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8 hours ago, Blue & Gold said:
I think it requires a mod to change a thread title.
On this version of ZN.o, the poster who started a thread can change the title by editing the post with which the thread was started.
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Thanks for the thread title change @dre22era Very nice!
Thanks again to Coach Embick for staying at Akron. I trust Zipsnation will reward Jared for his dedication to us by showing our resolve to help keep our Zips Men's Soccer program strong.
For those who are not soccer fans, please understand Akron does get a lot of free press every time one of our Men's Soccer alumni in the pros takes the field. Our program is mentioned. When we have a run like we did this season those mentions increase. That happens on FOX, the ESPN networks, NBC, NBC Sports, and online. Players in MLS, USL, and the English Premier League and elsewhere around the world do us proud.
Darren Mattocks with FC Cincy and, if rumors are true, Caleb Porter leading the Columbus Crew, will likely bring us more attention in Ohio.
Chris Stimler said it so well in this tweet...
Just in the last few weeks, some of the attention we garnered (not even close to all-inclusive):
ESPN SportsCenter Play of the Day #7 (12/7/18)
This incredible game-winning team goal at Stanford (Elite8) that propelled us to the 2018 College Cup and went viral on Twitter...
Death by a thousand passes .
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@dre22era Could you please update the title of this thread to “Jared Embick NOT to Louisville” or some such catchy title?
Thanks in advance and Merry Christmas!!!
GO ZIPS!!!
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DOMESTIC
MLS
Atlanta - Darlington Nagbe
Colorado Rapids - Dillon Serna
Columbus Crew - Wil Trapp
FC Cincinnati - Darren Mattocks (Expansion Draft)
LA Galaxy - Perry Kitchen
Montreal Impact - Evan Bush
New England Revolution - Teal Bunbury, Scott Caldwell
NYCFC - Jonathan Lewis
Orlando City - Joao Moutinho (trade from LAFC)
Portland Timbers - Zarek Valentin
USL
LA Galaxy II - Nate Shultz
Orange County SC - Aodhan Quinn
St. Louis FC - Jake Fenlason
Seattle Sounders 2 - Nick Hinds
INTERNATIONAL
EPL
Newcastle United FC - DeAndre Yedlin
Thai Premier League
Bangkok United - Anthony Ampaipitakwong
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It appears to me from this https://www.lagalaxy.com/players/squad/galaxyii that Nate Shultz has been re-signed for LA Galaxy II's 2019 season.
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Taking advantage of a few free minutes to catch up on some news I missed during our awesome 2018 Zips Men's Soccer NCAA Tourney run...
https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2018/11/26/la-galaxy-ii-year-review-defenders
...Nate Shultz was the second most featured defensive players with 24 appearances in his first season with the club. Shultz split his time as a fullback and a winger to balance the right side of the defense. In total, Shultz made 72 critical defensive clearances for Los Dos. He was also a solid offensive presence with three assists and 14 chances created for the team. ...
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I will try to keep this list up-to-date as I verify status:
EPL
Newcastle United FC - DeAndre Yedlin
MLS
Atlanta - Darlington Nagbe
Colorado Rapids - Dillon Serna
Columbus Crew - Wil Trapp
FC Cincinnati - Darren Mattocks (Expansion Draft)
LA Galaxy - Perry Kitchen
Montreal Impact - Evan Bush
New England Revolution - Teal Bunbury, Scott Caldwell
NYCFC - Jonathan Lewis
Orlando City - Joao Moutinho (trade from LAFC)
Portland Timbers - Zarek Valentin
USL
Orange County SC - Aodhan Quinn
Seattle Sounders 2 - Nick Hinds
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Thanks to @TennZip for this find...
Seattle Sounders 2 (USL) picked up Nick Hinds's option. Congratulations to Nick.
https://www.sounderatheart.com/2018/11/14/18096147/s2-2019-roster
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@ZipsVoice I don’t know all the numbers. Also, I’m not talking about Jared’s salary/compensation. I don’t know how it compares to what UA was giving Caleb.
Im referring to the other support that our program needs. We need to ensure that we have the needed assistants. We also know that Jared and his staff “schedule up” which requires a decent travel budget. Add to that recruiting trips. Also, equipment such as the video system recently mentioned to track our players proficiency on the field.
My thought is that there was a grassroots effort to bring back Zips Baseball. I don’t know how it started, who led it, how it worked, or really anything other than that is how Zips Baseball returned. Perhaps we could follow their lead for helping Zips Men’s Soccer. Also, I trust that George Van Horne, Larry Williams, et al have some things in mind. I know the Athletics Dept was extremely supportive of Zips Men’s Soccer, it’s alumni, and fans during the recent trip to the College Cup. Those of us who love our program so much need to somehow take a more active role in keeping it strong. We can’t just look to others to do all of it for us.
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I can confirm, per a very reliable source, that Coach Embick is staying at Akron.
With that said, the University and its Athletic Department continue to face financial issues. I believe that we, who love Zips Men's Soccer, need to find ways to help support our beloved program to keep it strong. I'm asking as someone who dearly loves UA and our Men's Soccer team. I love so much seeing DeAndre, Wil, and Darlington suit up in the red, white, and blue and hearing Akron mentioned when they take the field. I look forward to others who may yet take that step one day. The same for all of our players in the English Premier League, MLS, and USL. I can't imagine losing that.
Getting the word out for more folks to buy season tickets, I'm sure, would be a help. The success of the program and the recent run of articles in the Beacon Journal (ohio.com) should help convince other soccer fans that our program is worth their investment. I think we'll need to go beyond that, though, and try to rally our fan base and alumni to help raise additional funds. One way I know offhand that folks can help is through giving to the Goal Club or Friends of Men's Soccer, regardless of the amount. If anyone has experience leading fundraisers, I'd be willing to help. Please PM me.
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I'm not a member of BigSoccer.com, but someone with the handle GoCardsDotCom is reporting this over there:
Next up for UofL is Jamie Franks of Denver. His "fighting soccer" style at Louisville will be the death of the sport on campus. zzzzzzzz
http://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/2019-coach-hot-seat-thread.2086943/page-8
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8 hours ago, TennZip said:
Tom Petty once sang "The waiting is the hardest part."
Waiting is hard for us as fans. None of us can even fathom all of the decisions and factors that can go into job related decisions for a world class soccer coach.
Jared Embick is greatly respected by his players and all of the folks in the athletic department for what he has done for 12 years for Akron soccer. As an Akron soccer fan, I obviously want Coach Embick to stay. None of us would want our own job choices and decisions played out in the media or via twitter. I wish the best for Coach Embick and his family ...and I want him to make the best decision for his situation. Good wishes and much respect for Coach Embick.
8 hours ago, YipaZip said:I have heard from a reliable source - a future Akron Zip, Jared is set to stay. There was some Louisville talks at one point, but the only coach I've ever seen coach Akron looks to be staying. Great news!
YipaZip...that is fantastic news.
TennZip...I agree. I respect Jared enough to want him to do what is best for him / his family, which I hope is stay at Akron. At the same time, I also want him to know that he is family and that we are not indifferent. Tough choice as to how to come across as not putting undue pressure on him but also showing we care and how important he is to all of us.
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11 hours ago, Blue & Gold said:
I purchased my first-ever soccer season ticket just yesterday
Welcome to being a season ticket holder and thanks for sharing that. That speaks greatly about the support that Jared garners for our program.
It was Jared along with Caleb, and the beautiful style of play in 2009, that got me hooked on our team and this sport. Until then, I was a very casual fan who knew little about the game and never really appreciated it. Now, I can't get enough of it. I have a lot to learn, but Jared and company got me interested enough to buy some books to try to learn more. I can get a little over-exuberant at times, but thank goodness people understand or keep me in check.
Edit: I bought a season ticket in 2009, the first year season tickets were offered, to get a scarf. I came to one game, and got hooked. I still think our 2009 team was the best in NCAA history. 23-1-1 by NCAA rules. Never gave up a goal in 5 games in the NCAA Tourney but didn't come home with the top prize. Shows how much luck and circumstances contribute to this game of football.
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I hope my friend Larry Caldwell won't mind my posting this, but when Scotty graduated, Larry told me that all of his kids played collegiate soccer; nowhere did they experience the sense of family like at Akron. Zips alumni and fans care so much about this program and each other...and I can attest that comes from the founder, Stu Parry, and has continued across the years from what I gathered at an alumni event that the University hosted in Santa Barbara.
Jared, his staff, and our players continue that feeling of family. I see our current players connect so well with each other and their fans. They immediately connect with their predecessors as well. Steve Zakuani visited the team in Seattle to talk with them. Jake Fenlason and Matt Dagilis were in Santa Barbara sitting with our non gameday rostered players. Michael Nanchoff was at Wake Forest and traveled to Stanford as well as Santa Barbara. And, of course alumni from across the years were in Santa Barbara as well as other matches.
During both games in Santa Barbara, DeAndre Yedlin's grandmother (DeA was raised by his grandmother and grandfather who paid for his development in both dollars and time) was texting me from Newcastle wanting updates on our games. Mind you that our Semi-final and final games took place between 1 am and 3 am in the UK. She was texting me throughout.
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Jared took the Zips to 3 College Cups in the last 4 years. He was an assistant 6 of Caleb's 7-year tenure and was instrumental in the back-to-back College Cups in 2009 and 2010, including our National Championship. There is no one who has had a bigger impact on taking our program to its highest levels. Indeed, UA's financial stresses and future impact on support to our Men's Soccer Program may have taken their toll. I hope this news is not a done deal and that UA can do the right thing for it to go our way. Jared and his staff, players, etc. are family. I wanted Jared as Caleb's replacement from the day Caleb announced he was going to the Timbers. And I hope that Jared will retire as our Zips Men's Soccer Head Coach.
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JOÃO MOUTINHO FACES CHANGE TO ORLANDO CITY WITH "BIG HOPES"
Portugal newspaper article about Joao. Article mentions Akron and Ger Coppinger, but [the translation] referred to him as "head coach".
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On 12/19/2018 at 11:41 PM, Let'sGoZips94 said:
I strongly disliked soccer until the Caleb Porter years. Akron soccer represents what they call "The Beautiful Game" in its natural beauty. There is a reason that 34-pass build-up on the Stanford goal got so much attention on Twitter; it's rare for American soccer to be played like European soccer (American-style soccer is typically pump and dump like most of college, especially the Big Ten, vs. European which is more Akron-like possession).
Hopefully the Rowdies get their act together next year. There was nothing like the Porter years when the Rowdies were at their best - a thousand strong on the hill reciting the goalie's entire life via his social media and giving the opponents overall hell.
If you haven't already, you need to watch this video.
The Tulsa game in 2010 was probably the epitome of that era atmosphere wise. It was #1 Akron vs. #2 Tulsa, Fox Sports Soccer or Fox Soccer Network (whatever it is called) televised the game nationally. Absolutely bonkers crowd with 1k+ Rowdies on the hill, fireworks prior to the game, etc. Akron won 4-0 I believe.
Here are some videos from that game...
Overview of "The Pouch" Prior to the Game
Side note: I think Embick has taken the Akron style of soccer to the next level. I think we shoot more now, while still maintaining the patient attack. Scary to think we might be better style wise now than when we lost (officially) 1 game in 2 seasons (2009-10).
I did not know that.
23 hours ago, fknbuflobo said:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akron_Zips_men's_soccer
Stu Parry started Akron Zips Soccer program in 1954.
Some current powerhouses are relative youngsters.
Penn State 1911 (wow)
Syracuse 1920
Clemson 1934
Duke 1935
UCLA 1937
Connecticut 1939
Virginia 1941
Maryland 1946
North Carolina 1947
Akron 1954
Hartwick 1956
Michigan State 1956
St. Louis 1959
Denver 1961
Washington 1963
Boston College 1967
Indiana 1973
Stanford 1973
Notre Dame 1977
Creighton 1979
Louisville 1979
UAB 1979
Wake Forest 1980
Kentucky 1991
New Mexico 1996
Michigan 2000
21 hours ago, ZipsVoice said:Dave Pierce, one of the most respected OHSAA and USATF track officials in the Northeast, and a local resident was on the early Zips soccer teams, and tells the stories fondly. The first home field for Akron soccer was the outfield for the Firestone Stadium. If you're familiar with the site, there's a wall in left field that runs the entire length of the complex and the matches were played in that direction, and Dave said the hill above the wall was packed with fans when they would play home matches, and that Stu would trot down the wall shaking fans hands....
20 hours ago, fknbuflobo said:Great Story!
Someone should WRITE A BOOK!!!
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Just saw this on twitter.
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I hope our Freshman of the Year, whom we all know was an outstanding leader even though this was his first year, will be back in 2019 to help make this reality.
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Someone said Gen Adidas names were released around January 5th this year.
2018 Zips in Pro Leagues - Domestic and International
in Akron Zips NCAA Championship Soccer
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Congratulations Zarek Valentin...fellow UA Alumnus.