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I'd add also, that I can't relate to anyone who is not excited about Akron having so many players in the pros. Yeah, they may have moved on from our pitch, but who will be next? how far will he go? The 2014 World Cup was beyond awesome having a former Akron player in the World Cup. If US Soccer would have had it's stuff together, we could have had Darlington and DeAndre in the 2018 WC. [Still no permanent coach!!! ] An Akron player in the English Premier League; Joao (2018) and Steve Zakuani (2009) being picked #1 overall in MLS Draft... "With the first pick in the 2018 [2009] MLS Super Draft, LAFC [the Seattle Sounders] select, from The University of Akron, defender Joao Moutinho [forward Steve Zakuani]" ... I still get chills (and tears) Portland Timbers (coaches Caleb Porter, Cameron Knowles, Pablo Moreira, players Darlington Nagbe, Ben Zemanski, and Michael Nanchoff) play the Columbus Crew (Wil Trapp) in Columbus for the 2015 MLS Cup and on and on ... GO ZIPS!!!

Good points. Unfortunately, the one and done comes along with being successful. I don't know how you can fix that and continue to be successful. The potential/ability to go pro is what brings top recruits to our program. Without that I'm certain DeAndre and others would not have even considered Akron.

So frustrating to see our team regress. I love and support every one of our players, but some of them I think need an attitude adjustment. I'm not good at confrontation, but I sure wanted to ask a few of them what they thought they were doing last night. Have they not bought into the system? Lackadaisical play, some unnecessarily long (off target) passes when nearer options were there, and not making use of the width of the field at times, among other breakdowns ... not Akron Soccer. And, I don't care where/how any of them previously played soccer, THIS IS AKRON, and our coaches have a system that has been very successful. Perhaps our players should take a long, contemplative look at those banners hanging in First Energy Stadium. They're not just there for decoration. They represent a justifiably proud program that's been extremely productive since 2007 thanks to a lot of hard work by a lot of dedicated players & staff and a successful system. Work hard, Buy into the system... Learn... Ask questions...but don't go out on the field with a half-hearted attitude thinking you know better than the coaches or your teammates who are playing the system and giving their all.

SARACHAN BRINGS 24-PLAYER USA ROSTER FOR KICKOFF SERIES CLASHES AGAINST COLOMBIA AND PERU DETAILED ROSTER BY POSITION (Club; Caps/Goals): GOALKEEPERS (3): Brad Guzan (Atlanta United FC; 58/0), Ethan Horvath (Club Brugge/BEL; 2/0), Zack Steffen (Columbus Crew SC; 6/0) DEFENDERS (8): John Brooks (Wolfsburg/GER; 34/3), Reggie Cannon (FC Dallas; 0/0), Cameron Carter-Vickers (Swansea City/WAL; 5/0), Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls; 0/0), Matt Miazga (Nantes/FRA; 9/1), Antonee Robinson (Wigan Athletic/ENG; 4/0), Ben Sweat (New York City FC; 0/0), DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United/ENG; 54/0) MIDFIELDERS (10): Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids; 19/1), Tyler Adams (New York Red Bulls; 7/1), Jonathan Amon (Nordsjælland/DEN; 0/0), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC/CAN; 140/17), Julian Green (Greuther Fürth/GER; 12/4), Weston McKennie (Schalke/GER; 6/1), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund/GER; 21/9), Kenny Saief (Anderlecht/BEL; 2/0), Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC; 8/0), Tim Weah (Paris Saint-Germain; 5/1) FORWARDS (3): Andrija Novakovich (Fortuna Sittard/NED; 2/0), Josh Sargent (Werder Bremen/GER; 3/1), Bobby Wood (Hannover 96/GER; 41/12)

Plenty of RPI points ripe for the taking!!!

Current GauchoDan RPI rankings: Akron 68 Upcoming opponents Syracuse 9 BUGS 167 Michigan St 33 WVU 77 Creighton 13 NIU 16 Notre Dame 6 SIUE 39 W Michigan 67

This is all I've seen...

Current GauchoDan RPI rankings: Akron 54 Upcoming opponents Syracuse 10 BUGS 174 Michigan St 26 WVU 110 Creighton 20 NIU 11 Notre Dame 5 SIUE 38 W Michigan 71

Wow, that was a rough one but worth staying up to watch. Happy for the Zips... especially for Diogo Pacheco. Need to clean up some things, but faced with adversity, these guys continued to grind it out for a good win on the road.

Golden Goal, hat trick Diogo Pacheco!!!

VCU twitter says game to resume in about 9 minutes now.

7.6.3 Once a game has been started and suspended, it must be restarted not later than three hours after the originally scheduled start time unless mutually agreed upon before the start of the game by the teams or determined by the governing sports authority.(See Page 7.)

http://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4544-2018-and-2019-soccer-rules.aspx

NCAA Soccer rules... 7.5 Suspended Game 7.5.1 A suspended game is considered a temporary action (because of elements or other causes). 7.5.2 If the conditions leading to a suspended game persist and the game is not resumed the same day, the game shall be considered “no contest” if it has not progressed to 70 minutes. 7.5.3 If the game progressed to 70 minutes, it will be considered complete.A “no contest” does not count, and all normal statistics are nullified; however, cautions or ejections occurring in a “no contest” shall be subject to the procedures stated in Rules 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7 and 12.8. A.R. 7.5.a. Because of lightning, the referee suspends a game midway into the second half of play.The storm persists, and the game cannot continue.How shall the referee report the game? RULING: If the game has progressed to 70 minutes (that is 70:00), the referee shall report that it was suspended. A.R. 7.5.b. A game is suspended at 47:47.What is the ruling of the game? RULING: No contest.

Still in lightning delay and Richmond forecast does not look good through midnight.

VCU leads 2-1 at halftime. Currently in a lightning delay of at least 30 minutes before 2nd half starts. Marco Milanese scored Zips goal on a header off of a Colin Biros corner kick.

ATTENDANCE: 1638 https://gculopes.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11589&path=msoc (That number seems correct for what I saw)

For those who subscribe to ESPN+, this match is available to stream... http://www.espn.com/watch/_/id/e0121dfc-04ba-4f7a-be4c-d7c3b4fccaf4/akron-vs-vcu

Current GauchoDan RPI rankings: Akron 79 Upcoming opponents VCU 83 Syracuse 12 BUGS 167 Michigan St 27 WVU 61 Creighton 15 NIU 13 Notre Dame 9 SIUE 33 W Michigan 74

Not only was it hot, but it was humid. Very uncomfortable just sitting and watching. Had to be really tough for the players. Great win on the road!!! Nice turnout of Zips fans, including Blair Gavin (2009 College Cup Zips), Saad Abdul-Salaam, and Tom O’Rourke (1986 College Cup Zips). DeAndre Yedlin’s grandparents (who raised him and nurtured him through the soccer development process) were also there. As were a number of other Zips fans whom I did not know. GCU sat us behind our bench which provided a very nice, supportive atmosphere for our team! So proud of the progress they have made. Keep it going! Go Zips!!!

while playing for Morgan Hackworth’s dad.

@ZipsVoice ... In trying to understand your comment, I listened again to the video you posted on a different computer; In doing so, I realized it's not completely clear that Diogo Pacheco is pronouncing the "o" at the end of his surname, I guess that was your comment, which I didn't understand, and why the stadium announcer may not have pronounced the "o".

At 10 pm EDT