Zip_ME87

Great game by the Zips. Looking to these guys really stepping up at Tournament time. I think Colin Biros' performance tonight also reflected his experience in big games. He looked comfortable and confident out there. Nice goals by Marcel Zajac (assisted by Diogo Pacheco) and Morgan Hackworth.

By the way, for anyone complaining about the number of matches that the MAC has forced its teams to play with this 6-team Conference Tournament format, Conference USA has it a little worse. Their 1st round matches are tomorrow (Wednesday) with semi-finals on Friday and Championship on Sunday. At least the MAC allowed 2 days rest between 1st round and semi-finals. http://conferenceusa.com/tournaments/?id=399 It appears at least some other conference do better with at least 3 days rest between games. ACC has 3 days rest between their tournament games. http://www.theacc.com/sports/2018/6/14/2018-mens-soccer-championship.aspx Big East also has 3 http://www.bigeast.com/sports/2018/6/27/201819_ChampCentral.aspx Perhaps the MAC should consider this approach if the 6 team format continues.

I think they miss the MLS games while on USMNT duty. The US games are in Europe. I don't see how these players could stay here, play in their MLS playoff games, then head to Europe for the US friendlies. This is one of the issues with the MLS schedule vs pro "football" (soccer) schedules in other parts of the world. (Also, of note...English Premier League, for example, does not have playoffs. The team that wins the season is the EPL Champion.)

Darlington Nagbe, Wil Trapp, DeAndre Yedlin. ??

Congratulations to former Zip Aodhan Quinn.

This power outage and UA’s inability to deal with it expediently seems to be another sign of the seriousness of UA’s financial problems. I won’t withhold donations to the team I love and my alma mater in general, but UA needs to get its act together. Also, I have no marketing background, but UA sure seems not to take advantage of the high profile their most successful team sport has generated. I guess if you don’t watch professional soccer and follow its media, you don’t see it. UA Athletics Leadership seems to be reactive rather than proactive. Soccer continues to gain popularity and a larger fanbase in the USA. If the Crew stays in Columbus, Ohio will have 2 MLS teams. It seems UA should somehow leverage that and its Men’s soccer success.

Congratulations to former Zips Men's Soccer assistant Oliver Slawson and former players Alex Mapp, Jackson Crawford, Nick Costa and the Ashland Eagles Men's Soccer Team on winning the GLIAC Championship Game 3-0 ...

As far as the game time at 4 pm on Tuesday, I agree with all who have stated how ridiculous that is. It is a MAC Tournament game. It is unfair to Men's Soccer players, coaches, staff, family, friends, and fans to start an important game so early on a work day. Our Athletic Department leaders do not deserve to be leading a D-I athletics program. They knew before the season started that playing a first round MAC Tournament game was a possibility. Not planning appropriately for that possibility is unacceptable. Actually, considering last night's cluster, the game should probably have been scheduled for noon or 1 pm to accommodate the possibility of no power for lighting the field Tuesday evening.

I hope Larry Williams or George Van Horne and the MAC Commissioner called WVU and BGSU and thanked them profusely for helping them out of what could have been a huge mess as far as seeding the MAC Men's Soccer Tournament. Thanks to WVU and BGSU winning, the only seeds that could have been affected involved Akron, BG, and WMU. Since WMU and BG tied when they played, I'm not sure who would have had the #2 seed if WMU would have won last night. Akron could get no better than the #3 seed once BG won.

I feel bad for our players, coaches and staff. They work hard to bring us a quality product, and the UA Athletics Department fails to support them properly. Last night was a complete cluster on the part of the Athletics Department and UA Facilities. Power issues at 3 pm and you cannot figure out by 8 or 9 pm how to light 4 light posts on the competition field with generators...but you can light the practice field?!!! Power at the JAR!!! Power at Infocision Stadium!!! But, you can't get power for what should have been a required conference game for your most successful, most high profile team. Larry Williams set the precedent earlier this year by packing up the football team and leaving Nebraska, losing a payment of >$1M. I didn't even see Larry last night. Was he there? I didn't see George Van Horne either. Both owe us an apology and both should be on the hot seat for their lack of leadership and competence this year.

I think you meant complaint not compliant. ?

http://goashlandeagles.com/sports/msoc/2018-19/boxscores/20181102_maf5.xml

Congratulations to former Zips assistant, Oliver Slawson, and his Ashland Eagles Men’s Soccer team (including former Zips Jackson Crawford, Alex Mapp, and Nick Costa) in advancing to their conference championship game in their 3rd season since returning.

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Interesting discussion, but why in the WMU thread? Why not create a thread about these high school matchups and players??? What does this have to do with Akron v WMU? GO ZIPS!

I hope all of ZipsNation will show up this Saturday Night, November 3rd, to cheer our Zips on to victory and to celebrate our six 2018 senior, 5th year Zips Men’s Soccer players: Marco Micaletto, Ezana Kahsay, Morgan Hackworth, Ben Lundt, Abdi Mohamed, and Joe Korb. Many thanks guys! GO ZIPS!!!

I love that the Zips have a connection to every team in the USL semifinals. https://www.uslsoccer.com/playoffs NYRBII - Niko De Vera Louisville City - Morgan Hackworth’s dad, John, is Head Coach Phoenix Rising - Blair Gavin, assistant coach; Saad Abdul-Salaam (on loan from NYCFC) Orange County SC - Aodhan Quinn