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We're not saying that you have to do the same things the Rowdies are doing...but at least stand up and clap or do something...it's awefully sad when CSU fans were louder than our fans the whole game.... I'm sorry...but what happened to standing up until we make a basket? that's all I'm saying for now until this argument continues...alumni bashing on students, and vice versa... I wouldn't of cared if we would of won or not, I still would of posted this...and why did it take until McClannahan's buzzer beater to send the YSU game to OT for you fans to stand up? Just asking, because I got a text from a couple coaches on the coaching staff I'm on, and one went to Mercyhurst and the other went to WVU...and they asked why was it so quiet against YSU...they were there...and they said that if they had the choice, they would of been standing for the last 2 minutes of that game...they said it was too intense...

A lot of the Rowdies want to yell and cheer and everything, but the problem is that the "outsider" rowdies don't want to do that and just watch the game so they sit in the wooden bleachers above....they get away with it at soccer, because there is so many...thats the problem...we saw that last sunday, because the noisemakers made almost all the noise. Now we can use them, and we realize that most of them don't care... I'm not even wearing the soccer head this sunday like I usually would....It's off for this sunday to yell at the goalie, and cheer as much as I can...

When I would coach( or even back when i played organized ball), the opposing team would be up by anywhere from 8-20 points and we would call a timeout and then tell them what they need to do...and you know what happened on the way back out to the court...THE FANS MADE NOISE TO GET THEM GOING...about 7 out of 10 times, we came back and made it a game...we didn't win those 7 out of 10 times, but we made it a game with the noise even though being down by anywhere of 10-20...Tonight when we were down by 12 or more, and if it wasn;t for the band, we would of been able to hear the players in the huddle...heck...i think we did after the band stopped for the start of play. It's sad when i heard the same amount of noise as the women's basketball game on sunday. It did. Plain and simple. So let me get this straight...you all say it's because the team plays awful and you should wait for a better producy on the floor? the roblem is....THAT'S THE MOMENT WHEN THE TEAM NEEDS YOU THE MOST!!!!!! I KNOW FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE!!!!! Also, no more talk about the 80's and 90's...im a traditionalist, so obviously the whole LBJ teaming up in Miami did not follow suit for my philosophies; however, this is a new generation and things change from generation to generation...

The street is 2 ways, but it starts with the fans...teams that go on the road LOVE it when the crowd is quiet...why do you think that CSU was making most of their shots in the second half...and it`s hard for a team to be motivated from the beginning WHICH WILL CHANGE THEIR ATTITUDE AND THE WAY THEY PLAY THE GAME...Defense is all effort and hustle...which means they need motivated...i know that since im on a high school coaching staff for basketball this year... Football is going for perfection of losing, Men`s basketball is always going to stay the same, and the only sport that has gone to the next level is soccer. The fans that show up for soccer are loud and are knowledgable on when to cheer/yell/shout...what does basketball and football have in common, but not soccer? this exactly... Is this a coincidence? u tell me...

There was a minute and a half left in the game, we have ball...the rowdies try chanting "stand up"... no one did it...we miss the shot, and then CSU scores... Some of you think that the soccer and basketball teams aren`t playing with a killer instinct...i wonder why...they have NO motivation because fans like we had in the reserved sections DID NOT stand up for the most important/crucial part of the game...this was on STO and the fans did not do their part....if this keeps happening, Can't will beat us twice again this year and so will ohio...and soccer will lose this weekend to Indiana... Sure, Dambrot will say in the postgame that the atmosphere is great...but he HAS to say that...or you fans will boycott and not come... If the atmosphere never changes, by doing the simple things to keep this team motivated, then all this program will be is what it is now...

As a student at UA, unfortunately, I can't make it to many games because they play the same days basically as high school girls basketball and I'm on a coaching staff at one of the local high schools. I did watch them last sunday, and I feel this team will be good, as long as the youth can find ways to win on the road...

Yeah.....I don't know any other coach in the nation that would buy 500 student tickets out of their own pocket(that's $2500)...oh yeah...and buying 30 boxes of pizza last sunday for the students and this sunday as well.

I believe this game will be tougher than the quarterfinal matchup. Same with the college cup semifinal will be harder than the college cup final in my opinion. what is ur thoughts on this game?

Does Yahoo know something about Dambrot and the Zips that we don't know about?

Any surprises for anyone? #16 Ohio State at #1 Louisville Dartmouth at #8 UCLA #15 Penn State at #2 Maryland #10 Michigan at #7 South Carolina #14 Indiana at #3 Akron Brown at #6 California Michigan State at #4 North Carolina #12 William & Mary at #5 SMU I think Dartmouth and Brown are surprising to me. Kind of reminds me of that Drake team that knocked off OSwho last year and almost beat North Carolina or Indiana i believe....

SMU wins on pk's 5-3 SMU: 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 CU: 1, X, 1, 1, ---

California beats UC-Santa Barbara 2-1 in OT after losing to UCSB late in te second half before scoring a goal near full time to send it to OT UMBC-William & Mary are tied 0-0 in the 98th minute of OT Notre Dame-Dartmouth and Georgetown-UNC matches are tied 0-0 in the early stages of 2nd half Louisville-Coll. of Charleston just started SMU-Creighton starts at 8pm Indiana leads Tulsa 3-1 right now in 2nd half Final scores (2) Maryland 4 Penn 0 (15) Penn State 4 Old Dominion 1 (7) South Carolina 1 Duke 0 (10) Michigan 2 UCF 1 (3) Akron 3 WVU 2 (6) California 2 UCSB 1 Brown 1 (11) UConn 1 7-6 PK's Michigan State 1 (13) Butler 0 (16) Ohio State 2 Providence 1

Got this in an email today from the Rowdies president: AK Rowdies faithful- First of all, I want to thank every last one of you for helping us to another incredible regular season. 18-1-1 playing the #1 non conference schedule in the country is quite a feat and we certainly wouldn’t have been able to do it without you! Like I told you at the rally prior to the opening match of the season--We will do our part on the field and you do your part off the field and together we will be CHAMPIONS! Well now is the REAL season and NOW is the time of the year we need even more. Our goal is to bring home AKRON’s first team national championship in the history of the University. YOU all have a chance to take part and assist us in doing this. WE NEED YOU NOW MORE THAN EVER TO PULL THIS OFF! We have 3 home games to the college cup and this advantage is only an advantage if the AK ROWDIES are the loudest and proudest fans anyone has ever seen! You have created quite a buzz around the country as the most passionate student soccer supporters in the country. So much that spin off/carbon copy soccer followers are being created in other programs. You have raised the bar for all other student groups to follow and that is a credit to what you have done this year and past years. But we need your best and even a whole new level out of you in these next 3 games. Starting with West Virginia. For 90 minutes they need to feel your spirit and passion and like it’s not 11 players they have to beat but 2000! You are an extension of our team on the field and we need everything you have. Please spread the word. Sunday at 4:00pm. If possible forward this email on to as many other people as you know to get them out to the match. Lets create an atmosphere that is unlike anything else college soccer has ever seen! Because of your loyalty I will purchase 30 pizzas out of my own pocket to show my appreciation for what you have done. Let everyone know they will have pizza and an opportunity to get behind a team hunting the national championship. You might never again have the opportunity to put on AKRON colors and follow a team on to the national championship. This is something you will remember forever and will tell your kids one day. That you played a part in helping your school win a national championship! So again please spread the word and please come out to support our Zips. Please get out of your dorms/apts and come eat pizza and have a blast on a Sunday as we kick some WVU butt! Here is a link to a video that will pump you up for the match--THIS IS AKRON!!! http://www.gozips.com/fls/10800/MSOC/GAMED...DB_OEM_ID=10800 See you on Sunday at 4:00pm and after the game when we will all sing “I believe” together!!! Coach Porter Head Coach AKRON SOCCER

Highlights of the YSU-Buffalo game: http://www.myvalleysports.com/content/coll...su/default.aspx YSU message board thread on the Akron game: http://www.letsgoguins.com/forums/viewtopi...p?f=2&t=316 There's talk of the Akron game at the end of he Buffalo thread: http://www.letsgoguins.com/forums/viewtopi...p?f=2&t=313

Dayton has a "predict the score" thread up...here it is: http://udpride.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15732

1) Akron-- 18 points 2) WMU-- 12 points 3) BGSU-- 9 points 4) Buffalo-- 9 points 5) NIU-- 6 points 6) FAU-- 6 points 7) Hartwick-- 3 points 11/12 4) Buffalo at 1) Akron- 5pm 3) Bowling Green vs 2) Western Michigan- 8pm 11/14 MAC Championship - 4pm

Akron beats Can't State 3-2 after being down 2 sets to none. Tonight is HUGE. Ohio is in town, and whoever wins tonight, wins the MAC East. Admission is free, so come out and watch ur Lady Zips volleyball team!!!!!!!!!

MAC men's soccer finals 10/30 Western Michigan 2, Hartwick 1 Northern Illinois 1, Bowling Green 0 10/31 Florida Atlantic at Buffalo updated MAC standings Akron-15 points Western Michigan-9 points Buffalo- 9 points Florida Atlantic- 6 points Northern Illinois- 6 points Bowling Green-6 points Hartwick- 3 points

Today's MAC women's soccer quarterfinal matchups(all at 1pm today) (8) Ohio 0, (1) Toledo 0 : Halftime (5) Western Michigan 0, (4) Eastern Michigan 0 : Halftime (7) Akron 0, (2) Miami(OH) 1 :Halftime (6) Northern Illinois 0, (3) Central Michigan 1 : Halftime

Miami(OH) scores with 15 mins left,13 mins left,8 mins left, and 7 mins left...they must of saw that akron was beating ohio 1-0... Miami(OH) 5 BGSU 2

Just checked again...BIG CHANGE IN EVENTS 20:32 left to play Bowling Green 2 Miami(OH) 1 29:12 left to play Akron 1 Ohio 0

yeah....thats true...thats what i put in the projection..because miami has one point more than us right now so they would have the division...here's teh scores at half today: Miami(OH) 1 Bowling Green 0 Akron 1 Ohio 0

Women's Soccer Here is the Standings by the whole MAC by points....all the MAC teams play in their regular season matches this afternoon. 1 Toledo 30 2 Central Michigan 27 3 Eastern Michigan 21 4 Northern Illinois 16 4 Western Michigan 16 6 Miami(OH) 14 7 Akron 13 8 Ohio 12 9 Bowling Green 9 10 Can't State 7 11 Ball State 2 12 Buffalo 2 The way the MAC Tourney works, the Division winners get the top 2 seeds. Toledo has clinched the one seed...here's the projection right now: 1) Toledo 2) Miami(OH) 3) Central Michigan 4) Eastern Michigan 5) NIU/WMU 6) WMU/NIU 7) Akron 8) Ohio If Akron beats Ohio in Athens at 3pm today, and Miami(OH) either ties or loses to Bowling Green, Akron gets Number 2 seed and would host Miami(OH) on sunday. IF We would get No. 2 seed, and beat Miami(OH), and say Toledo loses...AKRON would be the host site for the MAC semifinals and final for women's soccer this year. So let's hope we can get some help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO BOWLING GREEN AND GO ZIPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FYI: win=3 points, tie=1 point, loss-0 points Men's Soccer Obviously, we have the #1 seed clinched in the MAC. But the rest of the MAC is still up in the air.Here's what it looks like 1 Akron 15 2 Western Michigan 6 2 Florida Atlantic 6 2 Buffalo 6 2 Bowling Green 6 6 Hartwick 3 6 Northern Illinois 3 Upcoming MAC schedule 10/30 Hartwick at Western Michigan Bowling Green at Northern Illinois 10/31 Florida Atlantic at Buffalo 11/05 Western Michigan at Buffalo 11/06 Bowling Green at Florida Atlantic Akron at Hartwick Who do u think will be coming to Akron for the MAC tourney in spots 2-4?