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Congratulations to Zips Men's Soccer alum Marcel Zajac and Hamilton Forge FC on winning the inaugural Canadian Premier League championship. https://canpl.ca/article/recap-forge-fc-crowned-cpl-champions-in-gritty-win-over-cavalry

Bottom line is the Zips need to win or draw at WVU to control their own destiny and win the MAC regular season.

If I recall correctly, there is a tiebreaker that is W-L vs common opponents. The Zips would lose this one. The only common opponents outside the MAC I see in 2019 are Michigan State and Xavier. Akron is 1-1; WMU is 2-0. edit: I can't remember which tie-breaker comes after head-head. This W-L record v common opponents, goal differential in the MAC, or other. I have searched the MAC website, but I can't find the tie-breaking procedures. (They have likely changed recently.)

MAC Standings Akron, 3-0-1, 10 points, 9 GF, 4 GA: Goal Differential=5 WMU, 2-1-1, 7 points, 7 GF 5 GA: Goal Differential=2 SIUE, 2-1-1, 7 points NIU, 2-2, 6 points BGSU, 1-3, 3 points WVU, 0-0-1, 1 point Akron plays at WVU Thursday, Nov 7th at 7 pm EST SIUE plays WMU at 1 pm Saturday, Nov 9th at 1 pm EST Since SIUE & WMU play head to head, there cannot be a 3-way tie. In the case of a tie with SIUE, Akron wins the MAC regular season on head to head In the case of a tie with WMU, Akron & WMU tied 1-1 head to head; I think the next tiebreaker is goal differential which we currently lead. I can't find the tiebreaking procedures to verify, though.

Congratulations to Zips Mens Soccer legend Simon Spelling...

I would like to hear others' opinions, but Oh, what I wouldn't give for a Morgan Hackworth or a Robby Dambrot --- that type of player who, when given his opportunity, works super hard to make a difference. What I saw at CSU last night had the feel of..."Hey we're Akron. We don't have to do anything but show up. CSU will just tremble and crumble before us." We had 3 starters out last night - Tojaga, Egbo, and Ritaccio - but did we see anyone who replaced them go out of his way to prove he deserves to be on the field? Some people have said to me that the message that seems to be sent to local players is "Don't come to Akron. You want play." That's garbage. This is D1 NCAA Soccer, and the upper echelon of it. You come to Akron, you better expect to work hard, or you won't see the field. You have to compete for your playing time. A player may have been the greatest at his high school or for his club, but when he comes to Akron, he had better be prepared to prove he belongs on the field representing the great history that goes with our jersey. What I saw last night looked like few in our jersey cared to be there. Sad.

UGH-LY.

Brother, I believe. https://gozips.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1957 Personal: Parents are Dan and Stacey Zemanski ... father played soccer at UNC and Pittsburgh ... has two siblings, Kaitlin (13) and Zach 5) ... majoring in mechanical engineering. https://athletics.cvcaroyals.org/roster.aspx?path=msoc Zach Zemanski - 2019 Boys Soccer - Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy #9 Zach Zemanski Position: Class: Junior

17 Rowdies took the bus trip to Pitt this season. Those 17 Rowdies were louder than all of the Pitt fans in attendance, and made it feel like we were the home team. Nina and her group have been doing a great job. I hope they and many more Rowdies will car pool to Cleveland tomorrow and turn Krenzler into our home field ... Cleveland's 2nd First Energy Stadium.

I get it. Thanks all.

I understand what you're saying, and I don't think these were aimed at me, but this is a discussion forum, and I personally like the discussion and reading others' opinions whether or not I agree with them. No one is forced to read anyone else's posts. We all do so by choice. I haven't used it, but I believe members can use an option on this board to mute those whose posts they no longer wish to read. Of course, you can just not read them, too.

You’re right. We’ll give it some time. We have no choice anyway However, I see many similarities to 2010/11. RI was supposedly “building a foundation”, etc.; it quickly became quite obvious that he knew little about being a D1 head coach. I see many early, similar indicators. Ugh. Also, Larry has been at UA since 2015. Go back and read what his priorities were supposed to be concerning Football and Men’s Basketball. Little, if any, progress has been made in 4 years. In fact, Men’s Basketball has no doubt gone backward, not just on the court, but in number of season ticket holders and drama/bad publicity.

semantics my friend. Fees for copying and mailing yes. I believe I said there should be no cost for providing an electronic file. also It is a public record which can be requested by any one. “It is not the school's prerogative as to whether or not the report is made available to the general public. If you mean, it is their prerogative as to whether they post it on a web page or not, that may be true. However, they do have to make it available.” By that I meant provide it upon request.

Larry Williams has little if anything to do with the success of volleyball, swimming, or the upswing of Women's Soccer. The coaches of those programs were already in place when Larry arrived. Williams’ tenure has also produced six new head coaches, including Tom Arth (football), John Groce (men’s basketball), Melissa Jackson (women’s basketball), Chris Sabo (baseball), Christy Mitchell (women’s lacrosse), and Meaggan Pettipiece (softball). Source: GoZips.com, https://gozips.com/staff.aspx?staff=1 We're all waiting for this great step forward in football, the sport which Larry played and about which he should know the most and have the most connections. To date, we've not seen an inkling that it will happen any time soon. I will also say that I've seen student athletes cut from our teams for less transgressions than that which our Men's Basketball coach allegedly allowed to transpire earlier this year and which is back in the news. Larry is a nice guy, but this is business. He has not made any progress with the 2 teams on which the UA Athletics Department is most reliant for revenue generation. In fact, both have gone significantly backward and look to be worsening. When contracts expire, and results aren't there, it's time to look for new leadership.

I hear you @72Roo However, Arth like RI1.0 may not be capable. As soon as contracts expire, those who squandered $650k+ to create this mess and who continue to make colossal hiring mistakes need to go. UA cannot afford to keep paying for these blunders. Students, who have no choice but to pay for this, and dedicated Akron Football alumni, fans, supporters do not deserve this nor does the university or community as a whole. This failure is a drag on the university and all of its great programs, academic and athletic.

Happy to see you back on here @malonepioneer12

Great performance tonight for the Zips. Akron Soccer!!!

Certainly for every MAC match.

This week's MLS playoff games with potential to see former Zips: NYCFC v Toronto FC (Richie Laryea), Wednesday Oct 23 at 7 pm EDT (FS1) Seattle Sounders (Saad Abdul-Salaam) v Real Salt Lake, Wednesday Oct 23 at 10 pm EDT (FS1) Atlanta FC (Darlington Nagbe) v Philadelphia Union, Thursday Oct 24 at 8 pm EDT (ESPN2) LAFC v LA Galaxy (Perry Kitchen), Thursday Oct 24 at 10:30 pm EDT (ESPN) Go Zips!!!

Through games of Oct 20, 2019 #84 Akron #68 SIUE #99 CSU #105 NIU #87 WVU https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/soccer-men/d1/ncaa-mens-soccer-rpi

Absolutely proud of the way this team responded after the early faux pas and after they went down a man. I told them so when they came off the field! I'm happy they have 4 days before SIUE at home Friday night. Carlo told me he should be ready Friday.

Through October 15th, the United Soccer Coaches' poll shows: #1 St. Benedict's Preparatory School (Newark, NJ) - assistant coach Clint Caso (Akron 2013, 14); current Zip, Henrique Cruz is an alumnus #2 Medina, (Medina, OH) - head coach Simon Spelling (Akron 1980, 81, 82, 83) https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/top-ranked-teams-continue-their-stronghold/ The Medina Battling Bees defeated Barberton 5-0 yesterday and will play Akron Firestone, who defeated Brunswick 2-1 yesterday, on Wednesday, Oct 23rd in Medina. The St. Benedict's Grey Bees also won yesterday, 3-0 over Long Island’s Chaminade From Henrique's bio on GoZips.com: ...Helped his St. Benedict's Prep (N.J.) squad capture back-to-back national and New Jersey State Prep A titles in 2017 and 2018, respectively, including posting a perfect 18-0 mark in 2018...played at St. Benedict's Prep under the tutelage of former Zips' men's soccer player Clint Caso, who is an assistant coach with the program... (https://gozips.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6343)