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Correct. Who else was in that same recruiting class? Vedran Ilic? Johnny Grebenc? Definitely not a top 5 class.

Good. It just did not feel right him going elsewhere.

Anybody got anything on Brett Gravatt?

No, I am NOT sure Porter had great first recruiting class. But that class included Ben Zemanski whom I know was heavily recruited by many.

Like to see Stuart Dobson stay and bring along Fernando Pina. Dobson is part of the reason for Meves' stellar senior season.

Well, I am with Jared's father. Where are the recruits? Money quote: “I can understand where the public may be antsy because there’s six guys who left,” Embick said. “If they look at our commitments, there’s three or four guys. They want players, players, players, which we could get. In the fall they could be unhappy because the level is a little down.”

It is almost too late to land a top five recruiting class. I believe we have had top five recruiting classes every year during the Porter era, several times securring the top class. http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soc...ommitments#tabs

Per Ives: Ives Galarcep ‏@SoccerByIves "Yedlin isn't going to be last Akron player to sign a Homegrown Player deal this winter. I'm told Dillon Serna is close to signing w/Colorado"

I really hate this news. It does not seem to me like a good idea. Best of luck to Yedlin. We will be watching.

Barson finally signed with Crew today. Somebody load the link, please.

Truly funny! "Dude, you’re asking too many Portland-themed inside joke questions for a guy running a fake twitter account out of Ohio."

Notice Dan Zemanski (Everest SC) as club coach.

Please welcome Riley Grant. Top Drawer Soccer - Riley Grant US Soccer Development Academy - Riley Grant

Check out this link about Lucas Cawley, a player in the Portland Timbers academy, settling on a college program. He has a top ten list of colleges that apparently does not include Akron. http://www.bigsoccer.com/community/threads....1973258/page-2

+1 Barson, Caldwell, Meves and Schmitt are the best Zips class in the history of the program. Best of everything, Scottie! We will be watching.

I spent an accumulated 26 minutes casting 1,476 votes. I will never shop at Lowes again.

Blair cannot stay healthy.

I overheard the same conversation. No surprise. Barson signing Crew HG contract imminent, expected before Christmas.

It worked out well because Nagbe is getting married this weekend.

Coach Embick, we want expect to hear from you tonight.

I will be surprised and disappointed if there is less than a capacity crowd at the Porter farewell. We owe him.

This one hurts, but it is not even remotely surprising. I hope he starts with the Crew before taking on a European club so that I can watch him regularly. Whoever gets this guy receives a rock solid player, fundamentally flawless. Wil Trapp is my favorite player from the past 2 seasons. He has the skill set and mentality to make the USMNT someday. Thanks for the memories, Wil. Best Of Luck!

Awesome editorial Michael Douglas!

Official clock management is one of the best things about FIFA rules. Because it is up to official discretion, half (or FT) is never called during action. "Buzzer beating" simply does not occur. Using the Semi-Final example mentioned, half-time would never have been an issue DURING a shot attempt. The shot would have been attempted, and the whistle blown afterward. The result would have been the result. What we saw last night is the least of desirable outcomes. The announcer counted down from 10 even though he was out-of sync with the gameclock. Correct me if I am wrong, but over on BigSoccer.com they claim that the NCAA rule book has the event timekeeper as the final say. WHAT!?!?!? 6.3.9 The timekeeper shall signal for the termination of the period and signal with a horn (not whistle) when time has expired. Fortunately, it did not come into play as Creighton never really looked like scoring anyway.

Zips definitely could have hung with this crowd. None would have outclassed us. That makes it all the sadder.