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Boot Room Breakdown: CaldwellTue, 28-04-2015 14:52It finally happened! Scott Caldwell scored his first professional goal this past weekend against Real Salt Lake. Watch as he breaks down the goal in this edition of the Boot Room. EDIT: Happened awhile back but still fun to which the Zips' National Championship winning/sole goal scorer talk about his first MLS goal.

DeAndre was a big part of the comeback victory and got man accolades during the broadcast. Player ratings

Totally agree. With the Cavs being the only NBA team in Ohio. It would truly be an Ohio championship, not just Cleveland or NEO. #TeamOhio

Although I was upset about the way LeBron left for Miami (had the right to go, but didn't care for announcement on espn), he grew a lot from the experience, and I'm very proud the way he has led the Cavaliers this season. Great player. Great man. Very classy. I'd love to see him be responsible for bringing the NBA Championship to Ohio.

If this was in the works and was responsible, or even partly responsible for Zips Football only having 1 weekday game (the day after Thanksgiving) in 2015, then THANK YOU CBS Sports Network.

a-zip, I do understand your perspective, and now that the emotional aspect has calmed down some and I've done more reading, I agree with the wait and see approach on what Dr. Scarborough and company will propose in total. I think when you and I were at UA, the enrollment was higher than it is today even though we didn't have the beautiful, unified campus (Buchtel & Carroll Streets cut through campus), STudent Rec Center, etc. However, i believe when I started at UA, tuition was $37/credit hour...one of the lowest in the state. I'm certain that had much to do with enrollment numbers. I'm certainly not against moves that better position UA to concentrate on its strengths while cutting unnecessary or unsustainable programs that provide little, if any, benefit and are unjustifiable to the State of Ohio. I do remain much more skeptical of the Athletics Department. I still see a LOT of focus on Akron Football at the expense of other sports such as Basketball and Soccer. I wish the best for Akron Football and hope Terry Bowden can turn things around, but I'm tired of seemingly so much money going into a sports program that hasn't amounted to much in the D-1A era.

Seems straightforward to me, too. However, I would expect attendance and size of the student section to grow if/when the team actually wins something again. As others have stated, at that point who will care which logo did what (assuming the helmets don't have a picture of iCoach with the playsheet stuffed down his pants).

Ok. It's not going anywhere other than clarification. Me too.

I'm not trying or wanting to analyze all of your posts. I obviously misread the "it" and honestly wanted to know to what you were referring. Truly sorry that I made you so sensitive to anything I ask. edit - may be completely obvious to you because you wrote it, but the "it" is ambiguous. I could read it to mean the Z now that you pointed that out; I could also read "it" to be referring to the subject of the thread, which is what I did. Lighten up a little please.

I sort of did overlook someone. The MLS All Stars' opponent on July 29th is Tottenham Hotspur. Perhaps DeAndre Yedlin will be on the field for that one.

To what is "it" referring in this if not the A-Roo? Perhaps I misread it. just curious.

@a-zip I've gone back and reread many of your posts to better understand your perspective. Several things stuck out to me, but I didn't post all of the quotes here. "When I played, we had the BYU A and we won. When Faust came in, it was changed to the moving A. It was a bit sad but a little exciting we embraced it." "Great post and pic - perfect!! Maybe that is where the A-Roo and the University of Akron name belong….in a broken down, dilapidated, run down, outdated Rubber Bowl. Time to move onward and upward." It seems you're approaching this discussion from a Football perspective. First, I don't know who you are, but thank you for your time as A Zips Football player. I was a student at least part of the time you were playing. Although, I don't remember players' names, I remember Jim Dennison taking the Zips to the I-AA playoffs in the timeframe you mentioned. My OPINION...Jim Dennison had more to do with winning than the "BYU style" A. But, whatever, I agree, getting wildly upset over logo changes is silly. We simply have a difference of opinion, and I realize the A-Roo is NOT being eliminated. My issue related to this is that Jim Dennison was never given the chance to coach the DI-A Zips. A change was made to "make a splash". I like Gerry Faust; he's a very nice person, but he did not have a College Football winning record at a school where recruiting is relatively easy compared to Akron. Nevertheless, the change was made with no respect for Jim Dennison or any other Zips Athletics Program (in my OPINION) such as Men's Basketball which went to its first NCAA Tourney in the DI era in the same timeframe. My bigger problem is with the potential name change. I have no problem with referring to The University of Akron as Ohio's Polytechnic University. I will have a problem if they want to completely change the name from The University of Akron to anything else. The University of Akron is a great public university, as Dr. Scarborough has stated, and does, in my OPINION, prepare its students for success in the workforce better than most schools in the country. My UoA Engineering degree and the UoA Engineering Co-op Program got me my "dream" career/job. The one that I wanted for most of my life. The current UoA internship and co-op programs got my niece an excellent job in her career field. My other niece, who graduated from tOSU has a job due to her degree, but its not in her field of study, also a technical degree. No internship; no co-op. I'm not saying tOSU doesn't have these things, but I think (my OPINION) that UoA's programs are MUCH BETTER. I am extremely proud of The University of Akron. My mailbox is blue & gold with an A-Roo on it. Had to make it myslef because I couldn't buy one, and I'm so sick of seeing all the tOSU crap everywhere from people who never went there. I wear a Zips lanyard to work everyday. I have Zips posters, pictures, etc. on the walls of my cubicle. When I received my 30 year service award a few days ago, I was referred to as Akron's biggest proponent. I'm sure everyone on this board shares that passion. Make fun of the A-Roo all you want, but THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON name in NO WAY deserves to be relegated to someplace like the delapidated Rubber Bowl. That I would go to campus and march against. EDIT: Things like these and others are what has caused my skepticism of TW, Dr. Scarborough, and anyone else who didn't go to UoA, but is currently responsible for it. So, yeah, I'm probably too harsh on them, but for something that I truly care about, and in my OPINION, currently does so much so well, they should have to CLEARLY answer to the skepticsm.

I don't take exception to the above, but I did take exception to your original comment which was stated differently... "I do not feel the administration is obligated to share all of the information in their decision making process with us. TW, Dr. S and the rest are entrusted with making good informed decisions." Perhaps I would have read this differently if you stated "...information during their decision making process which is not complete..." Realize that you're throwing out "crap" as you call it to support your opinions, then backing up and clarifying. I have no problem with you having your opinions, but I do have a problem with you belittling others by stating that you're posting facts and we're not. Your facts don't necessarily have anything to do with what you're discussing if I'm to understand this statement ... "The facts I provided have nothing to do with supporting my opinions...". You're going in circles. My head hurts. You're also making statements such as 'nobody likes the A-Roo'. That's not emotional crap? I like the A-Roo. Others like the A-Roo.

I guess I misread this... Balsy, LZip, ME - My opinion is based on a lot of facts and a lot of research from people other than Dr. Scarborough. Studies from the US Department of Education, NY Times, Washington Post, Forbes, Bloomberg - people like Mark Cuban, Bill Gates, etc etc. Sorry, obviously my bad.

Ha. One would certainly hope not. Although, I've voiced my preference here time and again, I'm not about to march on campus in protest over the A-Roo vs the Z / N. It's just not an opinion I think worthy of that kind of effort. However, I don't believe Z will be the savior of Zips Football or Zips Athletics in general. I dislike gimmicks and diversions as to the root cause of Akron Football's failure to draw spectators or UoA academics to draw students. Perhaps we should all feel as passionate about voicing our disdain with our representatives for their dysfunction and pandering to special interests as we seem to be in voicing our opinions on ZN.o. I have a hard time interpreting "...provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty..." as give money and special loopholes away to special interests; give handouts to people who aren't willing to work; give handouts to people who get a lawyer and some judge to say they're disabled yet they can spin the wheel on Price is Right or compete on Survivor; force people to buy health insurance; make the government responsible for everyone instead of expecting people to be responsible for themselves. yada yada yada However, I can see educating our citizens better than anyone else in the world in all of those words.

Sorry, a-zip, but things are not as cut and dry as you want to make them. FACTS can be construed to support the opinion of the one quoting. Also, all FACTS are not necessarily useful or applicable. As the leaders of a public institution, the administrators at the University of Akron are obligated to share all of the information in their decision making process unless it is university intellectual property or otherwise subject to privacy laws.

Major League Soccer launches fan voting for 2015 AT&T MLS All-Star GameEvan Bush (GK) Perry Kitchen (M) Darlington Nagbe (M) Wil Trapp (M) Teal Bunbury (F) Darren Mattocks (F) Hope I didn't overlook anyone.

Some real evidence to the Columbus rumor... http://www.ohio.com/blogs/cleveland-browns/cleveland-browns-1.270107/browns-to-hold-intrasquad-scrimmage-in-columbus-on-aug-7-1.595384 In my opinion...I think this is a great move for the Browns. Next year they should go to BGSU or YSU and the year after that to the other. Then maybe back to Akron or over to Toledo for this one event. I don't have any data, but I think it would help them solidify fan base throughout the areas of Ohio they can influence, even if they eventually move training camp to a facility shared with the Columbus Crew.

a-Zip, no matter how great a critical thinker you believe you are, it is still one opinion vs another. Yes, I read the links as to why rebrand, etc, etc., but not one of them is a study that was done by or for the University of Akron. They simply explain why entities rebrand. I don't remember stating that I disagreed with any kind of rebranding. I also don't recall stating that I thought the A-Roo was being eliminated. I believe, if you read my posts, I responded that I like the A-Roo and dislike the Z. I also disagreed with your statement that you had never seen the A-Roo on the Soccer warmups, uniforms, or Cub Cadet Field when the Zips won the National Championship. Technically, you are correct. It definitely was not on the home or away uniforms as I recall (check). It was not on the warmups I remember the team wearing on the field. I'm referring to the gold warm up shirts as I remember them. As someone else posted, though, it was on their warmup jackets, as I recall. So, I'll say you were correct. And, it was never on the soccer pitch...not on Cub Cadet Field. (check) So, as I recall, your statements are technically correct. However, the A-Roo was the accepted Akron logo during that period of time, and you and I can't deny that Caleb Porter wore it at that time and it was used on the ESPN broadcasts. So, UoA has had success with the A-Roo. The links you provided concerning 'worst' uniforms and 'worst' helmets, are again someone's opinion. Others, like myself, like the A-Roo. As far as the Athletics Department survey...I'm not denying they may be using data from it. But, what does that survey really tell them. If it was done in a way that they don't understand who is providing the input, then it's meaningless. It didn't seem "scientific" to me. I know change is difficult, but I'm not totally against it. However, I'm not interested in change just for change's sake. There are many things that the University of Akron does well currently. Why would you change those? For example, from what I've seen my alma mater does a great job of helping many of its graduates find jobs through internships and cooperative education programs. These things work now. So, please understand any change you're proposing before you implement it. I have yet to see you provide a link to an actual study and it's data that was done for or by the University of Akron. You can continue to do all of the hand waving and blindly following folks who have credentials they've earned and/or had bestowed upon them. That does not mean they know what they are doing. I know you're tired of hearing it, but Rob Ianello is a shining example. broken record, yada yada yada. Too bad. Those who fail to learn from history are destined to repeat it. I'll be happy to get onbaord with you when you show me the critical thinking that has been done to justify changes that Dr. Scarborough is proposing. Good change is directed at an issue's root cause, and I've seen nothing yet that convinces me that Dr. Scarborough or Tom Wistrcill are addressing root cause. My opinion vs yours.

Zips arrive in Brazil Zips vs Sao Paulo highlights

@TennZip Thanks for posting that picture. Tremendous experience, I'm sure, for all of the guys. I'm very happy to see Sean Sepe in uniform and likely getting game minutes since he was out much of the Spring. No matter the results in Brasil, I hope the Zips are learning and getting better as a team. It's awesome that they're able to get this extra time on top of a VERY busy Spring schedule.

Some nice work by Evan Bush to help Montreal get the 2-1 victory over FC Dallas (87:01, 91:01 in the game) http://www.mlssoccer.com/video/2015/05/23/highlights-montreal-impact-vs-fc-dallas-may-23-2015#ooid=VtMDg5dTpO6im_-o6Ui7wwly8lbvAXYH

Zips arrived safely in Brazil. Victor and Dener definitely look "at home".

And Saad made his MLS debut near the end of the match.

No deal. Crew SC drawn to play winner of Jacksonville/Richmond in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Fourth Round Black & Gold on the road for club's first match in 102nd edition of historic tournament