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There is an Akron alum who is head coach of a solid Coastal Carolina program who I recommended to the administration for Ken Lolla's position. We are very lucky to have Coach Porter, and I am glad things worked out the way they did. However, I think Shaun Docking would be a great fit for UNC because he already knows the NC area and has done great things with a small scale program. He also has the Akron soccer brand on his resume, which can't hurt either. http://www.goccusports.com/sports/m-soccer...ng_shaun01.html Shaun Docking would be fine choice for UNC. Remember him as a player in 1986? Coach Parker moved him from forward to defender for his senior year. The match vs. hated Indiana was moved to Buchtel Field because LJF was too muddy. We had not beaten them in like …. forever. The crowd was kept from the field only by ropes. That was perhaps the dirtiest collegiate match I have ever seen. Let’s just say that Mr. Docking’s uniform required cleaning afterward. Dude was a baad man that afternoon! Can you remember the score?

You have it backwards, but it's been used. Akron Arsenal is one of the area's oldest clubs. Really? I have been kicking around Akron since the late '70s and never heard of them. Who are Akron Arsenal? Now a team from Ravenna should be called.... naw, that's too easy!

Another fantastic article. Too bad there is some troll over there claiming that Akron plays negative football and just packs it in to win at all costs. Couldn't be further from the truth. Besides being , the best thing about Akron is their style of play. I've never seen a troll that thinks he knows so much and actually knows so little. His claim that Akron had possession about 37% of the time against UVA two years ago is laughable. UVA had all 11 behind the ball the entire second half and overtimes. What a joke. At first I could scarcely believe what I was reading. In the 2009 final, perhaps UVA had better scoring chances, but AU definitely had much more of the ball. From where is this negative soccer comment coming? What is this person watching?

+1 To be without the two cogs in our offensive system severely crippled the 2009 team in the College Cup. Everyone usually points out Ampai was out, and forget that Nano was out too. You are correct. Nano an Ampai out made a difference. I still believe that Bunbury should have done better that weekend. The 1986 team would have beaten the 2009 team.

I was disappointed to see no reference to the soccerroos, but the commercial looked sharp anyway.

Hey ben Z, you on here now?

Everybody in? Yedlin * Gallego * Trapp * Chiu * Culbertson * Murrow* Holmes * transfer from Loyola/St. Ignatius (what is this D's name?)

When is the next big televised match?

I trust your "very reliable source" over a random live chat posting. So, is Gallego coming or no? Anyone?

Welcome AC! I assume you have been in Akron before? You are about to become part of a soccer environment and tradition unlike any other in this country. I can hardly wait to see you in spring practice, Soccerrokr. Any freshman with the stones to come on this board catches our collective eye.

Zemanski's father and kin are from W. PA.

Arsenal Akron

When/Where did AC post?

haha They really are interested in the Zips though. For ASN, 5% of my hits last month came from that area of the country (Virginia, DC, Maryland). At first I didn't realize why. Probably most of that was me. I thought you were a physician. I now see that you are a Zip residing in Maryland. Imagine my chagrin.

Yes, with Darlington Nagbe in the hole. fknbuflobo, how about you organize a friendly between Bob Bradley's and Caleb Porter's players? I hope that one gets televised! Notorious Z.I.P. As crazy as it sounds, it really is not too far fetched for Akron to put multiple players on the national team some day. Timing is everything, and at the moment, the best amateur players in the country come through Akron. Besides, I like our chances.

College Soccer news released their top 150 list also: http://collegesoccernews.com/index_files/Page610.htm Trapp at 5, Yedlin at 12, Gallego at 21, Culbertson at 41 and Chiu at 100. Looks like UNC, Wake and Indiana also have some good classes coming on. And where the heck did Furman come from from? 17,18,20,41,98 and 148. Wow. Wow! Maybe Zips will rebound better than we thought. Furman: Looks like the Purple Paladins are back!

+10 Also: There is a long standing, if not widely known, soccer tradition @ Akron. The roots are as deep here as any place in America. Ask not how did this happen; rather ask what took so long?

I'm a hardcore fan and I like ROOligans. Well don't worry, it's still in the chase. And we have weeded out the ones that no one is crazy about and narrowed it to five names. I'm going to do an official poll really soon. And that will decide it...period! lol Well, since it's obvious not everyone is going to agree with/like/tolerate the name, you might as well come up with something that everyone hates!!!! lol!

I'm a hardcore fan and I like ROOligans. Really! Please recount your first Zips soccer match in detail.

Measure twice seventy times; cut once! It is important to get this right. We have until ~ July. Right?

Yes, with Darlington Nagbe in the hole.

Yes. Even though Porter signed a 10 year extension, the program will certainly exist well beyond his stellar tenure. Name cannot be officially Porter’s - anything. At this point, I am for any name that does not include ROOligans.

Wow! This development is potentially very significant for USMNT as Zakuani would almost certainly take somebody’s starting spot.

Interesting, to say the least. Since both Mattocks and Saad were not offfered GA contracts, did this mean MLS thought them inferior? Both Saad and Mattocks were considered unproven commodities by the MLS, and not just because they were freshman. Kitchen was also a freshman, but one with a sizable backlog of video with the national team. Generation Adidas is only available to can’t miss prospects, and really the type of deal no one should ever turn down. Should Mattocks clock another productive year @ Akron, he may go GA as well. Mattocks made the right decision to return to Akron. What Saad is attempting is dicey. I still have very high hopes for Soony Saad as a member of the USMNT. I hereby withdraw my odious prediction of a 2011 Wolverines’ championship.

Ampaipitakwong is easy to pronounce; it only looks intimidating. However, the San Jose announcer could have a mouthful with Ampaipitakwong to Wondolowski. Now that is funny!