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So happy for this team and for Daniel Strachan and Sammy Tojaga to get their first goals for the Zips! Also very happy to see all of the various Zips fans posting here. Love it!

Richie Laryea ?? v Wil Trapp and DeAndre Yedlin ??

So proud of these AK Rowdies this season.

I will be there as always, hoping and cheering for the new start to this season. I believe they will do it. I have never stopped believing in our team's abilities.

I’m surprised to hear from a coach that giving a 50, 60, 70, 80 percent effort on the field is supposed to equate to 100% from the fans. This is D1 Collegiate Soccer not grade school. There are no participation trophies here. College prepares one for life. Professionals don’t put up with less than 100% effort. One of our players apologized to me some time earlier this season. I told him that wasn’t necessary. I know this is hard, but at that time I saw the effort. Some bad calls / no calls from the referees also made winning difficult. I didn’t see that in the Cornell game. We were at home with a friendly crowd and no egregious calls effecting the outcome. I simply saw only about 15 minutes of Akron soccer. Other than that, Cornell dictated the game. Most of the rest of the match looked like the lack of effort seen in that golden goal corner kick. Winning will come when there is a winning effort, not whining.

That offers some clue as to who you might be. However, as a coach, I'm surprised that you don't get his reference to the unwise play in front of our own goal mouth. Slow passes in front of our own goal while under pressure that have often led to errant passes, turnovers, and potential scores for the competition. No question about the goal at Marshall. I was there. Great goal. First and only lead this season. But, as Jared has noted, this team has not been able to focus for a full 90 minutes.

Thank you. VCU tends to play the Zips tough and is 3-4-1 entering the Wednesday night match, coming off a 4-3 OT win at St Joseph. Akron is also VCU's 6th road match in a row; VCU is 2-2-1 thus far on their current road swing.

'Seeing regular “fans” leave early' is appalling. I wholeheartedly agree. But, ask yourself, why? Why would such a dedicated fan who loves this team and these players to the exclusion of any other feel that he had to leave? Have you personally seen enough games this season to see what is going on or tell if there is progression? I have. I've been to every game and cheered and welcomed our players because I'm happily there when they arrive. I have no doubt that the coaches have done and continue to do all they can. I know of the injuries. I see them because I'm there. So, I know what to expect and not expect from some players. But by goodness, THIS IS AKRON! A player doesn't become good just by playing at Akron. He can't just show up and expect to win a National Championship or a MAC Championship. Akron is good because Akron players give completely of themselves and team means more than self. I'd ask these players if they have that attitude. I see it in some, but I'm struggling to see it as a whole. This team has talent, but talent without team attitude = 0-7-0.

Posting facts about past records does not mean someone has given up. It's interesting how you post so little here, but yet you seem to consider yourself such a great fan. Part of being a fan is discussing what's happening, good and bad. Life isn't always rosy.

Yes, I left the stands and walked out of the stadium to relieve tension, but I re-entered on the Union side. I watched the Double OT to the end. If you have a problem with me, then identify yourself to me in a private message and we can discuss. Don't make assumptions about someone giving up without knowing the facts. Even I have a breaking point and watching what was unfolding in front of our goal once again in that match was mine after having attended EVERY game this season.

Subbed in with an 0-4 deficit and only 10 men due to a straight red in the 1st half, but it was great to see (actually hear on XM radio in my case) DeAndre back on the pitch.

Glancing through the Zips Men's Soccer Media Guide, the worst starts in Zips Men's Soccer history prior to 2019 were: 0-2: 1955, 1957, 1965, 1969, 1992, 2002, 2017 0-2-1: 2014 0-3-1: 2001

Does anyone know if the NCAA limits the number of players that a D1 Soccer team can play in a year?

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SOCCER SUCCESS A FAMILY AFFAIR FOR ORANGE COUNTY’S QUINN

I'm with you, fknbuflobo. I love my team and will follow them through adversity and success. I try to do all I can and am allowed to do to support them. I will be in my seat at my usual time looking forward to the true beginning of another great season. Forget what is past. Let's get this rolling this Saturday. Go Zips!

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It may be minutia, but I didn’t know that. Thanks.

Our players need to find their “fire” for playing their game at the Akron standard. I think I’ve only seen that this season v Stanford and in the 2nd half at Creighton. I know it’s tough on the road; I’ve been at every game. But now it’s time to defend our field. We cannot allow teams to come into FES-CCF and push us around regardless of anything. No excuses. By the way @fknbuflobo, wanna bet the row of seats behind me that I think belong to FE are empty Saturday? Fickle Akron fans want greatness but often are not willing to provide the needed support through adversity. I know our team hasn’t given up, and I’m confident that our true fans haven’t either. GO ZIPS!!!

I don’t have the answer(s) either, but creativity to open up spaces has seemed non-existent; passing is often errant; and relying on a single forward has been relatively fruitless, especially when frustration sets in. Injuries, short time between games and being on the road all seem to have added to the issues. Hopefully being at home and having 6 days off will help.

Looks like DeAndre is healthy again. ??

I recall a number of years ago watching one of the first Zips Men's Soccer practices of that season from outside the fence at Shrank Field when Caleb Porter was head coach. Caleb became very frustrated that the players were not being serious and couldn't put together even a few good passes. He said something to the effect...You may have played shite soccer all summer, but THIS IS AKRON! That quote comes to mind because what I've seen in these 5 losses, I wouldn't even call shite soccer. Much of it is just shite. I'm calling out all of our players. Get it together and take responsibility. Don't blame this on your fellow teammate. If he isn't doing what you think he should be, let him know. Don't just throw up your hands. Call him out. But, look hard at yourself, too. Every player should be asking himself what can I do better to fix this? It begins with bringing the right attitude to the game from start to finish.

MANY, MANY, MANY THANKS to the 17 AK Rowdies who traveled to Pitt to support our Zips Men's Soccer team last night. I watched the game in the standing room area behind our Zips across the field from the stands where you sat among most of the fans (Pitt and Akron), and I could hear you loud and often and well above any Pitt fans. Felt like a home game in Akron. You deserve a huge round of applause from ZipsNation. Our team did not deserve you last night, but you were there throughout that entire mess. Thank you, thank you, thank you. So happy to have done my small part in your efforts, taking your group photo which looks great on your twitter feed. I hope you won't lose the heart and Akron Pride that you showed last night. You were the bright spot that made me Akron Proud last night. Please keep coming to soccer matches. Hopefully, something will "click" soon with our players, and they will again become worthy of your support.