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@bigzipguy I did. I can't realistically see that happening given current RPI, limited number of teams in the tournament, and not enough games to establish a resume for it.
For anyone wondering about goal differential, this is what I came up with as far as current goal differential in MAC games played. Please feel free to check my numbers. If the Zips win and Falcons lose on Sunday, we would be no worse than tied on goal differential in conference games since a team obviously cannot win or lose by less than 1 goal.
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My post shows what is mathematically possible without any reference to likelihood. It's been a rough season, with much happening outside of the team's control. Those who were available to play last night didn't show any signs of giving up. So, I'll just say ... GO ZIPS!, hope we get some players back on Sunday, and take care of our part of the equation.
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Senior GK Will Meyer (Solon, Ohio) was stellar in net for the Zips recording three saves, and numerous punch-outs in the box to thwart shot attempts by the Broncos. Isaac Walker pulled in four stops for Western Michigan.
"It is an opportunity lost when you look at the standings," Embick said. "It's a tremendous effort. When you look at our situation with four subs and a lot of them are guys that don't play a lot. They're guys that are here for the future. They had to play a lot of minutes and they're not fully fit. It was a lot of heart. I don't want to call it an opportunity lost because I know where we're at. I want to praise the determination and the effort to try to get the win." -
On Sunday, if UA, NIU, and SIUE win...
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12 hours ago, Akron Rick said:
There are no secrets around the MAC. Zips have had trouble with the high press since the get go and now every opponent is using it to keep the offense bottled up in their own end. BG played with confidence and with that unrelenting wind favoring them in the first half they dominated. Yet they couldn't score. Second half I expected the Zips to use that wind too, but it was BG who played like their hair was on fire. Our goalie was the only Zip who matched their intensity and he deserved better. Pacheco certainly could have made some kind of difference but good teams rise to the occasion. Today that didn't happen.
Agreed. Will Meyer had an outstanding game and deserves to be mentioned by name.
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https://sondasports.com/blog/soccer-tracker-improve-your-teams-performance/
...There are several types of soccer trackers. One of the first to be introduced were cameras with an optical sensor. They were responsible for following a player throughout the game to record his basic statistics. Not only did they mark his route and the “heat zone”, but they were also able to recognize tackles, shots at goal, passes, etc. ...
...Today, most GPS soccer tracking systems include a GPS tracker, Heart Rate Monitor, and an application gathering and combining the measured data.
The information we gather using such systems can be divided into three important sections. The first includes biological data, consisting of internal factors such as the heart rate, oxygen and fatigue, as well as measurements of values such as lactic acid and others. These measurements can be performed for example, by tracking the High Metabolic Distance using GPS soccer trackers. ...
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3 hours ago, fknbuflobo said:
Coach Embick, you deserve to be proud of your team's effort in this victory! Congratulation!
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Agreed @fknbuflobo ... I loved Will Jackson's play at left back.
Nate Metsack stepped up at right back.
Lots of work to be done but what a team effort.
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Colin Biros was instrumental.
CK serve led to Carlo Ritaccio Goal
25 yd rocket to score (set up by a fantastic run down the left side by Jason Shokalook)
Free kick serve to Shookalook in the penalty area started the sequence that led to the golden goal
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Incredible win!!! I'm very proud of this team. Great posts @TennZip.
GO ZIPS!!!
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On 3/31/2021 at 4:12 PM, Akron Rick said:
It figures. I got ESPN+ because they were going to televise 4 or5 straight games. Looks like a bad investment. BTW, 1st time poster here class of '71.
Welcome, and as Blue & Gold said, please stick around! 3 of the last 4 games are scheduled on ESPN+. Also, when MLS and USL start playing, you can see some of Zips Men's Soccer's professional alumni. When MLS Direct Kick went away, MLS games moved to ESPN+ which made the ESPN+ subscription so much more worth the money.
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Jonathan Lewis started for US U23s today...
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Great win on the road yesterday for our Zips. Most impressive given the travel home from NIU, presumably Sunday night, a day at home and then travel to Edwardsville on Tuesday with the match at 1 pm local Wednesday afternoon...iron man soccer. Kudos to the players, coaches, and training staff for that quick turnaround and positive result. Seems like the players took ownership of the previous result, and showed it yesterday. Keep it going Zips!!! 👊
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8 hours ago, fknbuflobo said:
Without a conference tournament, only the round-robin competition will be considered. Goal differential is one of the tie-breakers.
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20 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said:
Wake up call?
For the whole team, I hope. The coaches need to figure out the best players for the positions, and the players have to perform during all of their minutes in those positions. I don't think we've seen either, yet. It will help to have Pol Hernandez back.
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4 minutes ago, bigzipguy said:
That is what I now remember, Covid 19 again???
Yep.
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https://getsomemaction.com/news/2020/10/12/general-mac-announces-fall-sports-operational-plan.aspx
"Men’s Soccer
- To compete in 10 conference matches in a double round robin format over a seven-week period between March 7th and April 18th.
- The regular season champion will receive the Conference automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament.
- Matches will be played on Wednesday/Sunday "
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https://www.massivereport.com/2021/3/9/22321915/columbus-crew-announce-staff-additions-for-2021
...Gavin comes to the Crew from the USL Championship. The Black & Gold’s new video analyst was the assistant coach for Phoenix Rising FC the last three years in USL. He is also a former MLS player from 2010-17 where he made appearances for Chivas USA, the Seattle Sounders and the New England Revolution. Gavin played college soccer for Akron under current Crew head coach Caleb Porter. ...
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Another Zips Mens Soccer alum joining the Crew organization...
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19 hours ago, 72 Roo said:
George has been an Akron guy from the moment he was a student athlete here. Unfortunately he has not developed a track record of success to indicate he could manage an athletic dept and lead us out of the problems we now have.
George Van Horne only knows the Akron way because he has only been an Akron guy. I love his loyalty, but as many have pointed out, the Akron way has most often been the wrong way.
I agree with CK...
On 3/3/2021 at 1:09 PM, Captain Kangaroo said:We need an up-and-comer from a successful upper-G5 or scrappy P5 school. Someone that won't screw up basketball and soccer, and will elevate football. Someone with fresh ideas and a plan to get football on track that can be directly attributable to his/her work in a similar previous situation.
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Western Michigan
in Akron Zips NCAA Championship Soccer
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Kudos to the Zips for hanging in to the very end.