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Answer: They might stay to further develop in a collegiate atmosphere vs. languishing on an MLS reserve team. Ask Ben Speas about this subject. I hope our sophomores think long and hard on it. The MLS is more than happy for their potential assets to mature in a good program while not earning a salary. THAT is why it is tremendously important that this next coach have real juice in the soccer community. He must be a coach for which perspective professionals want to play. He also must be a coach the MLS respects and trusts.

Brian Maisonneuve is currently Assistant Coach at Indiana; Louisville was his previous stop prior to 2010. Who is Head Coach at Indiana? Todd Yeagley is Head Coach at Indiana (of course), and Yeagley will have that job until he no longer wants it. If Maisonneuve wants to run his own program, his representatives had better already be talking to TW. An opportunity like Akron will not likely come around again anytime soon.

Pray that our Sophomores stay!

"anything after this is going to look a little slower"

Perhaps Brenes is that guy.

Why were Derschang and Serna substituted?

Matchtracker is frozen. Surely, this is over now.

Brenes is on a tear!

Was anyone able to buy the feed?

Is the $10 for one month regarding ALL Big10 events? If that is the case, we have three Big10 opponents in October.

PSU is on the up swing; Zips had better be careful. Don't bogart that video feed!

Zips looked better tonight than any match last year. This is the lineup. Derschang at LB is a stroke of genius. We must have had a dozen quality left-footed crosses. Brenes is really in form. --------------Brenes--------------- (Koroma) ----Stevenson------Serna-------- ----Caldwell----------Quinn------- ---------------Trapp---------------- Derschang-------------------Yedlin ---------Gallego----Barson-------- ----------------Meves---------------

All the reasons previously cited are valid, but the primary reasons for attendance dwindling are two: 1)The general public has grown wise to the fact that only the side bleacher seats are worth the commitment to attend. At least some bleachers need to remain open to General Admission (preferably some additional side bleachers). Without that, the customer base cannot flourish. The casual fan is ignored. I am amazed that an institution of supposed higher education could make such a bloody stupid Marketing decision. How much are they really saving/generating by making the end-zone bleachers reserved seating? 2)Prohibiting exit during a match really cramps the style of students. Actual attendance during the previous 2 seasons was always more than officially announced due to the grazers floating through First Energy. That is now impossible. Kids do not like to be caged in on a weekend night. How much is the additional concessions revenue anyhow. Alcohol! Think about it. Raise ticket prices 3% across the board. Who cares!?!?!? Sports Marketing Department should concentrate on the quality of the experience they are selling.

+1 See Anfield.

Note in that video how Porter emphatically claims that this current team is championship caliber. I still believe Zips will take the hardware in Birmingham AL.

Well done, Andy. Thoroughbreds indeed!

Dominating performance tonight! Buffalo were admittedly over-matched, but Zips looked very sharp.

Stevenson-----Brenes-----Serna Quinn-----Trapp-----Caldwell Fives--Barson--Gallego---Yedlin Koroma for Brenes at the hour mark. No other subs.

I am still sore about that! Some wounds never heal. Whatever the decision, I hope it is occurring right now behind the scenes. Starting the process after the end of the season is way too late. BTW, the more I learn of Kenny Arena, the better he looks.

Great posting, 72 Roo! So, you suggest that we are, at this point, screwed either way? I hope you are wrong, but I share your concerns. The international success of Barcelona and Espana has propelled the beautiful game forward. This same short-passing style promoted Swansea to the EPL. It is the next evolutionary step in Football. Our USMNT skipper, Jürgen Klinsman is a proponent. Tiki-taka is here to stay, and Caleb Porter is not the only missionary espousing the faith. Count me among them. I too want to keep this possession style that translates so well to international success, the style that is so exquisitely beautiful to watch. I absolutely love Zips Soccer; that could never be over-stated! But our ultimate goal is for the USA to win a World Cup. Do we all agree on that point? NCAA Championships are awesome (reeeally awesome!), and I hope to experience at least one more, but our national side is priority. Caleb Porter definitely gets this. Ask him. Klinsman, Porter, Ramos and an ever increasing throng believe that tiki-taka is the style most likely to earn the USA a World Cup. Therefore, I do not agree that hiring someone other than Embick is tantamount to abandoning the beautiful game. I refute that logical leap. There are others who believe in tiki-taka, if for no other reason than it is preached from the top (Klinsman) on down the line. Otherwise, I agree with everything you say, and I sympathize with your trepidation. Let the first interview criterion be belief in tiki-taka (for lack of a better term). I reiterate that if Embick is indeed the man, then so be it. Just so long as the job is not simply given to him. At any rate, TW and his committee (or whatever) had best already be rolling on this. Time is a-wastin’. There is recruiting to do.

http://www.fiusports.com/InsideAthletics/A...KennyArena.aspx

You were a student in 1986? That make you old, like me. Only the past five years have been great for Zips Soccer. Before that, it was very good to downright mediocre. I would do just about anything to perpetuate this current streak among the elite.

Insulted? Seriously? I apologize. To what do you disagree? Please tell me. I hope you do not take exception to being called a youngster. I would love to be considered a youngster. Yes, this is not my private concern. This is OUR concern. That is precisely why I share my thoughts with you, on ZNO. Otherwise, I would have a private conversation with TW.

My guess is that Furman has finished within the top 15 three times during the last decade, according to the coaches' poll. Allison is a great coach. Have you seen that campus in Greenville, SC? Every intersection is a roundabout with a fountain in the middle. Spanish moss hangs from the trees. 100 year old buildings are everywhere. Some people collect stamps. Others visit museums. Some climb mountains, or attend Baseball games. All are hobby. My thing? I tour college campi (plural campus). Trust me, Furman is wicked beautiful.

I do not dismiss Jared Embick. I just want him to have competition. I want there to be some deliberation about this. I would hate for TW to take the tidy path of least resistance, without challenge. Kenny Arena is intriguing. So is Billy Thompson. Both of these are known. I am sure there are others.