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Wish they would have shown the celebration, but this is the goal

It's a great time to be a Zip fan. Stop complaining and enjoy the opportunity. Akron soccer back in National Semifinals, Akron football in bowl game, and 3 former Akron soccer players including 3 coaches as well, specifically Caleb Porter, just won the MLS Cup in Columbus, OH of all places(where 3 former Akron players were on the other half of the pitch for Columbus Crew as well). EDIT: Thanks Zip_ME87. I totally forgot about Cameron Knowles.

4 mentions of Akron so far

Over/Under on number of times Akron is mentioned during MLS Cup telecast. I'll put it at 2.5 but expect it to be the over.

I may have posted this week on their east coast platoon page that anyone who was flying or driving in for the game Sunday and wanted to see a game before then, I told them about the Elite Eight game at Akron on Saturday.

Not much talk there, but here's the forum for Creighton soccer fans http://www.bluejayunderground.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=3599&start=250

I just hope the crowd is better next week. As a former student, I am embarrassed that there hasn't been a march AT ALL this season. The leadership of the Rowdies need to step up. I've been promoting it all over the place so far. Hoping that gets at least a few more people in the seats there. I even went onto a Portland East Coast fan page on facebook for anyone driving into the MLS Cup match on Sunday, that if they come earleir they can watch an NCAA Elite Eight game in Akron for $10 if they can't wait for soccer until Sunday. If only Akron athletic department came out with a pump-up video like they did for 2010...

They only lost one to graduation, but they lost a few to transferring out. For example, starting freshman point guard, Kerri McMahan, transferred to St. Louis(former assistant coach, Glenn Box, is one of the coaches there. He may have recruited her originally to Akron). Another key transfer is Katie Nunan. She went back home to Fairmont State in West Virginia. Because it's not a DI school, she can play right away and has done well for them so far this season. Huge part of them being undefeated in DII right now. Unfortunately, when that happens and you're playing a lot of freshmen and sophomores as your bench/depth, things aren't going to go well for you. Plus, beefing the non-conference schedule has been another reason for the 20 point losses. This team will get better, but it's hard to overcome the transfers.

December 4th #2 Clemson 1, #10 Maryland 1; FINAL(Clemson wins on pks 3-1) December 5th Boston College @ #6 Syracuse; 2:00pm #12 Creighton @ #4 Akron; 4:00pm #8 Stanford @ #1 Wake Forest; 7:00pm College Cup #2 Clemson vs #6 Syracuse/Boston College #1 Wake Forest/#8 Stanford vs #4 Akron/#12 Creighton

Someone forwarded this to me and it's another great article on Darlington Nagbe along with some quotes from Porter, Klinsmann, and some words about Akron soccer program. nytimes.com/2015/11/29/sports/soccer/versatile-standout-finds-a-position-and-a-home-with-portland-timbers.html?ref=soccer It would be nice to see Caleb Porter, Darlington Nagbe, Michael Nanchoff, Ben Zemanski, Will Trapp, Chad Barson, and Ben Speas at the game vs Creighton on Saturday the day prior to their MLS Cup match in Columbus. Akron could make it a big deal by recognizing them at halftime. It could be an incredible marketing tool to have members of both teams of the MLS Cup at the Elite Eight game in Akron of people that were PART of Akron. I'm sure they would love it and maybe that would make it a close sellout. However, I'm not sure if that would be legal for NCAA regulations these days and whether or not it would be logistical for them to take the trip to Akron the night prior to the biggest MLS match of their lives.

Any guesses on the other matches tomorrow? My Elite 8: Wake Forest Stanford Akron Creighton Clemson Maryland Georgetown Syracuse

And it's now set: November 28th #12 Creighton 1, #5 North Carolina 0; FINAL. November 29th #1 Wake Forest 1, #16 Indiana 0; FINAL. Boston College 1, #3 Georgetown 1; FINAL(BC wins 5-4 on pk's) #6 Syracuse 3, #11 Seattle 1; FINAL. #10 Maryland 2, #7 Notre Dame 1; FINAL. #4 Akron 2, SMU 1; FINAL. #2 Clemson 3, UCSB 2; FINAL. #8 Stanford 3, #8 Ohio State 1; FINAL.

UC-Santa Barbara advances to Sweet 16 after defeating South Carolina 1-0 to play #2 Clemson next week.

UC-Santa Barbara & South Carolina in a good one. 0-0 at end of regulation. UCSB dominating shots on goal, but can't finish...Here's the link: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/ucsb/portal.htm?eventId=252581&streamType=video

My expectations for this are what everyone hear has already stated. Huge hypothetical here, but if we beat Villanova, could this be the best weekend in Akron athletics history(i know...other than the soccer national championship)? Akron football goes bowl-eligible Akron men's basketball beats #11 Villanova Akron men's soccer beats Rutgers in 2nd round of NCAA tournament Even a men's soccer win and a close loss to Villanova, I would consider it a great Akron sports weekend!!!!

I will be at the game as well. My phone doesn't have the capability of streaming the audio for the basketball game(tracfone). One of the many struggles I have to tolerate to help pay my loans. I will be in Section 204 Row 11 Seat 20 & 21 for anyone from ZN.o that wants to say hello(and give me any basketball updates).

Wouldn't it be full circle for him to win the MLS Cup in Ohio? If Columbus Crew and Portland both win, Columbus will be the site of the MLS Cup. Would love to get tickets for it, but heard it's basically a sellout already. I'll just save that money for NCAA tournament games instead!!!

Arkansas HC Mike Anderson recaps the Zips win over his squad: http://www.wholehogsports.com/videos/2015/nov/18/12197/

I feel bad for my hometown friend. None of his teammates look like they want to run the offense. He's taken three shots, all off of offensive rebounds or transition offense. As for our Zips, posts/forwards need to dominate the rest of this game. No excuses.

A little down that I couldn't be there in person tonight. Someone who I know from my hometown, is the starting point guard for Hiram(#10). He's looking good so far. Hopefully Hiram keeps this pressure on us for a while, so we get somewhat prepared for Arkansas.

National seeds: 1 Wake Forest 2 Clemson 3 Georgetown 4 Akron 5 North Carolina 6 Syracuse 7 Notre Dame 8 Stanford 9 Ohio State 10 Maryland 11 Seattle 12 Creighton 13 Denver 14 South Florida 15 UC-Santa Barbara 16 Indiana Akron's quarterfinal: Rutgers vs LIU-Brooklyn Winner plays #4 Akron SMU vs Utah Valley Winner plays #13 Denver Coastal Carolina vs North Florida Winner plays #5 North Carolina Kentucky vs Drake Winner plays #12 Creighton We are home until we get to the College Cup(as long as we keep winning at home)!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NEED BIG SUPPORT!!!!!! Home Field Advantage is crucial.

They don't have the nickname "National Committee Against Akron" for nothing...

Good. I was going to go to both games, but something else came up yesterday that takes priority before I could go tonight. Might be easier for me to just catch it online. Thanks Dr. Z and AyYo.

I am excited to say that with my schedule conflicts which is hard to see weeknight games and even Saturday games, I will FINALLY be in attendance for tomorrow's MAC Championship game. EDIT: Should be a good crowd. Went to buy my ticket online, and could only find GA tickets.