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Great sentiment from Steve Zakuani. (responses were fun, too) I wish some of our players wouldn't be in such a rush with their lives but rather enjoy the ride.

Ives Galarcep's take on 2018 Top MLS Draft prospects (including further speculation that Joao is being offered a Generation Adidas deal)... http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/meet-the-2018-generation-adidas-class-and-top-mls-draft/og9972guauei1vlg2wq3nfksx

Tom Gardner‏ @tomgardner_ Replying to @NUFC @ussoccer_mnt and @owenkennerus he's developing an English accent haha take a listen 5:54 PM - 26 Dec 2017

There is also an 8 minute version...

Nate Shultz highlights...

Without a GA deal, it would have to be a homegrown.

https://collegesoccernews.com/index.php/articles/1139-generation-adidas-prospects I hope Joao decides to stay at UA 1 more year.

https://t.co/TAD5tgM9F3

FIFY Marla Ridenour was at the College Cup in Philadelphia.

Great find. If this happens, I might actually become an LA Galaxy fan and enjoy a match at the StubHub Center.

https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/12/21/mls-invites-initial-group-60-players-2018-combine Congrats to Pau Belana, Manel Cordeiro, Niko De Vera, Sam Gainford, and Nate Shultz on being invited to the MLS Combine.

Thanks to ZIP, some more analytics (not as in-depth as the Nagbe article). I know Buflobo will enjoy reading. I think others will too. I did. https://possessionwithpurpose.com/2017/06/28/gluck-getting-hot-in-portland/ https://possessionwithpurpose.com/2017/11/20/gluck-porter-pulls-out-of-portland/

Others in MAC Basketball have made it to the Elite 8 in the NCAA Tournament. Others in MAC Football have made it to significant Bowl games. Our Men's Soccer team won a National Championship in the MAC. Blaming the MAC is a lame excuse.

Jared Embick is also trying. Perhaps not as vocal but certainly by action (as can be seen by Akron’s approach to the game). I credit Wake Forest as well.

I don't know about 1982, but I can assure you that the crowd at Spring graduation in 1987 would have filled the performing arts hall and all of the lobbies and likely spilled out into the streets. The 6 pm ceremony at EJ Thomas on December 16, 2017 was quite full. Although President Wilson and others had to go through it 3 times, the 1.5 hour ceremony resulting from multiple ceremonies was quite welcome for this attendee.

Yes, ZIP. They have been holding multiple ceremonies for sometime now. EJ Thomas Hall is not large enough to do otherwise. Like me, you may have graduated at the Richfield Coliseum, which is now an open field. This was Fall graduation. They could get all ceremonies done in one day. In Spring (May), there are more ceremonies spread over Friday evening, Saturday, and Sunday, I believe.

Dener's speech begins at 1:21:28.

Because that is the type of player/play that MLS values and the referees in the College Cup are MLS referees. It's the same valued style and type of players that continue to stunt the US ability to compete with the rest of the world.

Akros - Greek root meaning topmost, high point, and extreme

Traded from Portland to Atlanta, but picked up in Cleveland and flown to Atlanta

The New England Revolution re-signed Teal Bunbury...https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/post/2017/12/15/revolution-re-sign-four-players Continues to evolve. 2018 Zips in MLS Summary... Darlington Nagbe ... Atlanta United Dillon Serna ... Colorado Rapids Wil Trapp ... Columbus Crew Darren Mattocks ... DC United Evan Bush ... Montreal Impact Scott Caldwell, Teal Bunbury ... New England Revolution Saad Abdul-Salaam, Jonathan Lewis ... NYCFC Richie Laryea ... Orlando City Adam Najem ... Philadelphia Union Zarek Valentin ... Portland Timbers Ben Zemanski ... Free Agent Kofi Sarkodie, Chris Korb ... Out of Contract

Aodhan Quinn signs for 2018 with USL's Orange County SC http://www.orangecountysoccer.com/news_article/show/867101?referrer_id=2576979

https://www.uakron.edu/graduation/responders/dos-santos Another Magna Cum Laude graduate from the Zips Men's Soccer team Class of 2017: Soccer is his love, and soon, his business Dener dos Santos will be the student speaker at the Fall Commencement ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m. He is a Williams Honors Scholar graduating with bachelor’s degrees in Marketing Management and Sales Management, magna cum laude. He also has played the position of midfielder on the UA's men’s soccer team. Hometown: Joinville, Brazil High School: Elias Moreira, in Joinville. Dulles High School, in Houston, Texas. What’s next? I have accepted a position with Major League Soccer in which I will be trained to work in the sales department of a professional soccer club. Q: Best advice you ever got from a professor? A: “Every day is an interview,” from Professor Deborah Owens. I trust that throughout my years at Akron, whether that was on or off the field, I applied this advice to my routine. This definitely shaped my personality and attitude toward the different tasks and duties I had within the University. Because of that advice, I made great connections and have been mentored by great leaders within the Akron community. Q: What’s your advice to incoming freshmen? A: I believe that a higher education today is often taken for granted because many students expect the university to do and give for them, which in reality, is the opposite. Put yourself out of your comfort zone, whether that is joining different organizations, having job experiences, or doing research within your field of study. Having our backs against the wall and being uncomfortable is often when we learn the most, and ultimately, we will learn greatly about ourselves and eventually learn how to help and impact others’ lives Q: What’s your ultimate career goal? A: My ultimate career goal is to be a positive influence on the growth of soccer in the United States. I believe that there is vast room for improvement in many areas of the game and I intend to study and involve myself to an extent where I can be a leader and influence children, players, communities and the country to love the game as much as I do.