appearance in 2015. Najem was named to the All-MAC First Team every season at Akron, and also received First-Team NSCAA Academic All-American honors in 2015 and 2016.

It's not just happening to our Zips Mens Soccer program.... https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer-articles/pro-prospects:-leaving-early-edition_aid41428

...signed by Eric & Aodhan.

Looks like he won't be joining the Zips for awhile though... https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-player-profile/cameron-victor/pid-90423 EDIT: More info http://intr.ussoccerda.com/sam/teams/index.php?team=1400699&player=29750385

It's easy to sell success. I'd happily attend some matches there if it wasn't so far away. I might have to consider a Cincinnati/Dayton weekend where I go to an FC Cincy match and the Museum of the Air Force at Wright Patterson AFB. I enjoyed the Zips Spring match at FC Cincy, including some great bars very near the stadium. It seems like it would be an excellent experience/atmosphere. Add in that both Aodhan Quinn and Eric Stevenson are with FC Cincy this season...would definitely be enjoyable.