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Things have been very quiet on the recruiting front. Throughout the season, it seemed there were potential recruits making visits; however, I have no specifics.
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15 hours ago, 330Zip said:
Don't know if this necessarily belongs in this thread. However rumors are out Freshman GK Jeremy Pollard is transferring. Nothing official but Grand Canyon seems to be the school he is going to be headed to.
I'm very sorry to hear this, but not completely surprised. It was apparent throughout the season that Nick Costa was the 2016 backup and that both Jeremy and Tor Saunders were redshirting. I have not seen Tor play, but I liked Jeremy's performance in the Spring. Great young man. Great parents. If he is transferring, I still wish him the best. With 4 GK's, I expected to lose at least 1; maybe 2.
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Why is the field in Houston in such poor shape? MAPFRE Stadium's field looked immaculate for MLS Cup last December in Columbus. The field in KC for the College Cup last December looked much better, too.
The Dynamo should be embarrassed.
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5 hours ago, TennZip said:
Congratulations to Jonathan Lewis
Amazing, Jonathan Lewis just got a Congratulations to University of Akron Soccer's Jonathan Lewis who was named to the US U-20 team... on Channel 8's sports at about 6:26 pm tonight. Always happy to hear our guys mentioned by the Cleveland sportscasters.
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9 hours ago, morris buttermaker said:
80 rolls of toilet paper ---maybe..... we need a new arena, now!
Seems to me that the toilet paper toss would be more appropriate for the Kant game...Flushes.
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22 hours ago, Spin said:
Agreed. That was a heck of a round, back and forth in both games. A very sad ending for Evan though, he'll rebound. His center backs didn't quite match Toronto's high level of play.
I made a joke on social media about this MLS Cup being between two teams from outside the USA.
Some people got that.
I know "Buffalo's in Canada" (per the AK Rowdies), but Seattle?
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...Before you start debating the merits of going from MLS to the Scottish Premier League, you must first understand that Celtic is the league's powerhouse, a UEFA Champions League regular, and a team with rich history and a large, passionate fan base. It is also a team stacked with talent. If Nagbe has aspirations of climbing the ladder of European soccer, then joining Celtic would be a strong first step. This reality is what drove a talent like French forward Moussa Dembele to join Celtic last summer.
Playing for Celtic would mean more European scouts watching him than currently watch him in MLS. Celtic is running away with the Scottish League title, and could have it essentially clinched before Nagbe would arrive, but there will still be important matches to play, such as the Old Firm derby against Rangers, and tough matches against the likes of Hearts and Aberdeen.
It is a safe bet Nagbe has consulted with close friend and former college teammate Perry Kitchen, who left MLS for Scottish club Hearts last winter. Kitchen has enjoyed an excellent first year in Scotland, earning the captain's role for a Hearts team currently in third place. Kitchen's positive experience in Scotland could be the final evidence Nagbe needs to convince him a move to Celtic would be a worthwhile one. ...
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Brad Ruhaak is scheduled to be the student speaker at the UA Fall 2016 Graduation ceremony that includes the College of Engineering.
Saturday, Dec. 17, 2 p.m.
College of Applied Science and Technology
College of Engineering
College of Health Professions
Wayne College
Student speaker: Bradley Ruhaak, Williams Honors Scholar, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
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18 minutes ago, fknbuflobo said:
Yes. A real firecracker of a match ( whole series really), with many ebbs and flows to the contest! This should serve as a custom commercial for MLS. I loved every minute of it.
It certainly was a match for those (probably all, if not most of us) who love to see a lot of scoring. The Impact's defending on set pieces certainly was the most atrocious that I've ever seen.
I read somewhere that it was noted this is the 2nd year in the row that a Cascadia Cup team (Seattle, [Portland, Vancouver]) travels to a Trillium Cup team (Toronto, [Colimbus]) for the MLS Cup Final.
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26 minutes ago, johnnyzip84 said:
Just as advertised, the Montreal-Toronto conference was once of the more memorable in MLS history, won by the Reds with a 7-5 aggregate score. As an Impact supporter, I was disappointed for sure. But the game had about as much excitement and plot twists as any. It's too bad Evan Bush (IMO) didn't play one of his better games, especially with Bruce Arena watching (I realize Evan getting a USMNT call up is a long shot at best, but the way he played down the season stretch gave me a glimmer of hope). I'd say the 401 derby is now firmly cemented within the big rivalries in North American soccer.
It was very entertaining, and I too, was disappointed that Evan didn't have a stellar game like he had had several times in the season for the exact same glimmer of hope. Also, the MLS Cup Final would be much more interesting to me with at least 1 former Zip player involved.
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5 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:
Atmosphere certainly does matter even if you want to pretend it doesn't. Hundreds of thousands of people turn out each year to watch the god awful Browns. The reason being is that even though they expect to lose, they still enjoy the gameday experience.
Check the Browns attendance these days. The majority of the significantly less than capacity crowd show up for the other team not the gameday experience.
Edit: Also, I'm not the one beating a dead horse. I was mocking those stating that those things would put their butts in the seats even with a lousy game/opponent. Fans show up to the K.ent game because of the game not the arena or the sideshows.
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I guess I'm a relic at my age ... I still like to go to a game for the game, and when I'm there I like to be sociable and talk with my friends during times out and half time.
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The game stinks because the opponent sucks and I get splinters in my butt on the bleaches, but the lighting, sound system, and half time entertainment are awesome so I'll be there. Really?
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3 hours ago, skip-zip said:
No, I get it. It seems like some people who responded would rather have LeBron's name on their jersey. I was just wondering what everyone thought. I personally would rather have something added to my collection that said Zips, or a Zips player.
I love LeBron, but I don't collect LeBron artifacts
I'm with you skip-zip. I prefer having something for a Zips player in my collection. I got the LeBron bobblehead that went with the KD bobblehead and gave it to a kid who politely asked for it after the game. Who knows, he may have gone off and sold it, but I like to think that it meant something to him...much more than it would have to me. I'm ecstatic that LeBron is the guy who brought the first championship in 52 years to Cleveland, but I don't collect LeBron memorabilia. I have the Dru Joyce and Romeo Travis bobbleheads, but not the LeBron. I have the Charlie Frye (missed the Jason Taylor, I guess) and also the DeAndre Yedlin bobbleheads. Hoping they will do a series of Mens soccer player bobbleheads...Darlington Nagbe, Scott Caldwell, Chad Barson, etc., and perhaps a Caleb Porter. I even bought a Teal Bunbury (Sporting KC) bobblehead for a reasonable price on eBay.
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3 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:
It gets 1 bid because there is never a team worthy of an at-large. The few instances that they might have had a team worthy that team went onto win the tournament anyways. Last year Akron went 13-5 in conference play (not good enough for a conference as average as the MAC) and they lost the only OOC game that they had a chance to pick up a statement win.
MAC schools scheduling NAIA and DIII schools ensures the MAC is even less than average.
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4 hours ago, UAZippers said:
Not that it makes it acceptable, but a little perspective. EMU plays FOUR NAIA teams this season. Not even division 3, four teams that are not in the NCAA. Our schedule could be a whole lot worse.
And the question of why the MAC only gets 1 ticket to the dance will come up eventually yet again this season. Bookmark the answer herein.
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8 matches in slightly under 8 months (between 24 March 2017 and 10 October 2017). Thank goodness for January camp.
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I'm with you a-zip. It will likely go to Arena, but I don't understand it. Been there; done that. In fact Gulati was the one who got rid of Arena. So, I don't understand going back to him. Caleb is a winning coach developed by a winning coach (Jerry Yeagley). I would love to see him with this opportunity where he could pick the players he wants from the best that the US player pool has to offer. I'm certain Darlington would be in the mix, and I would think DeAndre would still be there too. Perhaps Kitchen; perhaps Trapp. I would trust, though, that Caleb would utilize the players that put USMNT in the best position to win and they would be in positions that make sense.
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Will be interesting to see which former Zips are invited to January camp and what this may mean, if anything, for our previous head coach.
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For anyone still following the Mens Tournament, there is another Akron connection besides Phil Fives at Indiana...
http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-soccer/coaches/berger_billy?view=bio
SIUE - Director of Operations
Billy Berger begins his fourth year with SIUE men's soccer program in 2016, and his second as the full-time Director of Operations. Berger previously spent two seasons on staff as a graduate assistant.
Berger is directly involved in all off-field activities for the program including practice planning, travel, and video operations.
Prior to coming to SIUE, Berger worked as the team manager for the Akron men's soccer program from 2009-2012. He assisted the Zips' coaching staff with training, equipment management, game day preparation and video analysis.
During Berger's time with Akron, the Zips won the NCAA Championship in 2010 and finished as the NCAA Runner-Up in 2009.
He graduated from Akron in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in sports management. He earned a master's in Kinesiology from SIUE in 2016.
A native of Columbia Station, Ohio, Berger spent the 2012 season as an Assistant Varsity Coach at Columbia High School. He was named the Assistant Coach of the Year in Lorain County.
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1 hour ago, MDZip said:
Disappointing result but at least we weren't the number one seed and got ousted by Providence. Wow.
Giving up 4 goals in 13 minutes after leading 4-1...MAJOR collapse.
2016 mens soccer tournament
in Akron Zips NCAA Championship Soccer
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Philadelphia.