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Shot was wide and very high.

One man's opinion: The 2010 semi-final match vs. Michigan was a much better game. Kitchen's goal was perhaps the best, certainly the most important, goal in Zips history. I have both on DVR, but I do not know how to burn to portable media.

I am really looking forward to August practice.

Right On!

Bisbee, The Mohawk is still jet black. At least he did not dye it. It actually looks cool.

It was cold. Gallego, now a captain, continues to attempt boneheaded passes out of the back. He is mostly responsible for Pitt's goal with an unnecessarily risky pass up the middle getting intercepted. Gallego is a good player, but THAT needs to be cleaned up. At a young age, I was told that 1/3 of goals come in the run of play, 1/3 comes from set pieces, and 1/3 is the result of defensive turnovers. It seems to me that defensive sloppiness is the easiest of the three to remedy. Yedlin has a crazy Mohawk, but he is still very fast. His runs up the right flank put real pressure on Pitt. Stevenson looks in good form. His finishing seems to have improved. I like him better in the offense than at LB. Trapp looks just as stellar now as he was last season. He almost never makes a poor pass, and he is nearly impossible to dispossess. Quinn looks much more comfortable within the system. Barrett looked lost, subbing in the last 30.

Yes, that is way past due.

From your mouth to God's ears!

Right! I am not quite sure whether to feel good or bad about this article.

Seriously? Coming from a different source, I would not even believe that!

That is a brilliant article! From where I am right now, I cannot see who wrote it. Good job, nonetheless! The author is absolutely correct that Porter should be retained. However, the criticism leveled against Porter is, for the most part, warranted and fair. We fans are extremely disappointed. Go ahead and blast Porter. He not only can take it, but he will be better for it. In any event, Porter will be with USNT for a long time to come. Not enough locals realize what a quality coach Dan Zemanski is. He has mentored countless players over the last decade plus. It is good to get his informed opinion here. By the way, his youngest son is rumored to be quite the soccer prodigy. No great surprise there! When can we begin recruiting him?

The first goal is excellent; the second is sublime!

Surely you have already read this........... [url="http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/players-to-watch/players-to-watch-archives/nid-24041/Dillon-Serna-stars-in-U18-National-Team-game?desktop=true"] Who will get more playing time, Derschang or Serna?

Good article, Mike. Thanks. Best of luck to Mr. Murrow! We will surely cross paths again. Bearcats are on the 2012 schedule again, right?

Height is not essential in soccer, but it rarely hurts. The uninformed assumption is that larger players are always more physically imposing, better in the air, tougher on the ball. This is certainly not always the case. See Carles Puyol (my idol). However, universal physics will apply, and 6'0" technically competent player usually beats 5’9” technically competent player, other factors being equal. I merely identify that Derschang, Koroma, and Quinn all have pro size. We have yet to see just how good a thing that is, but it definitely is not a bad thing.

Robbie Derschang will start at opposite (left) winger to Quinn. Left to right, projected front 3 are good size @ 5'11", 6'0", and 6'0", respectively.

Fine. Let us play without a left back since no one wants to play it. Presenting the all new 3-3-3 formation!

Perhaps Derschang will play LB?

Perhaps not directly. David Murrow was not getting playing time regardless. UC is a great school with a fine coach/program. I mean that Derschang is likely going to take someone's time in MF. We are left to speculate who will be affected most. Had he remained, Murrow would have been further buried on the depth chart. In my estimation, Derschang is simply too good to sit. He will be a Junior, right? Why would he transfer to Akron to sit the bench? There just seems to be an over abundance of midfielders, ... again.

Is Robbie Derschang right-footed or left-footed? I cannot recall.

I cannot open your link from work, Mike. Where is David Murrow going? He is a fine player; I watched him play several times during his high school career. And I always pull for the local talent. However, the arrival of Robbie Derschang pretty much sealed Murrow’s fate. Does anyone else fully expect Derschang to start, as do I? Pretty crowded out there in MF (as usual)!!!!

The Porter/Cagliari analogy is legitimate, with one glaringly huge hole. John Calipari has never claimed the hardware. For the short term, we all need to step back from Porter. He is just another coach who has won an NCAA Championship, a preciously short list to be sure. Nothing more! Nothing less! I am as culpable as anyone in generating the cult of personality surrounding Caleb Porter. Therefore, I direct much of this at myself. I wholeheartedly agree with TopDrawer that USNT should stay the course. We have a plan; we should work the plan. Porter is integral to that plan. He should remain coaching the U23 USMNT, despite this disastrous result. I am anxious to see how Porter responds to this adversity. I, for one, am buying the Porter stock.

This is good for MAC Soccer.

It truly pains me to say the following: If it was ever true that coaching the U23s was going to advance Porter’s career and tangentially advance Akron Soccer, then it is conversely true that this epic failure hurts his career and thereby hurts Akron's stature. Given a Ferrari, Porter failed to get it out of second gear. This was a tailor-made opportunity to catch the international spotlight, on the home turf. All of US Soccer is reeling. Porter may never gain such a chance again. Insult to injury is that a large part of the defense that was so disappointing was comprised of Akron alumni. I did not catch the match vs. Canada, but I saw the others. Against El Salvador, the back line played worse than the decent Goal Keeping deserved. Agreed? We have all foolishly anointed Porter as soccer messiah. I recently compared him to Duke’s Coach K. Porter and we need to return to earth and re-examine what has brought his Akron success. Reality has checked back in! I do not know the man more than to shake his hand, but I have observed Porter extensively and intently from afar. If he is who I perceive him to be, NCAA Soccer be served Fair Warning! He will dedicate himself with renewed ferocity and vigor. There is but one way for Porter to redeem himself, and that is to win championships. I believe in the man. Which of you will bet against him?

Hell, what happened?!?!? I did not catch the match. Beat Mexico 2-0 and then lose 2-0 to Canada? Really?