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OSU were runners up to Wake Forest in 2007. Your other points remain standing. Rarely is Hermann Trophy awarded to player on a team not advancing to round of 16. This year would have been a great case for the exception. The bizarre injury perpetrated upon Mitch Budler was enormously consequential. As if we needed more reasons to “hate” IU…

Well, at least I actually remember Marcus Tracy. Not as good as Steve Zakuani.

Was Darren Mattocks a Hermann Trophy finalists in 2011?

In 2008, Steve Zakuani was runner up for the Hermann Trophy. The winner was…. Don’t remember and don’t care.

There are 3 finalists?

Your point still stands. Zips can compete with teams in this final.

Perhaps not 1st Team, but Roberto Ydratch #8 deserves to be All-American.

Have you Heard?

Go to link. Vote for Emil. Winning the Hermann Trophy helps recruiting.

Akron Zips vs. Indiana Hoosiers 1975-2024 7 Akron Wins 27 Akron Losses 3 Draws https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/msoc/opponent-history/akron/153 This Zips Memory 10/5/1986 is the only victory over Indiana during the 1980s. 1-0 It was a sunny Sunday afternoon in early October following nearly a week of rain. Everything everywhere was muddy. I do not recall Buchtel Field having much bleacher seating; maybe there was none at all. The crowd were kept from the field by hastily staked nylon rope. That’s it. Fans were virtually on top of the game, in a way that would not be permissible today. It was unsafe. The pitch was barely lined, and I think it was smaller than regulation. Both teams were just making do with the conditions. Matches between Akron and Indiana are historically physical. Just ask Dyson Clapier. To date, this match is the roughest (dirtiest) NCAA contest that I have ever attended (and I have attended hundreds). Every tackle was violent! Every head-ball left someone on the ground. Loose balls were perilous. Seemingly every player in the match was limping at one time or another. Sound familiar? This game was about screw-in cleats, slide-tackles, and bloody noses. Ugly. Choppy. MF Graham Evison (RIP) became my hero that day. After an especially egregious tackle where MF Michael Berish was intentionally elbowed in the face, Head Referee displayed the yellow card. Akron bench was outraged, screaming for a straight Red. During clock stoppage as Berish received medical attention from the Trainer, Assistant Coach Simon Spelling, himself not far removed from these same battles with Indiana, called D Shaun Docking to the sideline. The conversation was heated but whispered behind raised hands so that only those two could hear. Game play resumed for about five minutes afterward. Zips were (barely) keeping possession in their final third. Then there was very audible (and somewhat sickening) ccrracckk. Whatever happened occurred in the Akron defensive third, far away from where the ball was. Out of the corner of my eye I just caught Docking walking away from the Indiana player left on the ground… crying. Like sobbing. No call was made by the officials. Jerry Yeagley was apoplectic, as if he was going to stroke out and die right there in Akron. His coaching staff did well to restrain him. To this day I am not certain what happened. And I am not sure those who do know would tell. Rumor has it that the player’s rib was broken. Others maintain there was a knee to the… midsection. Whoever that Hoosier was, he did not return to the contest. Done. I need help from others here. These things are not easily researched nowadays. How did we score? Was it a PK? F David Wells? Sadly, I do not remember all the details. I just remember D Matt Smith picking mud out of his hair as the clock expired. I truly hope they are on our schedule in 2025, but F#@% Indiana and the Hoosiers they rode in on!

Simon Spelling remains the Gold Standard for Akron Defenders. I have not witnessed any better, though Beto Ydratch was very similar. It is a real shame that Simon is such a Spurs fan….

Does anyone remember Zips hosting Hoosiers in regular season 1986? Match was moved to Buchtel Field because rainy weather the previous 5 days made Lee Jackson unplayable. 10/5/1986.

38th consecutive NCAAT 49 overall NCAAT appearances 104 NCAAT victories 42 NCAAT Sweet Sixteen appearances 22 NCAAT Final Fours 8 NCAA Championships 6 Hermann Trophy winners Beating Princeton at home in NCAAT is a notable achievement, but there is no time to celebrate. Next contest is mid day Sunday. Zips must be far more clinical in their finishing if we hope to best Hoosiers in Bloomington. We either make history or we fall.

Another Victor Gaulmin score from right side of the box to far post against (behind) the flow of traffic.

Yeah, well, ESPN does not keep up with current scoring. Perhaps they are only interested in Final Scores. But... Come on!

Amen!

Hannah Langstaff is one that I would keep. Too bad.

I do not recall the weather being so cold as much as lots of heavy, wet snow, in a very short period of time. You may be right about the match originally being Sunday, then moved to Tuesday, then ultimately Wednesday. Not sure about all that. The NCAA Tournament before 2009 was the Wild West. Schedules were all over the place. In the early rounds, there seemed to be a match every day. Due in part to the Holy Hell raised by Akron over their home match converted into an away game, the NCAAT MSOC really become more rigid and standardized. That's right kids. However bad the NCAAT currently is, it used to far, far, way worse. ,,, At least, regarding MSOC.

OOh! THat is bad.

We should never forget just how great Steve Zakuani was at Akron. Stevo deserved a College Cup appearance. Damned NCAA bastards!

Not exactly. This is the match BEFORE one that got moved to NW. This was vs OSU. On Tuesday before Thanksgiving, we drunkenly stumbled out of BW3 and up Exchange St. to Lee Jackson. The snow was thick and heavy and the field lights were dark. Match was postponed to Wednesday and relocated to St. V/M. Boo! As the announcer counted down the last seconds of a scoreless 2OT draw…. Zemanski with the free kick and Tutich with the finish header. Game clock expires. I was standing directly behind the goal nets. Zips over Buckeyes! No PKs after all. One of the best memories of my life. The NCAA then moving the following match to Northwestern was and still is unconscionable.🤬

You mean like Arby’s, but with an F instead of an A?

https://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/2008/11/akron_mens_soccer_team_prevail.html God, I hope someone can find video.

18:00? Really? That seems too early.

I may never forget the look on Will Jackson’s face after that match.